Advance Schedule for Lent, Passiontide, and Holy Week

Sunday, March 14 — Solemnity of the Institution of the P.N.C.C., Holy Mass at 9am.
Sunday, March 21 — Passion Sunday (the beginning of Passiontide), Holy Mass at 9am.
Sunday, March 21 — St. Joseph and St. Patrick Dinner at 3pm.
Sunday, March 28 — Palm Sunday, Holy Mass and Liturgy and distribution of Palms at 9am.
The Sunday [...]

Lent at St. Francis Parish

Ash Wednesday, February 17 – Holy Mass and distribution of ashes at 7pm
Ash Wednesday is the first day of the penitential season of Lent, in which ashes are placed on the head or forehead of the faithful.
Ash Wednesday is unknown in the Eastern Church, and developed only in the West. Orthodox Churches begin Lent [...]

Our Prime Bishop’s Christmas Letter – December 2009

To my dear brother Bishops, Priests, Deacons, and Faithful of the Polish National Catholic Church:
My dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
As Prime Bishop it is my privilege and distinct pleasure to extend greetings and best wishes to the entire Polish National Catholic Church. All of us are now making preparations to celebrate the Nativity [...]

All Saints Day and All Souls Day service at the Polish Cemetery in Commack, Long Island, NY

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
All Saints Day is an ancient holiday celebrated by members of the Catholic Church to commemorate the saints. Also, the day after All Saints Day, All Souls Day, is set aside so that we might pray for the souls who have yet to find their way to Heaven. These [...]

Dzień Wszystkich Świętych – Polski Cmentarz w Commack, Long Island, NY

Drodzy braci i siostry w Chrystusie,
Data pierwszego listopada jest bardzo znacząca w życiu każdego katolika i Polaka. Jako wierni jesteśmy zachęceni, aby w tym dniu dziękować Bogu za niezliczone rzesze wiernych zmarłych, którzy poprzez swoje życie oddane Kościołowi i Bogu osiągnęli pełnię świętości. Jednocześnie Dzień Wszystkich Świętych i Dzień Zaduszny jest dla nas okazją, [...]

Spojnia Sunday

In conjunction with the continued celebration of the Polish National Union of America’s 100th anniversary and the marking of the 35th anniversary of the Spojnia Credit Union, this year’s annual “Spojnia Sunday” will be observed in a unique way.
For the first time ever it is the hope of the PNU that (today) on Sunday [...]

Learn more about us

Check out our newest brochure [pdf] loaded with tons of information about our Parish and the Polish National Catholic Church (no, you don’t have to be Polish to read it… or join us…)

Blessing of Animals – Saturday, October 3rd

Bring your dogs, cats, hamsters, gerbils, birds, fish, ferrets, turtles, lizards, etc. for a special St. Francis blessing on Saturday, October 3, 2009 at 1pm at St. Francis PNC Church, 1752 Harton Avenue • East Meadow, NY

Corpus Christi

On Sunday, June 14 clergy and parishioners from across the New York – New Jersey Seniorate gathered at the Parish of St. Peter and Paul in Passaic, New Jersey to jointly celebrate Holy Mass followed by Procession in honor of the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. The principal [...]

Celebrating our Pastor’s installation and the 20th Anniversary of his priesthood

On the Solemnity of Pentecost, Sunday, May 31st, we celebrated the installation of the Rev. Andrzej Koterba as our Pastor. We also celebrated the 20th anniversary of Father Koterba’s ordination to the Holy Priesthood.
The Very Rev. Wiesław Pietruszka led a Vespers Service during which he installed Fr. Koterba in accordance with the Rites of [...]