2012 BIG CASH RAFFLE Winners List Below:

$25,000   The Watts Family - Chicago

$10,000   Charles Donovan - Hammond

$5,000   Jerry Raderstorf - LaPorte

$1,000   Robert Thompson - Hobart

$1,000   Katie Vranjes - Crown Point

$1,000   Tom Mitchell - Fair Oaks

$500   Garry Mikolics

$500   Mike Janich

$500   William Paige - Merrillville

$500   Ray Radjenovich - Munster

$500   Sandi Lalich - Munster

$500   Donna Nicolich - Crown Point

$500   Mark Snyder - Hammond

$500   Michael Hayes - Sauk Village

$500   Marta Petrovic - Munster

$500   Steve Winarski - St. John

$1,000 Early Bird #2   Don Wheeler - Merrillville

$1,000 Early Bird #1   Cathy Delvalle - Merrillville

To honor their grandfather's memory, Sarah and Rachel Gerbick were asked to draw names for this year's raffle. Gordon Gerbick passed away since last year's festival. We will always remember him as a lifelong dedicated member of St. Sava who is truly missed. Gordon was always spotted at Serb Fest selling raffle tickets in his funny hat.

Zivio, Gordon, rest in peace.

There's not another festival in Northwest Indiana or Chicago that offers such a variety of non-stop live music for their guests to enjoy. Three days of Serbian music for dancing or dining will keep those happy feet tapping. Choose your favorites below:

ST. SAVA SERB-FEST 2012 ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE!

FRIDAY AUGUST 3RD.

"T-RROMA" - from Chicago IL. (7 to 11:30PM) – TAMBURA.
Singer "Milana Anicic" with "Danny Danilovich" & "Bojan Jasnic"(7:00- mid.)
Orchestra "Sumadija" - the Tri-State area, (7:00 to 11:30PM) – KOLO BAND.

SATURDAY AUGUST 4TH!

"DUNAV" - from Northwest IN.  (1 to 6PM) - TAMBURA
"PRAZNA FLASA" - from Milwaukee WI.  (7 to 11:30PM) – TAMBURA
Singers "Dragan Jovovic” & “Slavicia Momakovic-Miljanovic" with
“Zoran Misojcic (“PIZON”)” and “Sveta Tomic (“KAUBOJ”) - (4pm – mid.)
“JEDINSTVO” - from Phoenix AZ. (1 to 6PM) - TAMBURA
Orchestra "MAESTRO" from Northwest IN. (7:00 to 11:30PM) – KOLO BAND.

SUNDAY AUGUST 5TH!

"DRINA" - from Northwest IN. (1 to 6PM) – TAMBURA
"DJ - SPAZ" - from Chicago IL. (5 to 9PM) – KOLO DANCING!

There's still time to donate toward the food and liquor expenses. If you can't volunteer your time, any monetary donation will surely help. Please make checks payable to St. Sava Church and be sure to note what your donation is for. You can mail your check to 9191 Mississippi St., Merrillville, IN 46410 or drop it of at the church office.

Thanks for all your help!

LAMB   $150

PIG   $100

BOX OF CEVAPS   $60

COGNAC   $20

WINE   $20

KEG OF BEER   $50

ALL OTHER LIQUOR   $25

May their memories be eternal. Listed are 20 members of St. Sava Church who passed away in 2011.

Anna Tesanovich

Steve Uzelac

Sava Marich

Dorothy Erceg

Dragan Jovic

Norma Zecevic

Milos Katic

Ana Turajlic

Ann Swike

Mary Uzelac

Jovan Mileusnic

Gordon Gerbick

Dusan Kukrika

Gail Billens

Nick Strincevich

Cvijeta Rajkovic

Nick Djurdjevic

George Dragic

Dusan Kovac

Helen Nestorovich Ness

Congratulations to the following lucky BIG CASH RAFFLE prize winners!

$25,000 - Terry White

$10,000 - Steve Shaban - Valparaiso

$5,000 - Peter Fleming - Crown Point

$1,000

Vasil Kolar - Portage

Edward Swike - Merrillville

Sasa Dimitrijevic - Munster

Mary Uzelac - St. Joseph, MI (Early Bird Drawing)

Milos Radjenovich (Early Bird Drawing)

$500

Sandy Shinovich, Schererville - Joe & Janice Orlich, Crown Point - Terry White - Jeff & Millie Griggs, Hobart - Aunt Sally's Rest., Calumet City, IL - D. Svilar/D. Pejnovic - Bill Schipani, San Francisco, CA - Joka Garcev, Crown Point - B. Berrier/J. Hornick, Merrillville - Lynn Svilar, Park Ridge, IL

ST. SAVA SERB-FEST 2011 ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE!

