Patriarch Porfirije hosts Red Star and is gifted a red and white jersey with his name on it

Photo: kkcrvenazvezda.rs

The Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church Porfirije on Tuesday organized a reception for a delegation of the Red Star Basketball Club (KK Crvena Zvezda), consisting of a men's and women's team along with their technical staffs, as well as the club's complete management headed by President Nebojsa Covic.

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On that occasion, Patriarch Porfirije blessed the entire delegation of Red Star and sent words of encouragement, love and support, but also expressed his wish for good health ahead of great challenges and games that basketball players expect in the court this season, and in their careers.

"In addition to the official part, the patriarch spent over an hour in relaxed conversation, socializing, taking pictures and having individual conversations with players and members of the staff and management of our club, and made this visit unforgettable for all red-and-whites who went to the Patriarchate on Tuesday," the club said in a statement.

On behalf of this basketball club, men's team captain Branko Lazic gifted a framed signed Red Star jersey to the patriarch that will adorn some corner of the Patriarchate in Belgrade, where the head of the Church resides, while the captain of the women's team, Nevena Naumcev, gave Patriarch Porfirije a ball signed by all players.

"The club also sent an official invitation to our patriarch, who himself has never tried to hide that he is a Red Star fan and also a great lover of sports and basketball, to be a guest of Red Star in the season that has just begun," the statement said.

Otherwise, Red Star's basketball team beat Buducnost from Podgorica 71-63 in the derby of the 2nd round of the ABA league on Monday evening.

(Telegraf.rs)