Tuesday's parting shot

Photo by Derek Berg 

A lower-budget Nativity scene on Seventh Street...

Prepping for the Pulaski Day Parade

Photo by Derek Berg 

As seen this morning outside St. Stanislaus between Avenue A and First Avenue... today is the 85th annual Pulaski Day Parade on Fifth Avenue. This year's Parade theme is "Marching With Heart, Soul & Love of Polonia."

Hopefully, the weather holds off on the celebration expected to draw thousands of spectators and participants.

A Parish Picnic outside St. Stanislaus on 7th Street

Photos by Stacie Joy

Today, St. Stanislaus — New York's oldest (and only) Polish Roman-Catholic church — hosted a Parish Picnic on Seventh Street between Avenue A and First Avenue.

EVG contributor Stacie Joy and shared these photos from the family-friendly event outside the church, which is celebrating its 150 anniversary... 

St. Stanislaus hosting a Parish Picnic on 7th Street this Sunday

 

Photos by Stacie Joy

Tomorrow (Sunday, Sept.25), St. Stanislaus — New York's oldest (and only) Polish Roman-Catholic church — is hosting a Parish Picnic on Seventh Street between Avenue A and First Avenue.

Signage promises Polish cuisine and products, books, flowers, art and more ... from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

St. Stanislaus is also celebrating its 150th year...  

Sunday's parting shot

Photo by Peter Brownscombe 

An outdoor procession via St. Stanislaus for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (aka Corpus Christi) today on Avenue A ...

Sunday's parting shot

Parishioners from St. Stanislaus on Seventh Street took part today in the annual Pulaski Day Parade ... float photo by Derek Berg...

A look at the restored St. Stanislaus

Workers removed the sidewalk bridge, scaffolding and construction netting this past week that had been up since late last spring... bringing into to view the restored facade at St. Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr Church on Seventh Street between Avenue A and First Avenue...



The church was completed in 1901...

A mural to commemorate Polish history in the East Village

There's a ceremony tomorrow (Sunday!) afternoon at 1 at 104 St. Mark's Place between Avenue A and First Avenue to officially unveil a new mural... here are details from the media advisory sent our way via the Polish Cultural Institute New York...

On April 17 at 1:00 PM in New York’s East Village the ceremonial unveiling of a mural commemorating the 1,050 years of Polish Statehood will take place. The mural will be located on the wall of a building belonging to the Parish of St. Stanislaus The Bishop and Martyr at 104 St. Marks Place. Along with commemorating Poland's impressive history, placing the mural in the East Village honors Polish immigrants' footprint in the area.

We would like to highlight the Polish presence in the neighborhood by introducing a mural marking the 966 baptism of Duke Mieszko I, which was not only an act of faith, but one with significant political and social consequences.

Throughout the years there has been a strong Polish presence in the East Village. The neighborhood has witnessed many important events such as 1909's final tribute to Helena Modrzejewska (Modjeska) at the Parish Church of St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr established by Polish immigrants in 1872; Tadeusz Kantor's plays at La MaMa and events at the famous Polish National Home "The Dom" (which was known as one of the hippest hangouts of the 1960s). The East Village was also portrayed by Janusz Glowacki, and has inspired many contemporary artists, including those who have visited Ms. Ludwika "Lucy" Mickevicius in her famous Polish bar.

The mural's artist Janusz Gilewicz, was born in Poland and has lived in the East Village for years.

The celebration of the 1,050th Anniversary of the Baptism of Poland is taking place under the Honorary Patronage of the President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda.

How to decode the mural:

Polska
* A country of nearly 40 million people located in the center of Europe
* Polish Constitution of May 3rd 1791 was the oldest in Europe, and the second-oldest in the world (after the United States)
* 10 million Americans are of Polish descent
* In the New York City metropolitan area alone, nearly 135,000 people speak Polish


The Ichthys (“fish”) is a symbol of Christianity
* Much older than the cross, and still in use today
* In his novel Quo Vadis, Polish Nobel Prize winner Henryk Sienkiewicz showed early Christians using the ichthys as a secret sign to identify one another

966
* The year of the baptism of Duke Mieszko I, ruler of Poland, bringing the country into Western civilization
* Marks the beginning of the Polish state
* The Baptism of Poland strengthened the country’s position among its neighbors

The Flag of Poland
* In heraldry, white represents spiritual values and purity, and red, bravery and valor
*Both serves the compositional beauty of the piece and serves as a symbol of the multicultural heritage of this neighborhood.

St. Stanislaus on 7th Street represents in the 78th annual Pulaski Day Parade

In case you are just waking up or watching the Jets game in London … today is the 78th annual Pulaski Day Parade in New York City. This year's theme: "Polish-American Businesses and Leaders, the Building of America."

As always, St. Stanislaus on East Seventh Street between Avenue A and First Avenue took part in the parade… EVG Senior Float Photographer Derek Berg provided these shots of the church's 2015 edition.

Afternoon break

Outside St. Stanislaus on East Seventh Street today via Derek Berg…

Special delivery

At St. Stanislaus on East Seventh Street... via Derek Berg

The St. Stanislaus flea market is this weekend

Noon to 6 p.m. today. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow.

Down in the church hall … 101 E. Seventh St. between Avenue A and First Avenue...

St. Stanislaus represents in the annual Pulaski Day Parade

Today is the 77th annual Pulaski Day Parade in New York City. This year's theme: "Canonization of Blessed John Paul II."

And, once again, St. Stanislaus on East Seventh Street between Avenue A and First Avenue will be part of the parade… as you can see from these float photos this morning by EVG Senior Float Photographer Derek Berg …

The Feast of Corpus Christi

Earlier today, parishioners of the St. Stanislaus Bishop And Martyr Roman Catholic Church on East Seventh Street celebrated the Feast of Corpus Christi with a march through the East Village...











Always shocked to see any procession around here these days not related to a pub crawl.

Photos by Bobby Williams.

What was inside the three wise men's treasure chest anyway?

Our friends at the Big Gay Ice Cream Shop brought our attention to the candleholder in the nativity scene at St. Stanislaus on Seventh Street...

Heh. We didn't know that Fleshjack made candleholders too...

The work of a jokester? To save you searching "Fleshjack" on Google ... they sell quality sex toys and adult toys for men.