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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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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Metropolitan Mark confirmed as Patriarchal Exarch of Western Europe

At the March 12, 2026, meeting of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church, the state of affairs in the Patriarchal Exarchate of Western Europe was considered (Minutes No. 8).

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The Sacrament of Unction was celebrated at Dormition Cathedral in London

On Thursday, March 12, 2026, the Sacrament of Unction (Anointing of the Sick) was celebrated at Dormition Cathedral in London. Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Rector of the cathedral, presided over the service.

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On the Second Sunday of Great Lent, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London

On March 8, 2026, on the Second Sunday of Great Lent, the feast day of St. Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessaloniki, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

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

On the evening of March 7, 2026, on the eve of the Second Sunday of Great Lent, the feast of St. Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessaloniki, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the all-night vigil at Dormition Cathedral in London.

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Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Sacrament of Unction at Dormition Cathedral in London

On Thursday, March 5, 2026, the first Sacrament of Unction of Lent was celebrated at Dormition Cathedral in London. Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Rector of the church, presided over the service.

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

On March 1, 2026, the First Sunday of Great Lent, the Triumph of Orthodoxy, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

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On the eve of the feast of Triumph of Orthodoxy, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the all-night vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London

On the evening of February 28, 2026, on the eve of the 1st Sunday of Great Lent, Triumph of Orthodoxy, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the all-night vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

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On Friday of the first week of Lent, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts at Dormition Cathedral in London

On February 27, 2026, on Friday of the first week of Lent, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the second Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts at Dormition Cathedral in London.

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On Thursday of the first week of Great Lent, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated Compline with the reading of the Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete at the Dormition Cathedral in London

On the evening of February 26, 2026, on Thursday of the first week of Great Lent, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated Great Compline with the reading of the Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

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On Thursday of the first week of the Great Lent, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh prayed during the morning statutory service at the Dormition Cathedral in London

On February 26, 2026, on Thursday of the first week of the Great Lent, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh prayed during the morning statutory service at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

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