From Diocese of Sourozh

The episcopate and clergy of the Diocese of Sourozh attend a Christmas reception at the Russian Embassy

On 19th December, in anticipation of the New Year and Christmas, the Russian Embassy in London hosted its traditional Christmas reception. Among the invited guests were Archbishop Anatoly of Kerch, Bishop Elisey of Bogorodsk together with some of the clergy of the Cathedral of the Dormition and All Saints, Archpriest Mikhail Dudko and Deacon Dimitri Nedostupenko.

Bishop Elisey conveyed his best wishes for the coming New Year and Christmas to Yu. V. Fedotov, the Ambassador of the Russian Federation together with all the embassy staff. He expressed his hope that the two parties would be able to cooperate over matters of mutual benefit, serving the interests of the ever-growing Russian diaspora in Great Britain