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2009 St. Stanislaus In Anderson Bazaar

The theme for the 54th annual homecoming bazaar at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Anderson Texas this year was “celebrating the Old…building the Future”. The bazaar was held on Sunday, October 11, 2009 on the church grounds. A ceremonial ground breaking for the new parish hall was held just before the bazaar began with St. Stanislaus current pastor Father Raul Marterior and retired pastor Father Louis Sikorski present.

The cool, overcast and sometimes rainy weather didn’t stop the large crowd from enjoying the day. Delicious barbecue brisket and sausage with all the fixings, home made deserts and ice tea was served starting at 11am. The food line was long but well worth the wait.
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Polish Music At Bazaar In Anderson On October 11th

News / By James Smock / October 2, 2009

St. Stanislaus Catholic Church will be hosting their 54th annual homecoming bazaar on Sunday, October 11, 2009 on the church grounds in Anderson, Texas. This year’s event will begin with a Ceremonial Ground Breaking for the new Parish Hall at 10:30am. Delicious barbecue brisket and sausage with all the fixings, home made deserts and ice tea will be served starting at 11am. There will be lots of booths for the adults as well as games and activities for the kids, a live auction and some really nice raffle prizes.

For the 21st consecutive year, Brian Marshall and friends will entertain the crowd with lots of good Polish music. As always, it will be well worth the trip to Anderson just for the music.
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Kronenberger Family Reunion In Bremond

Current Events, Reunions / By James Smock / September 29, 2009

On Saturday, September 26. 2009, I joined about 120 descendants of Martin, John, Albert and Joseph Kronenberger at their family reunion held in St. Mary’s Catholic Church Family Recreation Center in Bremond, Texas. The Kronenberger brothers settled in Bremond after immigrating from the Austrian partition of Poland in the early 1900’s. Their descendants married into many of the old Bremond Polish families so there were a lot of familiar names at the reunion. There was lots of good food, fun and conversation throughout the day as well as plenty of family photos and documents on display.
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Polish Birthday Party In Brenham

Celebrations, Current Events / By James Smock / September 21, 2009

Michael Addicks, along with a bunch of his friends, celebrated his 50th birthday on Sunday, September 20, 2009 with a party at the Son’s of Herman hall in Brenham. Over the years, Mike has devoted a lot of his free time to preserving and honoring his Polish heritage. He has long been active in preparing the delicious Polish food served each year at the Polish Festival in Brenham and he’s been known to sing a Polish tune or two as a member of the choir at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Chappell Hill. Not surprisingly, there was a bit of a Polish theme to the party.

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2009 Houston Slavic Heritage Festival

Current Events / By James Smock / September 14, 2009

Our Lady of Czestochowa Catholic parish in Houston, Texas was host to the 46th Annual St. Cyril and Methodius Slavic Heritage Festival on Sunday, September 13, 2009. The morning began with holy Mass which included a procession of the harvest wreath and bread. Monsignor Slawomir Oder, the Catholic Church official in charge of promoting the cause to declare the late Pope John Paul II a saint of the Church, was a special guest celebrant. After Mass, a special ceremony of the laying of the corner stone of Our Lady of Czestochowa’s new Pope John Paul II hall was held.
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2009 Dozynki – Houston Polish Harvest Festival

Current Events, Festivals and Bazaars / By James Smock / September 13, 2009

Weather forecasts called for heavy rain on Saturday, September 12, 2009, but that didn’t stop the crowds from celebrating Dozynki or the Polish Harvest Festival at Our Lady of Czestochowa Catholic Church in Houston. Dozynki is a tradition that dates back for many centuries in Poland and symbolizes the end of the harvest for the farmers. It is a time of happiness, good food, folk dancing and live music. Fortunately, the weather forecasters were wrong and with the exception of a few sprinkles, the day turned out cloudy, but pleasant.
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Back To Back Festivals In Houston

News / By James Smock / September 5, 2009

Our Lady of Czestochowa Catholic Church will host back-to-back ethnic festivals on Saturday and Sunday. Dożynki – Polish Harvest Festival will be held on Saturday, September 12, 2009, from 10 am – 10pm and the 46th annual St. Cyril & Methodius Slavic Heritage Festival will be held on Sunday, September 13, 2009 from 10am – 6pm. Both festivals will be held on the church grounds at 1731 Blalock Dr. Houston, TX 77080. Here’s a quick rundown on the two festivals.
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Potato Pancakes Recipe

Food and Drink, Recipes / By Barbara Swiech / August 31, 2009

Many people say that Polish cuisine is full of dishes made either from potatoes or flour. And it seems to be true – the Poles love dumplings, potato soup, borscht with potatoes and even very popular, traditional Sunday main meal consists of pork chop and mashed potatoes. But there are also many simple meals that one can make quickly and easy… one of them are potato pancakes.
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