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On August 28, 2023, feast of the Dormition of Our Most Holy Lady, Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh led the patronal celebrations at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

At the Divine Liturgy, His Grace was assisted by Archpriest Maxim Nikolsky, Dean of the Diocesan District of South East England Archpriest Vitaly Polishchuk, Dean of the Diocesan District of South West England Archpriest Joseph Skinner, Secretary of the Diocese of Sourozh Archpriest Dimitry Nedostupenko, Priest Sergei Fedorenko, Priest Evgeny Selensky, clergy of the UOC temporarily residing on the territory of the Sourozh diocese, Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch, Deacon Ion Silnic, Deacon Alexy Kostyanovsky and Deacon Viktor Nikiforov.

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

At the after-communion verse, Vladyka Matthew honored Vyacheslav Gavrilov and Hilarion Gandzyuk with the right to wear an orarion for their diligent church service.

At the end of the Divine Liturgy, a procession to the square in front of the Cathedral took place.

After the dismissal of the divine service, His Grace Bishop Matthew addressed those present with an archpastoral word. Simultaneous translation to English was provided by Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch.

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