The Second  Cycle “Digital Parish Mission” Course Begins

The second cycle of the “Digital Parish Mission” course successfully commenced on Wednesday, 29 April 2026, on the premises of the Missionary Department of the Archdiocese of Belgrade-Karlovci.

The new participants gathered with the desire to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for the development of digital parish mission, as well as to contribute, through collaborative work, to the life of their parish communities. Already at the first meeting, a keen interest was demonstrated in topics related to contemporary modes of communication, the use of social media, and the role of the Church in the digital sphere.

The aim of the course is to acquaint participants with ways of using digital tools in a responsible and mission-appropriate manner, so that the faith may also be witnessed through contemporary media. Particular emphasis is placed on practical work, the exchange of experiences, and the development of concrete projects that will be of benefit to parishes.

Classes will be held once a week over the course of four weeks, during which participants will develop their own ideas, to be presented at the end of the course as final missionary projects.

We look forward to this new cycle and to all that will emerge from it, trusting that this group, too, will bring renewed strength, knowledge, and dedication to the development of the Church’s digital mission.

At the same time, we invite all those interested in joining to apply in a timely manner for one of the forthcoming cycles of the course and thus become part of a community that actively contributes to the mission of the Church in the digital space. Applications, including personal details and contact details of the parish priest who has given his blessing, should be sent to the following email address: misionarsko.odeljenje@gmail.com.

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Protopresbyter-Staurophorus Vajo Jović

Protopresbyter-Staurophorus Vajo Jović was born in 1956 in Ugljevik, Srpska.

Priest in Zagreb and Secretary of the Diocesan Board of the Metropolis of Zagreb and Ljubljana since 1979.
From Zagreb, he served the missionary parish in Maribor.
Parish priest at the Church of St. Alexander Nevsky in Belgrade since 1991.
Since 2000, Elder of the same church and Director of the Orthodox Missionary School until his retirement in 2023.

Forty-two years of priestly service are characterized by intensive missionary work.

Recipient of the Order of St. Sava, third degree.

Protopresbyter-Staurophor Radivoj Panić

Protopresbyter-Staurophor Radivoj Panić is the coordinator of the Parish Mission Department of the Missionary Department of the Archbishopric of Belgrade-Karlovci. He was born on April 1, 1961 in Novi Sad. He completed the seminary in Sremski Karlovci in 1981.

From 1986 to 1991, he was engaged as a librarian at the Orthodox Theological Faculty in Belgrade.

He was ordained to the priesthood in 1992. He began his pastoral ministry as a parish priest in Kosova Polje, where he served from 1992 to 2001. After that, from 2001 to 2009, he was the parish priest at the Church of St. Alexander Nevsky, and since 2009 he has served as the parish priest at the Church of St. Sava. He completed his theological studies in 2008, at a time when he was already serving as a parish priest.

He is particularly involved in organizing pilgrimages to Kosovo and Metohija, as well as in humanitarian work. He collaborates with the organization “Our Serbs” from Chicago, through which he actively participates in providing assistance to the Serbian people in Serbia and Kosovo and Metohija, as well as in supporting domestic organizations operating in these areas.

Father Radivoj Panić is considered one of the most respected priests of the Archbishopric of Belgrade and Karlovac.