From the official web site of the ROCOR-L: http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/syn ... nique.html
On Saturday, December 9, the participants of the Synod of Bishops performed a funeral in absentia for His Eminence Metropolitan Vitaly, who reposed on September 12/25 of this year, along with a multitude of clergymen and a male choir under the direction of Peter A Fekula. His Eminence Metropolitan Laurus and His Eminence Archbishop Hilarion both delivered eulogies.