[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 56 (Monday, May 5, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E822]
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               IN HONOR OF ST. STANISLAUS B. & M. PARISH

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 1, 1997

  Mrs. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay a 
respectful tribute to St. Stanislaus B. & M. Parish on the 125th 
anniversary of its founding. St. Stanislaus has a remarkable history 
that is closely interwoven with the development of the lower east side 
of Manhattan.
  The parish of St. Stanislaus was founded in 1872 to introduce its 
Polish immigrant parishioners to New York society and culture and to 
serve as a vital link to their homeland. Its history of frequent 
relocations follows the patterns of many of the Polish residents and 
organizations of the lower east side. Since the first parish did not 
have its own building, services were held at various churches 
throughout New York. In 1875, the parish bought four buildings 
surrounding 318 Henry Street; the first mass was held there on December 
18 of that year. In 1878, the parish purchased an existing church 
building at 45 Stanton Street. It was in the basement of this building 
that the first Polish parish school in New York opened in 1885.
  The Polish immigrant community had grown so large by 1900 that the 
parish needed to expand. On May 3, 1901, the first mass was offered in 
St. Stanislaus' new 7th Street building, its current home; the parish 
school, which had been on hiatus, reopened in 1907 with 750 students.
  St. Stanislaus parish would not have grown and prospered without its 
dedicated parishioners and priests. Throughout the years, the parish 
was overseen by Monsignor Strzelecki, Rev. Feliks Burant, Monsignor 
Karpinski, and Father Lucius Tyrasinski. The parish will enter its 
third century of service to New York's Polish community under Rev. 
Krzysztof Wieliczko, who was installed as pastor in 1996.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues rise with me in this tribute to 
St. Stanislaus B. & M. Parish as it celebrates its 125th anniversary. I 
am honored to have such an important parish in my district continuing 
the Polish immigrants' traditions of their homeland and introducing 
them to the culture of their new home.

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