Tuesday, April 12, 2016
2016 Blessing of the Polish Folk Dance Ensembles
On Sunday, April 10, 2016, members of the Wawel Folk Ensemble participated in the 14th Annual Blessing of the Polis Folk Dance Ensembles at St. Hyacinth Church in Detroit, Michigan. The brainchild, of the late Ks. Francis Skalski, St. Hyacinth's current pastor, Ks. Janusz Iwan and the dedicated parishioners of St. Hyacinth continue to carry on this yearly tradition. Wawel has participated in this annual event since its inception. In addition to celebrating Polish heritage, the mass also called to mind the death of Polish President Lech Kaczynski, his wife and the Polish delegation on the sixth anniversary of the Smolensk catastrophe.
