PIROHY and more!
A listing of parishes within the Archeparchy of Pittsburgh preparing pirohy and other fresh, homemade Lenten foods for sale during the 2015 Great Fast!
ALIQUIPPA – St. George Byzantine Catholic Church, 1001 Clinton St., Aliquippa, PA 15001 will sell pirohy on Friday, Mar. 13. Potato, kraut, cheese, lekvar available at $9 per dozen ($4.50 per half-dozen). Order in advance Thursday the 12th from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and Friday the 13th from 7:00 a.m. to noon. Pickup must be made Friday the 13th between noon and 2:00 p.m. To order call 724-375-6652.
AMBRIDGE – Saint Mary of the Protection Byzantine Catholic Church, 624 Park Road, Ambridge PA 15003 welcome the public to their Pirohy Sale every Friday from 9:00 a.m. until sellout. Four varieties include potato or sauerkraut ($9/doz) and cottage cheese or lekvar ($10/doz). To place orders in advance, calls are taken on Wednesdays from 9:00 a.m. til noon and/or Fridays beginning at 9:00 a.m. at 724-266-8642.
BRADENVILLE – St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, 112 St. Mary’s Way, Bradenville, PA 15620 begins its “Great Fast Pirohy Sale” Fridays throughout the Great Fast (Feb. 20 thru Mar. 27, excludes Good Friday) from 11:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m. at St. Mary’s Center, above the church. Three homemade varieties include potato/cheese, lekvar (prune), and sauerkraut. Pirohy may be ordered frozen and uncooked for $7 per dozen or cooked with butter and onions for $8 per dozen. Halušky in a take-out pan enough for two also will be sold for $4. Three ways to order: phone 724-537-0310; text 724-640-2421; email catmac@wpa.net .
BROWNSVILLE – The Pirohy Workers of Saint Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church, located on 302 Third Avenue, Brownsville, Pa. are making pirohy for sale to the public every week after until Easter. Sales will take place in the church hall on Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays, from 9:00 a.m. til 3:00 p.m. (weather permitting). Pirohy are made fresh, but are sold frozen, $7 per dozen. Orders may be placed by calling 724-785-5552. Walk-ins are welcome, look for the directional signs around the church. Homemade noodles also are available for purchase. Chairperson Rosemary Kordich and the St. Nicholas pirohy-pinching team will be waiting to serve you! For further info parish pastor Father Jerome Botsko at 724-785-7573.
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. Hours of sale are 12 noon to 5:00 p.m. Pirohy varieties are potato/cheese, ($7/doz) cabbage or sauerkraut ($8/doz) and cottage cheese ($10/doz). Eat-in or take-out; containers provided. Pirohy may be purchased cooked or frozen. Pre-ordering is not required but is helpful, especially for large orders. Questions or advance orders, phone the church at 412-881-8344.
CHARLEROI – Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church will sell pirohy and other homemade Lenten foods during the Great Fast on Friday Mar. 13 and Friday Mar. 27 (NOTE: these dates have been changed from Mar. 6 & 20!) at the Holy Ghost Social Center, 828 Meadow Avenue near 9th Street, Charleroi, PA 15022. Eat-in or take-out (containers provided) menu includes pirohy (sweet cabbage or potato/cheese), cooked (w/butter & onion) and/or frozen; fish sandwich; lima bean or veggie barley soup; potato pancakes, coleslaw, halušky and other side item specials. Hot and cold beverages available. Event is “weather permitting.” Call ahead to order: 724-489-0500.
McKEES ROCKS – Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church Kitchen, 224 Helen Street, McKees Rocks, PA 15136 will sell freshly made pirohy on all Lenten Fridays. Three varieties include potato/cheese, sauerkraut and ricotta. Both take-outs and eat-ins are available. Call to place orders on the day of sales: Mar. 6, 13, 20 & 27 from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. The Pirohy Kitchen phone number is 412-331-5155.
MUNHALL – St. Elias Byzantine Catholic Church, 4200 Homestead-Duquesne Road, Munhall, PA 15120 will open their LENTEN KITCHEN every remaining Friday of the Great Fast: Mar. 6, 13, 20 & 27 (no sales on Good Friday). Hours are 11:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. MENU: Pirohy: potato-cheese and lekvar; Dinners: baked fish, fried fish, fried shrimp; noodle halušky; fish sandwich. Take-out or Eat-in. Major credit cards accepted! $1-off-a-fish-dinner COUPON available. Phone the rectory 412-461-1712 for details.
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.
