Serbian Orthodox Church

Heavy rainfall floods Windsor

On Tuesday, August 29, 2017, Windsor was hit with a large amount of rain that fell in a very short time. This caused unprecedented floods in much of the city. In particular, a part of the city where there are Orthodox churches suffered. A good part of St. Demetrius Serbian Church, its auxiliary rooms, are flooded. The classroom and office are completely flooded. Church board members reacted immediately, emptying the water from the rooms as it was still coming down. This prevented more damage. In the coming days, an assessment of damage will be made, followed by a complete renovation and rehabilitation of rooms so that children can start a regular school year on time.

Beginning of the school year at Seminary in Nis

On 2 September 2017, His Grace Bishop Arsenije of Nis served the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the presence of professors and students of the Seminary of Prizren of Saint Cyrill and Methodius temporary in Nis at the church of Resurrection of Christ. Many parioshioners were also present at the service.

72nd Annual One World Day in Cleveland

Over 25,000 people attended the 72nd Annual One World Day in the Cleveland Cultural Gardens at Rockefeller Park on Sunday, August 27th, 2017. The weather was beautiful and the now expanded Serbian Cultural Garden (http://serbianculturalgarden.org/), with the recent addition of the Milutin Milankovic bust, but also featuring numerous other sculptures and adorned with our famous Serbian Spruce looked superb and was a popular destination.

Relief Drive for victims of Hurricane Harvey

Serbian Orthodox Spiritual Retreat

Enthronement of Metropolitan Hrizostom of Dabar-Bosnia

The Enthronement was performed in Sarajevo’s Cathedral Church on 3 September 2017. The Primate of the Serbian Church His Holiness Irinej officiated. Attendance of a large number of distinguished people from the church and political life.

The Cathedral church in Sarajevo devoted to the Most Holy Mother of God gathered the Serbian people from several dioceses of our Holy Church, which along with clergy, monks and representatives of the authorities fulfilled both the courtyard and the church while waiting the solemn introduction to the throne of Metropolitan Hrizostom of Dabar-Bosnia. His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, officiated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy with the concelebration of: Archbishop and Metropolitan of Skopje Jovan, Metropolitan Hrizostom of Dabar-Bosnia, Metropolitan Porfirije of Zagreb-Ljubljana and Metropolitan Jacob of Mytilini (Church of Greece), Bishop Nikanor of Banat, Bishop Longin of Mid-West America and New Gracanica, Bishop Mitrophan of Canada, Bishop Justin of Zica, Bishop Pahomije of Vranje, Bishop of Dalmatia and elected Bishop of Zvornik-Tuzla Fotije, Bishop Atanasije of Milesevo, Bishop Joanikije of Budimlje-Niksic, Bishop Grigorije of Zahumlje-Herzegovina, Bishop Teodosije of Raska-Prizren, Bishop Joakim of Polog-Kumanovo, Bishop Jovan of Slavonia-Pakrac, Bishop Arsenije of Nis, Bishop Antonije of Moravica and retired Bishops Georgije of Canada and Konstantin of Middle-Europe.