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 June 14: 2nd Sunday after Pentecost (St Justin Martyr, Sts of North America), 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.
Sunday June 28: 4th Sunday after Pentecost, Obednitsa/Typika Service with Communion, led by Dn Joseph Johnson,10:00 AM, preceded as usual with choir rehearsal with Popadija Ronnie-Sue. On the Julian Calendar in use in our church, this is June 15, Vidovdan, a memorial to St Prince Lazar and his forces who fell during the Battle of Kosovo on that day in 1389.
Sunday July 12: 6th Sunday after Pentecost, Divine Liturgy with Fr John, beginning at 10:00 AM, preceded as usual at 9:10 AM for rehearsal time with Popadija Helen. On the Julian Calendar in use in our church, this is June 29, the feast day of Sts Peter and Paul, which marks the end of the Apostles’ Fast (June 8-July 11).
Sunday July 26: 8th Sunday after Pentecost (Fathers of First Six Ecumenical Councils), Obednitsa/Typika Service with Communion, led by Dn Joseph, 10:00 AM, preceded with choir rehearsal with Popadija Ronnie-Sue.
Sunday August 9: 10th Sunday after Pentecost (St Panteleimon), Divine Liturgy with Fr John, beginning at 10:00 AM, preceded at 9:10 AM by rehearsal time with Popadija Helen.
Sunday August 23: 12th Sunday after Pentecost, Obednitsa/Typika Service with Communion, led by Dn Joseph, 10:00 AM, preceded by choir rehearsal with Popadija Ronnie-Sue. This falls during the Dormition Fast (August 14-27 on the Julian Calendar).
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.