Serbian Orthodox Church

Restored complex of the Orahovo Monastery consecrated

Restored complex of the Orahovo Monastery consecrated
Restored complex of the Orahovo Monastery consecrated
Restored complex of the Orahovo Monastery consecrated
Restored complex of the Orahovo Monastery consecrated

His Eminence Archbishop of Cetinje and Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral Amfilohije celebrated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the Orahovo Monastery on 17 August 2019.

On this occasion the Hierarch consecrated the restored monastery complex and a new  road that leads to the ancient shrine in Crmnica, while he promoted the principal of the monastery mother Atanasija to the rank of an abbess.

Bishop Jovan of Sumadija celebrates in Nikolja Monastery

Bishop Jovan of Sumadija celebrates in Nikolja Monastery
Bishop Jovan of Sumadija celebrates in Nikolja Monastery
Bishop Jovan of Sumadija celebrates in Nikolja Monastery
Bishop Jovan of Sumadija celebrates in Nikolja Monastery

On the feast day of the Translation of the Relics of the Holy Archdeacon and First Archdeacon Stephan, on 15 August 2019, His Grace Bishop Jovan of Sumadija celebrated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the Nikolje Monastery.

The Bishop was concelebrated by diocesan dean of Orasac protopresbyter-staurophor Mica Cirkovic and a local clergy and in the prayerful presence of abbess Evdokija and the sisterhood of Nikolje.

Patron Saint-day of the church of Holy Archdeacon Stefan in Borovo

Patron Saint-day of the church of Holy Archdeacon Stefan in Borovo
Patron Saint-day of the church of Holy Archdeacon Stefan in Borovo
Patron Saint-day of the church of Holy Archdeacon Stefan in Borovo
Patron Saint-day of the church of Holy Archdeacon Stefan in Borovo

On the occasion of the church patron saint day His Grace Bishop Heruvim of Osek-Polje and Baranja celebrated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the church of the Translation of the relics of the Holy Great martyr and Archdeacon Stephan in Borovo on 15 August 2019.

The Liturgy was attended by the head of the Municipality of Borovo Mr. Zoran Bacanovic.

Four centuries of the Church at Vrbnica, Dalmatia

Four centuries of the Church at Vrbnica, Dalmatia
Four centuries of the Church at Vrbnica, Dalmatia
Four centuries of the Church at Vrbnica, Dalmatia
Four centuries of the Church at Vrbnica, Dalmatia

Bishop Nikodim:  “Let's gather around the holy churches that our noble ancestors built in almost impossible conditions and left us as a testament!”

On the occasion of the celebration of the four centuries of existence of the church of the Translation of the relics of Saint Nicholas, Their Grace  Bishops: Longin of Novogranica and Midwestern America, Sergije of Bihac-Petrovac and Nikodim of Dalmatia, celebrated the Divine  hierarchal Liturgy on 11 August 2019.

Memory Service for the murdered children at Gorazdevac

Memory Service for the murdered children at Gorazdevac
Memory Service for the murdered children at Gorazdevac
Memory Service for the murdered children at Gorazdevac
Memory Service for the murdered children at Gorazdevac

16 years passed since the suffering of Serbian children at Gorazdevac by August 13, 2019.

Ivan Jovicic and Panto Dakic were killed by automatic weapons while swimming in the rural Bistrica River during a summer holyday. Four more children were seriously injured. No perpetrators were found and legal investigation process was suspended in 2010. On 13 August 2003, Ivan Jovovic (19) was killed on the spot, while the 12-year-old Panto Dakic died in hospital in Pec. Bogdan Bukumiric (14), Djordje Ugrenovic (20), Marko Bogicevic (12) and Dragana Srbljak (13) were seriously injured.

Saint Elijah Slava Celebration in Warren

Saint Elijah Slava Celebration in Warren
Saint Elijah Slava Celebration in Warren
Saint Elijah Slava Celebration in Warren
Saint Elijah Slava Celebration in Warren

With the grace of our merciful God and with the Archpastoral blessing of His Grace Bishop Irinej, on Sunday, August 4th, our Church celebrated St. Elijah, our patron saint.

We were blessed to have with us His Grace Bishop Irinej, Very Rev. Protopresbyter Djordje Mileusnic, former priest of St. Elijah; Rev. Protodeacon Jovan Anicic; Rev. Deacon Mark Resanovich from St George in Canton OH, and Rev. Presbyter Vedran Grabic, our parish priest. All of our neighbors joined us in the celebration of our patron saint. Members of Saint George in Hermitage and both Holy Trinity parishes of Youngstown decided to close their Churches to be together.