Transfiguration of Our Lordâ??s Myasopusna celebration returns

Dinner tickets are now available for Transfiguration of Our Lord Church's Myasopusna festival, which will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Feb. 3 at the church's banquet hall, Nanticoke. The Myasopusna (Meatfare) festival is the parish's annual pre-lenten celebration, preceding the Lenten Great Fast. Dinner, which consists of a platter of kobasi, roast pork, varenyky, borscht, blackbread and butter, and a homemade dessert, will be served from 12:30 to 2 p.m. A variety of Ukrainian crafts, including pysanky, embroidery, woodcrafts, beadwork, and ceramics, will be on display and available for sale or by raffle. Following dinner, live entertainment will include the Holy Year Choir, Kazka Ukrainian Folk Ensemble, and the Saint Mary's Ukrainian Dancers. Dinner tickets are $13 with an advance ticket price of $10 if purchased by Jan. 27. The church hall is located at the corners of Bliss and Center streets in the Hanover section of Nanticoke. Tickets can be purchased by calling Helen, 735-4654, or Geri, 824-3880. Kazka Ukrainian Folk Ensemble dancers, front row, from left, are Jillian Carnrick, Mary Mash, Nadia Maslowych and Erin Park. Second row: April Milinichik, Natalie Schrantz, Julia Zucofksi and Colleen Prince.