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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - D.C.
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| ST. LUKE SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH 10660 River Road Potomac, MD 20854 Phone: 301-299-2704 FAX: 301-299-2706 www.svluka.org Rev. Aleksa Micich 11933 Bambi Court Gaitersburg, MD 20878 Telephone: 240-401-1546 FatherMicich@yahoo.com BEGINNINGS... The Serbian Church-School Congregation in Washington D.C. was incorporated on May ll, 1961, and took St. Luke the Apostle and Evangelist as its Patron Saint. Through the offices of Archimandrite Dr. Firmilian and other members of the Serbian community, the Washington Cathedral of the Episcopalian Church put at the disposition of the new church a chapel in which services were held.
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FLORIDA
| ST. GEORGE SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH15250 58th Street, N. Clearwater, FL 33760 Telephone: 727-531-0052 www.stgeorgeclearwater.comV. Rev. Stavrophor Jovan Todorovic, Temporary Administrator 3575 Gulf Blvd, Unit 308 St. Pete Beach, FL 33706 727-367-8298
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| ST. SAVA SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH 530 77th Avenue, N. St. Petersburg, FL 33702 Telephone: 727-527-8738 www.stsavafl.org
V. Rev. Stephen Zaremba 8122 15th Way North St. Petersburg, FL 33702 727-563-0390 szaremba@verizon.net BEGINNINGS...The Circle of Serbian Sisters, St. Petka, was organized in 1958. They held picnics and lunches in a private home in an attempt to raise money so that we could build a church. On May 6, 1962, Mr. Pekich, as well as others, decided to move on and organize a Church-School congregation. Mr. Pekich suggested that our parish have for its patron St. Sava. In 1963 six parcels of land were purchased where the future hall and church were to be built.
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| ST. KING MILUTIN SERBIAN ORTHODOX MISSION 9511 Joos Road Jacksonville, FL 32220 904-738-9607 www.stkingmilutin.com
Rev. Stanislav Kravljaca 3818 Union Pacific Drive E. Jacksonville, FL 32246 904-725-1423 fatherstanislav@yahoo.com
BEGINNINGS...This parish was established in 1999.
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| ST. SIMEON SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH 175 NW 154th Street North Miami, FL 33169 Telephone 305-944-6890 Very Rev. Svetozar Veselinovic Sveto2@aol.com
BEGINNINGS... In 1978 a small group of dedicated and courageous people decided to establish a Serbian Orthodox Church in South Florida. After received blessing and permission from the then Bishop +CHRISTOPHER, a mission parish was formed. In 1979, after much searching, a small home with ample property was purchased, and the following year a 20' x 40' structure was added. The mortgage on this property was paid in 1986. Realizing that our current facility had served its purpose, it was decided to purchase the adjoining lot. As a result, we are now in the final stages of completion of a new Curch/hall and look forward to consecration in the fall. We are most grateful to the founders, past board members, clergy and especially to all parishioners who have helped and supported in realizing the dream of those founders who are not with us today.
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| ST. SAVA SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCHPO Box 7912 8065 W Price Blvd North Port, FL 34291 Telephone: 941-423-7282 www.stsava-northport.orgRev. Dragan Zaric 2497 Logsdon Street North Port, FL 34287 224-715-3384 stsava_northport@yahoo.com BEGINNINGS...
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GEORGIA
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| STS. PETER AND PAUL SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH PO Box 464233 Lawrenceville, GA 30044 Telephone: 678-482-4767 www.atlantaserbs.com Rev. Sasa Turkic 1884 Bell Lane Braselton GA 30517 tel. (706) 654-3405 frsasa@windstream.net BEGINNINGS... October 2, 1993 is taken as the official day the Sts. Peter and Paul Mission of Atlanta, Georgia was formed. It was on this day that a Vesper Service was organized with His Grace Bishop Mitrophan in attendance at the home of Pamela Collins. Pamela became the first president of the Church Board and soon after Fr. Nikodim Pribojan became the temporary administrator of the mission, visiting once a month from his parish in Orlando, Florida. On Christmas 1997, after months and months of preparation, this newly formed parish received their first full time priest, Fr. Milovan Katanic, who had just recently graduated from the St. Sava School of Theology in Libertyville, Illinois. At the end of 2001 they purchased an old bank building in Lilburn, GA, a suburn northeast of Atlanta, which today is the home of this young parish.
