Lyndora church uses mid-century recipe to create buttery little pockets of heavenly food
Pierogi pride
Steve Sheptak, left, and John Franchuk cut pierogi dough and roll it before placing it in a machine to flatten it out in preparation for the pierogi sale at Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church hall on Friday, Oct. 11. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Members of Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church put the fun in fundraiser, and the delicious, too.
Volunteers from the church in the Lyndora section of Butler Township have been cranking out from-scratch pierogi by the dozen since 1957. The delicious half-circles of mashed potato and cheese stuffed inside homemade dough and boiled are sold every other Friday from May to September at the church hall.
Covered in sauteed onions and slathered in salted butter, those in the pierogi-know have been buying the delicious dumplings at the savory-smelling church hall for decades.
All proceeds from the pierogi sales benefit the small church’s budget, upkeep and maintenance.
The next pierogi sale will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, at the church hall at 10 Arbor St., Lyndora. Those who would like to order must call ahead, as the product sells out quickly.
To order, call 724-282-6190.
Larry Wolensky puts pierogi dough through a machine to flatten it for the pierogi sale at Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church hall on Friday, Oct. 11. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Victor Pawluk cuts dough into a circle so it can be shaped into a pierogi for the fundraiser at Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church hall on Friday, Oct. 11. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Rolled pierogi dough waits to be put through a machine to flatten it during the pierogi sale at Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church hall on Friday, Oct. 11. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Steve Sheptak pours freshly made pierogi dough into a bowl during the pierogi sale at Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church hall on Friday, Oct. 11. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Steve Sheptak makes a batch of pierogi dough in an industrial mixer for the pierogi sale at Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church hall on Friday, Oct. 11. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Linda Asche gets her hands sticky in her job of rolling pierogi filling into a ball during the fundraiser at Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church hall on Friday, Oct. 11. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Maureen Winkler forms a pierogi for the fundraiser at Sts. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church hall on Friday, Oct. 11. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Antoinette Kennedy makes a pierogi for the sale at Sts. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church hall on Friday, Oct. 11. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Barbara Lesney makes a pierogi for the fundraiser at Sts. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church hall on Friday, Oct. 11. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Barbara Lesney makes a pierogi for the fundraiser at Sts. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church hall on Friday, Oct. 11. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Antoinette Kennedy makes a pierogi for the fundraiser at Sts. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church hall on Friday, Oct. 11. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
John Lesney, left, and Gene Lesney boil pierogi for the fundraiser at Sts. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church hall on Friday, Oct. 11. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
John Lesney puts pierogi into boiling water for the fundraiser at Sts. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church hall on Friday, Oct. 11. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Antoinette Kennedy stuffs and shapes dough into a pierogi for the fundraiser at Sts. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church hall on Friday, Oct. 11. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Gene Lesney stirs pierogi for the fundraiser at Sts. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church hall on Friday, Oct. 11. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Antoinette Kennedy stuffs and shapes dough into a pierogi for the fundraiser at Sts. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church hall on Friday, Oct. 11. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Volunteers work on filling and shaping pierogi for the fundraiser at Sts. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church hall on Friday, Oct. 11. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Freshly cooked pierogi wait to be put into take home containers during the pierogi sale at Sts. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church hall on Friday, Oct. 11. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
John Lesney pulls a tray of pierogi off the rack to be cooked during the pierogi sale at Sts. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church hall on Friday, Oct. 11. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Gene Lesney pours freshly cooked pierogi into a container to be put into take home containers during the pierogi sale at Sts. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church hall on Friday, Oct. 11. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Bill Pichler lays dough out on a tray that will be shaped into pierogi for the fundraiser at Sts. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church hall on Friday, Oct. 11. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Ron Markiw carries a tray of freshly made pierogi to the kitchen to be boiled during the fundraiser at Sts. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church hall on Friday, Oct. 11. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Steve Sheptak pours freshly made pierogi dough into a bowl during the pierogi sale at Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church hall on Friday, Oct. 11. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
John Franchuk rolls pierogi dough into a ball before it is put through a machine to be flattened at Sts. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church hall on Friday, Oct. 11. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
John Franchuk rolls pierogi dough into a ball before it is put through a machine to be flattened during the pierogi sale at Sts. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church hall on Friday, Oct. 11. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Victor Pawluk cuts dough into a circle so it can be shaped into a pierogi for the fundraiser at Sts. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church hall on Friday, Oct. 11. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Steve Sheptak pours freshly made pierogi dough into a bowl during the pierogi sale at Sts. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church hall on Friday, Oct. 11. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Larry Wolensky puts pierogi dough through a machine to flatten it out during the pierogi sale at Sts. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church hall on Friday, Oct. 11. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
