« On the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London »

On November 12, 2023, on the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

Concelebrating with His Grace were Archpriest Maxim Nikolsky, Dean of the Diocesan District of South-East England Archpriest Vitaly Polishchuk, Secretary of the Sourozh Diocese Archpriest Dimitry Nedostupenko, Priest Nikita Kozlov, Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch, Deacon Ioann Sylnik and Deacon Viktor Nikiforov.

Liturgical chants were performed by the choir of the Dormition Cathedral under the direction of Anna Kobrina.

Before the start of the Liturgy, an ark with great Christian shrines  (a particle of the Life-giving Cross of the Lord, the belt of the Most Holy Mother of God and particles of the holy relics of God's chosen saints) was carried from the altar to the middle of the church.

After the augmented litany, the Right Reverend Vladyka proclaimed a prayer for the granting of peace.

At the end of the Liturgy, the Archpastor addressed those present with words of sermon and spiritual edification.  Simultaneous translation into English was provided by Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch.

In consideration of his church activities and in connection with his 50th birthday, A.K. Selegenev, subdeacon of Bishop Matthew, was awarded the medal of the Russian Orthodox Church "In memory of the 100th anniversary of restoration of the Patriarchate in the Russian Orthodox Church."

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