Patron Saint-day of Serbian Patriarch Irinej
2. April 2018 - 14:40
On 31 April 2018, on the occasion of the Lazarus Saturday, His Patron Saint-day , His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch received , after the Holy Liturgy at the Cathedral church,high guests at the Patriarchate court in Belgrade. His Grace Bishop Lavrentije of Sabac performed a solemn rite of blessing the slava cake.
The slava rite was attended by His Eminence Metropolitan Porfirije of Zagreb-Ljubljana, Their Graces Bishops Irinej of Backa and Jovan of Sumadija, Secretary General of the president of the Republic of Serbian Nikola Selakovic, President of the Republic of Srpska Milorad Dodik, Minister of Justice Nela Kuburovic, Director of the Security Intelligence Agency (BIA) Bratislav Gasic, Director of the Office for Cooperation with Traditional Churches and Religious Communities Mileta Radojevic,PhD; abbot of the Holy Archangels monastery in Kovilj Archimandrite Isihije (Rogic), Ambassadors of Greece and Cyprus Elias Eliadis and Constanton Eliades, representatives of traditional Churches and religious communities, priests and monks, as well as many eminent people from economic and cultural life of the Serbian capital.
Lazarus Saturday in Cathedral church in Belgrade
2. April 2018 - 10:32
His Holiness Irinej Serbian Patriarch, officiated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy at the Cathedral church of Holy Archangel Michael in Belgrade on Lazarus Saturday, 31 March 2018.
In prayerful presence of His grace Bishop Lavrentije of Sabac, His Holiness was concelebrated by head of Novo Hopovo monastery Archimandrite Pavle Jovic, chief secretary of the Holy Synod of Bishops protopresbyter-staurophor Savo Jovic, PhD; dean of the Faculty of Orthodox Theology in Belgrade protopresbyter-staurophor Predrag Puzovic, PhD, etc.
"The Love of God the Father" 21st Annual Diocesan SKSS Retreat, Alhambra
31. March 2018 - 17:04
“See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we would be called children of God; and such we are” (I John 3:1).
This was the theme of the 21st Annual Diocesan Kolo Srpskih Sestara Lenten Women's Retreat which was held at the Saint Steven's Serbian Orthodox Cathedral in Alhambra, California on Friday, March 23rd and Saturday, March 24, 2017.
Joint Letter of the Serbian Orthodox Bishops in the United States of America
29. March 2018 - 12:10
Deputy Secretary John J. Sullivan
U.S. Department of State
2201 C Street, NW
Washington, DC 20520
March 27, 2018
Dear Deputy Secretary Sullivan:
We, the bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Dioceses in the United States, are writing to express our grave concern over yesterday’s assault by the Kosovo Police on Marko Djuric, Director of the Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija, as well as journalists and unarmed citizens. Our concern is particularly heightened noting that this brutality seems to be an integral part of an orchestrated campaign against Kosovo's Serbian population, coming in the wake of the assassination of Oliver Ivanovic.
Serbian Bishop Fotije received in audience Mufti Fazlovic
29. March 2018 - 11:45
Bishop Fotije and Mufti Fazlović agreed more intensive programs of inter-religious cooperation in the cities of Bijeljina and Tuzla.
His Eminence Bishop Fotije of Zvornik-Tuzla received Tuzla's Mufti Vahid ef. Fazlović in his Diocesan residence in Bijeljina on March 27, 2018. The meeting presented a continuation of conversations about the mutual cooperation following up Bishop’s visit to the mufti Fazlovic in December 2017.
The two religious dignitaries discussed concrete ways of cooperation between the two religious communities in the area, especially emphasizing the need for a more active work and cooperation of the Inter-Religious Council's Committees in Bijeljina and Tuzla. The meeting was attended by Samir ef. Kamic and Omer ef. Camić, the chief imams of Bijeljina and Janja.
Source: Zvornik-Tuzla Diocese
