Spectacular St. Sava Celebration in Washington
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Over the weekend of February 2-3, 2019, the St. Luke Serbian Orthodox Church community of Washington, DC celebrated St. Sava in a spectacular fashion.  This two-day celebration was one for the history books in this parish, as it was dually the largest event the St. Luke parish has hosted in many years and the first time that allSerbian organizations in the greater Washington area came together to celebrate St. Sava in at least nine years.

The weekend began on Saturday, February 2 with our second annual Svetosavska Akademija celebration.  The St. Luke community was especially honored to have many dignitaries in attendance, including His Grace our Bishop + Irinej of Eastern America, Their Royal Highnesses Prince Alexander and Princess Katherine of Serbia, His Excellency Djerdj Matkovic, Ambassador of Serbia and his wife Vera, Maryland Deputy Secretary of State Luis Borunda, The Honorable Jelena McWilliams, Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and many other guests who traveled far and wide to attend this magnificent celebration.

After the introduction of our honored guests, St. Luke’s Serbian Singing Society “Lira” led with the singing of the Lord’s Prayer (Oce Nas) and the National Anthems of Serbia, Republika Srpska and the United States.  The opening portion of the evening concluded with Lira and the St. Luke Children’s Choir leading the crowd in the singing of Uskliknimo s Ljubavlju Svetitelju Savi – Ode to St. Sava.  It was quite miraculous to hear the nearly 400 people in attendance singing along to honor our St. Sava.  After this, welcoming remarks were provided by parish priest Rev. Dr. Vasilije Vranic and Milan Visnick, Vice President of the Parish Trusteeship.

Following the opening portion of the program, a scrumptious dinner prepared by the St. Luke Circle of Serbian Sisters “Mala Gospoinja” was served.   During dinner, the Bay Strings Quartet provided musical interludes.  Afterwards the program commenced, with remarks by many of the dignitaries in attendance and performances by Serbian Singing Society Lira, St. Luke Children’s Folklore Group, St. Luke Sunday School, St. Luke Children’s Choir, pianist Milica Sekulic, “Nikola Tesla” Serbian School, Serbian Cultural Center “Opancici”, “Serbiana” Chamber Ensemble, and “Prelo” folklore ensemble of St. Luke.

At the conclusion of the program, after His Grace led the audience in the singing of “Dostojno Jest” – the Hymn to the Mother of God, His Grace and Their Royal Highnesses led the audience in Kraljevo Kolo (or the King’s Kolo); hundreds packed the dance floor.

After a busy Saturday evening, the celebration continued on Sunday, February 3.  The morning started with the Hierarchial Divine Liturgy served by His Grace Bishop Irinej, Fr. Vasilije Vranic, and Protodeacon Milos Zdralic.  Their Royal Highnesses Prince Alexander and Princess Katherine were also in attendance. After the Liturgy, children from St. Luke presented their traditional recitations in honor of St. Sava, followed by a lunch hosted by the Circle of Serbian Sisters.

In all, the Washington-area Serbian community celebrated St. Sava in grand fashion over the course of this weekend.  It was the first time in recent history that an event hosted by St. Luke church was “sold out”.  Many parishioners of St. Luke worked diligently to ensure that this event was truly a success.  Special thanks are due to event co-chairs Mark Rasevic and Ana Lojanica and their committee members Drina Vlastelic Rajic, Dobrila Nina Lojanica, and Fr. Vasije Vranic for their hard work in executing this event.  The St. Luke community also wishes to thank all of those who participated and attended our Svetosavka Akademija event.  If you missed it, we hope you are able to join us next year!

Reader John Buffalini

ΠŸΡ€ΠΎΡΠ»Π°Π²Π° Π‘Π²Π΅Ρ‚ΠΎΠ³ Π‘Π°Π²Π΅ Ρƒ Π’Π°ΡˆΠΈΠ½Π³Ρ‚ΠΎΠ½Ρƒ
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ΠŸΡ€ΠΎΡˆΠ»ΠΎΠ³ Π²ΠΈΠΊΠ΅Π½Π΄Π°, 2. ΠΈ 3. Ρ„Π΅Π±Ρ€ΡƒΠ°Ρ€Π° 2019. Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π΅, српска православна Ρ†Ρ€ΠΊΠ²Π° Π‘Π²Π΅Ρ‚ΠΎΠ³ Π›ΡƒΠΊΠ΅ Ρƒ Π’Π°ΡˆΠΈΠ½Π³Ρ‚ΠΎΠ½Ρƒ свСчаном акадСмијом прославила јС Π΄Π°Π½ Π‘Π²Π΅Ρ‚ΠΎΠ³ Π‘Π°Π²Π΅.

