This school year is very well organized with many fun activities planned. It's never too late to bring your children to classes every Sunday at 9:45 a.m. Classrooms are freshly painted and stocked with all the necessary supplies. The teachers and their assistants have planned lessons, projects, and outings to make class fun and interesting. Father Tom Kazich will be guest speaker on October 5th.

The 4 Kolos, Serbian Sisters Circles of Northwest Indiana, invite you to attend the 16th Annual Mothers Against Hunger Humanitarian Banquet. This year's banquet will be hosted by St. George of East Chicago on Sunday, October 5th at 1:00 p.m. The Hall is located at 4021 Elm Street in East Chicago. The entire proceeds from this fund-raiser will benefit the refugees, orphans, sick, and elderly in Serbia and Kosovo. You will hear reports from members of the 4 Kolos who personally deliver the monies. Your generosity will impact the lives of many who are suffering the effects of war and poverty. If for any reason you cannot attend, donations can be given to a Kolo Officer or sent to any church office with the check made to: "Mothers Against Hunger".

St. Sava Church, 9191 Mississippi St., Merrillville, IN 46410

St. George Church, 905 E. Joliet St., Schererville, IN 46375

St. Elijah Church, 8700 Taft St., Merrillville, IN 46410

St. George Church, 4021 Elm St., East Chicago, IN 46312

This organized annual event comes from the hearts of Serbian Mothers who understand that innocent victims of war and poverty are usually children, the sick, and elderly. Please contribute to this very important  cause.

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

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Flag of the Serbian Orthodox Church

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.

St. Sava's new Learning Center is hosting an Enrichment Program for Pre-Schoolers, an extension of our Sunday School. The facility has bright new classrooms and a kitchenette, and is supervised by Lela Damnjanovich, experienced in early childhood education. Also volunteering their talents are Darlene Sever and Ljubica Popovich. Parents, grandparents, or caretakers are encouraged to participate in this classroom setting. Classes are well organized and include music, story time, arts & crafts, and indoor & outdoor activities. Children are encouraged to participate, share, and socialize, and they'll learn something too. It's never too late to join these 10 week sessions: Friday morning classes from 9:30 am to 11:30 am. More classes will be added in the future as the need grows.  For additional information call (219) 736-9191 or email lpopovic3@sbcglobal.net. (Click photo to enlarge)

Join us this Sunday after Divine Liturgy for a delicious Pot-Luck Luncheon in the Sourh Wing. Ljiljana Micic,  Lillie Dobrich, and Milosava Vrbica are your host families. If you would like to help support our church by hosting a luncheon, call Verica Crnkovich at (219) 662-7367 for dates and menu suggestions. We need at least 2 more families to host on Sunday, September 28th along with Gordana Gerbick. If you haven't attended a Luncheon, please join us for a delicious meal and a relaxing atmosphere among your dear friends. Free will donations are accepted, and all proceeds directly benefit our church. Everyone is welcome................See you there!