Last night, I interviewed Greg Witul about his new book “Adorned in Light: The Stained Glass of Corpus Christi Church” via telephone.

The official book launch is Sunday at Corpus Christi Church after the 11:30am Mass. There will be a brief talk in the church about the book and a signing will take place afterward in the church’s Kolbe Center.

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BFA friend Greg Witul passed along this ad for a Polka Festival @ Saint John Cantius Church from 1976.  For those who don’t know, Saint John Kanty used to be called Saint John Cantius.  I believe the name change came in late 1970s if I recall correctly.

What I don’t have a recollection of is this festival at all…do you remember?  Based on the ad, it looks like it was a huge event.  The church offered shuttle service from offsite parking areas around the neighborhood.

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This video was shot during 8:15am Mass at Corpus Christi.

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This looks like it is shaping up to be a great event!!!

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(By Andrew Golebiowski – Corpus Christi Church) Corpus Christi Church celebrates the tradition of Candlemas-Matki Boski Gromnicznej (Our Lady of the Thunder Candle) on Feb. 2. People brought their own “Thunder Candle” or “Gromnica to church to be blessed. Some of the candles brought to church had been carried from Poland.

After blessing, the candle is taken home to be lit during storms and other times of trouble, or to be placed in the hands of a dying person to allow the light to lead them to the next world.

Adam Mickiewicz Library and Dramatic Circle from Rich Lunghino on Vimeo.

This is a cool little video I found on Facebook today by Rich Lunghino.

I heart 703 Fillmore.  It is on Fillmore just south of Broadway.  Long before being the First Holy Temple Full Gospel Baptist Church, it was the Masiel Furniture store built in 1925.

In the pictures above, you can see some of the detail…look at the old awning framework and some of the awning still left.

I am glad the building is in use.

It is another little rough around the edges gem of a building in B-F.

Local radio personality Allan Harris let me post these here.  He had posted these on Facebook back in March of 2011.

Allan Harris

It is always seeing photos and images of the Central Terminal from different points in its history.

These were by Harris in college for a photo class.

Great stuff!!! Thanks Allan!!!

A couple of weeks ago on Facebook, I was introduced to the New Buffalo Brewing Company.

The company is currently in the development and testing phase of its beer.

From Buffalo Rising:

William Campbell is planning big things for the future of brewing in Buffalo. Bill is the owner and founder of New Buffalo Brewing Company, an upcoming microbrewery looking to introduce a variety of high-quality beers to the area. Currently the company is in the development and testing phases of their beer with a proposed opening date of August 2013.

When I found out they are looking for a home, the old Schreiber Brewery on Fillmore near Broadway popped into my head.

I passed along info about the building to them and BFA friend Tracy Land provided some interior pictures from a tour she took of the place a few years ago.

This building could meet their needs and potentially be a huge win for the neighborhood.

Now let’s see if we can get them from point A to point B-F…

As you are contemplating the upcoming week, here is a question for you to ponder. Who stole the keeshka?

Have a great week!!!