On November 3, 1908, the parish received its official Charter of Incorporation for the county of Luzerne and the state of Pennsylvania. Also in 1961, St. Mary’s hosted the Eastern Region SOYO Convention at the Host Motel. I can taste it now even after all these years. I am now 85 years of age. In July 1925 Archbishop Victor Abou-Assaly, the Antiochian Orthodox Archbishop of New York and North America, and also Bishop Germanos, came to the Antiochian church on Blackman Street to have baptisms. (570) 824-7832, Sunday 9:00 AM ; 11:15 AM | Saturday 4:00 PM, 225 Blackman St Solomon, John Morrash, my father Albert Peters, and many others who struggled to make the new church a reality. Since Sarah Cross worked in a bank, she took care of the financial books and Leo Solomon collected and wrapped money. I especially remember all of my children in the plays at Halloween and Christmas. Father David’s Father, Father John Sommer and his father-in-law, Father James Bernstein presented him for ordination to His Grace, as can be seen in the photograph below. She was the one who listen to her brothers and sisters problems and disagreements, never taking sides and always hear both sides.

I was the oldest of seven children and I had to quit school to help out at home. Father studied privately with Father Michael Simon of Paterson, and Father Wakeem Dalack, dean of St. Nicholas Cathedral of Brooklyn, and on the Memorial Day Weekend of 1949, was ordained by Metropolitan Antony Bashir.

Father George also lead in the purchase of a second parcel of land adjacent to the parish cemetery which he secured from the Al-Husson Club for the sum of $280. Flu shots are available for 6 mos of age and older. While in her 20’s, Fannie turned down a marriage proposal from a wealthy man who lived in Allentown in order to run the grocery store and care for her brothers and sisters. We took part for many years. By 1904 there were some 35 families who formed the first parish of St. Mary. I enjoyed the choir since the early 1940’s under the direction of Mr. Michael Dzury and I’m still in the choir.

He had come to the parish prior to this to visit and to offer Baptism. 134 S. Washington St. My father Anthony Morrash and his generation built the original church and my generation, and our children together, built the church we now live in. Our family friends were fellow church members. I was married in 1955 to Wadih Skaff from Homs, Syria. In 1944, the church mortgage was paid and burned. I use to think it was funny, until I was in my teens and realized it was your faith in God that made you believe that God could make you well, that He could do anything. Our hafli’s were often held in the Host Hotel and the Reddington Hotel (currently Genetti’s).

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