Archive for January 2022
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…
Read More2022 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…
Read More2022 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…
Read More2022 AUTISM CENTER VISIT
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…
Read MoreJanuary 2022 ARRIVING IN BELGRADE
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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