Saints Peter and Paul Byzantine Catholic Church
Pastor:
Rev. James A. Spontak
Address:
143 Church Road
Portage, PA 15946
Phone:

814-736-9780
Fax:
814-736-8701
E-mail:
Web site:
DIVINE LITURGY SCHEDULE
Saturdays:
(5:00 pm - in either Beaverdale or Dunlo church; call to confirm)
Sundays:
Third Hour 8:40 am - Divine Liturgy 9:00 am
Vigil of Holy Days:
7:00 pm - Vespers on eve of feasts
Holy Days:
9:00 am - Divine Liturgy
Confessions:
Saturday at 3:00 pm; one-half hour before all services, except Sundays
GREAT FAST (LENT) SERVICES
Wednesdays
7:00 pm - Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
Fridays:
7:00 pm - Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
HOLY MYSTERIES (SACRAMENTS)
Baptism/Chrismation/Eucharist:
scheduled during Sunday Liturgy; pre-baptism catechesis required
Reconciliation:
contact pastor for arrangements
Marriage:
contact pastor; six-minth period of preparation required
Anointing:
when visiting homebound or in hospital; contact pastor
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Eastern Christian Formation (ECF):
Sundays
10:15 - 11:30 am
Adult Education:
call church for upcoming sessionsSunday afternoons in Fall and during Great Fast (Lent)
MINISTRIES
Youth:
Check web site bulletin for scheduled events.
SOCIAL/ANNUAL EVENTS
Parish Ethnic Festival:
Second Sunday of July
Coffee Socials :
First Sunday of each month following Divine Liturgy


SS. Peter & Paul Portage
A large number of Byzantine Catholics from the Austro-Hungarian Empire lived in the Portage area and began attending worship services at St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church in South Fork. With the concern of the pastor, Rev. Elias Gojdich, the people of Portage organized and chartered their own parish, SS. Peter and Paul, on August 19, 1917.

Their first resident pastor, Rev. Desiderius Zubriczky, traveled to places such as Ben's Creek, Puritan, Springhill, Wilmore, Oil City, Lilly and Cassandra to acquire a commitment from the people to build their own house of worship. The church was built and then dedicated on July 4, 1918.

The parish continued to grow in faith life and spiritual understanding. In 1971 the congregation decided to move and to build a new facility on their “Maple Grove” property just outside the borough. With the hard work and dedication of the people, this dream became a magnificent reality and the new church was dedicated in 1976. The parish members of SS. Peter and Paul Byzantine Catholic Church are filled with the spirit of God and joyfully share the Good News.

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