Welcome! We are one parish with three distinct worshipping communities. Though frequently working together, each has its distinctive character and serves a particular area of the parish, but you are welcome to worship wherever you feel most at home. We are a parish big enough to count, with churches small enough to care. If you can’t find what you want, even via the search page or our blog (magazine), please contact us.
Church of St Nicholas / St Charalambous Greek Orthodox Church (formerly Holy Trinity, East Hyde)
The proposed amendment request is from the existing owner of the church, The Greek Orthodox Church (‘GOC’). This northern piece of land was sold to the GOC in 2022 and it was for use as a carpark for the church and retained covenants for no developments or building on the land. The land to the south of the church was subsequently sold to GOC for a further carpark. The GOC now wishes to build on the rear north land carpark. As such a variation is required to the covenants on the land to enable development. The public notice can be viewed below.
If you wish to make any representation contact the Parish Office administrator@parishofharpenden.org
What is the Electoral Roll?
It’s the membership list of the parish which is St Nicholas’, St Mary’s and All Saints’ churches. It’s a declaration of you belonging, being part of and committed to a particular church. Legally, it is the list of names and addresses of every person who can vote at a parish’s Annual Meeting (and any special or extra church meetings).
Who can be on it?
Any lay person (i.e. not ordained clergy) who is baptised and over 16 years old, provided they live in the parish or have worshipped at the church regularly for at least six months. It is possible to be on the Roll of more than one church, but in that case a choice must be made over which one church you wish to vote in.
How can I be more involved in the church?
For many people being on the Electoral Roll will be but a start of their involvement in the life of the church, helping them feel that they belong and part of the fellowship represented by God’s people in this place. There are many ways to support the week to week work of the church in Living God’s Love.
If you would like to join the Electoral Roll please complete it here
Sunday 9th June 2024 was a marvellous celebration of Dennis’ time as our Rector. The Parish came together to create a memorable send-off and so many people came and contributed to the special day. It was a fitting tribute to Dennis’ wonderful leadership with us. The morning joint All-Parish Service at St. Nicholas’ Church was exceptional, and weaved together so many different styles of worship. The Church was full, the volume high and the warmth palpable. The afternoon Farewell Tea Party was very well attended, with cream teas, cakes, tea, music, crafts and presentations of cards, gifts and many warm words of thanks to Dennis and Helen.
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Azalea means beautiful and dignified in ancient Greek and its mission is to empower and facilitate sustainable transformation in the lives of the men, women and neighbourhoods impacted by sex trafficking through several different projects. Sex trafficking is when an individual is coerced, forced, or manipulated into providing sexual access or services to a ‘punter’ often through threats of, or acts of, violence from a perpetrator. So what work does Azalea do?
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Thank you to everyone who gave donations to BHA at our recent weekend collections . We had a fantastic response this time, from many members and organisations within our Town, and we collected more items than we could be load into one van; hence a return collection is being organised to fetch the additional items.
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