FLUSHING, Michigan — On Sunday, January 5, 2020, the parish families of Saint George in Bay City, MI and Saint Michael in Flushing, MI, met to celebrate a Traditional Rusyn Christmas Eve Supper.

Bishop Milan Lach, SJ, of Parma will celebrate the final Divine Liturgy at Holy Transfiguration (a.k.a. St. Andrew) in Mentor-on-the-Lake, Ohio on February 09, 2020 at 2 p.m. All current and former parishioners are encouraged to attend the closing liturgy. A final liturgy is organized to give community members the opportunity to say farewell.

Refreshments will be served afterwards. If you plan to concelebrate, please contact Fr. Bruce Riebe ( stjoebyz(at)sbcglobal.net).

The Horizons Media 30-minute documentary, "From Mariapoch to Mariapoch: A Journey of Discovery" is scheduled to air on EWTN Friday February 7 beginning at 5:30 p.m. EST. The film tells the story of a young man’s journey to Eastern Europe where he explores the spiritual and ancestral roots of his Eastern Catholic Church, which survived decades of persecution during communism. The film was shot on location during a 13-day pilgrimage, led by Horizons and Bishop Milan Lach, SJ, of the Ruthenian Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Parma, Ohio.

VATICAN — Pope Francis appointed today His Excellency Archbishop Cyril Vasil, SJ as the new Apostolic Administrator "sede plena" of the Eparchy of Kosice in Slovakia. Archbishop Vasil has previously served as Secretary of the Congregation for the Eastern Churches in Rome. The appointment was published by the Holy See Press Conference on Monday, January 20, 2020 at noon.

PARMA, Ohio — As our Church begins its journey for the next 50 years, our future is marked by one thing above all: hope. Our foundation remains the same as the past: Jesus Christ.
With Jesus Christ and hope, we believe our Church has a future. We will strengthen our parishes and missions to better serve the faithful throughout the Eparchy. We will continue to form our priests and clergy to help them better minister to the faithful. We will prepare a new generation of priests to serve for the next 50 years. Our ministries will be expanded and improved to help bring people closer to God.
Your gifts to the 2019-2020 Stewardship Appeal are directly impacting and allow the Church to minister and support people and strengthen programming in a number of ways. To date, the Stewardship Appeal has raised $131,957 with an additional $5447 pledged. The Eparchy has reached 53% of its goal of raising $250,000 with 618 very generous donors.
Good stewardship is an important expression of one’s faith. May your generosity to this year’s Stewardship Appeal be a testament to your faith. Thank you and may God reward your spiritual and financial generosity and sacrifice.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — On Sunday January 19, 2020, Bishop Milan Lach, SJ visited St. Nicholas Croatian Byzantine Catholic Church in Cleveland, Ohio. A pastoral visit is the annual visitation of the bishop to parishes in order for him to know them better and more personally. It is a fatherly inquiry in order to strengthen the faithful and the parish priest, and to keep them on the right course by correcting any possible deviations from the truth of the Gospel.