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PASTORAL LETTER ON THE 50TH JUBILEE OF THE EPARCHY OF PARMA
Dear brothers and sisters,
On this day, as we celebrate the feast of the Theophany of Our Lord, I would like to open and dedicate this year — which marks the golden anniversary of the establishment of the Eparchy of Parma of the Ruthenians and of the Metropolitan Church Sui Iuris of Pittsburgh — as the year of renewal and deepening of our faith.
Blessed Pope Paul VI issued a decree February 21,
1969, entitled Quandoquidem Christus, which transformed the status of the Byzantine Catholic Church in the United States, creating the Metropolia of Pittsburgh with two suffragan eparchies — Passaic and Parma. Prior to that, when our ancestors came to this country and brought with them a desire to worship in their own rite and have their own churches, we were part of the Eparchy of Pittsburgh.
Fifty years provide the opportunity to look back and reflect on the life of our Church. We do this in thanksgiving, recognizing the many examples of sacrifice, piety, dedication and vitality that resulted in growth, especially in the 1970s and 80s. Without a doubt, many souls were led to their heavenly reward. With gratitude we remember that cloud of witnesses — the bishops, priests, religious and laity, who, in countless ways offered testimony to their faith. ...READ MORE... -
HORIZONS News
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CLEVELAND — Olivia Pearce, a fifth grader at St. Mary Byzantine Catholic School, won first place in the LifeWorks of Ohio essay contest for her age group. LifeWorks Ohio is a nonprofit, non-partisan organization devoted to education that affirms the sanctity of human life from conception to natural death. The annual contest gives students an opportunity to show their commitment to the social justice principle of life and dignity of the human person. This year’s contest theme was, “Your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father” (Mt 5:16). Isabella Ramirez, a reporter for the Horizons’ Kids page, interviewed Pearce on her experience. READ MORE.Read More -
CLEVELAND — The Eastern Christian Formation students from the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, St. Mary Parish and Holy Spirit Parish had a hands-on experience of making prosphora, the bread used for Communion, and an up-close presentation of the rite of preparation. Father Marek Visnovsky, pastor and administrator of the three parishes, brought all the ingredients for the prosphora recipe and a batch of dough that was already rising to a Saturday morning class, held at the cathedral. Students received the prosphora prayers, which they prayed together. He pointed out the correlation between Jesus being referred to as the “Bread of Life” and his birth in Bethlehem, a name that means “house of bread.” READ MORE.Read More -
FLUSHING, Mich. — Parishioners of St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church and their pastor, Father James Batcha, made a sick call and birthday visit with their oldest living parishioner, George Dunich, who turned 102 April 10. READ MORE.Read More -
PARMA, Ohio — The Eparchy of Parma gained a new priest May 5, with the presbyteral ordination of Father Nathan Daniel Adams at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. Bishop Milan Lach, SJ, of Parma ordained Father Adams during the afternoon Divine Liturgy, attended by faithful and priests of the eparchy. Some of Father Adams’ classmates at the Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Sts. Cyril and Methodius in Pittsburgh, as well as some seminary faculty and the abbot of Holy Resurrection Monastery in St. Nazianz, Wisconsin, where Father Adams and his wife, Ali, were received into the Byzantine Catholic Church in 2013, were also in attendance. READ MORE.Read More -
The Theotokos is a great gift from God. The last will of Jesus Christ was to give his mother to all of humanity. He did this, on the cross, when he gave his mother to the Apostle John the Theologian. “Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved, he said to his mother, ‘Woman, behold, your son.’ Then he said to the disciple, ‘Behold, your mother.’ And from that hour the disciple took her into his home” (Jn 19:25-27). READ MORE.Read More -
PARMA, Ohio — The Eparchy of Parma has unveiled its full program in celebration of its 50th anniversary this year. The festivities will be held during the third week of June, under the theme, “Who do you say that I am?” (Mt 16:15). The theme underlines the faithfulness of the eparchy in proclaiming Jesus Christ Son of the Living God for 50 years, as well as the call to keep the focus on Jesus Christ moving into the future. The eparchy will host a two-day pastoral theology workshop for all of the clergy of the Metropolia of Pittsburgh, June 19-20. The theme of the workshop, organized by the Intereparchial Vocations Commission, is “Cultivating a Life in Christ.” READ MORE.Read More
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Catholic News Service
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Contact us
Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Parma
5000 Rockside Rd. Suite 310
Independence, OH 44131Phone: 216-741-8773 Email: chancery@parma.org Hours: Mon-Fri., 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
The Chancery is closed on all major holy days and civil holidays.
