Serbian Orthodox Church
A Historical Visit: His Beatitude Patriarch John of Antioch and All East in Belgrade
11. October 2018 - 10:52
His Beatitude Patriarch John of Antioch and All East arrived in Serbia to pay an official (irenic) visit to His Holiness Patriarch Irinej and the Serbian Orthodox Church (photo gallery ) on 11 October 2018.
His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch and All East will be in the official (irenic) visit to His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, and to the Serbian Orthodox Church from 11-19th October 2018. Residents of Belgrade had an opportunity to welcome His Beatitude Patriarch John and his entourage right after his arrival on Thursday of 11th October 2018, at 12,00 o’ clock, when the doxology in honour of the high guest was officiated in the Cathedral church of Holy Archangel Michael.
A central event of the visit will be the conciliar Holy Liturgy which will be presided over by the Patriarchs with Hierarchs of both Churches in the Memorial Cathedral of Saint Sava on Sunday of 14th October 2018.
Along with the Serbian Patriarch Irinej, bishops, clergy and monks, the Serbian faithful will also show hospitality to the beloved Guest in the most significant Serbian holy shrines, monasteries: Zicha, Studenica, Ostrog, Patriarchate of Pec, Dechani as well as in Podgorica (Montenegro) and Nis. The Primates of both Churches will also meet with the leading Serbian state and political representatives.
Memorial service for children, victims of the Ustasha concentration camp in Sisak
10. October 2018 - 8:51
On Children’s cemetery in Sisak, a memorial service for the children, innocent victims of the Ustasha concentration camp, was held on 6 October, 2018.
With blessing of the competent hierarch Metropolitan Porfirije of Zagren and Ljubljna, His Grace Bishop Jovan of Pakrac-Slavonija served the memory rite (panichida) together with other priests concelebrated to hum.
Bishop Grigorije celebrated Liturgy in Frankfurt
9. October 2018 - 15:33
The church of Resurrection of Christ, built in 1964, at the same when the Serbian Orthodox Church Community in Frankfurt was founded, had an opportunity to welcome its Bishop, His Grace Grigorije of Frankfurt and All Germany on 7 October 2018.
Welcomed by prayer song, the Bishop began the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy at 10 a.m. Many priests from the Diocese concelebrated to the Bishop. Upon the invitation of Bishop Grigorije, members of the folklore assemblies “Serbian Culture Centre”, “Kolo”, “Danube”, “Neue Isenburg” enhanced the prayer with their presence in a large number.
In Memoriam: Very Rev. Dennis Pavichevich
9. October 2018 - 14:08
With faith in Christ and hope in the resurrection, we share the news of the repose of Alumnus Very Rev. Dennis Pavichevich. Fr. Dennis fell asleep in the Lord on Sunday, October 7, 2018, at the age of 72.
Fr. Dennis Pavichevich (Dragoljub Pavicevic) began his theological studies at St. Sava Seminary in Belgrade, Serbia. He returned to the United States after two years and completed his undergraduate studies at Iona College in New Rochelle, New York and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Political Science in 1972. Fr. Dennis graduated from Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in 1975 with a Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree.
Serbian Patriarch Irinej celebrated the Holy Liturgy in Birmingham's Lazarica
8. October 2018 - 11:23
His Holiness Irinej, the Serbian Patriarch, officiated the Holy Liturgy in the church of the Holy Great-martyr Prince Lazarus - Lazarica in Birmingham, England, on 7 October 2018.
Two anniversaries, 70 years since the founding of the Church Community of Birmingham and 50 years since the consecration of the Lazarica church in Birmingham, gathered together at the Holy Liturgy His Eminence Metropolitan Porfirije of Zagreb-Ljubljana, Their Graces Bishops: Dositej of Britiain-Scandinavia, Andrej of Austria-Switzerland and Arsenije of Nis from the Serbian Orthodox Church, as well as several Hierarchs from sister Orthodox Churches and a large number of high guests.
The Serbian Patriarch in Coventry
7. October 2018 - 14:39
His Holiness the Serbian Patriarch Irinej arrived in the afternoon of October 6, 2018, in Coventry, one of the historic and cultural centers of Great Britain, where he was welcomed by His Grace Bishop of Coventry Christopher Cocksworth.
His Holiness the Patriarch is accompanied by are the His Eminence Porfirije, Metropolitan of Zagreb-Ljubljana; Their Graces Dositej of Britain-Scandinavia; Andrej of Austria-Switzerland, and Arsenije of Nis as well as the parish-piest Nenad Popovic from Birmingham Lazarica, protodeacon Damjan Bozic and Mr. Vladimir Jelic.
