![]() ![]() Arendt, and should be sent for receipt at the Home Office on or before Friday, March 8, 2013. Officers who are required to give reports at the Annual Meeting should send them to the attention of the Executive Secretary, Kenneth A. All Officers are requested to consult Section 6.03(b) and Section 6.03(c) of our Bylaws for further information concerning officer participation and the conduct of this meeting. Most of our readers claim Saints Cyril and Methodius as the patrons of their faith, the missionaries from Greece, continued on page 3 ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FIRST CATHOLIC SLOVAK UNION OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA WYNDHAM GRAND PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA FRIDAY, MARCH 15 – SATURDAY, MAThe ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING of the Board of Directors of the First Catholic Slovak Union of the United States and Canada will be held on Friday, Ma– Saturday, March 16, 2013. It is also a time for renewing our devotion to the brothers of Thessalonica, Cyril (Constantine) and Methodius, who brought the faith to the Slavic nations. ![]() It is an opportunity, a privilege, and a blessing to renew our commitment to our faith in Christ and His Church. Cyril and Methodius in present-day Nitra, Slovakia. John Vianney Vranak, SS.C.M., Maria Hall, Danville, PA The Year of Faith, recently introduced by Pope Benedict XVI, coincides with the 1150th anniversary of the arrival of SS. continued on page 3 Double Blessing - Double Responsibilities Sister M. Furdek and the Society he was so instrumental in founding, the First Catholic Slovak Union. As we approach both of these significant events we will be providing more information about Fr. ![]() Coincidentally, the year 2015 will mark the 100th anniversary of his death as well as the 125th anniversary of the founding of the First Catholic Slovak Union. He was pastor at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish from 1883 until his death in 1915. Shortly before he was ordained he came to Cleveland, Ohio and finished his studies and was ordained in 1882 as a priest of the Cleveland Diocese. He was educated in schools in that region and eventually was a seminarian in vvv vvv vvv Andrew M. Furdek was born in a small village in Trstená, Slovakia, then part of Upper Hungary, in 1855. His likeness is on the masthead of our newspaper, the Jednota, along with his adopted slogan “For God and Nation – Za Boha a Národ”. Stefan Furdek, the founder of our Society, The First Catholic Slovak Union of the United States and Canada (FCSU). Stephen Furdek Our Founder OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE FIRST CATHOLIC SLOVAK UNION OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA Volume 122 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUNUMBER 5878 Message From the President Anniversary of Father Furdek On Januwe observed the 98th anniversary of the death of Fr. FOR GOD AND NATION - ZA BOHA A NÁROD Jednota Catholic Fraternal Bi -Weekly THE UNION USPA#273500 ISSN1087-3392 Fr. ![]()
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