The Serbian Orthodox Church
Diocese of Rasko-Prizrenska

BECOME A SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH BENEFACTOR AND PARTICIPANT IN THE PRESERVATION OF SERBIAN PROPERTY IN KOSOVO AND METOHIJA

In May of 2014 the Holy Synod of Bishops of Serbian Orthodox Church made a decision to establish a fund for raising money to help Serbian Orthodox people in Kosovo and Metohija.

Тhe fund will have the specific intention of purchasing real estate property belonging to the Serbian refugees who had left Kosovo and Metohija, because by selling the properties to non-Serbs, the whole Serbian enclave will be permanently endangered. That would prevent the properties being sold to non-Serbs and would ensure the survival of our Holy Monasteries and Churches as well as all Serbian people living in Kosovo and Metohija.

At the same time, the Fund is planning to support commercial and other building projects in order to encourage the employment and advancement of young people who wish to stay and live in the area permanently.

Each of these saints have their own feast day. St. Basil the Great, January 1; St. Gregory the Theologian, January 25; and St. John Chrysostom, January 27. This combined feast day, January 30, was instituted in the eleventh century during the reign of Emperor Alexius Comnenus. At one time a debate arose among the people concerning who of the three is the greatest? Some extolled Basil because of his purity and courage; others extolled Gregory for his unequaled depth and lofty mind in theology; still others extolled Chrysostom because of his eloquence and clarity in expounding the Faith. Thus some were called Basilians, others Gregorgians, and the third were called Johannites. This debate was settled by Divine Providence to the benefit of the Church and to an even greater glory of the three saints. Bishop John of Euchaita (June 14) had a vision in a dream: At first, all three of these saints appeared to him separately in great glory and indescribable beauty, and after that all three appeared together. They said to him, "As you see, we are one in God and there is nothing contradictory in us; neither is there a first or a second among us." The saints also advised Bishop John that he write a common service for them and to order a common feast day of celebration. Following this wonderful vision, the debate was settled in this manner: January 30 would be designated as the common feast of these three hierarchs. The Greeks consider this feast not only an ecclesiastical feast but their greatest national school holiday.

source: www.crkvenikalendar.com

The Martyr Tryphon was born in Phrygia, one of the districts of Asia Minor, in the village of Lampsacus. From his early years the Lord granted him the power to cast out demons and to heal various maladies. He once saved the inhabitants of his native city from starvation. St Tryphon, by the power of his prayer, turned back a plague of locusts that were devouring the grain and devastating the fields.

Thursday 27th January 2022  (Zoom, 19.00 London, 20.00 Belgrade, 14.00 Boston)

ST SAVA ANNUAL PARISH CELEBRATION VIDEO 

Programme:

Hymn to St Sava – St Sava’s Church Choir (London)

"St Sava – our spiritual guide to Serbian identity" – V. Rev Dr. Miloš Vesin (Chicago, USA)

Jesus Christ our Lord - St Sava Church Choir (London)

"The Monastery of Dečani” – Archimandrite Sava Janjić (Dečani, Serbia)

"Little Serbian girl" – Milena Gajić (Ireland)

"On optimism, focus and perseverance" – Đorđe Koldžić, MD (Tufts Medical Centre, Boston, USA)

Memorial for Eternity – St Sava Church Choir (London)

Fresco painting the Cathedral of St Sava in Belgrade – Jovan Atanasković (Belgrade, Serbia) - VIDEO

St Sava’s Hymn – Vuk and Aleksandar Hajduković (England)

Final word – V. Rev. Goran Spaić (London)