Deanery

On Thursday January 27 Archbishop Gabriel underwent surgery at the Maastricht Hospital . The operation, which lasted two hours, went well. Archbishop Gabriel wishes to thank all those who supported him with their prayers.

All the documents for the 2011 Deanery Conference are now available for download.

Application Form, Programme, Bursary letter and Leaflet.

Please follow this link: http://exarchate.org.uk/deanery-conference-2011

Christmas Message of His Eminence Archbishop Gabriel of Comana
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
  “Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble…” (2 Corinthians 1: 3-4) 

Click here for the Communiqué N° 06-10 of the Council of the Archdiocese Meetings of 22 September and 10 November 2010.  

https://sites.google.com/site/orthodoxnorthampton/festival-2010
Please find a report from a recent music festival at the link above. Over 120 people attended, whereas the church has seating for 85!!

The Parish of The Dormition of the Mother of God in London, saw two ordinations last Sunday: those of Fr Alexander Willis and Dn Alban Coombes. A report will follow shortly, but in the meantime, here are the photos from the occasion.

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 The Clergy-Laity Assembly of the Deanery will be held at St. Andrew’s Church, Holborn

on SATURDAY 20th November 2010.  Agenda here.

 The results of the 2010 Elections to the Deanery Assembly are here

Archbishop Gabriel joined us for the celebration of the Vigil, during which he blessed the people, on the evening of Saturday of 30th October. This came at the end of a busy day during which he had spent the morning chairing a meeting of the clergy of our Deanery, as he had the previous evening.  After the vigil Archbishop Gabriel, the clergy and some members of the parish council were invited at the nearby home of Alexis Martinowsky, our parish treasurer, who prepared a most delicious meal!

On 29-30 October there was a meeting of the clergy of our Deanery, chaired by Archbishop Gabriel of Comana.
A very busy and well attended meeting heard a report from the Archbishop on his meetings with his All-Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch and with the Holy Synod in Constantinople.
There was a report from the Constitutional Commission on new statutes for the Deanery. 
Also discussed were matters relating to forthcoming ordinations, support for clergy, publications, the forthcoming Assembly and the Deanery Conference.