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
ΠΡΠΎΡΠ»ΠΎΠ³ Π²ΠΈΠΊΠ΅Π½Π΄Π°, 2. ΠΈ 3. ΡΠ΅Π±ΡΡΠ°ΡΠ° 2019. Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π΅, ΡΡΠΏΡΠΊΠ° ΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΎΡΠ»Π°Π²Π½Π° ΡΡΠΊΠ²Π° Π‘Π²Π΅ΡΠΎΠ³ ΠΡΠΊΠ΅ Ρ ΠΠ°ΡΠΈΠ½Π³ΡΠΎΠ½Ρ ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠ°Π½ΠΎΠΌ Π°ΠΊΠ°Π΄Π΅ΠΌΠΈΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ»Π°Π²ΠΈΠ»Π° ΡΠ΅ Π΄Π°Π½ Π‘Π²Π΅ΡΠΎΠ³ Π‘Π°Π²Π΅.
ΠΠΈΠ»ΠΎ ΡΠ΅ ΡΠΎ Π²Π΅ΡΠ΅ ΠΊΠΎΡΠ΅ ΡΡ ΡΠ²ΠΈ ΡΠ° Π²Π΅Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΈΠΌ Π½Π΅ΡΡΡΠΏΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΈΡΡΠ΅ΠΊΠΈΠ²Π°Π»ΠΈ. ΠΠ²Π΅ Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π΅ Π΄ΠΎΠ³Π°ΡΠ°Ρ ΡΠ΅ Π΄ΠΎΠ΄Π°ΡΠ½ΠΎ ΡΠ²Π΅Π»ΠΈΡΠ°Π½ ΠΏΡΠΈΡΡΡΡΠ²ΠΎΠΌ Π²ΠΈΡΠΎΠΊΠΈΡ Π·Π²Π°Π½ΠΈΡΠ°: ΠΠ΅Π³ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ³ ΠΡΠ΅ΠΎΡΠ²Π΅ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΡΡΠ²Π° ΠΠΏΠΈΡΠΊΠΎΠΏΠ° ΠΈΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠ°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ Π³. ΠΡΠΈΠ½Π΅ΡΠ° ΠΈ ΠΠΈΡ ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ ΠΡΠ°ΡΠ΅Π²ΡΠΊΠΈΡ ΠΠΈΡΠΎΡΠ°Π½ΡΡΠ°Π²Π° ΠΏΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ½Π°ΡΠ»Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ° ΠΠ»Π΅ΠΊΡΠ°Π½Π΄ΡΠ° ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅Π·Π΅ ΠΠ°ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠ½Π΅ ΠΠ°ΡΠ°ΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π²ΠΈΡ.
ΠΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΠ° ΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠ΅Π²ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ ΠΏΠ°ΡΠ° ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π°ΠΊΠΎ ΠΏΡΠ΅ΡΠ²Π°ΡΠ° Ρ ΡΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈΡΡ, Ρ ΠΎΠ±Π·ΠΈΡΠΎΠΌ Π΄Π° ΡΡ Π²Π°ΡΠΈΠ½Π³ΡΠΎΠ½ΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΎΡ ΠΈΡΠ°Π½ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠ΅ΡΡ ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΈ ΠΏΡΡ Π±ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Ρ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈΡΠΈ Π΄Π° ΠΈΡ ΡΠ³ΠΎΡΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ»Π΅ Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π΅, ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΎΡΠ΅ Ρ ΡΠ΅Π±ΡΡΠ°ΡΡ. ΠΠ΅ΡΡ Π²ΠΈΡΠΎΠΊΠΈΠΌ Π·Π²Π°Π½ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΈΡΠΈΠΌΠ° Π±ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΡΡ ΠΈ Π°ΠΌΠ±Π°ΡΠ°Π΄ΠΎΡ Π‘ΡΠ±ΠΈΡΠ΅ Ρ Π‘ΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΌ ΠΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΠΊΠΈΠΌ ΠΡΠΆΠ°Π²Π°ΠΌΠ° Π³. ΠΠ΅ΡΡ ΠΠ°ΡΠΊΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ ΡΠ° ΡΡΠΏΡΡΠ³ΠΎΠΌ, ΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠ΅Π²ΡΠΊΠΈ Π°ΡΡΡΠ°Π½Ρ Π³. ΠΡΠ°Π½ΠΊΠΎ Π’Π΅ΡΠ·ΠΈΡ, Π³. ΠΠ±ΡΠ°Π΄ ΠΠ΅ΡΠΈΡ ΠΊΠ°ΠΎ ΡΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΠ°Π»Π½ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΡΡΠ°Π²Π½ΠΈΠΊ Π Π΅ΠΏΡΠ±Π»ΠΈΠΊΠ΅ Π‘ΡΠΏΡΠΊΠ΅, Π³. ΠΠΈΠ»Π°Π½ ΠΠΈΡΡΠΈΡ ΠΈ Π΄ΡΡΠ³ΠΈ.
