Serbian Orthodox Church

East Sarajevo: The Cathedral Church of Christ the Savior is to be built

By the grace of God and thanks to  pastoral care of His Eminence the Metropolitan Hrisostom of Dabar-Bosnia and good will of the local authorities of the municipality of East New Sarajevo, headed by the mayor Ljubisa Cosic, a new Cathedral Church dedicated to Christ the Savior will be built in East Sarajevo.

Patriarch Pavle of Serbia prayerfully commemorated on 11th anniversary of his repose

His Holiness Patriarch of Serbia (+ 2009) was and is greatly beloved by the Serbian Orthodox faithful and the Orthodox faithful throughout the world. Hundreds of thousands filled the streets 11 years ago to bid farewell to their holy archpastor.

And yesterday, Sunday, November 15, Patriarch Pavle was prayerfully commemorated on the 11th anniversary of his repose, as Patriarchal Vicar Bishop Stephen of Remesiana celebrated the Divine Liturgy and a memorial parastas for both Patriarch Pavle and the newly-departed Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro at Rakovica Monastery near Belgrade.

Fresco-paintings of the church at Smiljan started

With the blessing of His Grace Gerasim, Bishop of Gornji Karlovac, painting of the church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Smiljan started. The Serbian archpriest Milutin Tesla, father of one of the greatest scientists Nikola Tesla, served in that church as a parish priest. Nikola Tesla himself was baptized in that church in 1856.

A People’s Kitchen of the Diocese of Backa has started working

With the blessing of the Bishop Dr. Irinej of Backa, the first fifty cooked meals were distributed to the users of the People’s Kitchen of the Diocese of Backa on the feast-day of the Holy Great Martyr Demetrius  of Thessalonica and the Holy Martyr Nestor, on November 9, 2020.

The meals were taken to the addresses of the immovable users of the People’sl Kitchen. On weekdays, in the premises of the People’s Kitchen (next to the Church of the Ascension of the Lord at  Klisa, Novi Sad), one cooked meal will be distributed for 50 people, while the users of the Kitchen will be given a dry meal every weekend, next to the cooked meal every Friday.

Meeting of military chaplains with Bishop Arsenije

His Grace Bishop of Nis Arsenije, who is in charge of the Army ministry, celebrated  the Holy Liturgy in the Cathedral in Nis, together with the chaplains of the Serbian Army, on November 7, 2020.

At the Small Entrance, the Rt Reverend Bishop promoted priest George Dimic, a military priest of the Land Army, to the rank of archpriest. After the dismisaal, His Grace the Bishop awarded the high decoration of the Diocese of Nis -  Order of St. Roman of Djunis of the second degree to Dr. Jovica Stanojkovic, a retired colonel of the Serbian Army, for his love for the Holy Mother Church.

Saint Demetrius – Patron Saint-day of the Zgodacica monastery

On the day when the Church celebrates the memory of the Holy Great Martyr Demetrius, the brotherhood of the Zgodacica monastery was honored by the visit of His Grace Bishop Justin of Zica.

The Bishop officiated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy with the concelebration of the Diocesan Dean of Zica archpriest staurophor Nenad Ilic, abbot of the Zgodacica monastery hieromonk Stefan, archpriests Srboljub Stojkovic and Zeljko Filipovic, priest Vladimir Stefanovic, protodeacon Aleksandar Grujovic,  in the prayerful presence of the monastics of monasteries of Preobrazenje, Sretenje, Voljavca, Kamenac and the faithful people.