CHARLOTTE — St. Basil the Great Ukrainian Catholic Mission marked the 10th anniversary of its establishment with several recent liturgies.
The Divine Liturgy (Mass) which inaugurated St. Basil Mission was celebrated on Sunday, April 30, 2006, by then Bishop Robert Moskal of the Eparchy (Diocese) of St. Josaphat in Parma, Ohio.
The pastor of St. Basil Mission, Father Mark Shuey, offered Divine Liturgy April 30, the Feast of St. James the Apostle on the Byzantine-rite liturgical calendar. Also that evening, Father Joseph Matlak from St. Josaphat Cathedral in Parma celebrated Great Vespers. Another Divine Liturgy was celebrated May 1.
The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, which follows the Byzantine rite, is in full communion with the pope. The mission worships at the chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Charlotte. For more infor-mation about St. Basil Mission, go to www.stbasil.weebly.com.
— Gretchen Filz, Catholic News Herald