Welcome!
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Glory to Jesus Christ!
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Thank you for visiting the Omaha Byzantine Catholic Community. We are Mission of the Eparchy of Parma. We hope that our site highlights the beauty of the Catholic Faith - particularly the Eastern lung of the Church. Please feel free to read more about our community on this site, or come experience the Divine Liturgy. We would love to greet you and share with you our love for Jesus Christ and His mystical body, the Church. Please contact us if you would like to know more, or get involved.
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Our Divine Liturgies and Typikas are scheduled for Saturdays at 4 PM at St. Gerald Chapel, 7857 Lakeview St, Ralston, NE 68127. Divine Liturgy is the Eastern Catholic equivalent of the Roman Catholic Mass. Catholics who attend Divine Liturgy fulfill their Sunday obligation.
Our Typikas are celebrated by a deacon. Attendance at a Typika fulfills your Sunday obligation for Byzantine Catholics. ​
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If you wish to be added to our mailing list, or to communicate with us, please complete our Contact form.
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All of our liturgies are sung in English.
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Date Type of Liturgy
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4/12 Divine Liturgy (Palm Sunday, Father Daniel Lenz Celebrant)
4/19 Divine Liturgy (Pascha or Easter Vigil, Father Daniel Lenz Celebrant)
4/26 Typika (Deacon Fred Abboud Celebrant)
5/3 Divine Liturgy (3rd Sunday of Pascha, Father Lenz Celebrant)
5/10 Divine Liturgy (4th Sunday of Pascha, Father Lee Celebrant)
5/17 Typika (5th Sunday of Pascha, Deacon Fred Abboud Celebrant)
5/24 Divine Liturgy) 6th Sunday of Pascha. Father Lenz Celebrant)
5/31 Typika (7th Sunday of Pascha, Deacon Fred Abboud Celebrant)
6/7 Divine Liturgy (Pentecost, Father Michael Lee Celebrant)
6/14 Typika ( All Saints, Deacon Fred Abboud Celebrant)
6/21 Divine Liturgy (4th Sunday after Pentecost, Father Lenz Celebrant)
6/28 Typika (Sts Peter and Paul, Deacon Fred Abboud Celebrant)
7/5 Typika (4th Sunday after Pentecost, Fred Abboud Celebrant)
7/12 Divine Liturgy (Sunday of the Holy Fathers, Father Lenz Celebrant)
7/19 Divine Liturgy (Prophet Elijah, Father Lenz Celebrant)
7/26 Typika (7th Sunday after Pentecost, Deacon Fred Abboud Celebrant)
8/2 Divine Liturgy (8th Sunday after Pentecost, Father Lenz Celebrant)
8/9 Typika (9th Sunday after Pentecost, Deacon Fred Abboud Celebrant)
8/16 Divine Liturgy (10th Sunday after Pentecost, Father Lenz Celebrant)
8/23 Typika (11th Sunday after Pentecost, Deacon Fred Abboud Celebrant)
8/30 Divine Liturgy (12th Sunday after Pentecost, Father Lenz Celebrant)
9/6 Typika (Sunday before Exaltation of the Holy Cross), Deacon Abboud
9/13 Divine Liturgy (Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Father Lenz Celebrant)
9/20 Typika (Sunday after Exaltation of the the Holy Cross, Deacon Abboud)
9/27 Divine Liturgy (16th Sunday after Pentecost, Father Lenz Celebrant)
10/4 Typika (17th Sunday after Pentecost, Deacon Fred Abboud Celebrant)
10/11 Divine Liturgy (Sunday of the Holy Fathers, Father Lenz Celebrant)​
10/18 Typika (19th Sunday after Pentecost, Deacon Fred Abboud Celebrant)
10/25 Divine Liturgy (20th Sunday after Pentecost, Father Lenz Celebrant)
11/1 Typika (21st Sunday after Pentecost, Deacon Fred Abboud Celebrant)
11/8 Divine Liturgy (Synaxis of Archangel Michael, Father Lenz Celebrant)
11/15 Typika (Nativity Fast begins, Deacon Fred Abboud Celebrant)
11/22 Divine Liturgy (24th Sunday after Pentecost, Father Lenz Celebrant)
11/29 Typika (25th Sunday after Pentecost, Deacon Fred Abboud Celebrant)
12/6 Divine Liturgy (St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, Father Lenz Celebrant)
12/13 Typika (Holy Forefathers, Deacon Fred Abboud Celebrant)
12/20 Divine Liturgy (Sunday before Christmas, Father Lenz Celebrant)
12/25 Divine Liturgy (Christmas, Father Lenz Celebrant)
12/27 Typika (Sunday after Christmas, Deacon Fred Abboud Celebrant)
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Note:
If we have inclement weather or a power outage in Ralston, we may cancel liturgy. If this happens, we plan to post a cancellation notice on this website. If you are on our mailing list, we will send you an email regarding the cancellation. If you send us your phone number, we will send you a text message regarding cancellation of Liturgy. ​
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All-merciful Virgin Theotokos, Mother of compassions and love for mankind, my most beloved hope and aspiration!
Our mission is to share God's love made known to us through the gift of His Church. We strive to be open to the divine life which Jesus wishes to give to us through the re-presentation of His once-for-all sacrifice. Through lives of charity, powered by heavenly liturgical worship imbued with God's mercy, we seek to bring the good news of Jesus Christ to all in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. The Byzantine Catholic Church is aligned with Rome and all Catholics are invited to visit and freely take communion with us.
Our worship dates
back to the Apostle
James, first bishop
of Jerusalem. The
Liturgy offers a
deep sense of peace, reverence and continuity. There are several forms of the Divine Liturgy.
The Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom is celebrated throughout most of the year. The Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great is celebrated ten times each year.
