Bishop Arsenije celebrated the solemn celebration in Prokuplje

His Grace Bishop Arsenije of Nis served on July 21, 2021, when the Church prayerfully celebrates the Holy Greatmartyr Procopius, the Holy Liturgy in the church dedicated to this wonderful saint in Prokuplje.

His Grace Bishop was concelebrated by priests and hieromonks from several dioceses of the Serbian Orthodox Church. The singing of the choir of the Prokuplje church contributed to the beauty of the service.

Funeral of protopresbyter-stavrophor Adam Yonitch

 Funeral of protopresbyter-stavrophor Adam Yonitch
 Funeral of protopresbyter-stavrophor Adam Yonitch
 Funeral of protopresbyter-stavrophor Adam Yonitch
 Funeral of protopresbyter-stavrophor Adam Yonitch

On the Feast of the Holy Wonderworkers and Unmercenaries Cosmos and Damian, July 14, 2021, the Very Reverend Protopresbyter-Stavrophor Adam Yonitch, Jr., Lt. Col. USAFR, who reposed in the Lord on Sunday, July 11, 2021, was laid to rest following a lengthy illness.

Diocesan Assembly in memory of Hieromartyrs of Dabar-Bosnia in Vozucici

On Saturday, 17 July 2021, the first liturgical and all-diocesan Assembly was held in memory of Holy Hieromartyrs of Dabar-Bosnia in Vozucica.

Hieromartyrs of Dabar-Bosnia led by Metropolitan Petar (Zimonjic) of Dabar-Bosnia and Bishop Varnava (Nastic) of Hvosno, they are a great spiritual and moral wealth of both the Metropolitanate of Dabar-Bosnia and the entire Serbian Church and the whole Serbian people. Their sufferings and enduring of all kinds of torments by the Croatian-Muslim Ustashas even after the Second World War by ungodly communists amazed the world and the Church of Christ, which counted them to the Council of Saints One, Holy, Conciliar, Apostolic and Ecumenical Church.

Bishop Jerotej celebrates in an old Cathedral church

On the fourth Sunday after Pentecost, July 18, 2021, His Grace Bishop Jerotej of Toplica, Vicar of the Serbian Patriarch, served the Holy Hierarchical Liturgy in the old Cathedral Church in Belgrade.

The Bishop was concelebrated by protopresbyter-staurophor Branko Topalovic, presbyter Arsen Milovanovic, protodeacons Radomir Percevic and Damjan Bozic and hierodeacon Erazmo (Brankovski).

An Archpastoral visit to Oregon

An Archpastoral visit to Oregon
An Archpastoral visit to Oregon
An Archpastoral visit to Oregon
An Archpastoral visit to Oregon

On Saturday, July 2nd, the day of its Slava, the parish of St. John the Wonderworker joyfully opened its gates to receive its Archpastor, His Grace Bishop Maxim. The people of St. John’s parish rejoiced greatly to be once again gathered around their Bishop, an occasion that expresses both the fullness of the Church and also a tremendous comfort amidst the adversities of this past difficult year. A man’s happiness always increases when he finds others with whom to rejoice, and this beautiful day was no exception to this rule. The parishioners of St. John’s were blessed by the fraternal presence of Archpriest James Baglien of St. Martin’s Russian Orthodox Church, and they were further pleased to welcome Father Jovan Katanic, the new rector of their sister parish of St. Stephen’s in Portland.