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Стаза Православља THE PATH OF ORTHODOXY THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH IN NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA VOLUME 47 JUNE 2012 NO. 06 Patriarch COMMUNIQUE Irinej makes 1st oF the holY aSSemblY oF biShoPS oF canonical visit the Serbian orthodox church to Canadian Held in Belgrade May 15-23, 2012 The regular meeting of the Assembly of Bishops Diocese of the Serbian Orthodox Church took place at the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade May 15-23, under the His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of presidency of His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Irinej. Serbia made his first canonical visit to the Participating in the Assembly were all the diocesan Diocese of Canada April 20-25, 2012. His hierarchs of the Serbian Orthodox Church, with the Grace Bishop Georgije of Canada greeted exception of His Beatitude Archbishop of Ochrid His Holiness at the Diocesan Center, the Holy Transfiguration Monastery in and Metropolitan of Skopje Jovan who is unjustly Milton, Ontario, following a Doxology imprisoned in the Skoplje prison of Idrizovo and His at the Holy Three Hierarchs Chapel. Grace Bishop Chrysostom of Bihac and Petrovac. Wishing him a warm welcome, he asked The Assembly began its work with the joint the Patriarch to bestow the blessings of On Bright Friday, His Holiness Patriarch Irinej addresses the faithful at serving of the hierarchical Divine Liturgy in the Holy St. Sava upon the clergy, monastics and Holy Transfiguration Monastery in Milton-Toronto, Canada Archangel Michael Cathedral in Belgrade, led by faithful people of the Diocese of Canada. Serbian Patriarch Irinej, and served the Invocation During his visit Patriarch Irinej took part in the other jurisdictions joined His Holiness in the liturgical of the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of truth and wisdom, in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Diocesan periodical celebration where a record congregation of the faithful was Whom the Church lives and always works, especially “Istocnik”, on Bright Friday, at Holy Transfiguration present to receive a blessing from their spiritual father. The in the assemblies of its bishops. During the liturgy Monastery. On Bright Saturday the Patriarch served at the St. Patriarch was visibly moved with both the number of faithful Bishop Irinej of Backa, with the blessing of His Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church in Hamilton (Barton St.). and their expressions of respect and love, and from the ambo In his homily he thanked the Lord that the example of this he bestowed his blessings on all, expressing his gratitude that Holiness Patriarch Irinej, addressed the faithful and parish, which up until the acceptance of the joint Constitution they have endured on the path of St. Sava and built beautiful explained the institution of the assembly of bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America churches throughout Canada, thus building unity in their as an expression of the essential conciliar nature of belonged to the New Gracanica Metropolitanate, shows that Church: “The Church sent you a bishop to this territory and the Church. After the Divine Liturgy, at the beginning the painful schism in our church has been overcome. “Life everything that he has done he has done successfully. May the of the first session, the president of the Assembly, in love and unity is the life of the Church, and it is felt here Lord give him the strength to continue and you will help him His Holiness Patriarch Irinej, addressed some of in your encounters with one another, in your services and it the most by preserving the unity for which you struggled,” the current issues from the life and mission of the is seen in the fruit of your works,” said the Patriarch. said the Patriarch. Church in our time, a time of great temptation here On Thomas Sunday he officiated at the Holy Hierarchical Additionally, His Holiness served and visited the Serbian and throughout the world, but also a time of hope and Divine Liturgy at which new frescoes were blessed in the churches in Kitchener and Waterloo. Before his departure opportunity for spiritual renewal. largest Serbian church in Canada, All Serbian Saints Church he made a visit to the