How big is the community? How many people really are in the church on Sunday?

There are two Eastern Catholic communities meeting here. One is a mission--St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic-- and the other is a Byzantine/Ruthenian- Sts. Cyril & Methodius. C&M lost their priest a while back and the Bishop in Passaic, NJ has not yet replaced him. In the meanwhile C&M is served by Rev. Fr. Mark Shuey, the priest and administrator of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Mission of Raleigh (as well as a number of other Ukrainian Catholic missions across several states in the Southeast). The Bishop for St. Nicholas resides in the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Parma, OH, (St. Josephat's). The St. Nicholas mission in Raleigh is tiny by comparison to larger C&M. St. Nicholas mission was formed after Fr. Mark's ordination by the Ukrainian Catholic Bishop. The St. Nicholas liturgy has been held on Saturday evening; C&M on Sunday morning. Both are English language liturgies; music differs somewhat. More info for Fr. Mark is on the web at www.stnicholasraleigh.org.

This church is a small community, on Sunday day mornings, there are typically 40-60 people in attendance, mostly families with small children and older folks. Everyone stays after to share a meal and meet as a congregation. This is a wonderful, small parish community