Serbian Orthodox Church

Memorial service for the victims of the criminal action "Storm"

The Day of Remembrance of all Serbs who died and were expelled in the Storm, a criminal armed action of the Croatian army and police in August 1995, began with a memorial service held in the Belgrade church of Saint Mark., on 4 August 2021.

Priests Nedeljko Marjanovic, Milos Micic and Slavko Stevanovic, who were also part of an endless column of refugees with their families, served the memorial service for the innocent victims. "Today we gathered in the church of St. Mark, which was our landmark in the days when we escaped to this capital city of ours. We found consolation here, we prayed here and expected to see our loved ones who we did not know where they were at that moment, "said Father Milos Micic, recalling the evil time when hundreds of thousands of expelled people found salvation in Serbia and Republika Srpska. "Unfortunately, thousands of our brothers and sisters died and remained to rest in their homeland. Today we have prayed that the Lord may rest their souls with the saints."

Celebration of Holy Prophet Elijah on Jabuka

Th Order of White Angel of the First Degree was awarded to Mr. Dragoljub Sljukic from Prijepolje and Mr. Srecko Milovanovic from Novi Pazar.

On Monday, August 2, 2021, on the day when the Holy Church prayerfully celebrates the great prophet of God, Saint Elijah, His Grace Bishop Atanasije of Milesevo served the Holy Hierarchical Liturgy in the monastery dedicated to that God-pleasing man on Jabuka near Prijepolje.

Bishop Jovan served in Moscow on the feast of Saint Elijah

On the feast day of the Prophet of God Elijah, festivities “Ilyin’s Day on Ilyinke Street” were traditionally held in Moscow.

The celebration began with the Holy Hierarchical Liturgy in the church of Saint Elijah the Prophet, which was served by Their Graces Bishops Teophylact of Mytishchi and Jovan of Slavonia with the concelebration of many priests. After the Liturgy, a procession went to the Red Square, and the thanksgiving service was served to Holy Prophet Elijah at the Execution Ground.

St. Sava Camp 2021 in Jackson, California – Second Week

Let us gather

“Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your descendants from the east and gather you from the west.” Isaiah 43:5

Gathering or coming together is one of the essential activities of human beings. We are social beings created by God for interaction and fellowship. When we are together, we are given an opportunity to learn from each other as well as to learn or even discover something new about ourselves. We discover our strengths and weaknesses. We become pupils and teachers at the same time without even noticing it. Every new encounter is an occasion to grow in our faith because we are disciples of Christ.

St. Sava Camp 2021 in Jackson, California – First Week

We’ve been saying it for over a year now. With anticipation and hope, coupled with wishful thinking, that things will eventually get back to normal. And though it might not be the normal we remember, things seem to slowly resemble how they used to be. One of those things we used to do was have church camp in Jackson, California. Glory to God, with the blessing of His Grace Bishop Maxim of Western America, we were able to have camp this year!

Petrovdan 2021 in Fresno, California

St. Peter the Apostle parish’s 70^th annual commemoration of Ss. Peter and Paul (Petrovdan) was held on Sunday, July 18.  This day, at which we gather to honor our patron saint, is always a day of great joy.