The reliquary with particles of the relics of the Diveevo saints arrived to the Parish of Saint Nicholas in Oxford

On Thursday 6th June, the feast of the Ascension of the Lord, the Parish of Saint Nicholas in Oxford was blessed by a visit of a casket containing particles of relics of the Saints of Diveyevo - Venerable Seraphim of Sarov, Venerable Alexandra, Venerable Martha, Venerable Helen, Venerable Matrona, Blessed Pelagia, Blessed Paraskeva, Blessed Maria and a particle of the stone of St. Seraphim of Sarov.

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On the feast of the Ascension of the Lord, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Cathedral of London

On June 6, 2019, on the feast of the Ascension of the Lord, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in the city of London.

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On the eve of the feast of Ascension, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh served an all-night vigil at the London Cathedral

On June 5, 2019, on the eve of the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh served an all-night vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in the city of London.

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On the day of the leave of the feast of Easter, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London

On June 5, 2019, on the day of the leave of Easter feast, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in the city of London.

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The moleben was served in front of the relics of the synaxis of Diveevo Saints at the Residence of the Russian Ambassador in London

On June 4, 2019, the reliquary with the holy relics of the synaxis of Diveevo Saints - Venerable Seraphim of Sarov, Venerable Alexandra, Venerable Martha, Venerable Elena, Blesses  Matrona, Blessed Pelagia, Blesses Paraskeva, Blessed Maria and a particle of the stone of St.Seraphim of Sarov - was brought to the Residence of the Ambassador of the Russian Federation in London.

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The Right Reverend Bishop Matthew of Sourozh presented T.Yu. Nosova with a high Patriarchal Award on the day of her 70th birthday

On June 4, 2019, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh presented T.Yu. Nosova with a high Patriarchal award - Order of St. Seraphim of Sarov, 3rd degree, in connection with her 70th birthday.

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The representative of the Diocese of Sourozh took part in a concert organized by the Antiochian Orthodox Society of Britain

On June 1, 2019, with the blessing of Right Reverend Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Alexander Andreev, His Grace's Assistant for Public Relations, took part in a festive concert organized by the Representation of the Antiochian Patriarchate and the Antiochian Orthodox Society of Britain.

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The third day of the Diocese of Sourozh Annual Conference

On June 2, 2019, on the 6th Sunday after Easter (Sunday aboutm the blind man), on the last day of the Annual Conference of the Sourozh Diocese, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, together with the clergy and guests of the Sourozh Diocese, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the chapel of the Hays Conference Center in Swanwick,  Derbyshire.

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The second day of the Annual Conference of the Diocese of Sourozh

On June 1, 2019, on the second day of the Annual Conference of the Diocese of Sourozh, held at the Hayes Conference Center in Swanwick, Derbyshire, before the beginning of the conference meetings, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, in co-service with the clergy and guests of the Sourozh Diocese, lead, in the chapel of the conference center, a moleben service in front of the relics of the synaxis of Saints of the land of Diveevo.  After the service, the participants of the Conference heard the reports by Archpriest Andrew Louth, Durham, UK;  Archpriest Pavel Velikanov, Sergiev Posad, Russia;  Hieromonk Mark (Underwood), Cardiff, UK; and nun Irina (Merkulova), Diveevo, Russia.

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Annual Conference of the Sourozh Diocese Opens in Darbyshire

On May 31, 2019, the Annual Conference of the Sourozh Diocese opened at the Hayes Conference Center in Swanwick, Darbyshire. 

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Archbishop Anthony of Vienna and Budapest appointed Patriarchal Exarch of Western Europe

Participants in the meeting of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church, held on May 30, 2019 in St. Petersburg, considered the appointment of bishops abroad (Journal No. 49).

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The reliquary with particles of the relics of the Diveevo saints arrived to the Dormition Cathedral in London

On May 29, 2019, with the blessing of Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill, the Metropolitan Georgy of Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas and Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, delegation of the Holy Trinity Seraphim-Diveevo monastery in brought to the Diocese of Sourozh the reliquary with relics of Diveevo saints Venerable Seraphim of Sarov, Venerable Alexandra, Venerable Martha, Venerable Elena, Blesses  Matrona, Blessed Pelagia, Blesses Paraskeva and Blessed Maria.

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A reliquary with Relics of the Synaxis of the Diveevo Saints Arrives to the Diocese of Sourozh

With the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, Metropolitan Georgy of Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas and Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, from May 29 to June 10, 201, relics of Diveevo Saints - Venerable Seraphim of Sarov, Venerable Alexandra, Venerable Martha, Venerable Helen, Venerable Matrona, Blesses  Pelagia, Blessed  Paraskeva, Blessed Mary and a particle of the stone of St.  Seraphim of Sarov, - will arrive to the Diocese of Sourozh from the Holy Trinity St. Seraphim-Diveevo monastery, Russia.

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Representatives of the Diocese of Sourozh took part in the conference of the Council of the Russian-speaking community of Great Britain

On May 25, 2019, a conference of the Council of the Russian-speaking community of Great Britain was held at the Russian Embassy in London.

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Pilgrimage to the relics of St. Nicholas in Bari, Italy

With the blessing of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, and with the support of benefactors of the Dormition Cathedral of the city of London, a pilgrimage of representatives of the Sourozh diocese to the feast of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in the city of Bari, Italy, took place from 19 to 22 May 2019.

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

On May 22, 2019, on Wednesday of the 4th Week after Pentecost, the feast day of transferring the relics of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker from the Myra of Lycia to Bari, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in the city of London.

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Representatives of the Diocese of Sourozh took part in the opening of the photo exhibition “Holy Mount Athos”

On May 20, 2019, an exhibition by the famous Greek photographer Kostas Assimis “Holy Mount Athos” has opened in the representative office of Rossotrudnichestvo in London.

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Right Reverend Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy in the church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in the Kalyna-Country Eco-Cultural Reserve, Alberta, Canada

On May 20, 2019, on Monday, the 4th Week after Easter, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporary Administrator of patriarchal parishes in the USA and Canada, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, located on the territory of the eco-cultural reserve Kalyna-Country, Alberta province, Canada.

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His Grace Bishop Matthew of Surozh celebrated the Liturgy at St. Barbara's Cathedral in Edmonton, Canada

On May 19, 2019, on the 4th Sunday after Easter, of the Paralysed Man, memorial day of the righteous Job the Long-suffering, temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal parishes in the USA and Canada, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated Divine Liturgy in the Cathedral of the Great Martyr Barbara in Edmonton, Alberta region, Canada.

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A pilgrimage to the tomb of St. John of Beverley took place

On Saturday, May 18, 2019, on the eve of the feast day of St. John of Beverley, clergy and parishioners of the Diocesan District of the North of England and Wales took part in a pilgrimage to the place of rest of the saint in the ancient cathedral of Beverley, where the Divine Liturgy was celebrated by the pilgrims.

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