Saint Michael the Archangel

Saint Michael the Archangel  Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Mission

Our chapel in Southern Pines, NC is an Eastern Catholic mission of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Eparchy (Diocese) of Saint Josaphat in Parma, OH blessed by His Excellency, the Most Reverend Bishop Robert M. Moskal and now serving under Bishop John Bura, Apostolic Administrator for our Eparchy. Our Byzantine Church is under Patriarch Lubomyr of Kyiv (a Cardinal of Rome) and is in full communion with the Church of Rome.

All of our services are in English and all are invited and welcome to attend and celebrate the joy of the Resurrection of Our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ!

Glory to Jesus Christ!
Glory forever!

Fully Eastern, Fully Catholic

Jesus commissioned His apostles to "Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them all that I have commanded you." After the Descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost in Jerusalem, the Gospel message was proclaimed in power throughout the world. As the Church spread, the same faith in the Holy Trinity took root in particular Eastern and Western peoples and was expressed according to their own unique cultures, languages, customs, art forms and music.

The Catholic Church is a world-wide communion of over twenty distinct, autonomous ritual churches, the Latin Church being the largest and often the best known. Catholic Christians, whether Eastern or Western, all share three important things in common:

Within this unity, which reflects the divine life and communion of the Holy Trinity, each Church also has its own distinct:

+ Liturgy

+ Theology

+ Spirituality

+ Church Law

Just as Israel in the wilderness was formed as one People of God made up of distinct tribes called together by the Word of God, so the Church, the New Israel, is made up of the many nations of the earth who boldly proclaim one faith in Christ!

Our particular Church is rooted in the Byzantine tradition of Kyiv, which was brought to the Slavic peoples in the 9th century through the missionary efforts of the brothers, Saints Cyril and Methodius, Apostles to the Slavs.

For further information on the Eastern Catholic Churches, be sure to read Pope John Paul II's Apostolic Letter, Orientale Lumen, "The Light of the East".

Weekly Schedule

All Services are in English.
A Divine Typica Service is a Byzantine Reader's Service with Holy Communion which is led by an ordained Deacon. Saint Michael's has received episcopal  authorization to offer this liturgy which fulfills the Sunday obligation of Catholics of any Rite. Periodically we will also have a priest come and celebrate the full Divine Liturgy (the "Mass") and hear confessions. 

Liturgy Schedule

May

Wednesday, May 12
Great Feast of the Ascension of the Lord
6:00pm Vespers and Typica Services for the Feast

No Liturgy on Thursday 5/12 or Saturday 5/15.

Thursday, May 20
Oblates of St. Benedict Meeting
7:00pm Vespers and Meeting

Saturday, May 22
Pentecost Sunday
4:00pm Readers Vespers
4:30pm Divine Typica Service

Saturday, May 29
4:00pm Readers Vespers
4:30pm Divine Typica Service

June

No Liturgy on Thursday 6/3 or Saturday 6/5.

Saturday, June 12
4:00pm Readers Vespers
4:30pm Divine Typica Service

Saturday, June 19
4:00pm Readers Vespers
4:30pm Divine Typica Service

Saturday, June 26
4:00pm Readers Vespers
4:30pm Divine Typica Service

We have seen the true light! We have received the heavenly Spirit!
We have found the true faith and we worship the
undivided Trinity,
for the Trinity has saved us!