What Koledy Polskie- Polish Carol Singing
Where: St Stanislaus Church, 9175 FM 1371, Chappell Hill, TX 77426
When: Saturday December 30th, 11am
Cost: FREE, donations gladly accepted
Costumes one dish for potluck dinner are encouraged.
Information and details below provided by Jim Mazurkiewicz, president of Polish American Council of Texas
On behalf of the “Kolędy Polskie” organizers, we want to invite you,your family and friends to join “Kolędy Polskie” on Saturday, December 30, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. in Chappell Hill, Texas at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church.This will be our 10th annual “Kolędy Polskie” and we hope that you will invite your loved ones to join in this beautiful Polish tradition. Everyone is encouraged and welcome to attend to help celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ embracing our Polish culture and Christian faith.
This year we will be hosting a delegation from Poland “Majeranki”. This is a musical high school group that will join our Texas Polish musicians as we celebrate “Kolędy Polskie”. There are 15 members in this delegation with 11 fiddle players, 1 Duda player, 1 Bass player and 1 Accordion player. This group is from the Polish Mountains near Zakopane. Also, they will perform a concert at 4:00 p.m. at the Chappell Hill Museum and they will perform for mass at 6:00 p.m. at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church.
The “Kolędy Polskie” will convene at 11:00 a.m. on the steps of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church. In addition, we encourage everyone to bring a Polish covered dish for our evening meal to share for a pot luck supper. You are welcome to take your dish early to Jozwiak’s store if it is something that needs to stay warm. In addition, we would like for you to dress in costume and bring a candle for our cemetery vigil at dusk. Dressing in costume is an old Polish custom dating back to the 14th century and we would like to honor that tradition. However, you do not have to have anything elaborate or fancy. You may dress as a beggar, an angel, a king, a shepherd, a devil, St. Nickolas, a wise man, make a homemade costume and/or wear a traditional Polish Folk Costume. To reduce the number of cars in procession and to foster fellowship, we have rented a school bus that will seat 50 people. Vehicles will be left in the St. Stanislaus parking lot and we will come back for them before we go to the cemetery candle light vigil. All donations for the bus will be given to St. Stanislaus Catholic Church.
Sometime during the 14th century, the tradition of ”Kolędy Polskie” began on St. Stephen’s Day and continued thru Epiphany, January 6 (the 12th day of Christmas) until Candle Mass, February 2. We encourage you to go visit your friends and relatives to bring cheer and joy to those in need, especially our elderly in nursing homes and those living alone. Please join us in celebrating the true meaning of Christmas by sharing your time with friends and family honoring the birth of Jesus Christ with one of our most beautiful Polish customs ”Kolędy Polskie”.
Once again, we look forward to celebrating “Kolędy Polskie” with each of you and passing down our Polish traditions to another generation of Polish decedents and friends. Each year, it continues to grow in attendance and participation. Your presence would help make this year’s “Kolędy Polskie” memorable and fun. Please feel free to invite your family and friends to join in the celebration, especially the children. We want to share this tradition with our youth so that this beautiful activity is passed down to another generation. We have admirers from Poland, New York, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Michigan and Illinois that are envious of the Polish heart and soul in Texas! Please join us and help make this the best “Kolędy Polskie” to date!
Attached is the schedule of our host families (with times and addresses) we will visit on December 30. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me personally. Remember, this tradition is open to everyone! Please forward this email to your friends and family!
Wesołych Świąt i Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Jim Mazurkiewicz, Ph.D
SCHEDULE
10th Annual
“Kolędy Polskie”
Chappell Hill, Texas
December 30, 2017
11:00 am
11:00 am Convene on the steps of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church
• Welcome by Dr. Jim Mazurkiewicz
• Greetings by Father Jozef Musiol
• Introduce the Group “Majeranki” from Poland
• Sharing of the “opłatek” Christmas wafer
• Singing Polish Christmas Carols “Polskie Kolędy” on the church steps by everyone
• Provide an overview of the schedule
• Group photo on the St. Stanislaus Catholic Church steps
St. Stanislaus Catholic Church “Kościół Katolicki sw. Stanisława”
9175 FM 1371
Chappell Hill, TX 77426
Rev. Józef Musioł, SDS, JCD, Pastor
12:00 p.m. Depart for Chris & Tammy Kaminski farm
Chris & Tammy Kaminski
8101 Sauney Chapel Road
Chappell Hill, Texas 77426
12: 15 p.m. Chris & Tammy Kaminski family visit
1:15 p.m. Depart for Herridge farm
John & Angie (Gurka) Herridge farm
7202 Trackside Road
Chappell Hill, Texas 77426
1:30 p.m. John and Angie Herridge family visit
2:30 p.m. Depart for Kopycinski farm
Johnny and Carolyn Kopycinski
13750 FM 1371
Chappell Hill, Texas 77426
2:45 p.m. Johnny and Carolyn Kopycinski family visit
3:45 p.m. Depart for the Chappell Hill Museum
Chappell Hill Museum
9220 Poplar St.
Chappell Hill, Texas 77426
Wesołych Świąt Bożego Narodzenia i Szczęśliwego
Nowego Roku!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
4:00 p.m. Concert by “Majeranki” on stage at Chappell Hill Museum: All of Chappell Hill Community
invited to attend the concert. www.chappellhillmuseum.org
“Majeranki” website:
https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=pl&u=https://www.facebook.com/Majeranki/&p
rev=search
4:45 p.m. Everyone singing ” kolędy”
5:30 p.m. Depart for St. Stanislaus Catholic Church
St. Stanislaus Catholic Church
9175 FM 1371
Chappell Hill, Texas 77426
6:00 p.m. Mass with “Majeranki” singing “kolędy”
7:00 p.m. Depart for St. Stanislaus Catholic Cemetery to sing “kolędy” at the Cross of John Kmiec’
St. Stanislaus Catholic Cemetery
6200 Chadwick-Hogan Road
Chappell Hill, Tx 77426
7:10 p.m. Christmas Vigil at the marble cross of John Kmieć, St. Stanislaus Catholic Cemetery
• Inspirtion and thanks by Dr. Jim Mazurkiewicz
• Prayer and blessing by Rev. Józef Musioł
• Praying the “Hail Mary” and “Our Father” in English and Polish
• Tribute to our ancestors and loved ones singing “Polskie Kolędy”
7:30 p.m. Depart to Jóźwiak Store
Pat Jóźwiak and JJ & Renee Jóźwiak
4596 Chadwick-Hogan Road
Chappell Hill, TX 77426
7:35 p.m. Fellowship at the Jóźwiak Store
• Music
• Singing
• Pot Luck Meal
