Eastern Catholic Rite

 Interested in learning about the Eastern Rite Catholic Church?  Check out this opportunity put on by the Diocese of Green Bay.

An Introduction to the
Byzantine Catholic Church

Two Locations:         Fall    Sacred Heart Parish, Manawa
            Spring     Silver Lake College (Generose Center)       
                   
Instructors:         Fr. Brian Belongia & Dr. Joseph A. Bound
Time For All Classes:         6:30-8:00 p.m.
Cost:                 Free of charge.  But pre-registration is appreciated for planning purposes.

Rarely do we hear about the theology, traditions and practices of the Eastern Church. Guided by Father Belongia and Dr. Bound you will be led on a fascinating journey through the sacred art, liturgy and theology of the Byzantine Church.  In 1995 and 2001, John Paul II, stated that the Catholic Church needs to “breathe with both lungs”; expressed in the Roman Church and also the Eastern Church. He encouraged all who belong to the Western/Roman Catholic church to become familiar with their Eastern Catholic brethren, so that by acknowledging and accepting them, the universal Catholic Church can be whole and breathe with both lungs. 














A note about the presenters:
Dr. Joseph A. Bound is a Byzantine Catholic and parishioner of Pius X Parish, Appleton. Currently Dr. Bound is the Director of Education for the Diocese of Green Bay.  He and his wife Linda have two sons, Nick and Andrew.

Fr. Brian Belongia has been ordained for six years and currently serves as pastor of St. Mary Magdalene Parish Waupaca, Ss. Peter and Paul Parish, Weyauwega, and Sacred Heart Parish, Manawa. Fr. Brian loves to teach and has taught classes for the diocesan education department and the Commissioned Ministry Leadership program. This past January, he received the faculty to celebrate the Byzantine Liturgy from the Ruthenian Eparchy of Parma.


Sponsored by the Department of Education and made possible by the generosity of the Bishop’s Annual Appeal.