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St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church
Mont clAre, PA

Easter Baking
On 3 consecutive
Saturdays beginning
March 22, 2025, St.
Michael parish baked
kolache and paska
for the Easter season.
Thank you GCU for
the Matching Funds
program for our parish
to benefit from.
Diane & Michael Kolesar showing off the finished rolls. Patricia Dietz | Byzantine Diane Kolesar, Mariya Kovach and Michael
Parish Coordinator Kolesar.

Our Lady of Lourdes & St. Jude
Roman Catholic Churches
eAst PAlestine & coluMBiAnA, oh

Eat Out & Give Back Fundraiser
The Original Roadhouse in East Palestine
offered OLOL & St. Jude parishes a day of Parish Council members Tom Leetch, Jim Scullion, Fr. Chad Johnson, Chris Cham-
eating out as a fundraiser on February 18, 2025. berlain, Seminarian Arthur Bodenschatz, Marina Davis and Arron Garcia.
The owner Jim Kachelries gave 10% of each
diner’s check back to the church. The church received matched by the GCU. The monies from both fundraisers
$180. from the day’s proceeds.
00
will be used for upkeep and improvements to St. Mary
Cemetery. We thank Jim for his generosity as well as
Sarris Candy Fundraiser the GCU for their Non-Byzantine Parish Matching Funds
The parishes combined in a joint Sarris Candy fundraiser program.
over the Easter season. Sarris Candy gave the church
25% from all sales. A profit of $431. in sales were Chris Chamberlain
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