Sts. Peter & Paul Church
Historical Events
1980 to 1989
Sts. Peter & Paul Church
Historical Events
1980 to 1989
1980
SEPTEMBER 18
A FAREWELL DINNER WAS HELD FOR FATHER FERDYNUS.
NOVEMBER 27
A PARISH COUNCIL WAS FORMED. THE MEMBERS WERE FRANK TROTZ (Chairman), DAN BOOK, MIKE CIROCCO, KAZIMIERZ JACEK, ANDY KUKOLY, AND ERNIE MELESKIE.
RENOVATIONS TO THE SANCTUARY WERE INITIATED.
DECEMBER 11
RENOVATIONS TO THE CHURCH AND RECTORY BEGAN. THE COMMUNION RAILS WERE REMOVED. THE AREA IN FRONT OF THE SANCTUARY WAS WIDENED BY REDUCING THE PEWS. THE CARPET WAS REPLACED.
APRIL 8-13
A POLISH RETREAT WAS GIVEN BY REV. O.J. LESZCZYNSKIEGO O.M.I. A MISSIONARY PRIEST FROM CAMEROON.
MAY 6
THE PARISH COUNCIL WAS REORGANIZED. THE MEMBERS WERE: ERNIE MELESKIE (Chairman), ANDY KUKOLY (Secretary), DAN BOOK, MIKE CIROCCO, AND KAZIMIERZ JACEK.
A FINANCE COMMITTEE WAS INITIATED WITH FRANK TROTZ AND HELEN DURLEY AS MEMBERS.
MAY 27
JENNIFER SMUTNICKI AND KEVIN LAFLEUR CELEBRATED FIRST HOLY COMMUNION.
JUNE 21
REV. ANTONI MENDRELA O.M.I WAS APPOINTED AS PROVINCIAL OF THE OBLATE FATHERS OF THE POLISH PROVINCE.
SEPTEMBER 14
THE PAPAL VISIT TO CANADA. THERE WAS A SPECIAL GATHERING IN TORONTO WITH POPE JOHN PAUL II AND THE POLISH PEOPLE.
SEPTEMBER 23
SISTER ALEXANDRETTE SMITH, C.S.S.F. WAS WELCOMED INTO THE PARISH AS PASTORAL ASSISTANT.
HYMN BOOKS WERE PURCHASED FOR THE CHURCH.
SEPTEMBER 30
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARISH AND THE POLISH LEGION, THE BOY SCOUTS BEGAN THEIR REGULAR MEETINGS IN THE PARISH HALL.
OCTOBER 21
REV. MENDRELA O.M.I., THE PROVINCIAL FOR THE OBLATE FATHERS, CELEBRATED MASS, AND A PARISH DINNER FOLLOWED.
OCTOBER 27
THE BLESSING AND THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE POLISH COMMUNITY CENTRE AT 595 ONTARIO ROAD.
DECEMBER 30
PARISHIONERS, AS A COMMUNITY, SHARED THE OPLATEK AND EXCHANGED CHRISTMAS GREETINGS.
FEBRUARY 27
ON ASH WEDNESDAY, AFTER THE 7:00 PM MASS, THE ROSARY SOCIETY HELD ITS FIRST MEETING.
MARCH
THE SOCIAL COMMITTEE WAS ESTABLISHED, WITH MEMBERS:
EDNA MELESKIE (Chairperson),
NATALIE JODLOWSKI (Secretary), FELICIA LUKASIEWICZ (Treasurer), MARY CIROCCO,
ELAINE PEZANOSKI AND JEAN SZAJNOCHA.
MARCH 9-14
THE ENGLISH RETREAT WAS PREACHED BY REV. MALACHY SMITH O.C. FROM NIAGARA FALLS.
MAY 5
THE FORMAL RECEPTION OF 75 MEMBERS INTO THE ROSARY SOCIETY WAS CELEBRATED.
MAY 7
YOUNG PEOPLE RECEIVED THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION.
MAY 12
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION WAS RECEIVED BY CORI ANGELO, SCOTT CRYSLER, ALICIA GALLACCIO, JONATHAN GOULET, ARON GAUTHIER, KELLY HABJAN, ELIZABETH KNOWLES, AND JOSEPH SORRENTI.
