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On Ecumenical Parental (Meatfare) Saturday, a memorial services were celebrated at Dormition Cathedral in London.

With the blessing of His Grace Matthew, Bishop of Sourozh, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the cathedral church of the Diocese of Sourozh by Archpriest Nikita Kozlov, assisted by Deacon Nektary Baska.

The cathedral choir, directed by Dmitry Tugarinov, performed the liturgical hymns.

Following the Liturgy, a panikhida was served in the center of the church for all Orthodox Christians who have departed since time immemorial.

On the same day, a panikhida was served at the grave of the ever-memorable founder of the Sourozh Diocese, Metropolitan Anthony (Bloom), at Old Brompton Cemetery.

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