PIROHY . . . and more!
A listing of parishes within the Archeparchy of Pittsburgh preparing pirohy and other fresh, homemade Lenten foods for sale during the 2016 Great Fast:
AMBRIDGE – St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, 624 Park Road Ambridge, PA 15003 awaits your order for pirohy pickup. Come down by the river to Ambridge for fresh made-to-order pirohy! The church is located right off of Pa. route 65 (also known as Ohio River Boulevard). Father Joseph Raptosh and St. Mary parishioners welcome pirohy-seekers to phone in their advance orders on Wednesday mornings 9:00 a.m. to noon for pick-up on Fridays during the Great Fast (excluding Good Friday), from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. To place orders or for more information, call Rita Shuster at 724 266-8642.
CARRICK – St. Pius X Byzantine Catholic Church, 2336 Brownsville Road, Pittsburgh (Carrick), PA 15210 offers homemade PIROHY and halušky for sale every Friday during the Great Fast (Lent), excluding Good Friday (March 25). Hours of sale are 12 noon to 5:00 p.m. Pirohy varieties available are potato/cheese, cabbage, sauerkraut, and cottage cheese. Prices start at $7 per dozen. Eat-in or take-out; pirohy may be purchased cooked or frozen. Questions or advance orders, phone the church at 412-881-8344
HERMINIE – St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, 7 Second Street Herminie, PA 15637 and Father Leonard Cornelius, OFM welcome the public to its “Weekly Pirohy Sale” every Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon. Take home frozen (uncooked) potato/cheese pirohy for $8 per dozen. For more information call George Krolik at 724-433-5527.
McKEES ROCKS – Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church – 225 Helen St. in McKees Rocks, Pa. 15136 – will present its Pirohy Project on the remaining Fridays of the Great Fast: February 26, March 4, 11, & 18. Patrons may eat-in or take out. Two varieties – potato with cheese (a smooth blend of potatoes and mild yellow cheese, $8/doz.) and farmer’s cheese (a slightly sweet filling similar to cottage cheese but dryer in texture, $9/doz.) – will be sold. Served with butter and sautéed onions. To place advance orders (highly recommended and appreciated!), phone the Pirohy Project Kitchen at 412-331-5155 on these Fridays from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. for pickup on the same day (beginning at 9:00 a.m. til 2:00 p.m.) or to confirm that day’s hours of operation. Eat-in available until 1:00 p.m. All proceeds benefit church projects.
MUNHALL – St. Elias Byzantine Catholic Church, 4200 Homestead-Duquesne Road, Munhall, PA 15120 will open their popular LENTEN KITCHEN Wednesday, Feb. 10 and every Friday during the Great Fast: Feb. 12, 19 & 26 and Mar. 4, 11, & 18 (sorry, no sales on Good Friday Mar. 25). Hours are 11:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. MENU: Soup, PIROHY, noodle halušky, baked fish dinner or fried fish (sandwiches or dinners), shrimp dinner and a bake sale. Dine in or take out. Please phone 412-461-9271 for takeout. Click on the “LENTEN KITCHEN” link above for coupon, photos and more information!
TRAUGER (Latrobe) – St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, 4480 Route 981 in Trauger (Latrobe) Pa., the parish Pirohy Committee and Father Paul-Alexander Shutt, OSB welcome all to stock up on delicious homemade potato/cheese pirohy, available every Friday during the Great Fast from 12 noon to 6:00 p.m. at St. Mary Center. Orders may be placed in advance for pickup or “just drop by.” Pirohy are frozen; take home several dozen to enjoy now or later, $7 per dozen. Call Marlene at 412-526-0285 or Joyce at 724-423-6418.
PLEASE NOTE: Not all parishes of the Archeparchy have submitted listings for this service. To find a Byzantine Catholic Church in your area, consult the Archeparchy’s Parish Directory.
Does your church have PIROHY for sale? If your Archeparchy of Pittsburgh parish (or parish group) is pinching pirohy for sale during the 2016 Great Fast, submit the following information and it will be posted on-line here in the listing; pirohy events with specific day-of-sale purchase and/or eat-in hours also will be posted on the front page Upcoming Events section and on the Events Calendar of the Archeparchy’s official web site, www.archpitt.org . All other Lenten sales events such as soup, fish fry, etc. are most welcome as well.
Please provide:
1) Parish Name and Pastor
2) Location
3) Name of food event
4) Day, date, time of event
5) Menu items for sale
6) Contact person
7) Phone number (required)
8) Any additional information.
Remember, all submissions must be approved by the parish pastor or administrator!
Submissions for web site calendar and listing inclusion may be e-mailed anytime to web@archpitt.org.