St Elijah Hosts Lenten Vespers

With the blessing of His Grace Bishop Irinej, on Sunday, February 26th, the Church-School congregation of St Elijah in Warren, Ohio hosted faithful from numerous parishes across the Cleveland Deanery. 

The evening began with Lenten Vespers concelebrated by Rev. Presbyter Dragan Gornjic, Dean of the Cleveland Deanery and parish priest at Holy Trinity in Youngstown (Raccoon Rd); Very Rev. Protosingelos Sava (Medakovich) of New Marcha Monastery in Richfield; Very Rev. Vladimir Demshuk, host priest at St Elijah in Warren; Very Rev. Protopresbyter Milan Pajic of St Archangel Michael in Akron; Rev. Presbyter Aleksa Pavichevich of St George in North Canton; Rev. Bosko Stojanovich of Holy Trinity in Youngstown (Laird Ave); and Rev. Presbyter Vedran Grabic of St George in Hermitage, Pennsylvania.

Following the service, all in attendance gathered in the parish hall for a Lenten meal served by the Circle of Serbian Sisters of St Elijah. The evening concluded with a stirring seminar offered by Rev. Vedran Grabic on the topic, "The modern man’s path to joyous Resurrection.” It was a beautiful evening of prayer, fellowship, and spiritual enlightenment.

Source: easterndiocese.org