Bishop Irinej Visits Holy Ascension Parish in Youngwood
24. June 2021 - 14:35
On June 13, 2021, the Seventh Sunday following Pascha, when we celebrate the memory of the 318 Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council (325AD), His Grace Bishop Irinej of Eastern America celebrated the Hierarchal Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom in the parish church of the Holy Ascension of Christ in Youngwood, Pennsylvania. Concelebrating with His Grace were Protopresbyter-Stavrophor Rodney Torbic, Presbyter Rumen Stoychev, parish priest, and Protodeacon Milos Zdralic. Also, prayerfully present was retired parish priest, Protopresbyter-Stavrophor Adam Yonitch.
Pentecost Tuesday
24. June 2021 - 14:42
With the blessings of His Grace Bishop Irinej, on the third day of the Feast of the Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles, Holy Liturgy was celebrated at St. Sava Church in St. Petersburg.
The Feast day in Sopocani Monastery
24. June 2021 - 10:39
His Grace Bishop Teodosije of Raska-Prizren celebrated the Vigil service and the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the Monastery of Sopocani, on the feast day of the Descent of the Holy Spirit unto the Apostles - Pentecost.
Bishop Teodosije, before the feast day, was welcomed by the brotherhood of the Sopocani Monastery, clergy of the Diocesan Deanery of Novi Pazar and the faithful people that gathered in this monastery to celebrate the church slava. On the day of the feast, the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy was served. The Bishop was concelebrated by abbot of the Sopocani Monastery Teoktist, abbot Andrej of the Black River Monastery, hieromonk Isidor from the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian near Pirot and deacon Milutin Popadic.
Serbian Patriarch received a high official of the Government of the Russian Federation
19. June 2021 - 16:56
His Holiness Porfirije, the Serbian Patriarch, received His Excellency Alexander Grushko, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, at the Patriarchal Palace in Belgrade, on June 18, 2021.
Patriarch Porfirije and Deputy Minister Mr. Grushko in an open and friendly conversation expressed satisfaction with the strong friendly relations between the Republic of Serbia and the Russian Federation, which are reflected at all levels. Patriarch Porfirije pointed out several important joint projects, crowned with Russian participation in the interior decoration of the Saint Sava Memorial Cathedral in the Vracar district, and thanked the Russian Federation for its support and understanding on the problems facing the Serbian Orthodox Church in the southern Serbian province of Kosovo and Metohija.
Serbian Patriarch received OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
17. June 2021 - 14:20
His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch received His Excellency Kairat Abdrakhmanov, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities at the Patriarchal Palace in Belgrade, on 16 June 2021.
The Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church thanked High Commissioner Abdrakhmanov for the visit, trust and attention he paid to the position and status of national minorities in the Republic of Serbia. "The church is essentially committed to dialogue. If one of our goals is the coexistence of members of different churches and religious communities, then it is necessary for us to know each other, and in order to get to know each other, we need a dialogue, "Patriarch Porfirije emphasized.
