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Friends of John Paul II Foundation, Washington, DC Chapter, Welcome Fr. Wieliczko on 6May2017 On Saturday, 6 May 2017, the Friends of John Paul II Foundation, Washington, DC, Metropolitan Chapter, celebrated Saint John Paul II’s birthday and lifelong legacy in what is named as the annual Saint John Paul II Lecture and Luncheon with honored guest and speaker Fr. Krzysztof Wieliczko from the John Paul II Foundation in Rome. Board Members with honored guests at the Saint John Paul II Lecture and Luncheon. From Left to Right: Dr. Richard Zbigniew Okreglak, Sharon Brzostowski, COL. Robert Flanagan, Mary Lubienska Flanagan, Dr. Edwarda Buda-Okreglak, HE Prof. Piotr Wilczek, Ambassador of the Republic of Poland, Pres. Bozenna Buda, Sandra Crabb Zachariasiewicz, honored guest and speaker, Rev. Krzysztof Wieliczko. Marianna Eckel, Raymond Glembocki, Cecilia Glembocki, Richard Wiermanski. (Continued on page 3) Page 2 • October 2017 Friends of John Paul II Foundation, Inc. Washington, DC Chapter NEWSLETTER Message from Bozenna Buda, President Offcers 2017 President Dear members and friends, Bozenna Buda I greet you with the traditional Polish greeting, “Niech bedzie Chaplains Rev. Jerzy Frydrych pochwalony Jezus Chrystus i chwalebna jego Matka”. Praise be Jesus Rev. Canon Philip S. Majka Christ and His Holy Mother. Vice Presidents I am happy to report that our events celebrating the life and legacy of Mary Flanagan St. John Paul II have been very well attended. We have signed up new Richard Wiermanski members. We have done outreach to university students, bringing Corresponding Secretary them nourishing Polish food and information about the teachings Sharon Brzostowski and legacy of Saint John Paul II. Recording Secretary Linda Loch Last fall, I was fortunate to be present in Rome during the 35th year Treasurer anniversary of the John Paul II Foundation, and participate in many Raymond Glembocki activities. I had an opportunity to meet other representatives of Chapters from the United States as well as from other Chapters around the world. Watching children and young people in their colorful Directors 2017 outfts actively participating in the festivities to pay homage and give thanksgiving to our beloved Saint Sharon Brzostowski John Paul II, and hearing the various presentations of the valuable work being done by the Foundation, Brian Buckoski, LTC(Ret.) made a lasting impression on me which remains with me today. It made me even more energized Edwarda Buda-Okreglak, MD and determined to support the mission defned by the Foundation established during the papacy of Marianna Eckel Robert Flanagan, COL(Ret.) John Paul II. It also allowed me to refect on the role that our Washington, DC, Chapter plays in the Marek Michalski, Ph.D. Foundation. Ted Mirecki Our Chapter, established by the late Sir Walter Zachariasiewicz, at the behest of the Holy Father Richard Okreglak Ph.D. himself, and now going into its 33rd year of existence, has always been the fagship Chapter for the Sandra Zachariasiewicz Foundation. Our support of the Foundation in Rome, and our warm relationship with Pope John Paul Honorary Founding II and his representatives, have been enduring for many years. In fact, Sir Walter Zachariasiewicz made Chairman a promise to our Holy Father that our support for the Foundation would not waver upon his death. Sir Walter Zachariasiewicz (+) Te Foundation is at the crossroads of the world, helping people and nations to know about St. JP II’s legacy and promoting the culture of life. It is doing so in places that desperately need such help. It is up Honorary Directors to us to keep this promise fulflled. BarbaraJarzynski Mary Lou Karch Our second duty is to be personal representatives of our saint and spread the good news about him Margaret Nedzi within our community locally. It is simply amazing how our local outreach to college students and to children and young adults within our local parishes, has resulted in their dynamic involvement Past Presidents and interest in his poems, his life and his teachings. We have had many faithful members, some of Gloria Klepczynski whom are graying or have gone to their eternal reward. But we also have seen increased membership Cecilia Glembocki from both younger and older “friends” through our membership drive and our other programs in our Alice Lech Laning community. Tis May 6th, at the Annual Saint John Paul II Lecture and Luncheon, which celebrates Raymond Glembocki the saint’s birthday, we were blessed to host the Rev. Fr. Krzysztof Wieliczko from the Foundation Mary Lubienska Flanagan Lawrence Ziemianski, DMD in Rome as our honored guest and speaker, who inspired us with the words of the saint himself, “be prayerful and be merciful as our Father himself is merciful”. At our signature fall event, “Wadowice- Contact us on-the-Potomac” on October 22, which celebrates the birthplace and the papacy of Karol Wojtyla, Newsletter Offce the future pope and Saint John Paul II, we are looking forward to being joined by our distinguished Friends of John Paul II Foundation guest and honoree, H.E. Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the Apostolic Nuncio of the Holy See to the 9911 Gardiner Ave. United States. We are very grateful to H.E. Professor Piotr Wilczek, the Ambassador of the Republic Forest Glenn, MD 20902 of Poland, for being our patron and allowing us the opportunity to host this event, which also serves 301-495-3377 as our major fundraiser for the Foundation, at his residence in Washington, DC. We also thank H.E. Or visit our website: jp2friends.org Prof. Wilczek for being at the head of a VIP honorary committee for this event, and composed of other distinguished persons. I feel very honored to be your President. I could not have done this all on my own and I thank the Board of Directors and many other volunteers and “friends” of good will, who have made all this that we have accomplished possible. We are not fnished. We still have a great deal of work ahead of us. As The Editor and Publisher reserve a relatively “younger” individual myself, I am very encouraged that I have been able to motivate other the right to edit and modify materials younger people who want to be involved in our Chapter and carry on the work begun by Saint John in order to be compliant with a format that is consistent with economical Paul II himself. Let us continue to go forward together! Let us re-discover Saint John Paul II together. guidelines and accepted publication Let us also remember our promise to our Foundation and that the “Gold Book of Gratitude for the Gif standards. of John Paul II” is still open for your participation. “Szczesc Boze.“ May God reward you for your support. NEWSLETTER Friends of John Paul II Foundation, Inc. Washington, DC Chapter October 2017 • page 3 Saint John Paul II Lecture and Luncheon (Continued from page 1) Te event was held at the Saint John Paul II National Shrine lunch, guests could take a self-guided tour of the beautiful in Washington, DC. Te ceremonies began with Holy Mass interactive exhibit at the Shrine, titled “A Gif of Love: the in the beautiful and newly renovated Redeemer of Man Life of Saint John Paul II.” Main Church with Reverend Father Krzysztof Wieliczko, Ph.D., as the main celebrant. A special grandeur was A hundred guests flled the beautiful Saint John Paul II lent by the procession of the Knights of Columbus Color National Shrine to celebrate and perpetuate the legacy, Corps in purple capes and chapeaus led by the Assembly ideals and teachings of Saint John Paul II to all audiences. In Commander, who accompanied Fr. Wieliczko and the addition to HE Ambassador Wilczek, among those present concelebrants from the entrance of the church to the altar. were Mrs. Sandra Rovsek Crabb Zachariasiewicz, who Special solemnity was lent by the singers, who included represented her late husband, Sir Walter Zachariasiewicz the guest soprano singer, Ms. Delia Zielinski, and the choir who was the driving force that established our local composed of seminarians and sister novitiates from IVE Chapter. Also present were our Chapter past presidents, Seminary. Te entrance procession started with singing by Mrs. Mary Lubienska Flanagan, KCSS, Mr. Raymond Ms. Zielinski of Immaculate Mary (well known in Polish Glembocki, and Mrs. Cecilia Glembocki. Our guests from as Po Gorach, Dolinach) and asking the faithful to join in Philadelphia included Mr. Richard Krzyzanowski and Prof. the singing. Other songs included the responsorial Psalms, Janusz Romanski. Gloria and Sanctus Dei sung by the choir in Latin, as well as solos Panis Angelicus and Ave Maria sung by Ms. Zielinski. Following the formal festivities at the Shrine, members of Te closing hymn Barka (the Barge), an all time favorite of the Board of Directors of the Chapter had an opportunity Karol Wojtyla, even before he became Pope, was sung by to meet and chat with Fr. Wieliczko. Later on in the Ms. Zielinski and the faithful in both Polish and English. afernoon, Fr. Wieliczko stopped for a reception in his honor at the residence of Drs. Edwarda Buda-Okreglak Following Holy Mass, Ms. Bozenna Buda, the President and Richard Okreglak. Present was also Prof. Romanski of the Friends Chapter, welcomed all guests, including his from Philadelphia who in his capacity as the President of Excellency, the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland, “Polonia Technica,” (the Society of Polish Engineers and Professor Piotr Wilczek, to the next portion of the event, Technicians), bestowed on Fr. Wieliczko a diploma and a the lecture by Rev. Fr. Wieliczko. HE the Ambassador and medal named for Taddeus Kosciuszko. Fr. Wieliczko exchanged mutual greetings and gifs. Dr. Edwarda Buda-Okreglak, Chair of the Event, introduced We are very grateful to the staf of the Saint John Paul Fr.

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