On the feast day of the Great Martyr Demetrios of Thessaloniki, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Dormition Cathedral in London »
08-11-2026 
On November 8, 2026, the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost, the feast day of the Holy Great Martyr Demetrios of Thessaloniki (c. 306), His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Dormition Cathedral in London.
His Grace was assisted by Archpriest Maxim Nikolsky; Archpriest Vitaly Polischuk, Dean of the Diocesan District of South East England; Archpriest Dmitry Nedostupenko, Secretary of the Diocese of Sourozh; Archpriest Nikita Kozlov; Priest Vasily Gandzyuk; and Priest Alexander Kapustin.
The liturgical hymns were performed by the Dormition Cathedral Choir under the direction of Dmitry Tugarikov.
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 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.
At the conclusion of the service, a glorification was performed before the icon of the Great Martyr Demetrios of Thessaloniki, after which Bishop Matthew addressed the parishioners with words of sermon and spiritual edification. Simultaneous translation into English was provided by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Bishop Matthew warmly congratulated Archpriest Dimitry Nedostupenko on the anniversary of his priestly ordination and presented him with a bouquet of flowers and a holy prosphora.