« On the day of remembrance of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London »

On July 12, 2024, on the day of remembrance of the glorious and all-praised chief Apostles Peter and Paul, 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, Dean of the Diocesan District of South-West England Archpriest Joseph Skinner, clergy of the UOC temporarily staying in the territory of the Sourozh Diocese, Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch, Protodeacon Ioan Sîlnic and Deacon Alexander  Kapustin.

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

Following the prayer behind the ambo, Bishop Mathew and the concelebrating clergy performed glorification to the chief Apostles Peter and Paul. 

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

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