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The community of Holy Trinity Serbian Ortho- dox Christian Church in Butte, Montana was honored to receive His Grace, Bishop Maxim as
the keynote speaker for the Orthodox MontaNIKA Conference held June 8th – 11th. The conference com- menced Thursday evening with a wonderful banquet dinner. His Grace led the faithful in Orthros prayers the following morning and then joined the attendees for breakfast in the parish hall. Friday and Saturday were dedicated to the speakers and their presenta-
tions. The theme of the conference was “Seek First the Kingdom of God,” and His Grace provided a soul en- riching presentation on the meaning of seeking first of the Kingdom of God in light of eschatology and the Orthodox ethos of the Church. Friday evening His Grace was invited to dinner at La Casa Toscana Italian restaurant and was joined by Fr. Russell Radoichich, Deacon Ananias, Subdeacon Matthew, Denise Horn (the parish president), and the parish council. His Grace attended Great Vespers Saturday night with the
2023 DIOCESAN ANNUAL
Bishop Maxim’s Visit to
Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church in Butte, MT
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