Saint Stanislaus Kostka Parish - Golden Jubilee Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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Wsp61zaloiyciele Parafii Co-founders oi St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish Pelagia Balifxska S. p. Franciszka Dekarska S, p, Frqnciszek Dekarski .. 27 ..

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, W zioiv J BILEUSZ PafafiiSw.sianis1awaK0suu,i the youth were established, and the church was beautitied by the acquisition of a painting of St. Therese of the lnfant Iesus. This painting, a fine piece of art, by the world-renowned Tade Styka was a personal donation made by the artist. In 1935 Father Mazurkiewicz resigned and the present incumbent, the Rev. Ioseph Studzinski, CM., took office. The parish in his time experienced the greatest numerical progress in all its history. Eight masses on Sundays have become a necessity and at times both the upper and lower church cannot accom- modate all parishioners. Organization activities have reached their highest peaks. A cooking and sewing school for girls and young housewives has been introduced, the Alumni of St. Stanislaus Kostka School and a mandolin orchestra estab- lished, also a weekly parish publication - the Patron - started. The parish boasts of an auxi- liary chapter of the Red Cross which in time of war collected donations and prepared bandages for wounded servicemen. During the recent War, the parish supervised blood donations for military purposes, collected clothes and money for the needy in Europe and substantially helped with the sale of War Bonds. ln 1940 a new home for the sisters, adjacent to the school, was erected. During 1945 the church under- went a complete renovation. Its Walls were covered with highly artistic murals and decorations execut- ed by the famous Mondo Studios of New Haven, Conn. The altars were remodelled, the lighting and heating systems replaced and the pillars and lower walls covered with a scagliola surface, which gives the church the appearance of a marble structure of unexcelled beauty. All these improvements ne- cessitated the outlay of well over fifty thousand dollars, which amount was covered by donations of the parishioners even before the work was com- pleted. May We say in conclusion that, in view of the many and diverse activities engaged in by the parish, Father Studzinslci and his tour associates are very busy men and that their burden of respon- sibility is lightened only by the satisfaction derived from their work and by the conviction that, per- haps, they are not altogether fruitless workers in the cause of God. This being but a bief history of the parish, num- erous names and other subjects have been omitted here. A condensed article such as this, did not permit, or adapt itself to, the inclusion of all the names of the people, the clergy and the many or- ganizations that assisted in the development of the parish. However, they were not overlooked, for in subsequent pages we shall give due consideration to all who, in whatever capacity, were active or connected with the parish. Such is the brief history of our parish. Much has been accomplished. With the help of God, we hope, St. Stanislaus Kostka's will continue the splendid work for the good of the souls, for our country and for the greater glory of God for many more years to come. WM D SlllAilllll.S UBMSEBN wif ef if -if sk HY 'Br Yr tk ik' ik WWW,fW4Mfm Wwe Qt. Stanislaus kostka bzbnnl Zevfwm20?1'wy4'fzafrfawafJfaf'fzf -mag EE, 17 43 Zsicnrnnv or me rausum -26--

