Saint Joseph Melkite Greek-Catholic Church, Scranton, PA, is a local parish of the

Melkite Eparchy of Newton.

CELEBRATING 129 YEARS IN SCRANTON in 2026. We are one of the three oldest churches in our Eparchy .

Founded by Lebanese immigrants in the late 1890s, we are a faith community that has withstood many trials and tribulations. Today we continue to witness to the Gospel of Our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania: concentrated in the Lackawanna Valley. Our faithful parishioners and friends hail from Albany to Philadelphia and areas surrounding.

Patriarchate of Antioch. Catholic but not Roman, Byzantine in Tradition, brothers and sisters of the Orthodox East.

Visit the Eparchy of Newton website at www.Melkite.org for more information!

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Liturgy Schedule Saturday & Sunday as posted.

Saturday Mystery of Holy Confession 3:45 p.m. Divine Liturgy at 4:00 p.m.

Sunday Divine Liturgy at 10:00 a.m. confessions 15 minutes prior

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HOLY WEEK SERVICES BEGIN MONDAY MARCH 30 AT 7PM

GREAT & HOLY WEEK 2026

Great & Holy Monday

March 30 7:00 p.m. † Tuesday Orthros: Bridegroom Confessions following Service

Great & Holy Tuesday

March 31 7:00 p.m. † Wednesday Orthros: Bridegroom Confessions following Service

Great & Holy Wednesday

April 1 7:00 p.m. † Blessing of the Oil of the Sick & Anointing Service

Confessions following Service

Great & Holy Thursday

April 2 4:00 p.m. † Vesperal Divine Liturgy of the Mystical Supper

7:00 p.m. Orthros of Holy Friday: The Crucifixion

Great & Holy Friday DAY OF STRICT FAST AND ABSTINENCE

April 3 4:00 p.m. † Vespers of Holy Saturday: Descent from the Cross

7:00 p.m. † Orthros of Holy Saturday † the Lamentations & Procession with Epitaphios

Confessions following Services

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THANK YOU! to the women of the parish who planned, prepared, shopped, cooked and overall made the Lazarus Saturday childrens’ celebration truly memorable. The children decorated candles, prepared eggs for next week’s distribution, made the dough, sealed & baked the Prosphora for the next few weekends and enjoyed the company of their friends at Divine Liturgy that morning. A Blessing to our parish to have youth!

Please Pray for our Melkite and Christian brothers and sisters experiencing threats to their lives in the Palestinian conflict.

Also, pray for our Ukrainian brethren and their families in the local Scranton area churches who have relatives fighting the war and others displaced.

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The 2025 Melkite Pastoral Appeal has been mailed to all parishioners and friends of our parish. (formerly titled the Bishop Annual Appeal) Please be as generous as you are able. Visit https://flocknote.com/melkite-pastoral-appeal/

Thank you Bishop Francois for visiting our parish the weekend of November 22-23, 2025.

VISIT our new DONATE page through paypal.

See our facebook.com/melkitescranton page for photos & current events

For current events contact church email address at stjosephscranton@gmail.com

See our “ABOUT” tab for: The First 100 years of St. Joseph Church used for our Centennial Celebration Oct. 1997.