St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church

Great Lent 2010

This holy lenten season, we are called to reflect on the sins that separate us from God's all-encompassing love for us. The Church calls us to fast, not only with our mouths, but with all of our senses: our eyes, lest we look upon that which is sinful; our ears, lest we listen to sinful things; our hands, lest we perform sinful deeds. This is a time for us to repent of our sins and to renew ourselves through confession and Holy Communion, preparing for the glorious feast of feasts - Pascha, when God's promise of eternal life is renewed for us in the glorious resurrection of His Son - our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ!

Established October 15, 1901, ours is the oldest Serbian Orthodox Church in the Eastern United States, and the third oldest Serbian Orthodox Church in America. Comprised primarily of Orthodox Christians in McKeesport, Duquesne, West Mifflin, White Oak, North Huntingdon and Irwin, Pennsylvania, our parish is located at 901 Hartman Street in McKeesport.

We are under the local jurisdiction of the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Eastern America and also the Patriarchate of the Serbian Orthodox Church, located in Belgrade,Serbia.

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