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“The Eucharist as Sacrifice” by Metropolitan Kallistos

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On Monday 16th September the Grand Duchess Elizabeth Romanov Society organised a talk by by the well-known bishop, theologian and writer Metropolitan Kallistos (Ware). It was held at the lovely house of Alexander Groves and Paul Oxborough, members of our Society from the very beginning, in St Leonards-on-Sea.

The subject of the talk was “The Eucharist as Sacrifice” and it drew an enthusiastic audience of thirty, some local and others who had travelled a long distance.

We were very pleased that our patron, Bishop Irenei of London and Western Europe (Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia) was also present and was able to introduce the Metropolitan to everybody.
We are hoping to organise regular talks in the future which will connect, explicitly or implicitly, with the great sacrifice of the Russian Royal martyrs. 

Upcoming events: Queen Victoria’s Bicentennial Celebration

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Dear Friends,
East Cowes host four-days of festivities for 200th anniversary of birth of Queen Victoria

https://onthewight.com/east-cowes-host-four-day-celebration-for-200th-anniversary-of-birth-of-queen-victoria/

The Society is taking part in the celebrations: we will have a stall, and we are arranging an Orthodox service at the memorial cross which we erected last year.
The cross will be an important focus of the celebrations, and a bench in memory of Queen Victoria will be unveiled beside it.
Do come and join us!
The main events will be on Thursday 23rd and Friday 24th, and through the bank holiday weekend. We would also like some helpers on our stall (especially at the weekend), so if you would like to volunteer, please contact me!

With all good wishes,

David Gilchrist
Secretary of the Grand Duchess Elizabeth Romanov Society

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Moscow Book Presentation

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Presentation in Moscow of an English book dedicated to the memory of the Royal Family and to the first two Heads of the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society: Grand Duke Sergei and Grand Duchess Elizabeth Romanov.

On March 2nd, in the Church of the Holy Martyr Tatiana at the Lomonosov Moscow State University, the Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich Memorial Fund and the Grand Duchess Elizabeth Romanov Society (UK) held a joint presentation of the book “The Last Romanovs – Archival and Museum Discoveries in Great Britain and Russia”.

The publication is an illustrated collection of contributions to the British-Russian Symposium, held in Windsor in June 2017 and organised by the Grand Duchess Elizabeth Romanov Society. The articles cover various aspects of the lives of the last members of the Imperial House of Romanov and also present new information about documents and exhibits from various collections in Russia and the United Kingdom. The book (edited by Dr Maria Harwood) was released by the prestigious British publishing house PINDAR PRESS.

The presentation was opened by the Rector of the church of St. Tatiana, Archpriest Vladimir Vigilyansky, who emphasized the importance of such events for our respective countries and for the Church.
Dmitry Grishin, Chairman of the Sergiev Memorial Fund, and member of the IOPS, shared his impressions of his participation in the Windsor Symposium and the work of his British colleagues.… KEEP READING

Conference: Nicholas II: Emperor, Tsar, Saint

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A conference dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the birth and the 100th anniversary of the death and martyrdom of Russia’s last tsar, Nicholas II will be held on Saturday 27th October, at St John’s Orthodox Church in Colchester, England.

Five speakers, including Royal Russia founder Paul Gilbert, Archpriest Andrew Philips (ROCOR), Nikolai Krasnov, authors Frances Welch and Marilyn Swezey will present seven lectures on Nicholas II.

This historic conference is open to everyone: Orthodox Christians, monarchists, historians, and all adherents to Russia’s last emperor and tsar.

MARKING THE CENTENARY OF ROMANOVS MARTYRDOM IN UK

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THREE DAYS OF COMMEMORATION ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT

From Friday 6th to Sunday 8th July 2018 the Grand Duchess Elizabeth Romanov Society organised a very full programme of events on the Isle of Wight. The co-organisers were East Cowes Town and Barton Manor.  These events were designed to commemorate the martyrdom of the last Russian Imperial Family and the Grand Duchess herself which took place almost exactly a century earlier.

The Island was chosen because of the presence of the former Royal residence Osborne House, which was visited several times by Elizabeth and her sister the Empress, and because of the solemn State Visit of the Imperial Family to Cowes by sea in 1909. The latter was the last time any of the Imperial Family were to see Britain.

The centenary events commenced on Friday afternoon with the preview of the exhibition at Barton Manor. This comprised a display of over one hundred and fifty photographs illustrating events in the lives of the Emperor, the Empress and their children from their earliest years until their imprisonment in the Ipatiev House in Ekaterinburg. A special focus was on the connections between the Russian and British Royal Families and the two reciprocal state visits: to Reval in the Baltic in 1908 and to Cowes in 1909.… KEEP READING

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