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Gl6wny Oltcxrz w Starym Koiciele The Main Altar in the Old Church
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X zLoTY JUBILEUSZ X153 Sf Parani sw. Stanislaw Kostki I' A A' , . j XM 6 1 ,Off Hi, smwo W TEP E Piecdziesieciolecie parclfii sw. Stornislowo Kostki, Brooklyn, N. Y., W dziel- nicy Greenpoint-zwcmej W ostotnich lcttcrch Mc11q Po1skq z powodu znotcz- nej wiekszosci obywcxteli polskiego pochodzenicz-to jub'1eusz Wychodztwa Polskiego, jedncx z bogcxtych kart historii Polonii crmerykctnskiej, tcrk swoiscie polskiej, ncrszej rodzinnej, przeniesionej na obcq chocioz goscinnq ziernie, W czcmsach najwiekszego przesladowcmicx Ojcow noszych W ich Wlosnej Oj- czyznie. Powstonie pcxroltii SW. Stcxnislowcf Kostki W Brooklynie, przypodol no okres nczjwiekszego ncxsilenicr immigrocji ze Wszystkich zcrborow ziem Polski do Sto- n6W Zjednoczonych, gdy to bcirbcrrzynscy ncijezdzcy prowczdzili nieubloganq Wcdke, by nietylko zobic duchcz ncxrodowego, lecz Wprowcxdzic rozdziol pomie- dzy spoleczenstwem ct Kosciolern, ktory by! twierclzq obronnq przed zczkuscrmi Wrogcx. Zdctwcdo sie W okresie orgonizowonici naszej pczrcrfii, ze kozdo fcrlcx cztlcmtyku Wyrzuco no lqd nowe rzeszy wychodzcow, ktore rozchodzily sie po Wszystkich miczstcrch Stonow Zjednoczonych, gdzie juz poprzednio zdqzyli osiedlic sie ich Wspolrodocy. Silq rzeczy pierwszym i ncxjwcxzniejszym osrodkiem, przy ktorym skupicili sie uchodzcy, bylcr pcxrcxficz polskcr, by! Dorn Bozy. Trcmwieni tesknotq zo osiero- conerni rodzincxmi, zcr dctlekq Ojczyznq, blcxguli Bogu o sily do przetrwomjci ncljciezszego okresu, pokoncinici przeszkod, z ktoryrni musieli Wcxlczyc bez opieki rzqdu swego kroju, bez zncrjomosci jezykcx ctngielskiego, bez fochowej pomocy. U miejscowego ksiedzcx szukcdi porody, orgcnizowolli towcrrzystwci dla somoobrony przy jego pomocy. Czesc Wychodzcow zcztrzymcxlcr sie W Nowym Yorku gdzie zorcxz pierwsze grupy osctdnikow zczlozyly pcrrofie SW. Stonislciwo B. M., inni osiedliwszy sie W Brooklynie, zalozyli pcrrafie SW. Kciziznierzcx, przy Adelphi Ulicy i Greene Avenue. Z korzdym rniesiqcern powfekszct sie ich Iiczbo W Brooklynie. Osiedlojq sie po Wszystkich dzielnicach rniostcx, byle byc blizej zoklodow fcxbrycznych, W kto- rych procujq. Wnet kosclolek porofii sw. Kozirnierzcr okcrzuje sie zo mcdym, by pomiescic wszystkich Wiernych. Powstoje pcrrcxficl polskcz no poludniowyrn Brooklynie, C1 Ksiqdz Biskup C. E. Donnell, no prosbe proboszczo ksiedzo Leona Wysieckiego i Polonii, udzielcr W roku 1896-yrn pozwolenicx no zorgcxnizowcinie drugiej nowej porcdii W dzielnicy Greenpoint'-PARAFII SW. STANISLAWA KOSTKI, przy Humboldt Ulicy i Driggs Avenue. Pcfrclficf tcr ze skromnych jak zwykle zoczqtkow rozwija sie niebowern do ogrornnych rozmicxrow i stcrje sie z czosern jednem z nomjwiekszych skupisk religijnych dyecezji Brooklynskiej. W tyrn roku porofio SW. Stomislowcz Kostki obchodzi swoj Zloty Iubileusz. Celem niniejszej ksiegi jest zobrcxzowcnie jej dorobku pol-Wiekowego. A ciorobek ten nie tylko jest religijny ole i spoleczny i norodowy. Bogu Wszech- mogqcemu nclezy sie czesc i dziekczynienie zcr blogoslcxwienstwo, ktorego udzielcxl W tcrk obtitej mierze, cz ludziorn--'tok tym, ktorzy juz odeszli po swojq nagrode, jcxk i tyrn, ktorzy jeszcze sq z ncxmi - glebokie uznone zcx ich Wysilki. No ncxstepnych stronicoch bedziemy sie stcxrcdi, ile W nos ku temu jest zdol- nosci, powyzszemu zcldczniu uczynic zcxdosc. Wyduwnictwo Ksiegi Iubileuszowei -. 18 -
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1896 ' l ZL0 TY J Bl L E U SZ Parafii-Sw. Slanislawa Kostki ffl FOREWORD The fiftieth anniversary of the St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish in Brooklyn, N. Y., signifies not only a Golden Iubilee for the parish as such, but it is at the same time a historical milestone for the thousands of settlers from Poland, who came to these shores towards the turn of the last century. Driven from the land of their fathers by persecution or want, they came here and started what is now commonly known as a little Poland in Greenpoint, a segment of American Society, faithful to the land of their adoption, yet conscious of their own glorious past. The beginnings of the parish reach back to the last decade of the 19th cen- tury when immigration from Poland was at its highest. Poland was then a par- titioned country, whose tyrannical masters, either by persecution of rel.gion and race or by ruthless economic discrimination, made normal life impossible for their subjects. Hence they came in great numbers and migrated throughout the country to begin here a better life. Quite a few remained right here in New York and Brooklyn and began to organize for their mutual assistance. None of them spoke English, in fact, because of their Slavic background, they found it all but impossible to master 'the new languageg a great many could hardly read and write. Their former governments in order to stem the tide of mass emigration tried to discredit them in the eyes of the American public and made them appear as an inferior race. lt is not surprising that they, there- fore, grouped together for self protection and held on to their tongue as this was the only means of survival in the new environment. Since all were Catholics, for reasons both religious and economic, they immediately organized parishes. Their parish priests became their spiritual and civic leaders. They built churches and schools and initiated societies of all sorts which took care of their various needs and enabled them to enjoy a normal existence. The Polish settlers of New York founded the parish of St. Stanislaus B. and M., those of Brooklyn the parish of St. Casimir. But immigra- tion continued to other parts of the city. Within the period of a few years the Rev. Leo Wysiecki, pastor at St. Casimir's, organized the parish of Our Lady of Czestochowa in So. Brooklyn and almost simultaneuosly in 1896 by per- mission of Bishop S. E. Donnell laid the foundations of ST. STANISLAUS KOSTKA in Greenpoint. T ln November of this year St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish will observe its Golden Iubilee. lt is the purpose of this book to give a faithful picture of the beginnings of the parish, of its phenomenal growth and of its various achievements. ln the first place thanks must be given to Almighty God for the many and mani- fold blessings he so abundantly showered upon this parish for the past fifty years. Furthermore, acknowledgement and appreciation is due the peoplej living and dead, who labored hard and contributed to their utmost not only at the time of the establishment of the parish but also throughout the years of its glorious development to its present dimensions. We issue this volume in tribute to them and with thanksgiving to the Lord, who crowned their efforts with such success. The editors of the Golden Iubilee Book -20 -.
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