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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Tuesday
Dec142021

His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Church of St. John the Baptist in Chipman.

On December 13, 2021, on the day of remembrance of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, celebrated the Liturgy at the Church of the Nativity of the Holy Prophet John, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord, in Chipman, Alberta province.

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Tuesday
Dec142021

Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, arrived in Edmonton

On December 12, 2021, 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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Sunday
Dec122021

A pilgrimage to St. Birinus of Dorchester, the Apostle of Wessex

On Sunday 12th December, with the blessing of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, a group from St Nicholas Parish made a pilgrimage visit to Dorchester-on-Thames, in honour of St Birinus of Dorchester, the Apostle of Wessex (+650).

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Sunday
Dec122021

Archpastoral visit of Bishop Matthew of Sourozh to Patriarchal Parishes in Canada

On December 12, 2021, after completing a mandatory quarantine required by the Government of Canada as part of measures to combat coronavirus infection, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, arrived to Regina, the administrative center of the province of Saskatchewan.

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Saturday
Dec112021

Registration is open for the night and morning Liturgies for Christmas and Theophany at the Dormition Cathedral in London

With the blessing of the Rector of the Dormition Cathedral in London, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, due to the introduction by the UK government of additional security measures related to the spread of coronavirus infection, attendance at Christmas and Theophany services will be possible only by prior registration.

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Friday
Dec102021

Important: Changes in the rules for visiting parishes of the Diocese of Sourozh in England

Dear brothers and sisters!
Due to the introduction by the Government of the Great Britain, from December 10, 2021, of additional security measures related to the spread of coronavirus infection, when visiting churches in the parishes of the Sourozh Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church in England to attend divine services or for an individual prayer, one should be guided by the government regulation on compulsory wearing masks in public places.

Chancellery of the Diocese of Sourozh

 

Thursday
Dec092021

Presentation of the cartoon "Prince Alexander Nevsky" (in 2 parts) took place at the Dormition Cathedral in London

On December 5, 2021, after the Divine Liturgy, with the blessing of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, a presentation of the first and second parts of the cartoon, dedicated to the 800th anniversary of the birth of the Holy Right-Believing Prince Alexander Nevsky, was presented to the attention of the clergy and parishioners of the Dormition Cathedral in London.

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