S.S. Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Church, Jeannette, PA

S.S. Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Church, Jeannette, PA S.S. Cyril & Methodius Orthodox Church. (OCA) Orthodox Christian parish in Jeannette, PA.

06/15/2026

Your Beatitude, dear brother and concelebrant in the Lord’s Mysteries, Christ is in our midst! It is with profound sorrow that I learned of the recent attack on the Holy Dormition…

Sunday of All Saints of North America
06/14/2026

Sunday of All Saints of North America

06/12/2026

Great Vespers Saturday 600 pm
Liturgy and Moleben Sunday 1000 am. Trapeza is fasting.

Sunday of All Saints
06/07/2026

Sunday of All Saints

06/06/2026

June is holiness month! Having celebrated the Lord's resurrection, His ascension and sitting at the right hand of God, and the outpouring of the promised Holy Spirit upon the apostles and disciples, we prepare ourselves for the continuation of the apostolic mission to the whole world. Our individual calling as members of the body of Christ, to "put all things under His feet" (1 Cor 15:25), begins with our own preparation through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. The Apostles Fast, one of the most ancient fasts in Christianity, begins on the Monday after All Saints Sunday (June 8, 2026) and ends before the feast of Sts Peter and Paul on June 29. While this fast is somewhat less restrictive than other fasts, it is no less important. St Paul writes, "Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord," (Heb 12:14). Let us undertake this fast with joy, seeking the holiness that only comes from being "made partakers of the divine nature," (2 Pet 1:4) so that we may share the saving Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, the message that He has overcome the ruler of this world though His incarnation, passion, resurrection, and ascension, and has freed us not only from death for eternal life, but from the enslavement to the things of this world as members of His Kingdom.

06/06/2026

Saturday
Great Vespers 600pm

06/01/2026

On the day after every Great Feast, the Orthodox Church honors the one through whom the Feast is made possible. On the day following the Nativity of the Lord, for example, we celebrate the Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos (December 26). On the day after Theophany, we commemorate Saint John the Baptist (January 7), and so on.

Today we honor the all-Holy, good, and life-creating Spirit, Who descended upon the Apostles at Pentecost in the form of fiery tongues in fulfillment of the Lord’s promise to send the Comforter to His disciples (JN 14:16). That same Holy Spirit remains within the Church throughout the ages, guiding it “into all truth” (JN 16:13).

One of the hymns at Vespers on Saturday evening tells us that the Holy Spirit “provides all things. He gushes forth prophecy, He perfects the priesthood, ... He holds together the whole institution of the Church.”

At Vespers on the day of Pentecost, we hear that the Holy Spirit is “the Fountain of goodness, through Whom the Father is known, and the Son is glorified.” He is “the living Fountain of spiritual gifts” Who “purifies us from our sins.” It is by the Holy Spirit that “the prophets, divine Apostles, and martyrs are crowned.” He is the source of life and of sanctification.

In the services of this day, we sing the same hymns as on Pentecost, except the Canon of the Holy Spirit, which is sung at Compline. The Vigil is not prescribed for the eve of today’s feast. We sing the Great Doxology at Matins, but not the Polyeleos. The Irmos of the Ninth Ode (“Hail, O Queen, glory of mothers and virgins...”) is sung in place of the Song of the Theotokos (“My soul magnifies the Lord...”).

At the Liturgy, the priest or deacon chants the Entrance Verse (“Be exalted in Thy strength, O Lord. We will sing and praise Thy power.”) as on the day of Pentecost. “Holy God” replaces “As many as have been baptized....” The dismissal of Pentecost is also used.

This whole week is fast-free, and the Leave-taking of Pentecost occurs on Saturday.

Troparion — Tone 8

Blessed are You O Christ Our God / You have revealed the fishermen as most wise / by sending down upon them the Holy Spirit / through them You drew the world into Your net / O Lover of Man, Glory to You!

Kontakion — Tone 8

When the most High came down and confused the tongues, / He divided the nations; / but when he distributed the tongues of fire / He called all to unity. / Therefore, with one voice, we glorify the All-holy Spirit!

Music downloads: https://www.oca.org/liturgics/music-downloads/june

Blessing of the graves. Memory Eternal! ☦️
05/31/2026

Blessing of the graves. Memory Eternal! ☦️

Holy Pentecost
05/31/2026

Holy Pentecost

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520 Scott Avenue
Jeannette, PA
15644

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