On the feast day of the Icon of the Mother of God "of the Sign," His Grace Bishop Matthew celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the monastery's metochion in Spokane, USA

On December 10, 2025, the feast day of the Icon of the Mother of God "of the Sign," Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the United States and Canada, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, a metochion of the Monastery of the Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessaloniki in Spokane, Washington.

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On the eve of the feast day in honour of the Kursk-Root Icon of the Mother of God, Bishop Matthew celebrated a moleben in the chapel at the site of the blessed repose of Saint John (Maximovich)

On December 9, 2025, after visiting St. Nicholas Cathedral in Seattle, Washington, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the United States and Canada, with the blessing of Bishop Theodosius of Seattle, Vicar of the Western American Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, visited the chapel in honour of Saint John of Shanghai

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Bishop Matthew of Sourozh presented a Patriarchal award to an American public figure

On December 9, 2025, at St. Nicholas Cathedral in Seattle, Washington, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the United States and Canada, with the blessing of His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus', met with American public figure and publicist Peter Anderson.

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Bishop Matthew of Sourozh's archpastoral visit to the United States and Canada

On December 8, 2025, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the United States and Canada, arrived in Seattle. His archpastoral visit to North America includes visits to several parishes in the United States and Canada, meetings with hierarchs and clergy from other jurisdictions, and the annual meeting of the Episcopal Council of the Patriarchal Parishes in the United States.

Vladyka is accompanied on his trip by his personal secretary, N.V. Trubnikov.

Results of the children's drawing exhibition dedicated to the 190th anniversary of the birth of St. Nicholas of Japan were announced

On December 8, 2025, the results of the children's drawing exhibition dedicated to the 190th anniversary of the birth of St. Nicholas (Kasatkin), Equal-to-the-Apostles, Archbishop of Japan (1836-1912), were announced at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

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The miraculous Kursk-Root Icon of the Mother of God "of the Sign" visited parishes of the Sourozh Diocese

One of the most venerated icons of the Holy Mother of God in the Russian Orthodox Church, the miraculous Kursk-Root Icon of the Mother of God "of the Sign," was brought to parishes of the Sourozh Diocese.

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The Diocesan Assembly of the Diocese of Sourozh was held in London

On December 6, 2025, following the Divine Liturgy in the Dormition Cathedral in London, the Diocesan Assembly of the Diocese of Sourozh was held.

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On the feast day of the Holy Prince Alexander Nevsky, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London

On December 6, 2025, the feast day of the Holy Prince Alexander Nevsky and Saint Mitrophan, Bishop of Voronezh, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

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An expanded meeting of the Diocesan Council of the Diocese of Sourozh

On December 5, 2025, an expanded meeting of the Diocesan Council of the Diocese of Sourozh was held at the Dormition Cathedral in London, chaired by His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh.

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

On the evening of December 3, 2025, on the eve of the Feast of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary into the Temple, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the all-night vigil at Dormition Cathedral in London.

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A representative of the Sourozh Diocese participated in the online meeting of the "Christian Aid" foundation

On December 2, 2025, with the blessing of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Mikhail Lastovsky, a representative of the Sourozh Diocese, participated in the Annual Meeting of the Christian Aid foundation, which was held online.

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On the 25th Sunday after Pentecost, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Parish of St. Kentigern of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland

On November 30, 2025, on the 25th Sunday after Pentecost, the feast day of St. Nikon, Abbot of Radonezh, disciple of St. Sergius, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Parish of St. Kentigern of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated a moleben at the relics of St. Andrew the First-Called

On November 29, 2025, as part of his archpastoral visit to the diocesan district of Scotland, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated a moleben before a reliquary containing a particle of the relics of St. Andrew the First-Called, which is kept in St. James Catholic Church in St. Andrews, Scotland.

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On his name day, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Parish of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in St. Andrews, Scotland

On November 29, 2025, the feast day of his patron saint, the holy Apostle and Evangelist Matthew, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, while on an archpastoral visit to the diocesan district of Scotland, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Parish of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in St. Andrews.

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Congratulations to His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh on his name day

Your Grace!

Dear Vladyka and our gracious father!

On the feast day of your heavenly patron, the holy Apostle and Evangelist Matthew, on behalf of the clergy, monastics, and laity of the Sourozh Diocese and the Patriarchal Parishes in the United States and Canada, we heartily congratulate you on your name day!

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Metropolitan Mark of Ryazan and Mikhailovsk and Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Church of the Three Hierarchs in Paris

On Wednesday, November 26, 2025, the feast day of St. John Chrysostom, one of the patron saints of the Three Hierarchs Parish in Paris, a festal Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the historic cathedral of the Korsun Diocese. The service was led by Metropolitan Mark of Ryazan and Mikhailovsk, Administrator of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Western Europe and the Korsun Diocese, who was assisted by Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the United States and Canada.

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On the 24th Sunday after Pentecost, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London

On November 23, 2025, on the 24th Sunday after Pentecost, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London. 

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Bishop Matthew of Sourozh participated in the patronal celebrations of the Church of the Archangel Michael in Altea, Spain

On November 21, 2025, the feast day of the Archangel Michael and the other Bodiless Powers of Heaven, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporary administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the United States and Canada, assisted Metropolitan Mark of Ryazan and Mikhailovsk, Administrator of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Western Europe and the Spanish-Portuguese Diocese, at the Divine Liturgy in the Church of the Archangel Michael in Altea, Valencia Province, Spain.

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The 3rd Pedagogical Conference of the "Heritage" Association of Russian Language Schools Was Held at the Dormition Cathedral

On November 18, 2025, with the blessing of Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, the third pedagogical conference, organized by the "Heritage" Association of Russian Language Schools, was held at the Dormition Cathedral in London.The conference theme was "The Role of Project Activities in the Study, Support, and Development of the Russian Language in Far Abroad."

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On the feast day of St. Hilarion, the Recluse of Troyekurovo, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Dormition Cathedral in London

On November 18, 2025, the feast day of St. Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' (elected to the Patriarchal Throne in 1917) and St. Hilarion, the Recluse of Troyekurovо (+1853), His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Dormition Cathedral in London.

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