I was going through my Dozynki pics and decided to do a much broader slide show of Corpus Christi…enjoy!

Pastor Matthew Wydmanski, Father Simon Shaner & Father Karl Kolodziejski co-celebrants…

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Al Kania is great guy!!!

I’ve mentioned this before, but for those who haven’t read it before…Al will show up at B-F events with accordion in hand and just sit back and play. In his own way, like so many other people do for the places in B-F, helps!

Al Kania is singing the old folk song “Tam Pod Krakowem”, loosely translated as “There Near Kraków.” HT Andy Golebiowski for song title.

I absolutely love putting this contest together with my CCC cohort Andy Golebiowski…it fantastic to see how serious people are about their pierogi making skills.  This year we had a record 35 contestants!!!  Thanks to all our wonderful judges!!!

In my book, every participant was a winner.

But for the record…

Commercial Category

1. Greek to Me Restaurant
2. Nowak’s Catering

Non-Traditional Category

1. Vince Karam – Spinach, Feta and Tomato
2. Shelia Schlager – Jalapeno and Cheese
3. Shawn Heltz – Chicken Wing

Traditional

1. Michelle Plowman – Farmer’s Cheese
2. Lily Wisniewski – Potato and Farmer’s Cheese
3. Natalia Salansky – Carrot, Cabbage & Onions

(HT Andy Golebiowski for some of the pics above)

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Just went through my first batch of Dozynki media…I will have some videos to post later along with more pics.

I am truly amazed with my fellow parishioners at Corpus Christi and our ability to do what we have done at the church since it was on the brink of closing 6 years ago.

Include Dozynki along with the mix of what we do at Corpus Christi…the festival, especially attendance, has grown beyond what we could have ever hoped for.

The church with the Pauline Fathers, its parishioners and numerous friends have worked very hard to keep Corpus Christi ALIVE well into its 112th year of existence.

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Mass is over…archive will be available soon.

These pictures were taken this week at Corpus Christi…some yesterday while helping set up for this weekend’s Dozynki Polish Harvest Festival and some from Assumption Sunday.

I love the church near sunset…the way the light hits Corpus Christi at this time can really be spectacular.

Enjoy!

Parish Music Director Bruce Woody held a music camp for children at Corpus Christi this past week.

Today we got to see the results of the camp. The children performed at 8:15am Mass and then held a special percussion performance after church outside using garbage cans. I wonder what neighbors of CC thought when they heard the organized bagging of trash cans.

Pictures below are from camp this week…