A month or so ago, on 14th of March, we held the Annual Church Community Assembly. Out of 90 members with paid membership fees, 57 were present and 25 written proxy forms have been submitted, giving us the quorum of 82 members eligible to vote.
After the prayer, confirmation of the quorum and the transcript of the previous year Assembly, Fr Milorad as presiding has submitted his report on the work done during the last year, covering the work of the clergy, the Community Board and all the auxillary organisations of the parish. Fr Milorad emphasised the following topics:
- extending the services timetable (introduction of the Matins before the Liturgy on Sundays and Feasts)
- continuous services in the church during the pandemic, via Youtube realtime broadcasts
- regular weekly issues of Parish Herald
- up-to-date website, Facebook page and Youtube channel
- number of: weddings (1), Christenings (14) and funerals (11)
Fr Milorad has thanked the following donators and volunteers:
| Donator-Volunteer | Thanked for: |
|---|---|
| Ivo Martinovic | $15,000 for the drinking fountain construction |
| Nemanja Jovic | $6,470 in donations during pandemic |
| Tomica Petrovic | gratis maintenance of church rental property |
| Maja Denic | $1,200 for the tiles and labour in the laundry |
| Vladica and Dejan Petrovic | $800 for the tiles |
| Branka and Vladimir Djordjevic | $2,200 for Miomisic Martyrs icon |
| Petar Rila | $1,200 for the Icon of Serbian Martyrs |
| Svetlana and Mile Jeremic | $500 for the altar cross |
| Stefan and Filip Erakovic | $4,000 for labour & materials on property maintenance |
| Slobodan Zivkovic and Branka Djorjevic | flowers and gardening |
| Cvija Glogovac | regular flower donations to the temple |
| Vera Kilibarda | regular flower donations to the temple |
| Marija Domazet | regular flower donations to the temple |
| Lepa Savic | regular flower donations to the temple |
| Nikola Josevski | realtime broadcasts, Facebook account |
| Nebojsa Stefanovich | realtime broadcasts, website, Parish Herald |
After Fr Milorad’s report, the individual reports were submitted by President Petar Damjanac, Treasurer Svetlana Jeremic, CSS President Cvija Glogovac, school representative Emilija Simic, folklore group representative Jelena Mihajlovic and pensioners representative Bosa Samardzic. Rade Vlajic has submitted the report on behalf of the Supervisory Board.
After short discussion, the reports were accepted by the Assembly, the Community Board formally dissolved and the new Board was voted in, based on the nominations submitted to the Nominations Board:
| Name and Surname | Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Fr Milorad Loncar | Dean and the second parish priest |
| Fr Petar Damnjanovic | First parish priest |
| Petar Damjanac | President |
| Svetozar Mihajlovic | Vice-President |
| Svetlana Jeremic | Treasurer |
| Miljana Vlajic | Secretary |
| Miladin Zivkovic | Tutor |
| Vladimir Djordjevic | Tutor |
| Vladimir Lukic | Tutor |
| Milos Ristic | Tutor |
| Sladjan Stankovic | Tutor |
| Djordje Stojkovic | Member, Choir Representative |
| Cvija Glogovac | Member, President of CSS |
| Vesna Vukasin | Member, School Representative |
| Bosa Samardzic | Member, Pensioners’ Representative |
| Nikola Josevski | Member, Youth Representative |
| Dr Petar Pjesivac | Member |
| Nikola Borovac | Member |
| Nebojsa Stefanovich | Member |
| Veselin Bradic | Member, Supervisory and Nominations Board |
| Rade Vlajic | Member, Supervisory and Nominations Board |
| Branka Djordjevic | Member, Supervisory and Nominations Board |
Finally, the Assembly formally adopted Parish Rules from the Metropolitanate Constitution, together with Local Rules that are binding in our Parish, and accepted solicitor Strahinja Pajic as legal representative of our Parish and Church Community.
On Sunday 11 April, after the blessing of Assembly decision by Bishop Siluan, the Church Community Board has taken the oath after the Liturgy, solemnly swearing to dedicated work governed by the Constitution of our Metropolitanate during its mandate.
