The rite of the Great Blessing of Water was performed on the Cayman Islands


On January 8, 2022, after a long break due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the parish of the Jerusalem Icon of the Most Holy Mother of God in Brighton and Hove.
Christmas message from Metropolitan ANTONY of Korsun and Western Europe, Patriarchal Exarch of Western Europe to Archpastors, Pastors, monastics and laity of the Western European Exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Christmas Message by Patriarch KIRILL of Moscow and All Russia to the archpastors, pastors, deacons, monastics and all the faithful children of the Russian Orthodox Church.
The Diocesan Media and Publishing Department is pleased to announce that, with the blessing of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, the 2022 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.
It is available now to purchase as a paperback and as a digital pdf download. Copies will also shortly be available in the Cathedral shop.
On December 19, 2021, on the feast day of St. Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra of Lycia, the Wonderworker, patronal feast of St. Nicholas Cathedral in New York (Patriarchal parishes in the USA) was celebrated.
On December 19, 2021, on the feast day of St. Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia, Wonderworker, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral in honor of Great Martyr Barbara in Edmonton, Alberta province.
On December 18, 2021, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, celebrated an all-night vigil at the Cathedral of the Holy Great Martyr Barbara in Edmonton, Alberta.
On December 17, 2021, on the day of commemoration of Great Martyr Barbara, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, celebrated Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral in honor of Great Martyr Barbara in Edmonton, Alberta.
On December 16, 2021, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, celebrated an all-night vigil at the Cathedral of the Holy Great Martyr Barbara in Edmonton, Alberta.
On December 14, 2021, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, visited the house church in honor of the Pochaev Icon of the Most Holy Mother of God, located in the Bishop's residence in Edmonton, Alberta province.
On December 13, 2021, on the day of remembrance of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, celebrated the Liturgy at the Church of the Nativity of the Holy Prophet John, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord, in Chipman, Alberta province.
On December 12, 2021, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, arrived in Edmonton, Alberta.
On Sunday 12th December, with the blessing of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, a group from St Nicholas Parish made a pilgrimage visit to Dorchester-on-Thames, in honour of St Birinus of Dorchester, the Apostle of Wessex (+650).
On December 12, 2021, after completing a mandatory quarantine required by the Government of Canada as part of measures to combat coronavirus infection, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, arrived to Regina, the administrative center of the province of Saskatchewan.
With the blessing of the Rector of the Dormition Cathedral in London, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, due to the introduction by the UK government of additional security measures related to the spread of coronavirus infection, attendance at Christmas and Theophany services will be possible only by prior registration.
On December 5, 2021, after the Divine Liturgy, with the blessing of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, a presentation of the first and second parts of the cartoon, dedicated to the 800th anniversary of the birth of the Holy Right-Believing Prince Alexander Nevsky, was presented to the attention of the clergy and parishioners of the Dormition Cathedral in London.