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POLISH CATHOLIC COMMUNITY The Church is a social and faith driven hub By Adrian Middeldorp and Elizabeth McFarlane IN 1966, Cardinal Gilroy consecrated Our Lady of Czestochowa, Queen of Poland Catholic Church in Marayong. The six roof peaks of the Church represent the six million Polish people who were killed in World War II. In the past 50 years, the Church through the Society of Christ (SChr), an order devoted to the care of Polish migrants, has provided pastoral care through a connection with strong faith and devotional traditions through the Polish language. Half a century later, Polish Community Rector, Rev Henryk Zasiura SChr sees the community as a bridge between the ageing first and second generation of migrants, and the later generations who now speak English as their primary language and who are generally involved in their local English-speaking parishes. The Marayong church is the centre of Polish pastoral care, not only for the local community, but the entire Sydney metropolitan area. The chaplaincy plays a significant role in Polish devotional and national celebrations that often overlap. Very Rev Przemyslaw S Karasiuk SChr (Fr Sylvester), the Provincial of the Society of Christ, believes the Church is a social and faith driven hub for special celebrations. “For the meaningful dates in the Polish religious calendar or national calendar, they come here (Marayong). Special gatherings include Corpus Christi and Christ the King – the patronal feast of our Congregation. On 3 May is the Feast of Our Lady Queen of Poland and Polish Constitution Day,” Fr Sylvester said. Celebrating traditional devotions is an extremely important part of the work of the Chaplaincy and the Polish language is the uniting factor to their work. They participate in the Litany of Loreto in May, devotionals to the Sacred Heart in June, October is the month of the Rosary and they say prayers for the deceased in November. “Polish religious tradition is tied to the devotions. In May, for example, Polish people gather by road crossings where there are small chapels and they pray a litany such as a litany to the Sacred Heart in June,” Fr Sylvester said. Polish celebrations include traditional dancing and styles of clothing that differ depending on regions of Poland, and include colourful celebrations with costumes, flowers and food. This year is a significant year for the Polish Rev Henryk Zasiura SChr and Przemyslaw S Karasiuk SChr (Fr Sylvester). community, not only in Sydney for the 50th anniversary of the church, but worldwide as it marks 1050 years of Christianity in Poland. In 966, Prince Mieszko I, ruler of the Polans, converted from paganism to Christianity. Since the establishment of the first Archdiocese in the year 1000, to 1978 when Karol Wojtyła (St John Paul II) was elected the first non-Italian pope in 455 years and who played an influential role in the downfall of communism in the country, the Polish story of Christianity has been one of both struggle and triumph. Its culture and Christianity are indispensable, as recognised by the preamble in the Polish constitution: “Beholden to our ancestors for their labors, their struggle for independence achieved at great sacrifice, for our culture rooted in the Christian heritage of the Nation and in universal human values.” Polish celebrations will culminate at the end of this month with a Papal visit to Poland, as Pope Francis visits Czestochowa and World Youth Day in Krakow. On 20 November, the Polish community will welcome Most Rev Wacław Depo, Archbishop of Czestochowa, who will lead the 50-year celebrations in Marayong. PHOTO ELIZABETH MCFARLANE. The interior of the beautiful Our Lady of Czestochowa, Queen of Poland Catholic Church in Marayong PHOTO: ELIZABETH MCFARLANE. Shrine of Our Lady of Mercy Penrose Park Fatima Day: Wednesday 13 July A day of prayer with our Bishop Peter Ingham! Exposition 10am, Holy Mass 11am, After Lunch; Procession and Devotions at Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes Principal Celebrant: Most Rev Peter Ingham Bishop of Wollongong Divine Mercy Sunday: 3 July 11am - Solemn Mass followed by Devotions including Chaplet of Divine Mercy Fatima Family Sunday: 17 July 11am - Holy Mass with Renewal of Wedding Vows, followed by Devotions Upcoming celebrations in our shrine Our Lady of Mt Carmel: Saturday 16 July 11am - Holy Mass followed by Exposition and Benediction Pauline Fathers’ Monastery Address: 120 Hanging Rock Road, Berrima, NSW, 2577 Phone: 02 4878 9192 Email: paulinefathers@yahoo.com.au Website: www.penrosepark.com.au 18 CatholicOutlook | JULY 2016 www.catholicoutlook.org
www.parrafamlife.org.au @parrafamlife parrafamlife FAMILY & LIFE 70 years of marriage and still smiling By Ben Smith, Director of the Family & Life Office IN POPE FRANCIS’ recent apostolic exhortation, Amoris Laetitia, he used the image of wine to reflect the way love matures in marriage over time. He identified that older married couples “now taste the sweetness of the wine of love, well-aged and stored deep within their hearts.” (Amoris Laetitia, No. 231) This reality is exemplified by a couple from Leonay who have been married for many years. Victor and Ilona Holmick, my wife’s grandparents, celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on 8 June. They have been parishioners of Our Lady of the Way Parish at Emu Plains since their arrival in the area in 1981. I asked the happy couple a few questions about their life together: When, where and how did you meet? They met in Budapest, Hungary, in September 1945. Their lives intersected in the office of a mutual friend who had employed Ilona after World War II