Memorial Mass - Knights of Columbus

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Memorial Sunday for Polish plane crash victims

Posted By Expositor Staff     Posted 1 hour ago

A  memorial mass will be held on Sunday at St. Joseph's Church on Brant Avenue for Polish President Lech Kaczynski and other leaders of the country who died in a plane crash on April 10.

"Everyone is welcome, not just the Polish community," said church member John Stys, also president of the Polish Hall on Pearl Street.

Stys, who is organizing the service, along with Father Adam Wroblewicz of St. Joseph's, said local dignitaries, including Brant MP Phil McColeman, will attend.

Kaczynski, his wife Maria, and several other members of Poland's leadership were among the 97 people who died when the plane crashed in western Russia last weekend.

They were aboard the presidential plane travelling to Russia to participate in a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre.

The massacre occurred in a forest near Smolensk in the Second World War when the Soviets slaughtered 22,000 Polish clerics, military officers and intellectuals.

Stys said the loss of so many of Poland's high-ranking officials has touched the local Polish community. Sunday's mass at 3 p.m. is a way to recognize the victims

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