Holy Ghost Orthodox Church
Orthodox Church in America (OCA)
210 Maplewood Avenue, Ambridge, PA 15003
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Welcome!

Welcome to Holy Ghost Orthodox Church, located in Ambridge Borough, Beaver County, Pennsylvania! We are a parish in the Archdiocese of Western Pennsylvania of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA).  The over 115 year old parish has over 140 adult members with a mix of ages, in addition to approximately 20 children.

Parish programs include church school, teen group, adult choir, Liturgical Chanting Class, Fellowship of Orthodox Christians of America (FOCA) Chapter #5, and a Ladies Altar Society.

Responses to the services are done both with the choir and congregation.  Responses are mainly in English with a small amount of Church Slavonic.

The parish has been involved in various community outreach programs during the past few years including feeding the homeless, charity food collections, aid to displaced fire victims, donations to the International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) and Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC).  The Holy Ghost parish is also a member of the Fellowship of Orthodox Stewards (FOS) of the OCA.

We are a handicap accessible facility by means of an elevator lift into the church nave via the vestibule front entrance.


Upcoming Events (see Monthly Calendar for all entries)
  • 5

    Dec

    Tuesday
    6:00pm Confession
    6:30pm Vespers (with Litiya): St Nicholas of Myra
  • 6

    Dec

    Wednesday
    St. Nicholas
    9:00am Confession
    9:30am Divine Liturgy: St Nicholas of Myra
  • 9

    Dec

    Saturday
    4:00pm Confession
    4:30pm Vespers
  • 10

    Dec

    Sunday
     
    9:00am Church School / Teen Group / Sunday Dialogue
    10:00am Divine Liturgy
    11:30am Choir Rehearsal
  • 13

    Dec

    Wednesday

    6:00pm Confession
    6:30pm Akathist Prayer Service
    7:30pm Choir Rehearsal

  • 16

    Dec

    Saturday

    Nativity Program Rehearsal

    4:00pm Confession
    4:30pm Vespers
  • 17

    Dec

    Sunday
    10:00am Divine Liturgy
    11:30am Children’s Nativity Program
  • 20

    Dec

    Wednesday
    6:00pm Confession
    6:30pm Akathist Prayer Service
    7:30pm Choir Rehearsal
  • 23

    Dec

    Saturday
    4:00pm Confession
    4:30pm Vespers
  • 24

    Dec

    Sunday
    10:00 Divine Liturgy

    6:00pm Vigil Service: The Nativity of Christ (Christmas)

  • 25

    Dec

    Monday
    NATIVITY OF THE LORD
    10:00am St. Basil Liturgy: The Nativity of Christ (Christmas Day)
  • 26

    Dec

    Tuesday

    9:30am Divine Liturgy: Nativity - Second Day / Synaxis of the Theotokos

  • 27

    Dec

    Wednesday

    9:30am Divine Liturgy: Nativity - Third Day / St Stephen the First Martyr

  • 30

    Dec

    Saturday
    4:00pm Confession
    4:30pm Vespers
  • 31

    Dec

    Sunday
    10:00 Divine Liturgy (Liturgy Celebrant: Fr David Vernak)