Making connections through paska
Nutana Park Mennonite Church in Saskatoon came up with a creative way to celebrate Easter and care for their congregation at the same time. They called the event a paska faspa, with paska being a traditional Mennonite Easter bread, and faspa a simple bread-based meal. The church’s deacons, spearheaded by Denelda Fast, organized the event,…
Online paska contest a resounding success
She couldn’t gather family and friends around her table to eat paska this Easter, so Heather Driedger decided to hold a virtual paska bake-off instead. Paska is a rich yeast bread popular among those of Russian Mennonite heritage. Traditional paska is served at Easter with a sweet cottage cheese spread called glums. Modern-day bakers often…
