Showing posts with label st. mary of czestochowa. Show all posts
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Tidbit: St. Mary of Czestochowa (Scranton, PA)

St. Mary of Czestochowa (Scranton, PA) prepared for weeks for an annual quilt bingo. Veronica Kraieski, one of the quilters, noted: "I used to say 'We're coming for our therapy.' We share recipes and have a social hour."

Friday, April 15, 2011

Tidbit: St. Mary of Czestochowa (Scranton, PA)

St. Mary of Czestochowa in Scranton, PA was named after the Marian icon, a painting of Mary holding the Christ Child, was brought to Poland in 1382.

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Tidbit: St. Mary of Czestochowa (Scranton, PA)

For Polish immigrants living in the predominantly Italian section of Minooka in Scranton, distance and cultural differences spurred the drive for the formation of St. Mary of Czestochowa parish.