Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrates Liturgy in Sts. Peter & Paul Church in Scranton

On Sunday, May 24, 2026—the 7th Sunday after Pascha, commemorating the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council and the feast of Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Methodius and Cyril, Teachers of the Slavs—Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, visited Sts. Peter & Paul Church in Scranton, PA, where he celebrated Divine Liturgy.

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Bishop Matthew of Sourozh officiates Patronal Feast of St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York City

On May 22, 2026—the feast of the Translation of the Relics of Holy Hierarch and Wonderworker Nicholas from Myra in Lycia to Bari—Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA & Canada, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at St. Nicholas Cathedral in New York City.

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All-Night Vigil on Eve of Patronal Feast of St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York City

On the evening of May 21, 2026—the eve of the feast of the Translation of the Relics of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker from Myra in Lycia to Bari—Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, officiated All-Night Vigil at St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York City.

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First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad and Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA & Canada Prayerfully Commemorate the 19th Anniversary of the Reconciliation of the Russian Orthodox Church

On May 21, 2026—the Feast of the Ascension of our Lord and the feast of Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian—hierarchs, clergy, and laity of the Russian Church Abroad and the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA prayerfully observed the 19th anniversary of the signing of the Act of Canonical Communion between the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia and the Russian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City.

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All-Night Vigil on the Eve of the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord at St. Nicholas Cathedral in New York City

On Wednesday evening, May 20, 2026—the eve of the feast of the Ascension of our Lord and Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian—Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, officiated All-Night Vigil at St. Nicholas Cathedral in New York City

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Hierarchal Divine Service on the Apodosis of Pascha at St. Nicholas Cathedral in New York City

On May 20, 2026— the Apodosis of Pascha—Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, celebrated the Paschal Divine Liturgy in St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York City, concelebrated by the cathedral clergy.

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Bishop Matthew meets with Members of the Youth Organization of St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral

On May 19, 2026, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh—Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada—held a traditional youth gathering following the evening divine service. The meeting took place in the parish hall of St. Nicholas Cathedral in New York City.

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On Eve of Apodosis of Pascha, Bishop Matthew serves Matins in St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral

On May 19, 2026—the eve of the Apodosis of the Feast of the Glorious Resurrection of Christ—Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, officiated matins in St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York City, co-served by cathedral clergy.

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“I Came to See That God Exists.” Interview with Priest Sergei Sokolovsky of the Diocese of Sourozh

It took 26 years before Sergei Sokolovsky, a biologist from Minsk, became a priest in Birmingham. He went to the United Kingdom for three years to learn new research methods, but instead found his vocation there.

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Congratulations to His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh on his 55th birthday

To His Grace, 

Right Reverend MATTHEW, Bishop of Sourozh,

Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada

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Patriarchal greetings to Bishop Matthew of Sourozh on his 55th birthday

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia congratulated Bishop Matthew of Sourozh on his 55th birthday.

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The annual conference of the Diocese of Sourozh was held in Northamptonshire

From May 15 to 17, 2026, the annual gathering of clergy and laity of the Diocese of Sourozh took place at Highgate House (Creaton, Northamptonshire).

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On Sixth Sunday of Pascha, Bishop Matthew celebrates Liturgy in Holy Trinity Church in Baltimore

On May 17, 2026—the 6th Sunday after Pascha (the Sunday of the Blind Man)—Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Holy Trinity Church in Baltimore, MD.

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"Creating the Slavic Alphabet." Day of Slavic Writing and Culture at the Dormition Cathedral Parish School in London

A children's choir performed at the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture at the Dormition Cathedral Parish School in London

An Orthodox pilgrimage to the tomb of St. John of Beverley (+721)

On Saturday, May 16, 2026, with the blessing of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Orthodox believers of the Diocesan District of Northern England made a pilgrimage to Beverley to the resting place of St. John of Beverley (+721), marking the feast day of the saint of the undivided Church.

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Bishop Matthew Visits St. Andrew’s Cathedral in Philadelphia

On May 16, 2026, continuing his archpastoral visit to the city of Philadelphia, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, visited St. Andrew Cathedral. 

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Clergy of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA Exchange Paschal Greetings with their Archpastor

On Saturday, May 16, 2026—the fifth Saturday after Pascha—a joint Paschal divine service was served in St. Michael Church in Philadelphia, PA officiated by the Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh.

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A children's Easter celebration was held at the parish school of the Dormition Cathedral in London

On May 16, 2026, a children's Easter celebration was held at the parish school named after the Holy Martyr Elizabeth at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

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Bishop Matthew of Sourozh arrives in New York

On May 14, 2026, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Acting Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the United States and Canada, arrived in New York City as part of his Easter visit to North America.

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