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MAINE
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| SYNAXIS OF SERBIAN SAINTS CHURCH 35 Adams Street Biddeford, ME 04005 Rev. Ivan Marjanovic 15 Lincoln Street Saco, ME 04072 207-571-9611 fatherivan@maine.rr.com
BEGINNINGS... Seventy five families were in the area in 1998 and was served by Father Aleksandar Vlajkovic from St. Sava Church of Boston. In September of 2004 the parish received their new priest Fr. Ivan.
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MASSACHUSETTS
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| ST. SAVA SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH 41 Alewife Brook Parkway Cambridge, MA 02140 Phone/Fax: 617-876-0707 www.stsavaboston.org V. Rev. Aleksandar Vlajkovic 1050 Main Street Melrose, MA 02176 FatherAco@comcast.net BEGINNINGS... St. Sava Church of Boston (Wakefield, Ma.) The mission parish was established in 1972 and re-esablished in 1992. Fr. Aleksandar Vlajkovic was appointed in 1994 and the church building was purchased in 1995. New Church was purchased in 2005 and first Liturgy was celebrated on January 1st, of 2006.
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NEW JERSEY
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| ST. GEORGE SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH 654 South Broad Street Elizabeth, NJ 07202 Telephone: 908-576-7905
www.stgeorgeelizabeth.org.
Rev. Zoran Radovic ozradovic_krka@yahoo.com BEGINNINGS... In 1953 the Congregation was established with the blessings of the Diocese with Mr. Emil Gruich and Mr. Veljko Bajsanski serving as president and vice-president respectively. One of the first acts of the new congregation was to purchase the present church properties on South Broad Street in Elizabeth.
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| HOLY ASCENSION SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH117 Liberty Street Elizabeth, NJ 07202 Telephone: 908-354-4134 V. Rev. Stavrophor Predrag Micic908-425-3305 revpredrag@aol.com BEGINNINGS...
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| ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH 119 Carlisle Avenue Paterson, NJ 07501 Telephone: 973-345-6848 Parish website: www.svetijovankrstitelj.org
V. Rev. Toma Stojsich 130 Noble Street Brooklyn, NY 11222 Telephone: 718-389-7296
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NEW YORK
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| ST. STEPHEN SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH 177 Weber Road Lackawanna, NY 14218 Telephone: 716-823-2846 www.saintstephenlackawanna.org
V. Rev. Stavr. Rastko Trbuhovich frrastko@roadrunner.com BEGINNINGS... The St. Stephen Serbian Orthodox Church of Lackawanna, NY was founded in 1916 Orthodox Serbian immigrants from what was then Austria-Hungary who arrived in America at the beginning of the 20th century. The steel town community thrived at the old location on Church Street, in sight of the mills. In 1958 the new church was built at the present location. Over the years Serbian community has become quite diverse, and during the late 90¹s received over 100 refugee families from the former Yugoslavia. The liturgical languages in order of predominance are English, modern Serbian and Church Slavonic. The mission of our church community is to bear witness to the Kingdom of God as transmitted through Sacred Scripture, the Apostles, the Ecumenical Councils and the Holy Fathers of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church of God; worship and glorify the Lord God in the Holy Trinity acording to the liturgical tradition of the Orthodox Church...and to be a spiritual home for all those who choose to dwell therein.
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| ST. SAVA SERBIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL 15 W 25th Street Mailing address: 20 W. 26th Street New York, NY 10010 Telephone: 212-675-3730 www.stsavanyc.org
V. Rev. Djokan Majstorovic frdjokan@stsavanyc.org Rev. Vladislav Radujkovic frvladislav@yahoo.com
BEGINNINGS... A meeting was held at the home of Vido and Petrice Stajcich on May 6, 1937 which gave impetus to the establishment of the establishment of the parish. On March 20, 1940 the formal parish organization came into being. Title to the St. Sava Cathedral, a historic site, passed to the Serbian Orthodox Church from the Episcopalians in 1943. On June ll, 1944 the St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Cathedral of New York City was consecrated.
