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St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church
trenton, nJ

Monthly Coffee Socials
St. Mary Church holds a coffee social after the Divine
Liturgy on the third Sunday of each month. This event
affords us the opportunity to gather and strengthen our
fraternalism. The GCU Parish Social Grant helps fund
the refreshments for these socials.

Gregory Embley | Byzantine Parish Coordinator
St. Nicholas celebration at Ss. Peter and Paul Byzantine Catholic
Church, Portage, PA.

St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church
beaVerdale, pa St. Stephen
Byzantine Catholic Church
Ss. Peter and Paul nortH HUntingdon, pa
Byzantine Catholic Church
dUnlo, pa

Gardner’s Candy Treats for
Parishioners
On Thursday, December
12, all of our parishioners
received a delicious small
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box of candy for Christmas Father Vasyl’s 40 Birthday Celebration
thanks to the GCU Parish Following the Divine Liturgy on Sunday, December 1,
Social Grant program. 2024, the parish family of St. Stephen Church gathered
in the church hall to celebrate Fr. Vasyl Yakubych’s 40 th
Deacon Daniel Perich | Byzantine birthday. All in attendance enjoyed a catered buffet.
Parish Coordinator Father’s birthday celebration was made possible by the
generosity of the GCU’s Parish Social Grant program.

Connie Kacey Smith | Byzantine Parish Coordinator

St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church
pittSbUrgH (SoUtHSide), pa

Parish Christmas Clean-Up & Decorating Theophany Potluck
A two day event was held to prepare the A potluck dinner was enjoyed by Fr. Tyler
church for the Christmas Celebration. Wisniewski, parishioners, family and friends
With everyone’s help the task was done on January 6 . Following the Theophany
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in no time. We then enjoyed a simple but Liturgy and blessing of water everyone
delicious luncheon held in the church hall. gathered in the church hall for a nice evening
of dining and fellowship. What a
great way to begin the New Year.
Both events benefited from the
GCU Parish Social Grant.

Beverley Rebovich | Byzantine Parish
Coordinator

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