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From: Xenia
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Subject: St. Nikolai Velimirovic Study Group to Begin at Synodal Cathedral of
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St. Nikolai Velimirovic's Study Group Meets

Thursdays-BiWeekly

Begins 5th of November

7:00 pm at the SYNOD

Our Lady of the Sign Cathedral:

75 E 93rd Street, NY

1st Book We Will Be Reading:



"Mystery and Meaning of the Battle of Kosovo"

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Dear Brethren and Sisters:



A study group will commence to read the writings of St. Nikolai Velimirovic, one
of the great Serbian Saints of the 20th century. During WWII, St. Nikolai
Velimirovic suffered internment in Dachau, a Nazi Concentration camp. 750,000
Orthodox Serbs were imprisoned and killed by Nazi and Nazi sympathizers during
WWII.



In St. Velimirovic's series of books we will read of how Serbian culture became
grounded in Orthodox Christianity and will be exposed to the idea of suffering
as a podvig that a nation undertakes. In undertaking to study this great
saint's writings, we learn to acquire an Orthodox perspective about war and
political suffering in these turbulent yet hopeful times. Books can be purchased
online at Bishop Nikolai Bookstore: http://bishopnikolaibookstore.com. This
class will be facilitated by Fr. Djokan Majstorovic.



Reverend Father Djokan Majstorovic assumed responsibilities as Dean of the St.
Sava Serbian Orthodox Cathedral in New York, January l6, l999.


Please sign the sign up sheet, for the 1st meeting. Call xenia at 347 633 4489
for more details. This Group is Blessed By the Very Reverend Bishop Jerome Shaw
of The Russian Church Outside of Russia-Manhattan.









For Immediate Release



Contact:

Americans for Serbia 347 665 7164;

xenspirit7@...



ROCOR Front Desk 1 212 534 1601



Kosovo in Context: Past, Present and Future

Bi-Weekly Thursday Class on Kosovo Begins 5 November 2009 at Synod in New York
City



With the blessing of The Very Reverend Bishop Jerome Shaw of The Russian Church
Outside of Russia-Manhattan, a bi-weekly study group will start in order to read
the writings of St. Nikolai Velimirovic, one of the great Serbian Saints of the
20th century. During WWII, St. Nikolai Velimirovic suffered internment in
Dachau, a Nazi Concentration camp. 750,000 Orthodox Serbs were imprisoned and
killed by Nazi and Nazi sympathizers during this time. After his repose in the
United States, St. Nikolai was canonized by the Serbian Orthodox Church on the
19th of May, 2003.



We will begin with the book "The Mystery and Meaning of the Battle of Kosovo"
because it introduces, uncompromisingly, the fact that God continues to
intervene in historical events and thus, victory for Orthodox Christians is not
driven by worldly criteria of exploitation, domination or thoughts of
superiority but by the need of man's salvation through the work of grace and our
participation in it. Through study of the events of 1389, we will be able to
place them within the eschatological and anthropological aspects of Orthodox
Christianity, and thus provide a reference point for understanding what is
occurring in the province of Kosovo today. This can be applied wherever
Orthodox Christians are being persecuted by political forces within and outside
of international law considerations.



Books can be purchased online at Bishop Nikolai Bookstore;
http://bishopnikolaibookstore.com.



In addition, in St. Velimirovic's series of books, we will read of how Serbian
culture became grounded in Orthodox Christianity and will be exposed to the idea
of suffering as a podvig that a nation undertakes. In undertaking to study this
great saint's writings, we learn to acquire an Orthodox perspective about war
and how to respond to political suffering in these turbulent yet hopeful times
and our role as Christians towards our brethren and toward those we are
commanded to Love. This class will be facilitated by Fr. Djokan Majstorovic.
This will be a year long effort, and will take place at the Cathedral Synod of
the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia located at 75 E 93rd Street. It
will begin Thursday, the 5th of November 2009.



Reverend Djokan Majstorovic assumed responsibilities as Dean of the St. Sava
Serbian Orthodox Cathedral in New York, effective January l6, l999. He will
lead the group study at the Synod.




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