Parish Slava Celebration at Holy Trinity in Youngstown

Parish Slava Celebration at Holy Trinity in Youngstown
Parish Slava Celebration at Holy Trinity in Youngstown
Parish Slava Celebration at Holy Trinity in Youngstown
Parish Slava Celebration at Holy Trinity in Youngstown

The Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church-School Congregation on Laird Avenue in Youngstown, Ohio celebrated its Slava, Pentecost - Duhovi on June 4th beginning with the Divine Liturgy.

New Martyrs of the Piva canonized

New Martyrs of the Piva canonized
New Martyrs of the Piva canonized
New Martyrs of the Piva canonized
New Martyrs of the Piva canonized

On the feast of the Third Finding of the Head of St. John the Baptist, on June 7, 2017, His Grace Bishop Joanikije of Budim and Niksic celebrated the Holy Liturgy in the memory-church at the Dola village in the Piva region.

Quite a great number of the clergy and hieromonks from this Diocese concelebrated, with the prayerful participation of numerous faithful people. During the Divine Liturgy the Rite of canonization of the Holy New Martyrs of the Piva was performed, following a decision of the Holy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church brought at their spring session, and consequently they have been included into the Diptych of saints.

Church School Graduation in Columbus

Church School Graduation in Columbus
Church School Graduation in Columbus
Church School Graduation in Columbus
Church School Graduation in Columbus

On Sunday June 4, 2017, the feast of the Decent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles – Pentecost; following a very festive Divine Liturgy, St. Stevan Church School had a Graduation ceremony for the students.

Chairman of the State Duma received by the Serbian Patriarch

Chairman of the State Duma received by the Serbian Patriarch
Chairman of the State Duma received by the Serbian Patriarch
Chairman of the State Duma received by the Serbian Patriarch
Chairman of the State Duma received by the Serbian Patriarch

His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Irinej received His Excellency Mr. Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Parliament of the Russian Federation at the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade on 5 June 2017.

Mr. Volodin expressed gratitude to the Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church for the cordial reception during which they discussed the Russian-Serbian relations throughout history up to the present day. The Serbian Patriarch Irinej thanked the distinguished guests for the visit, wishing him, his associates and the brotherly Russian people every Divine blessing.

Descent of the Holy Spirit – patron feast-day of the Diocese and the Cathedral in Mostar

Descent of the Holy Spirit – patron feast-day of the Diocese and the Cathedral in Mostar
Descent of the Holy Spirit – patron feast-day of the Diocese and the Cathedral in Mostar
Descent of the Holy Spirit – patron feast-day of the Diocese and the Cathedral in Mostar
Descent of the Holy Spirit – patron feast-day of the Diocese and the Cathedral in Mostar

The Divine Liturgy was celebrated by Bishops Atanasije and Grigorije. - Dinner with the Mufti of Mostar and representatives of the Islamic community in Mostar and with a Franciscan monk.

The patron feast-day of the Cathedral church of the Diocese of Zaholm and Herzegovina in Mostar was in fact the celebration of all the faitful from the church community in Mostar and of all the members of the Diocese of Zaholm and Herzegovina, as well as of all the Christians all over the world.