Church of the Holy Spirit, Bialystok       The church of the Holy Spirit located in Bialystok at Antoniuk Fabryczny 13 St. It is the greatest from Orthodox church in Poland and the greater from Orthodox church in Europe. The pressing need for new churchus in Bialystok had long been felt. In 1970 the first attempts were made to obtain consent for establishing a new parish, but it was not until 1982 that the government authorities agreed to permit the construction of a new Orthodox church in Bialystok. The excavation of the building site began in June of 1982, and the 1st August 1982 the foundation stone was blessed by His Excellency Bishop SAWA. The church under the invocation of the Holy Spirit consecrated on the day 16.05.1999. His Eminence SAWA, Metropolitan Warsaw and All Poland was preside over the ceremony. Metropolitan SAWA, as previous Elder of the Bialystok-Gdansk Diocese, was the author initiative of building of the church. At consecrating to take part also Elder of the Bialystok-Gdansk Diocese, His Excellence Bishop JAKOB and His Excellences: Bishop of Lublin ABEL, Bishop of Bielsk GREGORY, and also Bishop of Grodno ARTEMIUS.               The parish began to function on February 1983, under invocation of the Holy Spirit. At the beginning was adapted old house for temporary chapel. Priest Jerzy Boreczko is the founding rector. The parish feast - Holy Spirit day (second day of the Pentecost or Green Holiday).
    The church has the following parameters: length 55m, width 38m, height 50m.
    Overall floor space 2250m², cubature 27000m³, basement 1000m², basement floor space 600m², balcony space 270m².
    Total number of parishioners, which church is accomodation - 2500 persons.
    Jan Kabac is the architect of the church.              The roofing of the entire church is covered with copper sheets. Three different kinds of brick are used in the construction: common, chequer and clinkcer; the latter being used for facing and had to be specially ordered in the three different colors. There are five domes surmounting the church. The principal dome measures 23m in height, and has a 7m cross.              The church has three altars: the principle altar is under the patronage of the Holy Spirit; the second altar is under the patronage of Saint Sawa the Illumined; the third altar, located in the basement church, is under the patronage of the Icon of Mother of God as the Consolation of all Sorrows and all Joys. Also belfry will build in future, (60m in height), that would realise after finish building of the church.             The church is building for a good-will contribution of parishioners and other Orthodox Christians and thanks to social action, that which is organized by parisioners.            The visit on 1998 year (15.10.1998) of His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch (of Constantinople) BARTHOLOMEW I was important event for parish.          Schedule of Services in the Church of Holy Spirit (Bialystok, Antoniuk Fabryczny 13 St.):
weekday: 8³⁰ - Divine Liturgy
Saturday: 17⁰⁰ - All-night Vigil
Sunday: 7⁴⁵ and 10⁰⁰ Divine Liturgy, 17⁰⁰ - Akafist
before holiday: 17⁰⁰ - All-night Vigil
holiday: 10⁰⁰ - Divine Liturgy, 17⁰⁰ - Akafist