Announcements

Our last meeting of the year will be held on Sunday, December 22, 2024 at BISTRO 1051 (1051 Raritan Road, Clark, NJ 07066) in the glass atrium room. The meeting will start promptly at 1:00pm. The agenda will include Election of Officers and discussion/planning of next year’s activities. A Christmas luncheon will follow the meeting ($50.00 for non-members). Please call or text Mary Ann Ranahan at 732-589-1608 by December 14th if you plan on attending.

FRATERNALISM IN ACTION: Please bring non-perishable food items for donation to the St. John the Apostle Church Food Pantry. The FCSU Home Office will generously donate $250.00 to the food bank on our behalf. Additionally, members are encouraged to participate in the Holy Family Church Christmas Tree Gift Drive. Please select items that homeless shelters need from the list on the Christmas tree. Bring your gifts to the church and leave them under the tree. More details can be found in the church bulletin.

SOLE MATES ACROSS THE AMERICAS: As announced in this issue of the Jednota, the FCSU is asking branches to help stomp out cold, wet feet this winter. We are collecting new socks for donation to a local homeless shelter to support this national giving back event.

Happy New Year! Best wishes for a happy, healthy and prosperous 2025.

Members are encouraged to attend Friday Holy Masses at 7:00pm (in Slovak) at Holy Family Church in Linden, NJ. Masses are offered for the intention of all Branch members living and deceased as follows: January 3, February 7, March 7, April 4, May 2, June 6, July 4, August 1, September 5, October 3, November 7, and December 5.

Members will be attending the May 10, 2025 showing of NOAH at the SIGHT AND SOUND THEATER in Lancaster, PA. Transportation will not be provided.  We will meet in front of the theater prior to the 11:00am show.  Cost of theater ticket is $79.00, a portion of which will be reimbursed by the branch.  We will meet for lunch after the show.  More details to follow.

Submitted by Mary Kapitan, Secretary