St. Mary Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Jones, OK
N 35° 34.075 W 097° 17.477
14S E 654845 N 3937369
Lovely, small Orthodox church in Jones, OK
Waymark Code: WMTJG1
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 11/29/2016
Views: 3
The following was copied from the church web site:
Address:
409 Boston
(P.O. Box 793)
Jones, OK 73049
Archimandrite Raphael Moore, Pastor
Divine Liturgy
Sundays - 10:00am
Directions: Go north on 4th street from Britton Road one block to Boston.
Parish history: St. Mary Ukrainian Orthodox Church was first established in 1919 as St. John Ukrainian National Greek Catholic Church in Harrah, Oklahoma, by Ukrainian Pioneers. This wooden structure burned in 1923 and was rebuilt in the same location the following year. At that time the parish was converted to Holy Orthodoxy by His Beatitude Metropolitan Ivan (Theodorovych). Since an icon of the Dormition was the only article saved from the original edifice and the new church was ready to be consecrated on The Feast of the Dormition (Julian Calendar), it was therefore dedicated to the Falling Asleep of the Birth-Giver of our Lord. That structure mysteriously burned on Memorial Day 1949. The church was then relocated to the city of Jones in 1950, and this time was built from solid masonary. It serves the Orthodox faithful to this day. St. Mary cemetery remains at the original location of the first two churches.
Parish mailing address:
PO Box 793
Jones, OK 73049
Contact information:
Rev. Rt. Rev. Archimandrite Raphael (Moore): fr.raphael@orthodox.org
Greg Johnston, Parish Council Chairman
Subdeacon Robby Wall: Okladem1@aol.com
Type of Orthodox Church: Don't know
Type of Building: Church
Status of Building: Actively in use for worship
Date of organization: 01/01/1919
Date of building construction: 01/01/1950
Address:
409 Boston
Jones, OK U.S.A.
73049
Relevant Website: [Web Link]
Associated Icons, Reliefs, art, etc.: Not listed
Diocese: Not listed
Archdiocese: Not listed
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