« On the Feast of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Mother of God, a divine Liturgy was celebrated in the Dormition Cathedral in London »

On April 7, 2025, on the Feast of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Mother of God, on the day of the 100th anniversary of the repose of St. Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow (1925), a Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the Dormition Cathedral in London.

The divine service was led by the Secretary of the Sourozh Diocese, Archpriest Dimitry Nedostupenko, assisted by Archpriest Maxim Nikolsky, Dean of the Diocesan District of Wales, Hegumen Daniel (Davis), Archpriest Nikoai Preskura, Priest Alexander Kapustin, clergy of the UOC MP temporarily residing in the territory of the Sourozh Diocese, Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch and Protodeacon Ioan Sîlnic.

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

After the litany of fervent supplication, Archpriest Dimitry proclaimed a prayer for the granting of peace.

After the prayer behind the ambo, the glorification of the feast of the Annunciation was performed.

At the end of the service, Archpriest Dimitry Nedostupenko addressed those present with a sermon on the theme of the feast. The translation into English was done by Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch.

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