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« A Sunday divine service was celebrated in the parish of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Portsmouth »
01-02-2021
On January 31, 2021, on the 34th Sunday after Pentecost, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the parish of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in the city of Portsmouth.
The divine service was celebrated by Archpriest Joseph Skinner, Dean of the Diocesan District of the South-West of England, assisted by Deacon Viktor Nikiforov.
At the end of the Liturgy, Father Joseph congratulated the parishioners with the feast and addressed them with words of a sermon. On the eve of the 12th anniversary of the enthronement of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, a thanksgiving prayer was offered up for the health of the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church.
During the preparation and celebration of the divine service, state rules were followed to combat coronavirus infection.
According to the parish website, the next Divine Liturgy will be celebrated on February 14, 2021.