About Us
Formation
Our Divine Liturgy
Our Divine Liturgy
This community was formed in 2016 in Fort Mill South Carolina. Fort Mill is minutes from North Carolina and 25 minutes from Downtown Charlotte. Weekly celebration of Divine Liturgy began in 2018 and in 2024 the community became a mission church
Our Divine Liturgy
Our Divine Liturgy
Our Divine Liturgy
We Celebrate The Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom - Byzantine (Ruthenian) Rite.
Weekly on Saturdays
During the Great Fast we will celebrate the Divine Liturgy of St Basil.
Upcoming Services
Our Divine Liturgy
Upcoming Services
- Sat Sep 19 Divine Liturgy @ 4 PM @ St. Philip Neri Ministry Center. (building across from the main church).
- Sat Sep 26 Divine Liturgy @ 4 PM @ St. Philip Neri Ministry Center. Potluck after Liturgy
- Sat Oct 3 Divine Liturgy @ 4 PM @ St. Philip Neri Ministry Center.
September 14
Elevation of the Cross
The Elevation of the Cross, celebrated on the fourteenth of September, commemorates the finding of Christ’s Cross by Saint Helen, the mother of the Emperor Constantine in the fourth century; and, after it was taken by the Persians, of its recovery by the Emperor Heraclius in the seventh century at which time it was “elevated” in the Church of the Resurrection in Jerusalem. From this latter event the “universal elevation” of the Cross was celebrated annually in all of the churches of the Christian Empire
September 8
Nativity of the Theotokos
The record of the birth of Mary is not found in the Bible. The traditional account of the event is taken from the apocryphal writings which are not part of the New Testament scriptures. The traditional teaching which is celebrated in the hymns and verses of the festal liturgy is that Joachim and Anna were a pious Jewish couple who were among the small and faithful remnant—“the poor and the needy”—who were awaiting the promised messiah. The couple was old and childless. They prayed earnestly to the Lord for a child, since among the Jews barrenness was a sign of God’s disfavor. In answer to their prayers, and as the reward of their unwavering fidelity to God, the elderly couple was blessed with the child who was destined, because of her own personal goodness and holiness, to become the Mother of the Messiah-Christ.
August 15
Dormition of the Theotokos
The feast of the Dormition or Falling-asleep of the Theotokos is celebrated on the fifteenth of August, preceded by a two-week fast. This feast, commemorates the death, resurrection and glorification of Christ’s mother. It proclaims that Mary has been “assumed” by God into the heavenly kingdom of Christ in the fullness of her spiritual and bodily existence.
As with the nativity of the Virgin and the feast of her entrance to the temple, there are no biblical or historical sources for this feast. The Tradition of the Church is that Mary died as all people die, not “voluntarily” as her Son, but by the necessity of her mortal human nature.
It is the custom in some churches to bless flowers on the feast of the Dormition of the Holy Theotokos.
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News
Bishop Kurt Burnette, has granted our Byzantine community a proper name. We will now be known as the Venerable Petro Oros Mission. Father Oros was a Ukrainian priest martyred in 1953 and recently beatified by Pope Francis. Read about him here
More News - Our Mission in the press
Our community was featured in a recent publication by The Archeparchy of Pittsburgh in the Byzantine Catholic World.
https://archpitt.org/most-recent-issues-of-the-byzantine-catholic-world/
Our community was also featured in a recent publication by The Eparchy of Passaic in the Eastern Catholic Life
Our Seminarian
Our budding community has already produced one candidate for Seminary. Read more about his journey here.
Come Join Us
We invite you to come and see who we are and what we are all about as part of the Eastern half of the Universal Church.
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Our Eparchy
This community is forming with the blessing of Bishop Kurt Burnette of the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Passaic, New Jersey
Clergy
Our Celebrant is Fr. Vasyl Sokolovych, Adminstrator of SS Cyril and Methodious church in Cary (Raleigh) North Carolina.
Our Patron Saint
Blessed Peter Oros (1917-1953) was murdered by the Soviet police for his Greek Catholic faith. He was a young priest who cared deeply for his flock and his Church, and may have been secretly consecrated a bishop.
About the Byzantine Catholic Church
The Byzantine Catholic Church is an Eastern Church in union with Rome; Carpatho-Rusyn in background and is an American Eastern Church. Our Liturgy blends the colors of our many icons with congregational chant and our fragrant incense in prayer.
The big news
Check out the Eparchial Newsletter. Available online, or in print for only $15 per year.
https://www.eparchyofpassaic.com/suscribetoeasterncatholiclife
Come Join Us
We invite you to come and see who we are and what we are all about as part of the Eastern half of the Universal Church.
Member of another church? - Come Join Us
All people are welcome to join us. If you are a visiting Roman rite or Latin Rite Catholic, We invite you to come and see who we are and invite you to participate fully with us in Our Liturgy. Attending weekend Divine Liturgy with us does satisfy your weekly obligation to attend Mass, even a Vigil Divine Liturgy will satisfy regardless of the time of the service. For More information about this you may consult your parish priest or see this letter from a local Roman Catholic Priest for cannon law justification of attendance on Saturday.