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FRATERNAL

St. Mary Assumption
Byzantine Catholic Church
new SaleM, pa

Pre-Christmas Din-
ner/Bake Sale
The parishioners of
St. Mary Assumption
Church enjoyed a
Pre-Christmas dinner
and bake sale on
December 15. Forty
nut rolls were baked St. Nicholas Byzantine
and donated by Rick
& Karen Gaydos Catholic Church
and sold out. Tables roebling, nJ
Parish Coordinator Bernadette Karoffa, Fr.
James Ragan and Rich Kormanik. were decorated with
holiday decorations, St. Nicholas Food Sale
home-baked gingerbread men and chocolates along In December,
with special table prizes. A basket raffle was also held. parishioners, family
Proceeds from this event will be used for needed members and friends of
plumbing repairs in the rectory and church. Thank you, St. Nicholas Church once
GCU, for the Parish Matching Funds! again came together
spending numerous
Bernadette Karoffa | Byzantine Parish Coordinator days preparing stuffed
cabbage, pirohi, cabbage & noodles, soup and
cookie boxes for their annual ethnic food sale for
the local parishes and community. Many thanks
and appreciation for the leadership, dedication and
countless hours to Monica Olaff for undertaking
this monumental task with the end result being
an enormous success. Thanks to the GCU Parish
Matching Funds program for the additional income.

Carol Reichmann | Byzantine Parish Coordinator

St. John Byzantine Catholic Church
SCottdale, pa

Annual Christmas Craft Show
On Saturday, December 7, St. John Parish
held its annual Christmas Craft Show.
Over 30 vendors sold handmade crafts,
50/50 & raffle basket chances were
sold and homemade bake goods were
available for purchase. Thanks to the
GCU Parish Matching Funds program for
adding to the success of this event.

Fr. Oleh Seremchuk | Byzantine Parish Coordinator

26 GCU MAGAZINE FEBRUARY 2025