Serbian Orthodox Church

Information Service of
the Serbian Orthodox Church
January 5, 2005

CHRISTMAS GREETINGS

The Information Service of the Serbian Orthodox Church wishes all the visitors of the website of the Serbian Orthodox Church, its busy associates and the many people and organizations that have helped to realize its projects a merry Christmas and all the best in the new year.

PEACE OF GOD! – CHRIST IS BORN!
TRULY HE IS BORN!

GREETINGS FROM THE SERBIAN CHOIR ASSOCIATION

SERBIAN CHOIR ASSOCIATION
Founded in 2003

The Serbian Choir Association sends all its affiliated singing societies, choirs, presidents, secretaries, administrations, conductors, choir directors, composers, soloists and singers Christmas greetings, and wishes them a joyous holiday of the Nativity of the God-Child, Our Lord Jesus Christ, and best wishes for their advancement and success in the new year with the joyous Christmas greeting:

PEACE OF GOD! – CHRIST IS BORN!
TRULY HE IS BORN!

Glory to God in the highest, peace on earth and goodwill among men and women!

PATRIARCH PAVLE IN KOSOVO AND METOHIJA FOR CHRISTMAS

His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Pavle has departed for Kosovo and Metohija. On Christmas Eve and Chrstmas Day, His Holiness will serve in his Stavropegial lavra of the Pec Patriarchate.

BISHOP OF BACKA RECEIVES DIRECTORS OF NOVI SAD
PUBLIC COMPANIES

His Eminence Bishop Irinej of Backa together with Bishop Porfirije of Jegar, vicar bishop of the Diocese of Backa, received the directors of several public companies from the city in the bishop’s residence in Novi Sad.

They agreed upon further cooperation between the Diocese of Backa and city institutions in the realization of several projects, including sites for the building of new churches, restoration of the bishop’s residence, completion of work in progress on new churches and restoration of older ones, restoration of the monastery of Kovilj, maintenance and protection of areas around church buildings, cooperation with the city television station, etc. Bishop Irinej thanked his guests for their goodwill and willingness to work together and wished them a blessed Christmas holiday and a happy new year.

Presbyter Vladan Simic

DIRECTOR OF MIROSLAV KRLEZA LEXICOGRAPHICAL INSTITUTE
VISITS KRKA MONASTERY

Bishop Fotije of Dalmatia received a visit from the director of the Miroslav Krleza Lexicographical Institute and the vice president of Matica Hrvatska, Mr. Vlaho Bogisic, and the president of SKD Prosvjeta, Mr. Cedomir Visnjic in the Krka monastery of the Holy Archangels on January 4, 2005.

On the occasion of his visit to Krka Monastery, Mr. Bogisic donated all editions of encyclopedias published by the Lexicographical Institute in Zagreb to the library of the Holy Three Hierarchs Seminary.

Topics discussed during the conversation included cooperation between the Lexicographical Institute and the Seminary, and cooperation between the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia and Krka Monastery, especially with regard to the return of the monastery treasury and the assistance the monastery as a cultural monument expects from the Ministry of Culture for restoration of the monastery, particularly facilities for storage of the monastery treasury.

From the office of Krka Monastery

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