St. John of the Desert Melkite Church"You cannot pray at home as at church, where there is a great multitude, where exclamations are cried out to God as from one great heart, and where there is something more: the union of minds, the accord of souls, the bond of charity, the prayers of the priests. (Saint John Chrysostom, De incomprehensibili 3, 6: PG 48, 725)

Eastern Catholic parishes tend to be small – usually somewhere between 100 - 1,000 parishioners, resulting in a strong sense of community in which everyone generally knows one another. 

The parish home page links below are listed geographically within each Particular Church. Historically, a Particular Church was comprised of a body of faithful whose common ethnicity and/or culture came to define a liturgical, theological, spiritual, and disciplinary patrimony (termed a Rite) that was reflected in distinct forms as to worship and other religious practices. Within North America, Byzantine Catholic (Greek Catholic) parishes are organized into several eparchies (dioceses) that reflect the immigrant groups who brought Byzantine Catholicism here: Ruthenian (central European), Belarusian, Italo-Greek-Albanian, Melkite (Middle Eastern), Romanian, Russian, and Ukrainian. The same is true of each of the non-Byzantine Particular Churches whose parish home pages are documented here. While all parishes continue to be proud of their ethno-cultural origins, congregational and clergy rolls are replete with families who have no historic or familial ties to a parish's ancestral origins but who have embraced Eastern Christian spirituality as their own and been embraced in turn, We welcome you to visit our churches and learn more.

Where possible, we have provided a link to each parish's official site, which may be a typical webpage or a Facebook page. In the absence of an official site, we have sought to provide an alternative information source.   

Help us keep this page updated! If you find an expired link or know of a parish website that should be listed here, please tell us!

The photo shows the candle stand and a portion of the icon screen at Saint John of the Desert Melkite Greek Catholic Church in Phoeniz, Arizona.

Byzantine: | Ruthenian | Belarusian | Italo-Greek | Melkite | Romanian | Russian | Ukrainian | 

Other Eastern Catholic: | Maronite | Ge'ez | Chaldean |

Byzantine-Ruthenian Parishes with Home Pages:

All parishes listed (with one noted exception) are presumed 'active' because each is listed on the website of its respective eparchy; however, some have been merged with other parishes and may not be pastorally served on a regular basis (e.g., Divine Liturgy may not be regularly served at the church's physical site). This is particularly likely to be the case for any parish whose home page link is followed by text noting that it contains contact info only. We always recommend that you inquire in advance as to the current schedule of services for any parish that you plan to visit.   

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  • Oklahoma City: Byzantine Catholic Mission
  • Tulsa: Fellowship of St. Athanasius

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Belarusian Parishes with Home Pages

United Kingdom

  • London: Belarisian Greek Catholic Mision (Link Expired)

 

Italo-Greek Catholic Parishes with Home Pages

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Melkite Greek Catholic Parishes with Home Pages

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South Carolina

  • Charleston: Melkite Greek Catholic Community

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Byzantine-Romanian Parishes with Home Pages

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Massachusetts

  • Wakefield: St. Joseph Byzantine Romanian Catholic Mission

Michigan

  • Dearborn: St. Mary Byzantine Romanian Catholic Church

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Ontario

 

Byzantine-Russian Parishes with Home Pages

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Byzantine-Ukrainian Parishes with Home Pages

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  • Ituna: Sacred Heart Ukrainian Cathoilc Church
  • Mission Parishes

 

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Maronite Catholic Parishes with Home Pages

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Ge'ez Catholic Parishes with Home Pages

Ethiopian and Eritrean Catholics trace their religious heritage back to Apostolic times (Acts 8:26-40). In the fourth century, Saint Frumentius brought Christianity in the ancient Alexandrian Tradition of Saint Mark into the Axumite Kingdom. It was translated into Ge'ez the language of the Axumite kingdom of that time.

Washington, DC

Chaldean Catholic Parishes with Home Pages

California

  • El Cajon: St. Michael Chaldean Catholic Church
  • El Cajon: St. Peter Chaldean Catholic Cathedral

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Help us keep this page updated! If you find an expired link or know of a parish web site that should be listed here, please tell us!

Thanks to Mr. Charlie Bounds for providing us with numerous updates in January 2016.

Teachings of Christ

“Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you." (Matthew 6:33 ESV)

Saints and Martyrs

Adorned with the blood of Your Martyrs throughout the world, * as with purple and fine linen, * Your Church cries out to You through them: * "Send down Your compassions upon Your people. * Grant peace to Your commonwealth and great mercy to our souls." (Troparion - Tone 4)

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.

As the first-fruits of nature to the Planter of Creation, * the whole world offers to You, O Lord, the God-bearing martyrs. * Through their prayers and the intercession of the Mother of God * preserve Your commonwealth, the Church, in profound peace, O Most Merciful One. (Kontakion - Tone 8)

Pentecost

Blessed are You, O Christ our God, * Who has shown the fishermen to be all wise, * by sending down to them the Holy Spirit, * and through them You have caught the whole world in Your net. * O Lover of Mankind, glory to You. (Troparion - Tone 8)

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.

When the Most High descended, confusing tongues, * He divided the nations; * but when He distributed the tongues of fire, * He called all to unity; * and, with one voice, * we glorify the Most Holy Spirit. (Kontakion - Tone 8)

Random Proverb

"Hear, O sons, a father's instruction, and be attentive, that you may gain insight, for I give you good precepts; do not forsake my teaching." (Proverbs 4:1,2 ESV)

Pray Without Ceasing

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

Wisdom from the Church Fathers

It was said about John the Little that one day he said to his older brother: "I want to be free from care and not to work but to worship God without interruption." And he took his robe off, and went into the desert. After staying there one week, he returned to his brother. And when he knocked at the door, his brother asked without opening it: "Who is it?" He replied: "It's John, your brother." The brother said: "John has become an angel and is not among people anymore." Then he begged and said: "It's me!" But his brother did not open the door and left him there in distress until the next morning. And he finally opened the door and said: "If you are a human being, you have to work again in order to live." Then John repented, saying: "Forgive me, brother, for I was wrong."

Sayings of the Desert Fathers