Congratulations to His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh on the 25th anniversary of his presbyteral consecration


On October 1, 2023, on the 17th Sunday after Pentecost, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.
On the evening of September 30, 2023, on the eve of the 17th Sunday after Pentecost, Afterfeast of the Exaltation of the Cross, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated an all-night vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London.
By the decree of His Grace Bishop Matthew, ruling Bishop of the Diocese of Sourozh, in pursuance of the decision of the Diocesan Council of the Diocese of Sourozh dated September 28, 2023, Priest Evgeny Selensky, Rector of the parish of Saint Princess Olga, Equal-to-the-Apostles, in Peterborough, of the diocesan communities of the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God in King's Lynn and of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Ipswich, was appointed, in addition to his obediences, acting Dean of the diocesan district of East Anglia of the Sourozh diocese.
At a meeting of the Diocesan Council of the Diocese of Sourozh, held on September 28, 2023 at the Dormition Cathedral in London, and chaired by His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, decisions were made to change the structure of diocesan districts.
On September 28, 2023, a regular meeting of the Diocesan Council of the Diocese of Sourozh was held, under the chairmanship of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, at the Dormition Cathedral in London.
On September 28, 2023, on the day of remembrance of the Great Martyr Nikita (c. 372), His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh prayed at the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.
On September 27, 2023, on the feast of the Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.
On September 26, 2023, on the eve of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated an all-night vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London.
On Sunday, September 24, 2023, the 16th Sunday after Pentecost, the day of remembrance of St. Silouan the Athonite (+1938), His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh led the patronal feast in the parish of St. Silouan in Southampton.
On September 23, 2023, the Saturday before the Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross, a meeting of the candidates examination committee of the Sourozh diocese was held at the Dormition Cathedral in London.
On September 21, 2023, on the feast of the Nativity of our Most Holy Lady Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.
On September 20, 2023, on the eve of the Feast of the Nativity of our Most Holy Lady Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated an all-night vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London.
In 2018, as a result of the recognition by the Patriarchate of Constantinople of schismatic communities in Ukraine and the establishment of communion with them, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church stated the impossibility of "continuing Eucharistic communion with its hierarchs, clergy and laity. For all clergy of the Russian Orthodox Church, it is impossible to co-serve with the clerics of the Church of Constantinople, and for the laity - to participate in the sacraments performed in its churches"
On September 11, 2023, on the day of the Beheading of the Prophet John, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.
On the evening of September 10, 2023, on the eve of the day of сommemoration of the Beheading of the Holy and Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated an all-night vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London.
On Sunday, September 10, 2023, Sunday school students of the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Oxford made a trip to the capital of Great Britain, where they visited an exhibition dedicated to the Shroud of Turin in the Anglican Church of All Saints, located in London's Notting Hill.
On September 10, 2023, on the 14th Sunday after Pentecost, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.
On the evening of 9th September, 2023, on the eve of the 14th Sunday after Pentecost, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated an all-night vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London.