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St. John Chrysostom Antiochian Orthodox Church is a parish
of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North
America and the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All
the East.
 
St. John Chrysostom Antiochian Orthodox Church
was established in York in 1992 under the
spiritual guidance of Patriarch Ignatios IV of Antioch
in Syria,
and his North American representative, Metropolitan Phillip. The Church of Antioch is one of the oldest
Christen communities. As the Book of Acts tells us, it was in Antioch that
"Christians" were first called by that name (Acts 11:26), and it
was also from the Church of Antioch that Sts. Paul and Barnabas were sent
out on their missionary journeys. Immigrants from Syria and Lebanon
began to organize churches in the United
States in 1895, and through them the two thousand
year spiritual heritage of the Antiochian Patriarchate began to enrich the New World. It is to this same Church, tracing its
unbroken historical roots back to Apostolic times, that St. John Chrysostom
Antiochian Orthodox Church belongs.
Only about an eighth of St. John Chrysostom's parishioners trace their
heritage back to Middle Eastern roots, however. St. John Chrysostom is a
Pan-Orthodox parish, welcoming Christians of many different backgrounds,
and celebrating all of its worship services in English. Our parishioners
come from a host of Middle Eastern, Greek, Slavic, and Western European
backgrounds.
The diversity of backgrounds at St. John Chrysostom attests to the appeal
of Orthodoxy at a time when many religious groups have become accommodating
and trendy. Many converts have sought out Orthodox Christianity in recent
years, discovering its fidelity to the scriptural and doctrinal foundations
of historic Christianity- its changeless expression of "the faith
which was once for all delivered to the saints." (Jude 3)
St. John Chrysostom Antiochian Orthodox Church has now grown to more than
one hundred families, serving the south central Pennsylvania
communities of York, Lancaster,
and Harrisburg.
In addition to the choir and Sunday School Program, we have a functioning
Antiochian Orthodox Women's chapter (St. Olympia Chapter), a Teen SOYO
chapter and a JOY club for preteen youth.
In April of 1995 we were able, by God's grace, to purchase 14 acres of
property at the corner of N.
Sherman Street and Druck Valley Road. On April 28, 1997
we began construction of our first church building upon this tract of land.
This building, which is now our church hall, was completed in October of 1997.
Our permanent Church and Sunday School Wing were constructed in 2004.
We invite you to visit us, and learn more about us. If you have any
questions, or if I can be of service in any way, please do not hesitate to
write or call me.
Yours in the service of Christ,
Fr. Peter Pier
Pastor, St. John Chrysostom Antiochian Orthodox Church
(717) 757-2222
FRPETERPIER@comcast.net
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