28-05-2026 
On Monday, May 25, 2026—the seventh week after Pascha and the national observance of Memorial Day—the traditional commemoration of the monastery’s founders took place at St. Tikhon’s Monastery in Pennsylvania. This annual event draws a multitude of pilgrims from various Orthodox jurisdictions across the United States.
26-05-2026 
With the blessing of Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, a pilgrimage to the bishop's metochion of the Holy Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth in Rock's Farm, near Bodiam, took place on May 25, 2026.
24-05-2026 
On the afternoon of Sunday, May 24, 2026—during a visitation of the parishes within the Atlantic States Deanery—Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA & Canada, visited the St. Nicholas Church in Wilkes-Barre, PA.
24-05-2026 
On May 24, 2026—on the eve of Memorial Day—following the Divine Liturgy in Sts. Peter & Paul Church in Scranton, PA, Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, visited the parish cemetery.
24-05-2026 
On Sunday, May 24, 2026—the 7th Sunday after Pascha, commemorating the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council and the feast of Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Methodius and Cyril, Teachers of the Slavs—Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, visited Sts. Peter & Paul Church in Scranton, PA, where he celebrated Divine Liturgy.
23-05-2026 
On May 22, 2026—the feast of the Translation of the Relics of Holy Hierarch and Wonderworker Nicholas from Myra in Lycia to Bari—Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA & Canada, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at St. Nicholas Cathedral in New York City.
23-05-2026 
On the evening of May 21, 2026—the eve of the feast of the Translation of the Relics of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker from Myra in Lycia to Bari—Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, officiated All-Night Vigil at St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York City.
23-05-2026 
On May 21, 2026—the Feast of the Ascension of our Lord and the feast of Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian—hierarchs, clergy, and laity of the Russian Church Abroad and the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA prayerfully observed the 19th anniversary of the signing of the Act of Canonical Communion between the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia and the Russian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City.
23-05-2026 
On Wednesday evening, May 20, 2026—the eve of the feast of the Ascension of our Lord and Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian—Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, officiated All-Night Vigil at St. Nicholas Cathedral in New York City
23-05-2026 
On May 20, 2026— the Apodosis of Pascha—Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, celebrated the Paschal Divine Liturgy in St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York City, concelebrated by the cathedral clergy.
23-05-2026 
On May 19, 2026, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh—Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada—held a traditional youth gathering following the evening divine service. The meeting took place in the parish hall of St. Nicholas Cathedral in New York City.
23-05-2026 
On May 19, 2026—the eve of the Apodosis of the Feast of the Glorious Resurrection of Christ—Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, officiated matins in St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York City, co-served by cathedral clergy.
19-05-2026 
It took 26 years before Sergei Sokolovsky, a biologist from Minsk, became a priest in Birmingham. He went to the United Kingdom for three years to learn new research methods, but instead found his vocation there.
18-05-2026 
To His Grace,
Right Reverend MATTHEW, Bishop of Sourozh,
Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada
18-05-2026 
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia congratulated Bishop Matthew of Sourozh on his 55th birthday.
17-05-2026 
On May 17, 2026—the 6th Sunday after Pascha (the Sunday of the Blind Man)—Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Holy Trinity Church in Baltimore, MD.
17-05-2026 
On Saturday, May 16, 2026, with the blessing of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Orthodox believers of the Diocesan District of Northern England made a pilgrimage to Beverley to the resting place of St. John of Beverley (+721), marking the feast day of the saint of the undivided Church.
17-05-2026 
On May 16, 2026, continuing his archpastoral visit to the city of Philadelphia, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, visited St. Andrew Cathedral.
