Polish Churches in USA

[rdywenur]

Do you have a Polish church or neighborhood near you. Many are fast disappearing so I am coping this over to here from another site. Rochester has a very nice Polish Church and community. We already did lose one St Theresa's. Lets try not to lose anymore.

POLISH AMERICAN CATHOLIC HERITAGE COMMITTEE
working towards the betterment and continuance of catholic polonia and its parishes
A SOLUTION TO THE TROUBLES IN CURRENT CATHOLIC AMERICAN POLONIA

With the recent troubles concerning the Polish Parishes in America throughout the country, specifically the Buffalo diocese, people have united in small groups of their localities. However, a united national group has not been initiated concerning this important topic of Polish American Parishes. On June 29, Polish Americans met in Philadelphia to discuss doing just that. A committee has been formed, is growing, and is awaiting its next upcoming meeting sometime in October or November.

All those interested, or willing to partake in any part of the United States, please contact me at: amcwisniewski@....

The committee's website is www.polamcatholic.com and it includes copious information on Catholic Polonia, its parishes, and the committee's goals and ambitions. Please be sure to visit that site. You are free to sign up on the mailing list, which a link is located for that on the index page of the site.

Hopefully this will not only end the suppressions of Polish American Parishes, but strengthen the culture, tradition, and communities in which these parishes contain.


Andrew M. Wisniewski

amcwisniewski@...

215.906.0783

[Jaga]

Chris,

This is so sad that the Polish churches are disappearing! I receive also lots of e-mails about it. Thanks for the e-mails. I used to attend a Polish church in Dallas and I think it would survive since there is lots of new Polish immigration there. But here in Buffalo area where there are financial problems and not the influx of new people from Poland.... it is just sad.

[freetobe]

This has nothing directly to do with Polish Churches in America, wasn't sure where to post this. Does anyone know what the expression "the czar's gold" would have referred to if used, in 1950s Poland? I came across this reference in an old family letter written in Polish. From the gist of the letter which seems to be a dispute among siblings, I think this may have something to do with an inheritance. I am acquainted with lore of the real Czars Gold and the many tales of what happened to that treasure trove, but I doubt the correspondent is referring to that. Thanks for any input

[rdywenur]

I found a nice radio station in the OLC newsletter.....check it out www.radiorytm.com/en/eindex.html

[rdywenur]

3p on Saturdays is English lessons but this works in reverse also. They give a Polish sentence then an English translation. So either learn to speak in English or in Polish. ;D



This station is great for Americans here wishing to learn Polish. I was listening before to live streams from Poland but this is better as it is geared towards us Polish Americans wishing to learn.

[george]

I belong to a Polish parish also. It is also in trouble. Reasoning is not hard to figure out. Cities where Polish church's once thrived are older cities that have lost half of their population. Also Polish sections of these cities are fast disapearing. Third generation Poles have fled to the suburbs. Thats not a bad thing. They have progressed economically, thus leaving their neighberhoods and the old church's they once went to. Its a fact of changing demographics which cannot be reversed. Sad yes,but there's not a darn thing you can do about it. Its a fact of the changing of times.

[Pawian]

george said:

With all the ooh la la's and the ha ha ha's, the guy has to be from San Fransisco!

hahahah How do you know? Do you have many friends in San Francisco?

[rdywenur]

Pawian the "happy" kawalero ;D ;D ;D ... you better watch those ooh lala's and hahahaha's

[Pawian]

rdywenur said:

Pawian the "happy" kawalero ;D ;D ;D ... you better watch those ooh lala's and hahahaha's

WHY??

Sorry, I can`t control it: hahahahahahhahaha

[george]

"hahahah How do you know? Do you have many friends in San Francisco? "

Uhh, just a lucky guess. I think it was the ooh la la that gave it away

[rdywenur]

I would have said France ........my sponsor for confirmation was French Canadian and always said ...ohh lala.


BTW...Kai just came out of the closet. I think it's time for Pawian also. (maybe members gallery of who's who) ;D ;D ;D

[Pawian]

george said:

"hahahah How do you know? Do you have many friends in San Francisco? "

Uhh, just a lucky guess. I think it was the ooh la la that gave it away

Well, it is not enough. I am still interested in your opinion on guays from San Francisco. What do you think of them?

[Pawian]

rdywenur said:

I would have said France ........my sponsor for confirmation was French Canadian and always said ...ohh lala.

That`s not the case. If he meant any French context, he would have said New Orleans. But his using San Francisco suggests some homophobia on his part which is quite interesting because I thougt that Americans have already learnt political correctness and know that homophobic utterances are nasty.

BTW...Kai just came out of the closet. I think it's time for Pawian also. (maybe members gallery of who's who) ;D ;D ;D

I have drunk too much because I don`t get the meaning of it at all hahahahahhaha

[rdywenur]

I just meant that Kai finally showed himself to us on the forum and all we see are your hands so you should follow suite and let us see what you look like too. (nothing hidden...just you so far)

[Pawian]

The results:

VICTORY!!!!