« Drafts of the Statutes of the Diocese of Sourozh and Model Statutes of the Parish of the Diocese of Sourozh were accepted at the Diocesan Assembly meeting »
26-06-2010 
On Saturday, 26th June, a Diocesan Assembly meeting was held at the Cathedral of the Dormition in London at which for the second and final time the drafts of the civil Statutes of the Diocese of Sourozh and Model civil Statutes of the Parish of the Diocese of Sourozh were accepted. It was unanimously decided to present the new versions of the Statutes for adoption by the Holy Synod and approval by His Holiness the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia. The second voting for the text of the Statutes was carried out in accordance with the provision for Amendments to the Statutes of the Diocese of Sourozh, which were in force until the present time. The first voting for the Statutes took place on 20th March. During the second part of the Diocesan Assembly meeting which was chaired by Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh ten Minutes were adopted.
The Diocesan Assembly meeting was preceded by the Diocesan Divine Liturgy dedicated to the celebration of the memory of the Holy Prophet Elisha, which with the blessing of Archbishop Elisey was transferred from Sunday 14/27 June to Saturday 13/26. All the clergy of the Diocese of Sourozh, representatives of all Diocesan parishes as well as representatives of the clergy of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia and Monastery of Saint John the Baptist in Essex (Constantinople Patriarchate) took part in the service. At the end of the Divine Liturgy, Archbishop Elisey received the greetings with his Name’s Day. The greetings also followed at the festive meal.