Bishop of Pozega and Bishop of Slavonia visited the Diocese of Gornji Karlovac
18. January 2021 - 16:21
On 15 January 2021, Bishop of Pozega Msgr. Antun Skvorcevic, PhD, and His Grace Bishop Jovan of Slavonia accompanied by the host, His Eminence Bishop Gerasim of Gornji Karlovac, visited the territory of the Diocese of Gornji Karlovac affected by a series of devastating earthquakes in December 2020.
The Bishops and the Bishop Skvorcevic visited the Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God in Glina, after which they visited the Vekic and Nogic families in the village of Ravno Rascee, as well as the Church of the Resurrection of the Lord in the village of Majske Poljane, which was completely destroyed after the earthquake.
The President of the Provincial Government visited the Diocese of Srem
17. January 2021 - 15:46
Renovation of the Cathedra chufch, the Patriarchal Palace and the Boarding School of the Theological Seminary
His Grace Bishop Vasilije of Srem accompanied by the Rector of the Theological Seminary, archpriest Jovan Milanovic, the head of the Cathedral Church, and priest Dusko Maslaric, the Secretary of the Diocese, received Mr. Igor Mirovicć, President of the Provincial Government, with the delegation at the residence in Sremski Karlovci on January 13, 2021. The delegations consisted of Provincial Secretary for Culture, Public Information and Relations with Religious Communities, Ms. Dragana Milosevic; Provincial Secretary for Regional Development, International Cooperation and Local Self-Government, Mr. Alexander Sofic, as well as Mr. Nedeljko Kovacevic, director of the Capital Investment Administration of Vojvodina.
Sremski Karlovci: Beginning of the New Year of the Lord and the Name day of Bishop Vasilije of Srem
17. January 2021 - 15:33
According to the already established liturgical order of the Holy Church, rejoicing in New Year of the Lord and the blessings that will bring us, the beginning of the New Year and the name day of His Grace Bishop Vasilije of Srem were solemnly marked in Cathedral Church in Sremski Karlovci.
The feast day's Vesper service was served by head of the Cathedral church archpriest Jovan Milanovic, rector of the Seminary, with the concelebration of deacon Djordje Milidrag. Clergy and professors of the Seminary sang responses. At midnight, Karlovci's "Bimba", the biggest bell of the Cathedral church, sounded a beginning of the New Year of the Lord and call all to enter the New Year with a prayer. The supplication service was served by His Grace Bishop Vasilije of Srem with the concelebration of archpriest Jovan Milanovic and deacon Goran Vlasac.
Patron Saint-Day in the Bishop's Palace in Novi Sad
17. January 2021 - 15:20
On the feast day of the Circumcision of the Lord and the memory of Saint Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia, a Patron Saint-day of the side chapel in the Bishop's palace in Novi Sad was celebrated.
The celebration of the feast daty of the side chapel in the Bishop's palace commenced in the evening of the Eve of the feast day. In the prayerful presence of His Grace Bishop Irinej of Backa, PhD, the feast day's Vesper service was celebrated by archrpriest Miodrag Sipka with the concelebration of deacon Branko Bandobranski. On the feast day, 14 January 2021, the feast day's Matin was celebrated by archpriest Vladan Simic, Secretary of the Diocese of Backa, with the concelebration of deacon Branko. Bishop Isihije of Mohacs officiated the Holy Liturgy with the concelebration of Archimandrite Serafim (Baltic), archpriest Grigorije Sapsaj, protodeacon Goran Botoski and hierodeacon Justin (Zivanic). Bishop Irinej of Backa, PhD, attended prayerfully the Liturgy.
A Serbian Orthodox Church cleric defended postdoctoral project at the School of Theology in Thessaloniki
16. January 2021 - 21:44
Deacon Dr. Aleksandar Prascevic defended his postdoctoral project on “The Contribution of the Serbian Orthodox Church to the Dialogue with Muslims (1920-2020)” at the School of Theology of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, under scientific supervision of professor Dr. Angeliki Ziaka.
The event took place on January 14, 2021. This postdoctoral thesis in Greece is a continuation of Prascevic’s committed study of the historical development of relations between Orthodox Christians and Muslims in the Balkans, which he began with a doctorate in Russia, then continued with another doctorate in Canada, a postdoctoral project in Switzerland and another postdoctoral project in Russia.
Saint Dositej the Confessor celebrated
15. January 2021 - 16:31
- Saint Dositej was a man of love, who built bridges and who educated his faithful people to glorify God with their whole being and to love all people with their whole being, Metropolitan Porfirije said.
The memory of Saint Dositej the Confessor of Zagreb was celebrated with gatherings in the Cathedral church of the Transfiguration of the Lord and in the high school’s chapel of Saint Sava in Zagreb, where Metropolitan Porfirije of Zagreb- Ljubljana served the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy on January 13, 2021. The brotherhood of the monastery of St. Petka whose founder is actually Saint Dositej the Confessor, concelebrated.
