Site updated 09/07/2016: Quick look - updated bulletins (see below)... Announcements updated below... ECF Registration now open!
Religious Education Classes (E.C.F.) for our Public School children will resume in September. REGISTER TODAY!
Religious Education Classes (E.C.F.) for our Public School children will resume in September. REGISTER TODAY!
Slava Iisusu Christu! Glory to Jesus, the Christ!
Slava vo v'iki Bohu! Glory forever to God!
Welcome to Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church!
Welcome to the website of Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church. We are located at 311 First Avenue in lovely Jessup, Pennsylvania. Our Rectory is right next door at 313 First Avenue in Jessup. If you should be in the Scranton area, we hope that you would stop by and worship with us.
Our weekend Divine Liturgy Schedule is as follows:
Our weekend Divine Liturgy Schedule is as follows:
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Saturdays
Vespers at 2:00 p.m. Confessions heard from 3:00 till 3:25 p.m. Public Recitation of the Holy Rosary, 3:15 Divine Liturgy at 4:00 p.m. |
Sundays
Divine Liturgy at 11:00 a.m. Daily Liturgy Monday through Friday at 7:30 a.m. |
JUBILEE YEAR OF MERCY – Please keep in mind Holy Ghost church in Jessup is one of the designated sites where you can now gain a plenary indulgence by making a pilgrimage to the church anytime through this November. There are explanatory leaflets for your ready reference on the table in our vestibule and additional information in our eparchial newspaper the Eastern Catholic Life.
September Holy Day Schedule
Additional announcements for Holy Ghost Parish may be found HERE.
- Nativity of the Holy Theotokos, Sept. 8 (Solemn): Thursday, Sept. 8th at 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
- Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Sept. 14 (Solemn): Tuesday, Sept. 13th at 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 14th at 9:00 a.m.
- Protection of the Holy Theotokos, Sept. 30 (Solemn): TBA
Additional announcements for Holy Ghost Parish may be found HERE.
St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church is our sister parish located in Forest City, Pennsylvania. Monsignor John Sekellick is the Administrator for St. John's and is assisted by the Rev. Deacons Robert Behrens and Lewis Rabayda, and Cantor Ted Kowalik. St. John's is located at 306 Susquehanna Street in Forest City.
Divine Liturgy is celebrated every Sunday morning at 8:30 a.m., with Confessions heard 1/2 hour prior to any Liturgy. Holy Day schedule as announced in the monthly bulletin.
September Holy Day Schedule
Divine Liturgy is celebrated every Sunday morning at 8:30 a.m., with Confessions heard 1/2 hour prior to any Liturgy. Holy Day schedule as announced in the monthly bulletin.
September Holy Day Schedule
- Nativity of the Holy Theotokos, Sept. 8 (Solemn): Wednesday, Sept. 7th at 5:00 p.m.
- Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Sept. 14 (Solemn): Wednesday, Sept. 14th at 5:00 p.m.
- Protection of the Holy Theotokos, Sept. 30 (Solemn): Friday, Sept. 30th at 5:00 p.m.
Holy Ghost's ECF: Religious Education Classes
Holy Ghost held its 2nd Annual Vacation Bible School during the first week of August. "Heroes of the Bible," written by our Coordinator of Religious Education, provides an opportunity to meet some biblical heroes in Scripture, song, crafting, and snacks! Each year the stories are different and the lessons are independent of one another to allow for summertime flexibility.
Last year's Vacation Bible School was attended by over 75% of our current Religious Education enrollment, and a good time was had by all! This year, 25% of our enrollent attended. Students were encouraged to bring friends, and one parishioner sent a grandchild, who had a blast. Thank you!
Registration for ECF Classes this school year are now open. All are welcome!
Registration may be done conveniently online, or you may call the Church Office at 570-489-2353. 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 like to be an Eastern Rite Catholic, and the beautiful traditions of the Byzantine Catholic Church. To read a blog of what we did last year, please click HERE. We welcome the opportunity to teach your child about his or her faith, and the ways of our beautiful Rite.
Holy Ghost held its 2nd Annual Vacation Bible School during the first week of August. "Heroes of the Bible," written by our Coordinator of Religious Education, provides an opportunity to meet some biblical heroes in Scripture, song, crafting, and snacks! Each year the stories are different and the lessons are independent of one another to allow for summertime flexibility.
Last year's Vacation Bible School was attended by over 75% of our current Religious Education enrollment, and a good time was had by all! This year, 25% of our enrollent attended. Students were encouraged to bring friends, and one parishioner sent a grandchild, who had a blast. Thank you!
Registration for ECF Classes this school year are now open. All are welcome!
Registration may be done conveniently online, or you may call the Church Office at 570-489-2353. 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 like to be an Eastern Rite Catholic, and the beautiful traditions of the Byzantine Catholic Church. To read a blog of what we did last year, please click HERE. We welcome the opportunity to teach your child about his or her faith, and the ways of our beautiful Rite.
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.
