Pierogi pinchers help McKeesport church survive
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May 27, 2023

Pierogi pinchers help McKeesport church survive

By Mon Valley Independent

By Jennifer McCalla

McKeesport Community Newsroom

Volunteers gathered early on a weekday morning in the basement of St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church in McKeesport to cut homemade dough into circles and stuff the pockets with potato filling. Pinched and boiled, the pierogies will later be sold by the dozens as a fundraiser. 

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