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16-07-2011 
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. Father David Smith, priest-in-charge of the Metochion, took part in the service, together with clergy of the Diocesan Cathedral - Archpriest Maxim Nikolsky and Protodeacon Dimitri Nedostupenko. The liturgy was attended by many pilgrims and parishioners of the Metochion.
After the service, at the festive meal, Vladyka was welcomed by Nun Marfa (Persianova), Head Sister of the Metochion. Archbishop Elisey remarked that St Elisabeth's Metochion gathered together the faithful, keeping the memory of the Holy New-Martyr Elizabeth and hoping that her martyrdom would be glorified in the homeland of her ancestors.
After the meal, a meeting of the Sisterhood of St Elizabeth took place, at which Archbishop Elisey, as the Rector of the Metochion, gave instructions to Fr David Smith, priest of the metochion, the senior sister of the Sisterhood of St Elisabeth, Nun Marfa (Persianovoy) and the treasurer of the sisterhood Ekaterina Lakhovskaya. Vladyka also presented them with the Statutes approved for the Hierarchical Metochion of the Holy New-Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth.