[ARCHIVED NEWS] Sunday, November 26, 2006

PARISH IN SOUTH AMERICA CELEBRATED TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY

Brazil, South America - The Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church in Brazil, under the omophorion of His Grace Bishop Mitrophan of Eastern America, celebrated their twentieth anniversary in October. The celebration took place October 25-72, 22006 with a special theological seminar organized on the occasion the parish’s jubilee. Special guest and speaker was Fr. Gerasim, Abbot of St. Herman of Alaska Serbian Orthodox Monastery in Platina, California.

This parish was founded by Archbishop Gabriel of the Polish Orthodox Church in 1986. They have been in the in the Diocese of Eastern America of the Serbian Orthodox Church since February 2002.