Please join me in my prayers for the formation of a Byzantine Catholic Mission in Southwest Oklahoma.

Here is my candle, come join me or light one of your own.

Lord of the Powers be with us, for in times of distress we have no other help but You.
Lord of the Powers, have mercy on your people working in the fields. Your Word says the harvest is ripe Jesus, grant wisdom to those doing this awesome work in your Name and for your glory.

Thank you for your prayer.

My heartfelt prayers for the successful foundation of at the very least one BC mission in southwest Oklahoma.

I do so love our Church and its mission in Tulsa - the Fellowship of St. Athanasius in the Chapel of the Theotokos.

If you've not been to a Divine Liturgy there, please try to make it if you in T-Town!

S

After the Divine Liturgy at St. Mark's in Norman, OK on Sep 27; I think the formation of a mission here is entirely possible. Latin Catholics are interested in attending an on going Byzantine Liturgy and I am going to try to wrangle together a list of Byzantine Catholics staioned at Ft. Sill with the help of the Catholic Chaplaincy.

Peace,
James

The Divine Liturgy will be celebrated monthly beginning in January in the Oklahoma City/Norman area. Don't know if this will be a mission per se, but is an answer to many prayers. Details to it's location are not decided and the location could be on a rotating basis.

Peace,
James

James,

Continued prayers for the formation and success of the mission. As soon as more details are available as to location, contacts, etc, please post them (and if you don't see me comment on the posting, please PM to call it to my attention) - I will add the info to the site's mission listing and include an entry for it in the Directory.

Many years,

Neil

Prayers.

As soon as I get the details, I'll post them.

Prayers for the addition to the Lord's vineyard...

Greetings,

I hope this message finds you all well. My name is Harrison and I am theology graduate student at Ave Maria University in Florida, but I am originally from Oklahoma City. I joined this forum particularly because I stumbled upon this thread. I have started RCIA, but I have come to discover my heart really belongs to the East. I have several Protestant friends in Oklahoma who are also interested in Eastern Catholicism. Whenever any information is available about a Mission there I would love to know, pass it on, and do whatever I can to help.

Also, I saw the Chapel of the Theotokos mentioned. If anyone attends there, you might remember several students from Oral Roberts University attending a few times last winter - those were my friends and I.

Thank you

Welcome to the forum! What is your name? and with which Eastern Catholic Churches have you participated in Liturgy?

Harrison,

Welcome to the forum. Please feel free to ask any questions you might have; we'll all do our best to answer them.

Many years,

Neil

Glad to meet you. As of January, the Divine Liturgy will be celebrated monthly in the OKC area. Where, and when? I still don't know. It seems that there are very few cannonical Byzantine Catholics in this area, all I know of are myself and my wife.

There at one time was a Ukraninan Catholic Church here but it is now Orthodox, and the other Byzantine Catholics that still live in the OKC area have gone to the Antiochian Orthodox Church. But, all is not lost; there seems to be a growing interest in the OKC area of cradle Latin Catholics for a Byzantine Liturgy.

Peace
James

Thank you all for the welcome,

My liturgical experience is quite scarce, I've participated in a few Divine Liturgies at the Chapel of the Theotokos in Tulsa, Oklahoma and at St. Paul's Antiochian Orthodox Church in Naples, Florida. There are several Ukrainian parishes about an hour away from me and one small Melkite parish in Miami. Also, next semester I will be attending a class by an Eastern Priest from North Port, Florida (St. Mary's) on Eastern Catholicism. My best friend here is from the Melkite parish in Washington DC, this is sadly my extent, but it has been enough to spark a deep interest.

As far as questions go, I would love to know what literature any of you would recommend to me. I have read nothing that is wholly Eastern, so I am sure there are many good and foundational works I am missing out on.

James,

I want to help, let me know the best way possible. I know of a few people in OKC and a few in Tulsa that would be interested. Mainly FSSP Latin Catholics and Protestants who are interested in the Catholic faith. I'm sure some would just love to grab coffee and talk about the Faith. Would an email list be good? Let me know.

Thank you,
HH

Harrison,

Just so as not to derail this thread from its focus on getting a mission going in OK, I'd suggest that you copy and paste your opening paragraphs into a new thread in the Faith & Worship forum.

Many years,

Neil

Rev. Phil Seeton will preside at the Byzantine Divine Liturgy on Sunday Febuary 14 at 6PM at St. Mark Catholic Church in Norman, OK. A reception will follow with Q&A in the Lake Room.

