On Friday, June 7, 2023, His Grace Bishop Irinej of Eastern America paid his respects to His Eminence Saba, recently enthroned Archbishop of New York and Metropolitan of North America of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America at his Residence and Archdiocesan Center in Englewood, New Jersey.

The two hierarchs discussed historic and present relations between the Antiochian Orthodox Patriarchate and the Serbian Orthodox Church, and the longstanding relations between the respective jurisdictions in the United States.

Mutual concern was expressed with regard to the current devastation and relief efforts in Antioch and Syria as a result of the recent earthquake; as well as the difficult existential situation in Kosovo and Metohija.

Metropolitan Saba and Bishop Irinej shared their anticipation of laboring together in the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the United States of America.

Bishop Irinej presented His Eminence with an icon of the Theotokos, hand-written in Serbia.

Π£ ΠΏΠ΅Ρ‚Π°ΠΊ, 7. Ρ˜ΡƒΠ½Π° 2023. Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π΅, ЊСгово ΠŸΡ€Π΅ΠΎΡΠ²Π΅ΡˆΡ‚Π΅Π½ΡΡ‚Π²ΠΎ Епископ источноамСрички Π˜Ρ€ΠΈΠ½Π΅Ρ˜ посСтио јС ЊСгово Π’ΠΈΡΠΎΠΊΠΎΠΏΡ€Π΅ΠΎΡΠ²Π΅ΡˆΡ‚Π΅Π½ΡΡ‚Π²ΠΎ Π“.Π“. Π‘Π°Π±Ρƒ, новоустоличСног АрхиСпископа ΡšΡƒΡ˜ΠΎΡ€ΡˆΠΊΠΎΠ³ ΠΈ ΠœΠΈΡ‚Ρ€ΠΎΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡ‚Π° сСвСрноамСричког ΠΠ½Ρ‚ΠΈΠΎΡ…ΠΈΡ˜ΡΠΊΠ΅ ΠŸΡ€Π°Π²ΠΎΡΠ»Π°Π²Π½Π΅ ΠΡ€Ρ…ΠΈΠ΅ΠΏΠΈΡΠΊΠΎΠΏΠΈΡ˜Π΅ Π‘Π΅Π²Π΅Ρ€Π½ΠΎΠ°ΠΌΠ΅Ρ€ΠΈΡ‡ΠΊΠ΅ Ρƒ њСговој Ρ€Π΅Π·ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π½Ρ†ΠΈΡ˜ΠΈ ΠΈ Π°Ρ€Ρ…ΠΈΠ΄ΠΈΠΎΡ†Π΅Π·Π°Π»Π½ΠΎΠΌ Ρ†Π΅Π½Ρ‚Ρ€Ρƒ Ρƒ Π•Π½Π³Π΅Π»Π²ΡƒΠ΄Ρƒ, ΠŠΡƒ ΠΠ΅Ρ€Π·ΠΈΡ˜Ρƒ.

ΠœΠΈΡ‚Ρ€ΠΎΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡ‚ Π‘Π°Π±Π° ΠΈ Епископ Π˜Ρ€ΠΈΠ½Π΅Ρ˜ су Ρ€Π°Π·Π³ΠΎΠ²Π°Ρ€Π°Π»Π° ΠΎ ΠΈΡΡ‚ΠΎΡ€ΠΈΡ˜ΡΠΊΠΈΠΌ ΠΈ садашњим односима ΠΠ½Ρ‚ΠΈΠΎΡ…ΠΈΡ˜ΡΠΊΠ΅ ΠŸΡ€Π°Π²ΠΎΡΠ»Π°Π²Π½Π΅ ΠŸΠ°Ρ‚Ρ€ΠΈΡ˜Π°Ρ€ΡˆΠΈΡ˜Π΅ ΠΈ БрпскС ΠŸΡ€Π°Π²ΠΎΡΠ»Π°Π²Π½Π΅ Π¦Ρ€ΠΊΠ²Π΅, ΠΊΠ°ΠΎ ΠΈΠΎ Π΄ΡƒΠ³ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡˆΡšΠΈΠΌ односима ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠ΅Ρ’Ρƒ Π΄Π²Π΅ Ρ˜ΡƒΡ€ΠΈΡΠ΄ΠΈΠΊΡ†ΠΈΡ˜Π΅ Ρƒ БјСдињСним АмСричким Π”Ρ€ΠΆΠ°Π²Π°ΠΌΠ°.

Π˜Π·Ρ€Π°ΠΆΠ΅Π½Π° јС обострана забринутост Ρƒ Π²Π΅Π·ΠΈ са Ρ‚Ρ€Π΅Π½ΡƒΡ‚Π½ΠΈΠΌ Ρ€Π°Π·Π°Ρ€Π°ΡšΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΈ Π½Π°ΠΏΠΎΡ€ΠΈΠΌΠ° Π·Π° ΠΏΡ€ΡƒΠΆΠ°ΡšΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΎΡ›ΠΈ Ρƒ ΠΠ½Ρ‚ΠΈΠΎΡ…ΠΈΡ˜ΠΈ ΠΈ Π‘ΠΈΡ€ΠΈΡ˜ΠΈ ΠΊΠ°ΠΎ Ρ€Π΅Π·ΡƒΠ»Ρ‚Π°Ρ‚ Π½Π΅Π΄Π°Π²Π½ΠΎΠ³ зСмљотрСса; ΠΊΠ°ΠΎ ΠΈ Ρ‚Π΅ΡˆΠΊΠ° Π΅Π³Π·ΠΈΡΡ‚Π΅Π½Ρ†ΠΈΡ˜Π°Π»Π½Π° ΡΠΈΡ‚ΡƒΠ°Ρ†ΠΈΡ˜Π° Π½Π° ΠšΠΎΡΠΎΠ²Ρƒ ΠΈ ΠœΠ΅Ρ‚ΠΎΡ…ΠΈΡ˜ΠΈ.

ΠœΠΈΡ‚Ρ€ΠΎΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡ‚ Π‘Π°Π±Π° ΠΈ Епископ Π˜Ρ€ΠΈΠ½Π΅Ρ˜ ΠΈΠ·Ρ€Π°Π·ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ су ΠΈΡˆΡ‡Π΅ΠΊΠΈΠ²Π°ΡšΠ΅ Π·Π°Ρ˜Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΈΡ‡ΠΊΠΎΠ³ Ρ€Π°Π΄Π° Ρƒ Π‘Π°Π±Ρ€Π°ΡšΡƒ ΠšΠ°Π½ΠΎΠ½ΡΠΊΠΈΡ… ΠŸΡ€Π°Π²ΠΎΡΠ»Π°Π²Π½ΠΈΡ… Епископа Ρƒ БјСдињСним АмСричким Π”Ρ€ΠΆΠ°Π²Π°ΠΌΠ°.

Епископ Π˜Ρ€ΠΈΠ½Π΅Ρ˜ јС ЊСговом Π’ΠΈΡΠΎΠΊΠΎΠΏΡ€Π΅ΠΎΡΠ²Π΅ΡˆΡ‚Π΅Π½ΡΡ‚Π²Ρƒ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ»ΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠΎ ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ½Ρƒ ΠŸΡ€Π΅ΡΠ²Π΅Ρ‚Π΅ Π‘ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΡ€ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡ†Π΅, рукописану Ρƒ Π‘Ρ€Π±ΠΈΡ˜ΠΈ.