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St. George Serbian Orthodox Church Descent of the Holy Spirit Guides Us to All Truth 3
3025 Denver Street • San Diego, CA 92117
telephone: (619)276-5827
Pages from the Orthodox Youth Ministry’s Our View 4
email: frbratso@sbcglobal.net Saints Sophia & daughters 6
web: http://saintgeorgeinsd.com Saint John the New Martyr of China 7
From the President 8
Church Officers & Staff Continuing Our Legacy Summary 9
PARISH PRIEST: V. Rev. Bratislav “Bratso” Krsic Continuing Our Legacy is Our Responsibility 11
PARISH DEACON: Rev. Paul Germain From the Treasurer’s Desk 13
PRESIDENT: Nemanja Selezan Naughton sisters on still another winning team 13
VICE PRESIDENT: Vladan Trifunovic St. George Choir Trip to Phoenix 14
2nd VICE PRESIDENT: Dobrila Undheim Kolo Sisters 15
3rd VICE PRESIDENT: Simona Trifunovic Religious Education Report, Spring 2009 16
SECRETARY: Tina Zivkovic Here’s what’s new in MORAVA’s corner 17
TREASURER: Rev. Paul Germain Church Family News 18
FINANCIAL SECRETARY: Lindsay Selezan St. George Stewards—June 7, 2009 22
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY: Melanie Milicevic From the Stewardship Chair 22
MEMBERS-AT-LARGE: Nada Pantovich, Stole Report for Jan. 1 – June 1, 2009 23
Vojkan Popovich, Sam Purlia, Vladan Vladisavljevic, “Uniting” Bosnia, Smoking in the Arsenal 25
Vecki & Miodrag Miljkovic, Dragan & Sonja Radic,
Serbian Orthodox Church redistributes dioceses in the Americas 28
Marko & Vera Rakic
Ecumenical Patriarch active in world issues 29
STEWARDSHIP MINISTRY:
Chair: Lydia Petric Rhoads Calling All Tradesman 30
AUDITING BOARD:
President: Miro Copic, Sean Wright, Zeljko Milasinovic
TUTORS/VESTRYMEN: Mico Lukic, Ladislav Midyear course adjustment. Since the shortest day of the year way back in
Tapavcevic, Pete Dopodja, Alex Sekanovic, George December, each following day has given us a glint of hope as the time of darkness
Skaljac, Marko Rakic, Vojkan Popovich, Miro Copic, got shorter. Culminating now in the summer soltice, the longest day in the year, when
Milan Miljkovic we typically celebrate graduations, weddings, holidays, vacations, reunions, and the
S.S.S. ST. GEORGE CHOIR like, in the summer light. Many of these events mark the end and/or the beginning of
President: Velimir Jovanovic something. Thus, it seems this midpoint of the year would also be a good time to
CIRCLE OF SERBIAN SISTERS (KOLO) make a course adjustment. Let me give you an example: Our Continuing the Legacy
President: Sylvia Ivanovic Capital/Stewardship Campaign has completed its first phase. Unfortunately, it didn’t
CHURCH SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT make its goal this first time out. That said, I think each of us needs to re-evaluate our
Deacon Paul Germain seriousness about supporting our Church and make a course adjustment. Did you
MORAVA FOLKLORE ENSEMBLE not pledge or give? Why not? Are you going to be like all those freeloaders who enjoy
Director: Maria (Draskovic) Milasinovic public broadcasting and never donate anything for its support? Yes, you can do that.
ADULT ORTHODOX FELLOWSHIP No one really knows, and you have your reasons, right? Except someone does
Nemanja Selezan know—the Lord knows. He isn’t going to forbid you from availing yourself of the
VOICE OF ST. GEORGE services of the Church (or public radio), nor is He going to punish you. But if you
Editor: Marsha Jovanovic bothered to learn His teaching, you would know that the more you give, the more you
(619)988-0650 • FAX (619)588-5767 receive in return. So I urge all of us to make a midyear course adjustment today. If
email: marsha@marshaj.com you haven’t done so, take your stewardship pledge card and your Capital Campaign
card and commit to financially supporting your Church. Do it for your own sake, and
do it for the Lord.—Marsha Jovanovic
history is filled with numerous examples the responsibility of each individual is
Message on World Environment of misuse of these privileges, where the also immense both in one's personal and
Day (June 5, 2009) use and preservation of natural resources family life but also in one's role as an
has been transformed into irrational active citizen.
Today's World Environment Day is an abuse and, often, complete destruction,
opportunity as well as an invitation for all leading occasionally to the downfall of Thus, we call everyone to a more acute
of us, irrespective of religious back- great civilizations. sense of vigilance for the preservation of
ground, to consider the world ecological nature and all creation, which God made
crisis. Indeed, the care for and protection of Cre- in all His wisdom and love. And, from the
ation constitutes the responsibility of See of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, we
In our time, more than ever before, there everyone on an individual and collective invoke God's blessing for World Environ-
is an undeniable obligation for all to level. Naturally, the political authorities ment Day, offering praise to the Creator
understand that environmental concern of each nation have a greater responsibil- of all, to whom is due all glory, honor and
for our planet does not comprise a roman- ity to evaluate the situation in order to worship.
tic notion of the few. The ecological cri- propose actions, measures and regula-
sis, and particularly the reality of climate tions that will convince our communities
change, constitutes the greatest threat for of what must be done and applied. Yet, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch
every form of life in our world. More-
over, there is an immediate correlation
between protection of the environment
and every expression of economic and
social life.
