Slava Celebration in Saratoga, California
5. December 2019 - 11:10On Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019, the Feastday of Saint king Stefan of Decani (+1331), the faithful parishioners of the Serbian Orthodox parish of St. Archangel Michael in Saratoga, CA, have celebrated their Saint protector and parish Slava, gathered around His Grace Bishop Maxim (Vasiljevic) of Western America, who officiated the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy.
Feast of the Parish of St. Andrew in Ghent
3. December 2019 - 15:07On Sunday, December 1, 2019, the homonymous parish in Ghent celebrated its patron saint, Saint Andrew the First-Called. After a canonical permission and invitation by Metropolitan Athenagoras of Belgium and Exarch of the Netherlands and Luxembourg, Metropolitan Athanasios of Achaia, Director of the Representative Office of the Church of Greece in the UN, presided over the Divine Liturgy, with the participation of clergy from the Metropolis of Belgium and the Church of Greece, in the presence of a crowd of people.
Meeting of Serbian Patriarch with the President of the Republic of Serbia
3. December 2019 - 13:51President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic met with His Holiness, Serbian Patriarch Irinej, on December 2nd, 2019.
In a cordial and open conversation, they discussed topics of importance for the state of Serbia and the Serbian Orthodox Church. President Vucic informed His Holiness about the current political situation and the increasingly serious economic progress of Serbia, which is a result of the implemented fiscal reforms.
Patriarchal Liturgy and ordination in the Cathedral church
3. December 2019 - 10:25His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch celebrated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the Cathedral Church in Belgrade on 1 December 2019.
The patriarch was concelebrated by local clergy. During the Holy Liturgy His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch ordained hypodeacon MIlojko Topalovic to the rank of deacon.
Bishop Milutin of Valjevo consecrated a school at Slatina
30. November 2019 - 10:01Serbia His Grace Bishop Milutin of Valjevo with the clergy from Valjevo and Ub consecrated a school at Slatina, and a filial class of the Primary School “Saint Sava” at Pambukovica.
This holy rite was organized on the initiative of the principal of the school Slavica Marjanovic and representatives of the Municipality of Ub. Parents of children and friends from the school were present. A rich cultural program followed the church rite.