Π‘ΠΈΠ»ΠΎ јС Ρ‚ΠΎ Π²Π΅Ρ‡Π΅ којС су сви са Π²Π΅Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΈΠΌ Π½Π΅ΡΡ‚Ρ€ΠΏΡ™Π΅ΡšΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΈΡˆΡ‡Π΅ΠΊΠΈΠ²Π°Π»ΠΈ. ОвС Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π΅ Π΄ΠΎΠ³Π°Ρ’Π°Ρ˜ јС Π΄ΠΎΠ΄Π°Ρ‚Π½ΠΎ ΡƒΠ²Π΅Π»ΠΈΡ‡Π°Π½ присуством високих Π·Π²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ†Π°: ЊСговог ΠŸΡ€Π΅ΠΎΡΠ²Π΅ΡˆΡ‚Π΅Π½ΡΡ‚Π²Π° Епископа источноамСричког Π³. Π˜Ρ€ΠΈΠ½Π΅Ρ˜Π° ΠΈ ΠŠΠΈΡ…ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ… ΠšΡ€Π°Ρ™Π΅Π²ΡΠΊΠΈΡ… Височанстава прСстолонаслСдника АлСксандра ΠΈ ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠ½Ρ†Π΅Π·Π΅ ΠšΠ°Ρ‚Π°Ρ€ΠΈΠ½Π΅ ΠšΠ°Ρ€Π°Ρ’ΠΎΡ€Ρ’Π΅Π²ΠΈΡ›.

ΠŸΠΎΡΠ΅Ρ‚Π° краљСвског ΠΏΠ°Ρ€Π° сС ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π°ΠΊΠΎ ΠΏΡ€Π΅Ρ‚Π²Π°Ρ€Π° Ρƒ Ρ‚Ρ€Π°Π΄ΠΈΡ†ΠΈΡ˜Ρƒ, с ΠΎΠ±Π·ΠΈΡ€ΠΎΠΌ Π΄Π° су Π²Π°ΡˆΠΈΠ½Π³Ρ‚ΠΎΠ½ΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΏΠ°Ρ€ΠΎΡ…ΠΈΡ˜Π°Π½ΠΈ ΠΏΡ€Π΅Ρ‚Ρ…ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΈ ΠΏΡƒΡ‚ Π±ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Ρƒ ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠ»ΠΈΡ†ΠΈ Π΄Π° ΠΈΡ… угостС ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΡˆΠ»Π΅ Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π΅, Ρ‚Π°ΠΊΠΎΡ’Π΅ Ρƒ Ρ„Π΅Π±Ρ€ΡƒΠ°Ρ€Ρƒ. ΠœΠ΅Ρ’Ρƒ високим Π·Π²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ‡Π½ΠΈΡ†ΠΈΠΌΠ° Π±ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ су ΠΈ амбасадор Π‘Ρ€Π±ΠΈΡ˜Π΅ Ρƒ БјСдињСним АмСричким Π”Ρ€ΠΆΠ°Π²Π°ΠΌΠ° Π³. Π‚Π΅Ρ€Ρ’ ΠœΠ°Ρ‚ΠΊΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ› са супругом, краљСвски Π°Ρ’ΡƒΡ‚Π°Π½Ρ‚ Π³. Π‘Ρ€Π°Π½ΠΊΠΎ Π’Π΅Ρ€Π·ΠΈΡ›, Π³. ΠžΠ±Ρ€Π°Π΄ ΠšΠ΅ΡΠΈΡ› ΠΊΠ°ΠΎ ΡΠΏΠ΅Ρ†ΠΈΡ˜Π°Π»Π½ΠΈ прСдставник Π Π΅ΠΏΡƒΠ±Π»ΠΈΠΊΠ΅ БрпскС, Π³. Милан Π’ΠΈΡˆΡšΠΈΡ› ΠΈ Π΄Ρ€ΡƒΠ³ΠΈ.

