Wigilia Celebration 2014

Wigilia: Celebrate a traditional meatless meal and learn about the customs associated with the “Vigil” of Christmas: breaking bread (oplatek), food, prayer and Christmas carols (koledy). The Polish American Community of Toledo presents the 5th Annual Wigilia Celebration:  Waiting for the Birth of Christ. Sunday, December 14th at 5:30 PM Olivet Lutheran Church-Christian Life Center 5840 Monroe Street, Sylvania Price: $15 for PACT members, $20 for non-members, $10 for children 12 and under THE WIGILIA CELEBRATION INCLUDES: Lighting of the first candle sharing of oplatek meatless meal of traditional Polish…

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The Shopka

This year PACT will have a shopka in the Toledo Holiday Parade.   (From PolAmJournal.com) by Stas Kmiec Mention the word szopka (creche) or jaselka (nativity play) to someone born in Poland long ago, and you will see a spark of joy light up in their eyes. They recall the live nativity scenes, puppet shows, pageant plays and shimmering fairy tale castle-like scenes of their youth. The Christmas creche is common to all of the Christian faith, but the szopka is unique to Poland. The szopka, once a humble peasant…

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