Bishop Matthew made an archpastoral visit to the Church of the Intercession in Manchester
On September 8, 2024, on the 11th Sunday after Pentecost, the feast of the Meeting of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God (the feast was established in memory of the salvation of Moscow from the invasion of an invasion of Tatars led by Khan Makhmet-Girei in 1395), His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh made an archpastoral visit to the diocesan district of Northern England and celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin in Manchester.