Please join us in celebrating the Polish Heritage Month in May 2024.
Schedule of Events:
Polish Heritage Month – May 2024 Miesiac Dziedzictwa Polskiego – Maj 2024
PDF posters – courtesy of: Maria Kulesza
Cultural, educational and charitable events in and for the Polish Community of Windsor, Ontario.
Please join us in celebrating the Polish Heritage Month in May 2024.
Schedule of Events:
PDF posters – courtesy of: Maria Kulesza
The Polonia Centre Academic Awards encourage and support students of our community in their pursuit of higher education. We are looking for students who have made significant contributions of time and energy to the Polish community and a positive contribution to their school through involvement of extracurricular activities, all while demonstrating a competent level of academic achievement.
Applications for 2024 Undergraduate Students Academic Awards are now available. The address to submit the applications is the office of Global Maintenance Company, 5101 South National Street (across the street from the Polonia Park office). The deadline for filing the application is May 10th 2024 by 4:00 pm.
Applications must be accompanied by all required documents.
Attention Master and PhD Candidates: An application will be posted on this site on July, 2024.
Text – Courtesy of: Mrs. Halina Roznawski – Polonia Centre (Windsor) Inc. – Scholarships Committee
Easter is the only time when you can put all your eggs in one basket and get away with it… Wishing you an Easter that is bright, joyful and filled with love and happiness.
Have a joyous celebration with your Family and Friends. Happy Easter! Chrystus Pan Zmartwychwstal – Wesolego Alleluja zyczy calej Polonijnej Wspolnocie Polonia Centre (Windsor) Inc.
Windsor’s Polish community celebrates declaration of May as national Polish Heritage Month.
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Source: “Windsor Star” • Published Mar 05, 2024
On February 7, 2024, the Canadian Parliament approved Motion M-75, establishing May as Polish Heritage Month and May 3rd as Polish Constitution Day in Canada. YEAS 328, NAYS 0. A great success for our current and future generations.
On February 1, 2024, Private Members’ Business on Polish Heritage Month in Canada, Motion M-75, was debated by MPs in the House of Commons. It was a pleasure to hear some impressive opinions about the major contribution of Canadians of Polish heritage, who built a better Canada.
After a long break Paczki Day is back!!! This year, February 13th is Fat Tuesday, also known as Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras – the last day before the season of Lent where many Christians refrain from indulgent treats. For Canadians it’s better known as Paczki Day (Tlusty Wtorek in Polish) , when local bakeries serve up dozens of traditional Polish pastries as a last chance to enjoy a sweet treat. Whether or not you observe Lent, you won’t want to miss the opportunity to try a “paczek,” as a single Paczki is called. Paczki (pronounced PONCH-KEE) are deep-fried balls of yeast dough traditionally filled with prunes and covered with powdered sugar or icing. They were originally created to use up all the fats and sugar in the house before Lent and help avoid temptation in the coming weeks. Modern Paczki are just as rich (about 400 Calories a piece !), but come in a variety of flavors, so don’t worry if prunes aren’t your favorite thing. Beside prune filling paczki will be available also in raspberry and rosehip filling.
For all the Paczki lovers – Sunday, February 11 at Holy Trinity Parish Hall after each Mass from 10:00 am until approximately 2:30pm is the place to be to get these delicious treats provided as before by the Sweet Temptations – well known Polish bakery from Missisauga. This grand scale event will be organized and sponsored as usual by the Cultural Committee of Polonia Centre in Windsor. The prices are as following – $2.00 per single (1) piece, $11.0 for six, or $22 per dozen. As mentioned above – there will be three flavors available – with traditional prune filling, raspberry filling and rosehip, all covered with icing We hope to see you there!
Since 1978 Polonia Centre (Windsor) Inc. has been committed to promoting Polish culture and traditions, supporting activities within Polonia and to help make it successful within our Canadian Society. With this year’s distribution, we have awarded over 1.6 million dollars in Donations, Sponsorships and Academic Awards. The GALA OF EXCELLENCE was held on October 15, 2023 and recipients are listed below.
