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Christmas concert “Yolka” at St. Barbara Cathedral 2020

On Sunday January, the 13th on the eve of the great feast of Circumcision of the Lord Jesus Christ, the day of remembrance of St. Basil the great and the Julian (Old) New Year there was a Christmas concert “Yolka” for children with a family pot luck at the St. Barbara Cathedral. The service was […]

Christmas Message by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia

Christmas Message by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia to the Archpastors, Pastors, Deacons, Monks and Nuns and All the Faithful Children of the Russian Orthodox Church Beloved in the Lord archpastors, all-honourable priests and deacons, God-beloved monks and nuns, dear brothers and sisters, From the depths of my heart I congratulate you all […]

Archpastoral visit of His Grace Bishop Matthew to Canada in December 2019 for the celebration of the Patronal Feast of St. Barbara Cathedral in Edmonton

On December 12, 2019, during his official visit to Canada, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the United States and Canada, arrived to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Archpriest Igor Kisil, Dean of the Patriarchal parishes in Canada, Rector of the Cathedral, Archpriest Yevgeny Protsenko, Rector of the Orthodoxy IX […]

Archpastoral visit of His Grace Bishop Matthew to Edmonton, Canada

From December 12 to 17, 2019, 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 Edmonton, […]

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

On November 29, the feast 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 sincerely congratulate Bishop Matthew on the occasion of […]

Bishop Matthew of Sourozh took part in His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s birthday celebrations

On November 20, 2019, His Grace Bishop Mathew of Sourozh assisted His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia at the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow. On this day, His Holiness turned 73 years old. This year also marks the 50th anniversary of the Primate of the Russian […]

The Fourth Anniversary of the Archpastoral Ministry of Bishop Matthew of Sourozh

November 15, 2019 marked the four years of the Bishop consecration of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporarily Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the United States and Canada. The clergy and laity of the Patriarchial Parishes of Russian Orthodox Church in Canada join the faithful of the Diocese of Sourozh in cordial and […]

The Eulogy for the late John Margitich, delivered by his daughter Sarah Howell

I am Sarah Howell, John’s daughter. It is with great honour that I am able to stand before you all – clergy, family, and friends. Dad was the pillar of our family and a guiding light in our church community. I am so grateful that I have the opportunity to share with you some of […]

In Memoriam: John Basil Margitich

On November 9, 2019, John Basil Margitich passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side after his courageous battle with cancer. John is survived by his devoted family: his wife of 36 years, Caroline Margitich; daughter, Sarah (Murray) Howell; son, Jacob Margitich; sister, Illona (Ernie) Leugner; niece, Barbara (Jeff) Zaboroski; nephew, David Leugner; […]

Archpastoral visit of His Grace Bishop Matthew to Canada in September 2019

His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh started his Archpastoral visit to Canada and the USA On September 19, 2019, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, arrived in Canada. The archpastoral visit began with a visit to the Patriarchal metochion of St. Tikhon, Patriarch of […]