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Memorial Service – ПАРАСТОС

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Dear Parishioners,

With the blessing of His Grace Bishop Longin, Sunday, August 9, in our Saint Sava Church we will serve a Memorial service for the innocent victims in commemoration of the twentieth anniversary of the persecution and suffering of the Serbian people in the Republic of Serbian Krajina and Croatia in the military operation “Storm” on August 4, 1995.

The Memorial service will begin immediately after Holy Liturgy. Although time is short, I hope that the faithful from our parish will come to the Holy Liturgy and to this memorial Service and together and worthily commemorate this important event in our recent past.

Rev Marko Matic


Драги парохијани,

Cа благословом нашег надлежног Архијереја, Његовог Преосвештенства Г. Лонгина, поводом обележавања двадесетогодишњице од прогона и страдања српског народа на подручју Републике Српске Крајине и Републике Хрватске у војној операцији „Олуја“ 4. августа 1995. године, сутра у недељу 9. августа у нашем храму Св. Саве служиће се парастос невино пострадалим жртвама у овом егзодусу.

Парастос ће почети одмах после Свете Литургије. Иако је време кратко, надам се да ће верни народ из наше парохије моћи да дође на Свету Литургију и парастос и на тај начин да достојно обележи овај важан догађај из наше недавне прошлости.

RTS – Radio Television of Serbia features St. Sava Serb Fest 2015

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St. Sava Serb Fest 2015 (www.serbfest.org) was featured on another channel, this time by RTS – Radio Television of Serbia.

RTS is the largest broadcaster in the former Yugoslavia and the Balkans.

The story about the festival also ran on RTS Morning News today, seen by 1.5 million people in Serbia.

Click the YouTube video to watch the featured segment.

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St. Sava Serb Fest 2015 Featured on Bosnian Radio-Television Channel

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St. Sava Serb Fest 2015 (www.serbfest.org) was featured on RTV BN (Serbian Cyrillic: PTB БH), a Bosnian radio-television company based in Bijeljina.

RTV BN is currently the highest rated TV channel in Republika Srpska entity of BiH.

RTV BN is currently available in Europe, North America (USA and Canada), Australia, and New Zealand via satellite.

Click the YouTube video to watch the featured segment.

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View Images from Serb Fest 2015

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The Serb Fest Organizing Committee and Volunteers, Executive Board, and Members of St. Sava Church express great appreciation to all who celebrated with us during the three days of Serb Fest 2015.

Please share the memories through the images available here and join us again next year.

The spirit of Serb Fest is with us all year long, during Sunday morning church services and in the many events that take place the rest of the year. We invite you to join us – visit www.saintsava.net throughout the year to learn more.

If you are a Facebook user, please take a few moments to view the images below or login to your Facebook account and tag your friends in the photos so we can share these images with everyone who attended.

Ensemble “Frula” from Raska, Serbia performs this Friday 8/7 at St. Sava

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If you didn’t make it to St. Sava Serb Fest 2015 (www.serbfest.org), you have a special opportunity to experience more Serbian Culuture with the folkore ensemble “Frula” from Raska, Serbia during a special performance taking place Friday, August 7, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. at the Pavilion at St. Sava Church in Merrillville, IN.

This performance is part of a tour the group will be making around the Midewest region of the U.S.

Also performing at this special event will be the St. Sava folklore group “Srbadija” composed of youth from the St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church.

Tickets at the door will be $15 and children under 12 will be free. Proceeds will help support the travel expenses of the “Frula” ensemble.

Food and drink will be available for purchase.

For more information about this event, contact Karen Knezic by e-mail at srbadijafolklore@yahoo.com or call 219-406-7910.

Obilic Wins Serb Fest Tournament at St. Sava Church

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The 2nd Annual Obilic Soccer Serb Fest Weekend Tournament Champion was won by team Obilic beating Uro Elite 2:1 in the finals match. Tournament organizers express great appreciation to all the teams, fans, and the referees participating in the this special tournament. Tournament organizers also send special thanks to Goran Sipka and Dave Callaway.

St. Sava Church also expresses appreciation for everyone participating in the tournament and helping to make St. Sava Serb Fest successful.

Local Newspaper Features Kolo Sisters and Strudels

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Local newspaper, The Times, featured a few images of Kolo Sisters preparing studels for the annual St. Sava Serb Fest. The photo above is by John J. Watkins of The Times.

The caption from the newspaper reads:

Zorka Glumac and Sandy Shinovich transfer freshly baked strudel to pans for cooling in preparation for this weekend’s Serb Fest at St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church in Merrillville. The festival runs from noon to midnight Friday and Saturday and noon to 10 p.m. Sunday on the parish grounds, 9191 Mississippi St., Merrillville.

2nd Annual Obilic Soccer Serb Fest Tournament Announces Teams/Schedule

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2nd Annual Obilic Soccer Serb Fest Tournament announces teams and schedule for games taking place during Serb Fest 2015 Saturday, August 1 at the Obilic Field located at St. Sava Church, Merrillville, IN.

Watch games taking place on two fields throughout the day beginning at 11:00 a.m. and catch the Quarterfinal action beginning approximately at 4:40 p.m. and the Finals begin at 7:00 p.m.

Cheer for your favorite soccer team and visit the Famous Serbian Bake Sale, grab a bite to eat from the Serb Fest Kitchen, or get a refreshment from the Bar area open during Serb Fest.

