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FRATERNAL
St. John the Baptist
Byzantine Catholic Church
unionTown, Pa
Annual Carpatho-Rusyn Festival
St. John the Baptist Church held their 42
nd
annual Carpatho-Rusyn festival on October 27
2024. Great food, music
and fellowship was had
by all in attendance. The
festival was used as a GCU
Parish Matching Funds Above: Matching Funds check presentation: James Mihalko,
event which added to the Parish Coordinator Stephen Petruska, Fr. Kyprian Wojciech-
success of the festival. owski., Gerry Dorobish and Marcia Harrer.
At left: Shoppers at the Carpatho-Rusyn Festival.
Stephen Petruska Jr. | Byzantine
Parish Coordinator
St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church St. Nicholas
YoungsTown, oh Byzantine Catholic Church
dunellen, nJ
St. Mary’s Bingo
A Bingo fundraiser was held for the St. Mary BC Church
restoration project. A great crowd of 117 players took part in
the evening of fun. Thank you to all the volunteers for their
dedication to
the church’s
bingo
fundraiser and
to the GCU
for the Parish
Matching
Funds that
increased the
success of the
event.
Debbie Majorczak, Debbie Hoffman and Mary Ellen Salt-
David Muransky | house.
Parish Coordinator & Bingo Manager Dave Muran-
sky presented a check to Fr. John Welch. Byzantine Parish Pierogi Fundraiser
Coordinator
A total of 75 volunteers made 269 dozen pirohi
over a two-day period for the church’s November
pirohi sale. Parishioners, family, friends and local
students came together to make for a successful
fundraising event which also benefited from the
GCU Parish Matching Funds program.
Margot Gumerlock | Byzantine Parish Coordinator
The attendees.
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