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« On Wednesday of the first week of Great Lent, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts in the Dormition Cathedral in London »
05-03-2025 
On March 5, Wednesday of the first week of Great Lent, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the first Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts of the year in the Dormition Cathedral in London.His Grace was assisted by Archpriest Maxim Nikolsky, Dean of the Diocesan District of South East England Archpriest Vitaly Polischuk, Dean of the Diocesan District of South West England Archpriest Joseph Skinner, Secretary of the Diocese of Sourozh Archpriest Dimitry Nedostupenko, Archpriest Nikita Kozlov, Priest Vasily Gandzyuk, Priest Viktor Akhryapin, Priest Alexander Kapustin and Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch.
The liturgical chants were performed by the choir of the Dormition Cathedral under the direction of Dmitry Tugarinov.
A litia was served after the dismissal of the Liturgy.
The sermon at the end of the service was delivered by Archpriest Dimitry Nedostupenko. Simultaneous translation into English was provided by Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch.