ΠΠΎΡΠ»Π΅ ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠ°Π½ΠΎΠ³ ΡΠ»Π°ΡΠΊΠ° Π³ΠΎΡΡΠΈΡΡ, ΠΌΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠ²Π΅ ΠΈ Π΄ΡΠΆΠ°Π²Π½ΠΈΡ Ρ ΠΈΠΌΠ½ΠΈ, Π΄ΠΎΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΠ½ Π΄ΠΎΠ³Π°ΡΠ°ΡΠ° ΠΎΡΠ°Ρ Π΄Ρ ΠΠ°ΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡ, ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΎΡ ΡΡΠΏΡΠΊΠ΅ ΡΡΠΊΠ²Π΅ Ρ ΠΠ°ΡΠΈΠ½Π³ΡΠΎΠ½Ρ, ΡΡΠ΄Π°ΡΠ½ΠΎ ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ·Π΄ΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΠΎ ΡΠ²Π΅ ΠΏΡΠΈΡΡΡΠ½Π΅. ΠΠ½ ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΎ Π΄Π° ΡΡΠΏΡΠΊΠ° Π·Π°ΡΠ΅Π΄Π½ΠΈΡΠ° Ρ ΠΠ°ΡΠΈΠ½Π³ΡΠΎΠ½Ρ ΠΈ Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΎ ΠΌΠ°Π»Π°, ΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΈΠΌΠ° Π²Π΅Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΎ ΡΡΡΠ΅ ΠΊΠΎΡΠ΅ ΡΠ΅ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ»Π΅Π»ΠΎ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠΌ ΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΡΠ°ΠΌΠ° Ρ ΠΏΡΠ΅ΡΡ ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎΡ Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½ΠΈ.
ΠΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ½Π°ΡΠ»Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΈΠΊ ΠΠ»Π΅ΠΊΡΠ°Π½Π΄Π°Ρ ΡΠ΅ Π½Π°Π³Π»Π°ΡΠΈΠΎ ΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΈΠΊΠΎ ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ½ΠΎΡΠ°Π½ Π½Π° ΠΏΡΠΎΠ³ΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΈ ΡΠ΅ ΡΡΠΏΡΠΊΠ° ΡΡΠΊΠ²Π° Π‘Π²Π΅ΡΠΎΠ³ ΠΡΠΊΠ΅ Π½Π°ΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΠ»Π° Ρ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ΅ΠΊΠ»ΠΈΡ Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Ρ Π΄Π°Π½Π° ΠΎΠ΄ ΡΠΈΡ ΠΎΠ²Π΅ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅. -ΠΠ΅Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΎ Π½Π°ΠΌ ΡΠ΅ Π·Π°Π΄ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡΡΡΠ²ΠΎ ΡΡΠΎ ΡΠΌΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠ²ΠΎ ΠΎΠ²Π΄Π΅. ΠΠΎΠ³Π»Π΅Π΄Π°ΡΡΠ΅ ΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΈΠΊΠΎ ΡΠ΅ ΡΡΠ΄ΠΈ Π΄ΠΎΡΠ»ΠΎ Π΄Π° ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΡΠΆΠΈ ΠΎΠ²Ρ ΠΌΠ°Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡΡ. Π ΠΏΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡΡ ΠΎΠΏΠ΅Ρ Π΄Π° ΡΠΌΠΎ ΠΈΠ·ΡΠ·Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ½ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈ Π½Π° ΠΎΡΠ° ΠΠ°ΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈΡΠ° ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠΏΠ°Π΄ΠΈΡΡ ΠΠ΅Π»Π΅Π½Ρ Π·Π° ΡΠ²Π΅ Π½Π°ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΊΠ΅ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΈΠΌΠ° ΡΠΌΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ²Π΅Π΄ΠΎΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π·Π° ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΎ Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Ρ Π΄Π°Π½Π°. Π‘Π²ΠΈ Π·Π½Π°ΠΌΠΎ Π΄Π° Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ°Π»ΠΎ Π»Π°ΠΊΠΎ ΠΈΠ·Π³ΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈ ΡΡΠΊΠ²Ρ ΠΈ Π·Π°ΡΠ΅Π΄Π½ΠΈΡΡ ΠΈ Π·Π±ΠΎΠ³ ΡΠΎΠ³Π° ΡΠΌΠΎ ΠΈΠ·ΡΠ·Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ½ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈ Π½Π° Π²Π°Ρ, ΡΠ΅ΠΊΠ°ΠΎ ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½Ρ ΠΠ»Π΅ΠΊΡΠ°Π½Π΄Π°Ρ.
