Tuesday
Feb152022

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill honored Bishop Matthew of Sourozh with the Order of St. Seraphim of Sarov, III degree

On February 15, 2022, on the feast of the Meeting of the Lord, after the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia awarded the Order of St. Seraphim of Sarov, III degree, to Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporarily Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada.

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Tuesday
Feb152022

On the feast of the Meeting of the Lord, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh concelebrated His Holiness Patriarch Kirill at the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow

On February 15, 2022, on the feast of the Meeting of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow.

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Sunday
Feb132022

Pilgrimage to the birthplace of St. Brigid of Kildare

On February 12, 2022, on the eve of the feast day of the memory of St. Brigid of Kildare (5th-6th centuries), parishioners of the Church of the Holy Chief Apostles Peter and Paul in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, led by the church Rector archpriest Michael Nasonov, made pilgrimage to the birthplace of St. Brigid in Faughart, County Louth.

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Monday
Feb072022

His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh visited the Novospassky Stavropegial Monastery in Moscow

On February 6, 2022, while on a business trip to Russia, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, visited the Novospassky Stavropegial Monastery in Moscow.

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Tuesday
Feb012022

Thirteenth Anniversary of the Enthronement of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia

On February 1, 2022, the Russian Orthodox Church celebrates the thirteenth anniversary of the enthronement of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.

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Saturday
Jan292022

Pilgrimage to Caldbeck to the spring of the Holy Hierarch Kentigern

On Saturday, January 29, 2022, with the blessing of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, clergy and parishioners of the Diocesan District of the Northern England and Wales made a pilgrimage to Caldbeck, to the spring of St. Kentigern (Mungo) of Strathclyde, Bishop of Glasgow (commemorated January 13/26).

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Wednesday
Jan262022

Divine Liturgy and the Great Blessing of Water were celebrated in the Scottish parish of St. Kentigern in Glasgow 

On January 23, 2022, on the 31st Sunday after Pentecost, after the Theophany, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the parish of St. Kentigern of Startclyde in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Monday
Jan242022

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

The rite of the Great Blessing of Water was performed at the Smith Cove bay on the Cayman Islands.  
The consecration of water was performed by the cleric of the Sourozh Diocese, priest Nikolai Evseev, who temporarily resides on the island of Grand Cayman.

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Monday
Jan102022

Services resumed in the parish of the Jerusalem Icon of the Mother of God in Brighton

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.

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Saturday
Jan082022

Shepherd's Pipe Carol by the children's choir of the Parish School of the Dormition Cathedral in London

Friday
Jan072022

Exapostilarion (The Hymn of Light) of the Nativity of Christ. The ensemble of the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God in London

Thursday
Jan062022

Christmas Message by Metropolitan ANTONY of Korsun and Western Europe, Patriarchal Exarch of Western Europe

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.

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Thursday
Jan062022

Christmas Message by Patriarch KIRILL of Moscow and All Russia

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.

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Monday
Jan032022

Diocesan Calendar and Lectionary for 2022 published

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. 

Thursday
Dec232021

His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon presided over the patronal feast at St. Nicholas Cathedral of the Russian Church in New York

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.

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Monday
Dec202021

On the day of commemoration of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of Great Martyr Barbara in Edmonton

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.

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Sunday
Dec192021

On the eve of the feast of St Nicholas the Wonderworker, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated an all-night vigil at St. Barbara Cathedral in Edmonton

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.

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Sunday
Dec192021

His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh headed the celebration of Great Martyr Barbara Cathedral' patronal feast in Edmonton

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.

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Friday
Dec172021

On the eve of the Cathedral feast day, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated an all-night vigil at St. Barbara Cathedral in Edmonton

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.

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Wednesday
Dec152021

Bishop Matthew of Sourozh held a working meeting at the residence of the Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in Canada

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.

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