His Grace Bishop Irinej makes a canonical visit to Lackawanna

In the midst of the joy of the Nativity of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the St. Stephen Serbian Orthodox Church increased its joy through the visit of His Grace Rt. Rev. Irinej, our diocesan bishop.

Accompanying His Grace was Protodeacon Jovan Anicic. His Grace celebrated the Divine Liturgy on the Patronal Feast of our church - St. Stephen, Archdeacon and Protomartyr, on Saturday, January 9, along with parish priest Protonamesnik Vladislav Golic, Protodeacon Jovan, and our parish Deacon Steven Gjurich. Domacini for the Slava were Sinisa and Olja Bogunovic, with their children Leonora and Milos.

Bishop Jovan celebrated the Holy Liturgy in Cathedral church in Belgrade

His Grace Bishop Jovan of Sumadija, the administrator of the Archbishopric of Belgrade-Karlovac officiated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the Cathedral church of Holy Archangel Michael in Belgrade on 14 January 2021, on the feast of the Circumcision of the Lord and God and Saviour Jesus Christ and the day when the Church celebrates Saint Basil the Great.

The Bishop was concelebrated by protopresbyter-staurophors Petar Lukic and Branko Topalovic, presbyters Slavisa Popovic and Arsen Milovanovic, protodeacon Radomir Percevic and Damjan Bozic, deacons Aleksandar Sekulic and Branislav Jocic, as well as hierodeacon Vasilije (Starovlah). 

Meeting between Metropolitan Porfirije and Cardinal Bozanic: Overcome all difficulties together

- If we recognize our neighbour in the other, then all difficulties, whatever they may be, will at least be easier, and in practice they will be easier to overcome,  Metropolitan Porfirije said during the meeting with Archbishop Josip Bozanic.

The Metropolitan Porfirije of Zagreb and Ljubljana and Archbishop of Zagreb Josip Cardinal Bozanic met in the Archdiocese of Zagreb on January 12, 2021. They visited the Zagreb Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Cathedral church of the Transfiguration of the Lord. Both churches, as well as the premises of the Archdiocese and the Diocese of Zagreb-Ljubljana, which are located next to them, were severely damaged in the earthquake of March 22, and additionally in the recent earthquakes that hit Banija.

Bishop Irinej Visits Saint Stephen Parish in Lackawanna

Bishop Irinej Visits Saint Stephen Parish in Lackawanna
Bishop Irinej Visits Saint Stephen Parish in Lackawanna
Bishop Irinej Visits Saint Stephen Parish in Lackawanna
Bishop Irinej Visits Saint Stephen Parish in Lackawanna

In the midst of the joy of the Nativity of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the St. Stephen Serbian Orthodox Church increased its joy through the visit of His Grace Rt. Rev. IRINEJ, our diocesan bishop. Accompanying His Grace was Protodeacon Jovan Anicic. His Grace celebrated the Divine Liturgy on the Patronal Feast of our church - St. Stephen, Archdeacon and Protomartyr, on Saturday, January 9, along with parish priest Protonamesnik Vladislav Golic, Protodeacon Jovan, and our parish Deacon Steven Gjurich. Domacini for the Slava were Sinisa and Olja Bogunovic, with their children Leonora and Milos.

Bishop Jovan served in Kalenic Monastery

Bishop Jovan served in Kalenic Monastery
Bishop Jovan served in Kalenic Monastery
Bishop Jovan served in Kalenic Monastery
Bishop Jovan served in Kalenic Monastery

On Sunday of Holy Fathers, 10 January 2021, on the feast day of Holy 20.000 martyrs of Nicomedia, His Grace Bishop Jovan of Sumadia, the Administrator of the Diocese of Belgrade-Karlovci, offciated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the monastery of Kalenic, in the chapel of Sant Anastasija of Serbia.