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mk ziovrfi U BILEUSZParaf1iS1:.Q1nislawaKostkiHi, S. p. Ksiqdz Leon Wysiecki Pierwszy Proboszcz Parafii Sw. Stanislawa Kostki, od r. 1896 do 1922. Urodzi1 sie dnicx 19 czerwcct 1866 W Luzinie, W Pruscxch Zochodnich z ojcor Iozefct i mcrtki Wctlenty- ny Worrzewskiej. Po ukoficzeniu szkoly ludowej udcxl sie do gimnozjum W Lubctwie, skqd po siod- mej klosie Wyruszyl do Ameryki, oby W 1886 Wstq- pici do semincrrium polskiego W Detroit no studio koplofiskie. Po kilku lotoch W Detroit zostorje WYS1CI1'1Y przez biskupor Loughlirfol do seminorium SW. Wincentego CI Pcxulo W Pennsyivonii, gdzie tez W roku 1890 otrzyrnuje nizsze Swiecenict i subdiozkonoit. Nostep- nego roku 28 listopcrdor, zostcxje dicrkonem CI zoroz potem, bo ncmzcrjutrz koptonem i to W kcrplicy SW. Iona no Clermont Ave. W Brooklynie, z rqk Ks. Bi-- skupcx Loughlirfcx. Zoiromz po Swiecenicrch obejmuje plocowke Wikoriuszct W porctfii SW. Kcizirnierzct W Brooklynie, cxby po sieclrniu miesiqcoch zostolcf pro- looszczem W tejze pclrorfii. Tcrko proboszcz SW. Kozirnierzo opiekuje sie nie tylko owieczkcxmi swojej porofii, ole mo rowniez piecze nod innymi Polofkctmi, ktorzy Wtenczcrs mor- scrmi przybywczli do Brooklynor. Sq to czosy, gdy kozdy zctwijojqcy do Nowego Yorku okret Wysodzct no brzeg Amerykouiski setki i tysiqce nowych imi- grcmntow z Polski. Osiedlojq sie oni W Wiekszych skupiskotch W coroz to irinej okolicy Brooklyna. W ciqgu pieciu lot swego proboszczowonio not Kozi- mierzowie ip. X. Wysiecki klodzie podwcrliny pod dwie nowe pcrrorfie: Mcrtki Boskiej Czestochowskiej no South Brooklynie i SW. Stc1nis1c1Wcf Kostki not Greenpoincie. W roku 1896 zostotje proboszczem u SW. Stonislowot Kostki. Trudne byly poczqtki dlcr X. Wysieckiego no Greenpoincie. Mody pierwotny koeciolek i prymi- tywncr szk61kot nie odpowiotdoly potrzebom no oczoch rosnqcej pciroltii. X. Proboszcz odrozu bie- rze sie gromcxdzenici funduszow na budowe nowej Swiqtyni. W roku 1904 koficzy budowe dzisiejszego Wspotniotego koiciolot no rogu Driggs Ave. i Hum- boldt Street, storrq zoe Swiqtynie przerobio no szkole porofiolnq. Prowie rownoczefznie stowio nowq ple- bcmje cr stctrq zornienior not rnieszkonie dlo siostr. Prctccx W koiciele, jok Widcxo z ksiqg metrykcd- nych, musictlct zcmjrnowoo sporo czcisu X. Probosz- czowi. Chrzty odbyWo11y sie ktoregobqdz dnict W tygodniu czcrsem po trzy i cztery, dziefi po dniu, Slubow bywcdo po cztery i pie-6 co tygodnicz. Iorkoi musicd znaleicf sie po zcxtem czors no urzedowonie W komcelorrii, not pilnowomie budowy koeciolcx, zcf- klodomie nowych toworzystw i to W pojedynke. No- reszcie W r. 1905, gdy zwiekszylo sie liczbo ksiezy polskich W dycezji, W1ordzot duchowncx przysylo mu k-siezy pomocnikow. Pierwszyrni Wikorymi no Sta- 1'1is1c1WoWie zostojq X. G. Kubec i X. S. Rysicrkiewicz. W ciqgu noistepnych 17 lot, do kofico jego urzedo- Womio W noszej porofii, Wie1u innych kcrplcmow, o ktorych no innym miejscu W tej ksiedze, pomctgolo X. Wysieckiemu. Sq to czcxsy Wielkiego liczbowo rozWoju pcxrcxfii. Pcimietojq nctoczni Swicldkowie jak X. Proboszcz udzielcd solkrczrnentu I'1'1CI12Gf1S1WCI przy bodczskoch, ustorwioijqc po kilkcr por jednq przy dru- giej, bo nie byto innego sposobu. A i chrztow bylo po kilko codziermie jak Wykcizujq doty metryk. Sly- szy sie od jego by1ych pomocnikow, ze nierciz spo- Wledzi stuchono do pierwszej i drugiej godziny W nocy. W roku 1922 X. Leon Wysiecki opuszczcx stcmo- Wisko proboszczcr pcxrczfii SW. Stonislcrwo Kostki. Udctje sie z powrotem do krcfju, gdzie tez W kilkci lot pozniej koficzy sWoje zycie. Polonia Amerykcxri- ska, dlor ktorej poewiecit z gorq 30 lot swego ko- ploflskiego zycio jciko jeden z jej pionierow, Winncz mu Wielki dlug Wdziecznoici. 28-