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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nIn June 1976, he married Ann Andri\u0107 in Minnesota. That same year, Bishop Irinej Kova\u010devi\u0107 ordained him as a deacon, after which he faithfully served as the bishop\u2019s deacon and later as diocesan secretary. After several years, he was ordained a priest and continued his dedicated work in the diocesan office. Together with his wife Ann, he worked in the education committee, where they prepared six textbooks for Sunday school in religious studies, Serbian language, and history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
God blessed them with two children \u2014 Marija and Petar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Throughout the years as a deacon, diocesan secretary, secretary of the church court, and later as a priest, Father Djuro accompanied Metropolitan Irinej on travels as part of the delegation for the reconciliation and unification of the Serbian Orthodox Church, in cooperation with Bishop Atanasije and Metropolitan Amfilohije.<\/p>\n\n\n\n His missionary work extended to Serbia during the war years, when he helped deliver humanitarian aid through the organization International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC), as well as countless shipments of medical and food supplies sent by the diocese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He also served with Bishop Irinej at the consecration of the bridge near Bijeljina on the Drina River, built by Slobodan and Mira Pavlovi\u0107 from Chicago, to serve all the people of that region during the war and times of great hardship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On one later trip, Father Djuro attended the funeral of +Patriarch Pavle in Belgrade \u2014 a hierarch he personally knew from earlier years, before his elevation to the patriarchal throne. In the following decades, he continued visiting monasteries throughout Serbia \u2014 from Kordun to Kosovo \u2014 offering both prayerful and material support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition to his church work, he selflessly helped refugees who came to America \u2014 providing them with housing, food, employment, social and medical assistance. His home and heart were always open; no one in need was ever turned away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After eight years of service in the diocese and with the bishop, and after the completion of the construction of the New Gra\u010danica Monastery, Father Djuro was appointed parish priest at the historic Old Resurrection Church on Palmer Square in Chicago, where he served for 16 years. He then served for nine years at the Holy Resurrection Cathedral, also in Chicago. His final parish was the Church of Saint Basil of Ostrog, where he served for 13 years. Under his pastoral care, the parish achieved financial stability, grew in membership, and became a strong and active missionary community with a church school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even after a serious illness, Father Djuro never missed services or office work until the illness returned. He continues to help those in need \u2014 both locally and abroad \u2014 through his prayers, donations, and support for monasteries, churches, and charitable organizations. His life stands as a testament to unwavering faith, humble service, and deep compassion for others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n SERVICE TO HIS PEOPLE AND CHURCH<\/p>\n\n\n\n Throughout his entire working life, Father Djuro Kro\u0161njar dedicated himself to the well-being of the Serbian people and the Serbian Church, both in America and in the Homeland. He was the initiator and participant in numerous efforts to build and restore Serbian holy sites. He particularly distinguished himself in the restoration of Serbian churches in his native Kordun, which had been destroyed and burned by the Usta\u0161e during the NDH and later by the Communists after the war, while the few remaining churches were mined and demolished during the wars of the 1990s and the renewed suffering of the Serbian people in Croatia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Following the call of Patriarch Pavle in February 1991 to overcome the divisions within the Serbian Church in America, which had occurred in 1963, he was appointed as a member of the delegation that successfully concluded negotiations in Belgrade and reestablished church unity among Serbs in the diaspora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR: Sanctions against NIS are exclusively a political decision, we continue to support Belgrade!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n FSS ON THE INCIDENT BEFORE THE MATCH WITH ALBANIA: Albanian arrested due to OVK symbol, strict controls at the stadium!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n US EMBASSY SPOKE OUT: Sanctions against NIS are not directed against the Serbian people, but against Russia!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n PUNISHMENT DUE TO SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS: Celebration of the Day of the 63rd Brigade without veterans And families of fallen comrades!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n GREEK PAID THE PRICE FOR A BAD START: Crvena Zvezda sacked Giannis Sfairopoulos! (FOTO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Source<\/strong>:\u00a0Hram Sv. Vasilije Ostro\u0161ki \u010cikago \/ Svetozar Dan\u010duo Foto: <\/strong>Jovan Peri\u0107 In Chicago, His Eminence Metropolitan Longin presented the Order of Saint Sava (First Archbishop) to priest Djuro Kro\u0161njar, awarded by the Holy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church as a sign of honor and recognition. 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