[Archived News] Friday, April 4, 2008

BISHOP MITROPHAN SERVES
HIERARHICAL LITURGY IN JOHNSTOWN


Johnstown, Pa- On the Sunday of the Veneration of Holy Cross, on March 30th 2008 believers and parishioners of St. Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church in Johnstown, PA had a beautiful experience participating at the Hierarchal Divine Liturgy officiated by His Grace Dr. Mitrophan Bishop of Eastern American with parish priest Father Dejan Obradovic and Diocesan deacon Dragoslav Kosic.

A great number of parishioners were honored with the bishop's visit to our colony. Bishop Mitrophan delivered the homily about the meaning of the Cross and the sufferings as Orthodox Christians. His Grace also spoke about the suffering Serbian people in Kosovo and Metohija who with their lives confess their faith as Orthodox Christians who need our spiritual and material help and support.

Following the liturgy His Grace and Deacon Dragoslav Kosic were welcomed at the parish house of Father Dejan Obradovic.