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POLISH FLAG DESECRATED AT ST. VALENTINES POLISH NATIONAL CATHOLIC CHURCH IN PHILADELPHIA

From the Pastor, Parish Life, Philadelphia, PNCC, St. Valentine /

I am sad to report that on November 4, 2020, sometime after dusk, the Polish Flag always proudly waving along with the American Flag in front of the rectory for many years, has been desecrated and the flagpole was broken. We are not sure if it was an act of vandalism or discrimination.

St. Valentine’s Polish Parish has been peacefully serving for over 100 years for Polish people and a huge international community in our neighborhood, in Bridesburg section of Philadelphia and beyond. This act of vandalism is concerning to us, especially now, during the pandemic, as we cooperate with the Philadelphia Share Food Program to feed 200+ Polish, Latino and American families every week. Our Church Hall is also used for the neighborhood as voting poll place, and our church building serves for believers seeking faith, hope and love.

We are highly concerned and disappointed because of this incident. Earlier, in July, fireworks were set off inside the church through an open window. Nobody was injured but it was a high fire risk.

Are we looking for justice? There is no need for law enforcement to be involved but we would like to appeal to our local authorities and local communities for peace. St. Valentine’s is going to be faithful to our mission statement and as the church we are going to tirelessly serve the people regardless of their beliefs, race or political differences. “We are not enemies, but friends.” (Abraham Lincoln, 1861)

We are asking our Polish American organizations, institutions and businesses, as well as people of good-will to help us to fund and install a security camera system around our church for the safety of our neighborhood, especially Polish citizens looking for help in our church, so that we can continue the charitable programs we provide to our community. May God bless America! May God bless Poland! May God bless all of us!

Rev. Mariusz Mularczyk and St. Valentine’s PNCC Parish Committee

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2020 All Saints Day and All Souls Day at St. Valentine’s

Events, From the Pastor, Parish Life, Philadelphia, Prayer, St. Valentine /

In your hands, O Lord,
we humbly entrust our brothers and sisters.
In this life you embraced them with your tender love;
deliver them now from every evil
and give them eternal rest.

The old order has passed away:
welcome them into paradise,
where there will be no sorrow, no weeping or pain,
but fullness of peace and joy
with your Son and the Holy Spirit
forever and ever. Amen.

Sunday, November 1, 2020              All Saints Day

  • 9:30 AM          Holy Mass for our beloved Departed (available online on YouTube and Facebook)
  • 2:00 PM          Holy Mass, Procession and Prayers for the Departed at St. Valentine’s PNCC Cemetery (Bensalem, PA)

Monday, November 2, 2020             All Souls Day

  • 7:00 PM          Holy Mass for our beloved Departed (available online on YouTube and Facebook)

Dear Parishioners and Friends,

On Monday, November 2nd, we celebrate the feast of All Souls. On the day after All Saints, the Church reminds us of those who have passed on. This feast is an opportunity for us to pray in unity for our relatives and friends and also for those who have no one to pray for them. 

As Catholics, we are obliged to attend Mass on All Saints Day, November 1.

Day after, November 2nd, All Souls Day is not a holy day in obligation, however, we are obliged to say a prayer for our departed relatives, and if possible, to visit their graveside.

Our departed family, friends and acquaintances will be remembered in the All Saints Day and the All Souls Day Masses.

I hope that you will let us include your deceased loved ones in these Masses at St. Valentine’s Church. Please download and use this form to list the loved ones you wish to be included in these Masses.

May God Bless You

Fr. Mariusz Mularczyk

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Winners of St. Valentine’s Lottery / ZwyciÄ™zcy Loterii Åšw. Walentego

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Please watch this movie on YouTube to see who won. The lottery begins right after the Holy Mass. https://youtu.be/N6hFrp5qHE4

Proszę sprawdzić na filmie kto wygrał na naszej loterii. Loteria zaczyna się zaraz po Mszy św. https://youtu.be/N6hFrp5qHE4

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2020 St. Valentine’s Lottery

Events, From the Pastor, Parish Life, Philadelphia, St. Valentine /

St. Valentine’s Lottery – September 27, 2020 after 9:30 AM Mass. You can watch the event online on YouTube or Facebook.

Tickets are still available. Please call the Parish Office at (215) 535-4978. You can purchase tickets in person (2330 Margaret St, Philadelphia, PA 19137) even before or after Mass in the church.

Need not be present to win.

1st Prize – $250.00

2nd Prize – $150.00

3rd Prize – $100.00

and over 30 baskets

1

2 big bottles of wine, glass, opener

Sponsored by Marianne Woodland & Henry Jackowicz

2

Brandy and glass

Sponsored by Joyce Paluszkiewicz

3

A bag with snacks

Sponsored by Joyce Paluszkiewicz

4

School accessories

Sponsored by Trish & Bob Haeberle

5

3 bottles of wine, coffee, tea and a lot of candies

Sponsored by St. John Cantius Polish Language School

6

The bear and the book

Sponsored by Trish & Bob Haeberle

7

Polish sweets

Sponsored by St. John Cantius Parish

8

Woman’s wallet and $5.00 Wawa Gift Card

Sponsored by Kathy & Michael Hull

9

Woman’s wallet and $5.00 Wawa Gift Card

Sponsored by Kathy & Michael Hull

10

Picnic basket with 3 bottles of liquor.

