The friendship ended with marriage on July 2. 1917. in the town of Birzula. From that moment on. their joint life and wonderings began. The work before Father John from that time on. was complex and demanding of energy. dedication wisdom and experience. and with the Lords help he was able to meet the challenge. In the 1940s Bishop Sepraphim of Berlin and all Germany appointed Father John. Pastor of St. Nicholas Church in a large refugee transit camp (PunkKaserne) in Munich. He remained in that post until 1930 when he left for the United States. On December 20. 1959.