« On Friday of the first week of Lent, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts at Dormition Cathedral in London »
27-02-2026 
On February 27, 2026, on Friday of the first week of Lent, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the second Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts at Dormition Cathedral in London.
His Grace was assisted by Archpriest Maxim Nikolsky; Archpriest Joseph Skinner, Dean of the Diocesan District of South West England; Archpriest Dimitry Nedostupenko, Secretary of the Diocese of Sourozh; Archpriest Nikita Kozlov; Priest Vasily Gandzyuk; Priest Alexander Kapustin; and Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch.
The liturgical hymns were performed by the Dormition Cathedral Choir under the direction of Dmitry Tugarinov.
Following the prayer after the communion, His Grace the Archpastor celebrated a moleben with the reading of the canon to the Holy Great Martyr Theodore Tyrone and blessed the koliva.
At the conclusion of the service, Bishop Matthew addressed the clergy and parishioners with words of sermon and spiritual edification. Simultaneous translation into English was provided by Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch.