It is with sadness that we report the death a few days ago of Archimandrite Ephrem Lash, a noted liturgist, apologist and friend of many in different Christian traditions. Archimadrite Ephrem was born in India in 1933 and later became a priest of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyrateira and Great Britain. Until his death on 14 March 2016 he was serving the Church of Ss. Anthony the Great and John the Baptist, Holloway, London.
Archimandrite Ephrem is well known for his translations of liturgical services and patristic texts from Greek into English and his website Anastasis, as well as his many publications, became a valuable resource for many who wished to read these important texts in English. He sat as the Orthodox representative on the Church of England’s General Synod for some years and always encouraged those wishing to build more healthy relationships between different Christian traditions. He will be much missed as he enjoys the eternal glory.