[Archived News] Thursday, December 28, 2006

BISHOP MITROPHAN ATTENDS
TWO WINTER RETREATS IN EASTERN DIOCESE

The Winter Retreat held at Shadeland, in conjunction with the Midwestern Metropolitanate, officially opened Wednesday evening with registration and Vespers. Thursday was the first full day of activities which included talks, arts and crafts, church singing and a slide show of Serbian monasteries. Rev. Aleksa Micich, Rev. Radovan Jakovljevic, Rev. Dragomir Tuba, Rev. Milovan Katanic and Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Radanovic were some of the speakers on Thursday. Also attending the winter retreat from the Midwestern diocese are Deacon Damjan Bozic and Deacon Ivan Gasic.

On Thursday His Grace Bishop Mitrophan attended and took part at the third annual Winter Camp organized by the St. Petersburg Deanery and held in St. Petersburg, Florida. His Grace, the bishop, is expected to take part at the Winter Retreat in Shadeland on Friday. The retreat at Shadeland will conclude with the Divine Liturgy, beginning at 8:00 am, on Saturday morning.