About Apostle and Evangelist Mark · Summerville, South Carolina
Apostle and Evangelist Mark Mission is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic mission parish serving faithful of the Byzantine rite in Summerville, South Carolina. It is part of the St. Josaphat Eparchy in Parma, Ohio and belongs to the eparchy's Mid-Atlantic Deanery. Because it is a mission rather than an established parish, the community gathers for Divine Liturgy at St. Theresa Roman Catholic Church, 11001 Dorchester Road in Summerville, sharing worship space with the local Latin-rite Catholic parish. The mission is under the pastoral care of the Most Reverend Bohdan J. Danylo, Bishop of St. Josaphat Eparchy, who oversees Ukrainian Catholic faithful across much of the eastern and southeastern United States.
- Patron
- Apostle and Evangelist Mark (St. Mark the Evangelist)
- Diocese
- St. Josaphat Eparchy (Ukrainian Greek Catholic)
Why belong here
Apostle and Evangelist Mark Mission offers Byzantine-rite Ukrainian Catholic faithful in the Summerville area a place to worship in their own tradition without traveling long distances. As a mission of the St. Josaphat Eparchy in the Mid-Atlantic Deanery, it connects local Ukrainian Catholics to a wider network of parishes, clergy, and religious-education programs run by the eparchy. Visitors and returning faithful are welcome at the liturgies celebrated at St. Theresa Roman Catholic Church on Dorchester Road.
Parish Identity and Eparchy
Apostle and Evangelist Mark Mission is one of several Ukrainian Catholic missions served by the St. Josaphat Eparchy, an Eastern Catholic eparchy in full communion with Rome that cares for Byzantine-rite Ukrainian faithful across a wide swath of the United States. The eparchy is led by Bishop Bohdan J. Danylo, whose office is in Parma, Ohio. The Summerville mission falls within the eparchy's Mid-Atlantic Deanery.
Worship Location in Summerville
As a mission rather than an established parish, Apostle and Evangelist Mark does not yet maintain its own church building. The community gathers for Divine Liturgy and other services at St. Theresa Roman Catholic Church, 11001 Dorchester Road, Summerville, SC. This arrangement is common for Eastern Catholic missions in regions without a critical mass of Byzantine-rite faithful to support a separate church.
- Meets at St. Theresa Roman Catholic Church
- 11001 Dorchester Road, Summerville, SC 29485
Liturgy and Byzantine Tradition
Services at the mission follow the Byzantine liturgical tradition of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. As is customary in newly established missions of the eparchy, Divine Liturgy is the central act of worship, and the parish welcomes visiting faithful of the Ukrainian Catholic tradition as well as those exploring the Byzantine rite. The eparchy does not currently publish a public schedule of services for the Summerville mission on its website.
Clergy and Pastoral Care
Like other small missions of the St. Josaphat Eparchy, Apostle and Evangelist Mark is cared for under the authority of Bishop Bohdan J. Danylo. Mission priests and administrators for the Summerville community are not individually listed on the eparchy's public clergy directory; inquiries about the priest-in-charge or administrator can be directed to the eparchy office in Parma, Ohio.
- Bishop Bohdan J. Danylo — Bishop of St. Josaphat Eparchy
Contact Information
For information about Apostle and Evangelist Mark Mission, the St. Josaphat Eparchy central office in Parma, Ohio serves as the main point of contact. The eparchy can be reached by phone or email, and the parish listing on the eparchy's website provides the worship address in Summerville.
- Eparchy office: PO Box 347180, Parma, OH 44134
- Phone: (440) 888-1522
- Fax: (440) 888-3477
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: stjosaphateparchy.com