The Divine Liturgy will now be offered regularly at St. Mark The Evangelist Catholic Church in Norman, OK on the 2nd Sunday of every month at 6PM. Fr. Philip Seeton is the offciant and contact, he is the administrator of Saint Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Warr Acres, OK.

Peace,
James

James,

I'll add this to the mission page here and to the directory this weekend. If you could e-mail a reminder to me at ec_parish_webmaster@yahoo.com, it would be a service to my overtaxed memory.

Many years,

Neil

We will be having the Divine Liturgy on Thomas Sunday (April 11) at 6:00 PM, please come if you can.

My wife and I will be there.

Peace,
James

Christ is Risen!

It would always be a blessing to have more Eastern and Oriental Churches in Oklahoma. I was born there.

In Christ God,


Robert

There will be no Divine Liturgy for the month of June or July. Fr. Philip is in the midst of moving to another parish. The Divine Liturgy will resume in August, but will now be the first Sunday of the month in Norman.

Just a reminder that the Divine Liturgy will be celebrated in Norman, OK at St. Mark the Evengelist Catholic Church at 6PM on Sunday September 5th.

I will be there (finally I have Sundays off) and I hope to see anyone who is willing to make it.

James

The Divine Liturgy for the Exaltation of the Cross will be September 14 at 6PM at Holy Family Catholic Church in Lawton, OK.

And to be announced later.... The celebration of the Divine Liturgy will rotate on a monthly basis between Norman and Lawton. A schedule will follow as soon as I get one from Fr. Philip.

James

Please come to the Divine Liturgy if you can. We have invited members of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church in Wichita Falls, TX to come and join us in prayer.

James

We had a very beautiful divine liturgy and some new people came. I was asked to serve at the last minute, but it all came back to me as soon as "Blessed is the kingdom of the Father..." was chanted.

The Divine Liturgy will celebrated on October 3 at St. Mark The Evangelist Catholic Church in Norman, OK at 6PM.

I'm not sure if we are an "official" mission/group of the Archeparchy yet, but I believe that we are well on the way.

James,

Delighted to hear that there were some new attendees. I gather that there isn't yet a fixed place in which to worhip?

Many years,

Neil

Well it was at St. Mark's in Norman, but now that Fr. Philip is in Lawton is will more than likely be moved to Holy Family in Lawton, maybe.

This is one of the issues being decided.

James,

LOL - how truly, truly byzantine. I love it!

Many years,

Neil

Next liturgy to be posted as soon as I know...

... nevermind it is a "mystery."

I didn't think that joke was that bad?? lol

The next Divine Liturgy will be celebrated on December 4, at Holy Family Catholic Church @ (time to be decided, more than likely in the evening) in Lawton, OK. St. Nick may visit as well, if your good...

Irving, TX and Tulsa (Tulsa usually has the DL on Saturday Evening I think?? So why don't ya carpool here?) people are invited. Everyone else is also invited.

The Divine Liturgy will be offered on Sunday December 5th at 5 p.m. at St. Mark's Church 3939 W. Techumseh Rd in Norman, OK.

We will be celebrating an Emmanuel Moleben, which is a service of prayer for the Christmas Fast on December 16 at 6:30 PM at Holy Family Catholic Church on NW 82nd St in Lawton, OK.

I know this Moleben is used in Passaic, Parma and Phoenix Eparchies. Who composed this Moleben?

U-C

Don't quote me, but I belive it was composed by the Seminary.

I believe Archpriest Conrad Dachuk of the Eparchy of Toronto (UGCC) is the original compiler. It has been widely borrowed from his original text.

Duzhe djakuju, D'jak!

U-C

The Divine Liturgy will be offered on Sunday March 6th at 5 p.m. at St. Mark's Church 3939 W. Techumseh Rd in Norman, OK.

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Forgiveness Vespers and The Divine Liturgy will be offered on Sunday March 6th at 5 p.m. at St. Mark's Church 3939 W. Techumseh Rd in Norman, OK.

Please join us on the Sunday of Orthodoxy, March 13 at 5PM for the Triumph of Orthodoxy liturgy at Holy Ascension Orthodox Church in Norman, OK.

Please check the Sooner Catholic Online Calendar or Holy Family of Lawton, OK parish bulletin on their website for the Divine Liturgy Schedule.

The Divine Liturgy will be celebrated generally on the first Sunday of the month at St. Mark's in Norman, OK at 5:00 PM.