5 day trip to Serbia
THE HOLY ARCHBISHOPRIC OF CYPRUS organizes a...
5 DAY JOURNEY TO SERBIA
Departure: Larnaca - Belgrade 19/04/2017 JU 507 04:10 – 05:45
Return: Belgrade – Larnaca 23/04/2017 JU 506 23:59 – 03:24 (24/4/17)
19th APRIL Wednesday: (ARIVAL AT BELGRADE – TOUR IN BELGRADE)
We will meet at Larnaca airport. Departure - direct flight to Belgrade by Serbian Airlines. Arrival. We will pick up our luggage and go directly to the hotel in Belgrade. Then we will visit the temple of Saint Savvas, the parliament, the central square, the Archdiocese and then we will head towards the modern neighbourhoods of new Belgrade. We will continue our tour by visiting the famous Kalemegdan fortress, well known as the Acropolis of Belgrade, and from there we will be able to enjoy the panoramic view of the town. Following a walk through the old historical centre and the famous Knez Mihajlova street with its modern shops. Then we will experience a romantic cruise sailing on the waters of Sava and Danube rivers. Dinner and stay at the hotel in Belgrade.
20th APRIL Thursday: (FRUSKA GORA - SREMSKI KARLOVIC - NOVI SAD – MONASTERY OF KOVILJ )
After breakfast we will depart for a whole day trip, beginning with the exceptional Fruska Gora, a high altitude town with natural beauty lying on the endless plain of Voivodina. We will stop at the monastery of Krusendol built in the 16th century. Following a visit to the beautiful baroque style town of Sremski Karlovci. We will continue our tour to the second biggest town of Serbia – Novi Sad, named as the “Serbian Athens”. There, we will visit the metropolitan temple. In the old town we will have some free time for lunch (optional) and then take a short walk. Return to Belgrade. On our way to Belgrade we will visit the monastery of Kovilj. Dinner and stay at the hotel in Belgrade.
21st APRIL Friday: ( BELGRADE – CELIJE MONASTERY – LELIC MONASTERY - KRALJEVO)
After breakfast we will depart with our luggage for the town of Kraljevo through Valjevo. On our way we will visit the monastery of Celije to venerate the tomb of St. Justin Popovic. A short distance from Celije is the monastery of Lelic where we will go there to see the tomb of Saint Nicholas Velimirovic, spiritual father of Saint Justin Popovic. Then we will go for lunch (optional) at a restaurant in the nearby town of Valjevo. We will then head south, towards the town of Kraljevo where we estimate to arrive at our hotel in the afternoon. Room arrangement will follow. Free time
Annual dinner with his eminence Bishop of Karpasia fr. Christoforos
I N V I T A T I O N
You are cordially invited to join the dinner hosted by our bishop to all Orthodox converts, catechumens, and English Bible study members.
Date/time: Thursday 19th January 2017 at 7.00pm
Venue: Reception hall of Agia Sophia Church - Strovolos
Price: FREE
If you are interested to join please contact Gillian at 99932761 or Evgenia at 99944676 either by call or message stating your name/surname and the number of family members escorting you.
Dead line to sign up: Saturday the 14th of January
ONLY FAMILY MEMBERS CAN JOIN (i.e. spouces and children) - NO FRIENDS
PLEASE SIGN UP ONLY IF YOU ARE SURE YOU WILL ATTEND SO THAT NO FOOD WILL BE WASTED
St. John of Krostadt and the education of children
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A child’s soul is divine beauty
St. John of Kronstadt considered love for children to be the foundation of a teacher’s work—a foundation that is very often denied by modern-day so-called technicians of secular educational sciences and activities. He said to the students of the gymnasium where he taught, “You are my children, for I gave birth to you and continue to give birth in you to the good tidings of Jesus Christ. My spiritual blood—my instructions—flow in your veins. You are my children, because I have you always in my heart and I pray for you. You are my children, because you are my spiritual offspring. You are my children, because truly, as a priest I am a father, and you call me “batiushka” (“little father”, an affectionate term for a priest).1
In Fr. John lived a kind of unearthly, angelic love for children, which inspired him and motivated the entire educational process. It was a special gift of God’s grace, which burned in him so strongly that in later years, when he was no longer teaching, he often healed sick children with the power of love and prayer, continually blessing and instructing the
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