

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!
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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