Executive Secretary Bishop John Ford and trustee Fr Sam Maginnis greeting His All-Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch at Gatwick Airport as our 2025 Conference, Nicaea Received, gets underway.

The first keynote address of our 2025 Conference Nicaea Received was delivered today by Prof Myriam Wijlens in Chichester Cathedral: 'Nicaea’s Gift of Synodality to the Church'.

Thank you to Gerry Lynch for taking photographs on Friday at our Conference.

Delegates at our Nicaea Received conference were warmly welcomed to Evensong at Chichester Cathedral this evening, at which the Most Revd Bernard Longley, Archbishop of Birmingham, preached.

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, and His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira were among those present at Choral Evensong at Chichester Cathedral today as part of our 2025 Conference Nicaea Received.

The second keynote address of our 2025 Conference Nicaea Received was delivered today by the Rt Revd Christopher Cocksworth, Dean of Windsor, in Chichester Cathedral: 'The Monarch, the common witness of the Church and the godly constitution of the State'.

The final keynote address of our 2025 Conference was delivered today by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, after which His All-Holiness was made a Fellow of the Ecclesiastical Law Society, the first such fellowship in the Society's history.

Many thanks to former chair Elizabeth Wilson leading the team of conference volunteers this weekend

It has been particularly good to welcome members and guests from all over the world to our Conference this weekend, many at their first ELS event

Many thanks to the Diocese of Chichester, the Bishop and Palace staff, and the Dean and Chapter for hosting our conference this weekend.

On the final day of our conference the Archbishop of York, our Patron, preached the sermon at the Cathedral Eucharist.

It was very good to welcome Archbishop Angaelos at our Conference today to hear the Coptic Orthodox perspective on the Council of Nicaea.

Very many thanks for all involved in making our Conference this weekend such a success: hosts, sponsors, speakers, volunteers, and everyone who has supported in any way. Photos of more of the conference, and a report, will appear on our website soon.

"What is a Diocesan Chancellor?" Find out tomorrow (24 Jun) 5.30pm in our latest Bitesize Ecclesiastical Law conversation, with the Worshipful Ruth Arlow. Free and open to all but register here: ecclawsoc.org.uk/events/bitesiz…

Latest Bitesize Youtube video on our channel--" What is a Diocesan Chancellor?" With Chancellor Ruth Arlow. youtu.be/kzlE19-Jrks

Many prayers and congratulations for our treasurer, the Rt Revd Moira Astin, on the occasion of her episcopal consecration today.

The President and Trustees were saddened to learn that Sheila Ryan (née Cameron) died yesterday morning. She was a life member and former President of the Society. Requiescat in pace.