FRIDAY AUGUST 5TH!
DINING FOOD TENT (TAMBURA MUSIC)

"T-RROMA" - from Chicago, (4 to 8PM)
"DRINA" - from Northwest In., (8 to midnight)

MAIN BAR TENT

Featuring Singer "Milana Anicic"
Accomp. By "Danny Danilovich" & "Bojan Jasnic"(7:30 to midnight)

PATIO AREA (YOUTH MUSIC/KOLO DANCING)

Orchestra "DELIJE" - from Northwest In., (7:30 to midnight)
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SATURDAY AUGUST 6TH!
DINING FOOD TENT (TAMBURA MUSIC)

"DUNAV" - from Northwest In., (noon to 3PM)
"SRPSKI SINOVI", from Pittsburgh (4 to midnight)

MAIN BAR TENT

Featuring Singer "Milana Anicic"
Accomp. By "Danny Danilovich" & "Bojan Jasnic"(7:30 to midnight)

PATIO AREA (YOUTH MUSIC/KOLO DANCING)

Featuring "DJ SPAZ" from Chicago!!!! (7:30 to midnight)
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SUNDAY AUGUST 7TH!
DINING FOOD TENT (TAMBURA MUSIC)

"DUNAV" - from Northwest In., (noon to 4PM)
"PRAZNA FLASHA" - from Milwaukee (5 to 9PM)

MAIN BAR TENT

Featuring Singer "Milana Anicic"
Accomp. By "Danny Danilovich" & "Bojan Jasnic"(5 to 9PM)

PATIO AREA (YOUTH MUSIC/KOLO DANCING)

"NOCNA SMENA" - from Indiana (5 to 9PM)

Serb Fest 2011 is being held August 5, 6, and 7. To Volunteer for any committee or for general help, call the church office at 219-736-9191. Please do your part for any or all of three days.

Serb Fest 2011 Chairman - Dennis Svilar

Co - Chairpersons Melanie Sever and Vinko Mancich

Bake Sale - Beba Rudman         Kitchen - Donna Pejnovic

Ticket Sales - Dan Bozich, Kay Bozich

Raffle - Vinko Mancich, Mike Jaksich

Set-Up - Mike Suvajac, Miodrag Vasiljevich

Lambs - Dusan Pejnovic, Nick Knezic

Parking - Zoran Andric      Signs - Mike Ajder

Maintenance - Tom Vasiljevich      Events - Borka Grimsgard

Clean-Up - Mike Suvajac, Miodrag Vasiljevich

Bar - Simo Glumac, Bill Brancic

Fund Raising - Pete Skorich      Golf - Vonnie Orlich

Donations are needed to purchase the following items:

Lamb or Pig  $100      Box of Cevaps or Raznjice  $60

Keg of Beer  $50      Liquor  $25

Please send your donations to Serb Fest 2011, St. Sava Church, 9191 Mississippi St., Merrillville, IN 46410.

Thank You!

We are seeking donations for the following items. Your donation is greatly appreciated!

Case of Heineken (Donated)

Case of MGD (Donated)

Case of Miller Light (Donated)

3 Cases of Pepsi or Coke

3 Cases of Diet Pepsi or Diet Coke

3 Cases of 7up or Sprite

4 Cases of water (Donated)

Red table wine (Donated)

White wine (Donated)

Donation for the Cod for the Bakalar ($50) Donated

Monetary donations are ALWAYS welcome also. Checks made out St. Sava Folklore.

Please email or call Borka with your donation item at 219-617-1645.

Congratulations to this year's winners of the Serb Fest 2010 Big Cash Raffle. We Thank everyone for buying a ticket and for your continued support. Your donations will help fund future building projects to improve our church grounds and facilities.

WINNERS LIST

$25,000

Gloria Georger, Lowell          (Lou Stefanovich)

$10,000

Moe Mantz, Hobart       (Ned Pujo)

$5,000

Jose Diaz, Chicago      (M. Janich)

$1,000

Larry Fegeras, Michigan City    (Ned Pujo)

Bob Fadell, Valparaiso      (Mijo Dukic)

Don Wheeler, Crown Point    (Vlad Stefanovic)

John Conley, Schererville     (Mijo Dukic)

Karen Kallok, Griffith [Early Bird] (Vinko Mancich)

$500

George Paras  N/A     (Dan Bozich)

Nick Pejnovich, S. Milwaukee, WI       (Mijo Dukic)

Dorothy Hoffman, Crown Point     (Nick Tarailo)

D. Bozich & T. Lopez  N/A     (Dan Bozich)

Bruce Berkman, Merrillville    (Gordon Gerbick)

Steve Ruzich, Munster     (J. Ivetic)

Rick Duncan, Lake Village     (Mike Jaksich)

David Bentley, Valparaiso     (Dan Bozich)

Stevan Andric, Chicago     (Zoran Andric)

Mary Uzelac, St. Joseph, MI     (Gordon Gerbick)

Special Thanks to raffle committee members and ticket sellers for all their efforts!

