Saints Peter and Paul Byzantine Catholic Church
Pastor:
Rev. James A. Spontak
Address:
Roberts Street
Dunlo, PA 15930
Phone:

814-736-9780 (Portage)

Fax:
814-736-8701 (Portage)
E-mail:
Web site:
DIVINE LITURGY SCHEDULE
Saturdays:
5:00 pm (on alternating weeks with Beaverdale parish)
Sundays:
Vigil of Holy Days:
Holy Days:
Confessions:
Saturday at 4:30 prior to Divine Liturgy
GREAT FAST (LENT) SERVICES
  see Portage parish schedule
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Eastern Christian Formation (ECF):
Adult Education:
see Portage parish schedule
MINISTRIES
Youth:
SOCIAL/ANNUAL EVENTS
Parish Feast Day:
Roast beef dinner held on last Sunday in June
Covered Dish Dinners:
Held throughout the year with Beaverdale parish


Any historical sketch of the people of the Byzantine Catholic Church must include an appreciation of their deep faith in God and His church.  Truly, their beginnings were very difficult.  They were forced to leave their homeland because of the many sufferings and hardships encountered there to make a living.  When they came to America, they began to settle in the coal regions of Pennsylvania.   Conditions were hardly ideal for them.  They did not know the language, had very little education and had very little opportunity to advance themselves.  Yet, in spite of the difficulties, they continued to live, work and pray together in the traditions that they had brought with them.

A large number of these people settled in Dunlo, Pa., a small town in the mountain region which very much resembled their homeland.   In addition to establishing their own homes, they very much desired to establish their own house of God.  They met and decided that a church should be built as soon as possible.   In 1909 the cornerstone was laid and the new church was dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul.

Unfortunately, there were not enough priests to serve all of the parishes and it became necessary to walk the long distance to St. Michael Byzantine Church in South Fork every Sunday for liturgical services and the sacraments.

SS. Peter and Paul remained a mission church until 1922.  In 1924 Bishop Basil Takach placed St. Mary's of Beaverdale and SS. Peter and Paul Church under the pastoral care of Fr. Igor Mackov.  He cared for both parishes until his death in 1946.

From 1947 to 1964 various pastors made many improvements to the church. Interior renovation, new main and side altars, murals, new pews and stained glass windows all contributed to making this parish church what it is today.

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