“Your word, O Lord, endures forever; it is firm as the heavens.  Through all generations your Truth endures.” Psalm 119:89-90     Dear brothers and sisters in Christ: I want to share with you at this time some thoughts that have inspired me. The first of these are in reference to general concepts in the Word of God or the Gospel. I believe that in today’s realities, in today’s circumstances of life, these are most relevant to the needs and challenges we are facing as they relate to the essence of each person’s life. The questions we are presented today in the face of these chall ..read more

  Changes in place for this year’s Solemn Novena to St. Ann The Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Ann Watch the streamed video of the 2020 Liturgy:¹      Note Time:Tuesday, July 21 – 5:30 p.m.   Bishop Kurt R. Burnette, D.D., of the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Passaic, New Jersery will preside at the Byzantine Catholic Divine Liturgy on Tuesday, July 21st.  Joining the bishop will be area priests, deacons, altar servers and regional choir members. The annual nine-day solemn novena to St. Ann at the National Shrine of the Basilica of St. Ann, Scranton begin ..read more

The first week starting with Pascha is known as Bright Week.  In our Byzantine Catholic churches, the entire week of Easter or Pascha is given extraordinary significance.  Pascha, being the Feast of Feasts is the greatest historical event on the liturgical calendar and we carry the salutations and hymns of the resurrection from Pascha to Christ’s Ascension. Everything about Bright Week emphasizes the salvific act of Christ’s resurrection and the triumph over darkness.  The magnitude of Christ’s Resurrection is intertwined in the liturgical celebrations to such a degree that ther ..read more

For supporting St. Michael Church (Pittston, Pennsylvania) 25th Annual Flea Market / Ziti Dinner / Ethnic Food Fest   Our 2022 Annual St. Michael Flea Market Weekend came to a close Sunday, August 7th.  And this year marked a milestone because this event began 25 years ago (not counting the pause during 2020).   It is a landmark also as a symbol of the perseverance and dedication of St. Michael’s parish members. A church sponsored flea market was a novel idea 25 years ago in our community.  At the beginning, it was unique; even “untested”, to undertake as a church fun ..read more

We Welcome You to Join Us ! 2021 Byzantine Catholic Divine Liturgy Basilica of St. Ann, Scranton, PennsylvaniaTuesday, July 20 – 5:30 p.m. Bishop Kurt R. Burnette, D.D., of the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Passaic will preside at the Byzantine Catholic Divine Liturgy on Tuesday, July 20th.  Present with the Bishop will be area priests, deacons, altar servers and regional choir members.  Not only is this a gathering of Byzantine Catholic faithful, but an opportunity for everyone to experience the expression of the Eastern traditions of the Catholic church. The annual nine-day solemn ..read more

2021 Annual Indoor Flea Market & Ziti Dinner We are Back ! St. Michael the Archangel Byzantine Catholic Church 205 North Main Street, Pittston, Pennsylvania Great Finds!  Great Food!  Don’t Miss it! SATURDAY, July 31      9 AM TO 4 PM SUNDAY, August 1       9 AM TO 3 PM More information below this photo gallery Ziti Dinner  $12 Adults and $7 Children Saturday July 31   12 noon to 4 pm Sunday August 1   10 am to 3 pm Take Outs only Purchase tickets at the door See more details below Bake Sale Saturday July 31 only Som ..read more

OUR GRATITUDE TO ALL ! To everyone who made our 23rd Annual Flea Market and Ethnic Food Event such a great success, we say THANK YOU Our event was held on Saturday, August 3rd, and Sunday, August 4th We thank each volunteer who together with all volunteers in determined effort made it possible.  No event such as this is achievable without the combined teamwork to the benefit of all.  Everyone applied their particular skills, knowledge, talents, energy, and time when and where needed.  For this we are beyond appreciative and impressed by y ..read more

It’s June 2020 and we have reached two milestones.   First, you are invited to visit the new Facebook page of our sister parish, St. Nicholas of Myra Byzantine Catholic Church, Swoyersville, Pennyslvania.  You can find it here at this link: Facebook Page of St. Nicholas of Myra Byzantine Catholic Church, Swoyersville, Pennyslvania  Be sure to watch live streamed Eastern Catholic (Byzantine rite) Liturgies from St. Nicholas church.   Periodically there will also be news specific to the parish.   Live stream liturgies will follow the routine parish ..read more

“It is the day of Resurrection.  O People, let us be enlightened by it. The Passover is the Lord’s Passover, since Christ, our God, has brought us from death to life, and from earth to heaven. Therefore we sing the hymn of victory!” The words above are from Ode 1 of the Resurrection Canon sung at Resurrection Matins in our Byzantine Catholic churches.   The words summarize what the Resurrection of Jesus Christ accomplished across all measures of time and space for all people.   Our hymn of victory is our proclamation that “Christ is Risen” and that He is our God, “the Giv ..read more