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WHEREAS, St. George's Parish is a member of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC), which is the largest of the Eastern Catholic Churches. St. George's is a Church of the Byzantine rite in full ecclesial communion with the Pope of Rome and acknowledge his spiritual and jurisdictional authority; and,
WHEREAS, emigrants from Western Ukraine came to the United States of America in the latter half of the nineteenth century and settled on the North Side of Pittsburgh during the late 1880s. They first worshiped with the congregation of Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church, now located on Superior Avenue, before relocating to Woods Run. However, these early immigrants wanted to worship God in their new homeland according to the ancient traditions of their own ancestors. This ardent desire, and the wish to preserve a spiritual and cultural heritage for their children, prompted them to organize a Ukrainian Catholic Church of their own; and,
WHEREAS, ground-breaking ceremonies for St. George's Parish took place on July 2, 1967. Construction of the church and rectory began in August and continued through the following year. The first Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the new building on January 19, 1969, when the move to the new location was complete; and,
WHEREAS, the construction completed, the congregation continued its intense efforts to furnish and decorate the church in a traditional Byzantine style. On a pay-as-you-go basis, the stained glass windows, icon mosaics, an iconostasis, was well as artful decoration of the interior, were all added to make St. George's one of the most beautiful examples of a Ukrainian Catholic Church in typical Greco-Byzantine style. The completely redecorated church was rededicated by our Eparchial Bishop His Grace Bishop Robert (Moskal) on May 19, 1985; and,
WHEREAS, on August 1, 2001, Fr. Valerian M. Michlik began his priestly ministry serving St. George's parish family. During Fr. Valerian's tenure, parish activities ...
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