Palm Sunday in Niagara Falls
On Palm Sunday, April 24, 2016 His Grace, Rt. Rev. Bishop Mitrophan, visited the CSC "St. George" in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
During Divine Liturgy, His Grace bestowed upon Fr. Dejan Obradovic the dignity of Archpriest. He thanked Fr. Dejan for his efforts in the vineyard of The Lord, and in Shadeland Church Camp and reminded him that this award should inspire him to even greater efforts. At the Liturgy many believers partook from Holy Communion on this great Feast. Our Bishop gave a beautiful sermon on English and Serbian about the meaning of Christ Entering in Jerusalem and about His passion.
The Vespers Service was served in St. George Church as well. Guest priests that attended were Fr. Stevan Stojisavljevic , Fr. Vojislav Pavlovic, Fr. Milojko Dmitric, and Fr. Djuro Samac, all from Hamilton. Fr. Vasilije Gavrilovic came from Milton,ON. Fr. Goran Gojkovic came from Kitchener, ON. Fr. Cornel Sirzica came from the Romanian Orthodox Church in Niagara Falls, ON. The evening’s guest speaker was Fr. Goran Gojkovic from Kitchener, ON.
The evening concluded with a fantastic meal hosted by the St George Serbian Orthodox Church prepared by KSS Mala Gospojina. His Grace Bishop Mitrofan greeted everyone in the full Church Hall asking everyone to stay in unity and in good effort to be always together.
Source: Eastern American Diocese