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"There can be no Christian without good deeds."
— His Holiness Patriarch Kirill
Representatives of the Antiochian Orthodox Church Visit New York’s Patriarchal Cathedral
On November 3, 2026, St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York welcomed senior representatives of the Antiochian Orthodox Church who were visiting the United States with the blessing of His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Great Antioch and All the East: Patriarchal Secretary Archimandrite Parthenios (Allati), Patriarchal Archdeacon Hilarion (Beshara), and Abbess Macrina, superior of the Monastery of Our Lady of Balamand.
Greetings of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill to the Primate of the Orthodox Church in America on His Name Day
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’ congratulated His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon of All America and Canada on his name day.
Address of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on the Day of Sobriety
Your Graces, beloved archpastors in the Lord!
Venerable fathers, dear brothers and sisters!
Today the Holy Church commemorates the Beheading of the Forerunner of the Lord, John the Baptist. For his faithfulness to the truth of God, the great prophet suffered a martyr’s death at the hands of a hard-hearted king. Under the influence of wine, Herod, who did not lead a pious life even without it, being past feeling, gave himself over unto lasciviousness (Eph. 4:19) and compounded the sin of adultery with the murder of a righteous man.
Concluding His Visit to the Central States Deanery, Bishop Matthew Venerates the Holy Relics of St. Theodosius of Chernigov Cathedral in Cleveland
On September 7, 2026, the last day of his visit to the Central States deanery, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, visited the Cathedral of St. Theodosius of Chernigov in Cleveland, Ohio.
Bishop Matthew Celebrates the Liturgy at St. John Chrysostom Church in Grand Rapids
On Sunday, September 6, 2026, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, as part of his archpastoral visit to the parishes of the Central deanery, visited the Church of St. John Chrysostom in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he celebrated the Divine Liturgy.
Bishop Matthew Visits St. Andrew Parish in East Lansing
On the evening of September 5, 2026, as part of his visit to the Central States deanery, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, visited the Church of St. Andrew the First-Called in East Lansing, Michigan.
Hierarchical Divine Service at St. Innocent Church in Redford
On September 5, 2026, the Leave-taking of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of St. Innocent of Irkutsk in Redford, Michigan.
Archpastoral Visit to the Parishes of the Central States Deanery Begins
On September 4, 2026, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, began his visit to the parishes of the Central States deanery.
Hierarchical Liturgy at St. Nicholas Church in Bayonne, New Jersey
On Sunday, August 30, 2026, the 13th Sunday after Pentecost and the Afterfeast of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, celebrated the Liturgy at St. Nicholas Church in Bayonne, New Jersey.