JUNE 3
THE ROSARY SOCIETY HEL ITS FIRST MEETING AFTER MASS.
JUNE 10
THE BUILDING RENOVATIONS COMMITTEE WAS ESTABLISHED. MEMBERS WERE ANTHONY SIKORA (Chairman), JOHN DURLEY, EDWARD JESIONKA, MICHAEL KWIEICINSKI, BOESLAW LUKASIEWICZ, AND RYSZARD RECZYNSKI.
THE WINDOWS IN THE CHURCH BASEMENT WERE COVERED TO PREVENT SEEPAGE, THE HALL WAS INSULATED AND WOOD PANELLED, THE CEILING WAS LOWERED, THE LIGHTS WERE REPLACED AND THE HEATING SYSTEM WAS IMPROVED.
THE SIGN BEARING THE NAME OF THE CHURCH WAS MADE BY JOHN DURLEY.
OCTOBER 6
MEMBERS OF THE ROSARY SOCIETY RECEIVED PINS.
OCTOBER 13
REV. ANTONI HYLLA O.M.I., A RETIRED PRIEST, WAS WELCOMED TO THE PARISH.
OCTOBER 21
STS. PETER & PAUL SENIORS CLUB HAD ITS FIRST MEETING.
NOVEMBER 9
THE FORMAL INSTALLATION OF LECTORS AND EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS. THE LECTORS WERE: HELEN DURLEY, TOM ZARESKI, GLORIA BOOK, ROSE KWIECINSKI, ANNE MCDOUGALL, MARCO MAGAZZENI, WILLIAM PETRUNIAK, FRANK TROTZ, GENOWEFA BORYS, TERESA GARBOWSKA, POLA KALINOWSKA, KASIA KAMINSKI, ANTHONY SIKORA, ANTHONY SZAJNOCHA, CHRIS KOZLOWSKI, AND STANISLAWA NOWACKI. THE EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS WERE LOUIS MOCCIA, MICHAEL KWIECINSKI, RONALD PODIO, FRANK TROTZ, SISTER MARILYN, LUCY GARBOWSKI, NATALIA JODLOWSKI, FELICITA LUKASIEWICZ, CZESLAW NOWACKI, AND SISTER ALEXANDRETTE.
FEBRUARY 2
THE YOUTH GROUP HELD ITS FIRST MEETING, AND THEY ENJOYED PIZZA AND POP.
FEBRUARY
THE PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED IN THE CHURCH BY TONY SIKORA AND RICHARD RECZYNSKI.
FEBRUARY 9
REV. MEDRELA, O.M.I., THE OBLATE PROVINCIAL, VISITED WITH THE PARISHIONERS AND PARISH COUNCIL.
MARCH 2
REV. J. KNIGHT, PRESIDENT OF CATHOLIC CHURCH EXTENSION SOCIETY ADDRESSED THE PARISHIONERS REGARDING THE NEEDS OF THE HOME MISSIONS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OF THE FAR NORTH AND OUR NATIVE PEOPLES.
APRIL 14
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION RECEIVED BY YOUNG PEOPLE.
MAY 4
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION RECEIVED BY AMY BORDYNIUK, CONNIE MATTE, AND ROBERT NOWACKI.
ROSARY SOCIETY CELEBRATED ITS FIRST ANNIVERSARY.
MAY 26
ROSARY SOCIETY MADE A PILGRIMAGE TO OUR LADY OF FATIMA IN LEWISTON, NEW YORK.
JULY 30
A PORTION OF THE PARISHIONERS MADE A PILGRIMAGE TO THE MARTYRS SHRINE IN MIDLAND, ONTARIO.
AUGUST 27-31
THE YOUTH GROUP MADE ITS FIRST TRIP TO KASZUBY.
SEPTEMBER 21
REV. ANDREW SWIATEK, O.M.I. FROM CAMEROON, AFRICA, JOINED US TO SHOW SLIDES AND EXPLAIN HIS MISSIONARY WORK.
SEPTEMBER 22
THE STAINED GLASS WINDOW COMMITTEE
WAS FORMED. MEMBERS WERE: MIKE KWIECINSKI (Chairman), MURIEL SIMPSON (Secretary),
GLORIA BOOK, AND ZYGMUNT LIPINSKI, THE ART CONSULTANTS, HELEN DURLEY, AND
FRANK TROTZ, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND JOHN DURLEY AND TONY SIKORA, THE
BUILDING AND RENOVATION COMMITTEE.
OCTOBER
ELECTIONS WERE HELD AND NEW EXECUTIVES WERE FORMED.
ROSARY SOCIETY:
ORIGINAL EXECUTIVE: NEW EXECUTIVE:
MURIEL SIMPSON - PRESIDENT; MARY TROTZ - PRESIDENT; ELAINE PEZANOSKI - SECRETARY; ALICE STEMPIEN - VICE PRESIDENT; BETTY SHUKIS - TREASURER;ANNE MCDOUGALL - SECRETARY; NORMA SZIGATTI - TREASURER
STS.. PETER AND PAUL SENIORS CLUB:
ORIGINAL EXECUTIVE:NEW EXECUTIVE:
ROSE O'BIRECK - PRESIDENT; CASSANDRA FILIPOWSKI - PRESIDENT;
TONY SIKORA - VICE PRESIDENT; ROSE O'BIRECK - VICE PRESIDENT;
JOSEPHINE BECK - SECRETARY; JOSEPHINE BECK - SECRETARY;
FRANK TROTZ - TREASURER FRANK TROTZ - TREASURER
HELEN DURLEY - TREASURER; HELEN DURLEY - TREASURER;
NOVEMBER 23
STS. PETER & PAUL SENIORS HELD THEIR ANNUAL BAZAAR
DECEMBER 22
FIRST STAINED GLASS WINDOW WAS INSTALLED BY TONY OSBORNE
DECEMBER 28
FOLLOWING THE MASS THE PARISHIONERS GATHERED FOR TRADITIONAL OPLATEK.
FEBRUARY 22
THE ANNUAL PARISH DINNER WAS HELD.
MARCH 22
THE YOUTH DROP-IN-CENTRE WAS OPENED
MAY
MARIAN YEAR: "TRAVELLING MADONNAS"
STATUES DEPICTING JOYFUL, SORROWFUL, AND GLORIOUS MYSTERIES OF THE ROSARIES CIRCULATED AMONG THE PARISHIONERS.
MAY 12
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION RECEIVED BY OUR YOUNG PEOPLE.
MAY 17
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION WAS RECEIVED BY: BRADLEY CHOUINARD, TOMMY LAROCHE, JOANNE NAJBERT, CHRISTINE PUSZCZALOWSKI, SUSAN SMUTNICKI AND SARAH GAUTHIER.
MAY 29
REV. JOHN BEDNARZ O.M.I, A RETIRED PRIEST, WELCOMED TO THE PARISH.
AUGUST 1-8
THE YOUTH GROUP ENJOYED THEIR SECOND ANNUAL TRIP TO KASZUBY.
SEPTEMBER 13
REV. W. WOJTKOWIAK WAS APPOINTED AS SUPERIOR OF THE OBLATES IN THE NIAGARA REGION.
OCTOBER
IN CONSULTATION WITH THE FINANCE AND RENOVATION COMMITTEES, THE FOLLOWING WORKS WERE PROPOSED:
TO REPAIR THE FOUNDATION OF THE CHURCH USING FLAGSTONES, AND TO INSTALL A NEW FRAME AND UNBREAKABLE INSERT FOR THE ROSE WINDOW.
OCTOBER 7
THE ROSARY SOCIETY MADE A PILGRIMAGE TO OUR LADY OF VICTORY BASILICA IN LACKAWANNA, N.Y. THEY WERE PRESENT FOR THE MASS AT WHICH THE BISHOP HEAD OF BUFFALO ANNOUNCED THE BEGINNING PROCESS OF FATHER BAKER'S CANONIZATION.
OCTOBER 20
THE EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS AND LECTORS HAD AN EVENING OF PRAYER AND REFLECTION AT MOUNT CARMEL SPIRITUAL CENTRE IN NIAGARA FALLS.
OCTOBER 25
DURING THIS MARIAN YEAR, THE PARISH TOOK PART IN A "LIVING ROSARY" HONOURING THE BLESSED MOTHER.
NOVEMBER 22
THE SENIORS CLUB HELD ITS SECOND ANNUAL BAZAAR.
DECEMBER 17
A CHRISTMAS "THANK-YOU" PARTY WAS GIVEN FOR ALL THOSE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN VARIOUS PARISH MINISTRIES.
DECEMBER 27
AFTER THE 10:00 AM MASS, THE PARISHIONERS SHARED THE TRADITIONAL OPLATEK.
THE DIAMOND JUBILEE PLANNING COMMITTEE WAS ORGANIZED: REV. J. WOTKOWIAK, SISTER ALEXANDRETTE, FRANK TROTZ (Chairman); FRANCES GULAS (Corespondence); ANNE MCDOUGALL (Decorating-Tickets); IRENE NAWOTKA (Publicity); GENOWEFA BORYS (Publications); JENNY SZAJNOCHA (Banquet); TONY SIKORA (Renovations)
MARCH 6-10
THE POLISH RETREAT WAS PREACHED BY REV. K. RYCHLIK OMI FROM POLAND.
MARCH 13
AS PART OF OUR JUBILEE CELEBRATION, BISHOP T. FULTON, CELEBRATED MASS AND OFFICIATED AT THE BLESSING OF THE STAINED GLASS WINDOWS.
MARCH 19-23
THE ENGLISH RETREAT WAS PREACHED BY REV. FRED MAGEE, OMI FROM MISSISSAUGA.
MAY 15
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION WAS RECEIVED BY JILLIAN BORDYNIUK, PAUL FANFARA, BRIAN LAFLEUR, COLIN KNOWLES, AND JEREMY TSANOFF.
AS PART OF THE MAY DEVOTIONS IN THIS MARIAN YEAR, A "LIVING ROSARY" AND THE "CROWNING OF OUR LADY" TOOK PLACE IN THE PARK NEAR THE CHURCH.
MAY 16
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION RECEIVED BY OUR YOUNG PEOPLE.
JUNE 26
THE PARISH FAMILY PICNIC WAS HELD.
NUMEROUS BEAUTIFUL ITEMS FOR THE SANCTUARY AND CHURCH WERE PURCHASED THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF THE PARISHIONERS.
OCTOBER 30
NOVEMBER 20
SENIORS CLUB HELD THEIR THIRD ANNUAL BAZAAR.
DECEMBER
FOLLOWING THE DECISION OF OUR PROVINCIAL MENDRELLA OMI, FATHER ANTONI HYLLA, WHO HELPED IN OUR PARISH AND LIVED IN THE RECTORY, WAS MOVED TO THE COPERNICUS LODGE IN TORONTO. ALSO, FATHER JOHN BEDNARZ, WHO ALSO HELPED IN THE PARISH AND RESIDED IN THE RECTORY, WAS MOVED TO THE PROVINCIAL HOUSE IN TORONTO.
JANUARY 9
THE ROSARY SOCIETY MET FOR THEIR REGULAR MEETING.
FEBRUARY 13
ROSARY SOCIETY HELD ITS REGULAR MEETING. AS OF THIS DATE THERE WERE 73 MEMBERS.
FEBRUARY 27
AN INITIAL MEETING OF THE REFUGEE COMMITTEE TOOK PLACE WITH THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE PRESENT: FATHER WOJTKOWIAK OMI, SISTER ALEXANDRETTE, HELEN DURLEY, ERYK JESIONEK, NATALIE JODLOWSKI, ALICE STEMPIEN, AND JENNY SZAJNOCHA. THEY AGREED TO BUILD A BASIC REFUGEE FUND AND TO COLLECT FURNITURE, BEDDING, DISHES AND CLOTHING, AND TO SPONSOR REFUGEES TO CANADA.
