Sunday
Nov102024

Hierarchal Divine Liturgy in St. George Church, New York, USA

On Saturday, November 9, the feast of Martyr Nestor of Thessalonica and Nestor the Chronicler, Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA Bishop Matthew of Sourozh visited St. George Church in Bayside, NY where he celebrated Divine Liturgy.

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Saturday
Nov092024

Bishop Matthew of Sourozh officiates Patronal Feast of St. Demetrius Monastery in Framingham, USA

On Friday, November 8, the feast of Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessalonica, the eponymous monastery in Framingham, MA celebrated its patronal feastday. That day, Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA & Canada, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated Divine Liturgy in the monastery.

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Saturday
Nov092024

Bishop Matthew sends condolences in connection with repose of Archbishop Peter of Chicago & Mid-America

On Friday, November 8, 2024, the feast of Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessalonica, His Eminence Archbishop Peter of Chicago and Mid-America reposed in the Lord.

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Wednesday
Nov062024

Bishop Matthew of Sourozh congratulated Donald Trump on his election as President of the United States of America

The Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA & Canada, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh congratulated Donald Trump on his election as President of the United States of America.

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Tuesday
Nov052024

Bishop Matthew meets with Primate of Antiochian Archdiocese of North America

On November 5, 2024, at the spiritual & administrative center of the Antiochian Patriarchate in the United States of America, a meeting was held between the Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA & Canada, Bishop of Sourozh, and the head of the Antiochian Archdiocese, Metropolitan Saba.

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Tuesday
Nov052024

On the feast of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, the First Hierarch of the ROCOR, Metropolitan Nicholas, and Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated Liturgy at Our Lady of Kazan Church in Newark, NJ

On November 4, the feast of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York, and the Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA & Canada, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, celebrated Divine Liturgy on the occasion of the patronal feast day of the parish of the Russian Church Abroad in Newark, NJ.

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Monday
Nov042024

On the 19th Sunday after Pentecost, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Church of St. John the Baptist in Little Falls, USA

On November 3, the 19th Sunday after Pentecost, the Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA & Canada, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh visited St. John the Baptist Church in Little Falls, NJ where he celebrated the Divine Liturgy.

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Sunday
Nov032024

On St. Demetrius Parental Saturday, His Grace Bishop Matthew celebrated the Liturgy at St. Nicholas Church in Bayonne

On November 2, 2024, on St. Demetrius Parental Saturday and the day of remembrance of the Great Martyr Artemius, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, visited St. Nicholas Church in Bayonne, New Jersey, where he celebrated the Divine Liturgy.

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Saturday
Nov022024

Bishop Matthew prays at divine service on Eve of Demetrius Soul Saturday in St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York City

On November 1, 2024, on the eve of Demetrius Soul Saturday, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, prayed at the evening requiem service in St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York City.

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Saturday
Nov022024

Bishop Matthew meets with Chancellor of the Orthodox Church in America

On November 1, 2024, a meeting was held at the Representative Office of the Moscow Patriarchate in New York between the Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the United States, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, and the Chancellor of the Orthodox Church in America, Archpriest Alexander Rentel.

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Saturday
Nov022024

Bishop Matthew of Sourozh begins visit to United States

On October 31, 2024, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in theUSA, arrived in the United States. At John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, the bishop was met by the acting secretary of the diocese, Abbot Nicodemus (Balyasnikov), and the head of the chancery, Priest Mark Rashkov.

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Friday
Nov012024

Orthodox Liturgy celebrated in Oxford at the tomb of St. Frideswide, Abbess of Oxford

On October 31, 2024, on the eve of the day of the repose of St. Frideswide, Abbess of Oxford (+19 October/1 November 735), Dean of the diocesan district of Central England of the Sourozh Diocese, Rector of the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Oxford, Archpriest Stephen Platt celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the tomb of the heavenly patroness of Oxford.

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Friday
Nov012024

An online talk about Halloween was held in the Sourozh Diocese 

On October 31, 2024, with the blessing of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, the next annual meeting of the clergy of the Dormition Cathedral in London was held online on the theme of Halloween, which is widely celebrated in the Western world.

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Tuesday
Oct292024

"Mercy of Peace" by Dobri Hristov, performed by the choir of the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God in London 

Monday
Oct282024

A concert of Orthodox Church Music was held at the Dormition Cathedral in London

On October 27, 2024, with the blessing of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, the Orthodox male choir "Tsar Nicholas II" performed at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

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Sunday
Oct272024

A group of Orthodox youth from the Dormition Cathedral in London visited Oxford

On October 26, 2024, with the blessing of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, a group of Orthodox youth from the Dormition Cathedral in London traveled to Oxford.

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Friday
Oct252024

On the day of his monastic tonsure, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London

On October 24, 2024, the Synaxis of All Saints Who Shone in Optina Pustyn, 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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Sunday
Oct202024

On the 17th Sunday after Pentecost, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London

On October 20, 2024, on the 17th Sunday after Pentecost, on the feast of the Conception of the honourable, glorious Prophet John, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

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Saturday
Oct192024

On the eve of the 17th Sunday after Pentecost, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the all-night vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London

On the evening of October 19, 2024, on the eve of the 17th Sunday after Pentecost, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the all-night vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

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Tuesday
Oct152024

On the 95th anniversary of the birth of Metropolitan Nikodim (Rotov), Bishop Matthew of Sourozh served a panikhida in the Dormition Cathedral in London

On October 15, 2024, on the 95th anniversary of the birth of Metropolitan Nikodim (Rotov), His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, served a panikhida for the ever-memorable hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church in the Dormition Cathedral in London.

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