To promote Slovak Catholic heritage and its awareness among Slovak Catholicsin the United States.
Our Purpose
To continue the apostolic tradition of Saints Cyril and Methodius by promoting the proclamation of the Gospel through works of faith, charity, education and Pilgrimage.
To establish and maintain the bonds of fraternal cooperation among Slovak Catholic societies and Slovak Catholics in the United States and to foster such bonds by the promotion and sponsorship of religious and social activities.
To support vocations to the ordained ministry and religious life, both in the United States and Slovakia.
To assist the Catholic Church in the Slovak Republic, primarily by supporting the Pontifical College of Saints Cyril and Methodius in Rome, Italy and by rendering financial support for the formation of both clergy and religious.
To maintain structures which foster gatherings of Slovak Catholics in various areas of the United States.
About
The Slovak Catholic Federation was founded by the Reverend Joseph Murgaš, Pastor of Sacred Heart Slovak Church in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on Feb 22, 1911. Its establishment resulted from a meeting of two bishops representing the Dioceses of Scranton, PA and Cleveland, Ohio, 36 priests, and approximately 200 lay people, wishing to unify Slovak Catholics in the United States. The Zdruenie Slovenskych Katolifov, as it is kown in Slovak, became incorporated in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, on Dec 30, 1912.
The story of the Slovak Catholic Federation can be seen in its list of accomplishments. It can also be told in the religious activities of its member societies and local chapters.
Membership
Join the Catholic Slovak Federation, an organization which seeks to gather people together to celebrate a common Catholic Faith, tradition, and Slovak ethnic heritage.