Join Us for the Eparchial Pilgrimage - August 13-14



Pilgrimage to Mt. St. Macrina - Uniontown, Pennsylvania

Join Byzantine Catholics from the entire Metropolia for the Annual Pilgrimage to Mt. St. Macrina in Uniontown, Pennsylvania from September 2 - 5, 2022.  Please click the icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help below to view the schedule from the Sisters of St. Basil the Great who welcome pilgrims every year to this weekend of prayer. 
 

                     

Eparchy of Parma Family Camp

From July 14-17, we hosted our first ever Family Camp at the Shrine of Our Lady of Mariapoch in Burton, Ohio.  There were nine families who participated and everyone had a wonderful time!  Many thanks to all the people who helped to make this a beautiful experience including:  Bishop Milan, five priests, a deacon, the nuns of Christ the Bridegroom Monastery, and the ladies who helped in the kitchen.

Click here to view more pictures from Family Camp.

    

U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson
Women’s Health Organization
 

On Friday, June 24, the Feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, the U.S. Supreme Court made a decision that found the Roe v. Wade decision of 1973 unconstitutional, thus delivering the decision of the legality of abortion back to the individual States.  This is a great victory for life as many States are poised to enact laws protecting the lives of unborn babies.  In the State of Ohio, the Heartbeat Bill (HB 258) was enacted as law on the evening of June 24, making it illegal to obtain an abortion at the detection of a fetal heartbeat, which is detectable around 6 weeks after conception, when most women do not even know they are pregnant.  Please pray for the conversion of hearts and for peace in our country, that we might become a country of a culture of life.   

To read the statement of the Ohio Catholic Bishops, which Bishop Milan Lach, S.J. signed, please click here.

Marketing Communications Specialist - Immediate Job Opening

Assist the Eparchy of Parma in spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ by becoming the Marketing Communications Specialist. In this role you will promote the mission and richness of our Byzantine Catholic Ruthenian tradition through a robust media presence.  

This position will be full time at 32 hours per week, with benefits.  

Please click on the image below for the job description and instructions on how to apply.

     


Update on the Synodal Process in the Eparchy of Parma

On February 6, we kicked off the synodal process in the Eparchy of Parma.  Beginning on this date, you met with your parish facilitators, priests, and fellow parishioners to pray and share with each other after meditating on the Beatitudes, the theme that Bishop Milan chose for the synodal process in our Eparchy.  Later on in March, you took the anonymous survey for your parish.  Right now, the notes from the meetings and the results of the surveys are being collected and analyzed to assist Bishop Milan, your priests, and those people from your parish assisting your priest, in identifying goals for the parishes and the Eparchy as a whole.  This information will also be shared with Metropolitan Archbishop William Skurla of Pittsburgh, who will be representing us at the Synod of Bishops in October of 2023 in Rome.  Thank you for your participation in the meetings and the surveys; your help is allowing our Church to grow and flourish here in the Eparchy of Parma.  Stay tuned for more information from your priests as we identify Eparchial and parish goals. 

                                


Thank You For Your Generosity! 

Please view the video below to hear from the people in Ukraine who are directly benefitting from your donations to our special collection, Ukrainians in Need.  We have raised $84,166.72 to date through your generous support of our brothers and sisters in need in Ukraine during this time of war.
Thank you so much!

Archbishop Ján Babjak of Prešov, Slovakia Resigns

The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the archeparchy of Prešov for Catholics of Byzantine rite, Slovakia, presented by Archbishop Ján Babjak, S.J.

The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Peter Rusnák of the eparchy of Bratislava for Catholics of Byzantine rite as apostolic administrator sede vacante of the archeparchy of Prešov.

April 25, 2022 - https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2022/04/25/220425b.html
 

                                   Archbishop Ján Babjak, S.J.           Bishop Peter Rusnák

 

Meeting of Eastern Catholic Bishops of the United States

• Eastern Catholic Catechetical Ministries
• Safe Environment in each Eparchy (Diocese)
• The new translation of the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches
• A historical presentation on the Armenian Church
• Financial assistance received from the Catholic Home Missions Collection

The Bishops also met with two of the Ukrainian Catholic Bishops via Zoom and heard of their terrifying stories, as well as their brave efforts to assist the poor, displaced and suffering from the war in Ukraine. The Bishops expressed their support and solidarity for the efforts for justice and peace in Ukraine, and encouraged humanitarian donations and continuous prayers for peace.

The Bishops also extended their gratitude to the Holy Father for his Consecration of Russia, Ukraine and all the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, as well as his efforts to serve the poor, refugees and displaced persons from Ukraine and to bring an end to the terrible war. 

Listen to Bishop Milan Lach and other Eastern Catholic Bishops on Table Talk, a program hosted by Cleveland's local Catholic Radio Station, AM 1260 The Rock.  Click on the image below to listen.
      
     

August 13-14 - Eparchial Pilgrimage to Shrine of Our Lady of Mariapoch, Burton, Ohio

August 15 - Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos - Holy Day of Obligation (Chancery Closed)

August 22 - Ohio Bishop's Golf Classic, Medina, Ohio

August 27-28 - Catechist Meeting for Ohio Deanery

September 3 - 4  -  Pilgrimage to Mt. St. Macrina, Uniontown, Pennsylvania

September 5 - Labor Day (Chancery Closed)

September 8 - Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos (Chancery Closed)

September 10-11 - Catechist Meeting for Midwest Deanery

September 14 - Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Chancery Closed)

September 17-18 - Catechist Meeting for Great Lakes Deanery

September 25 - 100th Anniversary Celebration of St. Nicholas Parish in Munster, Indiana

October 16 - 125th Anniversary Celebration of St. Mary Parish in Marblehead, Ohio

October 22 - Evening of Hope, Independence, OH

October 30 - November 4 - Priest Retreat, Mundelein, IL