CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Calendar of Events

July 2017

7/1 - Deadline to apply for the 2017 Anne (Shinal) Cichy Memorial Award

7/4 - Home Office closed for Independence Day

7/7 - Fraternal Societies of Northeast Pennsylvania hosting Flag Day at the Ballpark outing for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Rail Riders game at 7:00 p.m. Reservations must be made by May 15

7/7 - LPSCU Branch 213 hosting Flag Day at the Ballpark outing for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Rail Riders game at 7:00 p.m. Reservations must be made by May 15

7/8 - Msgr. Beeda District's Annual Summer Picnic will be held at the home of District President, Anita Gregory, 304 Turkey Path, RD. Sugarloaf, Pennsylvania beginning at 5:00 p.m. Please contact Anita Gregory at 570-788-3263 by June 27th if you plan to attend.

7/8 - The 44th Annual Summer Festival sponsored by the Sisters of Saints Cyril and Methodius on the grounds of their Motherhouse in Danville, Pennsylvania, from 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

7/20– Deadline to submit articles for September/October 2017 Zornicka.

7/20 - 94th Annual Slovak Day at Kennywood Park, West Mifflin, Pennsylvania.

7-29-8/11- 12th Consular Tour of Slovakia and Its Neighbors arranged by Slovak Honorary Consul Joseph Senko and his wife, Albina.

7/30 - Pittsburgh District's Annual Picnic at White Oak Park at the Beech Grove beginning at 1:00 p.m. Members should call their Branch Secretary or Jan Mathews (412-751-9572) to make a reservation.

August 2017

8/6 - LPSCU Branch 60 will hold a Mass and Breakfast on Sunday, August 6 at the 9:45 a.m. mass, St. Cyril & Methodius Church, North Laurel St., Hazleton, Pennsylvania. A breakfast buffet will immediately follow at Genetti's Catering, Route 309, Hazle Township, Pennsylvania. Please contact Anita Gregory at 570-788-3263 by July 29th to make a reservation.

8/18-20 - Slovak Catholic Sokol Golf Tournament at Treasure Lake Golf Resort, Dubois, Pennsylvania. Application deadline is July 21.

8/28 - Msgr. Beeda District Meeting at Perkins Restaurant, Route 93, West Hazleton, Pennsylvania, beginning at 6:00 p.m. Contact Anita Gregory at 570-788-3263 by August 23, 2017 if you plan to attend.

8/31 - Deadline for those members aspiring to a Religious vocation to apply for an LPSCU Religious Award.

September 2017

9/4 - Home Office closed for Labor Day

9/7-9 - American Fraternal Alliance Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona

9/8-17 - Slovak Heritage Tour, a 10-day tour celebrating the fall harvest and culture, history and countryside of the Slovak Republic.

9/15-16 - Branch Seminars, Youngstown, Ohio

9/17-19 - Slovak Catholic Federation Convention, Youngstown, Ohio

9/20 - Deadline to submit articles for November/December Zornicka.

9/29 - LPSCU Semi-Annual Meeting, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, beginning at 8:30 a.m. at the Holiday Inn - East Mountain Inn, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Members wishing to submit matters for the Board to discuss should submit any correspondence to Theresa Kluchinski at the Home Office no later than August 22, 2017.

9/30 - Deadline to apply for the 2017 Post Graduate Award

October 2017

10/1 - The Msgr. Beeda District will have a mass at 11:45 at St. Cyril & Methodius Church, North Laurel St., Hazleton, Pennsylvania. A breakfast buffet will immediately follow at Genetti's Catering, Route 309, Hazle Township, Pennsylvania. Please contact Anita Gregory at 570-788-3263 by September 25th to make a reservation.

10/9 - Home Office closed for Columbus Day

10/15 - Rev. Dianiska District Meeting at North End Slovak Club, North Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, beginning at 1:00 p.m. "Make a Difference Day" will be observed as members are asked to bring cleaning supplies for the Catherine McCauley House in Plymouth, Pennsylvania. Please call your Branch Secretary to make a reservation to attend.

10/21 - The Msgr. Beeda District will be selling tickets for a 50-50 drawing to benefit Holy Family Academy in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, as part of an LPSCU Matching Funds project. Please contact Anita Gregory at 570-788-3263 to purchase tickets. Tickets will also be available after all masses at St. Cyril & Methodius Church, North Laurel St., Hazleton, Pennsylvania the weekends of October 21 & 22 and October 28 & 29.

10/22 - Pittsburgh District Card Party at St. Maximilian-Kolbe Parish, Munhall, Pennsylvania. A Matching Funds project benefitting Magee-Women's Research Institution will be held in conjunction with the event. More information will follow.

10/22-24 - Pennsylvania Fraternal Alliance Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

November 2017

11/23-24 - Home Office closed for Thanksgiving holiday

11/24 - The Msgr. Beeda District Christmas Party will be held Friday, November 24th, starting at 6:00 p.m. at Booty's Restaurant, Route 309, Hazleton, Pennsylvania. Please contact Anita Gregory at 570-788-3263 by November 17th to make a reservation.

11/20 - Deadline to submit articles for January/February 2018 Zornicka.

December 2017

12/3 - Rev. Dianiska Christmas Party at Genetti Hotel and Conference Center, Market Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, beginning at 1:00 p.m. Branch 214 will host. Please call your Branch Secretary to make a reservation to attend.

12/3 - Lehigh Valley Okres Holiday Luncheon at the Best Western Lehigh Valley Hotel and Conference Center, Routes 512 and 22, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Punch reception begins at noon with buffet served at 12:45 p.m. There will be a themed gift basket raffle benefitting the Carmelite Monestery in Coopersburg, Pennsylvania, as a Matching Fund project. Call Marge Ferri (610-866-8945) by November 27 to make a reservation to attend.

12/9 - LPSCU Telephone Conference meeting

12/25-26 - Home Office closed for Christmas holiday

12/29 - Home Office closed half day for New Year's Eve

January 2018

1/1 - Home Office closed for New Year's Day

1/20 - Deadline to submit articles for March/April 2018 Zornicka.