Patronal feast day of the Municipality of Zemun
30. September 2013 - 10:02
Celebration of the patronal feast day (slava) of the Municipality of Zemun, the Elevation of the Holy Cross, began with the Divine Liturgy celebrated by His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch at the church of Saint Nicholas of Myra
The procession, led by Serbian Patriarch, went through streets of Zemun. About five hundred citizens attended the rite of cutting the slava cake and the solemn sermon of Serbian Patriarch.
Feast of the Elevation of the Holy Cross solemnly celebrated at Vozdovac church
30. September 2013 - 9:47
On the feast of the Elevation of the Holy Cross at the church of Sts. Emperor Constantine and Helen the patronal feast day of the choir was solemnly celebrated
His Grace Bishop Jovan of Ulpiana, Vicar to the Serbian Patriarch, celebrated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy with the concelebration of protopresbyter-stavrophor Branko Topalovic, episcopal dean of Belgrade II; protopresbyter-stavrophor Nedeljko Marjanovic, head of the church; protopresbyter Djordje Popovic, presbyter Sladjan Vlajic, military priest; protodeacon Radomir Rakic and deacon Vladislav Golic.
Diogenis Valavanidis receives Order of the Serbian Orthodox Church
26. September 2013 - 13:56
Today, in the formal Hall of the Serbian Patriarchate, in the attendance of all members of the Holy Synod of Bishops, His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriach granted the high medal of our holy Church to Mr. Diogenis Valavanidis.
On this occasion the Primate of our Church held a welcome speech in which he talked about celebrant's deed. Diogenis Valavanidis, Belgrader of the Greek origin, whose grandfather Avram Valavanidis as a surgeon of the Serbian army in the Balkan wars died from typhoid fever, today received the high medal of teh Serbian Orthodox Church - the Order of Saint Emperor Constantine.
Audience at the Serbian Patriarchate - 25 September 2013
27. September 2013 - 14:20
His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch received His Excellency Konstantinos Ikonomidis, Ambassador of the Republic of Greece in our country at the Patriarchate on 25 September 2013 . His Grace Bishop Andrej of Remesiana, Vicar to the Serbian Patriarch, also attended the audience.
In Podgorica's church of the Resurrection of Christ a central chandelier placed
26. September 2013 - 9:05
In Cathedral church of the Resurrection of Christ in Podgorica, which consecration will be performed on October 7th by several Orthodox Patriarchs and Bishops of Local Orthodox Churches who will participate at the central celebration of 17 centuries of the Edict of Milan, a central chandelier was placed on Tuesday. It was a work of masters from Ukranian city of Lvov, along with fourteen other, smaller chandeliers.
His Eminence Amfilohije, Archbishop of Cetinje and Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral and ambassador of Ukrain in Montenegro Mrs. Oksana Slyusarenko were present during the installing the chandalier. Metropolitan Amfilohije handed over a special letter of thanks of the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral to "Svetloservis" company and its director Cuba Igor Ivanovich " for constructing the chandalier unique for its beauty and size."
