"Metropolitan Anthony was not afraid to ask questions". Conversation with Archpriest Joseph Skinner, clergyman of the Diocese of Sourozh to the portal "Bogoslov.ru"

This past year marked the 20th anniversary of the death of Metropolitan Anthony (Bloom, 1914-2003) of Sourozh. Archpriest Joseph Skinner, clergyman of the Diocese of Sourozh and dean of the diocesan district of Southwest England, told the portal "Bogoslov.ru" about the changing and unchanging in the Orthodox Church, about the interference of modern technology in worship, about "aging" Christianity and new parishioners, and about the role of Metropolitan Anthony in his life.

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On the 29th Sunday after Pentecost, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy in the Church of St. St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Oxford

On December 24, 2023, on the 29th Sunday after Pentecost, of the holy forefather, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Oxford.

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The archpastoral visit of Bishop Matthew of Sourozh to the Patriarchal parishes in Canada has ended

From December 7 to 19, 2023, the archpastoral visit of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh to the Patriarchal parishes in Canada took place.

Concluding his visit to Canada, Bishop Matthew visited St. Barbara Cathedral in Edmonton, where he celebrated a short moleben and venerated part of the relics of the Holy Great Martyr Barbara.

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On the day of remembrance of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Church of the Ascension of the Lord in Skaro, Alberta, Canada

On December 19, 2023, on the day of remembrance of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra of Lycia, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal parishes in the USA and Canada, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Ascension of the Lord in Skaro, located approximately 70 km N.E. of Edmonton.

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On the feast of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, a divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Dormition Cathedral in London

On December 19, 2023, on the feast of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, a Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

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

On December 18, 2023, on the eve of the day of remembrance of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal parishes in the USA and Canada, celebrated an all-night vigil at St. Barbara Cathedral in Edmonton.

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Bishop Matthew of Sourozh held a working meeting at the bishop's residence in Edmonton

On the evening of December 17, 2023, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh visited the residence of the Administrators of the Patriarchal Parishes in Canada, located in Edmonton.

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Bishop Matthew of Sourozh headed the patronal celebrations at St. Barbara Cathedral in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

On December 17, 2023, on the 28th Sunday after Pentecost, the day of remembrance of the Great Martyr Barbara, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal parishes in the USA and Canada, led the patronal celebrations at St. Barbara Cathedral in Edmonton, Alberta.

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

On December 16, 2023, on the eve of the day of remembrance of the Holy Great Martyr Barbara, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal parishes in the USA and Canada, celebrated an all-night vigil at the St. Barbara Cathedral in Edmonton.

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Bishop Matthew of Sourozh visited the Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God in Nisku

On December 16, 2023, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal parishes in the USA and Canada, visited the Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God in Nisku, Alberta, Canada.

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His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh visited St. Barbara's Cathedral in Edmonton

On December 15, 2023, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal parishes in the USA and Canada, arrived in Edmonton, Alberta.

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His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh arrived in Vancouver, Canada

On December 14, 2023, as part of an archpastoral visit to Canada, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporary administrator of the Patriarchal parishes in the USA and Canada, arrived in Vancouver, the largest city in the province of British Columbia, located on the west coast of Canada.

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On the 27th Sunday after Pentecost, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Intercession Church in Ottawa (ROCOR)

On December 10, 2023, on the 27th Sunday after Pentecost, feast of the icon of the Mother of God, called “The Sign,” His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporary Administrator of patriarchal parishes in the USA and Canada, with the blessing of Archbishop Gabriel of Montreal and Canada (ROCOR), celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Intercession Church  in Ottawa.

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On the eve of the 27th Sunday after Pentecost, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated an all-night vigil at the Intercession Church in Ottawa (ROCOR)

On the evening of December 9, 2023, on the eve of the 27th Sunday after Pentecost, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal parishes in the USA and Canada, celebrated an all-night vigil in the Church of the Intercession of the Montreal and Canadian Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia in Ottawa.

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Bishop Matthew of Sourozh headed the work of the Episcopal Council of Patriarchal Parishes in the USA

On December 9, 2023, while on an archpastoral visit to Canada, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh headed the work of the Episcopal Council of Patriarchal Parishes in the USA.

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His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Intercession Church in Ottawa (ROCOR)

On December 9, 2023, on the day of remembrance of St. Innocent, Bishop of Irkutsk (1731), Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal parishes in the USA and Canada, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Intercession of the Montreal and Canadian Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia in Ottawa.

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A working meeting took place between Bishop Matthew of Sourozh and employees of the Office of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA

On December 8, 2023, as part of his archpastoral visit to Canada, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal parishes in the USA and Canada, held a working meeting with Hegumen Nikodim (Balyasnikov), acting Chancellor of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, and Vice-Chancellor Priest Mark Rashkov who arrived in the capital of Canada, Ottawa.

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His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh visited the burial place of Archpriest Dimitry Sever

On December 8, 2023, as part of an archpastoral visit to Canada, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal parishes in the USA and Canada, visited the capital’s Pinecrest Cemetery

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Archpastoral visit of Bishop Matthew of Sourozh to the Patriarchal parishes in Canada

On December 7, 2023, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh arrived in the capital of Canada, Ottawa, located on the river of the same name in the southeast of Ontario, near Montreal and the border with the United States.

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2024 Church Wall Calendars published

With the blessing of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, the publishing house of the Dormition Cathedral in London has published wall Orthodox church calendars for 2024 in Russian and English.

The calendar indicates Great and Twelve Major Church feasts, fasting periods, fast free weeks, days of remembrance of the departed, and the rules of meals throughout the year.

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