“Polonia” Donations & Sponsorships
Ursuline Sisters of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus $60,000
Polish Canadian Business & Professional Association $10,279
Tatry Song & Dance Ensemble $10,000
Polish Language School at the Holy Trinity R.C. Church in Windsor $5,000
Windsor White Eagles Sports & Recreation $3,500
Polish Canadian Students’ Association of Windsor $2,500
“Polskie Nadzieje” of Windsor $2,500
Catholic Women’s League at Holy Trinity R.C. Church $2,000
Wisla Volleyball Club Windsor $1,200
Polish Varieties Radio – WNZK 680/690 AM $1,000
Windsor Polonia Fishing Club $500
What’s UP Windsor Radio – CJAM 99.1 FM $500
Registered Charities
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church – Music Ministry $40,000
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church – Building Fund $15,000
Assumption University Polonia Centre Scholarship $20,000
The Hospice of Windsor & Essex County $10,000
Windsor Cancer Centre Foundation – Patient Assistance Fund $ 6,000
Leddy Library at University of Windsor $ 3,000
University of Toronto – Polish Language & Literature Studies $ 2,500
University of Ottawa – Polish Studies $ 2,500
Street Help Homeless Centre of Windsor $ 2,000
Windsor Essex Right to Life $ 2,000
Our Lady of Guadalupe Home of Windsor $ 2,000
NET Canada – sponsorship of Maya Jaglarz (Youth Ministry) $ 2,000
Windsor Public Library $ 1,000
Academic Awards
The Academic Awards Program was established in 1981 to encourage and support students of our Polish Community in their pursuit of higher education. Undergraduate students Vanessa Udron and Madison Uszynski and Graduate student Natalia Glinski shared in a total of $10,000.
Text prepared by: Halina Roznawski, President of Polonia Centre (Windsor) Inc
Photo: Maria Wojewnik – Publisher, PoloniaWindsor.ca
As a Non-Profit Charitable Corporation in the Province of Ontario, Polonia Centre (Windsor) Inc. supports Registered Charities. Assumption University is one of the Registered Charities that we’ve selected this year. A $20,000 donation will facilitate an annual “Polonia Centre Scholarship” to a successful candidate pursuing a course in “Inter-Faith Studies. The use of funds in charitable giving confirms our support of education and is in line with our annual Academic Awards, support of Polish School Windsor and local libraries.
Halina Roznawski, President, Dr. Barbara Niewitecka and Steve Polewski, members of the Polonia Centre Scholarship Committee, met with Dr. John Cappucci, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Assumption University on October 18, 2023 to make the presentation.
Text – Courtesy of: Halina Roznawski, President of Polonia Centre (Windsor) Inc.
Image – Courtesy of: Assumption University in Windsor (Facebook account)
On October 1st, 2023 one of the oldest Polish-Canadian Organizations in our area – Polish Alliance of Canada – Branch 20th in Windsor celebrated its 80-th Anniversary.
Polonia of Windsor Essex would like to extend the best wishes on the occasion of this remarkable 80th Jubilee. We congratulate the Polish Alliance of Canada Branch 20 on all of your great accomplishments, generosity and countless contributions to the community. We thank you and we wish you continued success in the years to come. Cheers! STO LAT!!!
On Sunday, July 30th, 2023 Sister Paula Ryniec received the Golden Cross of Merit – awarded by the President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda. This award was presented by Consul Magdalena Pszczolkowska in recognition of the Ursuline Sisters’ 58-year long contributions to the Polish Community in Canada. The celebration took place on Sunday, after the 12:30 Holy Mass at the Holy Trinity R.C. Church in Windsor Ontario
Dear Sister Paula:
On behalf of the Polonia Centre, we congratulate you wholeheartedly and we want to take this opportunity to thank you, and all your Sisters, for your devotion to the Polish Community and all the good that you spread since your arrival in 1965.
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