Upcoming Events
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March 14: Give Hope, Make a Sandwich
Social Justice Committee invites everyone to join us on Sunday, March 14th at 10:15 a.m. in the kitchen of the Polish Heritage Center in order to make sandwiches that will be served to our friends at Karen House. Food and supplies will be provided by the Social Justice Committee. Please bring your hands and good spirit. -
March 20-21: Blessing of the Fathers
Every year on March 19th we celebrate the Feast Day of St. Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Guardian of Jesus. During all Masses on the weekend of the 22nd and 23rd of March, we will pray through the intercession of St. Joseph and offer a special blessing to all fathers present.
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March 26: Communal Penance Service
We encourage all Parishioners to prepare themselves spiritually for Easter by celebrating the Sacrament of Penance. Every Saturday there is an opportunity for confession from 3:00 p.m. until 3:45 p.m. Additionally on Friday, March 26th there will be several priests listening to confessions from 6:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. At 7:00 p.m. a Communal Penance Service will be celebrated during which, as an alternative to individual confession, General Absolution will be offered.
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March 28: PNA Easter Egg Hunt
On Sunday, March 28, a traditional Easter Egg Hunt will take place on the church campus, following 11:00 a.m. Mass. Since many of our Parishioners travel on the Easter weekend, it is has been renamed “Palm Sunday Egg Hunt”. We invite children of ages 1 through 12 to participate in this fun event. Please bring your own basket. Egg Hunt is sponsored by PNA Cadets Lodge #1134.
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April 3: Blessing of Easter Food
On Holy Saturday, April 3rd, at three different times: 11:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. the Blessing of Easter Food will be offered in our church. This tradition called Swieconka is one of the most enduring and beloved Polish traditions. Baskets containing a sampling of Easter foods are brought to church to be blessed. The basket is traditionally lined with a white linen or lace napkin and decorated with sprigs of boxwood, the typical Easter evergreen.
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April 16-18: Fr. Marek speaking at West Coast Call To Action Conference
Catholic reform organization “Call to Action” has once again invited our Pastor to be one of the speakers at their West Coast Conference in Santa Rosa, California. He will be giving a presentation on those, who dare to dream of a better church and society, based on the story of Patriarch Joseph from the book of Genesis. For more info on this exciting event and for registration, please visit: www.cta-redwood.org. Father Les and Father Bob will be presiding over English Masses on that weekend.
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May 1-2: Parish Picnic & Polish-American Festival
This year we invite all our Parishioners and Friends for a wonderful Parish Picnic and Polish-American Festival on the first weekend of May. For two days (Saturday and Sunday) we will joyfully celebrate the 219th Anniversary of May 3rd Polish Constitution, the second democratic constitution in the world! Our famous Polka Mass will be offered on Sunday, May 2nd at 10:00 a.m. Live music will be provided by Squeeze Box on Saturday (May 1st) from 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. and Sunday (May 2nd) from4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. On Saturday we will serve Family Style Chicken Dinner from 2:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. On Sunday Family Style Polish Dinner will be served from 12:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. Polish Beer Garden, Brats, Hotdogs, Burgers, Games, Polish Arts & Crafts, Polish Bakery, Silent Auction and lots of fun will be waiting for all of us!