- Peggy Grant's 35th Annual Art Exhibit (Jan. 27, through March 10)
- 3rd International Festival (March 24, 2012)
- Scholarship Award (June, 2012)
- PACT 2-man Golf Scramble (Monday, June 11,2012)
- Lagrange Street Polish Festival (July 13 through 15, 2012)
- Kielbasa Cook Off (October, 2011)
- TPGS Genealogical Presentation, TBA
March 2010
Polish night at the Mud Hens.
Submitted by pact on Fri, 03/26/2010 - 18:33
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POLISH-AMERICAN NIGHT AT TOLEDO MUD HENS
FIFTH THIRD FIELD
SATURDAY, JUNE 19,2010 AT 7:00PM
Celebrate your Polish heritage and enjoy a great evening at Fifth Third Field as the worid famous Toledo Mud Hens take on the Norfolk Tides.
All tickets are $15.00 and include the following:
Pre game concert by the Touch of Brass - Starts at 5:30 PM
The Polish National Anthem will be played along with the United States' National Anthem before the game.
Post game fireworks.
One souvenir item
Admittance to post game party at P.R.U.C.A Hall with food and beverage and entertainment provided by Touch of Brass.
Contact Paul Wenzel, Jr.at P.R.U.C.A (419)265-2615, or go to PWenzel@TannerSupply.Com for more information.
Deadline to order tickets is: June14th.
This event is sponsored by P.R.U.C.A.
Easter Decoration in Sanok, Poland
Submitted by pact on Thu, 03/18/2010 - 01:14
This is a typical Easter decoration of Mary surrounded by an elaborate straw shrine. This picture was taken in Sanok.
Polish Easter Traditions
Submitted by pact on Tue, 03/16/2010 - 19:53
HAPPY EASTER
How well do you know your Easter Polish traditions?? Below is a list of some of these traditions taken from the Polish American Journal. It’s never too late to try to incorporate some of these Easter traditions into your own Easter Holiday. Remember, Easter is one of the prominent religious observances in Poland.
Palm Sunday was observed with a traditional procession. In Polish tradition, the dried flower bouquet or the tall pole type palms are carried in a procession in which a life size statue of Jesus astride a donkey is pulled along. Many times, a real person played Jesus riding on a real donkey.
On Holy Thursday, it is the custom to visit seven churches (in the US, it is three churches). The Monstrance holding the sacred host stands on the altar.
Good Friday (Wielki Piatek) is a solemn day of prayer and reflection. Some people eat very little this day and silence during a portion of the day is required. A sepulcher is often built in Polish churches where a lifelike figure of Christ is displayed lying in the grave. This tomb is elaborately decorated on Easter Sunday, as a remembrance of the Resurrection of Christ.
On Holy Saturday (Wielka Sobota) the sternness of Lent is broken. Women prepare the Easter Basket and feast. With the ancient custom of Swiecone, the food is blessed with holy water by a priest. The basket is decorated with greenery, flowers and ribbons, and covered with a lace doily.
Inside, the basket contains:
Eggs (pisanka). The symbol of life and rebirth.
Sausage (kielbasa). Usually made from pork.
Paschal lamb. It’s usually made of butter. It is the centerpiece of the meal. Christ is seen as the “Lamb of God”.
Horseradish/pepper. Symbolize the bitter herbs of the Passover and the Exodus.
Salt. Joins bread in Polish tradition as a sign of hospitality.
Bread. Christ has been called "the Bread of Life”.
Vinegar. Symbolizes the gall given to Christ at the crucifixion.
Wine. Symbolizes the blood of sacrifice spilt by Christ at the crucifixion.
