On Saturday, June 5, 2010, Polish Genealogical Society of Texas president Dolores Wisnoski Newman and Treasurer Shirley Burzynski shared their Polish culture at the International Festival. The festival marked the occasion of the Summer Reading Kickoff Party at the Tomball College & Community Library. Dolores and Shirley were dressed in traditional Polish outfits as they greeted festival attendees and showed off their table full of Polish books, pottery, crystal and other items of interest.
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Clear skies and warm temperatures prevailed as the crowds descended on St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Stoneham, Texas to celebrate their annual homecoming bazaar on Sunday, May 30, 2010. The festivities started with a special bazaar Mass celebrated at 10:30 am in the beautiful remodeled church by St. Joseph’s pastor Fr Ed Kucera. St. Joseph’s church was built in 1909 by a predominantly Polish immigrant congregation. In the early years, St. Joseph’s was a mission parish of St. Stanislaus parish in Anderson, but it is now a mission parish of St. Mary parish in Plantersville.
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The 4th annual Polish Festival at Our Lady of Czestochowa Church in Houston was held on Saturday, May 1 and Sunday, May 2, 2010 on the church grounds in the Spring Branch area of Houston. This was the first year that the festival was held on two days. A large crowd showed up on both Saturday and Sunday to enjoy the beautiful warm Texas weather, good food, cold beer and a great variety of entertainment. The festival opened on Saturday morning at 10:00 am with a presentation of the flags and singing of the national anthems of the United States and Poland. As the day wore on, it was pretty obvious that everybody in the large crowd was having a good time.
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