St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church
Serbian Orthodox Church, Merrillville, IN, was established in 1914 in Gary, IN. Divine Liturgy Sundays 10am, Fr. Marko Matic officiating; formerly served by Very Rev. Jovan Todorovich, retired after 36 years. Liturgical responses by Karageorge Choir. Sunday School starts 9:45am. in the new St. Sava Learning Center. Serbian School starts at 12:30 during 8-week sessions. Vespers served Tuesdays and Saturdays at 6:00 p.m. Join us, everyone welcome! Folklore dance group and choir always accepting new members. Attend Sunday Luncheons after Liturgy, hosted by families or organizations, serving delicious homemade food and desserts.
South Wing SOCIAL CENTER NOW AVAILABLE for hosting social events, newly renovated and tastefully decorated. Showers, graduation parties, business meetings, Skup Svatova, wedding receptions, baptisms, birthdays, and retirements can all be accommodated.
Monday-Friday: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Saturday: closed
Sunday: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
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Wrought Iron Railing Donated by Andrich Family
What a surprise it was to pull into the parking lot and see the brand new wrought iron railing framing the concrete pad on the east side of the church! Zoran and Milena Andrich donated this wonderful addition to the newly poured patio. Thanks also to Zeljko Novakovich, Zoran and Danko Andrich, and Dana for their labor and talents installing the railing. Solar light caps will be installed soon as well as a fresh coat of paint. What a wonderful gift to add to the beauty of St. Sava Church. Thank you Zoran, Milena, and Danko!
You'll notice the 4-C's symbol accenting each section.
Only Unity Saves the Serbs or Serb Unity the Only Survival (Serbian: Само слога Србина спасава/Samo sloga Srbina spasava) isSerbia's motto and a popular slogan of the Serbian people, also used as a cry against foreign domination and national disunity. The phrase is displayed on the Serbian cross on the Serbian national coat of arms, in the form of four C-shaped firesteels (Serbian: "ocila", "оцила"), which form an acronym of four Cyrillic letters for "S" (written like Latin "C"). Another popular story has it that this phrase originated in the 12th century with St. Sava, the Serbian prince and monk, and later the patron saint of the Serbian Orthodox Church. It was at this time that Serbs, who lacked a nationally established church, were under pressure from Rome to convert from Orthodoxy to Catholicism. According to the story St. Sava called for the creation of an independent church in Serbia that would remain Orthodox, and uttered the "ocila" phrase to urge the Serbian people to declare national autonomy and resist domination by the Roman Catholic Church.Only Unity Saves the Serbs
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