From July 16 to August 28, the missionary group of the Synodal Missionary Department made the third expedition to Sri Lanka. The trip was timed to coincide with the patronal feast day of the historical Russian church in honor of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which operated on the island from 1938 – 1940s.
The group was headed by Priest Dionysius Grishkov, Deputy Chairman for External Mission of the Synodal Missionary Department. Two people helped him in the matter of education: Ivan Lelikov, a student of the St. Petersburg Theological Academy, and Sergey Kizyun, an employee of the information sector of the CFR. In total, they spent 44 days on the island of Ceylon.
During this time, the missionaries organized catechetical courses for members of the Orthodox community in honor of the Holy Tsar Nicholas the Passion-bearer in Kurunegala. 
During their training, the missionaries faced various difficulties. The main thing is the poor knowledge of English of most of the parishioners. But despite this, the missionaries still managed to build the educational process in such a way that all listeners understood what they were being told. This was confirmed by the fact that the members of the community successfully retold the basics of the Orthodox faith to their teachers.
Since there is currently no priest in the community who can regularly perform divine services, the missionaries have compiled a short course that includes topics on Liturgics. In communicating with parishioners, the preachers placed special emphasis on recommendations for organizing the prayer life of believers in the absence of a priest.
The missionaries regularly gathered for sports events with the parish's youth movement, visited various historical sites of the island together, and even took part in charity events.
On August 19, the feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Priest Dionysius Grishkov celebrated the first Divine Liturgy in a private house of parishioners in the suburb of Kurunegala, the village of Mesapota. More than 20 villagers came to the service, who find it difficult to get to the city on Sundays. On August 25, Father Dionysius celebrated the Liturgy in the hall of the Indora Hotel, which was provided free of charge by one of the parishioners of the community.
During the expedition, the group also visited mountain villages near the town of Kegall. Many families got to know the missionaries and received literature about the Orthodox Faith in Sinhalese. 
In addition, during the week, the expedition toured eight low-income families with the distribution of food packages. 
Local residents noted with sadness that young people are getting worse and therefore they hope that religion can help families in raising children.
On August 24, a pilgrimage trip was organized to Kandy, where, during his eastern journey, the future Tsar Nicholas II planted an iron tree in the 1890s, which is a symbol of Ceylon. Near this place, the missionaries told about the life of the Royal family, after which prayer was performed. 
The culmination of the trip was the baptism of ten catechumens. Throughout the missionary expedition to Sri Lanka, the missionaries visited local residents and announced those who wanted to join the Church of Christ. 
Especially joyful for the missionary expedition was the fact that some of the local members of the parish's activists expressed a desire to receive spiritual education at online theological courses at the Moscow Theological Academy.
The next missionary expedition to Sri Lanka is planned for the feast of the Epiphany, and now work is underway on a short film about the missionary trip.