150 YEAR CELEBRATION

THE WILNO HERITAGE SOCIETY

Events Family Stones Heritage Store Heritage Walks Stories 2008 Celebration

April 27, 2008 -  St. Hedwig's Church, Barry's Bay -
Special Polish Mass celebrated in Polish, Kashub and English
by Msgr. Ambrose Pick

The altar cloth was embroidered with Kashubian patterns by Theresa Chapeskie.

The choir sang in Polish and Kashub.

After mass, the parish held its annual Polish Kashub Tea in the church hall. The historic theme was highlighted in the displays and in the pioneer and Polish and Kashub costumes worn by the ladies of the parish. Here Bernadette (Norlock) Dudack stands in front of a display on the first Kashubian immigrants.

For more information on the Wilno Heritage Society e-mail:
heritage@wilno.org