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Soldier's Day
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Aug 26, noon-dusk: PHA picnic at the
Lincoln Park |
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This is the main
picnic of the summer for the Polish community of
Seattle; it is
organized by to the Polish Home Association.
Come and share good food
and fun! There will be grills and picnic tables available as well
as free drinks, hamburgers and hot dogs for kids and teenagers. A
casual volleyball game is a tradition at the PHA picnics and some
people always try to play soccer among the bushes, so get your
sports shoes ready! Everybody is invited.
Where: shelter #2 at the
Lincoln Park in Seattle, watch for a Polish flag and the PHA
banner; admission free, bringing your food & drink to share is
optional but welcomed
More:
Polish Home Association |
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Aug 25, 10 am: Polish Book Club meeting at
the Green Lake library |
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The book for the meeting is
Ostatnia wieczerza
by Pawel Huelle published by Znak in 2006.
Huelle, 50, is a renown contemporary writer and activist, known
for his Gdansk roots since his famous debut and movie Who was
David Weiser? Ostatnia wieczerza is a novel set in
future in a multi-ethnic Gdansk that asks serious questions
about Polish religious life and faith. The book can be bought on the
Internet or borrowed from Club members.
Where:
At the Green Lake public library in Seattle;
note: 10 am; admission free
More: about
Huelle,
book, contact to the Club
Hanna Gil |
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Aug 25, 9 am - 1 pm: Summer cleanup of the
Polish Home |
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Officers and
Trustees of the Polish Home Association invite members and
friends of the Polish Home for
the traditional end-of-the-summer cleanup of the PH facilities
before the new season. The building needs a lot of attention and
loving care, both inside and outside. Afterwards, lunch will be
served for all the volunteers. Please come and help to clean, spit
and polish our common treasure, the Polish Home!
Where: at the
Polish Home, every pair of hands helps! Free lunch!
More:
Polish Home |
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Aug 25, 7:30 am:
Polish pilgrimage in Portland |
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This is the first pilgrimage from
the St Stanislaus Church in Portland to the newly built chapel
at the Grotto near Portland. The Chapel of Our Lady of
Czestochowa was built by the local Polish community to
commemorate100 years anniversary of the St Stanislaus Parish
(1907-2007). The pilgrimage starts at 7:30 am at St. Stanislaus,
the distance to walk is 6 miles. The mass at the Grotto is
scheduled at 11 am, and the dedication of the new chapel at 1
pm.
Where: starting from St.
Stanislaus Church in Portland
More: Fr.
Tadeusz Rusnak,
St. Stanislaus Church
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Aug 19, from 2 pm:
Soldier’s Day celebration at Camp Long in Seattle |
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Polish Armed
Forces are honored on August 15, the anniversary of the decisive
Battle of Warsaw in the Polish-Soviet War in 1920. This year a
very special celebration of the Soldier's Day will take place at
the main campfire pit at the Camp Long. The Polish Home and the
Polish Scout Troop Kaszuby invites to a bonfire with Polish WWII
veterans. The program includes
Where: at the main campfire pit of the
Camp Long Park in Seattle
More: Barbara Strutynski, (425)
746-3037
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August: Polish
Home closed for July and August |
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In 2007 Polish Home in Seattle
is closed for the summer in July and August. First regular day
of business after the summer, including the restaurant, is
September 7, 2007.
More:
Polish Home in Seattle
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