Dear Brothers and Sisters, respected Fathers: JULY SUNDAY LUNCHEON/EVENT DUTIES - MORAVA
Friday-Sunday 17-19 Morava Folkfest
I am honored to address you all again. We have entered the Sunday 19 Quarterly Stewardship Meeting
summer of 2009 and our main challenge continues to be the Sunday 19-8 Summer Camp Begins
renovation and expansion of our parish facilities. Many of AUGUST SUNDAY LUNCHEON/EVENT DUTIES - AOF
you have answered the call, and as president I am deeply
Friday 14 Dormition Fast Begins
thankful for your participation – may it be material or physi-
cal. As you will read in this issue of the Voice, parishioners SEPTEMBER SUNDAY LUNCHEON/EVENT DUTIES - KOLO
and friends of St. George have pledged over $100,000. This Friday-Sunday 5-7 Diocesan Weekend in Jackson
is a significant contribution. I truly believe that many more Church Closed
will do the same. Saturday 12-13 Serbian Festival
Summer is a time of rejuvenation, often less burdened by the Sunday 20 KOLO Slava /Church School Begin
demands of fall, winter and spring. Whether through travel or OCTOBER SUNDAY LUNCHEON/EVENT DUTIES - MORAVA
rest, we see it as a time to recharge. Parishes often experience Saturday 17 St. Stefan and Jelena (Stiljanovic)
lower attendance during summers, as our drive to rejuvenate
NOVEMBER SUNDAY LUNCHEON/EVENT DUTIES - CHOIR
takes us away from our places of worship. Ironically, our
spiritual home is a constant stable provider, able to recharge Sunday 1 Quarterly Stewardship Meeting
Stewardship Sunday
us should we choose it. I want to invite all this summer to find
Sunday 26 Thanksgiving Day
rejuvenation in our beloved parish. I urge you to keep our Lit-
Friday 27-6 Nativity Fast
urgy a priority, as you plan barbecues and trips to the beach.
Instead of letting summer distract us, take advantage of the DECEMBER SUNDAY LUNCHEON/EVENT DUTIES - AOF
extra hours it gives. Invest in your spirituality, for we all
DATES & LUNCHEON SCHEDULES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
know that when we are spiritually rejuvenated all else will
follow.
With respect,
Draga Braco i Sestre,
Nemanja Selezan, St. George Church President Drago mi je da vam se ponovo obratim. Ulazimo u leto 2009
godine i nas veliki izazov je renoviranje i prosirenje nase
parohijske zgrade. Mnogi od vas ste se odazvali pozivu a ja
kao predsednik sam duboko zahvalan na vasem ucescu bilo
da je to materijalno ili dobrovoljnim doprinosom. U ovom
izdanju “Voice of St. George”-a procitacete da su clanovi i
prijatelji crkve Sv. Djordja obecali sumu od $100,000. Ovo je
znatan doprinos. Ja sam potpuno uveren da cete i vi ostali da
ucinite isto.
Leto je vreme za odmore i cesto nas manje obavezuje od
jeseni, zime ili proleca bilo da putujemo ili se odmaramo vid-
imo taj period kao vreme da se osvezimo. Parohije obicno
imaju manje posete preko leta posto nas zelja za odmorom
odvuce od crkve. Ironicno, nasa duhovna kuca je stalni sta-
bilni snabdevac koji nam omogucuje i duhovni odmor uko-
liko mi to zelimo. Zeleo bih da vas sve pozovem da nadjete
duhovni odmor u nasoj crkvi. Podsecam vas da date prioritet
liturgiji kada planirate druzenja i odlaske na plazu umesto da
vas leto od toga odvuce. Iskoristite duze letnje dane. Posve-
tite se duhovnosti jer svi znamo kada smo duhovno podmlad-
jeni sve ostalo ce samo po sebe da dodje.
S postovanjem,
Nemanja Selezan
Kate could not come to Phoenix because she had to sing with Velimir Jovanovic, President of St. George Choir
the San Diego Master Chorale that same weekend, as did
another soprano Maja. Our choir sang two sacred and two sec-
ular pieces directed by Dobrila. We received a warm applause.
Marija
Milasinovic
recording
the bus trp
Christina
singing
along with
the orchestra
Morava served the meal for our church’s “Continuing the Leg-
acy” dinner in April, which was a beautiful dinner and evening
filled with inspiring speeches and video showing us just what
we are working towards…a newly renovated hall and church,
where we can continue to propagate our faith and culture for
generations to come.
s/ M iro Copic
s/ Jack Milasinvoic
s/ Sean Wright
Baptisms-Chrismation
Funerals Servant of God____is baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son,
Grant, O, Lord, Memory Eternal to: and of the Holy Spirit! God grant you many years!
• Olga Medigovich-Cox • Nicholas Dorin Shaternik
• Daniela Eva Milicevic
• Tomislav Srdanovic
• Maksim Svetlan Komatina
• Natalia Righeliss
• Martin Ivan Gounev
Weddings • Mane Kaurin
O, Lord our God, crown them with • Adrian Nicholas Vasiliu
glory and honor! – God grant you • Blake David Miller
many years! • Mark G. Miller, Jr.
• Kiril Emilov Yanakiev and Daniela • Eric Dimov Deliivanov
Huerta Rodriguez • Nikolaj Daniel Krsic
• Damian Nicholas Slavkov
Misha Jovanovic
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