General Consulate of Serbia where he continued on p. 5 in Mississauga, on the west side of Toronto. Hierarchs for was warmly received. St. George San Diego ‘Circle 100’ Aids Hilandar Restoration Celebrates th All those who participated in last 60 Anniversary year’s memorable Western Diocese pilgrimage to Mount Athos were deeply SAN DIEGO—Sixty years of Eucharis- moved by the experience. It brought them tic and community life at St. George parish to a deeper spiritual confirmation of their here was marked with Divine Liturgy and Orthodox faith, and there in the midst Vespers Service on Saturday, May 5, and of this centuries-old center of Serbian a Hierarchical Divine Liturgy served by the Orthodox heritage an idea—a meeting of diocesan bishop, His Grace Maxim, and the God’s grace and man’s response to His local Orthodox clergy on Sunday, May 6. call—was born. Following the Divine Liturgy on Sat- His Grace Bishop Maxim and the urday, a Parastos (Memorial Service) was pilgrims decided to lend their prayers and served for all the reposed in the Lord found- financial support to the sacrificial work ers, benefactors and parishioners of the par- of Iguman Metodije and the monks of the ish. At six o’clock in the evening the clergy Holy Hilandar Monastery in restoring welcomed His Grace Bishop Maxim and the monastery in the wake of the fire that the Vespers service with artoclasia (blessing damaged the complex in 2004 by creating of the five loaves of bread; from the Greek a plan for raising funds for the rebuilding words artos/άρτος = bread and klasis/κλάσις of the monastery. On March 4, 2004 a = breaking) was served in the church with a devastating fire burned approximately great number of the faithful present. Visiting 40 percent of the monastery. The blaze clergy included Hieromonk Jovan (Babic), damaged the northern half of the walled diocesan chancellor; Fr. Velimir Petakovic, complex, including the bakery. The library retired parish priest who was ministering at and the monastery’s many historic icons St. George at the time the church was being suitable materials and skillful labor, and year fundraiser in their home Western were, thank God, saved or otherwise built; Fr. Bozidar Draskovic, retired parish must respect the living community and the American Diocese, by appealing to 100 untouched by the fire. priest; Fr. Ramon Merlos, Our Lady of Ka- spiritual and cultural heritage of the Holy individuals or families to pledge a $1000 Upon arriving at the monastery, the zan Russian Orthodox Church; Fr. Jerome Serbian Royal Lavra. per year donation for three consecutive pilgrims quickly realized that it is not Cwiklinski, chaplain from Camp Pendleton Touched and inspired by the most years, and so collect $300,000 for the realistic to speak of a speedy restoration, (OCA); Fr. John Reimann, St. Anthony An- loving and kind hospitality of the blessed Hilandar restoration project. because the work on Hilandar cannot be tiochian Orthodox Church; Fr. Blasko Para- brotherhood and their strong faith and trust in Bishop Maxim asked Ron to chair carried out as a simple modern building klis, Nativity of the Theotokos parish from Resurrected Lord, His Grace Bishop Maxim this appeal, which he gladly agreed to do. project. It is extremely sensitive work Orange County; Fr. Andrew Cuneo, professor and Ron Radakovich made a commitment He not only accepted this difficult task, but that requires special architectural design, continued on p. 4 at St. Katherine Orthodox College and par- to create the “Circle 100 Fund,” a three continued on p. 3 IN THIS ISSUE: †Proto Janko raJlich, P. 3 • Serb Youth FeStival, P. 2 • our view, PP. 6 & 7 • Serbian Section, PP. 8-12 Page two THE PATH OF ORTHODOXY June 2012 the Path oF orthodoxY THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH IN NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA editorial StaFF English Section Editors Serbian Editor V. Rev. Rade Merick, Senior Editor V. Rev. Nedeljko Lunich 530 North Fourth Street 300 Stryker Ave Steubenville, OH 43952 Joliet, IL 60437 email:[email protected] Fax: 815-741-1883 email: [email protected] Rev. Milovan Katanic 65 South Keel Ridge Road Contributing Editor Hermitage, PA 16148 V. Rev. Thomas Kazich Phone:724-342-1198 P.O. Box 371, email: [email protected] Grayslake, IL 60030-0371 V. Rev. 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