OPEN FOR MODERN PROBLEMS OF HUMANITY
23.08.2012
Palilula Municipality realizes good cooperation with Orthodox Eparchy of Nis was estimated in very serious discussion of His Holiness Archbishop of Nis Dr Jovan and president of Palilula Municipality Boban Dzunic. This reception for the president of Palilula Municipality in Nis Eparchy residence was the motive for the getting introduced the Archbishop of Nis and new elected Municipal president. The information about the activities of this City of Nis local self organization of the programme of the celebration of Municipal Saints Day celebration – SABOR SRPSKIH SVETITELJA were also matters of discussion.

`To be a man in the sign of cross is the hardest thing. To return ourselves and to humanity in Evangelist way, to share bad moments and poverty with own nation is our humble contribution

to 2013 celebration not only in the years that are coming but of whole life. All the plans and programmes, all decisions and actions will be fulfilled if we are fulfilled with Christ and His Happiness and peace, said the Orthodox Archbishop of Nis Dr Jovan. In that way our church testimony and our mission in modern world will be authentic and fertile. Our endeavor is not to show the modernity of Orthodox realigion and its mission, but the very fact that our life should be always true and correct, that is orthodox in the eyes of God. Consequently with that attitude we have already been opened for contemporary human problems."

Before the visit to Orthodox Nis Archbishop Dr Jovan the visit of St Petka (church in construction) was organized - location in the park across the Main railway station. The location visited Boban Dzunic, president of the Municipality, Milos Stojkovic, president of Palilula Assembly and Archpriest Ivan Stankovic.

For all the believers (according to the last census 90% of residents Palilula) this is a great event because they get home of the Lord and place for their prayer gatherings, and for the City itself it means writing a new history of Bubanj and our imperial city - said on this occasion Archpriest Ivan Stankovic. With the City late last year it was signed an Agreement on joint construction of this church, where the City commits for providing the land and the Church for providing funds for the construction. After the building exterior dimensions of the temple, the City will donate the land of the Eparchy of Nis. The deadlines envisaged that by the end of this calendar year, the temple lay under the dome (top), and that by the summer of next year will have been put in a full liturgical function.

According to the words president Dzunic Palilula Municipality in accordance with the possibilities financially supports investment and programme activities of Church. During the last two years for these purposes were allocated about 400,000 dinars. In the city area of Palilula Municipality there are four orthodox churches: Church of St Nikola, Church of Vozdvizenje of Holly Christ – Novo Groblje, Church of St. Sava on Hilandar and Church of Sosestvija St Spirit, KPD, pavilion C, and fifth temple Church of St Petka is in construction.

In the suburbia and rural parts of Palilula are: Church St Trinity – Gabrovac, Church St. Jeremija –Vukmanovo, Church St Dimitrije – Berbatovo, Church St Lazar – Gornje Vlase, Church St. Nedelja in Pasi Poljana, Church of Sr Ilija, Cokot, Church of St Uspenja of Presveta Bogorodica – Velika Gospojina in Medjurovo. In the end of 1999 to Hilandar metoh in Delijski Vis is moved Bogoslovija of Prizren.