« Bishop Matthew chaired meeting in preparation for the Convocation of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA »
22-05-2025 
On May 21, 2025, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA & Canada, held a meeting at the Representation of the Moscow Patriarchate in New York with members of the organizing committee to prepare for the Convocation of Clergy and Laity, which will be held on May 23-24, 2025, at the parish center of Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Passaic, New Jersey. The congress will conclude on May 24, the day of the nameday of His Holiness Kyrill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus', with a paschal liturgy in the Church of the Three Hierarchs in Garfield, New Jersey.
Attending the meeting in person and virtually was the acting chancellor, Abbot Nicodemus (Balyasnikov), head of the chancery priest Mark Rashkov, secretary of the Bishop’s Council Archpriest John Vass, legal adviser Priest Gregory Winsky and treasurer Panagiotis Billis. The members of the meeting examined in detail the agenda and regulations of the convocation, and also discussed various organizational issues.
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