An opera dinner took place at Warren House, Kingston, London, on Saturday 15th October to raise funds for the charity Hospices of Hope for their campaign to establish the first in-patient hospice in Belgrade, Serbia.

The dinner was attended by Serbian Patriarch, His Holiness Irinej of Serbia, together with four bishops, who had been guests of the Archbishop of Canterbury. They were joined by other guests including the very Revd Goran Spaic, Rector at St Sava Church London, the Serbian Ambassador to the UK, Princess Katarina of Yugoslavia and individuals from the UK, Serbia, the United States, Russia, Estonia and Macedonia.

Sermon preached for the 100th anniversary of St. Vitus' Day celebration at St. Paul's Cathedral (Marking British–Serbian friendship and alliance in the Great War) on Friday 14 October 2016 by His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Sir Irinej

Most Reverend and Right Honourable Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, Right Reverend Lord Bishops, reverend fathers and venerable servants of our Lord Jesus Christ, your excellencies, highly esteemed and very dear brothers and sisters, Friends! In the name of trice Holy God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, let me offer our traditional greeting: Christ is in our midst!

His Holiness, Patriarch Irinej of Serbia and the delegation of Serbian Orthodox Church arrived today, 12th October 2016, in London on a scheduled Air Serbia flight.

Patriarch Irinej arrived here at the invitation of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby, so as to commemorate the centenary of the memorable Vidovdan speech made by St Nikolaj in St. Paul's Cathedral exactly one hundred years ago, during the difficult years of the First World War.

Dear brothers and sisters,

It is our great pleasure to announce that His Holiness Patriarch Irinej, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovac, Archbishop of Pec and Patriarch of Serbia will on Saturday 15th October 2016 following the Liturgy at St Sava's Church, also grace us with his presence and with that of his delegation at our Festive Lunch commencing at 13:00 in the Great Hall.

You are invited to join us and our many guests on this joyous occasion, and should you wish to do so, tickets are available from the St Sava Church or the church office (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., 020 7727 8367).

We look forward to seeing you there

Dear Orthodox brothers and sisters and all people of good will,

It is with great joy that we announce the visit of the First Hierarch of our holy Serbian Orthodox Church to the diocese of Great Britain and Scandinavia, the deanery of Britain and Ireland and the cities of London and Birmingham.

Welsh charitiy World At Play invites young people to embark on a journey of discovery and cooperation for orphans and children with special needs in the Balkans through the most innocent form of communication – play. Eight volunteers along with a staff leader run developmental sport and play sessions with partner organisations in Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Romania. The expedition that lasts for 8 weeks will leave on 30th August and return on 23rd October 2015. More about the charity can be found at www.worldatplay.org.uk, and about the expedition on this flyer.