Nine years of the Patriarchal Ministry of His Holiness Kirill
4. February 2018 - 16:04
The significant anniversary of Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill was marked on February 4th, 2018 with the Divine Liturgy in the Russian church of Holy Trinity in Belgrade officiated by His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch.
Representatives of the UN Secretary General visit Serbian Patriarch
4. February 2018 - 12:05
His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch received Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary -General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration in Kosovo (UNMIK) Zahir Tanin at the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade on February 2nd, 2018.
The audience was attended by Representative of the UN Secretary-General and the Director of the UN Office in Belgrade Mrs. Simona-Mirela Miculescu and His Grace Bishop Teodosije of Raska-Prizren.
Celebration of Saint Sava’s feast-day in Banja Luka
3. February 2018 - 15:19
His Grace Bishop Jefrem of Banjaluka served, on the occasion of the feast-day of Saint Sava, the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the Cathedral church of Christ the Saviour in Banja Luka.
After the Holy Liturgy, there was a rite of blessing and cutting the slava cake. The young ones received some gifts. The feast-day of Saint Sava was celebrated throughout Banjaluka – in schools, with solemn performances and slava rites as well as at the Cultural Centre of Banski Dvor where a traditional Saint Sava Academy was held.
On the student patron feast celebration of St. Sava at Cambridge University.
1. February 2018 - 16:57
With the blessing of His Grace Bishop Dositej diocese for Great Britain & Scandinavia, Serbian students at Cambridge University celebrated their patron and intercessor before our Lord and God, the first Serbian Archbishop St. Sava.
The rite of blessing the Slava wheat, wine and bread was celebrated by protopresbyter - stavrophore Aleksandar Ilic, parish priest of St. John the Baptist church in Halifax, West Yorkshire. The host of the Slava was Mr. Luka Bojovic from Gornji Milanovac. For next year’s Slava the honour of hosting was accepted by Mr. Ivan Tanasijevic from Zrenjanin.
Foundation Stone for the Penitentiary Institution Pozarevac - Zabela
1. February 2018 - 12:42
On the day of the Veneration of the Precious Chains of the Holy and All-Glorious Apostle Peter, His Grace Bishop Ignatije of Branicevo served the rite of blessing of the foundation stone for the church dedicated to Sts. Peter and Paul the Apostles at the Penitentiary institution Pozarevac-Zabela.
Revd. Nikola Marjanovic, spiritual father at the Penitentiary institution Zabela, and some clergymen concelebrated with the Diocesan Bishop in presence of the acting director of the Administration for executing criminal sanctions Mr. Dejan Carevic, employees and members of the local community of the town Pozarevac. After more than a century and a half of its existence this institution for executing criminal sanctions is going to have its own church.
