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“НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ЛЮТИЙ 2011 21 UNWLA BRANCH 124 OF ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA CELEBRATES 10 TH ANNIVERSARY On Sunday, October 17, 201 0, Branch 124 in St. Petersburg, Florida, celebrated its tenth anniversary. The festivities began with a Holy Liturgy at 10:00 AM at Epiphany of Our Lord Ukrainian Catholic Church. A dinner and program following the liturgy took place in the church hall. The program began with a greeting and introductions by Branch 124 president Olya Czerkas and Ola Movchan Novak, the branch vice president. Guests from North Port, Naples, Canada, Detroit, and the local community were welcomed. The pastor of Epiphany of Our Lord Ukrainian Catholic Church, Rev. Msgr. Stevensky, along with Father Shudrak and Father Semchuk, said a prayer, which was followed by the UNWLA Prayer. A congratulatory letter from UNWLA president Marianna Zajac, was read by Orysia Zinych, the UNWLA’s Acting Liaison for Branches - at - Large. Mrs. Zinych also presente d a short history of the UNWLA. Maria Nawarynskyj, our b ranch godmother, spoke about the beginning of Branch 124. Iryna Bilokrylyj gave an overview of the branch activities over the past ten y ears, and Ola Movchan Novak presented a comprehensive history of the branch. An award was presented to Mrs. Luba Mycyk, the past president of Branch 124, for her dedication to the branch and community. Yanina Pavlyshyn and Karyn Kos spoke of the hist ory of the patron of Branch 24, poet Ladia Mohylianska, whose portrait was displayed on the stage. A delicious dinner was served by the women of our community under the direction of Mrs. Stefania Zadojnyj. While we ate, the audience enjoyed songs sung by a choir directed by Yaro Markevich. Maria Brown gave a presentation entitled “Highlighting Women and Their Talents” and Barbara Medwid introduced members and guests who participated in the “Highlighting Women and Their Talents” display in the church hall. The dance group “Kalyna,” under the direction of Andrew and Lena Slywka , performed traditional Ukrainian dances. Dessert and coffee were served and a drawing f o r door prizes was held. Vera Pestyk donated a torte, and Luba Cichowlas donated a woodcut print . Olya Czerkas closed the program and thanked members and guests for their attendance and support. She encouraged all to visit the “High - lighting Women and Their Talents” exhibit, which featured many and varied pieces of embroidery, painting, crafts, wri ting , and poetry created by the many talented women of our community. Vera K. Swade UNWLA Website The UNWLA website, located on the Internet at www.unwla.org, is an excellent tool that allows us to keep the public and UNWLA members informed about our organization and its activities. Please submit your activity calendars and any information that you want to share with the public to the UNWLA Website Committee for review and posting. If possible, please send submissions in Ukrainian and English. Email material to cyawebmaster@UNWLA.org or send by mail to Zoriana Haftkowycz, 761 W. Foothill Rd., Bridgewater, NJ 08807. For questions or additional information, please call Webmaster Zoriana Haftkowycz at 908 - 231 - 9158. ☺ First woman: Do you thi nk men and women in heaven live separately? Second woman: Of course, why else would they call it heaven?
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