Sponsored by St. John Paul II Parish

11

Spaghetti basket

Sponsored by Share Food Program

12

5 bottles of wine, glass, wine vacuum pump and opener.

Sponsored by JJTech Jakub Jasinski

13

Candles

Sponsored by Marianne Woodland & Henry Jackowicz

14

Bluetooth Karaoke microphone and speaker

Sponsored by Marianne Woodland & Henry Jackowicz

15

Holiday pillow and candles set.

Sponsored by Marianne Woodland & Henry Jackowicz

16

CCOVID 19 supplies basket

Sponsored by Marianne Woodland & Henry Jackowicz

17

Unicorn Playtime & backpack

Sponsored by Joyce Paluszkiewicz

18

Super Hero’s playset

Sponsored by Joyce Paluszkiewicz

19

Lotion Variety Pack

Sponsored by Trish & Bob Haeberle

20

Puzzles

Sponsored by Kathy & Michael Hull

21

Children’s Arts and Crafts

Sponsored by Kathy & Michael Hull

22

Foam Crafts

Sponsored by Kathy & Michael Hull

23

Spirits for the Holiday

Sponsored by Joyce Paluszkiewicz

24

Table Settings for 4 (dishes, silverware, table cover, napkins, cookbook, food chopper, nutcracker)

Sponsored by St. John Paul II Parish

25

Battleship Game

Sponsored by Trish & Bob Haeberle

26

Meat lover’s basket (pork, chicken breast, chicken quarters)

Sponsored by Share Food Program

27

Share Food Program gadgets (jacket, t-shirt, bag, face masks)

Sponsored by Share Food Program

28

Smoothie Maker

Sponsored by Mularczyk’s Family

29

Holy Mass offered at St. Valentine’s Church in any intention

Sponsored by Mularczyk’s Family

30

Everything Lavender

Sponsored by Joyce Paluszkiewicz

31

Crochet Owl

Sponsored by Mularczyk Family (hand made by Izabela)

32

Polish Sweets
Sponsored by POLMART The Best Polish Grocery Store in Philadelphia

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ALL MASSES FOM OUR CHURCH ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE

From the Pastor, Parish Life, Philadelphia, St. Valentine /

Although our Masses are available as multi-platform streaming, I always recommend YouTube as the best audio-video quality. Please click the SUBSCRIBE button and the BELL icon next to it to be notified when the live stream is active.   

You can also watch us on Facebook, and pretty soon listen to our Masses by phone via Zoom.

Please note that the best video and audio quality of our broadcast you can find only on YouTube, that is full HD 1080p. Facebook streaming is allowed only in the resolution 720p, which is 50% less quality than YouTube. Moreover the sound is very often not synchronized well with the video and you can see the annoying delay. Therefore we recommend YouTube for the best quality.
If you use some older/slow computer/tablet/smartphone the lower quality stream on Facebook will be your better option.

Remember, in case the broadcast is broken, just refresh your browser and wait a minute or two, or if it is not working, please go back to our channel and search for the new live video. We cannot control it. All streaming services and their servers are overloaded now due to COVID19. 

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RAFFLE BASKETS NEEDED

Events, From the Pastor, Parish Life, St. Valentine /

Please donate, as you do each year, the raffle baskets stuffed with goodies and whatever can be a good looking and valuable prize.

Because we don’t have our annual picnic this year, the lottery will take place in the church, right after 9:30 AM Mass on September 27, 2020. Each family, members and friends who are on our mailing list should receive already 20 tickets by mail. Please respond to my call in the letter and make the generous donations to St. Valentine’s Parish. If you need more tickets, they are available for sale.

There will be no separate tickets for baskets this year, but the same tickets you have received will be picked for monetary prizes and baskets as well. Please do not forget to send the smaller portion of your tickets back to the Parish Office and please do not wait to the last day. Remember, Post Office works much slower now and in case your tickets arrive late, they cannot be used during lottery.

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Frances F. Mularczyk passed away on June 10, 2020.

From the Pastor, Parish Life, St. Valentine /

Our parishioner, Frances F. Mularczyk passed away on June 10, 2020.

Loving wife of the late Joseph.  Beloved mother of Elaine Mularczyk and Loretta Brinkman (William).  Devoted Mom-Mom of Lisa, Dan, Becky, Gregory, Jenny, Alex; Mimi of Ana, Emily, Jack, Adelaide, Tyler, Siena, Lucas, and Charlee.  Sister of Josephine and the late Richard.

