« On the 5th Sunday after Pascha, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London »

On May 14, 2023, on the 5th Sunday after Pascha, of Samaritan woman, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

His Grace was assisted by Archpriest Maxim Nikolsky, Dean of the Diocesan District of South East England Archpriest Vitaly Polishchuk, Secretary of the Diocese of Sourozh Archpriest Dimitry Nedostupenko, Priest Vasily Gandzyuk, and Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch.

Liturgical hymns were performed by the choir of the Dormition Cathedral under the direction of Dmitry Tugarinov.

After the augmented litany, the Archpastor proclaimed a prayer for the granting of peace.

After the dismissal of the Liturgy, His Grace Vladyka addressed the worshipers with a word of spiritual edification.

At the end of the service, Bishop Matthew, in consideration of his labors for the good of the Holy Church and in connection with the 25th anniversary of his service in the holy order, awarded the Secretary of the Sourozh diocese, Archpriest Dimitry Nedostupenko, with a high Patriarchal award - Order of the Russian Orthodox Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh, III degree.

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