St. Archangel Michael Parish Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Church Consecration

On Sunday, October 11, the faithful of St. Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church gathered with great joy to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the consecration of their holy temple. The church was consecrated on August 11, 2001, by Metropolitan Christopher of blessed memory. The celebration was moved to October so that our former parish priest, Very Rev. Fr. Miloš Vesin, could join us from Novi Sad.

The Hierarchical Divine Liturgy was led by His Grace Bishop Seraphim. Concelebrating with His Grace were Very Rev. Fr. Miloš Vesin, who served our parish for 33 years, our parish priest, Very Rev. Fr. Aleksandar Savic, and Deacon Miloš Božić. Serving in the altar alongside our own altar servers were faithful from our sister parish in South Bend. The Sloboda Choir beautifully sang the responses, and the church was filled with faithful from our own parish and from neighboring communities, including South Bend, Schererville, South Chicago, East Chicago, and Sts. Peter and Paul Macedonian Church.

In his inspiring sermon, Bishop Seraphim reflected on the day’s Gospel reading and tied its message to our celebration. He reminded the faithful that a consecrated church is truly the house…