About Us
Formation
Our Divine Liturgy
Our Divine Liturgy
This community was formed in 2016 and is growing in Fort Mill South Carolina. Fort Mill is minutes from North Carolina and 25 minutes from Downtown Charlotte.
Our Divine Liturgy
Our Divine Liturgy
Our Divine Liturgy
We Celebrate The Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom - Byzantine (Ruthenian) Rite.
Divine Liturgy Celebrated Weekly on Saturdays since January 2018
During the Great Fast we will celebrate the Divine Liturgy of St Basil.
During the pandemic, the Bishop's dispensation from attending weekly service remains in effect.
Upcoming Services
Our Divine Liturgy
Upcoming Services
- Sat May 1 Divine Liturgy @ 4 PM @ St. Philip Neri Ministry Center. (building across from the main church).
- Sat May 8 Divine Liturgy @ 4 PM @ St. Philip Neri Ministry Center.
- Sat May 15 Divine Liturgy @ 4 PM @ St. Philip Neri Ministry Center.
Services available via zoom for members of our community who cannot attend in person services.
Pascha
Easter Sunday: The Holy Pascha
The feast of Easter is officially called Pascha, the word which means the Passover. It is the new Passover of the new and everlasting covenant foretold by the prophets of old. It is the eternal Passover from death to life and from earth to heaven. It is the Day of the Lord proclaimed by God’s holy prophets, “the day which the Lord has made” for His judgment over all creation, the day of His final and everlasting victory. It is the Day of the Kingdom of God, the day “which has no night” for “its light is the Lamb” (Rev 21.22–25).
Sunday Before Pascha
The Triumphant Entrance of Our Lord into Jerusalem
Palm or Flowery Sunday is the celebration of the triumphant entrance of Christ into the royal city of Jerusalem. He rode on a colt for which He Himself had sent, and He permitted the people to hail Him publicly as a king. A large crowd met Him in a manner befitting royalty, waving palm branches and placing their garments in His path. They greeted Him with these words: “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! (John 12:13).
The time of fulfillment was at hand. Christ’s raising of Lazarus points to the destruction of death and the joy of resurrection which will be accessible to all through His own death and resurrection. His entrance into Jerusalem is a fulfillment of the prophecies. “Behold, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on an ass, and on a colt, the foal of an ass” (Zech 9:9).
On Palm Sunday palm and willow branches are blessed in the Church. We take them in order to raise them up and greet our King and Ruler, Jesus Christ.
March 25
The Annunciation to the Most-Holy Theotokos
The Archangel Gabriel was sent by God to the Virgin who was betrothed to Saint Joseph: “Hail, thou who art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.”
And Mary said, ‘Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word.’ And the angel departed from her.” (Luke 1: 26-38)
More Details about Us
Our Eparchy
This community is forming with the blessing of Bishop Kurt Burnette of the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Passaic, New Jersey
Our Celebrant
This community is forming with the assistance of Fr. Steven Galuschik, Pastor of All Saints Church in North Fort Myers, Florida.
Share the big news
We are offering weekly Liturgical services in the Byzantine Rite.
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.
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.