Welcome to the Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Church!
If you have come from another parish or from another part of the country, we want you to know that you are welcome to join us in worship where Jesus Himself is our foundation and the Holy Spirit is our guide. It is an honor for us to see that people are seeking a spiritual home in our community. Our Mission: Let us be a community filled with faith in God, love for our traditions and Church, and love for one another. |
FEAST DAY CELEBRATION
On Sunday, May 27, Holy Ghost will be hosting its Parish Feast Day Dinner celebration in the Church Hall. The celebration will begin with the Divine Liturgy at 12:00 noon with Metropolian - Archbishop Stefan Soroka leading us in the celebration of the Divine Liturgy and will join us at the dinner. Tickets for the dinner are $12 for adults, $6 for children ages 8 to 15, and free for children under 8.
The menu includes: schnitzelya, mashed potatoes, gravy, green bean almondine, coleslaw, rolls, butter, beverage and dessert. Tickets are available following the weekend liturgies or can be reserved by calling the rectory.
PYROHY SALE
Thank you for making 2011 such a successful year making, selling and buying pyrohys -- especially for all your help, dedication and patronage! We are now taking orders for the next pyrohy event planned for May 15 -16, 2012. For more information, please click on the pyrohy picture; for future pyrohy sale dates click on the "Event Calendar" tab on the left pane.
GOOD FRIDAY AND EASTER PICTURES
A few photos are included above of Holy Ghost Church's celebration of Good Friday with the Procession with the Holy Shroud, the Blessing of the Baskets, and Easter - Pascha - Resurrection of Our Lord. Additional photos of the Holy Week will be linked to a Flickr account in the upcoming week.
Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen!
Khristos Voskres! Voeestynu Voskres!
CONGRATULATIONS, FATHER PETRO!
On Friday, March 30th, 2012, Rev. Petro Zvarych officially became a citizen of the United States of America! The Holy Ghost parish is so very happy and proud of this wonderful achievement and share in his pride and joy! Mnohaya Lita, Father Petro!
THANK YOU, KNIGHTS of COLUMBUS, UNION COUNCIL #345
Pictured (l to r): Rev. Petro Zvarych, Former Grand Knight William Eismont, and Ted Veresink.
Holy Ghost Church would like to thank the Knights of Columbus, Union Council #345 for their generous donation to the Church! Please remember to support the fundraisers and functions of the Knights--for more information about KoC, Union Council #345, click on the "Links and Maps" tab on the left side of this page or click here!
Important Letter from the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference
Please click here to download and read the letter from the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference!
LENTEN MISSION
Holy Ghost Church would like to thank Father Andriy Oliynyik, C. Ss.R., from the Redemptionist Fathers of the Lviv Providence, Ukraine, for providing a wonderful Lenten Mission to our parish during March 2 - 4. We truly appreciate Father Andriy for taking time away from his busy schedule to offer this mission to help deepen our faith in God and strengthen our relationship with Him.
Important Letter from Metropolitan-Archbishop Stefan Soroka
US Conference of Catholic Bishops
Christmas Eve 2011 at Holy Ghost Church
Following Compline, Holy Ghost sang Christmas songs with the young carolers providing wonderful vocals! Father Petro celebrated Christmas Eve Liturgy 2011 and was supported by our altar boys (l to r) Nick Tomori, Parker Stoken, Father Petro, Garrett Stoken, Charles Tomori and Christopher Wynne.
St. Nicholas Visits Holy Ghost Church
St. Nicholas spent Sunday afternoon visiting Holy Ghost Church during the annual Christmas party. St. Nicholas presented gifts and gave blessings to the children. It was a wonderful afternoon spending time together as a parish and sharing the joys of the Christmas season.
Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Father Petro and the Holy Ghost parish venerate the Holy Cross.
RECYCLING FUNDRAISER
Please help support Holy Ghost Church by bringing in aluminum cans, foil or pie tins and dropping them off at the Church Hall (a large container has been labeled for this purpose).
We also gladly accept copper (e.g., wire, pipe) or brass (e.g., fittings) products that can be recycled.
Thank you for caring and helping to turn your recyclables directly into money for our parish!
This past quarter, we were able to turn our 80+ pounds of aluminum cans, foil and trays into a $45 donation to the Church funds. To date, over 600 pounds of aluminum have been donated for $300. Thank you, as always!
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