Holy Trinity Catholic Church at 901 North Holmes Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46222 US - * * POTICA * *

Potica Report

April 2009

Our ladies have been busy baking for everyone’s Easter tradition.  Do all of you remember when we would take our homemade wine, potica, and sausage to be blessed?  Easter breakfast was, and still is for many Slovenian households, sliced eggs and sausage with fresh horseradish shredded over the top of the plate of delicacies.  Sliced potica and wine finished out the traditional Easter treat.  That is always my favorite breakfast of the year. 

The supply of potica is good.  We hope that many of you will purchase your potica from our potica committee at Holy Trinity.  Let your friends know that we have them.  I always send a potica to the members of my family that live out of town.  The cost is $20.00 per loaf. 

Pick-up times are Wednesdays from noon until 2:30 p.m., and after the 10:00 a.m. mass on Sunday.  Call Gloria at 634-8025 for special pick-up times.  New this year we will have someone at Holy Trinity on Good Friday afternoon, from 3:00-6:00 p.m., and Holy Saturday morning from 10:00 a.m. until noon.  Ring the doorbell at Bockhold Hall to pick up your Easter potica.

Have a blessed Easter season.

Featured Potica Lady

Nikki Androjna Brown is a vital member of the Potica Ministry.  Anytime that Nikki is gone, which is not often, we definitely notice.  She really keeps us moving and on task with our routine, especially when it is time to add the filling to the rolled out dough.

Nikki’s parents were both from Yugoslavia.  Her mother was a Komlanc and was one of ten children. Her parents met in Yugoslavia and married after each came to Haughville.  Nikki was born and raised in Haughville.  A midwife that lived on Michigan Street delivered her.  She has two brothers.  Nikki attended Holy Trinity School and Washington High School.  Her first job was at a peanut factory on McCarty Street.

William Brown was Nikki’s husband.  They had two children, William and Cindy.  Her son lives in Indianapolis and her daughter in Noblesville.  Three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren grace her life.

Nikki is proud to have worked at Indiana Bell for 36 years.  Her last job there was in the reproduction department.  She enjoys playing bingo and spending time with her potica pals.  She started baking potica with Joan Domogalik.  She is well-liked by everyone she knows.  Thank you for years of service for the parish of Holy Trinity. 

Coming next month:  Frances Fisher will be featured.

 - Janet Black

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Potica Report
March 2009
 

Starting this month we will be featuring one of our potica bakers for each of the upcoming issues of The Trinitarian.  It will feature everything you wanted to know about your potica bakers, but were afraid to ask.

As you may know, Frances Fisher turned over the reins of the committee to Janet Black.  Janet is a former member of Holy Trinity and has rejoined as of February of 2008.  She is the former Janet Stanich.  Janet attended Holy Trinity School, St. Mary Academy and Marian College.  She taught at Ritter High School, IPS School 75, South Wayne and Ben Davis High School in Wayne Township.  She is happy to be working in the parish again and considers it an honor to work alongside so many dedicated and hard working women in the Potica Ministry.

If you have not donated any sugar or all-purpose flour to the committee, please consider doing so.  It is a big help for us to receive your donations.

Coming next month:  Nikki Brown will be featured.

 - Janet Black

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Potica Report
February 2009

The ladies baked Potica for the KSKJ Sausage Feast so we do have Potica available.  Potica operation has begun a mild transition and the ladies will be taking a much deserved break.  But, don’t worry they will soon be back in operation, after all the Lenten season is on its way.  In the meantime . . . Happy Valentine’s Day ! ! !

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Potica Report

January 2009

As of this writing we still have a few Poticas.  The ladies are taking a much needed break.  We spend all day Monday baking, then on Tuesday some of the ladies wrap and freeze Monday’s baking.  Someone washes the pastry cloths and dish towels we use on Monday.  Supplies have to be purchased for baking the next week.  Our dedicated ladies do all this for their love of Holy Trinity.  We only ask that you but the Poticas.  We have been blessed that our sales have been great!

Sunday, December 14th, during our Parish Christmas Party, we gave the church $10,000.  This was only possible through your donations of flour and sugar and the many money donations.

If you need a “special order” of Poticas, you can call Gloria Leffler at 634-8025.

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Potica Report

December 2008

We will be baking on Mondays through December 15th.  Please pick up your Poticas as soon as possible so we will continue to have plenty of freezer space available for storage of the Poticas as they are baked.

Poticas can be picked up on Mondays when we bake, on Wednesdays from 12 noon to 2:00 p.m. and after the 10:00 a.m. Mass on Sundays.  For other times or large orders of Poticas please call Gloria Leffler at 634-8025 to make arrangements for a pick up time more suitable to your schedule.

Even though Gloria has retired as of October 31st, she has agreed to continue to take telephone calls for Poticas.  You may also leave a message on the Kitchen telephone, which is checked for messages on a weekly basis.  The telephone number for the Kitchen is 634-2289.

We will all miss having Gloria in Bockhold Hall helping sell Poticas during the week.  Happy Retirement to you, Gloria!

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Potica Report

November 2008

We are baking every Monday and are running out of storage.  So please pick up your holiday poticas if you have freezer space.  – We will be selling potica at our Bazaar on November 15th.

Poticas can be picked up on Monday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; Wednesdays from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m.; and after 10:00 a.m. Mass on Sundays. – For other times, call Gloria Leffler at 634-8025.

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