The 50th annual Cegielski family reunion was held at St. Stanislaus Community Center in Chappell Hill, Texas on the afternoon of October 9, 2010. The evening began with a special family Mass in the historic old St. Stanislaus Catholic Church. The large crowd filled the hall at St. Stanislaus and enjoyed fun, food, music and fellowship throughout the evening.
The party started after Mass with a delicious catered barbecue brisket and sausage dinner with side dishes and served with ice tea and a great variety of homemade desserts. After dinner, the music started and the dancers hit the floor. Well known Polish musician Daniel Cendalski and his Country Boys band provided the musical entertainment with a mix of old Polish tunes and popular dance music as well as the traditional chicken dance song.
The children went outside and hit at a great big pinata and filled their pockets with candy. Door prize and raffle drawings for hundreds of really nice prizes were held for the adults and children along with prizes for the oldest and youngest family members.
Below are a few photos of the fun and there is a slideshow of more photos on page 2
James Smock has always held an interest in his Polish ancestors and heritage. He is a native Houstonian with Polish roots in Bremond, Marlin and New Waverly, Texas.