POLISH AMERICAN JOURNALBOOKSTORE 2016 CHRISTMAS CATALOG TO ORDER BY MAIL Use form on last page TO ORDER BY PHONE (800) 422-1275 • (716) 312-8088 MON.-FRI., 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. TO ORDER ON LINE: polamjournal.com SECURE SERVER OPŁATEK Polish Christmas Wafers KOLĘDY SING- ALONG BOOK KEEP THIS BEAU- With Music and TIFUL TRADI - Lyrics in Polish and TION ALIVE IN English YO U R FA M I LY! Published by the Fr. Practice the ancient Justin Rosary Hour Polish custom of Sing-along to 37 of the sharing the Christ- most popular Polish mas wafer with fam- actualShown size A MUST FOR YOUR Christmas Carols. This 90-page spiral- ily and guests. Many CHRISTMAS TABLE bound book contains the words and music people place a piece plus English translations. Published in of opłatek— a thin wafer, SMALL (2 x 3½ in.) 2003, the book also contains a message made of flour and water— individual wafer Wesolych Swiat / from the Rosary Hour director, an explana- in each Christmas cards w/glassine envelope Merry Christmas tion (in Polish and English) of Polish Carols to family members and 5/$5.00 by the late Msgr. John R. Gabalski of St. friends. Each Polish Christ- Mail Sticker Proceeds to benefit Stanislaus Parish in Buffalo, N.Y., plus Pope mas Wafer is embossed with John Paul II words about the importance religious scene. Catholic Orphanage in Bialoleka, near Warsaw, of koledy to the Polish nation. Published at $7.00, available now for only $5.00 IF ORDERING OPŁATEK Po l a n d a n d Po l i s h ONLY, SHIPPING A m e r i c a n J o u r n a l CHARGE IS $3.00. Press Fund. 1” x 2”. 20 decorative stickers/ A POLISH Learn more about this LARGE (6¼ x 3½ in.) stamps to a sheet. Perfect CHRISTMAS EVE tradition from our Three white and one for presents, Christmas website: pink opłatki, with deco- cards, etc. A POLISH CHRISTMAS EVE polamjournal.com rative envelope (shown $5.00 per sheet. Traditions and Recipes, Follow Library Holidays above) depicting wigilia (If ordering stamps Decorations and Song link to the Christmas with history on back only, shipping is $1.00 by Rev. Czesław Michal Krysa, S.L.D. listings 4 /$5.00 per every four sheets). Everything you need for Wigilia or Christ- mas Eve Vigil Supper! 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