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2011 Dozynki Polish Harvest Festival In Houston

2011 Dozynki Houston Polish Harvest FestivalAfter a successful launch party with electronic music geared to the younger crowd on Friday, Our Lady of Czestochowa Catholic Church in Houston Texas began their annual Dożynki or Polish Harvest Festival on Saturday, September 17, 2011 with a grand opening showing of the American, Polish and Texas flags and the singing of the national anthems.

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Our Lady of Czestochowa Church Celebrates Dozinki Mass

2011 Dozynki Polish Harvest Mass In Houston TexasOn Sunday morning, September 18, 2011, the second day of the annual Polish Harvest Festival, Our Lady of Czestochowa Catholic Church held a very special Dożynki Mass. Dożynki is a traditional Polish Harvest Festival that dates back for many centuries in Poland. It is a feast to celebrate the end of the harvest for the farmers.

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50th Annual Jozwiak Family Reunion In Chappell Hill

2011 50th Annual Jozwiak Family Reunion In Chappell Hill TexasThe Jozwiak family and friends met at St. Stanislaus Community Center in Chappell Hill, Texas the afternoon of September 10, 2011 for their very special 50th annual family reunion. The large crowd enjoyed fun, food, music and fellowship throughout the day beginning with a pot luck Polish lunch cooked by family members. At 2 pm, a special reunion Mass was celebrated by Fr. Józef Musiol and held in the beautiful old St. Stanislaus Catholic Church. Fr. Józef gave a wonderful homily complete with a Polish history lesson and Mike Addicks, Brian Marshal, Jakub Marshall and Dr. Jim Mazurkiewicz played and sang Polish hymns during the Mass.

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2011 Houston Dozynki Polish Harvest Festival Scheduled For September 16 – 18

2011 Houston Dozynki Polish Harvest FestivalThe 3rd annual traditional Dożynki or Polish Harvest Festival will be held at Our Lady of Czestochowa Catholic Church in Houston, Texas on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, September 16, 17 and 18, 2010. The festival starts on Friday evening with a Launch Party and Electronic Music Festival and continues on Saturday and Sunday with two full days of …

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74th Annual Bazaar Held In Chappell Hill Texas

2011 St. Stanislaus Catholic Church Bazaar In Chappell HillA large crowd of people came to Chappell Hill Texas on Sunday, September 4, 2011 for St. Stanislaus Catholic Church’s 74th annual homecoming bazaar. A delicious catered barbecue dinner from Carl’s Barbecue was served beginning at 11am along with plenty of cold beer and soft drinks. There were Grocery, Ham and Sausage and Cake booths along with bingo for the adults and a Toy Booth and other activities for the kids. The live auction with lots of great items was held at 2pm.

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Polish Happy Hour With Luksusowa Vodka At Polonia Restaurant

Polski Dzien Polish Days 2011 In Bremond TexasTropical storm Don did not make it to Houston as predicted very early in the week. The ‘Polish Happy Hour’ was not in jeopardy. On Friday, July 29, 2011 Polonia Restaurant on Blalock in Houston hosted its first ‘Polish Happy Hour’ sponsored by Luksusowa Vodka, a Polish Vodka made from potatoes. Wódka Luksusowa (Polish for Luxury Vodka) is one of the oldest Polish vodkas in continuous production, being first sold in 1928.

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Polish Language Lessons At St. Stanislaus In Anderson

Polski Dzien Polish Days 2011 In Bremond TexasNot too long ago, many of the people that were descendants of the early Polish immigrants in Texas spoke Polish but now it is rare to find someone that still speaks the language. In an effort to learn or re-learn the language of their ancestors, a group of people are meeting for Polish lessons every other Tuesday in the old parish hall at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Anderson, Texas.

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