Cathedral in Hamilton celebrates church slava
24. December 2014 - 12:37
The St. Nicholas Cathedral in Hamilton celebrated their Church Slava on Sunday, December 21, 2014 with the Holy Hierarchical Divine Liturgy and Slava luncheon.
The Holy Hierarchical Liturgy was officiated by His Grace Bishop Georgije of Canada, with the concelebration of V. Rev. Dusan Gnjatic of Kitchener, the host priest V. Rev. Stavrophor Milojko Dimitric and V. Rev. Djuro Samac and the diocesan deacon, Deacon Stefan Ikonomovsky. Many parishioners attended the Divine Liturgy and approached the Holy Chalice.
Cleveland deanery meeting held on Christian education
24. December 2014 - 12:33
His Grace Bishop Dr. Mitrophan demonstrates the importance of Christian Education in the Eastern American Diocese by consistently having annual Deanery meetings focused on Christian Education.
Each Deanery meeting begins with a designated priest giving a well- developed talk focusing on Christian Education. Following discussion of the topic, parishes give oral and written reports of their parish educational programs.
The Twenty Sixth Annual Cleveland Deanery meeting on Christian Education was held at St. Sava Cathedral in Parma, Ohio on Saturday, December 20, 2014.
His Grace Bishop Dr. Mitrophan opened the meeting with prayer. Clergy and church school educators representing parishes from the Deanery were present to participate.
Host priest and Dean of the Cleveland Deanery, Very Rev. Dr. Zivojin Jakovljevic welcomed the attendees. He said the Deanery meetings were wonderful opportunities to exchange ideas, goals and successes.
Reverend Father Dragan Goronjic was designated by His Grace Bishop Dr. Mitrophan to speak on Christian Education at this meeting. Father Goronjic’s presentation was entitled “The Priest as a Model in the Education of a Student.”
Father Goronjic emphasized the importance of good communication with everyone including children. The Gospel is to be the content of conversations of priests and every Christian.
Patriarch Irenaeus awards Metropolitan Nicholas
22. December 2014 - 12:18
His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Irenaeus served the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the church of Holy Prophet Elijah at Sokolac, Republic of Srpska, and handed in His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas the order of Holy King Milutin, as a token of love and gratitude for the all thatt the Metropolitan had done in his life.
The order of Holy King Milutin the Serbian Orthodox Church presented to Metropolitan Nicholas of Dabar-Bosna for his effective, fruitful forty-years-long hierarchal work in the field of the ecclesial mission and education, as well as in the field of construction and renovation of shrines and theological institutions of our Holy Church.
Metropolitan Amphilochius visits province of Chaco
22. December 2014 - 11:44
His Eminence Amphilochius, Archbishop of Cetinje and Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral, the Bishop-Administrator of the Diocese of Buenos Aires and South-Central American of the Serbian Patriarchate, began his three-day visit to the Argentinian province of Chaco on Friday, December 12th.
His Eminence is accompanied by Archimandrite Kirilo Bojovich, Bishop’s deputy of the Diocese; hieromonk Simeon Lopez, parish priest in Medellin, Colombia; and protodeacon Nikola Radish, president of the Church-school congregation in Buenos Aires as well as protodeacon Igor Balaban from Cetinje. Metropolitan Amphilochius and his delegation were welcomed at the airport in Resistencia by local Serbian priests.
In Memoriam: V. Rev. Aleksandar Ivanovic
22. December 2014 - 8:41
On Friday around 4:00 p.m., on the day of his Slava, respected Very Rev. Fr. Aleksandar Ivanovic passed away. Fr. Aleksandar was recently retired from the active duties of the Parish Priest of St. Stephen of Decani Church at Leland Street, Chicago, and he was, for decades, serving as the Diocesan Secretary of the former Diocese of America and Canada, Metropolitanate of New Gracanica.
Memorial service will be held on Monday, December 22nd, at St. Stephen of Decani Church at Leland Street, Chicago, at 7:00 p.m. On Tuesday, December 23rd, Memorial Liturgy will be served at 9:00 a.m., at the New Gracanica Monastery, followed by the Burial service. He will be buried at the New Gracanica cemetery.
Source: New Gracanica and Midwestern America Diocese
