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Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church, Jessup, PA
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St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church, Forest City, PA
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Last update: 11/20/2022 ; Praying for you daily!
There will be no ECF Religious Ed Classes Sunday, November 27. It is our Thanksgiving Break! The ECF teachers wish you and your family a very Blessed and Happy Thanksgiving!
A Few Reminders:
Monday, Nov. 21 at 5:00 p.m. Divine Liturgy for the Entrance of the Theotokos to the Temple at Holy Ghost
Wednesday, Nov. 23 at 6:30 p.m. Divine Liturgy of Thanksgiving at Holy Ghost
Sunday, Dec. 4: GCU St. Nicholas Party at 1:30 p.m. in Holy Ghost Hall of La Salle Academy, 309 First Avenue in Jessup. Free to all, come enjoy refreshments, Christmas cookies, and a visit from St. Nicholas! There will also be a basket raffle to try your luck!
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Congratulations and a very sincere and very big THANK YOU to Cantor Ted Kowalick for his over 7 decades of service to God's Church and, in particular, to St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church, Forest City. A celebration took place during and after Divine Liturgy on Sunday, August 14, 2022. We are so very grateful for all you have done, Ted! Mnohija L'ita!
Important Notes:
We apologize for any inconvenience but at this time we will no longer be livestreaming our church services. We invite all those who prayed with us online to join us in person; you are always welcome.
The Choir Loft at Holy Ghost Church will remain closed to the public until further notice for the safety of those who are singing.
Just as prior to the pandemic, anyone is relieved of the obligation to participate at Sunday Liturgy for a serious reason such as sickness, immobility, fear, caring for someone else.
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We are so VERY GRATEFUL for the generous support shown to our parish family and friends, even during the pandemic. At this time, we are unable to accept contributions online so we are asking our parishioners to please mail your contributions to the Rectory Office at 313 First Avenue in Jessup, PA 18434 if you are unable or reluctant to attend Divine Liturgy in person.
Again, thank you for your generosity in supporting Holy Ghost and St. John's Parishes.
The Weekly Bulletin for Holy Ghost and St. John's Parishes:
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Access the Eparchial list of live-streamed Lituries here: LIVE STREAMED LITURGIES.
Slava Iisusu Christu! Glory to Jesus, the Christ!
Slava vo v'iki Bohu! Glory forever to God!
Eastern Catholic Formation/ECF: Religious Education Classes
Registration for ECF (Eastern Catholic Formation) classes for our children in Grades K-8 is now OPEN! While instruction was once again done independently at home with children's first teachers, their parents, we hope to have a more normal situation this school year with in-person classes.
Please take this obligation seriously and put your child's religious education BEFORE all other activities. ECF not only teaches our children how to become closer to God through prayer, service, and knowledge, but it also teaches them what it is to be an Eastern Rite Catholic, and the beautiful traditions of the Byzantine Catholic Church. We welcome the opportunity to teach your child about his or her faith, and the ways of our beautiful Rite. Please know that we plan to hold in-person ECF classes in the fall. Please contact our DRE, Joyce Covaleski or our pastor, Fr. John Cigan with any questions at holyghostjessup@yahoo.com.
For enrichment activities, please visit byzimom.com.
Jessup is located in Lackawanna County, just ten minutes from Scranton, Pennyslvania which is home to the Steamtown National Historic Park, the Steamtown Marathon (a qualifier for the Boston Marathon!), and two excellent Catholic schools of Higher Learning, the University of Scranton and Marywood University. Jessup itself is home to the annual La Festa dei Ceri or the Race of the Saints known as St. Ubaldo Day.
