{"id":3056,"date":"2025-10-22T12:40:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T17:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svivanrilski.com\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T01:02:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T07:02:59","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/svivanrilski.com\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3056\" class=\"elementor elementor-3056 elementor-1119\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06b7528 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"06b7528\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff13e55 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff13e55\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b1a335 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b1a335\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Saint Ivan Rilski<br>Bulgarian Orthodox Church<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e3264d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e3264d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Saint Ivan Rilski Church is home to the Bulgarian Orthodox faith in Chicago \u2013 a place for prayer, community, and preservation of our sacred traditions. <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1b9f14 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f1b9f14\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da71e15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"da71e15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"378\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svivanrilski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Group.png?fit=378%2C80&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2950\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svivanrilski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Group.png?w=378&amp;ssl=1 378w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svivanrilski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Group.png?resize=300%2C63&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b17c845 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b17c845\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65709c0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65709c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6137aa3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6137aa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">St. Ivan Rilski Church <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72f8495 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72f8495\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">The Church of St. Ivan Rilski has been restored, is open, and is fully functioning. Once again, it fulfills its most important mission\u2014to serve as a spiritual home, a place of prayer, and a center of unity for the Bulgarian community in Chicago and the surrounding region.  <\/p><p class=\"p1\">The church is the heart of our community. Here, we gather for events that connect us to the Orthodox faith, Bulgarian traditions, and to one another. The church is a place of spiritual support, a space where children are raised with strong values, and a home for preserving our identity far from our homeland.  <\/p><p>For your convenience, we maintain an up-to-date church calendar where you can find information about upcoming services, feast days, and community events.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f83c0f1 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f83c0f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/svivanrilski.com\/en\/calendar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Calendar<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d1cad5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d1cad5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a5dda4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0a5dda4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svivanrilski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DJI_0056-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3469\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svivanrilski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DJI_0056-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svivanrilski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DJI_0056-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svivanrilski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DJI_0056-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svivanrilski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DJI_0056-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svivanrilski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DJI_0056-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svivanrilski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DJI_0056-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svivanrilski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DJI_0056-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svivanrilski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DJI_0056-scaled.jpg?w=2500&amp;ssl=1 2500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e20b211 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e20b211\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c2d3b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c2d3b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"378\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svivanrilski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Group.png?fit=378%2C80&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2950\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svivanrilski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Group.png?w=378&amp;ssl=1 