DONATE a Basket for Polish Day! Get FREE Admission & WIN a PRIZE!
 Our 10th
Annual Polish-American Heritage Day will take place Sunday, August 26, 2018, at St. Anne’s Church at 4310 Kirk Road in
Youngstown (at the corner of Kirk and Raccoon Roads) from 11 AM – 6 PM. This
family-oriented event will start with a polka mass, followed by two live  polka
bands, contests, workshops and vendor displays! Folk art demonstrations and
performances also are on the entertainment lineup. All the proceeds from the
basket raffle and silent auction go toward educating our community about our
authentic Polish culture and heritage through exploration of dance, music,
language study and folk art. We need
your help to make these efforts a success!
You, your employer, or both can donate to the Silent Auction or Basket Raffle.
Some items that have enticed our attendees through other auctions are
gift baskets including vodka, holiday items, children’s items, food items, gift
certificates, electronic equipment, artwork and books. A donation form is
available HERE to help you solicit donations.
 WHY DO IT? PolishYoungstown was
created to revive and preserve the colorful Polish culture that had been a
vital part of the Mahoning Valley community.
Since 2008 the common bond for this enthusiastic group of “cultural
evangelists” has been sharing the spirit of their heritage by inspiring and
educating future generations. Whether
you are interested in Chopin and Solidarity or polkas and pierogi,
PolishYoungstown classes, workshops and events try to offer something for every
taste. Your donation may qualify for a federal
charitable contribution deduction (consult your tax advisor), and it
DEFINITELY will help us to educate the next generation about our colorful
culture and its influence on the Mahoning Valley!
Do you share
this spirit? By donating a basket of $50
value or more you not only will you get FREE PASS to Polish
Day and your name in a PRIZE DRAWING, but more that you get the
satisfaction ofknowing that you are personally contributing to the
perpetuation your ancestor’s proud Polish spirit now and into the future!
Please join us and create a legacy of pride in our shared heritage. Drop off
your basket to us by Saturday August 25 at 12 PM to qualify! Need
more information? Call us at 330-333-9724 or
email info@polishyoungstown.org and we'll be happy to work with you. Dziękuję!!
News from Around US Polonia
Catholics to make pilgrimage to Shrine of Our Lady of
Częstochowa
 On Thursday
morning, Polish-American Catholics from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and
Pennsylvania will begin their version of a centuries-old Polish pilgrimage with
a 6 am Mass in Great Meadows in northwest New Jersey. Their four-day walk of
penance, song and prayer is destined for the National Shrine of
Our Lady of Częstochowa in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. In Poland, many of the
faithful walk hundreds of miles on foot to Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa. The site is the third-largest
Catholic pilgrimage site in the world; the monastery is also the national
shrine of Poland and the center of Polish Catholicism.  It hosted the miraculous
Black Madonna since 1384. The icon, whose creation is attributed to the
evangelist St. Luke, depicts Poland’s patron saint bearing a darkened face
(Learn more history here). A similar U.S.
pilgrimage
has taken place since 1988, with more than 2,000 pilgrims trekking to the
National Shrine last year. Most of the pilgrims walk 57 miles to Doylestown
from Great Meadows, NJ; though, smaller groups take shorter routes from Trenton
and Philadelphia. Pilgrims remain largely unseen as they pray, sing, and walk
along rural back roads in lines that often stretch for miles. Pilgrims describe
it as faith strengthening and life changing. The march sometimes attract stares
and insults while other passersby wave, take pictures, or applaud when the
pilgrims move through small towns in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Some towns
along the pilgrimage route provide participants with a police escort or stop
traffic to let them pass.  Homeowners and farmers allow pilgrims to camp on
their property each night. At some locations, nuns nicknamed “Sister Blister”
treat pilgrims’ tired feet. While pilgrims often sing in Polish and are of
Polish background, the dark-complexioned Black Madonna icon has attracted
groups of Haitians from Brooklyn, NY, and elsewhere to the pilgrimage. They
reportedly see in the icon’s complexion and distinctive cheek scars, a
reference to their African heritage. Prayers in Creole, English and Spanish are
often heard from these pilgrims’ lips. The pilgrimage ends when all of the
groups converge on the Shrine and join together to celebrate mass on Sunday
with a glorious mass. Credit: Quotes for
this story from www.catholicnewsagency.com
 
PolishYoungstown & St. Columba are
interested in traveling to Doylestown in support of our local Black Madonna
Shrine. If you are interested, please email us at info@polishyoungstown.org and we will keep you posted!
Calendar
Highlights
August 9- 12 Walking
Pilgrimage to Częstochowa, Doylestown... Sunday
August 12 Slovak
Fest 11- 8 PM St.
Matthias Church... Wednesday, August 15 7-8:30PM Chardon Polka Band, Woodworth Park North Lima... Friday,
August 17 Polish Heritage Night, Toledo Mud Hens... Saturday, August 18 Krakusy Society's Summer Picnic… Sunday,
August 26 Polish
Day... Saturday, Sept 8 6th Annual Carpatho-Rusyn Society
Vatra!... Sept 15 &16 2018
Roncesvalles Polish Festival, Toronoto... October 6-8 St. Stanislaus Polish Festival, Cleveland... Sunday, Nov 11 Polishfest, Cathedral of Learning, Univ of Pitt... And you know
there will be more to come!
Do
Zobaczenia!
Aundréa and Your PolishYoungstown Team
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