Archpriest Benedict Ramsden: "Nothing-not even this present calamity-is outside the Providence of God"

In this bewildering time I want to try and send some encouragement as we a face a Holy week and an Easter that none of us could have imagined.The first thing I want to say is that we have been given wise directions by H.H. Patriarch Kyrill, by Metropolitan Antony and by our own Bishop Matthew.

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Sunday talks with priest in a live broadcast on the Internet

With the blessing of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Sunday talks with priest are held online.

The project started last Sunday, April 5, at 14:00 London time.  Archpriest Vitaly Polishchuk, acting Dean of the Diocesan District of South East England, clergyman of the Dormition Cathedral in London, spoke on the subject: "The Fifth Week of the Great Lent, Sunday reading of the Gospel." 

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Important: All the parishes of the Sourozh Diocese in the UK are closed for visiting

Dear brothers and sisters!

Following the appeal to the nation by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, it is with great regret that we inform you that all churches of the Diocese of Sourozh in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, including the Dormition Cathedral in the city of London, are closed for visits until further notice by the authorities.

Secretariat of the Diocese of Sourozh

Volunteer service of the Diocesan Church Charity and Social Services Department continues its activities in the Diocese of Sourozh

With the blessing of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, the Volunteer Service of the Church Charity and Social Services Department of the Sourozh Diocese continues its activities.

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Patriarchal message to the archpastors, clergymen, monastics and laypeople of the dioceses in the territory of Russia

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia addressed with a message to the archpastors, clergymen, monastics and laypeople of the dioceses in the territory of the Russian Federation.

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Address of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh to the clergy and laity of the Sourozh Diocese

Beloved in the Lord Fathers, brothers and sisters!

The worldwide spread of dangerous coronavirus infection, a disease which can lead to death, causes us all serious worry and great concern for maintaining our own health as well as the health and safety of our loved ones.

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The faithful of the Russian Orthodox Church are called to pray with His Holiness the Patriarch, in their homes, during His Holiness tour around Moscow with the icon of the Most Holy Mother of God “Tenderness”

His Holiness the Patriarch makes an appeal to all believers, to pray together, while staying in their homes, from 2.00pm London time (4.00pm in Moscow) on Friday, April 3, 2020, starting by reading the akathist to the Most Holy Mother of God with an addition of a prayer for getting rid of  the coronavirus infection.

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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill approves texts of prayerful supplications in view of the spreading coronavirus infection

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia approved texts of prayerful supplications in view of the threat of the spreading coronavirus infection.

With the blessing of His Holiness, the prayers will be lifted up during the Divine Liturgy at all churches of the Russian Orthodox Church. 

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Parishes of the Sourozh Diocese in the Republic of Ireland are closed for visits

Following new decisions by the Government of the Republic of Ireland to combat the spread of the coronavirus epidemic and tighten the quarantine, St.Peter and St.Paul Church in Dublin will be closed to parishioners, starting from Sunday, March 29, 2020, until a special order by the authorities.

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Bishop Matthew of Sourozh took part in the funeral service for the volunteer of the Dormition Cathedral in London, Igor Stepshin

On March 24, 2020, the funeral service for the church volunteer Igor Stepshin took place at the Dormition Cathedral in the city of London. For many years I. Stepshin voluntarily carried various obediences to the church, and worked daily in the Cathedral. 

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On Sunday of the Holy Cross veneration, London Dormition Cathedral was open for visits and individual prayers

On March 22, 2020, on the 3rd Sunday of the Great Lent, veneration of the Holy Cross, day of memory of the forty martyrs of Sebastia, the Dormition Cathedral of the city of London opened for parishioners' visits and individual prayers.

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On the eve of Holy Cross Sunday, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh served all-night vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London

On March 21, 2020, on the eve of the 3rd Sunday of the Great Lent, the Cross-worshiping week, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh served all-night vigil with the procession of carrying the Holy and Life-giving Cross of the Lord at the Dormition Cathedral in the city of London.

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Important: Divine services in parishes of the Sourozh Diocese on the territory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland are suspended

Taking into account the widespread expansion of coronavirus infection and following the decision by the British Government, we are very sorry to inform you that all services in the parishes of the Diocese of Sourozh in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland are suspended, starting from Sunday, March 22, 2020, until a relevant order by the British authorities.

Secretariat of the Diocese of Sourozh

To the attention of teachers, parents and students of the parish school of the Dormition Cathedral in London

Dear brothers and sisters, teachers and students!

According to official recommendations by the British Government and due to the closure of the Marlborough School, where classes of the children's parish school of the London Dormition Cathedral are held on Saturdays, our school temporarily suspends its activities.

The restrictions will be effective from Saturday, March 21, 2020 and will continue until a special order by the authorities.

To the attention of parishioners of the Dormition Cathedral in London

Dear brothers and sisters!

Due to the current situation with coronavirus and preventive measures in place, the general Holy Unction (Soborovaniye) has been temporary suspended at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

The Sacrament of Holy Unction can be performed individually, at home, by a prior arrangement with a priest.

Pilgrimage to the venerated copy of the Icon of the Mother of God "Three Hands" took place in Birmingham

On February 22, 2020, parishioners of the Church of St.Aidan and St.Chad (Nottingham), headed by Archpriest Gregory Butler,  Rector of the church, and a group of parishioners from the Diocesan District of the North of England and Wales, together with Priest Anatoly Vikhrov, made a pilgrimage trip to the parish of All Saints who shone in the land of Britain  and to the parish of St. Prince Lazarus in Birmingham.

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Message of Metropolitan Anthony of Korsun and Western Europe, Patriarchal Exarch of Western Europe to the archpastors, pastors, monastics and laity of the West European Exarchate

Your Eminences and Graces, Beloved in Christ fathers, brothers and sisters!

On the eve of the second Sunday of Great Lent, I appeal to all of you in connection with the difficult situation prevailing in the countries of the canonical territory of the Western European Patriarchal Exarchate.

The coronavirus, which affected many countries of the globe, continue its march around the world, and entered the doors of our common home, becoming not only the cause of serious illness, but also of tragic deaths.

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New issue of Sourozh magazine has been published

A new 112th issue of Sourozh magazine was published in February 2020.

The diocesan publication begun in 1982 with the blessing of the ever-memorable Metropolitan Anthony (Bloom).  After a long break, its publication was resumed in 2009 by a newly formed editorial board headed by Archpriest Mikhail Dudko.

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Statement of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh concerning the spread of coronavirus infection

Beloved in Christ Fathers, brothers and sisters!

In the Sourozh diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church, as well as throughout the world,  the continued spread of the disease associated with coronavirus infection is a cause of deep concern. In the UK and Ireland the clergy and faithful of the diocese are praying for the healing of the sick and for a speedy end to the epidemic. Due to the spread of the disease, I urge you to comply with all recommendations and orders of the authorities and strictly implement the relevant directives aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus.

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On Sunday of the Triumph of Orthodoxy, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London

On March 8, 2020, on the first Sunday of the Great Lent, the Triumph of Orthodoxy, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great and headed the Rite of the Triumph of Orthodoxy at the Dormition Cathedral in the city of London.

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