Life around the eparchies

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Feasts, pilgrimages, and ordinary Sundays from around the Byzantine Ruthenian eparchies — and, in time, from across the wider Apostolic Christian world.

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A Sunday at Christ the Bridegroom Monastery

July 26, 2026 Christ the Bridegroom Monastery, Burton, OH Eparchy of Parma

Two monastic sisters in black playing soccer with young girls on the monastery lawn — The sisters at play with young visitors on a Sunday afternoon — a monastery is a living home of prayer, not a museum

The Blessing of Cars — Prophet Elijah

July 20, 2026 Various Byzantine parishes

Clergy in white vestments blessing a family's minivan in the parking lot — St. Michael's, Hermitage — by tradition any wheeled vehicle can be blessed, from bicycles to a child's electric toy car

A priest in gold vestments walking past a child riding a toy Cozy Coupe car — A little one rolls alongside in his own "chariot"

A priest sprinkling holy water over a laughing family beside their van — Holy water flies — the joy of the feast at another parish

Vacation Bible School — Rainforest Falls

July 14, 2026 St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church, Campbell, OH Archeparchy of Pittsburgh

Children of Rainforest Falls VBS with their hands raised in song — A young and vibrant church — the whole camp together

A wooden three-bar Byzantine cross standing before a painted rainforest waterfall — Exploring the Nature of God — the cross at the heart of it all

Children gathered around a box holding a found kitten — The day we found a kitten — and that day's lesson was "God is Love"

A leader reading to a circle of children seated on green mats — Story time

Children leaning in to examine a display case of butterflies and insects — Wonder at God's creation, up close — the exhibit was brought by a parishioner who is a professional entomologist

ByzanTeen Rally

July 9, 2026 John Carroll University, Cleveland, OH

A large group photo of Byzantine Catholic teens, clergy, and bishops gathered outside a university building — Byzantine Catholic teens from across the country — a few days of faith, fellowship, and fun

After the Storm

June 20, 2026 St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church, Hermitage, PA Archeparchy of Pittsburgh

A rainbow arching over the bell tower and gold dome of a Byzantine church after a storm — A rainbow over the bell tower and dome

The Dormition of the Theotokos

August 15, 2025 St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church, Hermitage, PA Archeparchy of Pittsburgh