Church holds annual blessing of Mon River
St. George Serbian Orthodox Church near Carmichaels recently observed the annual blessing of the Monongahela River under the Masontown Bridge. St. George Church overlooks the river. Sonia Janson, choir director, Kolo president and parish treasurer, prepares an ice cross each year to be placed in the river following readings appropriate for the Feast of Theophany. Attendees in addition to Janson included Stanko Brozik, executive board president, and his wife, Karen; Djelosh Milosevich, choir member; Andrea Janson, parish financial secretary and choir member; altar server Aaron Carson, Goyko Arbutina and Willie Spens. Mitzie Hunchuck, parish nurse practitioner and parish secretary, took photographs of the event. The river blessing has been done each year since 1999.