First Day of the Convocation of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA concludes with Evening Service

On May 23, 2025, the eve of the feast oh Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Cyrill & Methodius, teachers of the Slavs, and the conclusion of the first day of the 15th Convocation of the Clergy of Laity of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, the interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh officiated Great Vespers in Sts. Peter & Paul Cathedral in Passaic, NJ.

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Bishop Matthew chairs 15th Convocation of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, dedicated to the Centennial Anniversary of the repose of St. Patriarch Tikhon

On May 23, 2025, the interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh opened the 15th Convocation of the Clergy & Laity of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA dedicated to the centennial anniversary of the repose of St. Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus’ and the 55th anniversary of the presentation of the Tomos of Autocephaly to the Orthodox Church in America & establishment of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA.

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Bishop Matthew officiated Patronal Feast of St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York

On May 22, 2025, the feast of the transfer of the relics of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker from Myra in Lycia to Bari, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA & Canada, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in Saint Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York City.

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Pilgrimage to Walsingham

From 18th to 21st May, a group of parishioners from Oxford and nearby parishes made a pilgrimage to the shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham in Norfolk. Walsingham – “England’s Nazareth” – is m the best loved holy place associated with the Mother of God in England.

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Zadostoinik (meaning 'Instead of "It is Truly Meet"') of the Holy Easter - "The Angel Cried", Valaam chant performed in English by the quartet of the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God in London

On eve of the patronal feast of St. Nicholas Cathedral in New York, Bishop Matthew officiated the All-Night Vigil

On Wednesday, May 21, 2025, the eve of the feast day of the transfer of the relics of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker from Myra in Lycia to Bar, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA & Canada, officiated the All-Night Vigil in St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York City.

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Bishop Matthew chaired meeting in preparation for the Convocation of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA

On May 21, 2025, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA & Canada, held a meeting at the Representation of the Moscow Patriarchate in New York with members of the organizing committee to prepare for the Convocation of Clergy and Laity

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Bishop Matthew begins Archpastoral Visit to the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA

On May 20, 2025, the Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA & Canada, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, arrived in New York.

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Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy in the Church of the Intercession of the Most Mother of God in Manchester

On May 18, 2025, on the 5th Sunday after Easter, of the Samaritan woman, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, as part of his visit to the diocesan district of Northern England, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Mother of God in Manchester.

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Congratulations to Bishop Matthew of Sourozh on his birthday

May 18 is the birthday of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, ruling bishop of the Sourozh Diocese, temporarily Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada.

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Parish School of the Dormition Cathedral in London celebrated the Day of Slavic Literature and Culture

On May 17, 2025, in anticipation of the Day of Slavic Literature and Culture, festive events were held at the Parish School of the Holy Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

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Bishop Matthew of Sourozh participated in annual pilgrimage to Beverley

On Saturday, May 17, 2025, on the eve of the commemoration of St. John of Beverley, Bishop of York, the Wonderworker (+May 7/20, 721), a pilgrimage was held at the Cathedral of Beverley, where the relics of this saint of the undivided Church rest in a reliquary beneath the crypt of the central nave.  

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Graduation ceremony was held at the parish school of St. Peter and St. Paul Church in Dublin, Ireland

On May 16, 2025, a graduation ceremony was held at the parish school of the Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Dublin.

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Victory Day was celebrated in the Intercession Parish in Manchester

From May 9 to 11, 2025, parishioners of the Intercession Church in Manchester took part in festive events dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory.

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On the 4th Sunday after Easter, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy in the Dormition Cathedral in London

On May 11, 2025, on the 4th Sunday after Easter, the Sunday of the Paralysed Man, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Dormition Cathedral in London.

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A cleric of the Diocese of Sourozh took part in the celebrations of the ordination of a hierarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church to the British See

On May 10, 2025, with the blessing of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Head of the diocesan department for Inter-Orthodox relations, Archpriest Joseph Skinner, took part in the celebrations on the occasion of the ordination of the first ruling bishop of the Romanian Patriarchate in Great Britain, Archbishop Atanasie of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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On Victory Day, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the Dormition Cathedral in London

On May 9, 2025, on the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory, the Divine Liturgy, funeral litia and thanksgiving moleben to the Lord God for the gift of victory in the Great Patriotic War were celebrated in the Dormition Cathedral in London.

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In the run-up to Victory Day, Dean of the Diocesan District of Scotland took part in the events at the memorial to Soviet pilots in Errol, Scotland

In the run-up to the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory, on May 7, 2025, the Consul General of the Russian Federation in Edinburgh Denis Moskalenko and the Chargé d'Affaires of the Republic of Belarus in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Dmitry Kozlovsky, a cleric of the Diocese of Sourozh, Dean of the Diocesan District of Scotland, Priest Alexander Menshikov, as well as Russian and Belorussian diplomats laid wreaths and flowers at the memorial stone erected in the Scottish town of Errol in honour of the Soviet pilots.

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On the day of remembrance of the Great Martyr George the Victorious, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy in the Dormition Cathedral in London

On May 6, 2025, the day of remembrance of the Great Martyr George the Victorious and the holy martyrs Anatoly and Protoleon, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Dormition Cathedral in London.

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On the Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy in the Dormition Cathedral in London

On May 4, 2025, on the 3rd Sunday after Easter, the Sunday of the Holy Myrrh-Bearing Women, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Dormition Cathedral in London.

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