Please join us in celebrating the Polish Heritage Month in May 2025.

Schedule of Events

Polish  Heritage Month – May 2025

** Free admission to all events except as indicated for the sale of tickets (Mother’s Day lunch on May 11th, Film Screening on Thursday May 22nd and Luncheon by Invitation only on May 31st**

Thursday, May 1st – Saturday, May 31st, 2025:

Please join us in celebrating Polish Heritage Month by displaying Polish flags in your homes throughout the entire month of May.

PDF posters –  courtesy  of: Maria Kulesza

The Polonia Centre Academic Awards Program encourages and rewards young Polish Canadians to strive for and attain the finest education their talents will allow.  We seek candidates who display academic excellence and participate in extra-curricular activities thus making a positive contribution to their school as well as the Windsor and/or Polish community.

Applications for 2025 Undergraduate Students Academic Awards  are now available here.

The address to submit the applications is  the office of Global Maintenance Company:

Polonia Centre (Windsor) Inc.
5101 South National Street (across the street from the Polonia Park office)
Windsor, ON  N8Y 4Z5

Deadline: 

Application must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on May 21, 2025 to the office of the Global Maintenance Company at 5101 South National Street.

Resurrection of Christ – Giovanni Bellini, 1475-1479. Oil on panel, 128 x 148cm- Gemaldegalerie, Berlin.

May this Easter Sunday bring us new hope, joy and abundance of happiness received through God’s Grace – Happy Easter and Wesolego Alleluja to All from Polonia Centre (Windsor) Inc. and Global Maintenance.

Image: Public Domain

IN POLISH

This year Polish Canadians from age 18 and up, with the valid Polish Passport and after completing the registration by May 13th on the Polish Government Website, would be able to vote in the upcoming Presidential Election – scheduled as listed: first round – on May 17th, second round (if necessary) – on May 31st, 2025 – at Dom Polski in Windsor Ontario, 1275 Langlois Ave, ON N8X 4L6.

For completing the required registration process  please go to the gov.pl/web/kanada. Links to the registration website  e-Wybory as well as the complete alphabetical list of the Polish Electoral Districts abroad are already active. In the first step – press the blue button “Rozpocznij Rejestracje”. In the next step you will need to register with your designated Electoral District (Obwod Wyborczy) – in this case with No 161 – Windsor ON). Have your valid Polish Passport and PESEL number ready. The deadline for submitting  the registration process is May 13.

INFORMACJA  O WYBORACH NA PREZYDENTA RP

Osoby pelnoletnie, (17 Maja 2025 roku musza miec ukonczone 18 lat) z waznym Polskim Paszportem, po uprzednim zarejestrowaniu sie do dnia 13 maja beda mogly glosowac w zblizajacych sie wyborach na Prezydenta RP (…)

Sister Malgorzata as the Mother Superior in the year 1965 just after arrival to Windsor and in April 5th, 2020

God gives us special occasions and today we celebrate a very rare one…On behalf of the entire Polish Community here in Windsor and the rest of Canada, we would like to send our Beloved Sister Malgorzata Gorska the Best Wishes of love,  good health  and all the Blessings of her Patroness St. Margaret Mary Alacoque. We are very grateful for Sister’s presence here in Windsor during the last 60 years. Dear Sister, please accept our heartfelt thanks  for all  your help, wisdom and love shown to anyone who had an honor and pleasure to meet You. May God  bless You Sister with His special favor and wonderful peace  – now and always. Happy Birthday and Congratulations on your incredible journey!

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.

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

2023 Polonia Centre Donation Recipients – From left to right: Karen Pillon – Leddy Library  University of Windsor, Margaret Holec – What’s UP Windsor Radio, Andrzej Minkiewicz- Wisla Volleyball Club Windsor, Leszek Rudowski -Windsor White Eagles Sports & Recreation, Halina Roznawski – President of Polonia Centre (Windsor) Inc., Julia Zalewski – “Polskie Nadzieje” of Windsor, Susie Sawicki – Polish Canadian Students’ Association of Windsor, Halina Skoda – Catholic Women’s League at Holy Trinity R.C. Church in Windsor, Jerry Barycki – Polish Canadian Business & Professional Association, Sister Teresa Sroka – Polish Language School at Holy Trinity R.C. Church in Windsor, Sr. Maria Lange – Ursuline Sisters of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus, Fr. Glen Ball – Holy Trinity R.C. Church, Maria Kulesza- Tatry Song & Dance Ensemble, Fr. Stanislaw Izdebski – Holy Trinity R.C. Church, Jerzy Rozalski – Polish Varieties Radio – WNZK 680/690 AM, Jerzy Wnukowski – Windsor Polonia Fishing Club, Steve Polewski – President of the Global Maintenance Board of Directors

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.

From the left: Steve Polewski of the Polonia Centre Scholarship Committee, Dr. John Cappucci Principal and Vice-Chancellor Assumption University in Windsor, Halina Roznawski – President of Polonia Centre (Windsor) Inc. and Dr Barbara Niewitecka of the Polonia Centre Scholarship Committee

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)

80 years ago in Canada…

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.