Serbian Orthodox Church

Hierarch of Serbian Orthodox Church speaks on situation in Montenegro

Bishop Jovan of Pakrac and Slavonia has given an interview to the Republic of Srpska television on the latest events in Montenegro.

After dealing in detail with the close historic relationship of the modern Montenegro state ideology with Ustashism, the hierarch criticized the policy of today’s Montenegro authorities and a discriminatory law they have adopted on freedom of faith calling it “a totalitarian law that actually gives itself and the state a right to evaluate what belongs to the state and what can remain in the Church”.

Saint Sava celebration in Portland, Oregon & Support of our Church in Montenegro

On Sunday February 2nd, 2020 our parish celebrated the glorious feast of St. Sava. After the Slava bread blessing, our parish children performed a lovely program in honor of St. Sava.

The whole parish gave also spiritual support towards all brothers and sisters in Montenegro who are protesting since weeks against an unjust discriminatory law against our Church in Montenegro. Our heart is filled with pride and love for the thousands of people who are trying peacefully to convince the government to discuss and to withdraw this unjust and nowhere existing discriminatory law against only the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro.

Saint Sava Day in Jackson

Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church in Jackson, California, celebrated the feast day of its patron saint for the 125th time. The church was full with faithful, who were blessed by visit and service of the diocesan deacon Vladan Radovanović and his family. The Rice family were the Kumovi of this year’s celebration and prepared a delicious meal and thoughtful gifts for youth and children, who prepared a wonderful and educative program. All together, it was yet another memorable day in the rich history of this parish, as a foretaste of the Day Everlasting.

Patronal Celebration of Saint Sava in Los Angeles

The Feast of Saint Sava celebrated in San Gabriel

Saint Sava of Serbia and all Orthodoxy, as the true “Homo Universalis” (Universal Man), or we can rightfully use the term “The All-Man” (St. Justin of Celije used this term when speaking of Dostojevski), has once again manifested his universality and all-inclusiveness, gathering together in the temple dedicated to him in San Gabriel near Los Angeles, in love, beauty and majesty (Ps. 132:1) brothers and sisters of various nationalities (in addition to the Serbs and Americans there were Russians, Byelorussians, Ukrainians, Greeks, and even one Orthodox man from China).

Joyous patronal feast at St. Stephens Archdeacon parish in Portland, OR

On Sunday January 12th the Portland parish celebrated their patron saint St. Stephen Archdeacon and Protomartyr. His Grace Bishop Maxim was welcomed by the clergy, parishioners and children with flowers at the Church doors. His Grace celebrated in concelebration with Protopresbyter Lazar Vasiljevic (His Graces Father), Priest John Suvak, Protodeacon Stephen Dyer both from St. Johns Eugene, Deacon Steven Bambakidis, St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church Portland and the host priest Father Vidoslav Vujasin, Episcopal Dean of the Butte Deanery.

Serbian hierarchs: there is infernal force behind Montenegrin authorities, but the people are being reborn

The Orthodox faithful of Montenegro continue to rise up in protest against the newly-adopted law “On the Freedom of Religion” that gives the state the authority to confiscate property from the Serbian Orthodox Church, which represents the vast majority of the Montenegrin people.

Hierarchs, clergy, and faithful from Serbia and other Local Churches have also raised their voices in support of the persecuted Church in Montenegro.