The Decani Monastery Relief Fund (DMRF) is a completely non-profit organization. Information regarding the Fund's financial operations may be viewed by going to the following web site: http://www.serfes.org/missionary/charter.htm

All donations made to the DMRF are forwarded as quickly as possible to volunteers in Serbia who immediately use this cash resource to distribute financial and /or material aid to persons in need of assistance throughout the providence of Kosovo and Metohija on behalf of the Decani Monastery. No portion of any donation is used for administrative or overhead costs-100% of every donation is dispersed to aid recipients. Volunteers in Both Serbia and in the USA donate their own funds, as well as their time, to assure that your donations in their entirety are used to address the needs the DMRF exists to alleviate.

The DMRF desires to alleviate those who are constantly in need of food, fuel, shelter, and medical attention, as well as assist the needs of the Serbian Orthodox monasteries and churches through the Providence of Kosovo and Metohija. This fund as well seeks to help the youth and elderly, including the homeless shelters in the same regions.

The following report was submitted to the DMRF from Veljko Sikirica, Secretary-Treasure

Decani Monastery Relief Contributions from November 21, 2005 to January 6, 2006 Contributor Name 997 Mark V. Scardina &n Lydia Tolmacheff 998 C. Mead 999 Slavisa Mededovic 1000 Slavisa Mededovic 1001 Pavele & Christine Pincanac 1002 Stevan Pirocanac 1003 John & Virginia Stanton 1004 Nicholas -5 years old who saved from his piggy bank for the children in Kosovo and Metohija. 1005 Paul 1006 Olga Kuppait 1007 Timothy & Vera Watkins 1008 Rose 1009 James E. Guba 1010 SS. 1011 SS. Cyril and Methodius Mission (Chico, CA) 1012 Gary and Carol McFarland 1013 Andrew Staursky and Mrs. Staursky 1014 Scot Carl Smith 1015 Victoria & Kurt Sherry 1016 Lena Petrovic & Emil Praun 1017 Ivan Knezevic 1018 Elysa Miller 1019 Mirjana & Rade Petrovic 1020 Boris & Miriann Stepich 1021 Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Crawfordsville, IN 1022 John & Milica Vukasovich 1023 Bob & Margita Vunovich 1024 Philip & Helen Anast 1025 Connie Angelos 1026 Boris & Miriann Stepich 1027 Ivana & Lucian Plesa 1028 Anonymous form Cliford, NJ 1029 Stella & George Jatras 1030 Stephen & Christy Stokrp 1031 Mary Booras 1032 Olivera Stefanoic in honor of Nicholas M. Damascus 1033 Anonymous from Somerville, NJ 1034 Gus Mantikas 1035 Victoria & Costa Panos 1036 Anonymous from Falls Church, VA 1037 Allan Haberman 1038 Draginja Djurickovic & Donald Fish Total as of January 6, 2006 $6,809.00 Previous Balance as of November 21, 2005 $338,109.94 Grand Total as of January 6, 2006 $344,918.94 Humbly submitted by Veljko Sikirica Secretary-Treasure 21 November 2005

Thank you most kindly each of you for offering your thoughtful donation to our DMRF, and we assure you of our Christ-loving prayers. What has moved our souls and hearts was the young the five-year boy named Nicholas saved in his piggy bank donations for the children in Kosovo. What a great act of love from this young heart and soul! All of these have now been dispersed to those who need our love and assistance in the regions of Kosovo and Metohija. Each of you have also helped to warm many families with your great Christian love for fire-wood, food, the homeless shelters, and to as well as helping the children and elderly.

A Letter to The Young Nicholas

Dear Nicholas, May our Lord God always bless you! The Decani Monastery Relief Fund received a very kind donation from you, and we would like to say to you thank you! Our hearts where very moved, and it made our souls happy that you saved up in your Peggy Bank some money for me to take to Kosovo when I leave the last week in January and the first week in February 2006, both Bishop Teodosije and I will give this money you donated to the children we will meet in Kosovo and Metohija. How very kind of you to save up your money to give it to the children in need, as these children now will be blessed by your love and kindness! Thank you so much Nicholas for caring for the children in Kosovo! I also want you to know that I will pray for you when I visit Kosovo at the Deani Monastery! God always bless you Nicholas, and your family! Peace to your good soul! Humbly in Christ our Lord, +Very Rev. Archimandrite Nektarios Serfes President of The Decani Monastery Relief Fund USA Who prays for you!

With the blessings of His Grace, Bishop Aremtije, His Grace, Bishop Teodosije, and my diocesan bishop Metropolitan Isaiah of Denver, I will return back again on behalf of the DMRF to Kosovo and Metohija the last week of January and the first week of February 2006. We will be distributing funds to the greatly suffering and struggles souls throughout the Province.

At the same time we are greatly saddened that His Beatitude, the Archbishop of Ohrid and Metropolitan of Skopje Kyr Jovan continues to remain within the Republic of Macedonia (FROM) in prison, and this past feast day of our Lord's Holy Nativity this Christ-loving Archbishop was denied Holy Communion, and not able to celebrate this great feast day as a bishop. For more information about the Archbishop click here. At the same hour please light a candle for him when you go to church, and remember him in your prayers.

Now we ask you please continue to offer your great Christian love in offering like the young boy Nicholas who saved in his peggy bank to help the children in Kosovo and Metohija, would you too please save within your hearts the consideration to help the DMRF, and we humbly thank you!

At the same time while I am in Kosovo, and will be serving at the Decani Monastery, be assured of my Christ-loving prayers for you all!

Please send your donations to the following:

Decani Monastery Relief Fund
c/o Veljko Sikirica
5600 Beam Ct.
Bethesda, MD 20817
USA

Your donation is tax deductible. If you would also like to have a tax deductible report for your donation, please indicate this when you send in your donation. When you make your donation, please make your check or money order out to the Decani Monastery Relief Fund, NOT to the name of any individual.

Thank you once again! And may our Lord God reward you! Together we can bring hope and Christian love to those in Kosovo and Metohija who so need our support and assistance at this hour!

God love and always bless you!

Peace to your soul!

Your Ever-memorable Brothers In Christ Our Lord,

+Archimandrite Nektarios Serfes
President of the Decani Monastery Relief Fund USA

His Grace, Bishop Teodosije, Abbot of the Decani Monastery & Auxiliary Bishop of the serbian Orthodox Diocese of Pristina
First Vice President

Hieromonk (Father) Sava
Second Vice President

Veljko Sikirica
Secretary-Treasure

Who pray for you, and we beg of your loving prayers.

Holy Saint Sava,
Pray Unto God For Us!

Holy New Martyrs Of Serbia,
Pray To God For Us!

GLORY BE TO GOD FOR ALL THINGS!