On the eve of the feast of the Nativity of Christ, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh officiated all-night vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London
07-01-2023 
On the evening of January 6, 2023, on the eve of the feast of the Nativity of Christ, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated all-night vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London.
On Christmas Eve, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London
07-01-2023 
On the morning of January 6, 2023, on the eve of the Nativity of Christ (Christmas Eve), His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great at the Dormition Cathedral in London.
Christmas Message of Metropolitan Nestor of Korsun and Western Europe, Patriarchal Exarch of Western Europe
06-01-2023 
Christmas Message of Metropolitan Nestor of Korsun and Western Europe, Patriarchal Exarch of Western Europe.
Christmas Message from Patriarch KIRILL of Moscow and All Russia
06-01-2023 
Christmas Message from Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia to the Archpastors, Pastors, Deacons, Monastics and All the Faithful Children of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Diocesan Conference to Take Place in May of this Year
03-01-2023 The Conference Committee is pleased to announce that, with the blessing of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, the Diocesan Conference will take place on May 26th - 28th, 2023 at the High Leigh Conference Centre in Hertfordshire.
Diocesan Conference at Effingham ca. 1985
The Sourozh Diocesan Conference is an annual gathering of clergy and laity from Britain and Ireland, together with guests from abroad. The tradition of holding this type of gathering was established in the 1970’s by the ever-memorable Metropolitan Anthony (Bloom). Distinguished speakers from Russia, Britain and other countries are invited to the conference.
This theme of this year's Conference is '"Thy Kingdom come": the Church in the world but not of the world'.
Diocesan Calendar and Lectionary for 2023 Published
03-01-2023 
The Diocesan Media and Publishing Department is pleased to announce that, with the blessing of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, the 2023 Diocesan Calendar and Lectionary is now published. It is an English translation of the official Calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church with the addition of a number of local saints. The Diocesan Directory of Departments, Clergy and Parishes is included.
To the attention of pilgrims from the Russian Orthodox Church traveling to Greece
03-01-2023 
In 2018, as a result of the recognition by the Patriarchate of Constantinople of schismatic communities in Ukraine and the establishment of communion with them, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church stated the impossibility of "continuing Eucharistic communion with its hierarchs, clergy and laity. For all clergy of the Russian Orthodox Church, it is impossible to co-serve with the clerics of the Church of Constantinople, and for the laity - to participate in the sacraments performed in its churches"
On the day of remembrance of St. Stephen of Sourozh, His Grace Bishop Matthew celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London
28-12-2022 
On December 28, 2022, on the day of memory of the patron saint of the Sourozh diocese, St. Stephen the Confessor, Archbishop of Sourozh, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.
On the day of remembrance of St. John of Sezenovo, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London
28-12-2022 
On December 27, 2022, on the day of memory of Blessed John of Sezenovo, Fool for Christ (+1839), His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.
On the day of remembrance of St. Spyridon of Tremithus, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London
25-12-2022 
On the eve of the 28th Sunday after Pentecost, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated an all-night vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London
24-12-2022 
On December 24, 2022, on the eve of the 28th Sunday after Pentecost,of the Holy Forefathers, the day of memory of St. Spyridon, Bishop of Trimyphunte, the Wonderworker (c. 348), His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated an all-night vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London.
On the day of remembrance of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London
19-12-2022 
On December 19, 2022, on the day of commemoration of St.Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.
On the eve of the day of memory of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh officiated the All-Night Vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London
18-12-2022 
On December 18, 2022, on the eve of the day of commemoration of St. Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra of Lycia, the Wonderworker, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated an all-night vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London.
On the day of remembrance of Holy Great Martyr Barbara, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London
17-12-2022 
On December 17, 2022, on the feast day of the Great Martyr Barbara (c. 306), His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.
On the eve of the feast day of St. Barbara, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh officiated the evening service at the Dormition Cathedral in London
16-12-2022 
On December 16, 2022, on the eve of the feast day of the Great Martyr Barbara (c. 306), His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated Vespers and Matins at the Dormition Cathedral in London.
On the day of remembrance of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London
14-12-2022 
On December 13, 2022, on the feast day of the Apostle Andrew the First-Called, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.
On the 26th Sunday after Pentecost, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London
11-12-2022 
On December 11, 2022, on the 26th Sunday after Pentecost, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.
Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the parish of Saints Equal-to-the-Appostles Constantine and Helena in York
10-12-2022 
On December 10, 2022, the feast in honor of the icon of the Mother of God called "The Sign", His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the parish of Saints Equal-to-the-Apostles Constantine and Helena in York.
Bishop Matthew of Sourozh met with the family of the Rector of 4 parishes of the Northern English Deanery, Priest Anatoli Vihrov
09-12-2022 
On December 9, 2022, as part of an archpastoral visit to the Diocesan District of Northern England and Wales, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh met with the family of Priest Anatoli Vihrov, Rector of the parishes of Blessed Xenia of St.Petersburg in Leeds, of the Meeting of the Lord in Bradford, of the Nativity of Christ in Kingston-upon-Hull and Sts Constantine and Helena Equal-to-the-Apostles in York.