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NORTH CAROLINA
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| ST. VASILIJE OF OSTROG SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH 1840 Hwy 66 South Kernersville, NC 27284 Telephone: 704-596-4143
Rev. Dragan Zaric 6130 Spanish Moss Lane Charlotte, NC 28262 704-596-4143 otac_dragan@hotmail.com BEGINNINGS...This parish was established in 1996
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| ST. SIMEON MYRRH-GUSHER SERBIAN ORTHODOX MISSION 7609 Mallard Creek Road Charlotte, NC 28262 704-597-5888
Rev. Dragan Zaric 6130 Spanish Moss Lane Charlotte, NC 28262 704-596-4143 otac_dragan@hotmail.com BEGINNINGS...This parish was established in 1999.
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OHIO
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| ST. ARCHANGEL MICHAEL SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH
2552 Pickle Road Akron, OH 44312 Telephone: 330-644-1571 www.starchangelmichaelakron.org Protonamesnik Rev. Dragomir Tuba 2550 Pickle Road Akron, OH 44312 330-645-6040 cell 330-812-4451 dtuba@neo.rr.com
Rev. Deacon Zeljko Jurisic cell 330-573-2510 BEGINNINGS... First Church-School Congregation formed in 1916. First Board established 1917. Church consecrated in 1919.
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| ST. DEMETRIUS SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH3106 Ridgewood Road Akron, OH 44313 Telephone: 330-666-7852
V. Rev. Djordje Mileusnic200 Winchester Road Fairlawn, OH 44333 330-836-5397 BEGINNINGS...
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| ST. GEORGE SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH 4669 Applegrove St. NW North Canton, OH 44720 Telephone: 330-494-7888 V. Rev. Dragan Filipovic draganf@aol.com BEGINNINGS... The first sign of a church organization appeared when a group of sixteen gathered in the Peter Vukich home on November 5, 1948 and formed "The Serbian Church and Home of Canton, Ohio." Church services were held in the St.George Romanian Orthodox Church, at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Building, Beldeon Avenue, NE, and also at the home of Mile Majestic.
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| ST. SAVA SERBIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL 6306 Broadview Road Parma, OH 44134 Telephone: 216-749-1099 www.stsavacathedral.org Rev. Zivojin Jakovljevic church address 216-749-0064 frzivojin@cox.net
Rev. Deacon Milan Medakovic 29964 Robert St. Wickliffe, OH 44092 440-347-0188 milan1467@sbcglobal.net BEGINNINGS... The St. Sava Serbian Benevolent Society was the first Serbian organization founded in Cleveland on February 22, 1904 in a home on Hamilton Avenue with 32 charter members. Through their efforts, the first St.Sava Church-School Congregation was established and organized in 1909.
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| ST. SAVA SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH2151 W Wallings Rd Broadview Heights, OH 44147 Telephone: 440-237-7877 www.stsavachurch.org
Rev. Mijoljub Matic2001 W Wallings Rd Broadview Heights, OH 44147 matic68@yahoo.com
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| ST. STEVAN OF DECHANI SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH 1840 North Cassady Avenue Columbus, OH 43219 Telephone: 614-475-0922 www.ststevanofdechani.org Rev. Isak Kisin 2427 Oakthorpe Dr. Hilliard, OH 43026 Telephone: 614-777-7692 isakkisin@yahoo.com BEGINNINGS... In August of 1967, with the encouragement of our dear friend George Borato from Cleveland, His Grace Dr.Bishop Sava and Father Milkovich came to Columbus to meet with the determined handful. Seeing their determination and enthusiasm, His Grace Dr. Bishop Sava announced that he has "a man in mind", a priest who might be willing to serve the tiny new parish without remuneration. On September 9, 1967, Father Mateja Matejic arrived in Columbus to meet with these families, and on the following day, September 10, he celebrated the Divine Liturgy with them for the first time.
