Women attend the Mahjong in the Morning fundraiser, hosted at Holy Spirit Parish in Bowling Green, to support St. Gianna Crisis Pregnancy Home on Sept. 19, 2026. COURTESY OF MIKE NOLAND
Mahjong fundraiser supports Bowling Green pregnancy home
BY SYLANN SMITH, SPECIAL TO THE WESTERN KENTUCKY CATHOLIC
On Sept. 19, we held our inaugural fundraiser, Mahjong in the Morning, at Holy Spirit to benefit St. Gianna Crisis Pregnancy Home. It was a great success! We had 80 participants, only 20 short of a sellout, who enjoyed several hours of either open play or instruction. They were also treated to fabulous food prepared by our resident chef, Becky Elder, and 30 won door prizes worth in total of $2,500. These prizes and our raffle prize were donated by Glasgow and Bowling Green businesses and private donors. The event expenses were covered by sponsors and donors, with 100% of the event ticket sales going directly to St. Gianna’s. Over $6,000 was raised in support of the women and babies served by the ministry! The response to our post event survey was overwhelmingly positive and plans are already underway for Mahjong in the Morning 2027. Hope you will join us for our second annual event.
Learn more at www.stgiannacph.org.
Originally published in the November 2026 issue of The Western Kentucky Catholic.
