Our Lady of Purgatory Maronite Eastern Catholic Church

The Maronite Church dates back to the early Christians of Antioch where "they were called Christians for the first time" (Acts 11:26).  She still uses as Her liturgical language, Syriac, a dialect of the Aramaic that Jesus Himself spoke, and takes Her name from the hermit-priest, Saint Maron, who died in 410 AD.

Within a few years after Saint Maron's death, over 800 monks adopted his way of life and became known as the Maronites. Later, the Muslim invasions (7th-10th Centuries), coupled with conflicts from within the Byzantine Empire, caused the Maronites to flee the plains of Syria and their churches and monasteries, to the natural protection of the mountains of Lebanon where they first lived in caves and grottos, and then later built small churches and monasteries. By 687, Maronites organized themselves around Saint John Maron, whom they elected Patriarch of the vacant See of Antioch, and thus developed as a distinct Church within the Catholic Church.

Our Lady of Purgatory Parish Council was established in the spirit of Vatican Council II for the purpose of:
    Working together in building the Church of Christ;
    Providing channels of communication among clergy, religious, Christian and the communities surrounding us;
    Assessing the needs of the Church and our community in working collaboratively toward discovering and providing the resources and solutions to meet the financial and spiritual needs
    Ensuring greater effectiveness in the management of the life of the parish and its congregation
    Creating a future vision and mission and in enabling our children to be the future of our church.
    Develop a long range startegic plan
    Complete the restoration of the church and the rental property