The UOL Lenten Retreat took place on Saturday, April 13, 2019 at St. Francis Center for Renewal in Bethlehem, PA. For the last several years the UOL has worked with ACRY (American Carpatho-Russian Youth) in hosting the retreat. The retreat was a huge success with one hundred and twenty seven participants. The event is truly…

The crisp, clear spring morning greeted the pilgrims pleasantly as they approached St. Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church in Steelton, PA. The goal was to grow in Christ through education and prayer. Father Christopher welcomed around 20 faithful from the Harrisburg area to a retreat entitled: The Arena -The Battle of Great Lent. Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos,…

From April 3 – 4, 2019 the St. Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church of Philadelphia was honored with a blessing from His Grace, Bishop Irinej, to host (for the first time in the parish’s history) the annual Diocesan Clergy Confession and Seminar. Along with His Grace, Bishop Irinej, brethren clergy from throughout our Diocese and clergy…

On March 31st, the 3rd Sunday Of Great and Holy Lent, The Sunday of the Cross, His Grace, Bishop Irinej, took the time out of his busy schedule to make his first-ever visit to our Parish. He was welcomed by our beloved Prota Stevo Rocknage. He was greeted by our two beautiful Serbian “devojke” –…

After touching encounters with the Serbs in Strpce and Kosovsko Pomoravlje, His Holiness Patriarch visited the Gracanica Monastery on 16 April 2019. Serbian Patriarch Irinej was solemnly greeted in Gracanica monastery by Bishop Teodosije of Raska-Prizren with abbess Stephanida as well as the sisterhood of the Gracanica. Following the prayer in the church of the…

  A memorial service was officiated this week by the Patriarch of Bulgaria, His Holiness Neophyte, on the 94th anniversary of the St Nedelya Church assault in Sofia, which took place on April 16, 1925. After the service, Bishop Polycarp, in an address, called on the faithful to pray for the victims of the politically-inspired…

  The Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II, on Tuesday received members of a visiting US Congressional delegation in Tbilisi. Discussions revolved around the friendly relations between Georgia and the United States. The primate of the Georgian Church underlined the need for a peaceful return to Georgian sovereignty of currently occupied…

  The Patriarch of All Romania, His Beatitude Daniel, this week received Israel’s new ambassador to the country, David Saranga, in Bucharest. Daniel cited the excellent relations between Romania and Israel, with a prominent example being the pilgrimage to the Holy Land annually organized by the Romanian Patriarchate.

  The Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Irinej, on Tuesday concluded a four-day tour of Kosovo and Metohija. The Serbian Patriarch visited several historic monasteries and Orthodox Church, while also holding meetings with Orthodox faithful and officials. The highly symbolic visit comes amid a period of intense speculation over developments regarding the region.   …