Saint Mary Byzantine Catholic Church of the Assumption
Pastor:
Msgr. Andrew D. Parvensky
Deacon:
Deacon John M. Hanchin
Address:
125 McKee Avenue
Monessen, PA 15062
Phone:

724-684-5662
Fax:
724-684-3301
E-mail:
n/a
Web site:
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DIVINE LITURGY SCHEDULE
Saturdays:
6:15 pm
Sundays:
10:00 am
Vigil of Holy Days:
6:15 pm
Holy Days:
10:00 am
Confessions:
Saturdays at 5:45 pm
GREAT FAST (LENT) SERVICES
Wednesdays
6:15 pm
HOLY MYSTERIES (SACRAMENTS)
Baptism/Chrismation/Eucharist:
contact pastor for arrangements
Reconciliation:
contact pastor for arrangements
Marriage:
contact pastor for arrangements
Anointing:
contact pastor when necessary
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Eastern Christian Formation (ECF):
Sundays
11:00 am - noon
Adult Education:
September and during Great Fast (Lent); given by Deacon John Hanchin
MINISTRIES
Youth:
•Grade school: Donna Wassilchak, coordinator
• High school: Scott A. Suchko, coordinator


St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church of the Assumption had its inception in 1902, under the leadership of Rev. Eugene Homicko. Early worship was held in the First National Bank and also in St. Leonard Church. A small wooden structure, built in 1903, was replaced by a larger brick building in 1905. The church with the town clock was a well-known landmark in the city, but after half a century, it became necessary either to repair it completely or to construct a new edifice.

This responsibility fell on the shoulders of Rev. Andrew Parvensky. A new church of crab-orchard stone was constructed on the same site. Demolition of the old church and groundbreaking for the new one took place in 1958. The new church was dedicated on October 23, 1960. The rectory was built five years later.

By 1973 many additional improvements were made. The property was debt free due to the generous donations of parishioners. A Chapel of Our Lady of Perpetual Help was added to the front of the church in 1982. In the late 1980's, a unique icon screen of pure gold and mosaic--the first of its kind built since the seventh century--was installed in the church. The intricate hammered bronze and mosaic images were perfected by craftsmen in Venice and Milan, Italy.

Affiliated with the church is a cemetery in Rostraver Township. It contains a 24-foot Crucifixion scene that overlooks Interstate 70.

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