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"There can be no Christian without good deeds."
- HIS HOLINESS PATRIARCH KIRILL
The patronal feast of the Patriarchal Cathedral in New York was led by Archbishop Gabriel of Montreal and Canada and Bishop Matthew of Sourozh.
On December 19, 2025, the feast day of Saint Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia, the Wonderworker, the festal Divine Liturgy at St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York City was celebrated by Archbishop Gabriel of Montreal and Canada and Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, the temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada.
The Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Skete of the Kazan Metochion in Spokane.
On December 11, 2025, the feast day of Hieromartyr Metropolitan Seraphim (Chichagov), Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, the temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, visited the skete of the Kazan Metochion in Spokane, Washington, which is home to a women's monastic community.
On the feast day in honor of the Icon of the Mother of God "The Sign," Bishop Matthew celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the metochion of the monastery in Spokane.
On December 10, 2025, the feast day of the Icon of the Mother of God "The Sign," Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, the temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God—a metochion of the Monastery of the Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessaloniki in Spokane, Washington.
On the eve of the feast in honor of the Kursk-Root Icon of the Mother of God, Bishop Matthew celebrated a moleben (prayer service) at the chapel on the site of the blessed repose of Saint John (Maximovitch).
On December 9, 2025, after visiting St. Nicholas Cathedral in Seattle, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, with the blessing of Bishop Theodosius of Seattle, Vicar of the Western American Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, visited the chapel dedicated to St. John of Shanghai, who reposed in the Lord on July 2, 1966, before the miraculous Kursk-Root Icon of the Mother of God "The Sign" during a visit to St. Nicholas Church in Seattle. The chapel was erected on the site of his blessed repose.
Bishop Matthew presented a Patriarchal award to an American public figure.
On December 9, 2025, at St. Nicholas Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR) in Seattle, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, the temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, acting on the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, met with American public figure and journalist Peter Anderson. Mr. Anderson was honored by His Holiness with the high award of the Russian Orthodox Church—the Order of Glory and Honor, 2nd Class—for his significant contribution to inter-church cooperation and humanitarian work, as well as to strengthening peace and friendship among peoples.
The archpastoral visit of Bishop Matthew of Sourozh to the United States of America and Canada has begun.
On December 8, 2025, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Acting Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, arrived in Seattle.
A representative of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA participated in the feast in honor of the Apostle Andrew the First-Called.
On December 1, 2025, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, welcomed clergy and hierarchs of Orthodox churches from across New York to his annual Saint Andrew's Day dinner. The gathering, held in honor of the Catholic feast of Saint Andrew the First-Called, brought together representatives of various Orthodox traditions in a spirit of ecumenical fellowship.
Congratulations to His Grace, Right Reverend Bishop Matthew of Sourozh on the 10th Anniversary of His Episcopal Consecration
Your Grace, dear Vladyka and loving father!
On behalf of the clergy, monastics, and laity of the Diocese of Sourozh and the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, we sincerely congratulate you on this significant day in your life!
Congratulations from His Holiness Patriarch Kirill to the Primate of the Orthodox Church in America on his name day
To His Beatitude, Most Blessed Tikhon, Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada