Transfiguration of our Lord Ukrainian Catholic Church welcomes everyone to its 16th annual Myasopusna, a pre-Lenten celebration to be held on Meatfare (Myasopusna) Sunday, Feb. 23.
A dinner of holubtsi (stuffed cabbage), kobasa, ham, varenyky (Transfiguration pierogies), kapusta (sauerkraut), black bread, and dessert will be served at the church’s banquet hall, 240 Center Street, Hanover Section of Nanticoke, from 12:30 to 2 p.m.
Ukrainian and other beverages will be available.
Dinner will be followed by entertainment, beginning at 1:30 p.m., with the singing of the U.S. and Ukrainian national anthems, and will continue with the Kazka Ukrainian Folk Ensemble and Saint Mary’s Traditional Ukrainian Dancers, both based in Allentown, with members also from Maryland and Washington, D.C.
Doors will open at noon, with a variety of Ukrainian crafts, books, embroidered clothing, and gift items for sale, plus a basket raffle, through 4 p.m.
Dinner tickets are $25 with limited seating and are only being sold in advance this year. No tickets will be sold at the door but can be purchased by calling and leaving a message at 570-735-4654 or 570-735-1901.
— Staff Report
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