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Our Lady of Perpetual Help Byzantine Catholic Church
LEvittown, PA
Fall Children’s Craft Halloween Social
On Sunday, October 12, After the Divine Liturgy on
2025 after the Divine Liturgy, Sunday, October 26, 2025
a Fall Children’s Craft was everyone in attendance was
held. Parish children enjoyed invited to a Halloween Social.
creating colorful autumn tree We appreciate the generosity
magnets, each one making it of the GCU through the Parish
their own from blue skies to Social Grant which provided
pumpkins in the grass and so the soft pretzels and donuts.
much more. All the children Everyone had a good time and
had a good time. Thank you to the children received a small
GCU for your generous support bag filled with Halloween treats.
through the Parish Social Grant
Program. Anna Maria Macinsky | Byzantine Parish

St. John Byzantine Catholic Church Ss. Peter and Paul
LyndorA, PA Byzantine Catholic Church
PunXsutAwnEy, PA
Halloween Party
Thanks to the GCU Parish Social Grant chocolates and Social Potluck Sunday
candy were purchased for the ECF Halloween party. Parishioners gathered after Liturgy for a potluck get
The kids enjoyed games and a costume parade.
together on Sunday, September 14. As always, a great
John Pocchiari | Byzantine Parish Coordinator time of fellowship and good food was had by all. Many
thanks to GCU for helping fund our social gatherings.

Social Sunday
Thanks to the
GCU Parish Social
Grant parishioners
enjoyed donuts
and coffee after
Divine Liturgy on
Sunday, October
5. Wonderful
fellowship was enjoyed by all.

Holiday Food Bank Donation
Terry Orange was in charge of the parish’s food bank
collection/donations. The Trinity Food Pantry doesn’t
have a website and it’s a very small food pantry, but they
sure do serve a lot of families. The donation was given to
Joe Sutton from the Trinity Food Pantry.

Julie Brocious | Byzantine Parish Coordinator

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