New York City?

[KEP1983]

I’m a recent convert from Protestantism, and have only seen Latin Rite liturgies. I’m curious to see what an Eastern Rite liturgy is like.

Is anyone aware of any Eastern Rite Churches in NYC that are in Manhattan or perhaps Queens? Brooklyn and Bronx are probably a little far for me.

Hopefully there’s a really beautiful church around, too!

 

[juliamajor]

I’m a recent convert from Protestantism, and have only seen Latin Rite liturgies. I’m curious to see what an Eastern Rite litur.gy is like.

Is anyone aware of any Eastern Rite Churches in NYC that are in Manhattan or perhaps Queens? Brooklyn and Bronx are probably a little far for me.

Hopefully there’s a really beautiful church around, too!

It 's been years but there used to be a Ukrainian Catholic church on the lower East side of Manhattan . I believe it was st.George.

 

[George_Stegmeir]

It 's been years but there used to be a Ukrainian Catholic church on the lower East side of Manhattan . I believe it was st.George.

Yes. St. George’s is located on 7th Street, at 3rd Avenue. It is the Mother Church for the Ukranian Uniate Greek Rite Catholic Church.
There are several others in each Borough of New York City. They are all listed in the Yellow Pages of the telephone book under their particular rite.

 

[Defend_the_Keys]

St. Michael’s Russian Catholic Chapel is on Mullberry St. in Manhattan’s “Little Italy.” They have Saturday evening Vespers and Sunday morning Divine Liturgy. If you go to byzcath.org they have the contact info and times for the liturgies. God bless

 

[UncleBill]

St. Michael’s Russian Catholic Chapel is on Mullberry St. in Manhattan’s “Little Italy.” They have Saturday evening Vespers and Sunday morning Divine Liturgy. If you go to byzcath.org they have the contact info and times for the liturgies. God bless

Of all the Eastern Catholic Churches in NYC St. Michael’s Russian Catholic Church would be your best bet. The Ukrainian and Ruthenian parishes in NYC are VERY Latinized.

 

[BonhommeB]

It 's been years but there used to be a Ukrainian Catholic church on the lower East side of Manhattan . I believe it was st.George.

Try Melkite Catholic: Christ the Savior in Yonkers; The Virgin Mary in Brooklyn if you can travel that far. After brutal repression over the years by the Latins (in the U.S.) they have successfully de-Latinized their liturgies. Try U-Tube ‘original’ liturgies of the Syrian Orthodox (East), as opposed to West Syrian which tend to be Byzantine. Don’t expect the Middle East to look like anicent Byzantium in liturgical splendor as these communities have been persecuted for hundreds of years. Notice curtains and no icons, but movable (on the run) paintings of the Saints. They pretty much stick to themselves in the States from years of gun-shyness.
youtube.com/watch?v=uZ82UgNGjb8

youtube.com/watch?v=DeSd5b2gN6E&feature=related

youtube.com/watch?v=RB1Cyuvq4lY&feature=related

 

[MorEphrem]

Of all the Eastern Catholic Churches in NYC St. Michael’s Russian Catholic Church would be your best bet. The Ukrainian and Ruthenian parishes in NYC are VERY Latinized.

Amen. St. Michael’s is a nice community with good liturgy.

There’s Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral in Brooklyn Heights not too far from Borough Hall (my parish) but it’s not particularly Eastern.

 

[DeniseNY]

Holy Cross, on East 82nd St in Manhattan

 

[Diak]

It is the Mother Church for the Ukranian Uniate Greek Rite Catholic Church.

There is no “Ukrainian Uniate Greek Rite Catholic Church”. Our particular Church is called the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church or Ukrainian Greco-Catholic Church (UGCC). “Uniate” is usually considered a perjorative.

I would second the recommendations for St. George UGCC and St. Michael’s Russian Catholic Church. St. Michael’s UGCC in Yonkers is also nice.

 

[Seamus_L]

Some years ago, St George had a very nice priest by the name of Roberto Lukhavy, who was from Brazil. Don’t know if he’s still there though.

 

[Diak]

Last I heard Fr. Bernard (Panczuk) was still the pastor. Fr. Roberto (Lucavei, I think is how he spells it) as I recall returned to our UGCC Eparchy in Brazil.

 

[Seamus_L]

That’s it. I knew I spelled Lukhavy before and was corrected.