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<div>Dear friends, brothers and sisters,
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<div>Many of us left Serbia with hope in our hearts and responsibility on our shoulders. We came to the Netherlands for work and for the future of our children. We build new homes, work hard, and adapt to a new society. Our children are growing up in another country, speaking another language, but they deserve to know their faith, their roots, and their heritage.
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<div>Now, the Serbian Orthodox Parish of Saint Dimitrije has a unique opportunity to purchase a church in Helmond - just 15 kilometers from Eindhoven, where many of our families live and work. For more than 300 Serbian Orthodox families in the province of Noord Brabant, this would mean having a church close to home instead of traveling nearly 80 kilometers for regular liturgies and community life.
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<div>This church would be far more than a building. It would be a true home; a place to gather on Sundays and feast days, a place where our children can learn about faith, history, the Serbian language, and the traditions that shape who we are.
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<div>We invite everyone: our people in the diaspora, our brothers and sisters in Serbia who wish to support their community abroad, and all Orthodox Christians who feel called to stand with us, to help us complete this historic step for our community.
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<div>The total amount needed is €250,000. Thanks to the generosity of our community, €125,000 has already been raised. A significant step still lies ahead, but we believe that together we can achieve it.
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<div>Every donation brings us one step closer to keeping our faith, language, and identity alive in a foreign land - for us, for our children and for all the generations to come.
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<div>A church.
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<div>Roots.
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<div>A home.
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<div>We may have left our homeland to build a better future, but we must not leave behind what makes us who we are.
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<div>Dragi prijatelji, braćo i sestre,
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<div>Mnogi od nas su napustili svoje domovine u potrazi za boljim životom. Došli smo u Holandiju zbog posla i budućnosti naše dece. Gradimo nove domove, vredno radimo, učimo novi jezik i prilagođavamo se novoj sredini. Naša deca odrastaju daleko od otadžbine, govore drugi jezik, ali zaslužuju da poznaju svoju veru, svoje korene i duhovno nasleđe koje nas povezuje.
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<div>Srpska Pravoslavna Parohija Svetog Dimitrija sada ima jedinstvenu priliku da kupi crkvu u Helmondu i trajno obezbedi dom za našu zajednicu u pokrajini Noord Brabant - za više od 300 srpskih pravoslavnih porodica, ali i za sve druge pravoslavne vernike u ovom regionu, čija zajednica iz godine u godinu raste.
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<div>Ova crkva neće biti samo zidovi i krov. Biće sveto mesto susreta sa Bogom. Dom u kome ćemo krstiti decu, venčavati se i moliti se za sav narod.
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<div>Kupovinom ove crkve organizovala bi se redovna bogosluženja, veronauk za decu, dopunska škola srpskog jezika i zajednička okupljanja.
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<div>Ovo je prilika koja se ne dobija dva puta - posebno ne u ovom regionu i po ceni koja nam je sada pružena.
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<div>Ukupno je potrebno 250.000 evra. Zahvaljujući velikodušnosti vernika, već je prikupljeno 125.000 evra. Pred nama je još veliki korak, ali verujemo da zajedno možemo uspeti.
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<div>Pozivamo sve: naše ljude u dijaspori, našu braću i sestre u Srbiji koji žele da podrže svoju zajednicu u inostranstvu, kao i sve pravoslavne hrišćane koji osećaju poziv da stanu uz nas, da nam pomognu da ostvarimo ovaj istorijski korak za našu zajednicu.
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<div>Svaka donacija nas približava tome da sačuvamo našu veru, jezik i identitet u tuđini, za nas, za našu decu i za sve generacije koje dolaze.
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<div>Crkva. Koreni. Dom.
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<div>Crkva je naša brižna majka koja nas sabira, prihvata i čuva, bez obzira odakle dolazimo i kakvi smo.
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<div>Jer narod koji čuva svoju veru i tradiciju nikada nije daleko od otadžbine
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