378w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svivanrilski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Group.png?resize=300%2C63&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48e5471 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"48e5471\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f974b7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f974b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-556668e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"556668e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Church Services and Sacraments<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07974c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"07974c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">For scheduling special church services, please contact us in advance.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-863e2aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"863e2aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-465e4f1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"465e4f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7444414 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7444414\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"106\" height=\"164\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svivanrilski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Group.png?fit=106%2C164&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4576\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af85d51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af85d51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Baptisms<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60809f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60809f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Holy Baptism is the first step in a person&#8217;s spiritual life<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b29ad2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b29ad2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5031826 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5031826\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svivanrilski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Group-1.png?fit=112%2C163&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4577\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1ad161 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b1ad161\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Weddings<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be279d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be279d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bless your love before God in our church.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cbe253 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2cbe253\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0e2d0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d0e2d0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"119\" height=\"162\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svivanrilski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Group-2.png?fit=119%2C162&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4578\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eacba0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eacba0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Memorial Services and Panikhidas<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e494bf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e494bf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prayers for the repose of our loved ones.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3e37da e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c3e37da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d425db elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0d425db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"125\" height=\"164\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svivanrilski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Group-3.png?fit=125%2C164&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4579\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd36280 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fd36280\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Blessings<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8987069 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8987069\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Blessing of homes, automobiles, offices, and new endeavors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9888ef e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e9888ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d187f3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d187f3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"378\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svivanrilski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Group.png?fit=378%2C80&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2950\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svivanrilski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Group.png?w=378&amp;ssl=1 378w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svivanrilski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Group.png?resize=300%2C63&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a94592 