The first 125 years of Jackson's gem
27. October 2019 - 1:02
The oldest Serbian Orthodox parish in North America, dedicated to Saint Sava, in Jackson, California, festively celebrated its 125th anniversary during the weekend of 18th-20th of October, 2019.
The commemoration of the jubilee began in the Amador County Public Library, where the parish clergy and parishioners presented several books that constitute the DNA of our community: The Christian Heritage of Kosovo and Metohija, The Serbian Christian Heritage of America, The Lives of Saint Mardarije of Libertyville and Saint Sebastian of Jackson, All Roads Lead to Jackson (on history and importance of the Serbian community in this city and region) and The Icons of Saint Sava Church in Jackson (with the parish history and explanation of frescoes).
“The Eight Centuries of Art under the auspices of the Serbian Orthodox Church”
14. October 2019 - 22:36
Within the central celebration of the jubilee of the eight centuries of the autocephaly of the Serbian Orthodox Church, His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch opened a monumental exhibition “The Eight Centuries of Art under the auspices of the Serbian Orthodox Church” in the Museum of the Serbian Orthodox Church on 9 October 2019.
The exhibition is organized with the blessing of His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, and members of the Holy Synod of Bishops with support of the Ministry of Culture and Information, Ministry of Justice, the Office for Cooperation with Churches and Religious Communities, Secretariate for Culture of the City of Belgrade and other institutions. The exhibition is accompanied by the 157-page with a more than hundred illustrations in color by the author Dr. Miljana Matic, curator of the Museum of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
A delegation of the Constantinople Patriarchate in Belgrade
27. October 2019 - 0:36
His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Irinej received a delegation of the Patriarchate of Constantinople headed by the Most Rev. Metropolitan John of Pergamon. The event took place at the Patriarchal Residence in Belgrade on 25 October 2019.
The delegation of the Patriarchate of Constantinople also consisted of Metropolitans Emmanuel of France, Maximos of Silivri, Amphilochios of Adrianople, and Deputy Secretary of the Holy Synod Grigorios.
Hierarchs of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the Dechani Monastery
9. October 2019 - 12:44
By arriving to Kosovo and Metohija Hierarchs of the Serbian Orthodox Church confirm the firm commitment of our Church to preservation of Kosovo and Metohija with our faithful people and holy shrines.
A group of twenty-two bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church headed by Jovan, Archbishop John of Ohrid, and Metropolitans Amfilohije of Montenegro and Hrizostom of Dabar-Bosnia, after a visit of the Pec Patriarchate on 7 October 2019 when they celebrated the jubilee of the Serbian Church, was ceremoniously welcomed at the historic Dechani Monastery.
Blessed Unity of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Republic of Serbia and Republika Srpska, unified in Saint Sava's Spirit
12. October 2019 - 12:16
Serbian Patriarch Irinej: “These children are our future! They are following the path of Saint Sava! Dear spiritual children: Love and respect Serbdom – love and respect Orthodoxy!”
The magnificent solemn academy, as the central cultural event marking the celebration of eight centuries of autocephaly of the Serbian Orthodox Church, was held in the packed hall of the Sava Center on 8 October 2019. This extraordinary ceremony was sponsored by the President of the Republic of Serbia.
