Church slava and 170th Anniversary of the Cathedral church

The Cathedral church in Belgrade marked, on Saturday, its church slava, the Feast of Holy Michael the Archangel, with the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy which was officiated by His Grace Bishop Arsenije of Toplica.

On Saturday, 21 November 2015, the Cathedral church in Belgrade celebrated its church slava, the Synaxis of The Holy Archangel Michael and all the Bodiless Powers of Heaven, as well as an unusual jubilee – 170^th anniversary since the beginning of the service in this building. The First Belgrade Singing Society, the choir of Cathedral church sang responses. The host of this year’s slava of the Cathedral church was lawyer Toma Fila. A lots of faithful gathered on Saturday to prayerfully mark this feast day.

Six years since the repose of Serbian Patriarch Pavle

On the sixth anniversary of the death of Serbian Patriarch of blessed memory Paul, on 15 November 2015, His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Irinej officiated the Holy Liturgy at the Rakovica Monastery.

His Grace Bishop Jovan of Nis concelebrated. After the Liturgy the panichida was served at the grave of Patriarch Pavle.

Delegation from the Russian Federation pays a visit to the Serbian Patriarch

Serbian Patriarch Irinej received the President of the Federal Agency Rossotrudnichestvo from Moscow and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Mrs. Lyubov Glebova at the Serbian Patriarchate on 13 November 2015.

The reception was attended by the representative of the Federal Agency Rossotrudnichestvo Mr. Sergey Alekseyevich, Ambassador of the Russian Federation in Belgrade Mr. Aleksandar Chepurin, Director General of the Oil Company of Serbia Mr. Kirill Kravchenko, Director of the Russian Cultural House in Belgrade Mrs. Nadezhda Kuschenkova, His Grace Vicar Bishop Arsenije of Toplica, head of the Representation of the Moscow Patriarchate to Belgrade protopresbyter Vitaly Tarasyev, Secretary of the Office of the Serbian Patriarch priest Vladimir Vranic, protomaster of the church of Saint Sava Professor Dr. Vojislav Milovanovic and officer of the Office of the Serbian Patriarch deacon Aleksandar Sekulic.

Condolences of the Serbian Patriarch Irinej to the President of the Republic of France

His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Irinej has expressed to President of the Republic of France Francois Hollande his condolences over the series of terrorist actions committed in Paris on November 13-14, 2015.

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His Excellency
President of the Republic of France
Mr. François HOLLANDE
Paris

Mister President,

News on last night’s terrorist attacks at many locations in the capital of the Republic of France, Paris, has deeply disturbed Us. On behalf of the fullness of the Serbian Orthodox Church as well as on Our own behalf, please accept sincere condolences. In these moments Our prayers and Our thoughts are with the friendly and, to the Serbian people, always close French people.

We pray that God may repose the souls of all tragically killed, grant comfort to their families and relatives in their pain, a quick recovery to the wounded, and that the French people may overcome the current difficulties.

SERBIAN PATRIARCH
I r i n e j

Protocol on Cooperation with Telekom Srbija

His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, received Mr. Predrag Culibrk, the Director-General of Telekom Srbija, with associates at the Serbian Patriarchate on 10 November 2015.

On this occaison they signed  the Protocol on mutual cooperation of the Serbian Patriarchate and Telekom Srbija.

Mayor of Belgrade visits Serbian Patriarch

His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch received Mayor of Belgrade Mr. Sinisa Mali with associates at the Serbian Patriarchate on 10 November 2015.

During the meeting they discussed common tasks which the Board of Directors of the Patriarchate and the Archbishopric of Belgrade-Karlovac have with city services and public enteprises of the City of Belgrade on the completion of the works on the Saint Sava Cathedral and on the construction of new churches on the territory of the Archbishopric of Belgrade-Karlovac.