Dear Brothers and Sisters, Clergy and Concelebrants in Christ,
With hope in the Resurrection, we share the funeral arrangements for the newly departed Archpriest George Johnson. Please note the liturgical color for priests is white. Please find the schedule below:
Thursday, March 12, 2026
- 7:00 PM, arrival of Fr. George's body at Holy Apostles (address below)
- 8:00 PM: Reading of the Gospel and Psalms
- Location: Holy Apostles Orthodox Church, 10760 Baltimore Ave, Beltsville, MD 20705
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Friday, March 13, 2026
- 10:00 AM: Funeral Service
- Clergy: Liturgical color is white.
- Location: Holy Apostles Orthodox Church
- 10760 Baltimore Ave, Beltsville, MD 20705
- Interment: Burial to follow at the "Church on the Hill"
- Location: 6101 Ammendale Rd, Beltsville, MD 20705
- Mercy Meal to follow Burial:
- We welcome those who are able to bring a dish to share as we gather in memory of Father George.
- Location: Holy Apostles Orthodox Church
- 10760 Baltimore Ave, Beltsville, MD 20705
- Sign Up for Mercy Meal with full info and slots for dishes and cleanup.
Thank you all for your continued prayers and support during this time. We take comfort in our shared faith and the community Father George loved so dearly.
May Father George’s memory be eternal!
Build Holy Apostles!
OUR VISION is to establish the parish in its new home, from where the parish can continue to thrive and grow as a living icon of Orthodox missions in America. Read our full Purpose and Vision Statement here, and join us as we Build Holy Apostles!
Read the classic message: 'St John of Shanghai and San Francisco, Zealous Builder of Churches'
"In building churches here on earth, we create for ourselves eternal habitations in heaven."
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Met. Hilarion at our parish, 2016 |
The blessing for the foundation of Holy Apostles Orthodox Church was given by Bishop Gabriel of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, on April 28th, 2001, on the eve of the Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women, [but there was an earlier blessing from Bishop Hilarion] in the spring of 1995, for us to openly pray for and work towards the eventual establishment of the new mission parish... Read the rich and edifying early history here...
Our first house church, followed by our move to Twin Chimneys Office Park, leading up to the gift of the Historic Chapel. Learn more here...
Since 2009 we have been restoring our beautiful chapel, gifted to our parish that year by the Christian Brothers.
To date, we have received and administered grants of approximately $400,000 so far, and continue to apply for the grants as they become available. Learn more here...
In October 2017, after spending two days with us and our beautiful chapel campus, noted Orthodox architectural designer Andrew Gould shared with us his vision for an attractive parish hall echoing the "Queen Anne" style of our historic chapel.
For the launch of our Capital Building Fund in mid-2018 Andrew provided us with a lovely watercolor of his design, and since that time we have been fundraising and moving towards building the parish hall, raising and administering approximately $300,000 in pre-construction costs. Once we complete the parish hall, we can begin holding the divine services in it, while we continue to work on the restoration and beautification of the chapel. Learn more here...
Our Dual-Timeline Display shows the progress of BOTH the Restoration & Renovation of our Historic Chapel, AND the Building Project for our New Parish Hall, projecting each out to completion.
Get up to speed quickly with this helpful overview, and see more detailed recent updates here...
Renowned Orthodox architectural designer Andrew Gould designed our parish hall and will also be involved with the design of the interior of our historic chapel.
Check out this special feature page with videos and more about the architect and our future parish home.