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0a94592\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b08fbf9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b08fbf9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-053ca3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"053ca3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"662\" height=\"813\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svivanrilski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rectangle-154.png?fit=662%2C813&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2954\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svivanrilski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rectangle-154.png?w=662&amp;ssl=1 662w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svivanrilski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rectangle-154.png?resize=244%2C300&amp;ssl=1 244w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/svivanrilski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rectangle-154.png?resize=600%2C737&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbec596 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fbec596\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fae3b69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fae3b69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When to Find Father Kiril<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-049a924 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"049a924\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Father Kiril is available and always joyful to meet with parishioners for spiritual conversation, confession, or simply for a cup of coffee:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37d777b elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"37d777b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" viewBox=\"0 0 60 60\" fill=\"none\"><g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_137_43745)\"><path d=\"M19.8239 44.9108C21.2835 43.4541 22.1879 41.4414 22.1879 39.2214C22.1879 34.7872 18.5804 31.1797 14.1462 31.1797C9.71191 31.1797 6.1043 34.7872 6.1043 39.2214C6.1043 41.4414 7.00863 43.4541 8.46832 44.9108C3.48703 47.1023 0 52.0842 0 57.8659C0 58.8443 0.793242 59.6375 1.77164 59.6375H26.5204C27.4988 59.6375 28.292 58.8443 28.292 57.8659C28.292 52.0842 24.805 47.1023 19.8239 44.9108ZM14.1461 34.723C16.6264 34.723 18.6445 36.7411 18.6445 39.2214C18.6445 41.7018 16.6264 43.7199 14.1461 43.7199C11.6657 43.7199 9.64758 41.7018 9.64758 39.2214C9.64758 36.7409 11.6657 34.723 14.1461 34.723ZM3.69129 56.0942C4.53668 51.088 8.90297 47.2631 14.1459 47.2631C19.3889 47.2631 23.7552 51.088 24.6006 56.0942H3.69129Z\" fill=\"#AE7E36\"><\/path><path d=\"M51.5318 44.9108C52.9914 43.4541 53.8958 41.4416 53.8958 39.2214C53.8958 34.7872 50.2883 31.1797 45.8541 31.1797C41.4198 31.1797 37.8123 34.7872 37.8123 39.2214C37.8123 41.4414 38.7166 43.4541 40.1763 44.9108C35.1953 47.1023 31.708 52.0842 31.708 57.866C31.708 58.8444 32.5012 59.6376 33.4796 59.6376H58.2285C59.2069 59.6376 60.0001 58.8444 60.0001 57.866C60.0001 52.0841 56.5131 47.1023 51.5318 44.9108ZM45.8542 34.723C48.3346 34.723 50.3527 36.7411 50.3527 39.2214C50.3527 41.7018 48.3346 43.7199 45.8542 43.7199C43.3738 43.7199 41.3557 41.7018 41.3557 39.2214C41.3557 36.7409 43.3738 34.723 45.8542 34.723ZM35.3994 56.0942C36.2448 51.088 40.6112 47.2631 45.8542 47.2631C51.0973 47.2631 55.4634 51.088 56.3089 56.0942H35.3994Z\" fill=\"#AE7E36\"><\/path><path d=\"M46.2931 9.78238H39.2124V4.61922C39.2124 2.27148 37.3023 0.361328 34.9546 0.361328H13.9672C11.6195 0.361328 9.70947 2.27137 9.70947 4.61922V15.7407C9.70947 17.8431 11.241 19.5945 13.2471 19.9375V27.5271C13.2471 28.2952 13.7419 28.9758 14.4726 29.2125C14.6524 29.2708 14.8364 29.2989 15.0185 29.2989C15.5759 29.2989 16.114 29.0352 16.4536 28.5664L22.6592 19.9984H28.764V21.2082C28.764 23.5559 30.6741 25.4659 33.0219 25.4659H40.9034L45.1394 29.1012C45.4669 29.3825 45.8779 29.5285 46.2934 29.5285C46.5441 29.5285 46.7964 29.4753 47.0329 29.3666C47.6617 29.0777 48.0647 28.4488 48.0647 27.7568V25.0797C49.5306 24.4062 50.5509 22.9241 50.5509 21.2083V14.0403C50.5509 11.6925 48.6408 9.78238 46.2931 9.78238ZM21.7547 16.4552C21.1866 16.4552 20.6531 16.7275 20.3199 17.1876L16.7904 22.0608V18.2268C16.7904 17.2484 15.9972 16.4552 15.0188 16.4552H13.9672C13.5734 16.4552 13.2528 16.1346 13.2528 15.7407V4.61922C13.2528 4.22523 13.5733 3.90461 13.9672 3.90461H34.9546C35.3485 3.90461 35.6691 4.22512 35.6691 4.61922V15.7407C35.6691 16.1345 35.3486 16.4552 34.9546 16.4552H21.7547ZM47.0077 21.2082C47.0077 21.602 46.6872 21.9227 46.2932 21.9227C45.3148 21.9227 44.5216 22.7159 44.5216 23.6943V23.9018L42.713 22.3499C42.3918 22.0743 41.9825 21.9228 41.5592 21.9228H33.0217C32.6278 21.9228 32.3072 21.6023 32.3072 21.2083V19.9986H34.9546C37.3023 19.9986 39.2124 18.0885 39.2124 15.7408V13.3258H46.2932C46.6871 13.3258 47.0077 13.6463 47.0077 14.0403V21.2082Z\" fill=\"#AE7E36\"><\/path><\/g><defs><clipPath id=\"clip0_137_43745\"><rect width=\"60\" height=\"60\" fill=\"white\"><\/rect><\/clipPath><\/defs><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04edba5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04edba5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Regular church hours:<\/strong><\/p><div><strong>Wednesday afternoon<\/strong> <strong>and<\/strong> <strong>Thursday morning<\/strong><\/div><div class=\"service-description\">(except during scheduled services or other church commitments)<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfd37ce elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"cfd37ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" viewBox=\"0 0 60 