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Food and Fellowship St. George’s in Taylor offers both this weekend by Christopher Cornell
little tweaks along the way,” Pehonich said. “The present-day recipes are locked triboro bAnner eDitor away and guarded under the watchful eye of Father Mark (Rev. Protopresbyter Mark Labor Day has come and gone but Leasure) and the help of modern security that doesn’t mean all annual church gettechnology.” togethers in the area have taken place. A The result, according to Pehonich: “If notable example is the St. George’s Ethnic you are looking for good, quality, homeFood Festival at St. George’s Orthodox Greek Catholic Church, 745 S. Keyser Ave. made Eastern European food — good, oldin Taylor, where you can expect to sample fashioned comfort food — St. George’s is the place to be this weekend.” such tasty treats as holupki, pierogies, A good deal of planning goes into makhalushki, kielbasa, clam chowder, potato ing the annual gathering a success. pancakes and more. “The biggest part of the event is the “The event has evolved over the years,” Karen Pehonich, a church board member, food preparation,” Pehonich explained. said. “It began as a parish picnic when the “Everything is made from scratch, so it takes a lot of time and effort. St. George’s church was on Fifth Street in the Phelps kitchen crew has been working almost Patch section of Taylor. The outdoor picweekly since the beginning of the sumnics continued when St. George’s moved to its present location. About 12 years ago mer. Without their tireless dedication the event was moved indoors, but contin- such an event would not be possible.” ues to feature our traditionFeeding so many people takes a lot of al, homemade ethnic food.” hands, and Pehonich said the team could always use more volunteers. These are the genuine articles, made from longtime “As with everything, getting the help is family recipes and closely always a challenge,” she said. “Thankfully, guarded secrets. God continues to bless us with wonderful, devoted people who help keep the tradi“All of our recipes have been handed down through tion thriving through their labor of love.” various families from genThe parishioners also see no reason to eration to generation, with change things. Asked if there was any-
Volunteers Donald Olkeszulin (left) and Brian Kasperowski are among the cooks at St. George’s Orthodox Greek Catholic Church.
thing new or different about this year’s event, Pehonich replied: “Nothing new
— just the same great food and warm fellowship.”
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