Wigilia Celebration 2014

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Wigilia: Celebrate a traditional meatless meal and learn about the customs associated with the “Vigil” of Christmas: breaking bread (oplatek), food, prayer and Christmas carols (koledy). The Polish American Community of Toledo presents the 5th Annual Wigilia Celebration:  Waiting for the Birth of Christ. Sunday, December 14th at 5:30 PM Olivet Lutheran Church-Christian Life Center 5840 Monroe Street, Sylvania Price: $15 for PACT members, $20 for non-members, $10 for children 12 and under THE WIGILIA CELEBRATION INCLUDES: Lighting of the first candle sharing of oplatek meatless meal of traditional Polish…

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The Shopka

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This year PACT will have a shopka in the Toledo Holiday Parade.   (From PolAmJournal.com) by Stas Kmiec Mention the word szopka (creche) or jaselka (nativity play) to someone born in Poland long ago, and you will see a spark of joy light up in their eyes. They recall the live nativity scenes, puppet shows, pageant plays and shimmering fairy tale castle-like scenes of their youth. The Christmas creche is common to all of the Christian faith, but the szopka is unique to Poland. The szopka, once a humble peasant…

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October is Polish Heritage Month!

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October “Polish American Heritage Month” A National Celebration of Polish History, Culture and Pride in Cooperation with the Polish American Congress and Polonia across America   Since 1608, when the first Polish settlers arrived at Jamestown, VA, Polish people have been an important part of America’s history and culture. In 2014, Polish Americans will mark the 33rd Anniversary of the founding of Polish American Heritage Month, an event, which began in Philadelphia, PA, and became a national celebration of Polish history, culture and pride. During 2014, Poles will mark the 406th Anniversary of the…

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Silent auction items at the Kielbasa Cook Off

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PACT will be offering some great items this year for the silent auction at the Kielbasa Cook Off on Saturday, Oct. 4, at St. Clements Community Center.  All items are Polish .  Amber pieces, Polish pottery, books about local Polish history, Polish beer, liqueurs, vodka, Polish t-shirts, amber cut wine glasses, Christmas pieces and much more will be available.  So come out to the cook off and enjoy some great kielbasa and check out our Polish items.  

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Polish Cinema Series at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor

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  Presented with support from the Copernicus Program in Polish Studies. This series of restored classic Polish films has been organized and curated by Martin Scorsese, one of the most recognized and respected filmmakers in the world, and is the largest presentation of restored Polish cinema to date. 9/8: The Last Day of Summer & Innocent Sorcerers 9/15: Night Train 9/22: A Short Film About Killing 9/29: Jump 10/6: The Illumination 10/13: The Saragossa Manuscript 10/20: Pharaoh 10/27: Mother Joan of the Angels 11/3: Ashes and Diamonds 11/10: The Hourglass Sanatorium 11/17: Austeria 11/24: Black Cross 12/1: The Promised Land 12/8: Man of Iron Below are…

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PACT Launches Capital Campaign at Polka Picnic

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Pictured: City Councilman Tom Winiewski, PACT President Stan Machosky, Toledo Mayor Michael Collins and PACT Vice-President, Matt Zaleski. From the Toledo Blade, Monday, August 11, 2014: The second annual Polka Party Picnic offered far more than the expected polka dancing and kielbasa meal at St. Hyacinth Catholic Church on Sunday afternoon. At the event, the Polish -American Community of Toledo, or PACT, announced plans to launch a $1million capital campaign to raise funds to establish a Toledo area Polish-American Community Center. “A major issue is that the churches formed by some of the…

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