Charlotte, North Carolina, March 11, 2024
Photo: easterndiocese.org
A Serbian Orthodox priest in North Carolina fell victim to burglary recently.
Fr. Srebrenko Vidakovich, rector of the Church of St. Simeon the Myrrh-flowing in Charlotte, North Carolina, and his family lost their entire life savings and all valuables when their house was broken into.
The parish launched a GoFundMe on March 5 to help their priest. It has already raised more than $18,000.
The fundraiser reports:
Dear friends, our priest suffered a great loss, his house was broken into and his entire life savings was stolen together with all their valuables, both sentimental and physical.
He moved to the USA two years ago, leaving his family and friends in Serbia to serve in our parish. From the very moment he and his wife and two sons arrived, they met with great love and care and reciprocated many times over.
Words cannot describe the kindness, love and all kinds of help that he gives us every day, both as a priest and as a man together with his family, and I assure you that they more than deserved this help.
As parishioners, we will do everything in our power to raise funds and help recover at least part of the savings lost in this unprovoked and undeserved crime. We are asking everyone who can help us in this humane act, and we hope that God will repay you many times over. Thank you all in advance.
The robbery came just days after the Fr. Srebrenko and the parish celebrated their patronal feast with His Grace Bishop Irinej of Eastern America on February 25.
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