Happy Polish American Heritage Month from PAAA!

[Matthew Stefanski]

Upcoming events in Washington, DC to celebrate your Polish heritage ‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­

To all of our members and friends - we wish you a happy Polish American Heritage Month!  We hope many of you will be able to join us for our special memorial mass on Saturday, October 4 at the Basilica. You will also find below several other upcoming events in Washington, DC where you will be able to celebrate and embrace our roots, culture and traditions. Do zobaczenia!  Please invite your friends and family and plan to join us for a special Polish American Heritage Mass on Saturday, October 4, at 10:30 AM in the Our Lady of Czestochowa Chapel at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC.   This special liturgy will be offered for the intentions of Polonia and in memory of our departed members, as we prepare to mark our organization’s 60th anniversary in 2026. The Mass will be celebrated primarily in English, enriched with Polish prayers and hymns.    Following the Mass, guests are invited to join a guided tour highlighting the Basilica’s rich history, architecture, and artwork, including the renowned Christ in Majesty mosaic by Jan Henryk de Rosen.   The Our Lady of Czestochowa Chapel, visited twice by Pope John Paul II, beautifully honors Poland’s spiritual heritage through mosaics, depictions of Polish saints, and the beloved image of the Black Madonna. Learn more about the chapel here. We hope you will join us for this meaningful occasion. All are welcome, and following the mass there will be an opportunity to socialize in the Basilica’s café. ­ Presented in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Andrzej Wajda’s honorary Oscar, this screening shows the legendary director's final film, a passionate portrait of renowned avantgarde painter Wladyslaw Strzeminski, who challenged Stalinist orthodoxy. In post-war Poland, Strzeminski works as a professor at the National School of Fine Arts in Łódź. His students revere him as a genius, but university authorities and the Ministry of Culture have a differing opinion. Refusing to comply with Communist Party regulations, he is eventually expelled from the university and the artists union. As the Communist authorities continue their efforts to ruin him, Strzeminski remains steadfast in his political and artistic convictions. (Andrzej Wajda, 2016, DCP, Polish with English subtitles, 100 minutes)   Organized in partnership with the Embassy of Poland and the Wajda Film Center. More information and registration ­ Free Registration for the 9th edition of the Kosciuszko Freedom Run ­ Pablo Ferrández makes his NSO debut in Lutosławski’s Cello Concerto, an innovative work that uses the cello’s dynamic tonal range to engage the orchestra in a captivating conversation. November 20-23 - More Information ­ Donate to PAAA Polish American Arts Association of Washington, DC P.O. Box 9442 Washington, DC 20016