Thank You to Lake County Police Chief Marko Kuyacich for donating a large flat screen TV for our Sunday School Raffle.

Our sincere Congratulations and best wishes go out to all the high school graduates from  St. Sava, St. Elija, St. George, and other nearby churches. We wish them continued success in their college years and encourage them to remain active in their church communities. The graduates are listed alphabetically. If we missed a name, please let us know and we will add it. Use the contact button above or email us at stsavachurch@gmail.com.

Niki Ajder

Djurica Bukur

Nina Damjanovich

Erin DeVaney

Alyssa Grkinich

Jelena Grozdanich

Daniel Grubisich

Daniella Hojnacki

Nina Karas

Milana Katic

Marina Milutinovic

Michael Radjenovic

Dusan Simic

Petar Todorovic

Cristiana Vukobratovich

Eric Wise

Congratulations and Welcome to our 2010 Executive Board.

Let's make it easy for St. Sava Church to share important messages, news, and updates. Provide your email address and we'll keep you informed. Simply email karknezic@yahoo.com with your information. Karen Knezic is compiling the list on behalf of the church board. You can also use the contact button at the top of this page to send  the information. Always leave your first and last name. Remember also to check this website for events.

Our sincere Congratulations go out to all the wonderful, young Serbian men and women who have completed their high school education. We wish them great success in their continuing education as well as future careers. To all the graduates: Please remember your church and how much it has influenced your spiritual growth and charachter.

This is a partial list of graduates from several area Serbian Churches: Let us know if we forgot a name, and we'll add it to the list. Use the contact button at the top of the page.

Marko Beader

Natasha Boyd

Mladen Dejanovic

Natalie Djordjevic

Clare Grubnich

Sasha Jasnic

Daniela Mancich

Aleksandra Marinkovich

Vesna Milos

Nicole Orlich

Nikola Pusara

Petar Radujkovic

Christina Rodich

David Samardzija

Bri Sever

AleksandraSljivar

AndjelaTarailo

DanielaTarailo

StevanTomich

Milijana Trisic

The following is a list of almost 300 names of the veterans from the WWII Memorial Monument. (Click below on CONTINUES...) The Serbian Historical Society is asking for your help in obtaining copies of their individual military photos or any that you can provide. Please send a 5 X 7 copy to the church office, 9191 Mississippi St., Merrillville, IN 46410. Be sure to include the name, branch of service, rank, any information about his/her service, and your own name and contac...

70^th Annual SNF Basketball Tournament

St. Archangel Serbian Orthodox Church

Lansing, IL

Champions by Division:

Over 35 Division:

Champions:  Serbian Eagles A.C.—Lansing, IL

Runners Up:  Aliquippa Serbs—Aliquippa, PA

Final Score: 65 – 45

Senior Men's Division:

Champions:  Cevap Amigos—Clarendon Hils, IL

Runners Up:  Duquesne Princip—Duquesne, PA

Final Score 59 – 57

MVP:  Milos Pujo, Cevap Amigos

Steppo Rebounding Award:  Greg Foster, Duquesne Princip

+Nick Medich Sportsmanship Award:  Mike Jaksich, Cevap Amigos

Women's Division

Champions:  Klub Karageorge—Monroeville, PA

Runners Up:  Ranko's Meats—Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Final Score:  52 – 45

MVP:  Leah Hurst, Klub Karageorge

Olga Tomich Sportsmanship Award:  Bojana Kovacevic, Ranko's Meats

Intermediate Division:

Champions:  Chicago Stars—Chicago, IL

Runners Up:  St. Elijah Lodge 170 A—Merrillville, IN

Final Score:  72 – 66

MVP:  Nick Stojanovich

Junior Boys Division

Champions:  Serbian Eagles A.C. #1—Lansing, IL

Runners Up:  EZ Market—Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Final Score:  56 – 42

MVP:  Jake Raspopovich

Junior Girls Division:

