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St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic, Nesquehoning, PA
Attached are some pictures of St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church, Nesquehoning, PA.
The church has alot of remnants of the latinized interior - I'll let the pictures speak for themselves. It was the product of a former pastor. The elements however would be hard and expensive to remove, yet they do not impede the liturgy itself.
The folks who let me inside were very friendly (what else could I expect from the Coal Region!) and very dedicated to their church and very proud of its beauty.
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Bless, Father Jon,
And thank you, once again. St. Mary's in Nesquehoning has no website and these pictures will serve beautifully for its directory entry.
Despite the latinizations, the temple has a beautiful iconostasis - not a surprise given whose work it was. I'd also have to say that the marble communion rail itself looks to be exquisite in its own right and not nearly as visually intrusive as most such that I've seen.
Many years,
Neil
"One day all our ethnic traits ... will have disappeared. Time itself is seeing to this. And so we can not think of our communities as ethnic parishes, ... unless we wish to assure the death of our community."
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St. Mary's will celebrate its centennial in 2010. It was founded by former parishioners from St. John's in neighboring Lansford. Many vocations from this parish. It suffered through a nasty split in the 1930s over the celibacy decree. The current iconostasis is a restoration of one removed during the Elko era.
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The exterior photo and that of the iconostasis now illustrate St Mary's directory entry. Thanks once again to Father Jon, who holds the record for contributing photos used in the directory. Many years, Neil
"One day all our ethnic traits ... will have disappeared. Time itself is seeing to this. And so we can not think of our communities as ethnic parishes, ... unless we wish to assure the death of our community."
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I was raised in this church and it is still beautiful, but you should have seen it back when it still had the full icon screen!!! I loved mass every sunday when it was said in old slavonic !!!
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Is there a date set for this?? I wouldn't miss it for the world!!!
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