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St. Mary Holy Protection
Byzantine Catholic
Church
MorganTown, wv

Matching Funds Check Presentation
Fr. Jim Fraser
from St.
Mary Holy Russian Orthodox Church of the
Protection
Church Transfiguration of Our Lord
received the Flushing, nY
GCU Parish
Matching Septemberfest 2024
Funds check The Sisterhood of the Myrrhbearing Women of Transfiguration
from Parish of Our Lord Russian Orthodox Church sponsored their annual
Coordinator Septemberfest to herald in the beginning of autumn. On Sunday
Robert afternoon, September 8, the church hall was transformed into a
Johnson. pumpkin patch, of fun, a gourmet sandwich luncheon, homemade
The funds desserts and fellowship. Tables were filled with autumnal raffles,
have helped offset the cost of replacing an a”mazing” corn field challenged all present and an autumnal
the church roof. Thank you, GCU! trivia game with prizes made everyone feel like a winner. Father
Wiaczeslaw Krawczuk lead us in the singing of “Mnogaya Lyeta”
Robert Johnson | Byzantine Parish Coordinator for our Sisterhood, all our parishioners and the GCU for their
generosity to our church. In keeping with our autumn celebration,
Father Wiaczeslaw said, “The GCU is most certainly the ‘apple of
our eye’”!

Ann Kandratino

St. Richard Church
Barnesville, Pa

Parish Annual Food Festival
St. Richard Church held its 20
th
annual Ethnic Food Festival on
Saturday, August 3. Delicious ethnic
food and baked goods were served
and enjoyed by all. A raffle was
also held. Thank you to the GCU
for providing non-
Byzantine Church
Matching Funds
to supplement the
event’s profits.

Roy Paisley

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