Our Lady of Mount Carmel High School - Carmion Yearbook (Wyandotte, MI)

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L7ufhhq,a,Jiq1,um,...799 l IN THE COMMUNITY . . . In no time people of Mt. Carmel and Wyandotte came to know the big heart of their new pastor. Polish circles and organizations felt his sincere support. The Polish refugee boys at Orchard Lake pulled on his very heartstrings and purse-strings as well .... Civic leaders found in Father an in- terested citizen with a determination to serve Wyandotte better by bettering his parish .... A special admiration for the little ones pre- vailed Father to keep the big boys t'little by filling idle hands with a ball, a bat, and oar, and idle minds with music and study .... As a true son of the Holy Mother Church, Father was always on the look-out for possible vocations to the priesthood and the religious life .... His boys in the service were always an object of his greatest concern and fervent prayers for their spiritual and material welfare. Pictures-from top to bottom: Father with his proteges, Polish refugee boys, at Orchard Lake. A familiar smile of a guest at social functions. Pos- ing with some tots at the school excursion. Rev. T. Boz- enski, Father's own boy, to be ordained in May, 1948. Anything Polish: proiects, refugees or veterans are Father's specialty. Always nearest his heart and first in his prayers: his boys in the services. l l E

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C73 U33 ANDANQUA SYHACUSE 799 L. Krych offered his services for the cause to accompany Rev. A. Cendrowski on an extensive campaign urging the alumni to participate in the jubilee ceremonies. For a number of years Rev. Krych served as secretary of the Alumni Association and in 1938 succeeded Rev. W. Milinkiewicz as iinancial sec- retary of the Association. Despite his many activities the genial priest devoted much of his time to the interests of the youth on the campus. It was there he discovered the depths of a boy's heart and developed excel- lent spiritual strategy which was to prove invalu- able in his direction of youth in the future. Consequently, when St. Mary's needed an athletic director in the fall of 1938, Rev. Krych was the man to fill the post. Records show his Work was highly commendable. The excellent qualities of a real leader, en- thusiasm, initiative, sympathy, influence and ad- ministrative talent drew the attention of then His Excellency, the Archbishop Mooney, who ap- pointed him in Nov. 1938 to the post of director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith in the Polish parishes of Detroit. The few months of labor for the Church's missions Was curtailed by a new appointment as pastor of Mt. Carmel, in Wyandotte to succeed the late Rev. F. Kruszka. The versatile young pastor of Mt. Carmel put to use his rare qualities of administrator and teacher and began to rebuild the parish from foundation up spiritually, economically and cul- turally. 10. Given the pas- torate at Mt. Carmel in 1939 ll. The disciplinari an enioying a chat with pre tects. 12. The athletic di- rector in a re- laxing mood. i9l 7. A stop in Syracuse-as financial secretary of the Alumni Association. 8. Newly-appointed director of the Society tor the Propagation of Faith. 9.-Lover of youth and souls. C123 fill HOD

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5 wm- .l ws THROUGH ORGANIZATUONS A leader is restless unless he can lead. That applies to Rev. K. Krych who would muster youth in social groups which would tend to develop them spiritually, morally and socially .... Two such or- ganizations for spiritual growth fostered by the the Rev. Pastor are the Holy Name Society, junior section, and St. Theresa's Sodality, junior unit .... To fire the souls of the altar boys unto fervent service in God's Church, the St. Casimir Society was organized .... In the fall of 1947, John Cislo and other senior Varsity lettermen approached the Rev. Pastor about a club- room for the athletes. Permission was granted with the only objective in mind: keep youth near the Church and off the streets. 1 1 Y Pictures-From top to bottom- Holy Name members walking in ranks to Church on the second Sunday of the month to receive in a body. Senior Varsity lettermen eniog ing the rezrectionaf facilities of their clubroom. St. Casimir Altar boys getting ready to serve Mass. St. Theresa's Sodality at the reception ceremony. Page 9 W . .., My K, M ve14'rW'W-Qafwf-ww'