The Decani Monastery Relief Fund (DMRF) is a completely non-profit organization. Information regarding the Fund's financial operations may be viewed by going to the following web site: http://www.serfes.org/missionary/charter.htm
All donations made to the DMRF are forwarded as quickly as possible to volunteers in Serbia who immediately use this cash resource to distribute financial and/or material aid to persons in need of assistance. No portion of any donation is used for administrative or overhead costs-- 100% of every donation is dispersed to aid recipients. Volunteers in both Serbia and in the USA donate their own funds, as well as their time, to assure that your donations in their entirety are used to address the needs the DMRF exists to alleviate.
All donations made to the DMRF are forwarded as quickly as possible to volunteers in Serbia who immediately use this cash resource to distribute financial and/or material aid to persons in need of assistance. No portion of any donation is used for administrative or overhead costs -- 100% of every donation is dispersed to aid recipients. Volunteers in both Serbia and in the USA donate their own funds, as well as their time, to assure that your donations in their entirety are used to address the needs the DMRF exists to alleviate.
The DMRF desires to alleviate those who are constantly in need of food, fuel, shelter, and medical attention, as well as assist the needs of the recent Orthodox Monasteries and Churches throughout the Province of Kosovo and Metohija. This fund as well seeks to help the youth and elderly in these same regions.
As President of the Decani Monastery Relief Fund, I will for the first time travel from 18th to 29th of July 2005 to Belgrade, Serbia and visit the Province of Kosovo and Metohija at the kind invitation of His Grace Bishop Kyr Artemije, and Vicar Bishop Teodosije of the Visoki Decani Serbian Orthodox Monastery. This trip has the blessing of my diocesan bishop His Eminence, Metropolitan Isaiah, of the Holy Metropolis of Denver. This truly will be a great opportunity for myself to learn more about the needs of the much suffering and struggling souls, and report back to all those who have made constant and loving donations to this fund our continued support for this fund.
I will speak on behalf of you all who have made donations in expressing our continued support, great Christian love, and especially the assurance of prayer. Nothing is more important that we continue to offer our great Christian love and we well understand the pains and struggles so many Serbian Orthodox Christians have gone through since the war began in 1998. Our efforts and our great Christian love must continue onward, and so we turn to you once again do not forget this fund and please send a donation to help relieve so much pain and sufferings among the Serbian Orthodox Christians in the Providence of Kosovo and Metohija.
It greatly please us to report to you that the following good and kind souls made donations to the Decani Monastery Relief Fund from January-May 2005, as reported by our Secretary-Treasure Veljko Sikirica:
Decani Monastery Relief Contributions for January-May 2005 Contributor Name 907 John & Helen Captain 908 John & Virginia Stanton 909 Stafanos N. Roulakis 910 Gary & Carol McFarland 911 Hans & Ella Moravec 912 Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Crawfordsville, IN 913 Fr. Michael and Rachel/Ronal and Virginia Rome 914 Clara Arsenovich 915 Peter J. Roseboom 916 Boris & Miriann Stepich 917 Katherine & Michael Cook 918 Minnie Robins 919 Martha Ensminger & Rudolf Javorsky 920 Joel E. Cloeter 921 Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia - Orthodox Benevolent 922 St. Matheus Church from Treharris - Mid Gladm - South Wales 923 Bonnie Schott-Canada 924 Anonymous 925 Jeffrey & Maura Peterson 926 Miriann & Boris Stepich 927 Virginia & John Stanton 928 Anthony Sun 929 Chris Ann Mead 930 Russian Orthodox Church, New Jersey 931 Nikola Grulovic 932 Dragoslav Curcin 933 Dusica - Daniella Elliott 934 Carol and Gary McFarland 935 Virginia & John Stanton 936 Carol and Gary McFarland 937 SS. Cyril and Methodius Mission, Chico, CA. 938 Daniel & Katherine Lrison 939 SS. Cyril and Methodius Mission, Chico, CA. 940 Boris & Miriann Stepich 941 Nancy Neubauer 942 Hanna McGuire 943 John & Christine Heuer 944 John Smith 945 Uriel Shelby 946 Laza Radenovic, Canada 947 Natalia & James (Eric) Molfino 948 Virginia & John Stanton 949 Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Crawfordsville, IN. 950 Boris and Miriann Stepich 951 Cary and Gary McFarland 952 SS. Cyril & Methodius Mission, Chico, CA.
Total for January-May 2005 $11,168.00 Previous Balance as of December 2004 $320,084.94 Grand Total as of May 31, 2005 $331,252.94 Humbly submitted by
Veljko Sikirica
Secretary-TreasureAgain we offer our deep and humble thanks to all who with love and Christian charity made donations to assist those who are suffering and struggling in the Providence of Kosovo and Metohija. All of these donations have now been dispersed and that the fund is back to zero. Because, unfortunately, the needs persist, we also continue our appeals for additional monetary support so that we can keep on helping those still in dire need in this region of the world. Their very survival, both as individuals and as a Christian population, depends on the solidarity support they receive on a continuing basis from their brothers and sisters in Christ who live in America, Europe, Canada, and elsewhere.
Let us relate the good news that assistance will continue onward because of your solidarity with, and Christian charity toward those who continue to need assistance. Please send your donations to the following:
Decani Monastery Relief Fund
c/o Veljko Sikirica
5600 Beam Ct.
Bethesda, MD 20817
USA
Your donation is tax deductible. If you would also like to have a tax deductible report for your donation, please indicate this when you send in your donation. When you make your donation, please make your check or money order out to the Decani Monastery Relief Fund, NOT to the name of any individual.
God bless you for your great love! Be assured that we will remember you in prayer.
Thank you kindly for your loving donations.
Peace to your soul, and God always bless you!
Your Ever-memorable Brothers In Christ Our Lord,
+Archimandrite Nektarios Serfes, President
His Grace, Bishop Teodosije, Abbot of Decani Monastery, First Vice President
+Hieromonk (Father) Sava, Second Vice President
Veljko Sikirica, Secretary-Treasure
Who pray for you, and we beg of your loving prayers.
Holy Saint Sava,
Pray Unto God For Us!
Holy New Martyrs Of Serbia,
Pray To God For Us!
GLORY BE TO GOD FOR ALL THINGS!