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FRATERNAL

St. Mary Magdalene
Byzantine Catholic
Church
FairView parK, oH

Drew Cipa with the beautiful holiday decor.

Parish Coordinator Nancy Doerr, OCDS, St. Basil the Great
presenting the GCU Matching Funds
check to Pastor Fr. John Kapitan, Jr. OFM. Byzantine Catholic
Church
St. Joseph Byzantine Sterling HeigHtS, Mi
Catholic Church
toronto, oH Holiday Season Fundraiser
Parish Coordinator Thomas Kolba pre- The annual wreath sale at St. Basil
senting the GCU Matching Funds check 2024 Fall Potica Sale Church was a success! Thanks
from the European Festival fundraiser Orders and sale of potica started to Wiegand’s, a local nursery, for
to pastor of St. Mary Church Fr. Vasyl on September 9 and ran through providing beautiful, decorative wreaths,
Kupar. December 9. This very successful poinsettias and porch pots. Special
sale also benefited from the GCU thanks to all who continue to support
Parish Matching Funds program. this annual fundraiser and to the GCU
for the Parish Matching Funds.
Nancy Doerr | Byzantine Parish Coordinator
Anita Cipa | Byzantine Parish Coordinator

St. John Chrysostom
Byzantine Catholic Church
ColUMbUS, oH

20 Annual Christmas Cookie Sale
th
On Saturday, December 14, St. John Chrysostom
parish held their 20 Annual Christmas Cookie
th
Sale. After many days of parishioners baking nut &
poppyseed rolls, Baklava, hundreds of dozens of
cookies and four different fillings of pirohi, it was Parish Coordinator Kathy Krofcheck, Lisa Sulich,
Customers being helped by the time to set up the hall and open the doors. Over Rose Ann Jirls, Fr. Robert Jager and Pat Papai.
volunteers. 250 customers came thru and were thrilled with
the variety of items to choose from. Thank you to
all the parishioners who
helped and the GCU
Parish Matching Funds
program for making
this the parish’s most
successful sale in 20
years.

Cookie sale volunteers pose for a group photo. Kathy Krofcheck | Byzantine Kitchen helpers.
Parish Coordinator
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