His Beatitude John X , Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, to visit the Serbian Church
8. October 2018 - 10:47
His Beatitude John X, Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, is going to visit His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Irinej and the Serbian Orthodox Church. This irenic visit will take place from October 11-19th, 2018.
The doxology service will be officiated in the Cathedral of Holy Archangel Michael in Belgrade on the Thursday of 11th October, 2018, at 12,00 o’clock. On the Sunday of the 14th October 2018, in the Memorial cathedral of Saint Sava in Vracar, in Belgrade, a triumphant Hierarchal Liturgy will be presided over by His Beatitude Patriarch John and His Holiness Patriarch Irinej with concelebration of Hierarchs from the sister Church of Antioch and All the East and the Serbian Orthodox Church and clergy. The Divine Liturgy will begin at 9,00 o’clock.
The Serbian Patriarch in Coventry
7. October 2018 - 14:39
His Holiness the Serbian Patriarch Irinej arrived in the afternoon of October 6, 2018, in Coventry, one of the historic and cultural centers of Great Britain, where he was welcomed by His Grace Bishop of Coventry Christopher Cocksworth.
His Holiness the Patriarch is accompanied by are the His Eminence Porfirije, Metropolitan of Zagreb-Ljubljana; Their Graces Dositej of Britain-Scandinavia; Andrej of Austria-Switzerland, and Arsenije of Nis as well as the parish-piest Nenad Popovic from Birmingham Lazarica, protodeacon Damjan Bozic and Mr. Vladimir Jelic.
A New Church in Mrcevci Consecrated
7. October 2018 - 14:37
Holiness the Serbian Patriarch Irinej together with His Grace Jefrem, Diocesan Bishop of Banja Luka, consecrated a completely new dedicated to the Holy Equal-to-the Apostles Emperor Constantine and Helen in the village of Mrčevci near Laktaši, on 6 October 2018.
The “god-fathers”of the church were the President of the Republic of Srpska Mr. Milorad Dodik and the Chairman of the Committee for the Church Construction, Mr. Dragoljub Davidovic, who received charters.
Towards the Advancement of the Religious Ministry in the Army of Serbia
7. October 2018 - 14:35
The Minister of Defense, Mr. Aleksandar Vulin attended the 3rd Festival of Christian Culture in Zajecar, Serbia, on October 6, 2018 and, accompanied by some high-ranking officers of the Serbian Armed Forces visited the Cathedral church.
The Minister then had a meeting with Bishop Ilarion of the Timok (Eastern Serbia), who is in charge of ministry of the Orthodox military priests in the Ministry of Defense and in the Army of Serbia. On this occasion, Minister Vulin pointed out that the Ministry of Defense and the Army of Serbia had been paying great attention to the religious ministry.
Ninth Annual Assembly in Cleveland
6. October 2018 - 20:17
The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America convened its ninth annual meeting today in Cleveland, Ohio.
The day began with a celebration of the Divine Liturgy at St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Cathedral in Parma, Ohio. His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, Geron of America, Chairman of the Assembly, opened the meeting with a prayer. His Eminence Metropolitan Gregory of Nyssa, Secretary of the Assembly, took the roll call. Twenty-five hierarchs were present. Prior to the meeting, the hierarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia notified the Chairman that they have suspended their participation in the Assembly in light of events currently ongoing in Ukraine.
Slava celebration in San Francisco Parish
6. October 2018 - 19:43
On Sunday, September 30, 2018, His Grace Bishop Maxim served Hierarchical Divine Liturgy at St. John the Baptist Serbian Orthodox Cathedral for the celebration of the Cathedral’s Krsna Slava.
Fr. Vasilije Cvijanovic from Moraga parish, Fr. Zoran Savic from Oakland parish and Fr. Djurica Gordic co-celebrated in Hierarchical Divine Liturgy. Following the Divine Liturgy, the Slava banquet was held in Church hall. Etno group Iskra participated in the program by singing beautiful folk songs. Many parishioners from Bay Area attended this year’s Cathedral Slava.
