Serbian Orthodox Church

Representatives of the Serbs from Kosovo and Metohia met with Serbian Patriarch Irinej

His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, met with representatives of the Serbs from Kosovo and Metohija at the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade yesterday, on 25 April 2013. The delegation was composed by Deputy Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohia Mr. Krstimir Pantic, head of the county of Kosovo-Mitrovica Mr. Radenko Nedeljkovic and presidents of the municipalities of Leposavic, Zvecan, Kosovska Mitrovica and Zubin Potok – Mr. Dragisa Vasic, Mr. Dragisa Milovic, Mr. Dragisa Vlaskovic and Mr. Slavisa Ristic.  His Grace Bishop Teodosije of Raska-Prizren attended the meeting.

Pan-National Moleben for the Salvation of Kosovo and Metohia

In the churchyard of the Cathedral church of the Resurrection of Christ in Podgorica a great pan-national moleben for the salvation of Kosovo and Metohia was served on the 24th of April, 2013, at 6 p.m. His Eminence Amfilohije, Archbishop of Cetinje and Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral; His Grace Bishop Joanikije of Budimlje-Niksic and Bishop Grigorije of Zahumlje-Herzegovina  served the moleben with the concelebration of the clergy, monks and the faithful of the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral.

Bishop Grigorije of Zahumlje-Herzegovina meets with Reis-Ul-Ulema Husein ef. Kavazovic

His Grace Bishop Grigorije of Zahumlje-Herzegovina and the Littoral met with Reis-ul-ulema Husein ef. Kavazovic of the Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Tuesday, 23 April 2013 in Sarajevo.

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk to visit Germany

On 23-26 April 2013, Metropolitan Hilarion of Voloklamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, will visit Germany with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. The visit is timed to the celebrations marking the centenary of the foundation of the Memorial Church of St Alexis in Leipzig and to the year of Russia in Germany and the year of Germany in Russia.

Regular Annual Assembly of the Diocese of New Gracanica – Midwestern America Concluded

On Friday and Saturday, April 19th & 20th of this year, Regular Annual Assembly of the Diocese of New Gracanica – Midwestern America was held at the New Gracanica Monastery, Third Lake, IL, USA. This significant session was preceded by a seminar of the priests of our Diocese.

Assembly was attended by priests, monks and laity from 46 parishes and monasteries. Aside from the regular issues concerning the spiritual, financial and material wellbeing of the Diocese, a considerable amount of time was spent on the topic of education and upbringing of the youth of our parochial Sunday schools. The Assembly opened with an inspired greeting of His Grace Bishop Longin, and it concluded with his meaningful message and invitation to all to keep working on spiritual development. The Assembly passed a Resolution in the form of a pastoral message.

Gathering of the priesthood of Diocesan Deanery of Belgrade-Posavina

His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, served on 19 April 2013 the Divine Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts in the church of Saint Basil of Ostrog on Bezanijska Kosa. The occasion of this liturgical gathering was the confession and  a brotherly meeting of the clergy of Diocesan Deanery of Belgrade-Posavina