DEANERY PENITENTIAL VESPERS FOR GREAT LENT 2026:
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The Great Fast begins this year on Pure Monday, February 16th. The Pittsburgh Protopresbytery of our Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy will hold its annual Order of Vespers on Sunday afternoons during the Great Fast from February 22nd through March 22nd. Every Sunday clergy and laity from all over the Deanery come together in a different parish to participate in the sacrament of Reconciliation at 3:30 pm and pray the Vespers at 4:00 pm. Each Vespers is followed by a social hour focused on a meager meal of fast-friendly meatless soup. This is a wonderful opportunity for prayer, penance, self-denial, fellowship and to gather with fellow travelers in the Great Fast, spiritually preparing us on our way to receive the Lord in the Feast of Feasts, Great and Holy Pascha on April 5th.
Confessions 3:30 pm, Vespers: 4:00 pm
1st Sunday, February 22: St. John Chrysostom Byzantine Catholic Church - 506 Saline St., Pittsburgh, PA 15207
Homilist: Fr. Michael Kunitz
2nd Sunday, March 1: Holy Spirit Byzantine Catholic Church - 4815 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Homilist: Fr. Tyler Wisniewski
3rd Sunday, March 8: Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church - 225 Olivia St., McKees Rocks, PA 15136
Homilist: Fr. Vitalii Stashkevych
4th Sunday, March 15: Ss. Peter and Paul Byzantine Catholic Church - 431 George St., Braddock, PA 15104
Homilist: Fr. Frank Firko
5th Sunday, March 22: St. Pius X Byzantine Catholic Church - 2336 Brownsville Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15210
Homilist: Fr. Valerian Michlik
It's Great Lent, and that means.....
Presanctified and Pierogis!
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St. Pius X Church in Carrick
Doors are open from Noon-4 on Fridays throughout Lent. Presanctified Liturgy starts at 12pm.
Homemade Pierogi Frozen or Hot.
Walk-ins or Preorders are welcome!
For More information, call 412-881-8344. We hope to see you there!
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​RECENT GIFTS TO THE PARISH:
We give special thanks to the family and relatives of our late pastor, Msgr. Russell Duker, for the generous gift of a complete and fully re-gilded Chalice Set, previously among his private effects. We also give thanks to the Yeo Family, for their generous donation of a new Evangelion (Book of the Gospels) and Apostolarion (Book of the Epistle Readings). We pray that these will continue to assist us in our devotion to the revenant celebration of the liturgy and in our continued growth in the fullness of the life of faith. ÄŽakujem vám!
Icon Screen Update
As we know, the icon screen is a beautiful and important part of our Byzantine Catholic tradition, and we are instructed to have one by the Ruthenian Recension, various popes, Vatican II, and the Archbishop.
We have been blessed with the opportunity, with the help of a generous donor, to purchase a full icon screen at a remarkable discount from a Byzantine Catholic monastery that, unfortunately, must close.This will not be installed immediately, as a number of repairs and considerations must be made first. There will also be discussion regarding the icons for the screen and the Holy Place in general.
Please note that the original icons in the Holy Place will remain!
2021
Check back often for notices of upcoming events, as Covid19 restrictions are lifted.
Oct 20 2019
"The History of the Byzantine-Rite and the Ruthenian Church" lecture by Father Ivan Mina, took place on Sunday, October 20, 2019 in the Church Sanctuary.
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