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FRATERNAL

Ss. Peter and Paul Byzantine Catholic Church
PortAGE, PA

Annual Ethnic Festival
The parish’s annual Ethnic Festival was
held on Sunday, July 13. It was open to
the public and featured all day music
and food attracting hundreds of people
from the Greater Johnstown area.
Thanks to our volunteers and to the
GCU Parish Matching Funds program. St. Mary Byzantine
Fr. Roman Andritsko with his wife and Catholic Church
Deacon Daniel Perich | Byzantine Parish Coordinator family at the festival.
hErMiniE, PA

Herminie Car Show
On Saturday, September 13, the local
businesses in Herminie held a car
show and St. Mary parish sponsored
a food booth which also benefited
from GCU Parish Matching Funds.

Michael Pochan | Byzantine Parish Coordinator

St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church
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Ethnic Dinner pirohi and sausage &
The church’s 4 annual sauerkraut with nut roll for
th
ethnic dinner was a dessert.
GCU Matching Funds check presented to Father Jim success serving over
Batcha from the ethnic dinner. Bob Willyerd, Fr. Jim 300 people on Saturday, Pat Chartier | Byzantine Parish
Batcha, Pat Chartier and John Matus. September 27. There were Coordinator
many compliments on the
food. Volunteers prepped
and served stuff cabbage,

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