Eparchial (Diocesan) News

Diocesan Days 2010

Source: www.westsrbdio.org

Patriarch Irinej consecrates church in Padez near Krusevac

In a day when our Church celebrates Saint martyr Irinej Bishop Of Lyon, His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch serves the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the church of the Holy Protection of the Theotokos in a village of Padez near Krusevac.

Feast day of the Synaxis of New Martyrs of Jasenovac in Tallong, Australia

The Feast day of the Synaxis of New Martyrs of Jasenovac will be prayerfully celebrated on September 13, 2010 with the Divine Liturgy in the monastery of the Holy Protection of the Theotokos in Tallong.

The hostess of the Christian gathering at the luncheon of love after the Liturgy will be members of the Association of the Circles of the Serbian Sisters of Australia and New Zealand. 

Source: Diocese of Australia and New Zealand

Unity of the Church in Australia and New Zealand is desire of whole Serbdom

This weekend finally a long-waited parallel session of Diocesan council of the Diocese of Australia and New Zealand and Church-people council of the Diocese for Australia and New Zealand is being held on which a new mutual Draft Constitution should be adopted, by which the full ecclesiastic and administrative unity of the Church in Diaspora.

About the significance of this document and hopes that are given for this meeting witness the letters which have come these days in the Diocesan seat in Sidney, and in which His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, members of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church and His Royal Highness Crown Prince Aleksandar Karadjordjevic address the Serbian Orthodox people of Australia and New Zealand.

On behalf of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church, the letter was sent by His Eminence Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegroa and the Littoral, who informed His Grace Bishop Irinej of Australia and New Zealand that the Synod on the session held on June 24 of this year generally accepted the Draft Constitution of "the Metropolitanate of Australia and New Zealand."

Source: Diocese of Australia and New Zealand

Dormition council in Moraca monastery and commemoration of death of Patriarch Pavle

His Eminence Amfilohije Archbishop of Cetinje and Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral and His Grace Bishop Jovan of Dioclea served in the Moraca Monastery on the occasion of the monastic Patron feast day -  Dormition of the Theotokos and commemorating 60 years since the death of Serbian Patriarch Gavrilo Dozic, former Metropolit of Pec and Metropolit of Montenegro and the Littoral, the Divine Liturgy with the concelebration of priesthood and the believers. /PHOTO GALLERY/

Patriarch Irinej in monastery of St. Roman

His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch served the Divine Liturgy on the feast day of Venerable Roman, on August 29,2010 in a monastery where the relics of this saint, healer and miracle-worker in Djunis. On the eve of the feast day a holiday vesper service was served and later Patriarch spoke at the dinner and in the courtyard of the monastery with monks and people.