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« On the 17th Sunday after Pentecost, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London »
02-10-2023 
On October 1, 2023, on the 17th Sunday after Pentecost, 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, Secretary of the Sourozh Diocese Archpriest Dimitry Nedostupenko, clergy of the UOC temporarily staying on the territory of the Sourozh Diocese, Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch, Deacon Alexy Kostyanovsky and Deacon Victor Nikiforov.
Liturgical chants were performed by the choir of the Dormition Cathedral under the direction of Dmitry Tugarinov.
At the small entrance, in recognition of the diligent service to the Russian Orthodox Church, Bishop Matthew awarded Deacon Alexy Kostyanovsky with the right to wear a double orarion.
After the augmented litany, the Right Reverend Bishop proclaimed a prayer for the granting of peace.
At the end of the Liturgy, prayerful glorification and veneration of the Cross of the Lord was performed, after which the Archpastor addressed those present with words of sermon and spiritual edification. Simultaneous translation into English was provided by Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch.