FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH – SEPT. 6TH
ALL DAY ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT from 9AM until 6:45PM. Holy Masses at 8AM (Eng.) and 7PM (Pol.).
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CONVOCATION FOR PRIESTS OCT. 7-10
The Convocation for Priests will be held from Monday, October 7 until Thursday, October 10 in Newport. This is intended for all priests of the Archdiocese of Portland, and Fr. Peter will be attending. There will be no Masses on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Pilgrimages in 2014
Pilgrimage to Rome for teenagers and parents will be February 13-20. Pilgrimage to Lourdes for all parishioners will be May 22-29. More details to come.
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CATECHISM FOR CHILDREN & TEENS
On Sunday, September 8, religious education resumes in our parish. Contact Grace Golonka for registration and more information.
We also register children 4 years and older for preschool religious education class.
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POLISH FESTIVAL – Sept. 21 & 22
We are still looking for volunteers to help during the Polish Festival on Saturday, September 21 from 11AM-10PM and Sunday, September 22 from Noon-6PM. Please contact Fr. Peter if you can help.
THANK YOU TO FISZER FAMILY AND VOLUNTEERS WHO HELPED WITH THE PREPARATION OF GOŁĄBKI AND BIGOS.
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WORLD WAR II
World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world’s nations – including all of the great powers – eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. It was the most widespread war in history, with more than 100 million people serving in military units from over 30 different countries. In a state of “total war,” the major participants placed their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities at the service of the war effort, erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources. Marked by mass deaths of civilians, including the Holocaust and the only use of nuclear weapons in warfare, it resulted in an estimated 50 million to 85 million fatalities. These deaths make World War II the deadliest conflict in human history.
The start of the war is generally held to be 1 September 1939, beginning with the German invasion of Poland; Britain and France declared war on Germany two days later.
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Rafał Blechacz, Polish Pianist in Portland
Rafał Blechacz, winner of the 2005 Frederic Chopin International Piano Competition, will be in Portland on Sept. 29th & 30th in Lincoln Hall at PSU. For more information: Portland Piano International (503) 228-1388, or see http://portlandpiano.org/rafal-blechacz.
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