Our Church

St. Michael's is a parish of the Ukrainian Greco-Catholic Church, one of 24 churches that make up the universal Church, and one of 14 which follow the Byzantine Rite in worship and spirituality. We are in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, Pope Francis.

The UGCC is a church not only for Ukrainians but for all, and includes about seven million members world-wide. Any member of any of the Catholic churches may meet the Sunday Mass obligation by attending our Divine Liturgy. (Learn more about the spirituality and worship of the Ukrainian Greco-Catholic Church at Royal Doors.)

Established in 2014 as an apostolate in the Fresno/Clovis area in 2014, St. Michael's was recently raised to the status of a parish of the growing Eparchy of St. Nicholas in Chicago, under the jurisdiction of His Excellency Bishop Benedict.

Icon of St. Michael the Archangel by Rublev, 15th century.

Our Pastor

Very Rev. Dr. Gregory Zubacz (Fr. Greg), B.A, LL.B., B.Th., M. Cert., J.C.L., M.C.L., J.C.D., Ph.D., is a priest of the Ukrainian Catholic Rite. He received Holy Orders through the laying on of hands by Metropolitan Michael Bzdel+ on December 18, 2004. He served in the Archeparchy of Winnipeg for ten years prior to coming to Fresno and beginning service to the Eparchy of St. Nicholas in Chicago in 2014. Fr. Greg is Associate Provost and Dean of Interdisciplinary Studies at Notre Dame de Namur University and has taught courses in canon law, criminology, business law, and other law-related courses. Fr. Greg's wife, Melita, teaches music at Fresno Pacific University and directs the music program at Our Lady of Perpetual Help School in Clovis. They have three daughters, Sofia, Helena, and Teresa, and together they serve as cantors to the parish.

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