Serbian Orthodox Church

First week of Camp - Shadeland

After weeks of preparation and planning by Kolo President Millie Radovick and Vice President Deedee Baskot, along with Shadeland director Father Milan Pajic, Shadeland opened its 2019 camp season.

The children of week one, aged 7-17, just completed the summer program which was based on the theme “Blessed are the pure in heart.” The religious classes, which focused on this theme, as well as daily church services were led by spiritual fathers: V. Rev. Fr. Milan Pajic, V. Rev. Fr. Rodney Torbic, Rev. Fr. Sasa Nedic, and Rev. Fr. Aleksa Pavicevich.

Jubilee: Celebrating 800 Years of the Autocephaly of the Serbian Church (4th Day)

Following Matins and breakfast, the fourth and final day of the Church Assembly (Sabor) began with the agenda item named Constitutional Matters.

Bishop Irinej called upon attorney Louis-Ljubisa Milicich to present the 2019 edition of the three documents which govern our USA Dioceses: the Constitution, the General Rules and Regulations and the Uniform Rules and Regulations for Parishes and Church-School Congregations. A newly printed “white book” with these documents was distributed to the clergy and laity members of the Sabor. The versions of the governing documents contained in the “white book” have no material changes and merely incorporate all of the hierarchical decisions of the Holy Assembly of Bishops and the Episcopal Council rendered since the 2006 “yellow booklet” and the 2007 “brown booklet” were printed, including but not limited to the May 2018 decision of the Holy Assembly of Bishops to arrondate/limit the territorial scope of these documents to the United States of America.

Patron Saint-day of Saint Procopius Church in Orlovaca

His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, served the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the church of Saint Procopius in Orlovaca on 21 July 2019, on the feast day of Saint Procopius.

The Patriarch was concelebrated by local priests. During the service His Holiness ordained  Milos Vilenica a deacon.

Meeting of Bishop Irinej with cochair of the Serbian Caucus of the US Congress

During the course of his stay in Washington for the International Ministerial Conference on Religious Freedom, sponsored by the US State Department, Bishop Irinej of Eastern America met with Congressman Steve Stivers.

In a sincere atmosphere, Bishop Irinej thanked Congressman Stivers for assuming the co-chairmanship of the Serbian Caucus from retired Representative Ted Poe. In like manner, Bishop Irinej had the opportunity to visit the office of Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, also cochair of the Serbian Caucus.

Bishop Irinej meets with representative of the White House Office of Public Liaison

During his stay in Washington, DC, Bishop Irinej of Eastern America met with Ms. Amanda Robbins, Deputy Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Liaison.

The theme of the conversation was in regard to the forthcoming Serbian American Leadership Conference (SALC), which will be convened this Fall in Washington, DC.

Bishop Irinej meets U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo and Ambassador Brownback

His Grace Bishop Irinej of the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Eastern America met yesterday afternoon with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Ambassador for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback in Washington, DC.