ΠΠ° Π±ΠΎΠ³Π°Ρ ΠΊΡΠ»ΡΡΡΠ½ΠΎ-ΡΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ½ΠΈΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°ΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ°ΡΠ°Π»ΠΈ ΡΡ ΡΠ΅ ΡΡΠΏΡΠΊΠΎ ΠΏΠ΅Π²Π°ΡΠΊΠΎ Π΄ΡΡΡΡΠ²ΠΎ ΠΠΈΡΠ°, ΡΠΎΠ»ΠΊΠ»ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈ Π°Π½ΡΠ°ΠΌΠ±Π» ΠΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎ, ΡΡΠΏΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΊΡΠ»ΡΡΡΠ½ΠΈ ΡΠ΅Π½ΡΠ°Ρ ΠΠΏΠ°Π½ΡΠΈΡΠΈ, ΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ½ΠΈ Π°Π½ΡΠ°ΠΌΠ±Π» Π‘ΡΠ±ΠΈΡΠ°Π½Π°, Π΄Π΅ΡΡΠΈ Ρ ΠΎΡ ΠΈ Π΄Π΅ΡΡΠ° ΡΠΎΠ»ΠΊΠ»ΠΎΡΠ½Π° Π³ΡΡΠΏΠ° ΠΊΠΎΡΠΈ ΡΡ ΡΠ΅ Π²Π΅ΠΎΠΌΠ° Π²ΡΠ΅Π΄Π½ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΈΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ°Π»ΠΈ Π·Π° Π½Π°ΡΡΡΠΏ Π½Π° ΡΠ°Π΄ΠΎΡΡ ΡΠ²ΠΈΡ ΠΏΡΠΈΡΡΡΠ½ΠΈΡ .
ΠΠ΅ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ²Π΅Π΄Π΅Π½ΠΎ ΠΊΡΠ°ΡΡ Π½Π° ΡΠΈΠΌΠ±ΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠ°Π½ Π½Π°ΡΠΈΠ½, ΡΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π°Π»Π½ΠΈΠΌ ΠΡΠ°ΡΠ΅Π²ΠΈΠΌ ΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΌ Π½Π° ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΠΌ ΡΠ΅Π»Ρ ΡΠ΅ Π±ΠΈΠΎ ΡΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ½Π°ΡΠ»Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΈΠΊ ΠΠ»Π΅ΠΊΡΠ°Π½Π΄Π°Ρ.
Π‘ ΠΎΠ±Π·ΠΈΡΠΎΠΌ Π΄Π° ΡΠ΅ Π‘Π²Π΅ΡΠΈ Π‘Π°Π²Π° ΠΏΡΠ΅Π²Π°ΡΡ ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎ Π·Π°ΡΡΠΈΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°Π·ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠ° ΠΈ ΡΠ°ΠΊΠ°, ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡΠΈ Π‘ΡΠΏΡΠΊΠ΅ ΡΠΊΠΎΠ»Π΅ ΠΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ»Π° Π’Π΅ΡΠ»Π° ΡΡ ΠΏΡΠΈΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΌΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠ»Π°ΠΆ Π»ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΈΡ ΠΈ ΡΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠ°Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π° Π½Π° ΡΠ΅ΠΌΡ Π‘Π²Π΅ΡΠΈ Π‘Π°Π²Π°, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΈ ΡΠ΅ Π±ΠΈΠΎ ΠΈΠ·Π»ΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π½ ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ΅Π±Π½ΠΎ Π½Π°ΡΠ°Π²ΡΠ΅Π½ Ρ ΠΎΠΊΠ²ΠΈΡΡ Π°ΠΊΠ°Π΄Π΅ΠΌΠΈΡΠ΅.
ΠΡΠ°ΡΠ΅Π²ΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΏΠ°Ρ ΡΠ΅ Π½Π°ΡΠ΅Π΄Π½ΠΎΠ³ ΡΡΡΡΠ° ΡΠ° ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΎΡ ΠΈΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ° ΠΏΡΠΈΡΡΡΡΠ²ΠΎΠ²Π°ΠΎ ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠΎΡ ΠΠΈΡΡΡΠ³ΠΈΡΠΈ ΡΠ»ΡΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΎΡ Ρ ΡΡΠΊΠ²ΠΈ Π‘Π²Π΅ΡΠΎΠ³ ΠΡΠΊΠ΅ Ρ ΠΠΎΡΠΎΠΌΠΊΡ, ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅ ΠΊΠΎΡΠ΅ ΡΠ΅ ΠΈΠΌΠ°ΠΎ Π·Π°Π΄ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡΡΡΠ²ΠΎ Π΄Π° ΡΡΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°ΠΌ Π΄Π΅ΡΡΠΈΡ ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠ°. Π’ΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠΌ, ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½Ρ ΠΠ»Π΅ΠΊΡΠ°Π½Π΄Π°Ρ ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠ°Π½ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ»ΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠΎ Π΄Π²Π΅ ΠΊΡΠΈΠ³Π΅ ΡΡΠΊΠ²Π΅Π½ΠΎΡ Π±ΠΈΠ±Π»ΠΈΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΠΈ.
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