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On Friday, October 14th, the Slava of the New Gracanica Monastery was celebrated in a most festive way. Bishop Longin officiated the Divine Liturgy and along him served sixteen priests and seven deacons. The church was almost filled to capacity. After the Liturgy, the procession followed around the church with the Gospel readings. Later in the day, everyone gathered for the reception at the monastery hall, which was also almost completely full. ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 11 100th Anniversary in East Chicago, IN Between September 30th and October 2nd, 2011, the Church-school congregation of Saint George in East Chicago celebrated the 100th anniversary of the founding of the parish. Serbs started moving into East Chicago over a hundred years ago, and the first organized Serbian society was founded on August 19th 1907 when the first church services also took place. The Church-school congregation was founded on October 30th 1911, and its first parish priest was [...continue reading] On Friday, October 14th, New Gracanica Monastery will be celebrating its Slava. On Thursday, Vespers will be served at 5:00 pm, as usual. On Friday morning, Divine Liturgy will begin at 10:00 am, with His Grace Bishop Longin officiating. After Divine Liturgy there will be lunch and reception at the big hall. On Saturday, October 15th, the well-known Konevets Quartet from Russia will be at New Gracanica. They will participate at the Vespers service, starting at 5:00 pm, and will [...continue reading] Orthodox Christian Clergy Association of Greater Chicago area is a regular, and strongest, participant in the annual Christmas gift drive for Foster children organized by Chicago Department of Children and Family Services. Click on the link here to read more about this year’s drive…>>> On August 18th, one year since the repose of Metropolitan Christopher, Bishop Longin served a parastos at the Metropolitan’s grave at the Saint Sava Monastery in Libertyville IL. On Saturday, August 13th, there was a common parastos served after Liturgy at Saint Sava’s Monastery, which was attended by a large number of priests, deacons and other clergy from Chicago area. From August 5th to the 9th, New Gracanica Monastery hosted a Family Retreat. The theme of the Retreat was “Be still and know that I am God”. Aside from the New Gracanica clergy, there were about twenty five people at the retreat. All of the lectures and most of the services during the time of the retreat were conducted in English language. Participants in the retreat had a chance to “be still” at the peaceful New Gracanica Monastery grounds and [...continue reading] On July 30th, another successful season of Camp Gracanica came to an end. The camp opened on July 3rd. The theme of this season was Temples of the Holy Spirit. Along with the usual socializing and entertainment activities, campers attended classes and discussions where we learned that each one of us is a temple of the Holy Spirit and how we ought to live in order to make ourselves worthy of such a blessing and a privilege. Weeks two and [...continue reading] On the occasion of the visit of the deposed Bishop Artemije to the United States, the Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church has issued a statement. The statement is available only in Serbian language and can be either read at the Patriarchate website at http://www.spc.rs/sr/saopshtenje_za_javnost or downloaded as a pdf file here.
Christ and the Samaritan Woman (Jn. 4: 4 – 27). Miniature from a 13th c. Gospels In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit! Christ is Risen! Our friends, the feast of Holy Pascha has already reached Mid-Feast and is now approaching its leave-taking. The Church of Christ, our guide to salvation, condescending to the infirmity of our weakened souls, once again calls us to [...continue reading] Icon of the feast of Mid-Pentacost The fifty days following Pascha until the Feast of Pentecost are known as the period of the Pentecostarion in the Orthodox Church. At the mid-point between these great feasts of Pascha and Pentecost, on the twenty-fifth day which is always a Wedneday, is one of the most beloved feasts for the most devout Orthodox Christians known quit simply as Mid-Pentecost. Mid-Pentecost is to the Pentecostarion what the Third Sunday of Great [...continue reading] |
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