Welcome to the Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church of Revloc, PA

WHO WE ARE:
The people of Ukrainian Catholic Church are Catholics in communion with the Bishop of Rome, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI, whom we recognize as the visible Head of the Catholic Church. We are a "Sui Juris" church (meaning: of one`s own laws). We are not "under" the Roman Catholic Church, but rather "in communion" with the Roman Catholic Church. We are two Sui Juris Churches, going forward side by side in our faith journey, as we both recognize in communion the authority and leadership of the Successor of Saint Peter the Apostle. The local Roman Catholic Bishop, the Bishops of the United States, and the whole world recognize us as being Catholic. As part of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church, we are identified as Eastern Catholics and share the same faith and we have the same seven Sacraments. The difference is that as Eastern Catholics, we have a different way(or Rite), of expressing our Faith in regards to Liturgy, customs, theology and spirituality.

At theProtection of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, all who want to become part of "the family" are welcome to join us.  We are a small community of faithful much like in the early church.    We help each other through the good times and the bad.  We think of each other as family.  As family in Christ, we work together to help each other down the path of life and to the great reward of eternal life with Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.

Our parish is in the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of St. Josaphat in Parma, OH.  Our Bishop is the Most Reverend John Bura.

Our parish was established in 1926 by Ukrainian immigrants.  Today, our church is a diverse group of people from many backgrounds. All people are welcome.

We are a small Christian community.  As the saying goes, "Sometime you want to go where everybody knows your name and they're always glad that you came."  We care about each other.  We care about you too.

Come check out the best kept secret in America.  All are welcome. 

We Believe...

The members of our parish

must accept the following

as true and unquestionable:

We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all ages.  Light of Light, true God of true God, begotten, not created, of one essence with the Father, through whom all things were made.

For us and for our salvation, He came down from heaven and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary and became man.

He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and He suffered, died and was buried.  On the third Day, He rose according to the scriptures.  He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.  He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead.  His kingdom will have no end.

And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, and Giver of Life, who proceeds from the Father, who together with the Father and theSon is worshipped and glorified, who spoke through the prophets.

In one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church. I acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.  I expect the resurrection of the dead and the life of the age to come.  Amen.

We are a 20th Century Church of Martyrs:

The Ukrainian Catholic Church was persecuted by the communists.  The icon shows some of the many people who lost their lives but not their faith in God.  His Holiness, John Paul II on on his visit to Ukraine beatify them as Blesseds of the Catholic Church