« On the 16th Sunday after Pentecost, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Intercession Church in Manchester »

On October 10, 2021, on the 16th Sunday after Pentecost, the day of commemoration of the Holy Martyr Peter, Metropolitan of Krutitsa, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Mother of God in Manchester.

His Grace was assisted by the clerics of the diocese priest Anatoly Vikhrov, priest Nil Lyubchenko and deacon Sergiy Sokolovsky.

The liturgical hymns were performed by the choir conducted by Thomas Anthony Greenan.

Following the prayer behind the ambo, His Grace Vladyka addressed the clergy and parishioners with words of spiritual edification.

In consideration of their hard work in altar obedience, Alexander Ilchenko and Leonardo Velardi were awarded the right to wear orarion by the Archpastor.

Vladyka donated an icon of the Synaxis of Moldavian Saints to the Church of the Intercession and handed out to parishioners icons of St. Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, whose memory day was celebrated the day before.

Priest Anatoly Vikhrov and churchwarden Mariana Greenan addressed His Grace with words of gratitude for his archpastoral visit and presented to Vladyka Matthew a bouquet of flowers as a sign of gratitude.

After the service, Vladyka communicated with the parishioners.

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