Serbian Orthodox Church

Second Week of St. Sava Camp in Session

The 2012 camp season at St. Sava Camp in Shadeland, Pa officially began on Sunday, July 15, 2012 with over 70 children in attendance. As every week, the children come from all over to attend St. Sava Camp. There were children from New York, Georgia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Ohio and Windsor, Canada. V. Rev. Stavrophor Rodney Torbic and V. Rev. Milovan Katanic were the clergy assigned the first week.

Currently, the second week is in session with Rev. Miladin Blagojevic, Rev. Dragoslav Kosic and Protodeacon Milan Medakovic assigned as clergy.

Orthodox Youth Fest on Golija

The First Orthodox Youth Fest on Golija organized on July 24, 2012at the newly consecrated monastery of St. Sava, gathered a large number of boys and girls from Herzegovina and Niksic. 

Feast of Icon of the Three-handed Theotokos in Belgrade

His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch served yesterday on July 25, 2012 the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the court yard of the side chapel of the Icon of the Three-handed Theotokos  in a village of Drobnjaci near Belgrade, with the concelebration of priests of the Archbishopric of Belgrade-Karlovac.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon visits Decani Monastery and Cathedral church of St. George in Prizren

Decani - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon with his spouse and associates visited on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 within his one-day visit to Kosovo and Metohia the Decani Monastery. The distinguished guest was welcomed by heugomen of the monastery archimandrite Sava with hieromonk Petar and nun Nifonta. After he learned about the history of the monastery and the visit to the church UN Secretary General with his delegation had a talk with archimandrite Sava and Decani monks. 

Monastery of Veselinje: Serbian Patriarch Irinej consecrates memorial church in glory and honour of the Glamoc hieromartyrs

On Sunday, 7th after the Pentecost, on July 22 2012, on the day of the memory of hieromartyrs of Glamoc Sima and Mirko, hieromartyr Pancratius and Saint Theodor, His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, upon the invitation of His Grace Bishop Hrizostom of Bihac-Petrovac came to the monastery of Veselinje in the village of Vrba near Glamoc. 

Bishop Maxim Celebrates the Divine Liturgy in Alhambra, California

On Sunday, July 22, 2012, the 7th Sunday after Pentecost, at the Saint Steven's Serbian Orthodox Church in Alhambra, California, His Grace Bishop Maxim, together with Fr. Jovan Babic, Diocesan Assistant Chancellor, Fr. Nicholas Ceko, Dean of the Cathedral, Fr. Norman Kosanovich, Assistant Priest at the Cathedral, and the faithful parishioners of Saint Steven's Cathedral, celebrated the Divine Liturgy commemorating the Holy Hieromartyr Pancratius, Bishop of Taormina in Italy and the Holy Hieromartyr Cyril, Bishop of Gortina in Crete.

Following the Divine Liturgy, His Grace, Bishop Maxim, all the Clergy and parishioners, enjoyed few hours of fellowship and a delicious luncheon in the main hall.

Source: Western American Diocese of the Serbian Orthodox Church