A pilgrimage to the city of York

A pilgrimage to the city of York took place on the 28th of October 2015 with the blessing of Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh. The trip was made by children of the parish school of the Dormition Cathedral.
A pilgrimage to the city of York took place on the 28th of October 2015 with the blessing of Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh. The trip was made by children of the parish school of the Dormition Cathedral.
On Friday October 23rd, Archbishop Elisey attended a regular meeting of the Episcopal Assembly for Britain and Ireland which took place at the Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God and the Holy Royal Martyrs in Chiswick.
The bishops agreed pastoral guidelines for clergy in relation to mixed marriages as well considering the work done to date on the question of the recognition of the pre-Schism saints of Britain and Ireland.
On 28th August 2015, the Feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God was celebrated in the Cathedral. The Divine Liturgy was headed by His Eminence Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh. His Eminence Archbishop Anatoly of Kerch, together with clergy of the Cathedral and the diocese concelebrated.
On the 4th of August 2015, on the occasion of the 12th anniversary since the repose of ever-memorable Metropolitan Anthony, the founder of the Diocese of Sourozh, a memorial service was held at the grave of Vladyka Anthony at the Old Brompton cemetery in West London.
The service was headed by Archbishop Anatoly of Kerch, who served with Metropolitan Anthony for many years as his Assistant Bishop. Clergy from the London Cathedral also took part in the remembrance service. The panikhida was attended by a number of parishioners of the Diocese of Sourozh, many of whom knew Metropolitan Anthony personally, who gathered to pray for Vladyka Anthony.
The Head of the Sourozh Diocese participated in festivities held during 7-10 July 2015 in the Yekaterinburg Metropolia in commemoration of 1000 years since the repose of the Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir.
Оn the 2nd of July 2015 on the Metropolitan of Penza and Nizhnylomovskogo Seraphim’s invitation Archbishop of Sourozh Elisey came to Penza to participate in the events dedicated to the memory day of Archbishop Seraphim of Penza and Kuznetsk (Tikhonov).
The annual conference of the Diocese of Sourozh took place during 5-7 June 2015 in Hertfordshire. The topic of this year’s conference was Mission of the Church today. The work of the conference was headed by the Archbishop of Sourozh Elisey. In his address to the participants of the conference, Vladyka highlighted the importance of developing missionary service in the present world.
On 21st June at 18:00 the Miracle-working ‘‘Kursk-Root’’ Icon of the Mother of God ‘‘of the Sign’’ will visit the Dormition Cathedral.
A Moleben with the Akathist to the Mother of God will be celebrated in front of the Miracle-working Image.
The Holy Icon will be at the Cathedral till 9 pm.
On 25th April, at the invitation of His Eminence Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh, members of the Pan-Orthodox Episcopal Assembly of Britain and Ireland concelebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral of the Diocese of Sourozh in London’s Knightsbridge.
On 20 April, on the invitation of Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh, Deputy Mayor of London Victoria Borwick visited the London Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God and All Saints. His Eminence showed the church to Lady Borwick and made her acquainted with finishing restoration works.
Members of the Pan-Orthodox Episcopal Assembly for Great Britain and Ireland, who will be attending a regular meeting of the Assembly, will concelebrate the Divine Liturgy at the London Cathedral of the Dormition, Ennismore Gardens, on Saturday, April 25th at 9.30am by invitation of His Eminence Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh.
EASTER MESSAGE OF
ARCHBISHOP ELISEY OF SOUROZH
TO THE PASTORS AND ALL FAITHFUL CHILDREN
OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH
IN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND
Timetable of services on
Great Saturday 11th April and
Pascha of Christ 12th April 2015
According to the long-established tradition, bishops, clergy and faithful from all Orthodox Churches represented in London will gather on the evening of the Sunday of Orthodoxy, which this year falls on the 1st of March, for common prayer and to celebrate our unity in the Orthodox Faith.
The Vespers will take place at 6 pm at the Serbian Orthodox Cathedral of St Sava, by the kind invitation of His Grace Bishop Dositej of Great Britain and Scandinavia. His Eminence Archbishop Gregorios of Thyateira and Great Britain will preside and the guest preacher will be Hieromonk Nikolai (Sakharov) of the Monastery of St John the Baptist.
During Lent in the Dormition Cathedral the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick (Unction) will take place every week:
1st week |
Friday |
27 February |
Main Church |
2nd week |
Thursday |
5 March |
Small Church |
3rd week |
Thursday |
12 March |
Small Church |
4th week |
Thursday |
19 March |
Small Church |
5th week |
Thursday |
26 March |
Small Church |
6th week |
Thursday |
2 April |
Small Church |
Holy Week |
Great Wednesday |
8 April |
Main Church |
Dearly beloved in the Lord, honourable pastors
and God-loving laypeople,
dear brothers and sisters!
I greet you most warmly with the great feast of the Nativity of Christ, the triumph of the uniting of Heaven and earth through the mysterious birth into the world of the God-child!
VIGIL will begin at 9.00pm.
DIVINE LITURGY will begin at about 11.00pm.
In connection with the completion of the first phase of repairs and the reconstruction of the altar,
On the 31st of December at 5.00pm the newly built altar of the Main Church will be consecrated.
On the 31st of December at 6.00pm a Moleben for the New Year will be served.
At midnight the Divine Liturgy will be celebrated, beginning with the Hours at 11.30pm on 31st December.
On Saturday, Dec 20th, the annual Diocesan Meeting was held in Manchester at the Church of the Protecting Veil of the Mother of God.