Particle of the Precious Life-giving Cross of the Lord from the Holy City of Jerusalem for the first time in England
9. December 2013 - 13:22
On request of Archbishop Gregory (Ecumenical Patriarchate) and Archbishop Elysion (Moscow Patriarchate), the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Teophilos of Jerusalem allowed that the great holy shrine of the Christian world be brought to England.
The Holy Cross came on 29 November 2013 at the Greek Cathedral church of All Saints in London. On Saturday, 7 December 2013 at 3 p.m. the Precious Life-giving Cross was delivered to the Russian Orthodox church of the Entry of the Most Holy Mother of God into the Temple in Manchester. Archbishop Elysion served the rite of supplication with concelebration of Russian clergy and protopresbyter-stavrophor Aleksandar Ilic, parish priest of the Serbian church of Saint John the Baptist in Halifax (Diocese of Britain and Scandinavia). The church was full with faithful who came to adore the Precious Cross.
Serbian Patriarch in Bielefeld
9. December 2013 - 12:51
On Thursday night, December 5th, after the visit to the Serbian community in Osnabrück, Serbian Patriarch arrived to the church of Saint Basil of Ostrog in Bielefeld.
Serbian Patriarch Irinej was welcomed by the principal of the church, archpriest Bogdan Smiljic with his congregation. Verz Revd. Smiljic officiated doxology with the concelebration of deacon Damjan Bozic.
Serbian Patriarch in Osnabrück
9. December 2013 - 12:49
After the Church-school congregation in Hannover, His Holiness Irinej paid a canonical visit to the church of Saint George in Osnabrück, Germany on December 5.
Protopriest Sinisa Vujasinovic with lots of faithful Serbian people from this part of Northwestern Germany made a magnificent welcome for the Serbian Patriarch. Archpriest Dusko Spasojevic from Dusseldorf officiated the vigil service with the concelebration of protodeacon Damjan Bozic.
Serbian Patriarch Irinej in Hannover
6. December 2013 - 13:18
On Thursday, December 5th, His Holiness Irinej, the administrator of the Diocese of Middle Europe, visited the church of Saint Sava in Hannover.
His Holiness was welcomed by the head of the church protopresbyter-stavrophor Milan Pejic along with archimandrite Gerasim Frangulakis (Greek Orthodox Church) and lots of parishioners.
Serbian Patriarch Irinej visited Orthodox Institute at the Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich
6. December 2013 - 12:24
On Wednesday, December 4th 2013, His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch was cordially welcomed by professors and students of the Orthodox Instutute in Munich.
Students of the Orthodox Institute greeted Serbian Patriarch Irinej with the church hymn. Vicepresident of the Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich (LMU) Professor Dr. Martin Wirsing in his cordial welcome speech pointed out the significant contribution of the Orthodox theology at this eminent University. And professors Athanasios Vletsis (president of the Joint Commission of the Orthodox Institute), Franz Xaver Bischof (dean of the Catholic Faculty of Theology), and Gunther Wenz (representative of the Center for Ecumenical Research of the Evangelical Faculty of Theology) also greeted Serbian Patriarch and emphasized aspects of their ecumenical cooperation with the Orthodox Institute in Munich. On behalf of the students and PhD candidates of the Orthodox Institute Mr. Jovan Stojanovic and Mr. Nenad Savkovic welcomed Patriarch Irinej.
Pan-Orthodox gathering in Munich
6. December 2013 - 11:10
On the feast day of the Presentation of the Most Holy Theotokos, His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Irinej served the Divine Liturgy in the church of Saint Jovan Vladimir in Munich. In Munich there are two Serbian Orthodox churches and four parishes.
The Serbian Patriarch was concelebrated by Archbishop Marko of Berlin-Germany (Russian Orthodox Church), Metropolitan Seraphim of Middle and North Europe (Romanian Orthodox Church) and Bishop Sophian of Kronstadt (Antiochian Orthodox Church).