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Bishop Milan's Calendar
Bishop Milan Lach, SJ
May 10 Graduation Ceremony, 9:30 a.m.
Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Sts. Cyril and Methodius
Pittsburgh, PAMay 12-22 Horizons' Pilgrimage to Rome
for 50th anniversary of the Eparchy of ParmaMay 23-31 Meeting with bishops in Slovakia and Ukraine;
Visit with parents, SlovakiaJune 1 Gathering with priest families in Cleveland area June 2 Divine Liturgy and graduation ceremony
St. Mary Byzantine Catholic School
Cleveland, OHJune 4 Enthronement of Archbishop Borys Gudziak as the Archeparch of Philadelphia and Metropolitan of the Ukranian Greek Catholic Church in the United States
Philadelphia, PAJune 6 Conference and announcement of the creation of the Institute for Eastern Christianity and Center for the Ukrainian Church Studies at The Catholic University of America
Washington, D.C.June 9 Hierarchical Divine Liturgy (60th anniversary), 11 a.m.
St. Stephen Parish
Euclid, OH
Hierarchical Divine Liturgy, 3 p.m.
Holy Spirit Parish (50th Anniversary)
Parma, OH
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Community Calendar
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Saturday, May 25ACROSS THE EPARCHY — All parishes in the Eparchy of Parma will take up the Catholic Home Missions Appeal May 25-26. More than 40 percent of dioceses and eparchies in the United States are considered mission territory because they are unable to fund essential pastoral work in their communities, and this includes the Eparchy of Parma. Your support of this appeal eases the struggle of the mission churches in our country. Info: www.usccb.org/home-missions.Read More
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Saturday, May 25, 10:00 AMBURTON, Ohio — Join the nuns of Christ the Bridegroom Monastery for a spring work day at the monastery, 17485 Mumford Road, and the Shrine of Our Lady of Mariapoch May 25. The day begins at 10 a.m., includes lunch, and closes with Vespers at 5 p.m., followed by a cookout. Come when available; bring a side dish to share. RSVP by May 20: christthebridegroom@gmail.com or (440) 834-0290.Read More
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Sunday, May 26ACROSS THE EPARCHY — All parishes in the Eparchy of Parma will take up the Catholic Home Missions Appeal May 25-26. More than 40 percent of dioceses and eparchies in the United States are considered mission territory because they are unable to fund essential pastoral work in their communities, and this includes the Eparchy of Parma. Your support of this appeal eases the struggle of the mission churches in our country. Info: www.usccb.org/home-missions.Read More
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Monday, May 27, 9:00 AMPARMA, Ohio — A Memorial Day celebration will be held at Holy Spirit Parish, 5500 West 54th St. It will begin with the American Legion Memorial Service at the flag at 9 a.m., then Divine Liturgy in church at 9:30 a.m., and a Panachida in the cemetery at 10:45 a.m. A donut/coffee social in the Fellowship Center will follow.Read More
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Monday, May 27, 3:00 PMHAMMOND, Ind. — A Memorial Day prayer service will be held at St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Cemetery, located near the intersection of Kennedy Avenue and 169th Street, May 27, 3 p.m. Info: stmarywhiting@parma.org or (219) 659-0277.Read More
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