Saint Petersburg Deanery Annual Meeting

Saint Petersburg Deanery Annual Meeting
Saint Petersburg Deanery Annual Meeting
Saint Petersburg Deanery Annual Meeting
Saint Petersburg Deanery Annual Meeting

The annual meeting for the St. Petersburg Deanery was held Thursday March 19 through Saturday March 20, 2015. This meeting consists of the parishes in the Deanery giving their reports for their church and Sunday school activities from the past year. This is an annual meeting that travels to different parishes every year.

Washington-New York Deanery Christian Education meeting

On Friday, March 28th, the annual Washington-New York Deanery Christian Education meeting was held at St Sava Cathedral in Manhatten. Immediately following Hierarchical Divine Liturgy, participating educators and clergy gathered for a wonderful presentaiton by Rev Christopher Rocknage of St Nicholas in Steelton, PA.

In addition to clergy and educators from the Washington-New York Deanery, His Grace Bishop Dr Mitrophan and V Rev Rodney Torbic, the dicoesan coordinator for Christian education, were in attendance.

Saint George church in Elizabeth hosts akathist to the Mother of God

Saint George church in Elizabeth hosts akathist to the Mother of God
Saint George church in Elizabeth hosts akathist to the Mother of God
Saint George church in Elizabeth hosts akathist to the Mother of God
Saint George church in Elizabeth hosts akathist to the Mother of God

His Grace Bishop Dr. Mitrophan came to St. George Serbian Orthodox Church in Elizabeth, New Jersey for the beautiful and inspiring Akathist to the Mother of God served on Friday evening during the Fifth Week of Great Lent.

Bishop from Russia serves in Saint Sava Cathedral

Bishop from Russia serves in Saint Sava Cathedral
Bishop from Russia serves in Saint Sava Cathedral
Bishop from Russia serves in Saint Sava Cathedral
Bishop from Russia serves in Saint Sava Cathedral

His Grace Bishop Augustin Anisimov of Gorodec and Vetlug served yesterday, on the feast day of Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebaste, among our people known as the Youth's Day, the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy at the side chapel of Saint Sava Cathedral on Vracar. 

Metropolitan Porfirije visits President of Croatia Kolinda Grabar- Kitarovic

Metropolitan Porfirije visits President of Croatia Kolinda Grabar- Kitarovic
Metropolitan Porfirije visits President of Croatia Kolinda Grabar- Kitarovic
Metropolitan Porfirije visits President of Croatia Kolinda Grabar- Kitarovic
Metropolitan Porfirije visits President of Croatia Kolinda Grabar- Kitarovic

On Wednesday, March 25th, 2015, His Eminence Metropolitan Dr. Porfirije of Zagreb-Ljubljana was in his first official visit to the newly elected President of the Republic of Croatia Mrs. Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic.

Metropolitan Porfirije congratulated Mrs. Grabar-Kitarovic for the election as Presiden of the Republic and wished her a blessing of God and the success at this responsible duty. They both expressed a readiness for all neccessary cooperation, in the service of the common good of all  citizens of the Republic of Croatia. Future regular meetings were also agreed, while President Grabar-Kitarovic and Metropolitan Porfirije, in the spirit of the Christian values, democratic principles and competencies, will be of service and  help to each other.