St. Sava Serb Fest takes place Friday, July 31 and Saturday August 1 from Noon to Midnight, and Sunday, August 2 Noon to 10:00 p.m.

For more information about the soccer tournament, contact Goran Sipka, tournament organizer, or Milan Marinkovich at 219-613-6493 or send email tomilan146307@gmail.com.

Schedule and Team Names

  • 11:00     OBILIC – BARI 91 (FIELD 1)
  • 11:00     OTADZBINA – AZTECS (FIELD 2)
  • 11:30     JOGA BONNITO – MACEDONIA  (FIELD 1)
  • 11:30     NIKOLA TESLA – LAKE SHORE FA (FIELD 2)
  • 12:00   WHITE EAGLES – EURO ELITE (FIELD 1)
  • 12:00   SRPSKA UNITED – ETHNIKOS (FIELD 2)
  • 12:30   OTADZBINA– OBILIC  (FIELD 1)
  • 12:30   MORAVA – BARI 91 (FIELD 2)
  • 13:00   NIKOLA TESLA – JOGA BONNITO (FIELD 1)
  • 13:00   MACEDONIA – LAKE SHORE FA   (FIELD 2)
  • 13:30    SRPSKA UNITED – WHITE EAGLES (FIELD 1)
  • 13:30   ETHNIKOS – EURO ELITE (FIELD2)
  • 14:00   MORAVA – OBILIC  (FIELD 1)
  • 14:00   AZTECS – BARI 91 (FIELD 2)
  • 14:30   JOGA BONNITO – LAKE SHORE FA  (FIELD 1)
  • 14:30   MACEDONIA – NIKOLA TESLA (FIELD 2)
  • 15:00  WHITE EAGLES  –  ETHNIKOS  (FIELD1)
  • 15:00   EURO ELITE – SRPSKA UNITED  (FIELD 2)
  • 15:30   AZTECS – MORAVA  (FIELD 1)
  • 15:30   BARI 91 – OTADZBINA (FIELD 2)
  • 16:00   OBILIC – AZTECS  (FIELD 1)
  • 16:00    OTADZBINA – MORAVA  (FIELD 2)
  • 16:40  QUATERFINALS  1 (FIELD 1)
  • 16:40  QUATERFINALS  2 (FIELD 2)
  • 17:10  QUATERFINALS  3 (FIELD 1)
  • 17:10  QUATERFINALS  4 (FIELD 2)
  • 18:00   SEMIFINALS  1  (FIELD 1)  2 X 15 MIN
  • 18:00   SEMIFINALS  2  (FIELD 2)  2 X 15 MIN
  • 19:00   FINALS   2 X 15

Groups and Basic Rules

GROUP 1

  • MORAVA
  • BARI 91
  • OTADZBINA
  • OBILIC
  • AZTECS

GROUP 2

  • JOGA BONNITO
  • NIKOLA TESLA
  • MACEDONIA
  • LAKE SHORE FA

 

GROUP 3

  • EURO ELITE
  • WHITE EAGLES
  • SRPSKA UNITED
  • ETHNIKOS

 BASIC  RULES

  • GAMES 20 MINUTES STRAIGHT ,SEMI FINAL AND FINAL           2 X 15
  • NO SLIDING TACKLE (2 MINUTES OUT)
  • NO GOALS FROM THROW IN IF NOBODY TOUCHED A BALL
  • ADVANCE IN NEXT ROUND(POINTS THEN MUTUAL SCORES THEN GOAL DIFFRENCES)
  • INCIDENTS WILL NOT BE TOLARETED (GAMES WILL BE PLAYED ON CHURCH PROPERTY)

Remaining Serb Fest Cash Raffle Tickets Available, While Supplies Last

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St. Sava Serb Fest 2015 begins tomorrow and the remaining raffle tickets will be available during the fest before the drawing, while supplies last.

There are only 1,000 tickets sold for the entire raffle, so act as soon as possible to secure your ticket by contacting Mike Jaksich at 219-880-6307, David Gerbick at 219-588-3604, or the Church Office at 219-736-9191.

Before the fest is over, 16 lucky winners will be chosen as cash raffle winners, with one taking home the Grand Prize of $25,000.

Two “Early Bird Winners” were already selected May 31 and July 12, each winning $1,000. The remaining 16 winners will be selected the last day of the Serb Fest, Sunday, August 2, 2015 at 8:00 p.m. with prizes ranging from $500 to $25,000.

Tickets are a $100 donation and the winner need not be present.

St. Sava Serb Fest takes place Friday, July 31 through Sunday, August 2 at St. Sava Church and Pavilion, 9191 Mississippi Street, Merrillville, IN 46410.

The Serb Fest Cash Raffle is organized by St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, Indiana Gaming Commission license number 138362. The license is on file with the Church Office.

Learn more about the Annual Serb Fest Cash Raffle along with other information about St. Sava Serb Fest 2015 at https://www.saintsava.net/serb-fest/.

33rd Annual Serb Fest Cash Raffle Prize Listing

  • Grand Prize – $25,000
  • 2nd Prize – $10,000
  • 3rd Prize – $5,000
  • 4th – 6th Prize – $1,000
  • 7th-16th Prize – $500
  • 17th Prize – $1,000 – Early Bird Drawing July 12th
  • 18th Prize – $1,000 – Early Bird Drawing May 31st