The archpastoral visit of Bishop Matthew of Sourozh to the Republic of Ireland has begun


On November 15, 2023, on the 8th anniversary of his episcopal consecration, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the early Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.
On November 12, 2023, on the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.
On Saturday, 11 November 2023, clergy and parishioners of the diocesan district of Northern England made a pilgrimage to Lastingham, to the burial place of St. Cedd (+664).
On November 11, 2023, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the parish of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
On November 8, 2023, on the day of remembrance of the Great Martyr Demetrios of Thessaloniki (c. 306), His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh prayed and received the Holy Mysteries of Christ at the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.
On Sunday, November 5, 2023, after the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh took part in the opening of the exhibition of children's drawings “We Draw Flowers,” dedicated to the 159th anniversary of the birth of the Holy Martyr Grand Duchess Elizaveta Feodorovna.
On November 5, 2023, on the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost, the day of remembrance of the Apostle James, brother of the Lord, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.
On November 4, 2023, on the feast of the Kazan Icon of the Most Holy Mother of God, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy in the diocesan community of St. Cedd of Lastingham (+664) in Southgate.
On November 2, 2023, as part of a thematic conference of compatriots living abroad, the work of the section “Traditional religions as part of the Russian historical and spiritual heritage” took place at the Danilovskaya Hotel in Moscow. The meeting was dedicated to the topic “Strengthening traditional spiritual and moral values – the key to the unity of Russian compatriots.”
On November 1-2, 2023, the World Thematic Conference of compatriots living abroad “Strengthening traditional spiritual and moral values – the key to the unity of Russian compatriots” was held in Moscow.
On October 31, 2023, Archpriest Maxim Nikolsky, cleric of the Dormition Cathedral in London, held an on-line pastoral conversation with teachers, parents and students of parochial schools of the Sourozh diocese.
On October 22, 2023, on the 20th Sunday after Pentecost, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.
On the evening of 28th October, 2023, on the eve of the 21st Sunday after Pentecost, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated an all-night vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London.
On October 28, Demetrius' Parental Saturday, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy and panikhida at the Dormition Cathedral in London.
On October 24, 2023, the celebration of the Council of All Saints who shone in Optina Pustyn, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.
On October 22, 2023, on the 20th Sunday after Pentecost, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.
On the evening of 21st October, 2023, on the eve of the 20th Sunday after Pentecost, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated an all-night vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London.
From October 16 to 18, 2023, the III International Congress of Choir Directors and Singers of the Russian Orthodox Church was held in Moscow. The congress was attended by more than 600 people from 52 regions of the Russian Federation, as well as from the countries of near and far abroad.