Welcome to St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church. We are a parish of the American Carpatho-Russian Diocese in the USA. Our bishop is, His Eminence, Metropolitan Gregory of Nysaa. Our diocese is under the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.

Founded in 1919, our parish is celebrating its 100th Anniversary this year.

We are a friendly and welcoming community of believers who worship our Lord, Jesus Christ, united in the Holy Spirit, to the glory of God the Father.

We are a sacramental community centered on the Holy Eucharist.

We are a praying community, for each other and for the world.

We are a fellowship community, enjoying each other's company in Christian love and work.

We are a life-long learning community knowing that we can discover more, every day about our life in Christ.

We are a multi-ethnic, multi-racial parish welcoming everyone seeking the fullness of the Christian Faith.

We are a sacrifical giving community, offering our gifts of time, talent and treasure for the building up of the Body of Christ here in East Pittsburgh, our diocese and the Orthodox world.

We are a giving parish to others in need by collecting funds and other gifts regularly so that we can help the least of the brethren in our area.

You are invited and most welcome to be part of our community of faith. Come and see!

Masking is OPTIONAL at this time. 

Daily Readings and Lives of Saints

Lastest Icons in progress update

Many thanks to Anna Margaret Costas for her generous donation of the icons of the 4 Evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John which now grace the Royal Doors. May they be a fitting remembrance for her family's loved ones.

The ACROD website has a presentation on the lives of the Saints of Carptho-Rus.  Follow the link below to read about their lives.

https://www.acrod.org/readingroom/patristics/carpathian-saints

Our Continuing Christian Education classes will resume on September 18 at 7pm. We will study Evening Worship in the Orthodox Church. Bring a friend. 

The Rite of Forgiveness is one of the most important and powerful acts we can do as we begin our journey to Pascha during the Great Fast.

The Canon of St Andrew of Crete will be offered Monday-Thursday at 7pm. This coming Friday at 7pm the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts will be celebrated.

Arrange your schedules to participate in as many services during the first week of Lent as possible.

February marked a busy month at St. John’s. We started our church renovation project with repairing cracks and compromised plaster and new paint in the church’s interior, choir loft, stairs and lower entry level. 

Two beautiful baby boys were baptized, Brogan Palat and Zechariah Kalaluhi. 

We made pirohi for our Lenten food sale.

Here are some pictures that can tell the story of the month!

On Sunday, February 17th, our Pittsburgh Deanery Dean, Father Robert Prepelka visited St. John's and concelebrated the Divine Liturgy with Father Joseph. Father Robert also led the Panahida for the repose of the soul of founding hierarch of the ACROD, Metropolitan Orestes (Chornok) +1977. May His Memory Be Eternal!

In our efforts to reach out to those searching for the Orthodox Church and Faith, we have started a new Facebook page. If you have Facebook, please go to stjohneastpitt and "Like" and follow our page. Also, please share the page with your Facebook friends, so they can share it with their friends. That is how we can literally reach thousands of people.