CHRISTMAS MESSAGE
Archbishop Elisey consecrated the dome and ikonostasis in Oxford
On 19th December, Patronal Feast of the Parish of St Nicholas in Oxford, Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh consecrated the dome, the cross and the ikonostasis of the new Parish church in Oxford and celebrated the Divine Liturgy.
The Pan-Orthodox Assembly of Bishops with Churches in the British Isles was held
The Second Meeting of the Pan-Orthodox Assembly of Bishops with Churches in the British Isles was held on 14th December 2010 at Thyateira House, London.
Archbishop Elisey visited the parishes in Southern England
Archbishop Elisey made an archpastoral visit to the parishes of the Diocese of Sourozh in Southern England.
Archbishop Elisey visited the Patriarchal Metochion in Dublin
Following the Decree by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia entrusting Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh with the archpastoral administration of the stavropegic parish in Dublin, Vladyka visited Dublin in his new capacity.
Hierarchal Liturgy in Manchester
On Sunday 28th November, Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh will celebrate the Divine Liturgy in the Stavropegic Parish of the Protecting Veil of the Most Holy Theotokos.
Patriarchal greetings to Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of his service in holy orders
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia greeted Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of his service as a member of the clergy.
Charity Christmas Bazaar took place at the Cathedral of the Dormition
On Sunday 21st November, Feast of the Archangel Michael and other Bodiless Powers, after the festive Divine Liturgy, the charity Chris
Pan-Orthodox Pastoral Committee began its work
n 16th November, the first working meeting of the Pastoral Committee of Pan-Orthodox Hierarchal Assembly in Great Britain and Ireland took place at the Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God in London under the chairmanship of Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh.
The Cathedral in London received as a gift a portion of the Holy Relics of St John of Shanghai
On Sunday 14th November, part of the Holy Relics of St John the Wonderworker of Shanghai and San Francisco was brought to the Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God in London and presented as a gift to the Cathedral by the Diocese of San Francisco and Western America (ROCA).
Archbishop Elisey with a group of pilgrims of the Diocese of Sourozh visited the Holy Land
From 1st to 8th November, a group of pilgrims of the Diocese of Sourozh leaded by Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh visited the Holy Land.
Archbishop Elisey celebrated the Divine Liturgy in Wimborne
On Saturday 23rd October, Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Parish of St Edward, King and Martyr, in Wimborne.
Archbishop Elisey blessed the masts of HMS Belfast
On 19th October, Archbishop Elisey took part in a solemn ceremony to inaugurate the new masts for the light cruiser HMS Belfast, the last ship to participate in World War II. The vessel has been repaired through the efforts of a team of Russian shipwrights. HRH Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Head of the Presidential Administration of Russia, S.E. Naryshkin, and veterans of the Arctic convoys attended the ceremony.
Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh made an archpastoral visit to Ireland
On Saturday 16th October, Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh celebrated the first hierarchal Divine Liturgy at St Nicholas Parish of the Diocese of Sourozh in Galway.
The first Baptism took place on the Isle of Man
On Saturday 16th October, the first Baptism on the Isle of Man was celebrated at the Parish of the Royal Passion-Bearers in Douglas.
Archbishop Elisey consecrated a new church in Oxford
On Saturday 9th October, Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh consecrated a new Church in honour of St Nicholas the Wonderworker in Oxford.
Archbishop Elisey took part in the launch of The Way course of the IOCS
On 7th October, the official launch of The Way, a course introductory to the Orthodox faith, elaborated by the Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies in Cambridge took place at the Hall of St Botolph's Church without Bishopgate, London.
The Holy Synod resolved to assign two new priests to the Diocese of Sourozh
On 6th October, at the ordinary session of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church, it was resolved to assign Priest George Zavershinsky, employee of the Department for the External Church Relations, to the Diocese of Sourozh in order to provide pastoral service in Scotland and to assign Priest Nikolai Evseev, cleric of the Patriarchal metochion in Dublin, to the Diocese of Sourozh in order to provide pastoral care for the parishes of the Irish Deanery
Archbishop Elisey celebrated the Divine Liturgy in Kings Lynn
On Saturday 25th September, Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the parish of the Diocese of Sourozh in Kings Lynn.
Benedict XVI visited Great Britain
On 17th September, the Heads of the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches took part in the evening service at Westminster Abbey dedicated to the visit of Pope Benedict XVI. Archbishop Elisey and some members of the Diocese of Sourozh attended the service among other representatives of Cristian Communities of Great Britain.