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| ST. GEORGE SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH 3335 Grove Avenue Lorain, OH 44055 Telephone: 440-277-1333 www.stgeorgelorain.org
Rev. Aleksa Pavichevich fatheraleksa@stgeorgelorain.org
BEGINNINGS...In the year 1921, Lorain Serbs organized "the Serb National Home and School." The primary organization, nurtured by "Sveti Nikola" Lodge members, developed in 1923 to be "the Church-School Community." Simo Pavlovich of Ponikve,(Gorski Kotar) was president. Immediately thereafter Serbian Orthodox Missionary clergy, with the faithful of Lorain area, held church services from time to time, as was possible.
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| HOLY RESURRECTION SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH 530 North 4th Street Steubenville, OH 43952 Telephone: 740-282-4463 www.hrsoc-steuben.org V. Rev. Stavr. Rade Merick 137 North Avalon Drive Wintersville, OH 43952 radmerk@comcast.net BEGINNINGS... Holy Resurrection Serbian Eastern Orthodox Church was founded in Mingo Junction, Ohio in 1906 by Serbian Orthodox Christians who began to arrive in the Upper Ohio Valley in the 1890's. These immigrants felt a deep need for a place to worship Christ as they were accustomed, in a language they understood. They formed a congregation and purchased a church building in Mingo Junction. They adapted this building for Orthodox worship and it was consecrated in honor of the Resurrection of Christ with great joy in November of that year. The first priest of the parish was Rev. Fr. Sava Vojvodich. In 1941 the old church was sold. Employment and housing patterns had changed, and Steubenville became a more central location for parishioners to attend church. Several lots were obtained on the southeast corner of North Fourth and Clinton Streets, and a former funeral home on the property was used as a parish home and chapel until World War II ended. With the end of the war plans progressed for the building of a new church. A design was settled on which evoked memories of a famous medieval Serbian Orthodox monastery called Visoki Decani in Kosovo and construction began in 1947. The white Indiana limestone structure was dedicated on June 6, 1948. Serving at the consecration was the great exiled Bishop of Zica, Dr. Nicholai (Velimirovich), who was glorified as a saint of the Orthodox Church in 2003. In 1949 over 20 acres were purchased in neighboring Weirton, West Virginia to be developed for picnics. The Serbian Orthodox Picnic Grounds on King's Creek is now recognized as the finest facility of its type in the area. In 1957 a new parish home and church kitchen facility was built next to the church, and in 1967 the Church's Steubenville facilities were completed with the building of a spacious two-story structure to house the church school classes, offices and a parish library. Over 6 acres was purchased on Colliers Way in neighboring Weirton in 1987, near the Weirton Medical Center and ground was broken in 1996 for the $2 million Serbian-American Cultural Center. The Center includes an elegant ballroom for banquets and receptions, a large, attractive multi-purpose room for banquets, sports and other events. A lounge and other amenities can accommodate anything from small groups to over 1,000 people in the two main rooms, and has become the area's premier facility for meetings, receptions, shows and fine dining. One of its goals is to present the history and culture of the Serbian Orthodox people to the greater community. Today Holy Resurrection Church serves about 300 families. Most parishioners are concentrated in Steubenville, Wintersville and Mingo Junction, Ohio and in nearby Weirton, West Virginia, but a good percentage of the parish resides throughout the tri-state area. Parish organizations include two women's service groups (Sveta Petka Kolo of Steubenville-Mingo Junction and Vidovdan Kolo of Weirton), the Serbian Orthodox Men's Club, the 4 C-er's parents' group dedicated to helping the church school, the accomplished and widely-traveled Petar Krstich church choir long under the musical direction Slobodan Zelich, a junior choir, the Holy Resurrection Tamburitzans who perpetuate Serbian music and dance, a youth group, and an educational program for children and adults. The congregation also attempts to put its Christian faith into practice through humanitarian activities both locally and globally.