Champions:  St. Sava Milwaukee—Milwaukee, WI

Runners Up:  Serbian Eagles A.C.—Lansing, IL

Final Score 27 – 26

Pee Wee A Division:

Bato Hayden Pee Wee A Champions:  St. Sava Fudbaleri—Milwaukee, WI

Runners Up:  Chicago Stars # 1

Pee Wee B Division:

Champions:  All Seasons Travel—Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Runners Up:  St. George—Schererville, IN

Wee Wee Division:

Serbian Eagles A.C. #1—Lansing, IL

Serbian Eagles A.C. #2—Lansing, IL

Serbian Eagles A.C. #3—Lansing, IL

St. George Lodge 171—Shererville, IN

St. George Schererville—Schererville, IN

St. Sava Merrillville—Merrillville, IN

(Click Photo to Enlarge)

Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church

9191 Mississippi Street, Merrillville, IN. 46410, Phone (219) 736-9191

Thursday, August 7^th, 2008

The Saint Sava Serb Fest Committee would like to thank everyone who supported this year's successful raffle.

Here is the 2008 Winner's list:

PRIZE TICKET# WINNER ADDRESS SELLER

(Due to privacy issues, amounts are not posted)

1^ST 985 Z. IVETIC HIGHLAND, IN. G. GERBICK

2^ND 941 M. JAKSICH MUNSTER, IN. M. JAKSICH

3^RD 084 M. RUDMAN VALPO, IN. M. RUDMAN

4^TH 620 M. PEYOVIC KIRKLAND, WA. E. SAMARDZIJA

5^TH 440 A. YANIZ MERRILLVILLE, IN. N. TARAILO

6^TH 841 D. CRIST ST. JOHN, IN. A. MILEUSNIC

7^TH 700 B. NICKOVICH CROWN POINT, IN. B. NICKOVICH

8^TH 893 G. TATALOVICH GARY, IN. G. GERBICK

9^TH 785 K. BOZICH MERRILLVILLE, IN. D. BOZICH

10^TH 062 R. RADJENOVICH MUNSTER, IN. N/A

11^TH 629 M. DJUKIC MERRILLVILLE, IN. V. STEVANOVICH

12^TH 087 S. LOFAY WHITING, IN. M. JAKSICH

13^TH 118 M. KLJACIC CROWN POINT, IN. N/A.

14^TH 610 R. FOREMAN INDIANAPOLIS, IN. V. STEVANOVICH

15^TH 767 T. TRIFUNOVIC HIGHLAND, IN. S. GLUMAC

16^TH 488 E. ZMIJA CHICAGO, IL. E. SAMARDZIJA

17^TH 666 N. TARAILO CROWN POINT, IN. N. TARAILO

18^TH 301 A. GALIC HIGHLAND, IN. S. GLUMAC

Once again, Lucky Gordon Gerbick sold the Winning Grand Prize Ticket!

ST. SAVA SERBIAN FESTIVAL 2008 ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE

FRIDAY AUGUST FIRST: LOCATION TIME

T-RROMA TAMBURA NORTH TENT (golfers only) 2 – 6 PM

MISMO TAMBURA NORTH TENT 6 – 9 PM

DRINA TAMBURA NORTH TENT 9 – MIDNIGHT

SASA KUSEVIC SOUTH TENT 4 – 8 PM

NOCNA SMENA SOUTH TENT 8 – MIDNIGHT

SATURDAY AUGUST SECOND: LOCATION TIME

DUNAV TAMBURA NORTH TENT NOON – 4 PM

T-RROMA TAMBURA NORTH TENT 4 – 8 PM

DRINA TAMBURA NORTH TENT 8 – MIDNIGHT

SASA KUSEVIC SOUTH TENT NOON – 4 PM

JO-JO BLUES BAND SOUTH TENT 4 – 7 PM

ORKESTRA SUMADIJA SOUTH TENT 8 – MIDNIGHT

SUNDAY AUGUST THIRD: LOCATION TIME

DUNAV TAMBURA NORTH TENT NOON – 4 PM

MISMO TAMBURA NORTH TENT 4 – 8 PM

SASA KUSEVIC SOUTH TENT NOON – 4 PM

UNITED SERBS SOUTH TENT 4 – 8 PM

Thanks to John Buffalini, Associate Director of Basketball for the SNF, for providing the list of winners. Congratulations to all the players, coaches, the SNF, and the host St. Elijah Cathedral for a wonderful event. See this list and photos in the Srbobran.

2008 SNF Basketball Tournament
May 30—June 1, 2008
St. Elijah Serbian Orthodox Cathedral/Lodge 170
Merrillville, IN