Friday
Jan062023

Christmas Message from Patriarch KIRILL of Moscow and All Russia

Christmas Message from Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia to the Archpastors, Pastors, Deacons, Monastics and All the Faithful Children of the Russian Orthodox Church.

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Tuesday
Jan032023

Diocesan Conference to Take Place in May of this Year

The Conference Committee is pleased to announce that, with the blessing of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, the Diocesan Conference will take place on May 26th - 28th, 2023 at the  High Leigh Conference Centre in Hertfordshire. 

Diocesan Conference at Effingham ca. 1985

The Sourozh Diocesan Conference is an annual gathering of clergy and laity from Britain and Ireland, together with guests from abroad. The tradition of holding this type of gathering was established in the 1970’s by the ever-memorable Metropolitan Anthony (Bloom). Distinguished speakers from Russia, Britain and other countries are invited to the conference. 

 
This theme of this year's Conference is '"Thy Kingdom come": the Church in the world but not of the world'.

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Tuesday
Jan032023

Diocesan Calendar and Lectionary for 2023 Published

The Diocesan Media and Publishing Department is pleased to announce that, with the blessing of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, the 2023 Diocesan Calendar and Lectionary is now published. It is an English translation of the official Calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church with the addition of a number of local saints. The Diocesan Directory of Departments, Clergy and Parishes is included.
It is available now to purchase as a paperback and as a digital pdf download. Copies will also shortly be available in the Cathedral shop. 

 

Tuesday
Jan032023

To the attention of pilgrims from the Russian Orthodox Church traveling to Greece

In 2018, as a result of the recognition by the Patriarchate of Constantinople of schismatic communities in Ukraine and the establishment of communion with them, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church stated the impossibility of "continuing Eucharistic communion with its hierarchs, clergy and laity. For all clergy of the Russian Orthodox Church, it is impossible to co-serve with the clerics of the Church of Constantinople, and for the laity - to participate in the sacraments performed in its churches"

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Wednesday
Dec282022

On the day of remembrance of St. Stephen of Sourozh, His Grace Bishop Matthew celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London

On December 28, 2022, on the day of memory of the patron saint of the Sourozh diocese, St. Stephen the Confessor, Archbishop of Sourozh, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

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Wednesday
Dec282022

On the day of remembrance of St. John of Sezenovo, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London

On December 27, 2022, on the day of memory of Blessed John of Sezenovo, Fool for Christ (+1839), His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

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Sunday
Dec252022

On the day of remembrance of St. Spyridon of Tremithus, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London

On December 25, 2022, on the 28th Sunday after Pentecost, of Holy Forefathers, the feast day of St. Spyridon, Bishop of Tremithus, Wonderworker (c. 348), His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

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Saturday
Dec242022

On the eve of the 28th Sunday after Pentecost, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated an all-night vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London

On December 24, 2022, on the eve of the 28th Sunday after Pentecost,of the Holy Forefathers, the day of memory of St. Spyridon, Bishop of Trimyphunte, the Wonderworker (c. 348), His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated an all-night vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

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Monday
Dec192022

On the day of remembrance of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London

On December 19, 2022, on the day of commemoration of St.Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

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Sunday
Dec182022

On the eve of the day of memory of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh officiated the All-Night Vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London

On December 18, 2022, on the eve of the day of commemoration of St. Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra of Lycia, the Wonderworker, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated an all-night vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

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Saturday
Dec172022

On the day of remembrance of Holy Great Martyr Barbara, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London

On December 17, 2022, on the feast day of the Great Martyr Barbara (c. 306), His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

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Friday
Dec162022

On the eve of the feast day of St. Barbara, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh officiated the evening service at the Dormition Cathedral in London

On December 16, 2022, on the eve of the feast day of the Great Martyr Barbara (c. 306), His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated Vespers and Matins at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

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Wednesday
Dec142022

On the day of remembrance of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London

On December 13, 2022, on the feast day of the Apostle Andrew the First-Called, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

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Sunday
Dec112022

On the 26th Sunday after Pentecost, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London

On December 11, 2022, on the 26th Sunday after Pentecost, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

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Saturday
Dec102022

Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the parish of Saints Equal-to-the-Appostles Constantine and Helena in York

On December 10, 2022, the feast in honor of the icon of the Mother of God called "The Sign", His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the parish of Saints Equal-to-the-Apostles Constantine and Helena in York.

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Friday
Dec092022

Bishop Matthew of Sourozh met with the family of the Rector of 4 parishes of the Northern English Deanery, Priest Anatoli Vihrov

On December 9, 2022, as part of an archpastoral visit to the Diocesan District of Northern England and Wales, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh met with the family of Priest Anatoli Vihrov, Rector of the parishes of Blessed Xenia of St.Petersburg in Leeds, of the Meeting of the Lord in Bradford, of the Nativity of Christ in Kingston-upon-Hull and Sts Constantine and Helena Equal-to-the-Apostles in York.

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Sunday
Dec042022

On the Feast of the Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy Mother of God, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London

On December 4, 2022, on the feast of the Entry into the Temple of Our Most Holy Lady Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

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Saturday
Dec032022

On the eve of the Feast of the Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy Mother of God, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated an all-night vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London

On December 3, 2022, on the eve of the Feast of the Entry into the Temple of Our Most Holy Lady Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, celebrated an all-night vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

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Tuesday
Nov292022

Congratulations to His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh on his namesday

November 29 is the day of memory of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist Matthew, patron saint of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporarily Administrator of the Patriarchal parishes in the USA and Canada.

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Tuesday
Nov292022

From the Rising of the Sun - a chant for the Namesday of the Bishop Matthew of Sourozh. The Choir of the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition, London