« On the 17th Sunday after Pentecost, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Dormition Cathedral in London »
06-10-2025 
On October 5, 2025, on the 17th Sunday after Pentecost, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Dormition Cathedral in London.
His Grace was assisted by Archpriest Vitaly Polishchuk, Dean of the Diocesan District of South East England; Archpriest Dimitry Nedostupenko, Secretary of the Diocese of Sourozh; Archpriest Nikita Kozlov; Priest Vasily Gandzyuk; Priest Alexander Kapustin; Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch; and Protodeacon Ioann Sylnik.
The liturgical hymns were performed by the Dormition Cathedral Choir under the direction of Dmitry Tugarinov.
Before the Liturgy, a reliquary containing great Christian relics - a particle of the Life-giving Cross of the Lord, the Belt of the Most Holy Theotokos, and particles of the holy relics of God's chosen saints - was brought from the altar to the center of the church.
After the litany of fervent supplication, Bishop Matthew offered a prayer for the granting of peace.
During the verse after communion, the clergy and alrat servants congratulated the Archpastor on the 27th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood and presented him with a bouquet of flowers.
At the conclusion of the service, Bishop Matthew addressed the clergy and parishioners with an archpastoral sermon. Subdeacon Alexander Selegenev translated the sermon into English.