Saint Elias Byzantine Catholic Church
Pastor:
Rev. Eugene Yackanich
Address:
4200 Homestead-Duquesne Road
Munhall, PA 15120
Phone:

412-461-1712
Fax:
412-461-1712
E-mail:
Web site:
n/a
DIVINE LITURGY SCHEDULE
Saturdays:
5:00 pm
Sundays:
9:45 am
Vigil of Holy Days:
7:00 pm when Holy Day is on a Wednesday or Saturday
Holy Days:
9:00 am & 7:00 pm
Confessions:
before and after Divine Liturgies (stop 20 minutes before)
GREAT FAST (LENT) SERVICES
Wednesdays
6:00 pm - Lenten Service
Fridays:
7:00 pm - Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
HOLY MYSTERIES (SACRAMENTS)
Baptism/Chrismation/Eucharist:
contact pastor for arrangements
Reconciliation:
contact pastor for arrangements
Marriage:
Saturdays between 11 am and 3 pm - contact pastor to make arrangements
Anointing:
as needed
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Eastern Christian Formation (ECF):
Sundays
after Divine Liturgy til noon, Pre-K thru grade 12
Adult Education:
varies throughout the year; call church for upcoming sessions
MINISTRIES
Youth:
Yes
SOCIAL/ANNUAL EVENTS
New Year's Eve Celebration :
annually, December 31
Champagne lunch and Bingo :
annually; call for information
Night at the Races :
annually; call for information


St. Elias Munhall
On May 4, 1905 a convention of Mon Valley Hungarians met to establish a Hungarian Byzantine Catholic Church in Homestead to be named St. Anthony Hungarian Greek Catholic Church. Ecclesiastical approval was granted in April, 1907. At the request of Bishop Regis Canevin, Roman Catholic bishop of Pittsburgh, the name was changed to St. Elias to avoid confusion with the existing St. Anthony Roman Catholic Church in Homestead.

Rev. Julius Orosz was assigned as the first pastor. The Markovics Hall on Eighth Avenue was rented for church services. During that year, a rectory and church located at Ninth Avenue and McClure Street were purchased from St. Matthew Episcopal Church.

The parish took formal occupancy on December 29, 1907, and the first Liturgy was celebrated in January of 1908.

In 1917 the church interior was liturgically decorated by well known artists. A cemetery on Jane Street in Homeville was purchased in 1920.

In March, 1928 the church was destroyed by an early morning fire. Through the efforts of the community, businesses and friends as well as the congregation, the edifice was reconstructed in the same year.

In the mid 1940's three missions by noted clergy from Europe and the United States were sponsored. A Holy Name Society and Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary were formed. On September 21, 1958, the congregation celebrated their 50th Anniversary.

In 1962 a 13 acre plot on Homestead-Duquesne Road was purchased for a new church and rectory. A Building Fund committee was formed and a Loyalty Day Dinner was held in November 1962, generating parishioner pledges. New fund raising organizations were formed, among them the Boosters Club, which helped with construction and decoration of the church.

Ground-breaking for the new church was held May 19, 1963, and the first Liturgy was celebrated October 24, 1964, in the partially completed building. By July 24, 1966 the church was dedicated and in full use. A Mortgage Burning Ceremony was held July 22, 1973. During his American visit, Cardinal Joseph Mindszenty, Primate of Hungary, visited St. Elias
Church and blessed the Mindszenty Garden on the church grounds on July 27, 1974. In 1980 the church interior decoration commenced and continued until 1984. The icon screen was blessed during the celebration of the 75th Anniversary.

Fund raisers were initiated in 1985 to pay for a new church roof. On November 20, 1994 the first Thanksgiving Parish Dinner was held. On February 26, 1995 an Open House was held to show the versatility of the Social Hall for wedding receptions, anniversaries, parties, etc.

The present facilities of St. Elias include a chapel to the Mother of Perpetual Help, a library, four ECF classrooms and an office for the ECF coordinator.

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