The annual conference of the Diocese of Sourozh takes place

The annual conference of the Diocese of Sourozh was held in the Royal Alexandra and Albert School on 23-26 May 2008. The conference’s motto is St. Paul’s words, Pray without ceasing (1 Thess. 5.17). The event is attended by 150 participants from different British parishes and abroad, the Diocese of Sourozh’s press office says.

The reports were presented by professors of British universities, clergy, and theologians. Bishop Hilaron of Vienna and Austria’s paper on Jesus Prayer attracted special attention.

Other reports dealt with many issues including prayer at home and in church, prayer and Church Fathers, and prayer in daily life. The discussion of the topics continued in groups for three more days.

The participants and guests of the conference worshipped in an Anglican chapel with a portable iconostasis. It the same chapel Bishop Yelisey of Sourozh and Bishop Hilarion of Vienna and Austria celebrated the Divine Liturgy on 25 May