Serbian Orthodox Church

Information Service of
the Serbian Orthodox Church
June 1, 2005

BISHOP GERASIM OF GORNJI KARLOVAC VISITS RESIDENTS
OF VILLAGE OF MARINDOL, SLOVENIA

On May 30, 2005 His Grace Bishop Gerasim of Gornji Karlovac, accompanied by Priest Jelenko Stojanovic, visited the residents of the village of Marindol in the Republic of Slovenia. Following the visit he met with Mayor of Crnomelj, Mr. Andrej Fabijan. The Mayor of Crnomelj welcomed Bishop Gerasim in the municipal offices, where His Grace thanked him for his comprehensive assistance to the Serbian residents in preparation of the church and churchyard in Marindol.

In further conversation with the Mayor, Bishop Gerasim requested his assistance with regard to restoration of nationalized property on which the church is located, which was confiscated by the Communist government in 1946.

ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH RECEIVES DELEGATION
FROM ANGLICAN COMMUNION

His All-Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople received a delegation from the Anglican Communion from May 9-11, 2005, in Constantinople (Istanbul). In the framework of the visit to Constantinople, His All-Holiness conducted several informal talks with the members of the Anglican delegation, among them Hugh Wybrew, well-known liturgist and member of the Anglican-Orthodox Commission. Together with the Ecumenical Patriarch, the guests were also received by His Eminence Metropolitan John of Pergamon, member of the Academy of Athens and Orthodox co-chair of the Anglican-Orthodox Theological Dialogue, the Very Reverend Archimandrite Elpidophoros Lambriniadis, chief secretary of the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, and the Reverend Deacon Neophytos, Secretary of the Commission. During the informal talks each side was updated on the internal affairs and developments of the other, the course of the dialogue with the Roman Catholic and Old Catholic Churches, and the relationship of the other side with the projects of the World Council of Churches. In the end, the Committee reflected on the course of the Dialogue between the Anglican and the Orthodox Churches and expressed the common desire for the Dialogue to be continued in the spirit of mutual understanding and respect.

Source: Ecumenical Patriarchate website

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