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FRATERNAL

Parish Matching Funds

Patronage Mother of God Byzantine Catholic Church
BAltiMore, Md

Slavic Food Festival
On Saturday, April 12, Patronage Church held
its annual Easter Slavic Food Festival featuring
traditional items such as pascha, holupki,
kolachi, kolbasi, halushki, hrudka and potato
pancakes. The religious article table sold
icons, crosses, books, basket covers, candles,
pysanky supplies, lamb molds, wooden
Ukrainian eggs and much more. We are
thankful for all of the homemade baked goods Patronage parishioners donated for
the bake sale table, and all of those who volunteered
to make the festival a success. The parish is grateful
for the GCU’s continued support of our church Sharon Kotula selling religious
through the Parish Matching Funds program. Very Rev. items.
Vasyl Symyon is the parish administrator.
Traditional food.
Dennis Kotula | Byzantine Parish Coordinator

St. Elias Byzantine Holy Protection of Mary

Catholic Church Byzantine Catholic Church
MunhAll, PA hoMer city, PA

St. Elias Lenten Fish Fries Easter Roll Sale
The St. Elias Lenten Fish Volunteers from St. Mary’s congregation
Fries were a great success. made nut, poppy seed and apricot rolls to
They were held on the six sell to the congregation and the community
Lenten Fridays leading up to prior to Easter. Day 2 of the sale was
Holy Week. The huge weekly used for roll pick-up. Thanks to all who
crowds led to a record volunteered their time & talents and to
number in food sales. The the GCU for the Parish Matching Funds
parish could not do it without program.
the countless volunteer
hours and helpers involved in Larry DeChurch | Byzantine Parish Coordinator
making it not only delicious
but successful. Thanks again
GCU for your continued
support through the Parish
Fr. Vatalii accepts the Parish Matching Funds Matching Funds program.
check from Parish Coordinator Barbara Wahal.
Barbara Wahal | Byzantine Parish
Coordinator

Volunteers busy making an assortment of Easter rolls.

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