ПослС свСчаног уласка Π³ΠΎΡΡ‚ΠΈΡ˜Ρƒ, ΠΌΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡ‚Π²Π΅ ΠΈ Π΄Ρ€ΠΆΠ°Π²Π½ΠΈΡ… Ρ…ΠΈΠΌΠ½ΠΈ, Π΄ΠΎΠΌΠ°Ρ›ΠΈΠ½ Π΄ΠΎΠ³Π°Ρ’Π°Ρ˜Π° ΠΎΡ‚Π°Ρ† Π΄Ρ€ Π’Π°ΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈΡ˜Π΅ Π’Ρ€Π°Π½ΠΈΡ›, ΠΏΠ°Ρ€ΠΎΡ… српскС Ρ†Ρ€ΠΊΠ²Π΅ Ρƒ Π’Π°ΡˆΠΈΠ½Π³Ρ‚ΠΎΠ½Ρƒ, срдачно јС ΠΏΠΎΠ·Π΄Ρ€Π°Π²ΠΈΠΎ свС присутнС. Он јС подсСтио Π΄Π° српска Π·Π°Ρ˜Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΈΡ†Π° Ρƒ Π’Π°ΡˆΠΈΠ½Π³Ρ‚ΠΎΠ½Ρƒ ΠΈ нијС Ρ‚Π°ΠΊΠΎ ΠΌΠ°Π»Π°, Ρ˜Π΅Ρ€ ΠΈΠΌΠ° Π²Π΅Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΎ срцС којС јС ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ»Π΅Π»ΠΎ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠΌ Ρ‚Π΅ΡˆΠΊΠΎΡ›Π°ΠΌΠ° Ρƒ ΠΏΡ€Π΅Ρ‚Ρ…ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎΡ˜ Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½ΠΈ.

ΠŸΡ€Π΅ΡΡ‚ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ½Π°ΡΠ»Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΈΠΊ АлСксандар јС нагласио ΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΈΠΊΠΎ јС поносан Π½Π° прогрСс који јС српска Ρ†Ρ€ΠΊΠ²Π° Π‘Π²Π΅Ρ‚ΠΎΠ³ Π›ΡƒΠΊΠ΅ Π½Π°ΠΏΡ€Π°Π²ΠΈΠ»Π° Ρƒ ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΡ‚Π΅ΠΊΠ»ΠΈΡ… Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Ρƒ Π΄Π°Π½Π° ΠΎΠ΄ ΡšΠΈΡ…ΠΎΠ²Π΅ послСдњС посСтС. -Π’Π΅Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΎ Π½Π°ΠΌ јС задовољство ΡˆΡ‚ΠΎ смо ΠΏΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠ²ΠΎ ΠΎΠ²Π΄Π΅. ΠŸΠΎΠ³Π»Π΅Π΄Π°Ρ˜Ρ‚Π΅ ΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΈΠΊΠΎ јС Ρ™ΡƒΠ΄ΠΈ дошло Π΄Π° ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Ρ€ΠΆΠΈ ΠΎΠ²Ρƒ ΠΌΠ°Π½ΠΈΡ„Π΅ΡΡ‚Π°Ρ†ΠΈΡ˜Ρƒ. И ΠΏΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ›Ρƒ ΠΎΠΏΠ΅Ρ‚ Π΄Π° смо ΠΈΠ·ΡƒΠ·Π΅Ρ‚Π½ΠΎ поносни Π½Π° ΠΎΡ†Π° Π’Π°ΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈΡ˜Π° ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠΏΠ°Π΄ΠΈΡ˜Ρƒ ΠˆΠ΅Π»Π΅Π½Ρƒ Π·Π° свС Π½Π°ΠΏΡ€Π΅Π΄ΠΊΠ΅ којима смо посвСдочили Π·Π° само Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Ρƒ Π΄Π°Π½Π°. Π‘Π²ΠΈ Π·Π½Π°ΠΌΠΎ Π΄Π° нијС Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ°Π»ΠΎ Π»Π°ΠΊΠΎ ΠΈΠ·Π³Ρ€Π°Π΄ΠΈΡ‚ΠΈ Ρ†Ρ€ΠΊΠ²Ρƒ ΠΈ Π·Π°Ρ˜Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΈΡ†Ρƒ ΠΈ Π·Π±ΠΎΠ³ Ρ‚ΠΎΠ³Π° смо ΠΈΠ·ΡƒΠ·Π΅Ρ‚Π½ΠΎ поносни Π½Π° вас, Ρ€Π΅ΠΊΠ°ΠΎ јС ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠ½Ρ† АлСксандар.

