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Fr. Marek Sobczak CM - a priest since thirty years

April 25, is the feast of St. Mark, Evangelist. In 1981, this day was the magnificent event in the Vincentian seminary and Province of Poland, too. Twenty young men were ordained priests, another ten were received to deaconate. It was second time in the post war history of Province of Poland to have [...]

“Are You Perfect?” – Lenten Retreat Reflections

You are busy and in hurry. You are on go. Simply, you missed the chance to participate. Your agenda does not give you a chance to take part in the Lenten retreat. Or, you are looking for some additional resources during Lent. Whatever your situation and intention is, we invite you to [...]

I Niedziela Wielkiego Postu - kazanie pasyjne [1st Sunday of Lent sermon]

Rozpoczęliśmy Wielki Post. Czas wyjścia na pustkowie, refleksji i pokuty, czas spotkania Boga, pełnego miłoserdzia. Tradycyjnie przez najbliższe sześć będziemy rozważać tajemnicę Meki Pana Naszego i Jego smierć w nabożenstwie Gorzkich Żalów. W tegorocznych rozważaniach, jak mówi kaznodzieja, ks. Jan Szylar CM, wikariusz parafii św. Stanisława Kostki na Greenpoincie, “przypatrzymy się wartościom, [...]

Rev. Jan Urbaniak CM - Ruby Priesthood Anniversary

“Forty years have passed, it’s a beautiful age; forty years, and even one more day. Be ready for twice as much now and perhaps the triple one, who knows?” lyrics of the title song from 70s’ and 80s’ popular Polish TV series “Czterdziestolatek” (A Man in Forties) say . And today (February 28), we [...]

Vincentian Advent Inspiration

Our Advent journey continues for the second week. The Big Day is coming up in two weeks. Some of us are already in rush – shopping, baking, writing cards, etc. But Advent is not a time of rush. It’s time of waiting! Time of reflection focusing on the miracle that happened twenty-one centuries [...]

They rest in peace... Calvary Cemetery

Calvary Cemetery is the oldest massive burial place for Confreres of New England Province since first Vincentian pastor and superior of St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish, Greenpoint, Brooklyn was buried there. The cemetery is owned and managed by the Archdiocese of New York, actually by the Trustees of St. Patrick’s Cathedral. It’s one of [...]

Relics of Blessed Jerzy Popieluszko in Greenpoint

On Sunday October 17, 2010 St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY was blessed with the ceremonial reception of relics of Blessed Father Jerzy Popieluszko, chaplain of Poland’s SOLIDARITY and workers, martyr of Communist regime, kidnapped, tortured and sank in the reservoir of water electric plant in Wloclawek, Poland, by officers of [...]

Greenpoint remembers 30th Anniversary of SOLIDARITY Trade Union

Independent Trade Union SOLIDARITY in Poland is celebrating 30th Anniversary this week. On this occasion the special concelebrated Mass in Polish was given at 11:30 AM, Sunday, August 29 in St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY. Fr. Marek Sobczak CM, pastor, presided and Fr. Jan Urbaniak CM was concelebrant. In this way [...]

St. Stanislaus Kostka School becomes Catholic Academy

The board of trustees has petitioned the Board of Regents of the State Education Department (the University of the State of New York) to form a corporation to operate a nursery school for preschool children from three to five years of age, a universal pre-k program, a kindergarten for five year [...]

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