SECOND DAY OF THE PATRIARCHATE’S PARTICIPATION IN THE DELIBERATIONS OF THE HOLY AND GREAT SYNOD OF THE ORDHODOX CHURCH

On Friday, the 4^th/17^th of June 2016, the Representation and Entourage of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, headed by His Beatitude, Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem, after venerating at the Monastery of the Dormition of Theotokos in Gonia, took part in the opening of the deliberations of the Gathering of the Heads of Churches. Each head of Church is accompanied by a Primate representing all Autocephalous Orthodox Churches with the exception of the Churches of Russia, Bulgaria, Georgia and Antioch. At the Orthodox Academy of Crete, participants discussed the draft of the Message of the Holy and Great Synod which upon completion and circulation to the press will be posted here for all interested parties. The programme of deliberations is posted in Greek here: https://en.jerusalem-patriarchate.info/gr/2016/06/17/36588

From the Secretariat-General