Patron Saint-day of the First Belgrade Choral Ensemble

Patron Saint-day of the First Belgrade Choral Ensemble
Patron Saint-day of the First Belgrade Choral Ensemble
Patron Saint-day of the First Belgrade Choral Ensemble
Patron Saint-day of the First Belgrade Choral Ensemble

On the feast-day of Saint Basil the Great, 14 December 2019, His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, celebrated Holy Hierarchal Liturgy with concelebration of local clergy in Belgrade’s Cathedral church of Saint Michael the Archangel, during which the Primate of the Church blessed the festal loaf of the First Belgrade Choral Ensemble.

The First Belgrade Choral Ensemble gave a traditional charity concert of the Cathedral church on a great scene of the National Theater in Belgrade in the evening of the same day. Traditionally, next to the First Belgrade Choral Ensemble its Children’s choir and some opera singers performed the program consisting of church hymns and national songs. This year’s event was dedicated to the historic jubilee – the 800 anniversary of the autocephaly of the Serbian Orthodox Church.

Feast-Day of Saint Basil the Great in Szeged

Feast-Day of Saint Basil the Great in Szeged
Feast-Day of Saint Basil the Great in Szeged
Feast-Day of Saint Basil the Great in Szeged
Feast-Day of Saint Basil the Great in Szeged

Orthodox faithful in Szeged, Hungary, thanked the Lord for His philanthropy

On 14 January 2019, when our holy Church prayerfully remembers Saint Basil the Great, the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in Szeged was served by Bishop Lukijan of Buda and Administrator of Temisoara, and Bishop Silouan of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese for Hungary with the concelebration of Serbian, Romanian and Russian clergy.

Spectacular Saint Sava Celebration in Washington

Spectacular Saint Sava Celebration in Washington
Spectacular Saint Sava Celebration in Washington
Spectacular Saint Sava Celebration in Washington
Spectacular Saint Sava Celebration in Washington

Over the weekend of February 2-3, 2019, the St. Luke Serbian Orthodox Church community of Washington, DC celebrated St. Sava in a spectacular fashion. 

This two-day celebration was one for the history books in this parish, as it was dually the largest event the St. Luke parish has hosted in many years and the first time that allSerbian organizations in the greater Washington area came together to celebrate St. Sava in at least nine years.

Saint Sava Celebration in Cincinnati, Ohio

Saint Sava Celebration in Cincinnati, Ohio
Saint Sava Celebration in Cincinnati, Ohio
Saint Sava Celebration in Cincinnati, Ohio
Saint Sava Celebration in Cincinnati, Ohio

The Serbian Orthodox Church of St. George in Cincinnati, Ohio has once again traditionally celebrated Saint Sava. Our people who live far from their homeland have proved once again that they unselfishly preserve the tradition of Saint Sava. Saint Sava, the founder of education and the first Serbian archbishop, is one of the most important figures of Serbian history and is celebrated on January 27th.

Patriarchal Liturgy in New Belgrade

Patriarchal Liturgy in New Belgrade
Patriarchal Liturgy in New Belgrade
Patriarchal Liturgy in New Belgrade
Patriarchal Liturgy in New Belgrade

His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, served the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the church of Saint Demetrius in New Belgrade on 10th February 2019.

The Patriarch was concelebrated by protopresbyter-staurophors Rajko Nedic and Predrag Micic, protopresbyter Vladimir Zamahajev, presbyter Stefan Vasiljevic, archdeacon Marko (Momcilovic), as well as deacons Ilija Tomic and Dragan Tanasijevic.