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8th Annual Kmiec Family Reunion In Chappell Hill

Current Events, Reunions / By James Smock / October 5, 2010

The 8th annual reunion of the descendants of Peter Kmiec was held at St. Stanislaus Community Center in Chappell Hill, Texas on the afternoon of October 2, 2010. The Kmiec family enjoyed fun, food, music and fellowship beginning with a special family Mass for all living and deceased family members celebrated by Msgr. Ben Zientek in the historic old St. Stanislaus Catholic Church.
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2010 Dozynki Polish Harvest Festival In Houston

Our Lady of Czestochowa Catholic Church in Houston Texas began their annual Dozynki or Polish Harvest Festival on Saturday, September 18, 2010 with a grand opening showing of the American, Polish and Texas flags. It was a typical hot Texas day with a few rain showers now and then but that didn’t dampen the fun. The two day Dozynki festival is based on 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. It was evident that the large crowd had found plenty of happiness, great food and lots of dancing and music.
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49th Annual Jozwiak Family Reunion In Chappell Hill

Current Events, Reunions / By James Smock / September 13, 2010

The Jozwiak family and friends met at St. Stanislaus Community Center in Chappell Hill, Texas the afternoon of September 11, 2010 for their 49th annual family reunion. The large crowd enjoyed fun, food, music and fellowship throughout the evening beginning with a special reunion Mass celebrated by Msgr. Ben Zientek and held in the beautiful old St. Stanislaus Catholic Church.
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Lots of Fun At St. Stanislaus Church Bazaar In Chappell Hill

Current Events, Festivals and Bazaars / By James Smock / September 8, 2010

It was a beautiful Texas day as a large crowd descended on St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Chappell Hill for the annual homecoming bazaar on September 5, 2010. A delicious catered barbecue dinner with all the fixings was served beginning at 11am along with plenty of cold beer and soft drinks. There were Grocery, Ham and Sausage, Cake, Vendor Booths and bingo for the adults and a Toy Booth, Train Rides and other activities for the kids. The grand auction with lots of great items was held at 2pm.
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Huge Crowd At St. Mary Church Bazaar In Plantersville

Current Events, Festivals and Bazaars / By James Smock / September 7, 2010

St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Plantersville bills itself as a ‘Historic German Painted Church’ but the huge crowd at their 55th annual bazaar on Sunday, September 5, 2010 included a large contingent of Polish Texans, including Our Lady of Czestochowa pastor Fr. Leszek Wedziuk, Polonia Restaurant owners Andrzej and Sharon Szpak, Polish dance band fiddler Brian Marshall and his family, …

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Polski Urodziny Polish Birthday Celebration In Bryan Texas

Celebrations, Current Events / By James Smock / August 16, 2010

On Saturday, August 14, 2010, Dr. Jim Mazurkiewicz celebrated his 55th birthday in style with a Polish birthday party at his home in Bryan, Texas. Several hundred people braved the late summer Texas heat to eat, drink, dance and embrace their Polish heritage. The evening began with a house blessing by Msgr. John Malinowski followed by a blessing of the meal in Polish and English by Jim Mazurkiewicz. As is typical of these types of events, there was more food then the crowd could possibly eat. Guests brought a variety of homemade Polish dishes including kielbasa, pierogi, czarnina, kapusniak, rosol, bigos, golabki along with plenty of deserts and lots of cold piwo.
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Henry Mazurkiewicz Celebrates 80th Birthday In Chappell Hill

Celebrations, Current Events / By James Smock / July 19, 2010

If you drive by St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Chappell Hill Texas on a nice sunny day you’ll likely see Henry Mazurkiewicz in his overalls mowing his yard or working in his garden. You can tell it’s Henry’s house because there is a big Polish flag flying on a pole in the front yard. Henry’s Polish pride was evident on Saturday, July 17, 2010 as he celebrated his 80th birthday with family and friends. Chappell Hill native Msgr. Harry Mazurkiewicz gave the blessing and then the guests dined on good Texas barbecue along with a tray full of home made kiszka and Polish pickles. The three beautifully decorated birthday cakes represented some of Henry’s favorite past times including fishing, gardening and swatting flies.
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Polski Dzien 2010 Held In Bremond Texas on June 26

Current Events, Festivals and Bazaars / By James Smock / June 27, 2010

The 23rd annual Polski Dzien or Polish Days was held in downtown Bremond, Texas on Saturday June 26, 2010. As always, the day started with the Polish Pickle Run, a 5K run for adults and a 1K run for the kids. It seems like there are more and more runners each year. I’m not sure why so many people would want to run the streets of Bremond in the sweltering heat of late June, but then again, how many other races have cold piwo, kielbasa and watermelon waiting at the finish line?
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