2022 GIFT BAGS AT ST. SAVA

Time was flying fast and we had to attend Christmas gift giving by Patriarch Porfirije at Saint Sava cathedral. Our organization “Our Serbs” with Versko Dobrotvorno Starateljstvo, VDS sponsored gift giving for the fifth year in a row. This year there were about 1,000 children from families with many children, families in need and children…

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2022 FAMILY WITH NINE CHILDREN

At noon we met with Djordjevic family at Office Shoes on Knez Mihailova Street. An idea was, as well as tradition, that every year we purchase shoes for families. Some meaningful sort of Christmas giving. To describe the excitement of those children when one can choose any type of shoes, boots, tennis shoes and not…

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2022 FAMILY FOOD GIVING

We normally visit our families with groceries and hygiene items. However this year it has been difficult due to Covid outbreaks, it was just impossible. So instead we purchased the items and families came to us at the VDS facility, to pick up there items. Each family received 5 boxes of food and hygiene along…

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2022 AUTISM CENTER VISIT

A view of a framed artwork mounted on a colorful wall above a gray couch

Hello, It was exciting to meet with Vladika Justin who is our Patriarch’s right-hand man. We met at the VDS and had a very pleasant visit, getting to know each other and talking about the future of working as we have in the past with Patriarch Irinej. On our way to Valjevo to meet with…

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January 2022 ARRIVING IN BELGRADE

Two people sitting next to each other raising wine glasses and smiling at the camera

I would like to tell you what exactly happened and how the day of the trip started. Got up Saturday – New Year’s Day to find an e-mail saying: “Your trip with Swiss Air to Belgrade is canceled. But, you have been rescheduled with United Airlines. Great! They did it all for us – NOT!…

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