Saint Joseph Melkite Greek-Catholic Church, Scranton, PA, is a local parish of the Melkite Eparchy of Newton.
CELEBRATING 126 YEARS IN SCRANTON in 2023. We are one of the three oldest churches in our Eparchy .
Founded by Lebanese immigrants in the late 1890s, we are a faith community that has withstood many trials and tribulations. Today we continue to witness to the Gospel of Our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania: concentrated in the Lackawanna Valley. Our faithful parishioners and friends hail from Albany to Philadelphia and areas surrounding.
Patriarchate of Antioch. Catholic but not Roman, Byzantine in Tradition, brothers and sisters of the Orthodox East.
Visit the Eparchy of Newton website at www.Melkite.org for more information!
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Friday evening March 22, Great Vespers at 5:30pm Lazarus Saturday, March 23, Divine Liturgy 10am followed by Youth Day Paschal preparations, all other schedules are posted below.Many weekday opportunities for prayer.
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For current events contact church email address at stjosephscranton@gmail.com
See our “ABOUT” tab for: The First 100 years of St. Joseph Church used for our Centennial Celebration Oct. 1997.