Slava Iisusu Christu! Glory to Jesus, the Christ! Slava vo v'iki Bohu! Glory forever to God!
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Served by: The Reverend Timothy Kennedy, Parochial Vicar The Very Reverend Michael Salnicky, Parochial Administrator Mr. Tim Keller, Temporal Administrator
Last update: 04/21/2025; Praying for you daily!
Our Holy Father, Pope Francis, went home to the Lord early this morning, April 21; he was 88 years old.
This Thursday, April 24th at 6 p.m., the parish family of Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church NEPA will offer a Memorial Divine Liturgy and Panichida for the repose of the soul of our Holy Father, Pope Francis. All are welcome. Please come and pray together for his Blessed Repose, Vichnaja pamjat.
Bright Monday, April 21: Mondays with Mary, Praying the Holy Rosary at 5:30 p.m.; Divine Liturgy for Bright Monday at 6:00 p.m.
Bright Tuesday, April 22: Divine Liturgy at 6:00 p.m.
Bright Wednesday & the Feast of St. George, April 23: Divine Liturgy at 6:00 p.m.
"Mondays with Mary" - Fr. Tim welcomes you to join him on Mondays at 5:30 p.m. to pray the Rosary.
Join us for weekly Bible Study on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Please note, there will be no Bible Study during Holy Week or during Bright Week.
For this Jubilee Year of Hope proclaimed by Pope Francis, Holy Ghost has been designated by Bishop Kurt as a Pilgrimage Church. Come visit us!
~ Our weekly bulletins are temporarily unavailable. ~
Our weekend Divine Liturgy Schedule is Saturdays at 4 p.m., Sundays at 9 a.m., Holy Days as announced.
Important Notes: The livestreamed weekend Liturgy will be our Sunday 9 a.m. Divine Liturgy, unless otherwise noted on Facebook. The Choir Loft at Holy Ghost Church is for Choir members only. Thank you for your continued cooperation with this.
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.
On February 24, 2022, the world witnessed the horrific and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
Please pray for our Ukrainian brothers and sisters and remember kindly our priests and religious who have family in the Ukraine. To donate directly to the needs of the Ukranian people, visit the website of St. Vladimir's Ukranian Catholic church at https://stvladimirscranton.org.
Also pray for peace in the Middle East and for the victims of war and crimes against humanity there. Please pray for our country, that the divisions that are dividing us may be healed so that we can once again work together.
Eastern Catholic Formation/ECF: Religious Education Classes
Registration for the 2024-2025 school year is now open! Classes are held on Sundays at 10: 15 till 11:00 a.m. and take place in the Holy Ghost classrooms of La Salle Academy. Classes will begin on Sunday, September 29. 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 Parochial Vicar, Fr. Tim Kennedy, with any questions at [email protected].
For enrichment activities, please visit byzimom.com.