Serbian Orthodox Church

Tradesmen Slava in Clearwater

Sunday Feb. 12, 2017 was the Tradesmen Slava, the Three Hierarchs. A tradesman is a skilled manual worker in a particular trade or craft. Your electrician, general contractor, air conditioning technician, the framer, the block mason, the slab guy, the dry wall guy, the plumber and many more that I have not mentioned. We have all used a tradesmen at one time or another.  Serving in the Alter was Fr. Dragan Zaric and Fr. Jovan Todorovich.

St Elijah Hosts Lenten Vespers

With the blessing of His Grace Bishop Irinej, on Sunday, February 26th, the Church-School congregation of St Elijah in Warren, Ohio hosted faithful from numerous parishes across the Cleveland Deanery. 

The evening began with Lenten Vespers concelebrated by Rev. Presbyter Dragan Gornjic, Dean of the Cleveland Deanery and parish priest at Holy Trinity in Youngstown (Raccoon Rd); Very Rev. Protosingelos Sava (Medakovich) of New Marcha Monastery in Richfield; Very Rev. Vladimir Demshuk, host priest at St Elijah in Warren; Very Rev. Protopresbyter Milan Pajic of St Archangel Michael in Akron; Rev. Presbyter Aleksa Pavichevich of St George in North Canton; Rev. Bosko Stojanovich of Holy Trinity in Youngstown (Laird Ave); and Rev. Presbyter Vedran Grabic of St George in Hermitage, Pennsylvania.

St. Sava Celebration and Archpastoral Visit

It was a wonderful day to celebrate St. Sava Day at our church St. George in Clearwater, Florida (Sunday February 5, 2017).

We were blessed with our first visit of our new Eastern Diocese Bishop, His Grace Bishop Irinej. The Divine Liturgy was beautiful. The community enjoyed how eloquently His Grace spoke in both Serbian and English. A highlight of the day was when His Grace spoke with our children, asking them questions about St. Sava, after the Slava Kolac and Zito were blessed. The children did so well it put smiles on everyone's face, especially His Grace Bishop Irinej. After the liturgy everyone went to the building site of the new parish home which was blessed by His Grace. After the blessing of the parish home a delicious lunch was served by our Kolo sisters. A wonderful children's program followed.

The Sunday of Orthodoxy in Hamilton

Great Lenten Deanery Services

Parish and Monastery Celebrations of Orthodoxy Sunday

Grace and Peace to you as we approach, together, the wreath of Great and Holy Lent!

Our Holy Orthodox Church celebrates annually on the First Sunday of Great and Holy Lent, the radiant feast of the Restoration of Holy Icons of March 11th, 843under the aegis of Empress Theodora, together with her young son, Emperor Michael III and the aged Ecumenical Patriarch Methodius, known as the Triumph of Orthodoxy, or Orthodox Sunday. All of you, without exception, are to join in local Pan-Orthodox celebrations as a visible manifestation of our unity in Christ. A sterling example was given in 1952 for us to follow by our Holy Bishop Nicholai in Cleveland, Ohio. His famous sermon given on that day continues to resonate within Orthodoxy in America.