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FRATERNAL

Ascension Byzantine Catholic Church
CLAirton, PA
Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser were available and guests from out
A spaghetti dinner fundraiser was of town appreciated the chance to
held on October 19 at Ascension view the icons and learn their history.
Church Hall to raise money for the Many thanks to our donors and
church’s maintenance needs. Over volunteers for their hard work and
200 people stopped to eat in or take the GCU Parish Matching Funds for
out spaghetti dinners and meatball making it a very successful day!
hoagies. The bake sale sold out of Parish Coordinator Trish Roberts presents
items and the basket raffles were Trish Roberts | Byzantine Parish Coordinator Fr. Christopher Burke with the GCU Match-
very popular. In addition, parish ing Funds check.
cookbooks were sold and CD’s of
Rusyn music recorded by Father Ivan
Mina were also sold. A last-minute
request from the Neighborhood
Resilience Project to set up an
area for free Covid/Flu shots and
health screenings became busy
as many guests took advantage of
the opportunity. Tours of the church

Sisters of St. Basil
uniontown PA

Pilgrimage to Our Lady of
Perpetual Help
The annual Labor Day
Weekend Pilgrimage is held
each year at Mt. St. Macrina for
all the Byzantine and Roman
Catholics throughout the U.S.
It provides a peaceful, spiritual,
and enriching event for those
who attend. An added feature
is the renewal of friendships among people every year.
We thank the GCU for the added income from their
Parish Matching Funds Grant.
Sister Susan Sisko

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