The Embassy of the Republic of Serbia and the Serbian Council of Great Britain invite you to:

Vidovdan 2016: A Commemoration of the Centenary of 'Kossovo Day' 1916 in Britain

At 7 pm on 28th June 2016 in Committee Room 16, Houses of Parliament

On 28 June 1916, Britain commemorated 'Kossovo Day'. The Manchester Guardian wrote, 'In all the strange developments of wartime there can hardly be anything of such curious significance as Kossovo Day as it is being kept this year. That in London and Manchester and other English cities people should meet and demonstrate in memory of a battle which occurred in the Balkans 527 years ago – here surely is an extraordinary thing'.

Seventh annual pilgrimage to Barking Abbey and its Saints, to celebrate the 1350th anniversary of the founding of Barking Abbey, will take place on Saturday 14 May 2016. More information is avaiable HERE. 

Parishioners and guests at Serbian Orthodox Church Saint Sava in London gathered to commemorate the life of more than a thousand of women who risked and sacrificed their lives in various medical missions in Serbia during the Great War.

Memorial service, led by Father Dragan Lazic and Father Luka Novakovic, honoured:

• Lady Leila Paget
• Mabel Stobart
• Flora Sandes
• Elizabeth Ross
• Elsie Inglis
• Katharine MacPhail
• Isabel Emslie Hutton
• Evelina Haverfield
• Olive King and other members of Scottish Women's Hospitals (more than thousand)

This list Roll of Honour is not complete and more names will be added as the research progresses. More importantly, the list combines women from various organizations.

Please join us as we gather together in loving memory tribute to commemorate the lives of the brave women of foreign medical missions in Serbia during the Great War.

We remember Lady Paget, Dr Elsie Inglis, Dr Catherine McPhail , Mabel Stobart, Flora Sandes, Evelina Haverfield , Dr Isabel Emslie Hutton, Olive King, Dr Elizabeth Ross and hundreds of other women who risked and sacrificed their lives in Serbia and on related fronts.

Commemoration will be held on Sunday, 13th March 2016 from 1.30 to 3.00 pm. Saint Sava Church (89 Lancaster Road, London W11 1QQ)

Please, bring this invitation with you,

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On 14 February 2016, on the eve of the great feast, the Meeting of the Lord (Sretanje Gospodnje), there was a presentation of the monograph "The Christian Heritage of Kosovo and Metohija: The Historical and Spiritual Heartland of the Serbian People," held at the Centre for Christian Spirituality in Oxford, named after The Saint, St. Theosevia. The sponsors of this promotion were the Serbian Community Center & Church – St. Sava in London and His Eminence Metropolitan Kallistos Ware.

Metropolitan Kallistos greeted the participants at the start of the evening, beginning with His Grace Bishop Maxim of the Western American Diocese and Dr. Olivera Petrovic, the professor at the Oxford University and all other respected guests, wishing everyone a warm welcome. After opening remarks of His Eminence Metropolitan Kallistos, His Grace Bishop Maxim spoke of this cardinal work using carefully chosen words and its importance to the Orthodox Serbs as well as the entire Christian world, emphasizing the significance of the Kosovo testament to the Serbian people as a whole.

A six-day intensive course on Byzantine Iconography under the direction of Theodoros Papadopoulos from Greece will be held in St. Nektarios Greek Orthodox Church in London (Wycliffe Rd, SW11 5QR) from 11th to 16th of April 2016. Whether you are a beginner or a professional, the workshop offers an opportunity to learn and/or refine your techniques in this sacred art. The course focuses on the art of egg tempera painting. The goal is for students to understand and learn the artistic practices as well as the philosophy of Orthodox Iconography. More information is available here.