25/08/2010
Saturday, the 28th of August (being the 15th of August in the Church calendar) will be the feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God. This is a time when we, as Christians, remember with joy the end of the earthly life of the Mother of God and her being received into eternal life, the first-fruits of the Christian people and a source of hope that we, too, may follow where she has gone.
This is also the patronal festival of the Dormition Cathedral in Chiswick, and Archbishop Mark will serve the Divine Liturgy there at 9.45 a.m. This is a diocesan celebration and it would be good for as many people as possible to attend, properly preparing to receive the Mysteries of the Body and Blood of Christ. Directions to the cathedral may be found by visiting the diocesan calendar.
