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 Welcome to the website of The Twelve Apostles Greek Orthodox Church. The church is one of many Greek Orthodox churches in the United Kingdom. It serves as the spiritual centre for the community of Hertfordshire and beyond. Any visitor to our church will tell you that it is like a little monastery you expect to find at the top of a mountain in Cyprus or Greece.
Our church welcomes worshipers from other Orthodox Christian communities (Greek and non-Greek) and is especially popular with the younger generation who select it for their weddings and baptisms. We are the only Greek Orthodox church in the United Kingdom that broadcasts live video (see links above) and caters for online bookings (see link above) for weddings and baptisms. In addition, for weddings, we have authority to perform the civil ceremony at the same time as the religious one.
Who were the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ? Click here to find out.
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New! Vigil Thursday 28th June 2018
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 We will be holding a vigil (αγρυπνία) at our church from 8pm on Thursday 28th June 2018 through to approximately 11pm.
Everybody is welcome to come and pray with us.
Click here for full details.
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New! Holy Feast of Our Church Saturday 30th June 2018
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 We would like to welcome you to the celebrations of our church on the occasion of the collective feast day of The Twelve Apostles on Saturday 30th June 2018. Great Festal Hierarchical Vespers of The Twelve Apostles will take place the evening before.
Click here for full details.
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New! Barbeque Days Saturday 30th June 2018 & Sunday 1st July 2018
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 After the church service on Saturday 30th June 2018 and Sunday 1st July 2018, there will be a barbeque, with freshly prepared Souvlakia. If you prefer a non-meat option, there will also be Halloumi. Homemade Mahalepi along with other sweets will also be on offer.
We hope you will join us for both days so we can celebrate together. Everybody is welcome! Click here for full details.
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 For a virtual tour of our church click here.
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Services
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 Saturday Holy Eucharist in English 9:30am - 10:30am.
Saturday Vespers 5:00pm - 6:00pm.
Sunday Divine Liturgy 9:30am - 12:30pm.
For details of services during the week, click here.
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Make A Donation
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 We now accept online donations via debit or credit card.
For a full list of ways on how to make a donation and hence help support our church, click here.
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Our Church Services Live on TV
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 Our Sunday services, along with all our other major services, including Easter and Christmas are broadcast live on Hellenic TV. To watch these live click here.
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 We also have our own dedicated TV channel, 12 Apostles Church, which is available via CYTA UK (Roku Box) that broadcasts all our services, including weddings and baptisms. To purchase a Roku Box, if you do not already have one, visit the CYTA UK website here.
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Sunday School
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 Sunday school is held in the church hall immediately after Holy Communion every Sunday. All children are welcome to the school.
Click here to find out more.
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The Golden Years Club
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 On the first Tuesday of every month the Golden Years Club offers lunch for the elderly members of our community.
Click here to find out more.
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Magazine
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 Every month the church produces a magazine that contains spiritual information and news from our community.
Click here to read the current and previous editions.
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Father Joseph's Ta Anthi Tou Aigaiou CD
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 Father Joseph has released a new CD "Ta Anthi Tou Aigaiou" which is available from our church and all other Greek Orthodox churches. The CD is priced at £10. Click here for full details.
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Father Joseph's Akathist Hymn CD
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 Father Joseph has released a CD featuring the Akathist Hymn (Ακάθιστος Ύμνος) which is available from our church and all other Greek Orthodox churches. The CD is priced at £10. Click here for full details.
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Adult Greek Lessons
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 Do you want to feel more Greek? Come and learn Greek with us! We are now offering Greek lessons for adults at our church every Wednesday evening, from 7pm to 9pm during term time.
Click here for full details.
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Byzantine Music Lessons & Choir Practise
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 Father Joseph is offering Byzantine music lessons and choir practise at our church. The lessons are free and everybody is welcome.
Click here for full details.
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Card Payments
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 Our church now accepts card payments for booking weddings and baptisms, paying for other services or making donations.
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Parking
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 Parking is available within the grounds of the church for all services. The car parking areas are clearly labelled and there is capacity for approximately 200 cars. Hence, if you are organising a baptism or wedding, your guests do not need to worry about where to park and neither do you.
The larger parking area is available on your right hand side immediately after passing the church (if you have turned off Great North Road into Kentish Lane). Please use this area to avoid congestion in the smaller parking area in front of the church.
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Advanced Software Technologies (AST)
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 We are very grateful to AST for their continued support in hosting our website, developing our mobile apps and creating our online booking system. For a full list of services offered by AST, please visit their website by clicking here.
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