Author to speak in Pittston, Pa. on Saturday, October 3, 2015

On Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015, I will be on the speaking program when the Carpatho-Rusyn Society's Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter holds a day-long seminar at St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church in Pittston, Pa.

“Celebrating Our Past, Understanding Our Future” will run from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at St. Michael the Archangel Byzantine Catholic Church, 205 N. Main St., Pittston. It’s free, but advance registration is requested.

Presentations will be as follows:

• 9 a.m.: Michele Parvensky, "Staryj Kraj – the Old Country;"
• 10:45 a.m.: Rich Custer, "The Greater Pittston Area and St. Michael’s Byzantine Catholic Church: A Carpatho-Rusyn Immigrant Hub of the Wyoming Valley;"
• 1:30 p.m.: Peter Yasenchak, "The Richness of our Coal Fields and the Ancestors who Toiled in Them."

A light lunch and a tour of St. Michael’s is available. Register by phone at 570-654-4564 or online at stmichaelsbcc@outlook.com. Include the word “register” in the message or subject line. List your name, the number of people who will attend and a contact phone number.

Links:

• Presentation on Carpatho-Rusyn History on Saturday, October 3
• Eastern Pa. Chapter of the Carpatho-Rusyn Society visiting St. Michael the Archangel Byzantine Catholic Church in Pittston 
• Out on a limb: St. Michael the Archangel Byzantine Catholic Church to host Carpatho-Rusyn ancestors event 
• St. Michael’s hosting historical presentation Oct. 3
• St. Michael's offers discussion on Carpatho-Rusyn history

Original material is © by the author, Richard D. Custer; all rights reserved.