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PA: Windber - 2

Metro Area: Johnstown (PA)

First Slavish United St Mary Greek Rite Catholic (Ruthenian)

Historical Entry: Renamed

Formerly at:

803 Somerset St

Windber

15963-1430

USA

Historical Location - Not A Mailing Address Or Active Location

Rite: Byzantine

Church sui iuris: Byzantine Ruthenian Catholic

Apostolic Exarchate: US, Faithful of the Oriental Rites (Ruthenian)

Sacramental Records at:

Dormition of the Mother of God Church

803 Somerset St

Windber

15963-1430

USA

Ph: 814-467-8044

Fax: 814-467-8044

The interior photograph is of the iconostasis that was erected in this temple, but was not taken in place. When St Mary's erected a new temple in 1926, the iconostasis was transferred to and re-erected at what was then St Michael Greek Catholic Church in Clymer, PA, now St Michael Orthodox Church (ACROD). The photograph is by Ung-Certez, a member of the Byzantine Forum community - where he posts under that name, and was taken at St Michael's Church. It originally appeared on the Forum's Photo Gallery.

Status & Location Changes:

Formed in: 1900, as St Stephen First United Slavish Greek Catholic Church

Renamed in: 1903, as First Slavish United St Mary Greek Rite Catholic Church

Renamed in: 1926, as Dormition of the Mother of God Byzantine (Ruthenian) Church

For this church, this is entry 2

of 3

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This Entry Last Updated: 03/16/2010

Latitude: 40.240647

Longitude: -78.835509

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Dormition

O Mother of God, in giving birth you preserved virginity; * and in falling asleep you did not forsake the world. * You are the Mother of Life and have been transferred to life, * and through your prayers you deliver our souls from death. (Troparion - Tone 1)

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.

Neither the tomb nor death could detain the Mother of God, * who is unsleeping in her prayers and our unfailing hope in her intercession; * for He Who dwelt in her ever-virgin womb, * transferred to Life the Mother of Life. (Kontakion - Tone 2)