A Hierarchical Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the Church of the Twelve Apostles in Hatfield and Hertfordshire, London, on the Sunday after the Nativity.
Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain presided over the Divine Liturgy, accompanied by Bishops Maximos of Melitini and Iakovos of Claudioupolis.
The Protosyncellus of the Holy Archdiocese, Archim. Nikodimos Anagnostopoulos, Protopresbyters Iosif Paliouras, Nikodimos Aggelis, Nikolaos Kokkinos and Presbyter Dimitrianos Melekkis also took part.
The Archbishop and the two Bishops sent their wishes to the celebrating Presbyter Joseph Paliouras, Head of the Church and Director of the School of Byzantine Music of the Holy Archdiocese.