St Demetrius Serbian Orthodox Church located in Des Moines, Iowa

St Demetrius Serbian Orthodox Church located in Des Moines, IowaSt Demetrius Serbian Orthodox Church located in Des Moines, IowaSt Demetrius Serbian Orthodox Church located in Des Moines, Iowa
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St Demetrius Serbian Orthodox Church located in Des Moines, Iowa

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Thank you for your continued interest in the renovation of the St. Mardarije Spiritual and Cultural Center.

St Sava Building Renovation

Renovation Progress

 Through the end of August, 89% of the $6,000,000 project has been received!

 

Consecration Plans

Consecration of the St. Mardarije Spiritual & Cultural Center is planned for November 14, 2026. Plans include a Hierarchical Divine Liturgy at 10 am with the building consecration and flag raising ceremony after the Liturgy. Tours will be offered after the consecration. Limited refreshments and souvenirs will be available for purchase. Flyers and details will be shared in the coming weeks.


Video update

Our project lead, Bishop Serafim, has been tirelessly working on this project. Since 2025 he has
traveled to Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Tennessee, Texas 
and Wisconsin to promote this project.  Here is a link to another interview about the project. 
The video is mostly in Serbian, but there are some English Q&A sessions with Manny, the 
project's general contractor. Bishop Serafim is planning to take this road show outside the 
Midwest Diocese. Details will be provided as they are finalized.
https://youtu.be/gknDDCBuO-Y

Other giving opportunities

The project can also accept shares of stock. If you have shares that have appreciated and 

you would like to reduce your liability, you can donate the shares to this account and the 

project can sell the shares and use towards the construction. That's a win-win!!

Another option is to donate via Zelle. The picture below shows the monastery's Zelle QR code 

and tag phrase. 

Note: If you give via zelle, please send an email to this address so that you can receive 

a receipt of your donation for tax purposes!


Stay connected!

 

Follow us on Facebook @SaintSavaMonastery and visit stsavamonastery.org for project 
updates, online donations, and other ways to support, as well as our newly released 
campaign donor wall, listing all donors. If you have people interested in receiving these emails,
please reply back with the email address and it will be added to our email listing.


To donate by check:
Mail to: St. Sava Monastery, 32377 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville, IL 60048
Payable to: St. Sava Monastery | Memo: Camp Renovation

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About Us

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