Sunday
Jul172011

Archbishop Elisey participates in the patronal feast of the London parish of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad

On Sunday 17th July Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh took part in the Divine Liturgy in honour of the Patronal Feast of the Holy Royal Passion-Bearers at the Church of the All-Holy Mother of God in Chiswick (Russian Orthodox Church Abroad).

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Saturday
Jul162011

Archbishop Elisey celebrates festal Liturgy at the Metochion of St Elizabeth

On Saturday 16th July, Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh celebrated a festal Divine Liturgy at the Hierarchical Metochion of the Holy New-Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth in East Sussex. 

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Thursday
Jun302011

Meeting of the Pan-Orthodox Episcopal Assembly

On June 30, the third meeting of the Pan-Orthodox Assembly of Bishops took place in Hatfield, Hertfordshire.

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Monday
Jun272011

Clergy and Parishioners congratulate Archbishop Elisey on his Name-Day

The Divine Liturgy for the feast of the Holy Prophet Elisha was attended by Archbishop Anatoly of Kerch, Suffragan Bishop of the Diocese of Sourozh, the clergy of the Cathedral, priests of other parishes of the Diocese, members of the Diocesan and Parish Councils and regular parishioners.

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Monday
Jun202011

Assembly of the Cathedral Parish meeting

MINUTES of the Assembly of the Cathedral Parish on 20th June 2011

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Saturday
Jun182011

Diocesan Court Established at the Meeting of the Diocesan Assembly

A meeting of the Diocesan Assembly took place on Saturday 18th June at the Cathedral of the Diocese of Sourozh.  

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Wednesday
Jun082011

Meeting of the Diocesan Council

On June 8th a meeting of the DIocesan Council was held at the Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God, under the chairmanship of Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh.

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Wednesday
Jun082011

The first meeting of the Administrative Council of the Diocese of Sourozh

On June 8th, the first meeting of the newly formed Administrative Council of the Diocesan Administration was held at the London Cathedral, under the chairmanship of Archbishop Eliseay of Sourozh.

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Sunday
Jun052011

The Annual Conference of the Diocese of Sourozh took place near High Wycombe

Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh presided over the annual conference of the Diocese of Sourozh, which took place from 3rd to 5th June, 2011, at the Wycliffe Centre (near High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire). This year's theme was "Living the Liturgy.

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Sunday
May292011

Archpastoral Visit to Parishes in Ireland

On May 27th  Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh arrived in Dublin for talks with senior representatives of the Anglican Church on the conditions of the transfer of the church building used as the  Patriarchal Metochion of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul  in Dublin for the past 7 years.

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Wednesday
May252011

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokalamsk met with HRH Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh

On 25 May 25 2011 Metropolitan Hilarion, the Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of Moscow Patriarchate, who was in London on a brief working visit with the blessing of Patriarch Kyrill of Moscow and All Russia, met with the HRH Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh,  at Buckingham Palace. 

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Sunday
May222011

The celebration of the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture took place in London

On Sunday, 22 May, the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture, a distinctive festival of Europe’s culture, history and heritage, was held for the first time in London.

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Monday
May162011

Orthodox pilgrimage to Germany

The Russian Orthodox Sisterhood near Bodiam, East Sussex, and the community which worships there, is under the protection of the Holy Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth and all the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia.

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Sunday
May152011

A concert of sacred music took place at the Cathedral

On Sunday 15 May at the Cathedral of the Sourozh Diocese a concert of sacred music took place performed by the choir of the nuns of St. Elizabeth convent in Minsk. The director of the choir, Nun Martha, is the winner of the International Festival of Church Music. 

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Monday
May092011

On Victory Day, Archbishop Elisey laid a wreath at the Soviet war memorial

On 9th May, Victory Day, the traditional wreath-laying ceremony took place at the Soviet war memorial in London. 

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Sunday
May082011

Archbishop Elisey visited Manchester

On 8th May, 3rd Sunday of the Myrrр-bearing women, Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Parish of the Protecting Veil of the Mother of God in Manchester. The Liturgy ended with the Paschal Procession around the church.

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Sunday
May082011

Archbishop Elisey made an Archpastoral visit to the parishes of the North of England

On Saturday, 7th May, Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh celebrated the first Divine Liturgy in the newly established Parish of Blessed Xenia of Peterburg in Leeds, Yorkshire. 

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Saturday
May072011

New Parish of the Diocese of Sourozh was established in the North of England

On Saturday, 7th May, Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh celebrated the first Divine Liturgy at the newly established Parish of Blessed Xenia of Peterburgin Leeds, Yorkshire.

Sunday
May012011

The Patriarchal Metochion in Dublin receives its new rector, Fr Michael Nasonov

On April 30 a meeting of the Administrative Council of the St Peter and St Paul Patriarchal Metochion in Dublin took place at the Metochion, under the chairmanship of Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh, who is the administrator of the Metochion.

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Saturday
Apr302011

Children's Easter celebration took place at the Dormition Cathedral

A children's Easter Celebration took place at the Cathedral on Bright Saturday, 30th April, beginning with the Divine Liturgy celebrated by Archbishop Elisey. 

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