Tuesday
Mar252014

Archbishop Elisey visited the Parish in Bradford

On 22nd March, feast of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste, Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh visited the Parish of the Meeting of the Lord in Bradford and celebrated the Divine Liturgy together with the Rector, Archpriest Gennady Andreev, and Archdeacon Dmitry Nedostupenko.

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Sunday
Mar092014

Traditional Pan-Orthodox Vespers was celebrated in London

On 9th March, the Day of Orthodoxy, the traditional Pan-Orthodox Vespers was celebrated in London.

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Tuesday
Mar042014

The services of the First Week of Great Lent are celebrated at the London Cathedral

The services of the first week of Great Lent are being celebrated in their fullness in the small church at the Cathedral.

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Thursday
Jan162014

Consecration of the small church and general meeting of the parish took place at the Cathedral

On 20th January 2014, works on the refurbishment and embellishment of the church will begin at the Cathedral of the Dormition.

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Tuesday
Jan072014

Christmas Message of His Holiness Patriarch KIRILL of Moscow and All Russia to the archpastors, pastors, monks and nuns and all the faithful children of the Russian Orthodox Church

Beloved in the Lord Your Graces the archpastors,
all-honourable presbyters and deacons,
God-loving monks and nuns,
dear brothers and sisters!

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Monday
Jan062014

CHRISTMAS MESSAGE OF E L I S E Y, ARCHBISHOP OF SOUROZH

CHRISTMAS MESSAGE OF

E L I S E Y

ARCHBISHOP OF SOUROZH

TO THE PASTORS AND ALL FAITHFUL CHILDREN

OF THE DIOCESE OF SOUROZH

OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH

Dearly beloved in the Lord, honourable pastors 
and God-loving laypeople, 
dear brothers and sisters!

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Saturday
Dec142013

Archbishop Elisey visited the Parish in Romford

On Saturday, 14th December, His Eminence Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh visited the Parish of St Andrew the First-Called in Romford, which was celebrating its patronal festival.

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Tuesday
Dec102013

The Great Holy Relic, fragment of the Holy Cross of the Lord, visited Oxford

On Tuesday 10th December 2013 a part of the wood of the Holy Cross of Christ, which has been brought to England from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, arrived in Oxford.

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Friday
Dec062013

The exhibition "The Contemporary Russian Icon" is being held in the United Kingdom. 

The opening of the exhibition "The Contemporary Russian icon" will take place on Tuesday, 10 December 2013 at 18:30 in the exhibition room of the representative office of Rossotrudnichestvo in the United Kingdom, at First floor, 37 Kensington High Street, London W8 5ED.

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Monday
Dec022013

The Great Holy Relic of the Christian World, a Fragment of the Holy Cross of our Lord has been brought to the Cathedral of the Dormition

On Saturday 30th November, the Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God was honoured to receive a fragment of the Holy Cross of our Lord.

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Thursday
Oct312013

Communiqué from the Pan-Orthodox Episcopal Assembly of Britain and Ireland

The 7th Meeting of the Pan-Orthodox Episcopal Assembly of Britain and Ireland took place on 15th October, 2013 at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St Nicholas, London.

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Tuesday
Oct152013

Archbishop Elisey took part in the 7th meeting of the Pan-Orthodox Episcopal Assembly for Britain and Ireland

On 15th October, Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh took part in the 7th meeting of the Pan-Orthodox Episcopal Assembly for Britain and Ireland, which was held at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St Nicholas in West London.

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Wednesday
Sep252013

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby

On 25 September 2013, at the invitation of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, and Arcbishop Elisey of Sourozh attended the episcopal ordination of Canon Jonathan Goodall which took place in the main Cathedral of Westminster Abbey.

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Tuesday
Sep242013

Metropolitan Hilarion meets with the Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain Archbishop Antonio Mennini

On September 24, 2013, during his working visit to London, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk paid a visit to the Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain, Archbishop Antonio Mennini, who represented the Holy See in Moscow till 2010.

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Tuesday
Sep242013

Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Catholic Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Westminster

On September 24, 2013, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, during his working visit to London, met with Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Westminster (Roman Catholic Church).

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Tuesday
Sep172013

Archbishop Elisey visited Glasgow

On Sunday 15th September, Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh visited Scotland and celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Parish of St Kentigern in Glasgow.

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Thursday
Sep122013

Archbishop Elisey took part in the celebrations on the occasion of the 300 anniversary of Alexander Nevsky Lavra

From 11th to 12th September, Archbishop Elisey visited Saint Petersburg and, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, took part in the celebrations on the occasion of the 300 anniversary of Alexander Nevsky Lavra.

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Monday
Sep092013

PILGRIMAGE TO THE MONASTERY OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST IN ESSEX ON 24 SEPTEMBER 2013

On the blessing of His Emminence Archbisop Elisey, on 24 September 2013, the day of memory of saint venerable Silouan of Athos, spiritual father of Archimsndrate Sophrony (Sakharov), founder of the monastery, there will be a pilgrimage to the Monastery of St. John the Baptist in Essex.

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Monday
Aug052013

The memory of Metropolitan Anthony was prayerfully observed in London

On 4th August, the memory of Metropolitan Anthony, who departed to the Lord ten years ago, was prayerfully observed at the London Cathedral.

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Tuesday
Jul302013

Reception in the House of Commons

July 30, Archbishop Elisey and archpriest Alexander Gorbunov attended a reception hosted by a prominent British politician and economist, the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, member of Parliament Vincent Cable in association with Bishop Angelos, the general bishop of the Coptic Church in the United Kingdom.

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