News from Diocese of Zahumlje-Herzegovina

Bishop Maksim in the Diocese of Zahumlje-Herzegovina – On the day of Saint Sava the Blessed, the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in Mostar was served by Their Graces Bishops Maksim of Western America, Grigorije of Zahumlje-Herzegovina and retired Atanasije of Zahumlje-Herzegovina with the concelebration of heugomen of the Tvrdos monastery, spiritual of the monastery of Gradac Vitalije, protopresbyter-staurophor Radivoje Krulj, presbyter Branimir Borovcanin, presbyter Zoran Ilic and presbyter Mihailo Andric, deacon Pavle Ratkovic, hierodeacon Porfirije and deacon Marko Gojacic.

Strujici - On the feast day of St. Great Martyr Barbara the Divine Liturgy was served and the church slava was celebrated in a villag eof Strujici in Popovo Polje. The Divine Liturgy was served by f. Vasilije heugomen of the Zavala monastery with the concelebration of competent parish priest Mladen Zulovic and deacon Sasa Kojovic.

Varina Gruda - On the feast day of St. Great Martyr Barbara the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy was served and the church slava was celebrated in Varina Gruda, near Trebinje.

Capljina - A group of officers of the Fourth infantry brigade from Capljina, led by its new commander Toma Kolenda, led by brigade priest Danilo Bora and brigadier Branko Raseta, visited on December 12, 2011 Orthodox sacred places in East Herzegovina - monasteries Zavala, Tvrdos, Dobricevo and the monastery of Petar and Paul near Trebinje.

Source: Diocese of Zahumlje-Herzegovina