Holy Apostles Orthodox Church

The wonderful news has probably traveled to most of you, that the Lord has given our parish a beautiful temple, the historic St. Joseph's cemetery church. The church has been boarded up for 30 years. The church and land, about 2 acres, has been given to us as an outright gift. It will be our task to restore and renovate the building, which will need to be done before we can occupy it. With the Lord's help we will need to raise $1,000,000.00 to cover the costs of the restoration/renovation. Additional funds will be needed for the beautification of the church, and to build a parish hall. We have begun fund-raising efforts, and welcome any ideas or suggestions for ways to raise the funds. To all of our brothers and sisters in Christ, please keep us in your prayers as we begin this process.

If you would like to help in any way, please let us know (email apostlebird@aol.com or call the rectory at 301-572-5738.) If you would like to make a tax deductible donation towards the church restoration, please send your check to Holy Apostles Orthodox Church, PO Box 594, Beltsville, MD, 20704. Please earmark your check "Building Fund."

Metropolitan Hilarion, looking at the church on the hill

The beautiful church on the hill. "The mountains skipped like rams, the little hills like lambs."

Metropolitan Hilarion visited us in September

Orthodox Christianity: Founded 33 AD

Two thousand years ago, after receiving the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, the apostles of Christ went out from their native Israel to bring the Christian Faith to all the far reaches of the world. The ancient Christian Faith, founded so long ago, remains unchanged today and is found in the Orthodox Church. Holy Apostles Orthodox Church was founded with the purpose of bringing the Gospel and Divine Services of the Russian Orthodox Church to the people of America in the English language. We invite you to come to any of the Divine Services or events at our mission church.

Come and See.

7/3 – Friday 6:30 PM – Evening Vigil
7/4 – Saturday 8:40 AM – Hours & Divine Liturgy – St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco
7/4 – Saturday 5:00 PM Evening Vigil
7/5 – Sunday 9:40 AM Hours & Divine Liturgy – Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, Hieromartyr Eusebius

We have a flyer available for you to hand out or post on bulletin boards, regarding our newly remodeled church. One is available here, in PDF format, and is also included in our monthly bulletin, and more are available at the candlestand. Please invite a friend to come visit our church. We want to fill our new space!