Fr. Kevin Gregory Long, Priest
Bishop THOMAS (Joseph), Bishop of Charleston, Oakland, and the mid-Atlantic (Auxiliary)
Metropolitan JOSEPH (Al-Zehlaoui), Archbishop of New York and Washington, DC and Metropolitan of North America
Due to quarantine, the church will be closed until Saturday, November 28, when the church will resume its regular schedule of services and open nave times beginning with vespers.
COVID-19 PANDEMIC UPDATE & LIMITED ATTENDANCE AT LITURGY
(Updated 11/10/20)
All services at 915 Lynn Street just off of Cascade Street on the east side of New Castle, PA, 16101.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL PUBLIC SERVICES ARE LIMITED IN ATTENDANCE AND IN-PERSON NON-LITURGUICAL ACTIVITES HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
MOST SERVICES ARE STREAMED ONLINE ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
(Parish members may attend Vespers and/or Sunday Divine Liturgy in limited numbers by invitation only)
All in-person activities aside from the Divine Services have been canceled until further notice.
Attandance at the services is by invitation only. If you would like to attend a service, please fill out this form and Fr. Kevin will get back to you as soon as possible.
Scheduled Divine Services will be streamed on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoE60UXpwCou5rUlJEH1DFg/live.
Sunday:
10:00 AM - Divine Liturgy (in-person attendance by invitation only. Please contact Father if you would like to attend. Service is streamed online)
7:00 PM - Sunday evening Live Stream with Fr. Kevin on a book of the Bible (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCURfh_oNlnaoru5vksNmHYg/live)
Saturday Service:
5:00 PM - Vespers (in-person attendance is welcome, but if you plan to attend, please let Father know. Service is streamed online)
Monday:
6:00 PM - Intercessory Prayers (In-person, not streamed)
Thursday:
7:00 PM - Thursday evening Live Stream with Fr. Kevin on topics relating to Church History, Church topics, Current Events, etc. (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCURfh_oNlnaoru5vksNmHYg/live)
Confession and Individual Communion: By appointment. Because of the pandemic, communion is available to those who are in good standing with the church and wish to receive though not in a public setting. Please contact Father if you would like to arrange a time for confession or communion.
Bread-baking, bake sales, and all other activities held in the church hall: Suspended until further notice.
Christ is in our midst! He is and ever shall be!
Thank you for visiting our website. Saint Elias Orthodox Church in New Castle, PA is a pan-Orthodox church with people from various walks of life. We have a vibrant and active community, with several informative classes, both for children and adults.
We are a typical Antiochian Orthodox church, having been established in 1913, and among other things that means that food is a central part of the fabric of our community. Under normal conditions, we bake Syrian bread most every Tuesday during the year (unfortunately, the COVID-19 epidemic has shut this down for the forseeable future). Additionally, once we can gather safely, we get together to make meat pies, spinach pies, or kibbee several times a year. We also have an Middle-Eastern food festival, which is a great opportunity to welcome the greater New Castle community to our church to enjoy great food and customary hospitality.
But the greatness in the Saint Elias community lies in its care and concern for others. Christ calls us to love our neighbors as ourselves: the community of Saint Elias strives to faithfully honor that calling.
Please accept this invitation to visit our website and contact us if you have any questions. We gather for the Divine Liturgy every Sunday at 10:00 AM which you can see on our YouTube channel at the present time. If you are curious, please contact us and we would be happy to answer any questions you might have.