Miracle of Mariapoch Gala - June 25, 2022

Registration is open for the 6th Annual Miracle of Mariapoch Gala which supports our Shrine of Our Lady of Mariapoch in Burton, Ohio.  You can register online by clicking the image below, or you can call 216-469-1425 or 330-808-0465 to purchase tickets.

Come join us for this enjoyable evening!



 

ByzanTEEN Youth Rally is Back!

Update on the Synodal Process in the Eparchy of Parma

On February 6, we kicked off the synodal process in the Eparchy of Parma.  Beginning on this date, you met with your parish facilitators, priests, and fellow parishioners to pray and share with each other after meditating on the Beatitudes, the theme that Bishop Milan chose for the synodal process in our Eparchy.  Later on in March, you took the anonymous survey for your parish.  Right now, the notes from the meetings and the results of the surveys are being collected and analyzed to assist Bishop Milan, your priests, and those people from your parish assisting your priest, in identifying goals for the parishes and the Eparchy as a whole.  This information will also be shared with Metropolitan Archbishop William Skurla of Pittsburgh, who will be representing us at the Synod of Bishops in October of 2023 in Rome.  Thank you for your participation in the meetings and the surveys; your help is allowing our Church to grow and flourish here in the Eparchy of Parma.  Stay tuned for more information from your priests as we identify Eparchial and parish goals. 

                                


Thank You For Your Generosity! 

Please view the video below to hear from the people in Ukraine who are directly benefitting from your donations to our special collection, Ukrainians in Need.  We have raised $84,166.72 to date through your generous support of our brothers and sisters in need in Ukraine during this time of war.
Thank you so much!

Archbishop Ján Babjak of Prešov, Slovakia Resigns

The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the archeparchy of Prešov for Catholics of Byzantine rite, Slovakia, presented by Archbishop Ján Babjak, S.J.

The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Peter Rusnák of the eparchy of Bratislava for Catholics of Byzantine rite as apostolic administrator sede vacante of the archeparchy of Prešov.

April 25, 2022 - https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2022/04/25/220425b.html
 

                                   Archbishop Ján Babjak, S.J.           Bishop Peter Rusnák


Pray for Ukraine and Donate to Help Support Ukrainians in Need

Bishop Milan Lach and the Eparchy of Parma express sincere compassion for the people of Ukraine, especially as they are now in the throes of war and are actively being attacked by Russia. Bishop Milan asks and encourages us to pray for the Ukrainian people and for the swift end of conflict upon them. 

A special collection is being taken by the Eparchy of Parma to help support the suffering people of Ukraine. The money we collect as an Eparchy will be given to Bishop Nil Lushchak, Apostolic Administrator of the Eparchy of Mukachevo in Ukraine, who has asked Bishop Milan for financial assistance to serve the people of Ukraine who are in need during this difficult time.

You can give to this special collection now by clicking the image below. If you would like to give by check, please mail a check made payable to "The Eparchy of Parma" to 5000 Rockside Road, Suite 310, Independence, Ohio 44131 with the memo: Ukrainians in Need. Thank you for your support of this collection for our suffering brothers and sisters in Ukraine. 

              

 

Meeting of Eastern Catholic Bishops of the United States

• Eastern Catholic Catechetical Ministries
• Safe Environment in each Eparchy (Diocese)
• The new translation of the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches
• A historical presentation on the Armenian Church
• Financial assistance received from the Catholic Home Missions Collection

The Bishops also met with two of the Ukrainian Catholic Bishops via Zoom and heard of their terrifying stories, as well as their brave efforts to assist the poor, displaced and suffering from the war in Ukraine. The Bishops expressed their support and solidarity for the efforts for justice and peace in Ukraine, and encouraged humanitarian donations and continuous prayers for peace.

The Bishops also extended their gratitude to the Holy Father for his Consecration of Russia, Ukraine and all the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, as well as his efforts to serve the poor, refugees and displaced persons from Ukraine and to bring an end to the terrible war. 

Listen to Bishop Milan Lach and other Eastern Catholic Bishops on Table Talk, a program hosted by Cleveland's local Catholic Radio Station, AM 1260 The Rock.  Click on the image below to listen.
      
     

May 23-26 - Bishop Milan Lach on Retreat

May 26 - Ascension of Our Lord - Holy Day of Obligation (Chancery Closed)

May 29 - Visit to Annunciation of the Mother of God Parish - Homer Glen, Illinois (10:00am Divine Liturgy)

May 29 - Visit to Iowa Outreach - Muscatine, Iowa (3:30pm Divine Liturgy)

May 30 - Memorial Day (Chancery Closed)

May 30-31 - Vespers and Episcopal Ordination of Earl Fernandes as Bishop of Columbus

June 24 - Feast of Birth of St. John the Baptist - Patronal Feast (Chancery Closed)

June 29 - Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul - Holy Day of Obligation (Chancery Closed) 

June 30-July 3 - Byzanteen Youth Rally, Emmitsburg, Maryland

July 4 - Independence Day (Chancery Closed)

August 13-14 - Eparchial Pilgrimage to Shrine of Our Lady of Mariapoch, Burton, Ohio

August 15 - Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos - Holy Day of Obligation (Chancery Closed)