Volunteers Pinch Thousands of Pierogis
Unique fundraiser for church projects at St. Stephen's
Some say pierogi and others say pyrohy. But however you pronounce the warm potato and cheese pockets made monthly by the women of St. Stephen's Church, they may be the answer to your culinary prayers. About 50 women from the congregation of St. Stephen Ukrainian Catholic Church work together to peel potatoes, grate cheese, knead dough and pinch pockets to make hundreds of pyrohy a month. That's thousands of pyrohy throughout the year, and the volunteers are at work two days each month except June and July. It's a unique fundraiser for the church, and it keeps patrons coming, hungry for more, the volunteers said. "People that buy them say they are the best," Church volunteer Oksana Powzaniuk said. The third Wednesday of each month …
