ST. STEPHEN NEMANJA ORTHODOX CHURCH
216 Park Avenue, Bisbee, Arizona 85603
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 5666, Bisbee, Arizona 85603
UPCOMING SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES
Sunday September 13: 15th Sunday after Pentecost, Synaxis of Enlighteners and Teachers of Serbia, Divine Liturgy with Fr John Erickson, beginning at 10:00 AM. Singers – and those who would like to join our little choir – should gather as usual at 9:10 AM for rehearsal time with Popadija Helen. Chrismation of new members of the Orthodox Church will take place during the service.
Sunday September 27: 17th Sunday after Pentecost, Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Obednitsa/Typika Service with Communion, led by Dn Joseph Johnson,10:00 AM, preceded as usual at 9:10 AM with choir rehearsal with Popadija Ronnie-Sue.
Sunday October 11: 19th Sunday after Pentecost, Ven. Chariton the Confessor, Divine Liturgy with Fr John, beginning at 10:00 AM, preceded at 9:10 by rehearsal time with Popadija Helen.
Sunday October 25: 21st Sunday after Pentecost, Martyrs Tarachus, Probus and Andronicus, and St Cosmas of Maium, Obednitsa/Typika Service with Communion, led by Dn Joseph,10:00 AM, preceded at 9:10 AM by choir rehearsal with Popadija Ronnie-Sue.
Sunday November 8: 23rd Sunday after Pentecost, Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessalonika, Divine Liturgy with Fr John, beginning at 10:00 AM, preceded at 9:10 AM by rehearsal time with Popadija Helen.
Sunday November 22: 25th Sunday after Pentecost, Obednitsa/Typika Service with Communion, led by Dn Joseph, 10:00 AM, preceded by choir rehearsal with Popadija Ronnie-Sue.
Saturday November 28: Tour of the church with Fr John and art auction in the hall, as part of Bisbee’s annual self-guided tour of local houses of worship.
HISTORY OF ST STEPHEN NEMANJA
The Serbian Orthodox presence in Bisbee goes back to the late 1880s. While some of these early immigrants went into business, most went to work in the mines. Their importance for the local economy can be seen in Bisbee’s “copper man” statue, for which a Serbian miner served as model. Many of these early immigrants became American citizens, but they retained a love for the Orthodox Christian faith of their homeland. Newspaper articles document visits by early priests for baptisms and special occasions – most notably Fr. Sebastian Dabovich, American-born son of Serbian immigrants who was canonized in 2015 as St. Sebastian of Jackson and San Francisco.