60\" fill=\"none\"><g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_137_43759)\"><path d=\"M42.9098 49.0429L37.1026 42.82C35.3842 40.9785 32.4701 40.8604 30.606 42.5559L27.5839 45.3057C27.4012 45.4719 26.4793 45.5611 24.7938 44.777C22.9005 43.8962 20.7225 42.2213 18.8191 40.1815C15.5589 36.6879 14.1444 33.3682 14.2104 31.7623C14.2236 31.4355 14.2996 31.2551 14.36 31.1997C14.3674 31.1933 14.3742 31.1869 14.3816 31.1801L17.3822 28.4504C18.2927 27.6219 18.8223 26.4907 18.8722 25.2653C18.9226 24.0412 18.4881 22.8721 17.6491 21.9731L11.8387 15.747C10.1207 13.9059 7.20613 13.7878 5.34212 15.4838L2.31997 18.2331C2.3099 18.2423 2.29983 18.2515 2.29021 18.2611C0.963618 19.4847 0.216092 21.2864 0.12637 23.4754C-0.118075 29.4598 4.53554 38.4827 11.9815 46.462C16.7981 51.6237 22.1795 55.7354 27.1344 58.0402C29.9405 59.3453 32.4797 59.999 34.6394 59.999C36.6655 59.999 38.3573 59.424 39.6231 58.2723C39.6519 58.2462 39.6798 58.2192 39.7068 58.1913L42.6429 55.5202C43.5534 54.6917 44.083 53.5605 44.1329 52.3351C44.1833 51.111 43.7489 49.9419 42.9098 49.0429ZM40.2767 52.9192L37.2546 55.6685C37.2326 55.6887 37.2111 55.7093 37.1905 55.7303C35.7032 56.9878 32.5113 56.6632 28.6171 54.8519C24.0628 52.7334 19.0677 48.9019 14.5523 44.0633C6.77721 35.7316 3.46895 27.7917 3.6397 23.6187C3.69097 22.3562 4.04345 21.4192 4.6866 20.8342C4.69484 20.8264 4.70308 20.8186 4.71132 20.8108L7.7083 18.0844C8.15644 17.677 8.85591 17.7044 9.26835 18.1462L15.0787 24.3722C15.271 24.5782 15.3708 24.8446 15.3593 25.122C15.3479 25.4003 15.2261 25.659 15.016 25.8499L11.9939 28.5992C11.9838 28.6083 11.9737 28.6175 11.9641 28.6271C11.4143 29.1389 10.7607 30.0677 10.6975 31.6186C10.5762 34.5808 12.7034 38.7812 16.2488 42.5802C19.5836 46.1539 23.8554 48.9367 27.095 48.9362C28.19 48.9362 29.1673 48.6185 29.9501 47.9062L32.9722 45.1565C33.4204 44.7491 34.1198 44.777 34.5318 45.2183L40.3395 51.4415C40.5317 51.6475 40.6315 51.914 40.6201 52.1914C40.6086 52.4697 40.4869 52.7283 40.2767 52.9192Z\" fill=\"#AE7E36\"><\/path><path d=\"M25.083 10.5645C24.1121 10.5645 23.3252 11.3518 23.3252 12.3227C23.3252 13.2932 24.1121 14.0805 25.083 14.0805C36.4708 14.0805 45.7359 23.2184 45.7359 34.4505C45.7359 35.4214 46.5228 36.2083 47.4937 36.2083C48.4646 36.2083 49.252 35.4214 49.252 34.4505C49.252 21.2798 38.4099 10.5645 25.083 10.5645Z\" fill=\"#AE7E36\"><\/path><path d=\"M49.7312 10.0827C43.1463 3.58062 34.3925 0 25.083 0C24.1121 0 23.3252 0.786894 23.3252 1.75781C23.3252 2.72872 24.1121 3.51608 25.083 3.51608C33.4619 3.51608 41.3382 6.73644 47.2607 12.5844C53.1777 18.4268 56.4361 26.1923 56.4361 34.4512C56.4361 35.4221 57.223 36.209 58.1939 36.209C59.1648 36.209 59.9522 35.4221 59.9522 34.4512C59.9522 25.2447 56.3221 16.5907 49.7312 10.0827Z\" fill=\"#AE7E36\"><\/path><path d=\"M35.0357 34.4513C35.0357 35.4222 35.8226 36.2091 36.7935 36.2091C37.7644 36.2091 38.5513 35.4222 38.5513 34.4513C38.5513 27.106 32.5093 21.1309 25.083 21.1309C24.1121 21.1309 23.3252 21.9178 23.3252 22.8887C23.3252 23.8596 24.1121 24.6465 25.083 24.6465C30.5707 24.6465 35.0357 29.0451 35.0357 34.4513Z\" fill=\"#AE7E36\"><\/path><\/g><defs><clipPath id=\"clip0_137_43759\"><rect width=\"60\" height=\"60\" fill=\"white\"><\/rect><\/clipPath><\/defs><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-812e6e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"812e6e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Meeting by appointment:<\/strong><\/p><p>If you need to meet at another time, please call Father Kiril and he will be happy to arrange a time to see you. The Father is always available to parishioners when needed. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d147e77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d147e77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">+ 1 (224) 600-2402<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b175b9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2b175b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15e48d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"15e48d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Sv.%20Ivan%20Rilski%20Bulgarian%20Orthodox%20Church%2C%20chicago&#038;t=m&#038;z=12&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Sv. Ivan Rilski Bulgarian Orthodox Church, chicago\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Sv. Ivan Rilski Bulgarian Orthodox Church, chicago\"\n\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20a8450 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20a8450\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>St. Ivan Rilski Church is your spiritual home in Chicago. <br>Come pray with us and share the joy of faith.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saint Ivan RilskiBulgarian Orthodox Church The Saint Ivan Rilski Church is home to the Bulgarian Orthodox faith in Chicago \u2013 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3056","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/svivanrilski.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/svivanrilski.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/svivanrilski.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/svivanrilski.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/svivanrilski.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3056"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/svivanrilski.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3056\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4626,"href":"https:\/\/svivanrilski.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3056\/revisions\/4626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/svivanrilski.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}