Meet Your Sisters

From:  Clarks Summit, PA

Church:  St. Mary's Ruthenian Catholic, Taylor, PA (Passaic Eparchy), I am a cradle Byzantine Catholic.

Obedience:  Education in the Faith

• Wife, mom & grandmother

• Associated with Holy Annunciation Monastery since 2004. 

• Content creator at ByziMom.com, where I share reflections on being a Byzantine Catholic mother and free resources for educating young Eastern Christians in the faith. 

• Creator and executive editor of ByziKids Magazine  Author of The Jesse Tree, The Zacchaeus Tree, and The ByziMom's Guide to Great Fast Meals.  

Other things about me: 

• Former clinical laboratory scientist.  

• Certified in plant-based nutrition, I live a whole-foods, plant-based lifestyle, and offer encouragement to those attempting the Eastern Catholic fasting regimen.

Patron:  St. Veronika
 

Family from Hazim Slovakia 

Born Slatington PA.

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Cradle Byzantine Catholic 

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Church: St Peter and Paul Byzantine Church Palmerton PA

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Married with 4 daughters and 3 grandchildren 

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Live in La Romana Dominican Republic 

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Obediences: Sacristan and learning to write icons 

I love to pray and study.

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Patron: St. Mary of Egypt

From: La Porte, TX 

Church: St. Anne's Byzantine Catholic Community in The Villages, FL (Passaic Eparchy) 

Obediences: Motherhood and Church Cantor

Married since 2014, blessed with 4 girls

Raised in the Latin church since birth, then our family changed our sui iuris church to the Byzantine church in 2023. 

Working full time as a clinical pharmacist since 2012.

Patron: St. Martha

mochalara@gmail.com

https://www.facebook.com/loretta.rios25?mibextid=ZbWKwL

Sr.Martha#0022

From: Omaha, Nebraska
 

Church:

• Omaha/Lincoln Byzantine Outreach (Eparchy of Parma)

• St. Barnabas Anglican Ordinariate, Omaha, NE
   

Obediences:

•  Grandmother (Busya) to 7 grandchildren (and counting)

• Spiritual and emotional support to children – Lisa, Nick and Jon, and husband, Bob

• Keeper of Eastern Traditions for the above

• Parent Ambassador ITI Catholic University, Trumau, Austria

• Student in Mentorship Program for Lay Leaders, Archdiocese, Omaha

• Volunteer at Methodist Hospital, Omaha

Other things about me:

• Retired Registered Nurse, St. Joseph Kidney Transplant Center, Orange, California.

• Formerly founding family at Annunciation Byzantine Catholic Church, Anaheim, California from

• 1968 – 2021. Coordinator of ECF, Advisory Board Member, Member of Choir, Member of Baking Guild

• Learning to appreciate the changes seasons and gardening

• Owned by 2 “empty nest” chihuahuas - Lola and Chetna

Patrons:
Holy Theotokos, St. Anne and St. Monica

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1914 S. 197th St. Omaha, NE 68130

Cell:  949-422-7876

From: Phoenix, AZ

Church: St. Stephens Byzantine Catholic Cathedral, Phoenix, AZ (Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix)

Obedience: The true meaning of Faith: Pray-er

Admin @ ByziMoms for ByziPriests Prayer Apostolate

https://www.facebook.com/groups/byzimomspray4byzipriests/

Married, 50 years 2023, and Nana, 3 Children and raised in the Roman Catholic Church/ 43 years.

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Moved to St. Stephen Byzantine Catholic Cathedral 2018. Retired in 2019.

Patron: St. Gemma #2203
Lwinn1@cox.net/lorettawinn6@gmail.com
On Facebook Loretta Winn

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Currently Lives: East Peoria, Illinois

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Churches: St. Louis Byzantine Catholic Church and St. Philomena Roman Catholic Church. 

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Obedience: Wife, Mother, and Homemaker

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Other Things About Me:

-Former Mining Engineer

-Three Daughters - Irene, Josephine and Marina

-My husband and I are both cradle Catholics, but switched to the Ruthenian Rite on our wedding day.

-I enjoy growing and learning in faith, especially through reading.

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Patron: Still discerning. My confirmation Saint is St. Dymphna.

Discord name - Katherine.Florich 

From:  Nicktown, PA

Church:  Grew up Roman Catholic.  Byzantine Catholic for 31 years.  Still feel like a baby Byzi and eager to learn!

                My church is Immaculate Conception of the BVM (AKA Saint Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church)

Obediences:  Wife to Christian Fisanick.  Met in 1989 on a Knights of Columbus Christmas party!

            Mom to Alec Fisanick, 29 years and

                                     Sara Fisanick, 26 years.

            Mom to two fur babies: 

                            Cat named Juniper and Dog named Binx

            Head Cantor at Saint Mary's.  

            Choir Director

            Regent for Catholic Daughters of the Americas 

            Member of our church's women's group

            Sacristan

Other:  Retired Registered Nurse.  Worked on a Cardiac Critical Care floor with Transplants for 6 years

      31 years as an LPN Instructor, recently retired

      1998-2007 ECF Teacher

      1999-2007 ECF Coordinator

Patrons:  Saint Mary Magdeline, Saint Anne, and Mama Mary!

Address:  PO Box 69 Nicktown, PA

Cell #:  814-934-0381

From:  Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Church:  Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Greek Catholic, Calgary.
Lifelong Byzantine Catholic, but late in learning about it.

Obediences:  Marriage, Jesus Prayer and chotki mission,

parish flowers and plants person,
semi-sacristan
Turned 62 in February, Wife of 34 years,

mom to a daughter and son,

fur-mom to a Schnoodle dog, a green cheeked conure, and a house bunny,

volunteer with Ukrainian evacuees since March 2022
Active volunteer in the Ukrainian community in Alberta since age 16.

Fluent in Ukrainian.
Current chair of a Ukrainian Women’s League.

Other things about me: 
Former Registered Nurse, love trying new crafts when time allows, love camping and the outdoors, love my quiet time alone at the church doing my duties

Patron: 
Most Holy Theotokos

Contact:
Address: 423 Silver Valley Road NW
Calgary, AB, Canada T3B 4B8
Cell: 403-660-0754
E-mail: shyshkababa@shaw.ca
FB: https://www.facebook.com/maria.shysh/

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From: Azle, Texas

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Church: St. Basil the Great Catholic Church Irving, Texas, my family switched rites on the Feast of the Dormition 2020

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Obedience: Wife, Mother, Homeschooler, Byzikid Co-Op Coordinator for our Parish, Little Flower group leader for young girls

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Other things about me: I am a retired professional photographer and enjoy film photography as a hobby now.  My husband has been accepted to deacon seminary and will start the four year program June 2023.  We live on some land and have a mule, two donkeys, 8 chickens, an ever changing number of rabbits, one cat, and one goose. 

Married for 12 years with four children Annelise, Josephine, Eloise, Leo. 

Patrons: St Therese of Lisieux, Our Lady of Czestochowa

817-937-2839

angwynn@protonmail.com

AngelaMLW

Ancestors from Hungary/Poland/Ukraine and Slovakia immigrated to Pennsylvania and Ohio.

Born Albuquerque, NM - still here
Cradle Catholic, Parents helped establish Our Lady of the Assumption RCC. I was baptized on the parish
feast day shortly after the church was consecrated. Attended 8 yrs at the parish Catholic school.

Churches: Our Lady of the Assumption and Our Lady of Perpetual Help Byzantine Catholic Church

Obedience: Still discerning a specific myrrh while remaining attentive to the Holy Spirit. I respond to
requests for help. Also maintain two small flowerbeds at the entrance to the church and a small Marian
shrine my son built as an Eagle Scout; my effort is dedicated to Our Lady.

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About me:
 Divorced when our youngest of three was 18 months old. Majority of parenting fell to me (and
God), all three graduated college (two with Master’s).
 Son and wife are self-proclaimed atheists and raising their two children without faith.
 Oldest daughter is married to Fr. Adam (St Thomas the Apostle, Gilbert AZ), working as a full-time music/fine arts teacher, and raising three daughters.
 Youngest daughter is a professional musician, serving in the military and living in NYC.
 I’m still working from home most of the time, as a contractor for the Department of Energy.
Worked in many various positions over the years. BA in psychology with a minor in vocational
rehabilitation.

Patron: Born on the feast of St Panteleimon. Prayerfully considering St Svetlana as my lay sister patron

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padamsko@hotmail.com
Discord: pam#4991
https://www.facebook.com/pamela.adamsko/

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From: Brucoli, Sicilia

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Church: St. Elias Maronite Church, Roanoke, VA

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Obedience: 
Wife to Jason Farry
Mother 
Homemaker
Graduate Student
Educator
Religious Poet

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Other things about me: 
I am a cradle Latin Catholic and transferred to the Maronite Church in 2022
I married Jason Farry in 2021 (he entered the Church as a Maronite in 2022)
We have one child and hope to have a large family
I am a PhD student at Virginia Tech (Geophysics)
My Master's thesis was about the evolution of the Martian crust (Geochemistry) - also at Virginia Tech
I love creative writing
I am a dancer and choreographer 
I breed Australian Terriers and am an AKC Breeder of Merit

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Patron: St. Joanna the Myrrhbearer 

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Discord: dandelioncrown#5140
Phone: 5404190814 
Email: farrytalefamily@gmail.com

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