All services private at the family’s request. 

Donations in her memory to St. Valentine’s Polish National Catholic Church, 2330 Margaret St., Phila., PA 19137, would be appreciated.  

Eternal rest, grant unto her O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace. Amen. May her soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

Obituary

https://www.burnsfuneralhome.com/obituary/frances-mularczyk

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ST. VALENTINE’S CEMETERY FIXING AND CLEANING AFTER HEAVY STORM

Parish Life /

On Wednesday, June 3, storms over Philadelphia seriously damaged parish cemetery. Many tombstones and monuments were damaged by fallen trees and branches.

On Thursday and Friday we were able to remove a lot of broken branches and one tree from the cemetery area. On Saturday for the big cleaning project, only two parishioners (Leon and Joyce) showed up to help, but many volunteers from St. John Cantius RC Parish came to help us. Thank you Monika, Ewa, Ela, Ania, Iza and your husbands and sons for helping. Thank you Patrik’s friends, Matus and Vlad as well.

Thank you Anna, the owner of the Polish Deli POLMART located on Port Richmond for sponsoring the lunch for volunteers.

We were able to fix all the tombstones and lined them up. Cemetery is all clean. One tree needs to be cut off immediately because it is very dangerous and many graves can be destroyed completely when it falls down. We need your financial help for this project.

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St. Valentine’s Polish Cemetery seriously damaged by Wednesday’s storms

Parish Life /

Wednesday’s derecho, a very rare kind of storm over Philadelphia seriously damaged St. Valentine’s Polish Cemetery located 875 Mill Rd, Bensalem, PA.

Many tombstones and monuments are damaged by fallen trees and branches. Some trees are even uprooted.

On Thursday morning, our cemetery maintenance and myself, will start to remove whatever we can. However, other storms are coming on Thursday and Friday. Therefore, Saturday will be a good day to start cleaning work at 9:00 AM.

I humbly ask my Parishioners and Friends, but especially Polish people of Philadelphia and neighborhood to help us to clean after storm this over 100 years old Polish cemetery. St. Valentine’s Polish Parish cannot afford professional tree service. Our insurance coverage is very basic and can’t be applied neither. In majority, my parishioners are in older age, therefore I’m asking for help Polish people from other parishes.

If you can help us, please come on Saturday. Every pair of hands is precious. However, please remember to protect your hands with some gloves, to have long sleeves and spray your open body parts with some fat cream, body oil or sunscreen as a protection from poison ivy which can be there.

If you can take with you some heavy-duty equipment, like chainsaw, axes etc. or tractor, that would be great. All kind of help will be much appreciated.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me at 215-535-4978 or email me at stvalentinespncc@gmail.com

Fr. Mariusz Mularczyk, Pastor

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Środowe dwie nawałnice nad Filadelfią znacznie zniszczyły Polski Cmentarz Św. Walentego przy 875 Mill Rd w Bensalem, PA.

Wiele nagrobków i pomników zostało zniszczonych przez powalone drzewa i gałęzie, Niektóre drzewa zostały wyrwane z korzeniami.

W czwartek rano, razem moim pracownikiem cmentarza bierzemy się do roboty i postaramy się udrożnić drogę i usunąć co się da. Niestety zapowiadane są kolejne burze na czwartek i piątek. Dlatego sobota będzie dobrym dniem na sprzątanie cmentarza, zaczynając o 9:00 rano.

Pokornie proszę moich Parafian i Przyjaciół, a zwłaszcza Polonię z Filadelfii i okolic, aby nam pomóc posprzątać po burzy ten ponad 100-letni polski cmentarz.

Polskiej Parafii Św. Walentego nie stać na wynajęcie profesjonalnego serwisu. A nasze ubezpieczenie jest jedynie podstawowe i nie pokrywa tego rodzaju strat. Moi parafianie to w większości ludzie w podeszłym wieku, dlatego zwracam się z apelem o pomoc do Polaków z innych parafii.

Jeśli możecie nam pomóc, proszę, przyjdźcie w sobotę. Każda para rąk jest cenna. Ale pamiętajcie, proszę, chronić swoje ręce. Weźcie ze sobą rękawice. Koniecznie długie rękawy, a odkryte części ciała posmarujcie tłustym kremem, olejkiem lub nawet sprejem przeciwsłonecznym. Na powalonych konarach i drzewach może być poison ivy.

Jeśli możecie weźcie ze sobą jakieś narzędzia, piły łańcuchowe, siekiery itd. A może ktoś z was ma traktor? Byłoby wspaniale. Za wszelką okazaną pomoc będę ogromnie wdzięczny.

JeÅ›li macie pytania, dzwoÅ„cie do mnie pod 215-535-4978 lub piszcie stvalentinespncc@gmail.com.

Ks. Mariusz Mularczyk, Proboszcz

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