Π—Π° Π±ΠΎΠ³Π°Ρ‚ ΠΊΡƒΠ»Ρ‚ΡƒΡ€Π½ΠΎ-ΡƒΠΌΠ΅Ρ‚Π½ΠΈΡ‡ΠΊΠΈ ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠ³Ρ€Π°ΠΌ постарали су сС српско ΠΏΠ΅Π²Π°Ρ‡ΠΊΠΎ Π΄Ρ€ΡƒΡˆΡ‚Π²ΠΎ Π›ΠΈΡ€Π°, Ρ„ΠΎΠ»ΠΊΠ»ΠΎΡ€Π½ΠΈ ансамбл ΠŸΡ€Π΅Π»ΠΎ, српски ΠΊΡƒΠ»Ρ‚ΡƒΡ€Π½ΠΈ Ρ†Π΅Π½Ρ‚Π°Ρ€ ΠžΠΏΠ°Π½Ρ‡ΠΈΡ›ΠΈ, ΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠ΅Ρ€Π½ΠΈ ансамбл Π‘Ρ€Π±ΠΈΡ˜Π°Π½Π°, Π΄Π΅Ρ‡Ρ˜ΠΈ Ρ…ΠΎΡ€ ΠΈ Π΄Π΅Ρ‡Ρ˜Π° Ρ„ΠΎΠ»ΠΊΠ»ΠΎΡ€Π½Π° Π³Ρ€ΡƒΠΏΠ° који су сС Π²Π΅ΠΎΠΌΠ° Π²Ρ€Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΎ ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠΏΡ€Π΅ΠΌΠ°Π»ΠΈ Π·Π° наступ Π½Π° радост свих присутних.

Π’Π΅Ρ‡Π΅ јС ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠ²Π΅Π΄Π΅Π½ΠΎ ΠΊΡ€Π°Ρ˜Ρƒ Π½Π° симболичан Π½Π°Ρ‡ΠΈΠ½, Ρ‚Ρ€Π°Π΄ΠΈΡ†ΠΈΠΎΠ½Π°Π»Π½ΠΈΠΌ ΠšΡ€Π°Ρ™Π΅Π²ΠΈΠΌ ΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΌ Π½Π° Ρ‡ΠΈΡ˜Π΅ΠΌ Ρ‡Π΅Π»Ρƒ јС Π±ΠΈΠΎ ΡƒΠΏΡ€Π°Π²ΠΎ прСстолонаслСдник АлСксандар.

Π‘ ΠΎΠ±Π·ΠΈΡ€ΠΎΠΌ Π΄Π° јС Π‘Π²Π΅Ρ‚ΠΈ Π‘Π°Π²Π° прСвасходно Π·Π°ΡˆΡ‚ΠΈΡ‚Π½ΠΈΠΊ ΠΎΠ±Ρ€Π°Π·ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡšΠ° ΠΈ Ρ’Π°ΠΊΠ°, ΡƒΡ‡Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ†ΠΈ БрпскС школС ΠΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ»Π° ВСсла ΡΡƒ ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠΏΡ€Π΅ΠΌΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠ»Π°ΠΆ Π»ΠΈΡ‚Π΅Ρ€Π°Ρ€Π½ΠΈΡ… ΠΈ Ρ†Ρ€Ρ‚Π°Π½ΠΈΡ… Ρ€Π°Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π° Π½Π° Ρ‚Π΅ΠΌΡƒ Π‘Π²Π΅Ρ‚ΠΈ Π‘Π°Π²Π°, који јС Π±ΠΈΠΎ ΠΈΠ·Π»ΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π½ ΠΈ посСбно Π½Π°Ρ˜Π°Π²Ρ™Π΅Π½ Ρƒ ΠΎΠΊΠ²ΠΈΡ€Ρƒ акадСмијС.

ΠšΡ€Π°Ρ™Π΅Π²ΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΏΠ°Ρ€ јС Π½Π°Ρ€Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΎΠ³ Ρ˜ΡƒΡ‚Ρ€Π° са ΠΏΠ°Ρ€ΠΎΡ…ΠΈΡ˜Π°Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ° присуствовао ΡΠ²Π΅Ρ‚ΠΎΡ˜ Π›ΠΈΡ‚ΡƒΡ€Π³ΠΈΡ˜ΠΈ ΡΠ»ΡƒΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΎΡ˜ Ρƒ Ρ†Ρ€ΠΊΠ²ΠΈ Π‘Π²Π΅Ρ‚ΠΎΠ³ Π›ΡƒΠΊΠ΅ Ρƒ ΠŸΠΎΡ‚ΠΎΠΌΠΊΡƒ, послС којС јС ΠΈΠΌΠ°ΠΎ задовољство Π΄Π° Ρ‡ΡƒΡ˜Π΅ ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠ³Ρ€Π°ΠΌ Π΄Π΅Ρ‡Ρ˜ΠΈΡ… Ρ€Π΅Ρ†ΠΈΡ‚Π°Ρ†ΠΈΡ˜Π°. Π’ΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠ»ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠΌ, ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠ½Ρ† АлСксандар јС свСчано ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ»ΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠΎ Π΄Π²Π΅ књигС Ρ†Ρ€ΠΊΠ²Π΅Π½ΠΎΡ˜ Π±ΠΈΠ±Π»ΠΈΠΎΡ‚Π΅Ρ†ΠΈ. 

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