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"There can be no Christian without good deeds."
- HIS HOLINESS PATRIARCH KIRILL
The Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the United States and Canada held a meeting with members of the youth organization of the Patriarchal Cathedral in New York.
On December 23, 2025, Bishop Matfei of Sourozh, the temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the United States and Canada, held a traditional youth gathering, which have been held every Tuesday at the cathedral since 2010. Prior to the event, His Grace celebrated a Moleben (Service of Supplication) for the Beginning of a Good Work. Following this, a fellowship meeting with members of the youth organization took place in the cathedral's refectory.
Bishop Matthew held a working meeting with the staff of his chancery.
On December 22, 2025, in his office at the Representation of the Moscow Patriarchate in the USA, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, the temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, held a working meeting with the Acting Chancellor, Hegumen Nikodim (Balyasnikov), and the Head of the Chancellery, Priest Mark Rashkov.
Bishop Matthew celebrated the Liturgy at St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York.
On December 21, 2025, the 28th Sunday after Pentecost, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, the temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at St. Nicholas Cathedral in New York City.
Archpastoral service on the eve of the Sunday.
On December 20, 2025, the eve of the 28th Sunday after Pentecost, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, the temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, celebrated the All-Night Vigil at St. Nicholas Cathedral in New York City, co-served by the parish clergy.
The archpastor celebrated the Divine Liturgy at St. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Passaic, co-served by the clergy of the Eastern States.
On December 20, 2025, the feast day of Saint Ambrose of Milan, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, the temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at St. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Passaic, New Jersey, of which he has been the rector since 2023.
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.