William Penn Life, 2009 (44. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2009-08-01 / 8. szám
Branch News For their Join Hands Day project, volunteers from Branch 705 help transform an unused piece of earth at St Leonard’s Catholic Church into a shrine for the Blessed Virgin Mary. If you contact me, I will be glad to post your events in my branch news report. Enjoy the rest of your summer. Again, please consider joining us on our trip to the WPA Picnic. I guarantee you a wonderful time. I can be contacted anytime on my cell phone at 313-418-5572.1 will be happy to help you with your WPA business or if you have news to share. Branch 129 Columbus, OH by Árpád Sibrik Tire local Hungarian church was the lucky one to get the beautiful flowers from our groups of WPA busy hands on Join Hands Day. Our volunteers went to the church to clean up the grounds and do some planting. Everything looks very nice. The members of the women's guild this week took the shut-in ladies out to lunch. Everyone had a good time and enjoyed themselves very much. We wish Margie Boso a very happy retirement, hoping she will have many years of leisure time. The culture club of the Hungarian church, along with the WPA, hosted a picnic on July 25 on the church grounds. We enjoyed good Hungarian food, and were happy to welcome Endre Csornán and some great Hungarian gulyás. Several golfers from our branch participated in the WPA's annual tournament in July. Congratulations to those who won prizes. Congratulations also to the Zanotto family on the wedding of their daughter. We wish them many happy years together. For any life insurance or annuity needs, please call Arpad Sibrik at 614-231-8024, or write to 645 S. Kellner Road, Columbus, OH 43209. Branch 132 ^ South Bend, IN by the Branch Officers The officers of Branch 132 wish everyone a great summer. The branch picnic will be held on Sunday, Aug. 30, beginning at 1:00 p.m. at Potawatomi Pavilion 1. There will be no invitations mailed. Please call Ann Horvath at 574-232-9451 before Aug. 20 to make your reservations. Let us know how many people will attend. Please call in the evening. The branch will furnish plates, utensils, chicken, sausage and drinks. Everyone is asked to bring a vegetable, salad or dessert to share. We look forward to seeing you there. Congratulations to the Wood Dogs and their coaches, Michael and Michelle Horvath, for a great season with the South Side Little League. Wishing all those celebrating a July birthday a happy day, especially Helen Pécsi, John Bums and John's grandson. Our deepest sympathy to the family of Marianne Wentland. Marianne was a great gal. The branch will hold a regular business meeting on Sept. 8, at 6:00 p.m. at Martin's Supermarket Café on Ireland Road. Please plan on attending. Branch 705 ___Mayville, WI by Timothy J. Lippert Every May, the WPA supports the celebration of Join Hands Day. Branch 705 is very proud to have had the opportunity to be a part of this year's event. Laona, Wise., is a small town in the northeast part of the state. Its population is not much more than a thousand people. Located in Forest County (which is one of Wisconsin's poorest counties) is St. Leonard's Catholic Church. The Rev. John W. Cerkas has been pastor there for close to 30 years. In that time, he has had a dream to build a shrine to the Blessed Virgin Mary. His wish was always overshadowed by a lack of funds and volunteer labor. When I first approached Father Cerkas, he became very emotional when he learned that the WPA would be willing to contribute funds to help get this project started. After a two-week appeal to children and adults to clear a piece of land next to the church and plant flowers and shrubs, several children from the church came forward with a ton of energy and enthusiasm. With William Penn Life, August 2009 21
