Congratulations on the Name's Day to Bishop Matthew of Sourozh


His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent his congratulations to His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, on his Name Day.
On November 28, 2021, on the eve of the Day of Remembrance of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist Matthew, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated an all-night vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London.
On November 28, 2021, on the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost, the day of remembrance of the martyrs and confessors Gurias, Samonas (299-306) and Habibus (322), His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.
On November 27, 2021, on the eve of the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated an all-night vigil at the Dormition Cathedral in London.
On Tuesday, 16th November 2021 by the blessing of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Archpriest Joseph Skinner represented His Grace at a reception at Kensington Town Hall hosted by the Mayor of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Councillor Gerard Hargreaves, to mark Inter Faith Week, an annual event that highlights the good work done by local faith, inter faith and faith-based groups and organisations and promotes good relations and appropriate forms of cooperation.
The publishing office of the Dormition Cathedral in London has published 2022 Orthodox wall calendar of the Sourozh diocese in both English and Russian.
With the blessing of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, on November 6, 2021, a pilgrimage took place in Lastingham, Yorkshire, to the tomb of St. Cedd of Lastingham, Bishop of Wessex (+26 October / 8 November 664).
On November 4, 2021, after the Divine Liturgy on the feast of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh led the funeral service for the newly departed subdeacon (with consecration) Jeremy Hart.
On Sunday 31st October 2021 a group from the parish of St Nicholas in Oxford made a pilgrimage to the holy well and church of St Frideswide in the village of Frilsham, near Newbury in Berkshire.
With the blessing of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, a one-day pilgrimage will take place on November 6, 2021, to Lastingham, Yorkshire, to the tomb of St. Cedd of Lastingham, Bishop of Wessex (+26 October / 8 November 664).
On October 28, 2021, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, paid a fraternal visit to the Primate of the Archdiocese of Canada of the Orthodox Church in America, Archbishop Irénée of Ottawa and Canada.
On October 27, 2021, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, visited the Russian Embassy in Ottawa, where he met with the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Canada O.V. Stepanov.
On October 26, 2021, following the divine service at the Intercession Church of the Canadian Diocese of the ROCOR in Ottawa, a meeting of the members of the Bishop's Council of the Patriarchal Parishes in the United States took place in a remote format via video link.
On October 26, on the day of the celebration in honor of the appearance of the Iberian Icon of the Mother of God, 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 Canadian Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia in Ottawa, assisted by the clergy from the USA and Canada.
On October 25, 2021, during an archpastoral visit to North America, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, arrived in Ottawa.
On October 24, 2021, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, while in Great Britain on a private visit, visited the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Oxford.