Serbian Orthodox Church

Information Service of
the Serbian Orthodox Church
November 18, 2005

FOUR PERSONS LIGHTLY INJURED IN STRPCE

Four persons were injured in yesterday’s explosion at the marketplace in Strpce in the south of Kosovo, the International Press Center of the Coordinating Center for Kosovo and Metohija in Kosovska Mitrovica advised.

Citing the director of the Strpce Health Center, the Press Center said in a written statement that the injured were Boban Markovic (born 1990), Darko Ivkovic (born 1989) and Milos Basaric, all from the village of Sevce near Strpce, and Kadri Guri (born 1956) from Kacanik near Urosevac, the owner of a destroyed truck which was probably rigged with explosives.

The powerful explosion occurred this morning shortly after 9:00 a.m. at a time when there were a lot of people in the Strpce marketplace because Thursday is market day.

All the injured were treated in the Strpce Health Center and after receiving emergency attention Milos Basaric was kept for further treatment. The police are still conducting an investigation. It is assumed that the explosive was remotely activated.

Source: www.kosovo.com

METROPOLITAN AMFILOHIJE RECEIVES GREEK AMBASSADOR

His Eminence Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro and the Littoral received the ambassador of the Republic of Greece in Serbia and Montenegro, Mr. Christos Panagopoulos, and the newly appointed consul general of the Republic of Greece in Podogorica, Mr. Nikolaos Kaimenakis, in Cetinje today.

The main topics of the extended and friendly meeting were the position of the Orthodox Church in Montenegro, the relationship of the government toward the Church, as well as the issue of interchurch relations in the modern world.

Source: Svetigora Press

ASSEMBLY FOR KOSOVO AND METOHIJA

On the occasion of the beginning of negotiations on the status of Kosovo and Metohija, the Serbian Youth Assembly is organizing an Assembly for Kosovo and Metohija at 12:00 noon on Saturday, November 19, 2005 in the large auditorium of the Syndicate Hall.

Participants in the Assembly include Their Graces Bishop Atanasije (Jevtic) of Zahumlje and Herzegovina (retired), Bishop Joanikije of Budimlje and Niksic and Vicar Bishop Teodosije of Lipljan; Hieromonk Irinej (Dobrijevic), head of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija of the Holy Assembly of Bishops; Sanda Raskovic-Ivic, president of the Coordinating Center for Kosovo and Metohija of the Serbian government; Dusan Antelj, minister of religions in the Serbian government; and children from Kosovo and Metohija.

Admission is free!

PROMOTION OF MONOGRAPH ON DECANI MONASTERY
HELD IN THE NATIONAL MUSEUM IN BELGRADE

The Decani Monograph, one of the most significant scientific and publishing projects on the subject, including the history of the monastery, its liturgical mission and its social role from its founding to today, was presented this evening in the atrium of the National Museum

The event was attended by Bishop Artemije of Raska and Prizren who congratulated the group of authors, saying that the history of the monastery of Decani attests to the life of its monks and is interwoven with centuries of suffering in Kosovo and Metohija.

Speaking about the importance of this holy shrine for Kosovo and Metohija, the Bishop added that our times and the suffering in the province have imposed the need to write a spiritual monograph about Decani because its architecture and paintings have a far reaching Christian message that should be expressed.

One of the authors of the monograph, Milka Canak-Medic, who addressed the subject of the construction and sculpture, reminded that for centuries Decani has been the object of admiration as an artistic masterpiece. She explained that this monograph is the result of her many years of work on the restoration and repair of Decani.

According to Branislav Todic, the author of the part of the book covering the construction and founding of the church and the monastery, who explained the philosophy of salvation depicted in the frescoes in a unique way, this monograph is, nevertheless, the work of a group of authors.

He named and thanked all those who contributed to shedding light on the time in which the monastery lived and especially the time of its founder and endower, St. Stefan of Decani.

He expressed special thanks to photographers Branislav Strugar and Vladimir Popovic for the appearance of the Decani Monograph.

Branko Jokic, the director of the Pristina Museum, spoke on behalf of the publisher, the Museum and the Mnemosyne Center for the Protection of Kosovo and Metohija Heritage, while Serbian deputy minister of culture Vladimir Tomcic spoke in the name of the ministry of culture, which underwrote this edition.

Source: www.kosovo.com

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