St. George Church Preservation Society News & Archives

We thank everyone who supported our mission in 2017. (Please contact us at 412-502-5062 with any omissions or corrections.) 2017 SUPPORTERS ST. GEORGE CHURCH PRESERVATION SOCIETY Dave Abbott Carol Abbott Joye Acquaro Fred Aheimer Gerry Aheimer Al & Esther Nowacki family Albert W.Ott Agency,  Glenn Ott All Ads Up , Eric Schuman Alla Famiglia Restaurant , Jonathan Vlasic Allentown CDC , Tom Smith Judy Hackel Allentown Senior Citizens Center , Hugh Brannan Marilyn Anderson Chuck Anderson Jane Andrews Ellen Ashburn Warren Ashburn Sharon Augustine AutoZone, Cranberry , Pat Young Nathan Auvil Amy Averbeck Lee Averbeck Kathy Badaracco Helen Baney Matt Barsotti Jerry Barthelemy Carol Barthelemy Connie Bayer Karl Bayer Mary Belack Nancy Berdych Ruth Betz Robert Betz Paula Bevan Jim Binder Nicole Binder Lisa Binder Black Forge Coffe House , Ashley Corts Nick Miller Brashear Association , Hugh Brannan Breakfast at Shelly's Fr. Donald Breier Brentwood Giant Eagle , Bob Och Richard Bright J

Happy New Year t o our St. George Family & Supporters!! Please note that the 2017 St. George Family Cards for the Heinz History Center are now expired. To get a new card for 2018, please visit the  St. George Store . Once again in 2017, hundreds of individuals, organizations and businesses have supported our efforts. To see the list of our supporters, click  HERE . We would like to take this opportunity to reflect on the significant progress in our mission to reopen & restore the former St. George Church. With the help of our St. George Family, alumni, SJV parishioners, neighbors and our supporters, it has been a productive year. Recap On August 25, 2016, the Vatican revoked the decision to close St. John Vianney Church (consecrated as St. George Church). They indicated that the church continues to be “a consecrated edifice......would retain it's sacred character”. Because the church is still a consecrated edifice, it is not to be sold or cannibalized for salvage value and