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          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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