Serbian Orthodox Church

Services restored in Cathedral church in Zagreb

Metropolitan Porfirije: The earthquake was a temptation that enabled us to discover something about ourselves, about the meaning of life, but also about the love of God.

On the Sunday of Fathers of the First Ecumenical Assembly, 31 May 2020, His Eminence Metropolitan Porfirije of Zagreb-Ljubljana celebrated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy with the concelebration of Archimandrite Danilo (Ljubotina), protodean Bogoljub Ostojic and deacon Dragan Radic .It was the first service in the church in which, after it suffered from the earthquake, protective scaffolding was set up.

Bishop Jovan of Sumadia celebrates in Lapovo

On the seventh week after Easter dedicated to Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Assembly, the faithful people of Lapovo with joy welcomed its hierarch, Bishop Jovan of Sumadija.

The Bishop was concelebrated by local clergy. Serbian Orthodox Singers sang responses.

After one hundred years Bishop serves at the church dedication feast in Medvedja

His Grace Bishop Arsenije of Nis celebrated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy on the feast day of the Ascension of the Lord in the church of the Ascension of the Lord in Medvedja.

This is not the first time Bishop Arsenije comes to Medvedja, but this is the first time after one hundred years that one Bishop serves the Liturgy on the day of the church dedication feast, presbyter Boban Vukovic, parish priest in Medvedja said.

A location for a new church at Nova Pazova consecrated

On the feast-day of St. John the Theologian, May 21, 2020, His Grace Bishop Vasilije of Srem consecrated a location for a new churchat Nova Pazova, Syrmium.

Concelebrants of the Bishop were: archpriest-staurophor Mile Jokic, archpriest deputy of Stara Pazova and archpriest-staurophor Đordje Pavlovic as well deacons Goran Vlasac and Svetogor Sandic. The choir "St. Bishop Nikolaj Srpski" from Nova Pazova chanted responses. The new church will be dedicated to the Holy First Martyr and Archdeacon Stephan, and the votive dedication will be the Holy Martyr Kyriake.

The Feast day of Saint John The Theologian in Slavonia, Croatia

Church feast dedication and the feast day of Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian and the name day of His Grace Bishop Jovan of Pakrac and Slavonia were prayerfully celebrated in Obrijeza near Pakrac, on Thursday, May 21st, 2020. 

Church dedication feast celebrated in the Orahovica Monastery

Feast of the Translation of the relics of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, who is the patron saint of the Orahovica Monastery, was prayerfully celebrated on Friday, the  22th of May 2020.

His Grace Jovan, Bishop of Pakrac-Slavonia, officiated the Divine Liturgy in attendance of the faithful people, clergy, monastics and guests.