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« On the feast of the Nativity of Christ, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London »
07-01-2023 
On the night of January 6-7, 2023, on the feast of the Nativity of the Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.His Grace was assisted by Archpriest Dimitry Nedostupenko, Secretary of the Diocese of Sourozh, Priest Vasily Gandzyuk, and Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch.
Liturgical hymns were performed by the choir of the Dormition Cathedral under the direction of Dmitry Tugarinov.
Following the communion verse, Archpriest Dimitry Nedostupenko and Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch read out, in Russian and in English, the Christmas message of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia to archpastors, pastors, deacons, monastics and all the faithful children of the Russian Orthodox Church.
At the end of the Liturgy, after the glorification of the feast, the Archpastor addressed the clergy and parishioners with words of sermon and festive congratulations.
The service was broadcast live on the Diocese of Sourozh "Life of Sourozh" page on the social network Facebook.