The eight anniversary of Fr. Slavko Barbaric’s death in Mother’s Village

date: 28.11.2008.

The eight anniversary of Fr. Slavko Barbaric’s death was commemorated on Monday, November 24, also in Mother’s Village, the institution he had founded in 1993.

Children living in Mother’s Village remember him in a special way. On Sunday, November 23, in Saint Joseph’s Hall in Mother’s Village, in front of numerous spectators, they gave a presentation called “Fr Slavko’s life”. They described Fr. Slavko’s life and his activities, his studies in foreign countries and his coming back to Medjugorje-Bijakovići, where he had founded Mother’s Village. The text for this performance was written by Fr. Ante Marić, and the director of the show was Sister Mirela Kurevija. After the performance, the spectators could also view the exhibition of paintings and different works of art produced by the children from Mother’s Village.

Fr. Svetozar Kraljevic, director of Mother’s Village, thanked the visitors for their coming and underlined that we all need to continue to live in Fr. Slavko’s footsteps.