His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrates his 75th anniversary

On November 20, 2021, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia turns 75 years old.

Clergy, monastics and laity of the Sourozh Diocese heartily congratulate His Holiness on his 75th birthday and wish the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church a blessed consolidation of his spiritual and physical strength, courage, unchanging inspiration, and God's everlasting help in his Patriarchal ministry for the good of the Church of Christ.

Many blessed years for His Holiness!

A cleric of the Diocese of Sourozh took part in the Inter Faith Week event by the Mayor of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

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.

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Congratulations to His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh on the 6th anniversary of his episcopal consecration

Your Grace, dear Vladyka!

We sincerely congratulate you on this significant date - the day of your hierarchical Pentecost!

On this memorable day, dear Vladyka, please accept words of filial thankfulness and gratitude for the spiritual nourishment of your flock in the Diocese of Sourozh in the British Isles and in the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada.

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Publication of the 2022 Orthodox church wall calendar of the Sourozh Diocese

The publishing office of the Dormition Cathedral in London has published 2022 Orthodox wall calendar of the Sourozh diocese in both English and Russian.

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A pilgrimage to the tomb of St. Cedd in Lastingham, Yorkshire

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).

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His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh led the funeral service for subdeacon Jeremy Hart

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.

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On the feast of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London

On November 4, 2021, on the feast of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

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The pilgrimage of parishioners of St Nicholas church in Oxford to the church and the source of St Frideswide

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.

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A pilgrimage to the tomb of St. Cedd in Lastingham, Yorkshire, on November 6, 2021

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).

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Bishop Matthew of Sourozh met with Archbishop Irénée of Ottawa and Canada

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.

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Bishop Matthew of Sourozh met with the Ambassador of Russia to Canada O.V. Stepanov

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.

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Bishop Matthew of Sourozh chaired a meeting of the Episcopal Council of Patriarchal Parishes in the USA

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.

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Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Intercession Church in Ottawa, assisted by the clergy of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada

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.

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Administrator of Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada arrives in Ottawa

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.

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DECR Chairman Metropolitan Hilarion visited the parish of the Sourozh diocese in Oxford

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.

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On the 18th Sunday after Pentecost, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at St. Barbara Cathedral in Edmonton, Alberta

On October 24, 2021, on the 18th Sunday after Pentecost, the day of commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the VII Ecumenical Council (787), His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at St. Barbara Cathedral in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

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On the eve of the 18th Sunday after Pentecost, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated an all-night vigil at the St. Barbara Cathedral in Edmonton, Alberta

On October 23, 2021, on the eve of the 18th Sunday after Pentecost, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated an all-night vigil at St. Barbara Cathedral in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

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His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God in Nisku

On October 23, 2021, Remembrance Day of St. Ambrose of Optina (1891), the temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God in Nisku.

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His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh visited a number of Patriarchal parishes in Canada

On October 22, 2021, after the Liturgy at the church of St. John the Baptist in Chipman, Alberta, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, visited a number of churches in the "Orthodox V" Parish District. 

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His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy in the church of St.John the Baptist in Chipman, Alberta Province

On October 22, 2021, the day of remembrance of the Apostle James Alfeev (I), His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal parishes in the USA and Canada, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the church of the Holy Prophet John, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord, in Chipman.

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