FEBRUARY 26 - MARCH 1
REV. STANISLAW GRZYBEK, OMI PREACHED THE POLISH LENTEN RETREAT.
MARCH 6
SENIORS CLUB HELD ITS REGULAR MEETING WITH SPECIAL GUEST, MR. PHILIP CROUCH, A LOCAL BARRISTER, WHO SPOKE ABOUT ESTATE PLANNING FOR SENIORS.
MARCH 11-15
REV. BILL DEROUSIE, RELIGION CONSULTANT FOR THE WELLAND SEPARATE SCHOOL BOARD PREACHED THE ENGLISH LENTEN RETREAT.
APRIL 9-14
THE OBLATE FATHERS HELD THEIR CONGRESS AT THE QUEEN OF APOSTLES RETREAT CENTRE IN MISSISSAUGA.
MAY 15
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION RECEIVED BY DAVID LEFLEUR.
MAY 21
LAUREN GALLACCIO, CARMEN DIBERNARDO, TRACY SAWYER, NORBERT PAPROCKI, ROBERT PAPROCKI, AND ROBERT STOLARZ CELEBRATED THEIR FIRST HOLY COMMUNION.
THE ROSARY SOCIETY CELEBRATED ITS 4th ANNIVERSARY OF ITS FOUNDING.
JUNE 7
A DAY OF PRAYER AND REFLECTION WAS HELD FOR ROSARY SOCIETY MEMBERS.
JULY
FATHER MIKE KUCHARSKI OMI, WHO SERVED AT ST. ANN'S IN FENWICK, WAS WELCOMED INTO THE PARISH FOR HIS RETIREMENT YEARS.
JULY 2
THE POLISH COMMUNITY HELD THEIR ANNUAL PICNIC AT THE PARISH HALL.
JULY 29
A GRAND REUNION, DINNER AND DANCE WAS HELD FOR FORMER TEACHERS AND STUDENTS OF STS. PETER & PAUL SCHOOL.
AUGUST 21
FATHER STANLEY PUCHNIAK OMI, THE FIRST PASTOR AT STS. PETER AND PAUL CHURCH, PASSED AWAY IN TORONTO.
SEPTEMBER
THE PARISH SAID FAREWELL TO SISTER MARILYN AND SISTER PEGGY MARIE WHO ASSUMED TEACHING POSITIONS IN MISSISSAUGA AND BUFFALO, RESPECTIVELY.
SISTER YVETTE MARIE CHATLAIN AND SISTER MARY CONSOLOTA FOX WERE WELCOMED TO THE PARISH.
SEPTEMBER 24
A BUS TRIP WAS MADE TO ST. COSMAS AND ST. DAMIAN SHRINE IN UTICA, NEW YORK.
OCTOBER 3
A SPECIAL MASS WAS HELD TO CELEBRATE ST. FRANCIS' TRANSITUS (His passage from earthly life into everlasting life.) FATHER D. NICKNAIR, A FRANCISCAN PRIEST LED THE CELEBRATION AND MEMBERS OF THE THIRD ORDER SECULAR FRANCISCANS WERE PRESENT.
OCTOBER 15
10:00 AM MASS WAS CELEBRATED BY FATHER JACK DAVIS OMI, FOLLOWED BY A NATIVE BAZAAR IN THE HALL FOR FIRST NATIONS FAIR DAY. PROCEEDS WENT TO THE BUILDING OF A CHURCH FOR NATIVE PEOPLE IN TORONTO.
OCTOBER 25
THE FIRST "REFUGEE FAMILY", WIESLAW & KRYSTYNA WOJCIK, AND THEIR CHILDREN, PIOTR, KASIA, AND IZABEL, WHO WERE SPONSORED BY OUR PARISH, ARRIVED FROM ITALY.
NOVEMBER 13
THE ROSARY SOCIETY HELD ITS ANNUAL MEETING WITH SPECIAL GUEST FATHER M. STEVENS OF ST. ANDREWS, WHO SPOKE OF HIS EXPERIENCES IN YUGOSLAVIA.
NOVEMBER 19
THE SENIORS CLUB HELD THEIR ANNUAL BAZAAR IN THE PARISH HALL.
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