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| HOLY TRINITY SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH 39 Laird Street Youngstown, OH 44509 Telephone: 330-792-2022 V. Rev. Stavrofor Janko Rajlich BEGINNINGS... A small group met in 1924 and was granted a Charter from the State of Ohio to form a corporation. These people looked at various sites as possible locations for the Church, selecting a parcel of land between First and Second Streets. Very Reverend Nikodim Vanjushevich, the first Priest in Youngstown Parish, arrived in November 1926.
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| HOLY TRINITY SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH420 N Racoon Rd Youngstown, OH 44515 Telephone: 330-799-0075
Rev. Dragan Goronjic
330-793-3610 goronjic@gmail.com
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PENNSYLVANIA
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| ST. ELIJAH SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH 2200 Irwin Street Aliquippa, PA 15001 Telephone: 724-375-4074 V. Rev. Stavrofor Stevan Stepanov BEGINNINGS... Land purchased in 1909 for a church building was subsequently used for a cemetery. Three years later a church building was purchased from Presbyterians and moved to a new site. In 1913 a storm demolished the church. A new church was built the following year. http://www.youtube.com/user/mimbi4
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| ST. GEORGE SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH 296 Old Route 21 Road Carmichaels, PA 15320 Telephone: 724-966-7428 www.stgeorgeserbian.us V. Rev. Dr. Rodney Torbic stgeorge@alltel.net BEGINNINGS...A committee was organized to see the bishop of our diocese in Libertyville, Illinois in order to obtain a charter and grant permission to build an Orthodox church. Permission was granted by the bishop, and the plans for the church and cemetery was incorporated, April ll, 1951. The blessing of the ground for the new church and cemetery was held on October 28, 1951.
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| NATIVITY OF THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH 524-526 Third Street PO Box 210 Clairton, PA 15025 Telephone: 330-448-6565 http://users.adelphia.net/~vlad1944/church/index.htm Rev. Vladimir Demshuk vlad1944@adelphia.net BEGINNINGS... The year 1924 begins the inception of the religious life and history of this parish and church-school congregation since it marked the time of the building purchase and its final placement at the present location. Currently, the parish has 48 souls (average age is 70), making it the smallest parish in the diocese. It has a full-time parish priest, who commutes 100 miles one-way with his wife on a regular basis from their home in Masury, Ohio. Thus, the spiritual needs of the parish community are met and glory is given to God. Sundays
The church executive board meets the second Sunday of each month.
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| ST. GEORGE SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH 65 S. Keel Ridge Road Hermitage, PA 16148 Telephone: 724-342-1198 www.stgeorgehermitage.org Rev. Milovan Katanic frmilovan@stgeorgehermitage.org BEGINNINGS...A meeting was called for the Farrell Serbs on April 20, 1924 with the aim of building a new church. Jakov Raketich was elected first congregational president and Fr. Jeronim Vuksich of Youngwood, Pa became the Pastor. Things moved swiftly and the cornerstone for the church was laid on June 29, 1924. only five months later, on November 30, 1924, the new church was consecrated by, then, Archimandarite Mardarije as the celebrant.
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| ST. NICHOLAS SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH 971-1001 St. Clair Road Johnstown, PA 15905 Telephone: 814-255-1853 http://www.stnicholasjohnstown.com
Rev. Dejan Obradovic fatherdejan@yahoo.com
BEGINNINGS...The cornerstone was laid in May, 1906 upon two lots at 907-909 Broad Street (Cambria City) donated by Bozo Goisovich. On June 17, 1906 the cornerstone of our Church was consecrated by the Very Reverend Sava Vojnovich, Serbian Orthodox Pries from Pittsburgh and Father Jakov Odsich, Serbian Orthodox Priest from Steelton, Pennsylvania. We dedicated the Church in November, 1906. The icons were painted by professor Ivan Justin Meljnikov. The wood was carved by Mr. George Karadzich. The iconostas was completed in 1965. About the St. Petka Serbian Church in Johnstown...On September 22, 1935, a group of people met in the Slovenian Hall in Conemaugh and organzied a church. It was to be named St.Petka Serbian Orthodox Church. Mr. Michael Zdelar was the first church president and Mila Gojsovich the first treasurer. A church building was purchased from the Syrian Orthodox in Woodvale. St. Pekta was officially closed in October, 1985.
