Serbian Patriarch Porfirije visits Čurug
Patriarch Porfirije: Suffering in the experience of our Church is the experience of the Lord Christ. Suffering i.e. martyrdom, for that reason, above all, is the witness of truth about Christ as Son of God.
Monday, 15/28. March 2022, His Holiness Porfirije, the Serbian Patriarch, visited the Church of the Ascension of the Lord in Čurug. In front of the Church of the Ascension of the Lord in Čurug, Serbian Patriarch Porfirije and Their Graces Bishops Fotije of Zvornik-Tuzla and David of Kruševac, Bishop Irinej of Bačka with clergy and monastics of the Diocese of Bačka, as well as many faithful people.
Archimandrite Dositej, abbot of the Grgeteg monastery, and hieromonk Atanasije, abbot of the Staro Hopovo monastery, officers of the Church-Municipal Board of the Church Municipality of Čurug, representatives of the Municipality of Žabalj, the local community of Čurug, and director Emir Nemanja Kusturica also attended the welcome of the Patriarch.
In the magnificent Church of the Ascension of the Lord in Čurug, the birthplace of Patriarch Porfirije presided over by Archpriest-Staurophore Branko Čurčin, a parish priest of Novi Sad, officiated the Great Vesper service.
After the service, His Holiness Porfirije, the Serbian Patriarch, presented the Order of Saint Sava of the second degree to Mrs. Vidosava Slavnić from Čurug, a decades-long singer at the Church of the Ascension in Čurug, for zeal in serving the Church and neighbors, as well as love for the Church of God. The same order was awarded posthumously to Jovanka Dabić from Čurug for all the good she did for the benefit of the Serbian Orthodox Church. High distinctions were awarded to the nominees by the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church at the suggestion of His Eminence Bishop Dr. Irinej of Bačka.
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Source: Diocese of Bačka
