On the eve of the 5th Sunday of Great Lent, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the evening service at the parish of St. David of Wales in Derby

On March 28, 2026, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh began his archpastoral visit to the diocesan district of Central England. Following the Divine Liturgy at the parish of St. Olga, Equal-to-the-Apostles, in Peterborough (Eastern Deanery of the Diocese of Sourozh), Bishop Matthew and his entourage arrived in Derby.

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On the Feast of the Laudation of the Most Holy Theotokos, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Parish of St. Olga, Equal-to-the-Apostles, in Peterborough

On March 28, 2026, Saturday of the 5th week of Lent, the Feast of the Laudation of the Most Holy Theotokos (Akathist Saturday), His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh made an archpastoral visit to the East Anglia diocesan district, where he celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Parish of St. Olga, Equal-to-the-Apostles, in Peterborough.

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On the eve of the Feast of the Laudation of the Most Holy Theotokos, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated Matins at Dormition Cathedral in London

On March 27, 2026, the eve of Saturday of the 5th week of Great Lent - the Feast of the Laudation of the Most Holy Theotokos (Akathist Saturday), His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated Matins with the reading of the Akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos at Dormition Cathedral in London.

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Bishop Matthew of Sourozh Leads Unction at Dormition Cathedral in London

On the evening of March 26, 2026, the Sacrament of Unction (Anointing of the Sick) was performed at Dormition Cathedral in London, led by His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Rector of the church.

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Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated Matins with the reading of the Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete at Dormition Cathedral in London

On the evening of March 25, 2026, the eve of Thursday of the 5th week of Great Lent, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated Matins with the reading of the Great Canon of Repentance of St. Andrew of Crete at Dormition Cathedral in London.

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Bishop Matthew of Sourozh ordained Deacon Sergei Sokolovsky to the priesthood

On March 22, 2026, on the Fourth Sunday of Great Lent, the feast day of St. John of the  Ladder and of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste, during the Divine Liturgy in Dormition Cathedral in London, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh ordained Deacon Sergei Sokolovsky, a cleric of the parish of All Saints in the Land of Britain and Ireland in Birmingham, to the priesthood.

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On the feast of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Dormition Cathedral in London

On March 22, 2026, the Fourth Sunday of Great Lent, the feast day of St. John of the Ladder and of the Forty Martyrs of Lake Sebaste, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great at Dormition Cathedral in London.

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On the eve of the 4th Sunday of Great Lent, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the all-night vigil at Dormition Cathedral in London

On the evening of March 21, 2026, on the eve of the 4th Sunday of Great Lent, the feast of St. John of the Ladder, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the all-night vigil at Dormition Cathedral in London.

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An open lesson dedicated to Orthodox Book Day was held at the Dormition Cathedral in London

On March 21, 2026, with the blessing of Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Archpriest Dimitry Nedostupenko, diocesan secretary and sacristan of the Dormition Cathedral in London, held an open lesson for students of the St. Elizabeth Parish School dedicated to Orthodox Book Day and the 462nd anniversary of the publication of the first printed book in Rus'.

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On Friday of the Week of the Veneration of the Cross during Great Lent, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts at Dormition Cathedral in London.

On March 20, 2026, Friday of the 4th Week of Great Lent, the Week of the Veneration of the Cross, the feast day of the holy martyrs of Chersonesos: Basil, Ephraim, Kapiton, Eugenius, Etherius, Elpidius, and Agathodorus (IV), His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts at Dormition Cathedral in London.

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Surozh Almanac. Issue 1. Winter 2026

Applications for the Diocesan Conference are open until March 31st

The Diocesan Conference 'Becoming Orthodox: Acquiring the Mind of Christ' is due to take place from May 15th to 17th, 2026 at Highgate House, Northamptonshire.

Speakers include Dr Jeannie Constantinou, Fr Andrew Louth, Deacon Alexei Kostyanovsky, Laura Jannson and Mikhail Talalay.

For full details and to apply please visit the Confence website at sourozh-conference.org. 

The closing date for applications is March 31st.

If you would like to help someone to attend who otherwise could not afford the Conference fee please consider making a donation to the Conference Bursary Fund. 

Bishop Matthew of Sourozh presided over the latest Unction at Dormition Cathedral in London

On Thursday, March 19, 2026, the latest Sacrament of Unction (Anointing of the Sick) was performed at Dormition Cathedral in London, presided over by His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Rector of the church.

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The Sourozh Diocese's online project "Life as an Example: Learn from a Saint"

On March 18, 2026, with the blessing of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, an online meeting of teachers and families of students from parish schools was held to mark the launch of the Sourozh Diocese's inter-parish educational project "Life as an Example. Learn from a Saint."

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On Wednesday of the Week of the Veneration of the Cross, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts at Dormition Cathedral in London

On March 18, 2026, Wednesday of the 4th Week of Lent, the Veneration of the Cross, the feast of the uncovering of the relics of St. Luke the Confessor, Archbishop of Simferopol (1996), His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts at Dormition Cathedral in London.

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A meeting of the Ordination Commission of the Diocese of Sourozh

On March 17, 2026, with the blessing of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, a meeting of the Ordination Examination Commission of the Diocese of Sourozh was held in the Dormition Cathedral in London.

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On the Sunday of the Veneration of the Cross, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Dormition Cathedral in London

On March 15, 2026, the Third Sunday of Great Lent, the Sunday of the Veneration of the Cross, the feast day of the icon of the Mother of God known as "Sovereign" (1917), His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great at Dormition Cathedral in London.

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Head of the Diocesan Department of Religious Education participated in the International Pedagogical Conference in Milan

On March 14, 2026, with the blessing of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, E.N. Poplavskaya, Head of the Department of Religious Education of the Diocese of Sourozh and Director of the Holy Martyr Elizabeth Children's Parish School at the Dormition Cathedral in London, participated in the Tenth Anniversary Scientific and Practical Conference "Bilingualism and Dialogue of Cultures: Challenges of the 21st Century," which was held from March 12 to 14 in Parma and Milan, Italy.

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On the eve of the Sunday of the Veneration of the Cross, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the all-night vigil with the rite of the Procession of the Cross at Dormition Cathedral in London

On the evening of March 14, 2026, on the eve of the Third Sunday of Great Lent, the Sunday of the Veneration of the Cross, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the all-night vigil at Dormition Cathedral in London.

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Congratulations to His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on the 50th Anniversary of His Episcopal Ordination

To His Holiness,

The Most Holy Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus'

Your Holiness, Most Holy Master and our gracious Father!

On this significant day, the 50th anniversary of your episcopal ordination, on behalf of the clergy, monastics, and laity of the Russian Orthodox Church in Great Britain, Ireland, the United States, Canada, and Mexico, we respectfully ask you to accept our heartfelt congratulations and prayerful best wishes.

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