« On the Feast of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh headed the patronal celebration at the Dormition Cathedral in London »

On August 28, 2024, on the Feast of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of Our Lord and the Virgin Mary, 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 Sourozh Diocese Archpriest Dimitry Nedostupenko, clergy of the UOC temporarily residing in the Sourozh Diocese, Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch, Protodeacon Ioan Sîlnic, Deacon Viktor Nikiforov and Deacon Alexander Kapustin.

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

After the Divine Liturgy, a religious procession with the venerated icon of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God took place at the cathedral square.

On the occasion of the patronal feast, Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch proclaimed many years.

At the end of the divine service, Bishop Matthew addressed those present with an archpastoral sermon. Simultaneous translation into English was provided by Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch.

In recognition of their diligent work for the good of the Holy Church, Subdeacon N.A. Mishin, V.A. Polischuk, and P.N. Topsokhalov were awarded Archbishop's Honour Certificates.

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