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| HOLY RESURRECTION OF CHRIST SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH 118 East Weidman St. Lebanon, PA 17046
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| ST. SAVA SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH 901 Hartman Street McKeesport, PA 15132 Telephone: 412-672-1872 www.stsavapa.org V. Rev. Stevan Rocknage frstevor@aol.com BEGINNINGS... The Church of "St. Sava" is the first Serbian house of prayer built in the eastern United States. In 1900 the Serbian colony along with the Russians of McKeesport decided to buy a church building which could be transformed into an Orthodox Church. Father Vladimir Kalnev, a Russian Orthodox priest was elected as the first parish priest. Father Illja Komadina was sent and he took the position of the first Serbian Orthodox parish priest in 1902 and remained until his death in May, 1904. As we enter the 21st Century, our parish continues to thrive and prosper under the leadership of our Fr. Stevan Rocknage ("Fr. Stevo"). Our parish is slowly growing and reaching out to the non-Orthodox in our communities. Our membership lists 280 families, 65 in our Church-school, with a number of infants and toddlers to make the future bright! As the Holy Spirit leads Fr. Stevo and us, we are renewed with a sense of purpose and re-dedication to those ideals that our forefathers brought from their native land to America: love of God, sacrifice for the good of one another, and freedom to live in peace.
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| ST. GEORGE SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH 30 Tenth Street Midland, PA 15059 Telephone: 724-643-1396 http://stgeorgeserbianchurch.net
Rev. Milan Pajic church address 724-643-0134 e-mail: spcstgeorge@comcast.net
BEGINNINGS...The first attempt to organize a church in Midland was on November 27, 1927, when the Serbian School Organization was formed, which, unquestionably, was nucleus from which later was organized our first Church School Congregation. About 1930, the Reverend Paul Veljkov came to Midland, the first priest to reside in Midland, although for only a few months, but during his stay, the Serbian School group was re-organized at a meeting on December 7, 1930 into the first Church School Congregation, taking as its patron, the Martyr St. George.
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| ST. NICHOLAS SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH 2110 Haymaker Road Monroeville, PA 15146
V. Rev. Stavrofor Dragoljub Malich Telephone: 412-372-4454
stnicholasmonroeville@verizon.net BEGINNINGS... The history of the St. Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church of Monroeville PA begins Fall, 1904. A group of pioneers met in a home of Theodore Uzelac on Watkins Avenue in Wilmerding. At this first meeting they agreed to adopt St. Nicholas as their Patron. They bought a wooden frame building from a Protestant group, adopted it to their needs and had their first Divine Liturgy celebrated in it on April 17, 1905. The church was consecrated on May 22, 1905 by Holy Archbishop Tikhon of New York (Russian Orthodox Church). A two story auditorium was built in 1948 with Holy Bishop Nikolaj of Zhicha officiating the blessing of the corner stone. In the 1950's the upper auditorium was converted in the house of worship and the original church was used for classrooms. Thus the parish was twice blessed by Holy men St Tikhon and Holy Nikolaj. The present church, church hall and the parish house were built in 1971. In 2005 the parish will celebrate its 100th anniversary.
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| ST. NICHOLAS SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH 1231-39 N. Hancock Street Philadelphia, PA 19122 Telephone: 215-425-2128 www.svetinikola.org Rev. Milorad Orlic
BEGINNINGS... St Nicholas parish in Philadelphia has been established 1950. The groundbreaking for the church building happened in late 1951 and Bishop Nikolai Velimirovich blessed the site of the ceremony. The church building was dedicated in 1952 and is located in downtown Philadelphia. Currently, the parish has about 250 households and about 40 full-right members. The parishioners participate in numerous activities, including Sunday school for children and the Circle of Serbian Sisters "Sv. Petka" (KSS). In addition, they contribute to various humanitarian actions in supporting Serbian orphans, disabled children and refugees.
