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Saint
Michael
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166
East College Street
Canonsburg, PA 15317
Contact Information:
Telephone:
724-745-7117
FAX: 724-745-3097
Email: N/A
Website Address: N/A
Pastor:
Father Joseph Jugan
Deacon Lance D. Weakland
Liturgy
Schedule:
Divine
Liturgy
Saturday
(Sunday Vigil):
6:00 PM
Sunday: 10:00
AM
Schedule of Great Fast (Lenten)
Services
Liturgy
of the Presanctified Gifts:
Wednesday
and Friday: 7:00 PM
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The
beginning of the 20th Century marked the arrival of the first
Rusin immigrants to Canonsburg. These people traveled to
Byzantine Catholic churches in Pittsburgh and Carnegie for over
a decade, until they were able to build a church of their own.
Twelve men signed their names to the charter that established
the new church in 1912. The first church of St. Michael’s
was established and built in East Canonsburg, complete with a
church bell, cast in brass, especially made for the building.
Fr. Alexander Medveczky was the first resident pastor.
By 1926, the congregation had outgrown the small church.
They sold the church property and made plans to rebuild on College
Street in Canonsburg. Fr. Andrew Dzmura, pastor during the
$40,000 project, received wholehearted support from the people.
Many parishioners offered their property as collateral
to build the foundation, signing $1,000 notes on their homes.
During construction, Liturgy was celebrated at St. Genevieve’s,
the Polish Catholic Church also on College Street.
The basement church was built in 1928, but the Great Depression
delayed the completion of the structure for decades. A shortage
of priests resulted in St. Michael’s being administered
from the Chancery Office from 1932 to 1935. The pastors
in residence between 1935 and 1948 ministered to an active congregation
in a still incomplete church building. A rectory was finally
purchased in 1948.
On February 20, 1949 ground was broken for a new church next to
the incomplete structure. The cornerstone was solemnly blessed
by Bishop Daniel Ivancho on July 31, 1949. In the years
that followed, each pastor worked diligently to attend to both
the spiritual and temporal needs of the parish. Many of
the parochial activities during this period focused liquidating
the mortgage incurred for the new church. This goal was
accomplished in 1957, and the parish celebrated with a solemn
rededication of the newly painted and decorated church.
In 1960, the church began to purchase surrounding property for
additional parking areas. By 1962, when the parish celebrated
its 50th Anniversary, St. Michael’s had fostered seven religious
vocations.
In 1968, St. Michael’s current pastor, Fr. Joseph Jugan,
was assigned and he continued to build upon the accomplishments
of the congregation. In 1970, the church basement was remodeled.
Adjustable partitions provided for eight classrooms for
the ECF classes. In 1982 a new rectory was built on the
site of the former church.
St. Michael’s is still recognized in the Canonsburg area
for its beautiful church, well-planned and executed social functions,
delicious traditional foods sold to benefit the church, and for
the involvement of the parishioners in the community. |
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