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Holy Spirit Byzantine Catholic Church
Ss. Peter & Paul Byzantine Catholic Church
binghAmton, ny And endiCott, ny
Annual Sacred Sites Open House
Sunday, May 18, 2025 also saw Holy Spirit
Church celebrated as one of 20 sites to
participate in the 15 Annual Sacred Sites Open
th
House hosted by the Preservation Association
of the Southern Tier, in partnership with the
NY Landmarks Conservancy. The
Coffee Social open house is an opportunity for
Holy Spirit Church the public to explore the diverse
parishioners, families art, architecture and history of the
and friends gathered for area and its buildings. This year’s
coffee, conversation and theme, “Building for Eternity: Religious Architecture and
fellowship in the parish Artisans,” highlighted the beauty and craftsmanship
center following Liturgy within our local houses of worship.
on May 18, 2025. A We would like to say thank you to GCU for their
combination of laughter financial assistance with sponsoring a portion of these
and fraternalism filled the events through the generosity of the Byzantine Parish
room as the attendees Social Grant.
enjoyed pastries and An extra special thank you to Dianne Metzar and Mary
breakfast treats. Ann Smilnak for the dedication as guides and presenters
for visitors to the church during the Open House.

Joint Feast Day Commemoration
On June 29, 2025, the parishes of Holy Spirit and Ss.
Peter & Paul gathered to celebrate the Feast Days of
their churches. Following a combined Divine Liturgy
celebration at Holy Spirit, a luncheon was held in the
parish center. The chef responsible for the delicious
meal was Very Rev. Steven Galuschik, and the sous-chef
was Rev. Fr. Dcn. Richard Terza.
We are especially thankful to everyone who gathered
to share in this special day. We also appreciate everyone
who volunteered to help with preparation, setup, church events successful. Thanks to the GCU for providing
cleanup, dish washing and trash removal. our dessert through the Parish Social Grant Program.
Thank you to everyone who comes together to make our Daria Shierly | Byzantine Parish Coordinator for Ss. Peter & Paul Church

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