Mission Parishes and Communities

The following Mission Parishes or Communities currently have a regular celebration of the Divine Liturgy:

• Austin: Currently meeting on the first Saturday of every at Our Lady’s Maronite Parish at 1320 East 51st Street, Austin, TX 78723, phone 512-458-3693. For information please contact Fr. Stephen Wahal in Irving at 972-438-5644 or Brian Lloyd at 512-301-4483.

• Knoxville / Seymour, Tennessee: Contact Fr. Thomas O'Connell at 423-609-1081 (Phone) or 423-579-3645 (Fax).  Currently meeting on the third Sunday of each month. Website: http://www.hrbcc.org

• Las Vegas, Nevada: Our Lady of Wisdom Italo-Greek Mission, 6:30 PM Saturday Vigil; 11:30 AM Sunday in their new church at 2120 Lindell Ave, P.O. Box 81648, Las Vegas, NV 89180. Phone: 702-735-1210, Fax: 702-735-5146, Administrator: Archimandrite Rt. Rev. Francis M. Vivona, S.T.M., J.C.L.

• Melborne, Florida: Currently meeting at the chapel at the Florida Institute of Technology on the 1st & 3rd Sundays of each month at 3:00 PM. Contact Rev. Salvatore Pignato at St. Nicholas Parish in Orlando at 407-351-0133 or Jack Loos at 407-951-1979.

• Montgomery County, Maryland: Upper Montgomery County Byzantine Catholic Mission - Currently meeting for Divine Liturgy every Sunday at 10:00 AM at the Mother of God Community School, 20501 Goshen Road, Gaithersburg, Maryland. Byzantine Christian Formation classes and social hour follow the liturgy.  For information call 301-428-0282, e-mail Rick Neimiller or Phil Dennis or contact Fr. John G. Basarab at 703-573-3986.

• New Orleans, Louisiana - St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Mission. Contact Fr. Ellis dePriest at 504-524-5192.
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Byzantine Catholic Community of Oklahoma City, 801 NW 50th ST, Oklahoma City, OK 73505, Administrator: Fr. Philip Seton, Phone: 580-531-2607, E-Mail: batushka@sbcglobal.net, Mailing Address: 1010 NW 82nd Street, Lawton, OK 73505. Schedule of Divine Services: The Divine Liturgy is celebrated on the first and third Sundays of the month at 6:30 pm in the Frasatti Chapel of Bishop McGuinness High School (801 NW 50th Street, OKC). Call or e-mail for directions. Mystery of Penance: 1 hour before every Liturgy. Mystery of Baptism: Contact Father two months before requested date. Website: http://bcmo.thischurch.org/.
• Richland, Washington - Currently meeting at Christ the King Roman Catholic Church, 1126 Long AV, Richland, WA. For more information please contact Fr. Kurt Burnette of the Eparchy of Van Nuys (503-777-1814) or Jerry Vakoc (509-375-8541 (days) or 509-736-5500 (evenings)).  Currently meeting for the celebration of the Divine Liturgy every 3rd Sunday of the month at 6:30 PM.
• Tulsa, Oklahoma: Fellowship of St. Athanasius - currently meeting every Saturday at 6:00 PM.  Contact Fr. Gary Sherman at 918-585-8280. Website: http://www.byzantines.net/SaintAthanasius/
• Witcha, Kansas: Holy Apostles Byzantine Catholic Mission, Newman University, St. John's Chapel,  3100 McCormick Ave, Wichita, KS 67213, Phone: 316.734.1295
  Divine Liturgy: 11:00 Sundays.
  website: www.holyapostleswichita.org
  email: admin@holyapostleswichita.org

   

Seeking Information

Information is being sought to determine if sufficient interest exists to pursue the formation of missions in the following areas:

• Charlotte, North Carolina: Contact Fr. Gerald Dino, OESL at 973-890-7777.
• Gallup, New Mexico: Contact Phoenix at 602-861-9778.
• Mobile, Alabama / Gulf Coast Mississippi: Contact Rev. Edwin P. Beachum, St. Catherine of Siena Church, 2605 Springhill Ave., Mobile, AL 36607, Phone: 251-473-1415, E-mail: edwinvtcc@zebra.net.