Serbian Orthodox Church

Bishop Irinej: Our whole life should be worship

His Holiness Bishop  Irinej of Backa officiated the Holy Bishops Liturgy on the feast of the Presentation of the Most Holy Mother of God at the Convent of the Bozhani.

The Patriarch was concelebrated by Bishop Isihije of Mohacs, the priesthood, and the deaconesses of the Diocese of Backa at the monastery of the Most Holy Mother of God at the Monastery of Bozhani on December 4, 2019.

Metropolitan Amfilohije received by Archbishop Anastasius of Albania

Metropolitan of Montenegro Amfilohije visited His Beatitude Anastasius, Archbishop of Tirana and all Albania, in the old Archdiocese residence in Tirana on December 2, 2019.

Saint Sebastian Day 2019 in Jackson, California

The feast day of Saint Sebastian of Jackson was liturgically celebrated at Saint Sava Church in Jackson, northern California, on Saturday, November 30/17, 2019. This parish, the oldest one of the Serbian Orthodox Church in America, built in 1894, is the home of its founder’s relics.

This gathering was presided by Bishop Maxim of Western America and concelebrated by the clergy from Jackson, Sonora, Sacramento and San Francisco, as well as from the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral: the Dean of the Seminary in Cetinje, Fr. Gojko Perovic, and the priest of the parish in Podi and Sasovici, Herceg Novi, Fr. Aleksandar Papic.

Slava Celebration in Saratoga, California

On Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019, the Feastday of Saint king Stefan of Decani (+1331), the faithful parishioners of the Serbian Orthodox parish of St. Archangel Michael in Saratoga, CA, have celebrated their Saint protector and parish Slava, gathered around His Grace Bishop Maxim (Vasiljevic) of Western America, who officiated the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy.

Feast of the Parish of St. Andrew in Ghent

On Sunday, December 1, 2019, the homonymous parish in Ghent celebrated its patron saint, Saint Andrew the First-Called. After a canonical permission and invitation by Metropolitan Athenagoras of Belgium and Exarch of the Netherlands and Luxembourg, Metropolitan Athanasios of Achaia, Director of the Representative Office of the Church of Greece in the UN, presided over the Divine Liturgy, with the participation of clergy from the Metropolis of Belgium and the Church of Greece, in the presence of a crowd of people.

Meeting of Serbian Patriarch with the President of the Republic of Serbia

President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic met with His Holiness, Serbian Patriarch Irinej, on December 2nd, 2019.

In a cordial and open conversation, they discussed topics of importance for the state of Serbia and the Serbian Orthodox Church. President Vucic informed His Holiness about the current political situation and the increasingly serious economic progress of Serbia, which is a result of the implemented fiscal reforms.