Statement by the Communication Service of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations on recent changes in family laws in France and Great Britain

Same-sex unions have continued to be legalized in Europe. Recently, corresponding bills have been approved by the lower chambers of the French and British parliaments. It was done not only in defiance of the opinion of a part of the deputies but also against the background of mass protest demonstrations by citizens.

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Archbishop Elisey visited Birmingham

On February 16th, the Afterfeast of the Feast of the Meeting of the Lord, Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh made an archpastoral visit to the parish of All Saints who shone forth in the lands of Britain and Ireland in Birmingham.

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Archbishop Elisey visited the St Elisabeth Bishop's Metochion

On the 9th of February, Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh headed the Divine Liturgy for the Feast of the Holy New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Church at the St Elisabeth Bishop's Metochion, Bodiam.

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Archbishop Elisey took part in the celebrations dedicated to the Anniversary of the Enthronement of Patriarch Kirill and in the Work of the Bishops' Council

On the 1st of February, the fourth anniversary of the enthronement of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh took part in the Divine Liturgyand the festive reception at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour.

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Diocesan Assembly meeting took place at the Cathedral in London

The annual general meeting of the Assembly of the Diocese of Sourozh took place at the London Cathedral on Saturday 12th January.

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Archbishop Elisey met with the young parishioners of the Cathedral

On January 10th, after Vespers and the Akathist to St Nicholas, which was led by Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh, there was a meeting between the Archbishop and the young people of the London Dormition Cathedral.

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CHRISTMAS MESSAGE OF ARCHBISHOP ELISEY OF SOUROZH

CHRISTMAS MESSAGE OF 

E L I S E Y

ARCHBISHOP OF SOUROZH

TO THE PASTORS AND ALL FAITHFUL CHILDREN

OF THE DIOCESE OF SOUROZH

OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH

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Christmas greetings from Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh

Archbishop Elisey visited the Parish of St Nicholas in Oxford on the occasion of its Patronal Festival

On Wednesday 19 December, the Parish of St Nicholas the Wonderworker in Oxford celebrated the patronal feast of its church.

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The Diocesan Council and Administrative Board met at the Cathedral

On December 11^th  a joint meeting of the Diocesan Council and the Diocesan Administrative Board was held at the Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God, under the chairmanship of Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh.

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The 6th Meeting of the Assembly of Bishops with Churches in Great Britain and Ireland took place

The 6th Meeting of the Assembly of Bishops with Churches in Great Britain and Ireland took place at the Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God and the Holy Royal Martyrs in London on Tuesday Nov. 6th.

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Archbishop Elisey celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Hierarchical Metochion of the Holy Grand Duchess Elizabeth

On Saturday 21st 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. 

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Archbishop Elisey took part in the Patronal Feast of the Cathedral of the ROCOR

On Tuesday 17th July, Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh took part in the Divine Liturgy in honour of the Patronal Feast of the Holy Royal Passion-Bearers at the Cathedral of the Dormition and the Holy Royal Martyrs in Chiswick (Russian Orthodox Church Abroad).

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Archbishop Elisey visited the parish in Cambridge

On Sunday 15th July, Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Parish of St Ephraim the Syrian in Cambridge.

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10 October 2012 - 50 Years Jubilee of Sourozh Diocese

The new London office of "Rossotrudnichestvo" was blessed

On June 11th, the rite of blessing was held at recently opened London office of "Rossotrudnichestvo" (RosCooperation).

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Archbishop Mark of Yegorievsk and Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh visited the monastery of St John the Baptist in Essex

On 11th June, during his stay in Great Britain, Archbishop Mark of Yegoryevsk, Head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Administration for Foreign Institutions,together with Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh visited the Patriarchal Stavropegic Monastery of St John the Baptist in Essex, near Maldon (Constantinople Patriarchate).

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Diocesan Jubilee Congress took place

The Diocesan Jubilee Congress, dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Diocese of Sourozh, took place from 8th to 10th June 2012.

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Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh took part in celebrations on the name day of His Holiness Kyrill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia

On Thursday, 24th May, feast of the Ascension of the Lord which coincided this year with the day of the Holy Cyril and Methodius, Equals-to-the-Apostles (the Nameday of His Holiness Patriarch Kyrill), Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh took part in the celebration of the festive Divine Liturgy presided by His Holiness Patriarch Kyrill and His Eminence Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece. The service was held in the Patriarchal Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God in Moscow's Kremlin.

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Bishop Pankraty of Troitsk presided at the festive Divine services at the Cathedral of the Dormition in London

On 24th May, day of the Ascension of the Lord, with the blessing of Archbishop Elisey of Sourozh, the Divine Liturgy in the Cathedral of the Dormition in London was celebrated by Bishop Pankraty of Troitsk, Suffragan Bishop of the Moscow Diocese and Dean of Valaam Monastery.

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