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FRATERNAL

Saints Cyril & Methodius
Roman Catholic Church
BIngHAMton, nY

Annual Festival Raffle
Saints Cyril & Methodius Church conducted their
annual “festival raffle” again this year (in lieu of an
outdoor Slavic Foods Festival). Tickets were sold for
$5 each and had ten chances to win a monetary prize.
The profit realized from this raffle qualified St. Cyril’s
Church to receive a $1,000. GCU Non-Byzantine
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Parish Matching Funds check. We would like to thank
the GCU Home Office (especially Basil Wahal) for all
their assistance and for their continuing generosity Presenting the Non-Byzantine Matching Funds check is Bob Suflita
towards making this project a financial success. to St. Cyril’s Administrative Assistant Barbara Hill with Pam Suflita.
Bob & Pam Suflita

The Annunciation
of the Blessed Virgin Mary
FLusHIng, nY

Check Presentation
The trustees of The Annunciation of the
Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church
presented Fr. Zbigniew Brezezicki with a GCU
Non-Byzantine Parish Matching Funds check
from the Sviachenne church dinner. Thank you
GCU for supplementing this parish fundraiser.
Trustee Kathy Brucato, Fr. Zbigniew Brezezicki, GCU member & alternate Trust-
ee Christine Hulak and Trustee Roman Wojciech. Christine Hulak

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