Bishop Irinej officiates in Akron
7. September 2021 - 10:23
On the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, His Grace Bishop Irinej of Eastern America, was pleased to visit the parish of the Holy Great Martyr Demetrius in Akron, to serve the Hierarchical Divine and to preach the Word of God.
25th Annual Diocesan Days gathering – Day Two
7. September 2021 - 10:17
Matins and the Holy Hierarchical Divine Liturgy on Saturday, September 4, 2021, the feast day of the Holy Martyr Agathonicus, marked the beginning of the second day of the Diocesan Days Gathering at St. George Church in San Diego. Towards the end of the liturgy all the faithful, following in like manner of His Grace Bishop Maxim, knelt for the prayer of Invocation of the Holy Spirit. Bishop Maxim welcomed everyone at the conclusion of the liturgy noting that through the liturgical celebration everything is illumined. “We offered our thanksgiving, “ he said, “and our deliberations, and the assembly and the many ministries of the Diocese we humbly submit and offer to the Lord. Whether they will be accepted depends exclusively on Him and His love and lovingkindness“.
25th Annual Diocesan Days gathering – Day One
7. September 2021 - 10:11
With the blessings of His Grace Bishop Maxim of Western America the Saint George Serbian Church in San Diego served as host to the 25th Annual Diocesan Days Gathering which began on Friday, September 3, 2021. As clergy arrived from all directions of this vast Diocese they were warmly greeted by this year’s most gracious host, V. Rev. Protopresbyter Stavrophor Bratislav Bratso Krsic.
The Blessings and Hands of Slava 2021, Fair Oaks, California
7. September 2021 - 10:05
On Sunday, August 15th, the Gospel lesson was the feeding of the 5000 men (not including women and children). Matt. 15:32-39. The Lord told the Apostles to “feed the people” He told them to use their hands and gather what food was available. Then, Jesus blessed the food and everyone ate till they were satisfied.
Biography of Metropolitan Joanikije of Montenegro and the Littoral
6. September 2021 - 9:48
His Eminence Metropolitan Joanikije (Micovic) of Montenegro and the Littoral was born on 20 April 1959 in Velimlje (Banjani). He finished Grammar school in Niksic. He graduated at the Faculty of Orthodox Theology of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Belgrade in 1990 and was senior undergraduate at the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Belgrade in the speciality of philosophy.
He was tonsured on October 30, 1990 in the monastery of Celija Piperska. He was ordained to the rank of hierodeacon on February 7, 1991, and to the rank of hieromonk on February 17, 1991, when he was appointed acting head of the Savina monastery. He was appointed head of the Cetinje Monastery, teacher and head educator in the newly renovated Cetinje seminary on September 1, 1992. In September 1995, he was promoted to the rank of protosynchellos and appointed acting rector of the Cetinje seminary.