and had lent Victor a spare garage to start a business. They began courting at the end of 1945 and became engaged in February 1946. They were married on 8 June 1946. Did you have a lavish wedding? Victor and Ilona had a simple wedding with a small circle of family and friends in attendance as Hungary was going through a major economic downturn. Each guest contributed a dish and some drinks for the reception. Ilona and Victor Holmick celebrated 70 years of married life last month. Did you have an eventful start to your marriage? They began their married life in a single-room apartment next to Ilona’s parents’ house. But with the changes being made by the new Communist Government there was little hope of opportunity, and personal liberties were being progressively curtailed. They decided to escape Hungary and find a new life. In December 1948, they executed a midnight run with the help of people smugglers to escape into Austria with some of their extended family (there were eight of them in total). They spent a few months in a refugee camp in Salzburg where they were given a choice between immigrating to South America or Australia. They opted for the latter and boarded a boat to Australia in June 1949. What was it like settling into Australia in 1949? When they arrived in Australia they were sent to stay in an old army barracks at Bonegilla near Albury. They shared a bedroom with a number of families, separated by blankets for privacy. They also shared the toilet facilities and ate in a refectory. Despite these circumstances, Victor and Ilona were happy to make a new start in a free country. After an attempt at working on the northern Queensland canefields, the search for milder weather and the availability of jobs drew them to Sydney. For a while they lived in a tent on a block of land in Sutherland before building a makeshift three-room shed. How did you build a foundation for your family in Australia? They stumbled on an opportunity to buy a knitting machine and do some contract manufacturing. After a while they decided to try and win some other clients and eventually secured David Jones as their first major client. The family knitting business really took off when they moved to Tamworth to build a factory and they secured a lucrative contract to make military jumpers. The business moved to South Penrith in the early 1980s and is now run by members of the Holmick family with a manufacturing plant in Sri Lanka operated by one of their grandchildren. What is your legacy? Through all their challenges in getting settled into Australia their family has grown to include five children, 12 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. What have you learnt about marriage? Family needs to pull together when the chips are down. Husbands and wives will not always agree. But love conquers all things in the end if you give it a chance. To contact the diocesan Family & Life Office, send an email to famlife@parra.catholic.org.au Catholic Hospital Chaplaincy Coordinator/Pastoral Carer This is a full-time position. This role exists to meet the sacramental, pastoral, spiritual and social needs of Catholic patients, families and staff within the hospital and the pastoral administration of the Chaplaincy Department at Mt Druitt Hospital. The successful applicant will be a practising Catholic who is multifaith-abled, pastorally ministering to patients and staff of many faiths and none. Employed by the Diocese of Parramatta, you will work under the direction of the Episcopal Vicar for Chaplaincies. Applications close Friday 8 July 2016. Catholic Pastoral Carer Emu Plains Women’s Correctional Centre This is a full-time position. Prison Pastoral Carers are appointed to serve the needs and best interests of the inmates and staff. The role exists to meet the sacramental, pastoral, spiritual and social needs of all inmates and staff and for those of all religions and none. Emu Plains Correctional Centre is a minimum security institution for women on Old Bathurst Road, Emu Plains. Diocesan Development Fund Catholic Diocese of Parramatta Supporting the growing needs of the institutions and agencies within the Catholic Diocese of Parramatta www.parra.catholic.org.au/ddf Employed by the Diocese of Parramatta you will work under the direction of the Episcopal Vicar for Chaplaincies and in accordance with relevant diocesan policies and protocols and policies of the Department of Corrective Services. Applications close Friday 8 July 2016. For further details about these positions please visit DIOCESE OF PARRAMATTA’S WEBSITE http://parracatholic.org/employment/ Disclosure Statement The Diocesan Development Fund Catholic Diocese of Parramatta (DDF) is not subject to the provisions of the Corporation Act 2001 nor has it been examined or approved by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. Deposits with the DDF are guaranteed by CDPF Limited, a company established by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference for this purpose. We welcome your investment with the DDF rather than with a profit oriented commercial organisation as a conscious commitment by you to support the Charitable, Religious and Educational works of the Catholic Church. Neither the DDF nor the Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Parramatta are prudentially supervised by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority; contributions to the DDF do not obtain the benefit of the depositor protection provisions of the Banking Act 1959; the DDF is designed for investors who wish to promote the charitable purposes of the DDF. www.catholicoutlook.org CatholicOutlook | JULY 2016 19
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