Bishop Irinej visits Holy Ascension Parish in Elizabeth
14. June 2021 - 8:33
On Thursday, June 10, 2021, the Great Feast of the Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ, His Grace Bishop Irinej of Eastern America celebrated the Hierarchal Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom in the parish church of the Holy Ascension in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Concelebrating with His Grace were Very Reverend Protopresbyter Aleksa Micich, parish priest, and Protodeacon Milos Zdralic.
Serbian Patriarch received Ambassador of Russia to Croatia
7. June 2021 - 12:38
His Holiness Porfirije, the Serbian Patriarch, received Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Croatia His Excellency Mr. Andrei Nesterenko in the Diocesan residence in Zagreb, on 7 June 2021.
In a cordial conversation, the first since Mr. Nesterenko was appointed the representative of the Russian Federation in Croatia, the interlocutors sent mutual congratulations and expressed hope for strengthening the relations between the two Orthodox nations.
Envoys from USA and EU visited Serbian Patriarch
4. June 2021 - 21:56
His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, along with Their Graces Bishops: Jefrem of Banja Luka, Irinej of Backa and Teodosije of Raska-Prizren, received Mr. Miroslav Lajcak, the EU Special Representative for the dialog between Belgrade and Mr. Matthew Palmer, the US Special Envoy for Western Balkans at the Patriarchal palace in Belgrade on 4 June 2021
In a long and open discussion representatives of the EU and US informed the Patriarch and the Bishops with activities they have been undertaking in the dialog between representatives of Belgrade and Pristina. They emphasized that they are engaged in resolving problems on the lower municipal level, such as the issue of the land property of Visoki Decani Monastery; the issue of the Pristina’s request to UNESCO to remove monasteries of Pec Patriarchate, Visoki Decani, Gracanica and the church of the Holy Virgin of Ljevish from the list of the World Heritage in Danger; the freedom of movement and other issues of vital importance for the everyday life of the Serbian Orthodox Church and her people in Kosovo and Metohija.
Canonical visit of Bishop Justin to the church of Saint Achilles in Arilje
8. June 2021 - 12:49
On the sixth Sunday after Pascha, the Sunday of the Blind Man, His Grace Bishop Justin of Zica celebrated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the church of Saint Achilles in Arilje. The Bishop was concelebrated by local clergy.
Bishop Irinej celebrates Liturgy in Monastery of the Holy Archangel Gabriel in Zemun
7. June 2021 - 15:26
On the 6th Sunday of Pascha, June 6, 2021, the Sunday of the Blind Man, His Grace Bishop Irinej celebrated the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy in the Monastery Church of the Holy Archangel Gabriel in Zemun Park, Serbia. Concelebrating with His Grace were Presbyters Panagiotis and Alexander.
