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Pastoral visit of Metropolitan Longino to Indianapolis, Weatherby and Kansas Citytranslated

September 26, 2026 · 1 min read

From September 17 to 21, 2026, His Eminence the Archbishop of Novogračanići and Metropolitan of Central America, Mr. Longinus was on a pastoral visit to several parishes of our Diocese.

The visit began in Indianapolis, Indiana, at the Serbian Orthodox Church of Saint Nicholas, where His Eminence consecrated the cross and bells for the new church. Together with the parish priest, archpriest-stavrophorus Dragan Petrović, Orthodox clergy from the greater Indianapolis area and numerous believers, Metropolitan Longin offered prayers for God's help and mercy, while the parish enters another important part of the construction of its new church.

This important event was recorded by the local television station, marking an important moment in the life and further development of the community of Saint Nicholas.

Watch the telecast here.

Addressing the faithful, His Eminence emphasized that the Orthodox faith must be lived and practiced:

"We should always keep in mind that Orthodoxy is not a faith of theory, but a living faith. We have to live it in order for it to be alive! It is faith in the living God! We all love our culture, customs and everything related to our history. But the Holy Tradition and teaching...

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Дарко Николовски

Bless you for Indianapolis! It is wonderful that Metropolitan Lognin consecrated the cross and bells for the new church of Saint Nicholas. This is exactly what the parish needs as they build. The sentence "Orthodoxy is not a theory, but living faith" remains in my mind, just like that. Thank you for sharing the contribution.

Константин Козлов

Yes, it’s just as simple as Metropolitan Longinus’s light and the cross and ringing of clothes, then the steamships started their flight to the city. Yaroslav recently installed a new ringing code for us, I know we are very happy about it. And that speech about living faith is true, without praxe it will remain on paper. Praise the news.

Евгения Макарова

Yes, consecrating both the cross and the bell together really gives strength, as if the church has already begun to live. Here in Novosibirsk, last year we only installed bells, and after that people gathered around the church for a longer time. And how did you hang the bells in Yaroslavl, on the old bell tower or on the new one?

Владо Ристески

I agree, Darko, I really liked how Metropolitan Longinus emphasized living faith, not just theory. In Indianapolis it certainly gives them an extra boost now that they are building the church. Have you ever been there or are you just following it on the news?

Илья Морозов

Here in Krasnodar, when last year they hung new bells on the old belfry at the church, people immediately flocked to it, especially to the evening services. And in Yaroslavl, Evgeniya, which one exactly did they call when they installed it? Did construction go faster in Novosibirsk after that, or did people just start coming more often?