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GENERAL MEETING
Barbara Franz, Montgomery County Library
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Annual Social
Share your favorite dish with the membership
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Sweepstakes Winners Announced
December 19, 2007
A big thanks to everyone who entered our sweepstakes for Polish Heritage apparel and gifts from either the Polish Heritage Gift Shop, the Polish American Gift Shop or the Polish Texan Gift Shop.
From October 1st to December 5th, we received 6638 entries. Each entry were assigned a number from 1 – 6638 in the order that they were received and a random number generator was used to pick the 4 winners. The winners are:
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On November 11, 2007, the Polish Genealogy Society of Texas celebrated their 25th anniversary at Wyndehaven Terrace in Houston. The meeting room was beautifully decorated with Polish colors and a large display of Polish dolls and Wycinanki provided by Larry Gurka and Stanley Gorcynski. Teana Sechelski started the program with a presentation on the history of PGST.
Dolores Newman and Michael Kurtin drew the names of the raffle winners and the door prizes. Pete Wessner introduced PGST’s new book, Travel Notes by Stefan Nesterowicz. Monsignor Adam McClosky presented the invocation and Texas fiddler Brian Marshall entertained the guests with his great Polish music. A delicious meal was served and everyone had a great time. More information about the Polish Genealogy Society of Texas can be found on the PGST Website .
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Polish American Journal Releases “Polish Village Christmas, Vol. II”
Over 500 Years of Tradition on One CD
BUFFALO, N.Y.As a follow-up to its highly-successful 1994 release, “Polish Village Christmas,” the Polish American Journal has released the second in its collection of favorite Polish American Christmas carols, “Polish Village Christmas, Vol. II.”
This CD features performances by four Polka Music Hall of Fame artists: Lenny Gomulka, Mitch Biskup, Jackie Libera, and Mike Nowakowski; and award-winning musicians and vocalists John Bartley, Eddie Biegaj, Patricia Blust, John Jaworski, Kyle Kohan, Mark Kohan, Jim Kucharski, Joe Macielag, Robin Pegg, and Larry Trojak. (See “Biographies” below for more information on each artist).
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The parish of St. Michael’s in San Antonio was established on 8 November 1866 when Father Vincent Barzynski, a Resurrectionist priest, arrived from Rome. It was the third Polish Catholic church in Texas and the United States (after Panna Maria and St. Hedwig). It was also the third Catholic church in San Antonio-the first being San Fernando and the second being St. Mary’s.
Since the first Polish colony to arrive in San Antonio came within the octave of St. Michael’s feast day, it was decided that St. Michael would be the patron saint of the immigrants. And so it was appropriate that the Polish church in the city be named for their patron saint.
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Each year, my wife and I attend quite a few church bazaars and festivals, especially in the fall of the year. We enjoy them all, but our favorite is always the last one we attend each year, the Polish Festival in Brenham. This year, the 17th Annual Polish Festival was held on Sunday, October 28th at St. Mary Catholic Church in Brenham, Texas.
Polish heritage is a big thing in Brenham and the surrounding areas so it was no surprise that a big crowd gathered for the fun and food. In addition to the natives, there were a lot of people with Polish roots from all over Texas.
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