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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 […]

The schedule of the Archpastoral visit of His Grace Bishop Matthew to Canada, September 2019

From September 20 to 23, 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, […]

The annual – 2019 – St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Bible summer camp for children of the Patriarchal Parishes took place in “Bar-V-Nok”, Pigeon Lake, AB

  From the 21st to the 28th of July 2019 the St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Bible children summer camp was organized by the Patriarchal Parishes in Canada and took place on the shores of Pigeon Lake in the Province of Alberta. This year the summer camp was planned and prepared by the Very Reverend Father Igor […]

Organizational meeting for 2019 Children Bible Camp

On June the 10th the organizational meeting for 2019 (July 21 – July 27) Children’s annual Bible Camp took place at St Barbara cathedral, Edmonton. The meeting was headed by the dean and the rector of St Barbara cathedral and the director of the camp archpriest Igor Kisil. A lot of aspects of the camp […]

Right Reverend Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy in the church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in the Kalyna-Country Eco-Cultural Reserve, Alberta, Canada

On May 20, 2019, on Monday, the 4th Week after Easter, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporary Administrator of patriarchal parishes in the USA and Canada, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, located on the territory of the eco-cultural reserve Kalyna-Country, Alberta province, Canada. The Rightt Reverend Vladyka was assisted […]