February / March 2010, Polish American News - Page 10

Sacred Heart Parish, Clifton Heights, PA Census 2010 Celebrates Its 100th Anniversary During the month of March, the 2010 Census Form will be mailed During their first hundred to every household in the . You are asked to complete years in Clifton Heights, the 10 question form and mail it back by April 1, 2010. Community PA, the Polish community leaders, who reviewed the sample form, asked why there is not traveled regularly to distant a specific place to write in your ethnicity in question #9, there is St. Stanislaus Parish in South simply a block “WHITE”. There should have been a place to allow Philadelphia. This travel every participant to complete not only a race block, but a place to hardship and the number of list ethnicity, especially because America is a nation of many races Poles living in the community and many ethnicities. This issue was brought to the attention of necessitated the establishment representatives of Census 2010, but was not rectified. of a new parish. In order to highlight your ethnicity, you can do 2 things: On January 21, 1910, the 1) In block #9, check off WHITE and write in your ethnicity. Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish 2) Also, where it states some other race, write in your ethnicity. of Clifton Heights was We realize that race is not ethnicity, but in order to highlight your established. Most Reverend ethnicity and make a statement, fill in your individual ethnicity as Patrick John Ryan, Archbishop suggested above. Examples: Polish American, Polish & Irish, Polish of Philadelphia, appointed the & Italian, Irish American, German American, Ukrainian American. Reverend Anthony Ziebura, JCD as the first . Mass was Fill in the Census 2010 Form as soon as you receive it. If you said for the Polish community do not complete the form by April 1, 2010, you can expect to be in a public school house. contacted by a census representative. Shortly afterwards a small wooden chuch was built on Edgemont If you have questions, you can call the Polish American Congress Avenue. After establishing a church, seven lots of ground were office in Philadelphia, PA at (215) 739-3408. purchased to build a rectory and a new church in the future. On Sunday, May 24, 1937, the cornerstone of the new church was blessed and laid in place by His Eminence Dennis Cardinal Dougherty. During the last 100 years, Sacred Heart Parish has served thousands of parishioners who were baptized, educated, married and buried from the church. One hundred years later Sacred Heart Parish remains a treasured place of worship for the Polish American and the Catholic community of Clifton Heights, PA. On Sunday, January 17, 2010, Sacred Heart Parish celebrated this joyous occasion with a Mass of Thanksgiving celebrated by His Eminence Cardinal , followed by an anniversary banquet at the Springfield Country Club in Springfield, PA. The guest speaker was Rev. Msgr. Thomas Skindeleski, former Pastor of Sacred Heart Church. During the banquet, presentations were presented to Fr. Palkowski and the Sacred Heart parishioners by State Representative Nicholas Micozzie, Mayor of Clifton Heights Joseph Kelly and Polish American Congress, Eastern District President, Michael Blichasz. The Polish American Congress, Eastern PA District, and the entire Polonia extends congratulations and best wishes to the present From the Desk of pastor, Rev. Jan Palkowski and to all the Sacred Heart parishioners. Mary Ann Zerkowski, President Not only do we wish you Sto Lat, but also Dwiescie Lat! Berks County Polish American Board of Education [email protected] Tune in to the Daily In April, 2010, the Polish American Board of Education of Berks County will be Polish American Radio Program Awarding $26,000 in scholarships to Berks Serving Southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware County High School Seniors of Polish American 7 days a week since 1925 descent. Scholarship application forms and Monday to Friday 11:00 A.M. to 12 Noon - 1540 AM guidelines are available in the office of the Guidance Counselor in all Berks County high schools. Guidelines and application forms can Local News, Music, Special Features and News from Poland also be downloaded from the PABEBC website at www.pabe-berks. in the Polish Language with Hostess Barbara Ilnicka org. Application forms are due NO LATER than Saturday, March 20, 2010, to the Scholarship Secretary, Ronald Savitski, 159 Texter Thursday 11:45 A.M. - 1540 AM Mountain Road, Wernersville, PA 19565-9442 Tel. 610.693.9792. Pauline Fathers Radio Program The scholarships will be awarded at the PABEBC annual banquet from Czestochowa in Doylestown, PA in the Polish Language on Sunday, April 18, 2010, at the Reading Country Club. Saturday Morning 11:00 A.M. to 12 Noon - 1540 AM The Polish American Heritage Association of Berks County, in Polka Time & Variety Program cooperation with the Berks County Community School of Music, In English hosted by Michael Blichasz will be sponsoring a Chopin Concert on Sunday, February 21, 2010, to commemorate the 200th Anniversary of Chopin’s birth. The Sunday 12:00 Noon to 12:30 P.M. - 1540 AM concert will begin at 2:00 P.M. in the recital hall, Suite 558 in the GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, 201 Washington Street, Reading, Fr. Justin Radio Program PA. For information call Henry Pruski at 610.372.1279. Sunday 12:30 P.M. to 2:00 P.M. - 1540 AM The Berks County Polish American Cultural Center located in Polish Language Variety Program the GoggleWorks, 201 Washington Street, Reading, PA, Suite 509, with hostess Barbara Ilnicka welcomes visitors on Saturdays and Sundays from 11:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. The exhibit during February and March will focus on Internet re-broadcast access from anywhere in the world! the life and music of Chopin. On the Internet Right Now! Polish Language Classes at the Center 24 hours a day - 7 days a week The Polish American Cultural Center at 308 Walnut Street PolishAmericanCenter.org in historic Philadelphia announces its winter/spring semester or PolishAmericanRadioProgram.com Polish Language Classes, which will be held on Wednesday evenings from 6:00 P.M. until 8:30 P.M. beginning on February 10, 2010. This semester will offer only Part II of the beginners Office Hours by Appointment course (those who have some knowledge of the language, or have completed past Polish language classes at the Cultural Center.) Ewa Matczak, D.M.D. The cost of the twelve week program is $135 plus book fee. General Denistry If you are interested in enrolling in the Polish Language 3084 Aramingo Avenue Classes at the Polish American Cultural Center, you can call for Philadelphia, PA 19134 an application, Monday through Friday between 9 A.M. and 5 P.M. (215) 922-1700. You can also download an application Telephone: 215-739-2787 Mowimy Po Polsku at: PolishAmericanCenter.org/LanguageClasses.html.