Serbian Orthodox Church
The Feast of the Nativity of Christ in New York & New Jersey
12. January 2021 - 10:07
On Wednesday, January 6th, 2021, His Grace Bishop Irinej of Eastern America celebrated the Hierarchical Vesperal Divine Liturgy in the Church of the Conception of St. John the Baptist in Paterson, New Jersey. Concelebrating with the Bishop were Protopresbyter Djokan Majstorovic, Presbyter Lavrentije Soper and Protodeacon Milos Zdralic.
That evening, the Eve of the Nativity of Christ, Bishop Irinej was joined in the celebration of the Christmas Vigil by Protopresbyter Milan Dragovic and Protodeacon Milos Zdralic, for the New York Serbian Community of Saint Sava Cathedral at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.
On third day of Christmas Bishop Jovan celebrated the Liturgy in the church at Aerodrom
11. January 2021 - 15:14
His Grace Bishop Jovan of Sumadija and the Administrator of Belgrade-Karlovci celebrated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the church of Saint Sava in Aerodrom, Kragujevac on 9 January 2021, on the feast day of Holy Stephen the Archdeacon.
The Bishop was concelebrated by protopresbyter-staurophors Zoran Krstic, Rajko Stefanovic and Milan Borota, protonamesnik Branislav Matic, hierodeacon Vasilije (Starovlah) and Jovan (Prokin) and deacon Aleksandar Djordjevic, readers subdeacon Milos Kocic and students of theology Vasilije Tesi i Dimitrije Jakovljevic.
Patron Saint-day of Court chapel of Holy Archdeacon Stephen in Dalj
11. January 2021 - 10:30
On the feast day of Saint Stephen the Archdeacon, 9 January 2021, His Grace Bishop Heruvim of Osek-Polje and Baranja celebrated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the chapel dedicated to this first Christan martyr.
The Bishop was concelebrated by protonamesnik Mladen Skopljak from the Diocese of Dalmatia and deacon Vojislav Nikolic, deacon at the court chapel in Dalj.
Feast day of Saint Stephen the Archdeacon in Sarajevo
11. January 2021 - 10:20
His Eminence Metropolitan Hrizostom of Dabar-Bosnia and the Locum Tenens of the Throne of the Serbian Patriarchs officiated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in Cathedral church in Sarajevo on 9 January 2021, on the feast day of Holy Archdeacon and the First Martyr Stephen.
The Metropolitan was concelebrated by protopresbyter-staurophors Cedo Djureinovic and Vladimir Stupar; archpriests Bosko Tosovic and Velimir Divljanovic, protonamesnik Bojan Zekic, presbyters Darko Danilovic, and Bozidar Tanovic, chief Саслуживали су протојереји-ставрофори Чедо Ђуреиновић и Владимир Ступар; протојереји Бошко Тошовић и Велимир Дивљановић, протонамесник Бојан Зекић, јереји Дарко Даниловић, и Божидар Тановић, chief military chaplain archpriest Milorad Milinkovic and deacon Budimir Gardovic.
Patron Saint-day and Day of Republika Srpska
11. January 2021 - 10:13
The feast day of Holy First Martyr and Archdeacon Stephen, the Patron Saint-day of Republika Srpska, was marked with the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy which was celebrated by His Grace Bishop Jefrem of Banja Luka in the Cathedral church of Christ the Saviour in Banja Luka.
- It is difficult to choose a better heavenly protector of Republika Srpska than Saint Stephen the Archdeacon, who preached the truth, suffered for the truth and in the end won, said Bishop Jefrem.
Feast day in the church of Mother of God in Zemun
11. January 2021 - 10:00
With the blessing of His Grace Bishop Jovan of Sumadija and the administrator of the Archbishopric of Belgrade-Karlovci His Grace Bishop Stefan celebrated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the church of the Nativity of Most Holy Mother of God in Zemun on 8 January 2020, on the feast day of the Synaxis of the Most Holy Mother of God.
The Bishop was concelebrated by protopresbyter-staurophors Bozo Bakajlic, Branko Zelen, archpriest Nebojsa Topolic, protodeacon Mladen Kovacic and deacon Boris Bozic in the prayerful presence of many believers.
