Meeting of the Diocesan Council

On June 8th a meeting of the DIocesan Council was held at the Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God, under the chairmanship of Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh.
On June 8th a meeting of the DIocesan Council was held at the Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God, under the chairmanship of Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh.
On June 8th, the first meeting of the newly formed Administrative Council of the Diocesan Administration was held at the London Cathedral, under the chairmanship of Archbishop Eliseay of Sourozh.
Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh presided over the annual conference of the Diocese of Sourozh, which took place from 3rd to 5th June, 2011, at the Wycliffe Centre (near High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire). This year's theme was "Living the Liturgy.
On May 27th Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh arrived in Dublin for talks with senior representatives of the Anglican Church on the conditions of the transfer of the church building used as the Patriarchal Metochion of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Dublin for the past 7 years.
On 25 May 25 2011 Metropolitan Hilarion, the Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of Moscow Patriarchate, who was in London on a brief working visit with the blessing of Patriarch Kyrill of Moscow and All Russia, met with the HRH Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, at Buckingham Palace.
On Sunday, 22 May, the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture, a distinctive festival of Europe’s culture, history and heritage, was held for the first time in London.
The Russian Orthodox Sisterhood near Bodiam, East Sussex, and the community which worships there, is under the protection of the Holy Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth and all the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia.
On Sunday 15 May at the Cathedral of the Sourozh Diocese a concert of sacred music took place performed by the choir of the nuns of St. Elizabeth convent in Minsk. The director of the choir, Nun Martha, is the winner of the International Festival of Church Music.
On 9th May, Victory Day, the traditional wreath-laying ceremony took place at the Soviet war memorial in London.
On 8th May, 3rd Sunday of the Myrrр-bearing women, Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Parish of the Protecting Veil of the Mother of God in Manchester. The Liturgy ended with the Paschal Procession around the church.
On Saturday, 7th May, Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh celebrated the first Divine Liturgy in the newly established Parish of Blessed Xenia of Peterburg in Leeds, Yorkshire.
On Saturday, 7th May, Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh celebrated the first Divine Liturgy at the newly established Parish of Blessed Xenia of Peterburgin Leeds, Yorkshire.
On April 30 a meeting of the Administrative Council of the St Peter and St Paul Patriarchal Metochion in Dublin took place at the Metochion, under the chairmanship of Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh, who is the administrator of the Metochion.
A children's Easter Celebration took place at the Cathedral on Bright Saturday, 30th April, beginning with the Divine Liturgy celebrated by Archbishop Elisey.
An Easter Reception was held at the Dormition Cathedral of the Sourozh Diocese after the evening service on Bright Monday.
At the evening service on Bright Monday, Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh presented a number of the clergy of the diocese hierarchical awards, which had been approved by Patriarch Kyrill of Moscow and All Russia.
EASTER MESSAGE
OF
ELISEY
ARCHBISHOP OF SOUROZH
TO THE PASTORS AND FAITHFUL CHILDREN
OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH
IN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND
Beloved in the Lord archpastors,
all-honourable presbyters and deacons,
God-loving monks and nuns, dear brothers and sisters!
A regular meeting of the Diocesan Council took place at the Cathedral in London on March 24th.
On 22nd March, feast of the 40 Martyrs of Sebaste, Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh celebrated the Diocesan Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts at the Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God in London. The clergy of the Diocese of Sourozh took part at the service.