Eparchial (Diocesan) News

Consecration St. Sava Church in Boston

The St. Sava Serbian Orthodox church of Boston will be celebrating Church consecration on  the weekend of October 10-11, 2009. We would like to invite you to be part of this important religious and historic event.

Source: http://stsavaboston.org/consecration.html

Eastern American Diocese of the Serbian Orthodox Church celebrates chapel Slava

His Grace Bishop Mitrophan of Eastern America officiated at the Holy Hierarchical Divine Liturgy on Saturday, September 5, 2009 for the celebration of the Diocesan Chapel Slava of St. Nikodim of Serbia. Concelebrating with the bishop were: the Episcopal Deputy, V. Rev. Stavrophor Dragoljub Malich, V. Rev. Stavrophor Stevan Stepanov, V. Rev. Stevan Rocknage, V. Rev. Djokan Majstorovic and Deacon Dragoslav Kosic.

Bishop Longin served in Lensing

In the St. Michael the Archangel parish in Lansing, IL the Slava and the 75th anniversary of the Kneginja Zorica chapter of the KSS was celebrated. Divine Liturgy was served by His Grace Bishop Longin and His Eminence Metropolitan Christopher, accompanied by the parish priest Fr. Milos Vesin.

Circles of Serbian Sisters of the Eastern American Diocese celebrated Slava

The Federation of Circles of Serbian Sisters of the Eastern American Diocese celebrated their Krsna Slava, the Falling Asleep of the Holy Theotokos, on Saturday, August 29, 2009 at the Most Holy Theotokos Monastery in Shadeland, Pennsylvania. His Grace Bishop Mitrophan of Eastern America attended the Vespers service on Friday evening, after which a dinner was served and members of the Shadeland committtee held their regular meeting afterwards.

Episcopal Visit to Northern California

On August 29 and 30, His Grace, Bishop Maxim and visiting hierarch, His Grace, Bishop Justin, Bishop of Timok, Serbia visit parishes in the Northern California - Western American Diocese.

Source: www.westsrbdio.org

Holy Hierarchal Liturgy at church of Holy Protection of the Theotokos

His Eminence Archbishop Amfilohije  of Cetinje and Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral served with the concelebration of Metropolitan Iakovos of Mytilene and Their Graces Bishop Vasilije of Zvornik, Bishop Irinej of Bachka, Bishop Pahomije of Vranje, Bishop Sava of Slavonia, Bishop Ignjatije of Branichevo, Bishop Filaret of Mileshevo and Bishop Joanikije of Budimlje and Nikshic on the feast day of Saint Martyrs Myron and Patrocles, the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy on the occasion of a consecration of the church of the Holy Protection of the Theotokos in Brod.

The Holy Hierarchal Liturgy besides 10,000 faithfull people from all Diocese of Zvornik and Tuzla and beyond was also attended by the highest officials of the Government of the Republic of Srpska led by President Milorad Dodik.