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December 8, 2004
BISHOP
IRINEJ MEETS WITH NOVI SAD MAYOR MAJA GOJKOVIC
On
December 7, 2004 His Grace Bishop Irinej of Backa received Novi
Sad mayor Maja Gojkovic in the bishop’s residence in Novi Sad.
The
talks that took place were open and represent the first official
meeting between the mayor of Novi Sad and the Bishop of Backa
in years. The topic of conversation was the relationship between
the Diocese of Backa and the City of Novi Sad, and the needs of
Orthodox faithful in Novi Sad.
BISHOP
NIKOLAI AND THE NEW TESTAMENT ON THE JEWS
On
Thursday, December 9, 2004 at 6:00 p.m. at the Faculty of Machine
Engineering of the University of Belgrade, Srpski Sabor Dveri
and Pravoslavlje, the official publication of the Serbian Patriarchate,
will organize a promotion of Predrag Samardzic’s new book, "Bishop
Nikolai and the New Testament on the Jews". Speakers will
include Bishop Atanasije Jevtic of Zahumlje and Herzegovina (retired),
Hieromonk Irinej Dobrijevic, Presbyter Milorad Sredojevic, and
writer Djordje Janjic.
REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE CHURCH OF GREECE TO THE EUROPEAN UNION HOLDS LECTURE IN
REPRESENTATION OF RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH TO EUROPEAN INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
His
Grace Bishop Athanasios Chatzopoulos of Achaia, the representative
of the Church of Greece to the European Union, held a lecture
organized by the Representation of the Russian Orthodox Church
at the European International Organizations on Tuesday, December
7, 2004 on the theme “The mystery of salvation and the understanding
of the concept of deification in Orthodox patristic tradition”.
The next lecture will be given by Deacon Nikolai Losky, professor
of the St. Sergei Theological Institute in Paris, on the topic
of “Orthodoxy in Western Europe: History and future prospects”.
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