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Archpastoral visit of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh to the Patriarchal Parishes in Canada – St. Barbara and St. Nicholas Celebration

His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh headed the celebration of Great Martyr Barbara Cathedral’s 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 […]

Archpastoral visit of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh to the Patriarchal Parishes in Canada in December 2021, Part 1

A visit to St. Peter and Paul church in Regina, SK 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 […]

Archpastoral visit of His Grace Bishop Matthew to Canada – December 11-17 2021

From December 10 to 17, 2021, His Grace Matthew, Bishop of Sourozh, the Temporary Administrator  of the Patriarchal Parishes in Canada and in the USA is coming to Regina and Edmonton, Canada  with his archpastoral visit. In this trip His Grace will be accompanied by his personal secretary and ipodiakon Nikolai Trubnikov. During his stay […]

Church and Vaccination

Attitude to communicable diseases and vaccination in Church History Unlike the persecution of Christians, the quarantine measures were accepted by the Church (having been given since the time of the apostles the words about obedience to the authorities) with understanding, and no one was embarrassed that the laws and regulations, for example, of the Russian […]

Patriarchal congratulations to Bishop Matthew of Sourozh on his Name Day

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. To His Grace  Right Reverend MATTHEW, Bishop of Sourozh Your Grace!   I sincerely congratulate you with your Name Day – […]

Congratulations to His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh on his Name Day!

Today, November  the 29th, the feast day of the holy Apostle and Evangelist Matthew, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, the Temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal parishes in Canada and in the USA, celebrates His Name Day. The clergy and the faithful parishioners of the Patriarchal Parishes in Canada heartfully congratulate Bishop Matthew on the […]

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 turned 75 years old. Clergy and laity of the Patriarchal Parishes of Russian Orthodox Church in Canada 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 […]

Archpastoral visit of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh to the Patriarchal Parishes in Canada in October 2021

On October 21, 2021, after terminating the necessary quarantine prescribed 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 United States and Canada, arrived in Edmonton, Alberta. The archpastoral visit to the Patriarchal parishes in Canada began […]

Archpastoral visit of His Grace Bishop Matthew to Edmonton, Canada

From October 20 to 25, 2021, His Grace Matthew, Bishop of Sourozh, the Temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal parishes in Canada and in the USA is coming to Edmonton, Canada with his archpastoral visit. In this trip His Grace will be accompanied by his personal secretary and ipodiakon Nikolai Trubnikov.        During his stay in […]

On the 80th anniversary of the first Arctic convoy, memorial services and bell ringing were held in the churches of the Sourozh diocese and the Patriarchal parishes in the USA and Canada

August 31, 2021 marks the 80th anniversary of the successful completion of the first ocean-going special Arctic convoy “Dervish”, sent to the USSR during World War II, with strategic cargo from the countries of the anti-Hitler coalition. In support of the initiative of holding international events of the St. Petersburg regional public organization “Polar Convoy” […]