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| HOLY TRINITY SERBIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL 450 Maxwell Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15236 Telephone: 412-429-2064 Rev. Rajko Kosic 420 Glaids Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15243 rvsmk1@verizon.net BEGINNINGS... A group of Serbs got together October 8, 1905, to organize a church, and on January 13, 1906, the St. George Serbian Eastern Orthodox Church was incorporated. A house at 123 South 25th Street was converted into the first Serbian Orthodox Church in Pittsburgh. A group of Serbs decided to form their own parish separate from St. George Serbian Orthodox Church. They incorporated on August 4, 1935, and the St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church came into being. On December 4, 1961, unity was finally achieved with the incorporation of the two churches into one Serbian Orthodox Church-School Congregation of Pittsburgh PA. On October 5, 1962, the amended decree was signed proclaiming that the name would be "Holy Trinity Serbian Eastern Orthodox Church-School Congregation of Pittsburgh, Pennylvania."
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| ST. NICHOLAS SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH 601 South Harrisburg Street Oberlin, PA 17113 Telephone: 717-939-0251 www.stnicholassteelton.com V. Rev. Stavrofor Srboljub Jockovich jocko1129@msn.com BEGINNINGS... Through the efforts of Branko Pekich, a "Narodni Zbor" was called in the fall of 1902, when it was decided to organize a parish and set up a building committee for the purpose of erecting a church dedicated to Orthodoxy. By the fall of 1903, the church was completed. This was the third Serbian Orthodox Church organized and erected in the United States.
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| HOLY ASCENSION SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH 24 North Third Street Youngwood, PA 15697 Telephone: 724-527-2118 Rev. Miladin Blagojevic BEGINNINGS... In 1912 the Serbian people of Youngwood gathered together and were inspired by the Holy Spirit to build a Serbian Orthodox Church which would express the faith and traditions of their ancestors to their new community. In 1913 the Church of the Holy Ascension of Our Lord was completed and the Serbian Orthodox Christians of Youngwood could sing praises to God's Holy Name in His new temple.
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WEST VIRGINIA
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| HOLY TRINITY SERBIAN ORTHODOX MISSION 408 Morgantown Street Fairmont, WV 25644 www.helicon.net/j2643/mission V. Rev. Rodney Torbic, Administrator BEGINNINGS... His Grace Bishop Dr. MITROPHAN officially established this mission in 2000. The first Hierachical Divine Liturgy was served on April 15, 2000.
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SOUTH AMERICA
| This continent became part of the Eastern American Diocese by action of the Holy Assembly of Bishops in 1991.
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| NATIVITY OF THE VIRGIN MARY Iglesa Orthodoxa Srba 16 de novembire 1889 No.1536 C.P. 1135, 11030 Buenos Aires, Argentina Telephone: 011-54-11-4304-1211 church address
BEGINNINGS: The new church of The Nativity of the Virgin Mary was consecrated in 1995.
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| COMMUNIDAD CRISTIANA SERBO-ORTODOXA SAN SAVA Calle Peru 1656 1141 Buenos Aires, Rep. Argentina Telephone: 011-54-11-267-751
Rev. Slavisa Lekic, Administrator
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| ST. NICHOLAS SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH Machagay, Argentina BEGINNINGS: The church was renovated in 1995
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| HOLY TRINITY SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH PAROQUIA ORTHODOXA DA SANTISSIMA TRINDADE Est. Aldeia, Km 5.8 Aldeia - Camaragibe - PE Brazil Tel. 081-3459-1278 Tel. 081-3429-0872 www.igrejaservia.org
V. Rev. Alexis Pena-Alfaro alexpenalfaro@uol.com.br
Rev. Elias Ned Cavalcanti Lima church address 081-3459-1392
V. Rev. Rafael Carlos Fredrico Q. Santos Rua Do Futuro #168 C 37 Gracas PE, Brasil 52050 010 arcipresterafael@globo.com
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