Icon of Mother of God with Infant Jesus Mother of God
Catholic Church
Byzantine-Ukrainian Rite
Conyers, Georgia, USA
Updated 11-17-04 		Українська
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Conyers, Georgia, USA
 Ukrainian 		Icon of Jesus
An Eastern Rite Catholic Church in full communion with the Pope of Rome
2880 Ga. Hwy 138 N.E. Conyers, Georgia 30013 - (770) 760-1111, (770) 760-1715
Eparchy (Diocesan) Web Site: www.stjosaphateparchy.org 

Fr. Matthew Schroeder, Pastor
(770) 760-1111 or e-mail


Divine Liturgy (Mass) Schedule:

Note: Unless indicated otherwise the Divine Liturgies are in English.

Monday - Friday: 8 a.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m.
Saturday Vigil: 5:30 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. (Ukrainian)
Sunday: 9 a.m.
and 10:30 a.m. (Ukrainian)

Vespers: Daily at 7:30 p.m. except Tuesday and Thursday.  On Saturday evening it immediately follows the 6:45 p.m. Vigil Liturgy of Sunday. 

Confessions: 30 minutes before each Divine Liturgy

Directions & Travel Maps:
 From points to the north, west and south of Atlanta, Georgia, take the appropriate routes to connect with I-85, I-75 or I-20 toward Atlanta.

From points east of the Atlanta metropolitan area, take the appropriate routes to connect with I-20 West. Then take I-20 to exit #82 (Conyers, Hwy 138/20) which is approximately 25 miles east of Atlanta. After exiting I-20, head northeast approximately 4.6 miles and the church is on the left (where the road narrows from four lanes to two, about 1/2 mile after the entrance to the Georgia International Horse Park.)

Information:
What is an Eastern Rite Catholic Church ?

Church Photo Gallery:

Calling all Ukrainians

You can now join the only Ukrainian Catholic Church in Georgia. Come and see the blessings God has given the Ukrainian people here in Conyers.
Come and venerate the life-size icons and still be able to sponsor additional sacred icons in honor or memory of family members.
For information about all our activities and/or to join our Faith Community, please contact the pastor at 770-760-1111.

Glory to Jesus Christ!
Table of Contents
  1. In the summer of 2001 the parish completed the painting of the many beautiful icons that fill the sanctuary of the church.  A composite of some of the icons can be viewed at this Web site but nothing will compare with the experience of visiting the Church and seeing these beautiful works of art in person.
  2. October 2000: Bishop Robert M. Moskal announced the establishment of the Eastern Catholic Spirituality Center at Conyers in response to the call of Pope John Paul II in Orientale Lumen, his Apostolic Letter promulgated in May1995. Read about the Center and its mission in the newsletter "Light of the East"
  3. The Vatican II Decree on the Catholic Churches of the Eastern Rite "Orientalium Ecclesiarum" - Solemnly Promulgated by His Holiness Pope Paul VI on November 21, 1964
  4. Pope John Paul II has had much to say and write about the traditions and spirituality of the Eastern Rite Catholic Churches as well as the Orthodox Churches
  5. Pope John Paul II Encourages Pilgrimages to Holy Places
  6. Indulgentiarum Doctrina ( Apostolic Constitution On Indulgences) - Solemnly Promulgated by Pope Paul VI on January 1, 1967
  7. Calling all Ukrainians
Pope John Paul II Reflections on
the Eastern Rite Catholic Churches

Pope John Paul II has frequently focused on the traditions and spirituality of the Christian brothers and sisters of the East, both the Eastern Rite Churches that are in union with the Pope, such as the Mother of God Catholic Church, and also the Orthodox Churches. The Eastern Rite Catholic Churches and the Orthodox Churches share the same Divine Liturgy, the Mass, an older form of the Mass dating back to the third century.

Some of the Holy Father's words on the Eastern Churches follow: