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Pgn421
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Posted on Wednesday, August 08, 2007 - 4:49 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Went for the first time last year. Good food. Polka Bands,Cold beer. This Sat and Sunday. Russell and Canfield. Lots of fun
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Waz
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Posted on Wednesday, August 08, 2007 - 4:53 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

That sounds great. Do you know if the church might be open during the festival for those of us who haven't been inside for years?
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Posted on Wednesday, August 08, 2007 - 5:51 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

It's still a beautiful church.
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Posted on Wednesday, August 08, 2007 - 5:54 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

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That sounds great. Do you know if the church might be open during the festival for those of us who haven't been inside for years?



You could always leave your confessions on the Non-Detroit page. :-)
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Pgn421
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Posted on Wednesday, August 08, 2007 - 6:04 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

yes, the church is open during the festival. My dad was a funeral director, he went to a lot of churches in and around Detroit. He always told me to check out SHOM . I did for the first time a couple years ago. He was right. Most beautiful church in Detroit.All the poles and italians donated their whole paycheck years ago.
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Kathleen
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Posted on Thursday, August 09, 2007 - 6:53 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Pierogi Festival details:

AUGUST 11 & 12, 2007
Saturday 1pm - 9pm (1pm - 3:30pm food only)
Sunday 12pm - 9pm
Special Polka Mass 4pm Saturday with Pan Franek & Zosia

FOOD: Pierogi dinners, Chicken dinners, Grilled food bar

LIVE MUSIC: Pan Franek & Zosia on Saturday; Kielbasa Kings and Misty Blues on Sunday

http://shofm.wordpress.com/200 7/07/16/its-pierogi-festival-t ime/
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Posted on Thursday, August 09, 2007 - 9:54 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Out of curiosity, what is a Polka Mass? Do they replace the usual Church music with polkas?
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Mtm
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Posted on Thursday, August 09, 2007 - 2:48 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Dzenkuje Dobrze! to everyone for not adding an s to the end of pierogi. I get so tired of seeing Mrs. T's "pierogies".
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Posted on Thursday, August 09, 2007 - 3:15 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yes, a polka mass is the same thing as a Mass but with a polka band.

Pan Franek and Zosia can be quite good, especially with two fiddles.
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Grandpamike
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Posted on Friday, August 10, 2007 - 7:05 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I'm with you Mtm. "pierog" is singular; "pierogi" is plural. "pierogies" is not a word. The same with "chruscik" and "chrusciki". The same with stuffed cabbage, but I don't know how to spell it.
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Long_in_the_tooth
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Last year there were hookers in mini skirts working a "bottle game" and the daughter didn't have on underwear.I shit you not.
You got to love the sign.....
"Bingo, Beer,and Pierogi".
It's almost as good as their "Christmas in July"
where they raffle off vodka.
Praise the Lord.
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Dougw
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Posted on Saturday, August 11, 2007 - 10:33 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Same singular & plural with local favorites "paczek" and "paczki".


Pierogi Fest Banner

Pierogi Festival


Sweetest Heart

Inside Sweetest Heart of Mary


Rogies!

'Rogies! (Your choice of delicious handmade cheese, potato and kraut Pierogi... plus apple turnover, slaw.)

Festival runs through tomorrow, so it's not too late to get your pierogi.
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Adamjab19
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Posted on Sunday, August 12, 2007 - 9:22 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Pgn421-where was your dad a funeral director?

This would be perfect for my off day today!
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Pgn421
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Posted on Sunday, August 12, 2007 - 11:08 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

he had his own funeral home on the Blvd, back in the fifties. He was a free lance after that at Van Leberghes. Ever hear of it? On E.Warren?
PN
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Kathleen
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Posted on Sunday, August 12, 2007 - 12:00 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Wasn't the Arthur J. Van Lerberghe Funeral Home on Cadieux just south of Harper?
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Grandpamike
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Nice pix, Dougw. Those pierogi look a little well done. I just got back from there. The pierogi were good-sized and delicious. There were lots of folks enjoying themselves. I hear that the huge (and very beautiful) church was packed for the Polka Mass yesterday. Fr. Mark Borkowski, the pastor, gave a great sermon at the 10:30 a.m. Mass talking about the history of the parish and how the immigrants sacrificed a great deal to build the complex. He said the parish used to have a membership of 5000 families and they would have 10-15 weddings on a Saturday.
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Pgn421
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Posted on Monday, August 13, 2007 - 7:34 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Kathleen: That was Eppens-Van Dewehe on Cadieux. I went to Gallagher with Al Eppens the son.
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Quinn
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I thought it was a great time. We had a blast, and my friend bought a large doll (life-size baby) for me as a joke from one of the booth vendors.

It has a blue-knit jumper and a really bad wig. It's named Joey.

We fixed its hands to the cargo-netting in the back of the station wagon and drove around to bars Sunday night...good laugh. Looked like a baby trying to crawl up front.

Pierogis were excellent, as well as the chile cheese fries.

Church was AMAZING. Church ceiling was even more...STUNNING.

(Message edited by quinn on August 13, 2007)

(Message edited by quinn on August 13, 2007)
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Raggedclaws
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Second that, Quinn. In case you missed the church "tour" with Fr. Borkowski the ceiling is painted to LOOK like small mosaic tile - not real. He said the paint is lead-based so not able to clean, but Borkowski is working on some way to clean it up. No doubt that he will eventually.

Borkowski gave a wonderful talk on history of SHM, Albertus & Jospehat. Would love to see SHM & Jos pull together to help Albertus. Drove down the street to Albertus after festival, broke our hearts to see it like that...

Food was great, people even more so.
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Pgn421
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Posted on Monday, August 13, 2007 - 9:46 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Kathleen: I used to do the body pickup.
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Raggedclaws,

St. Albertus has been closed by the Archdiocese, but is still maintained by a Polish-American association, which has a priest say Mass at least once a month. I've never been, but you can stop by to check out the church during Mass, as well as donate your time or money for the restoration. Here's their website: www.stalbertus.org.
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Posted on Monday, August 13, 2007 - 11:55 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

By the way, I have a very interesting SHOM story. Maybe three or four years ago, we went to Midnight Mass, and it was overall a wonderful experience - the church is amazing, sang koledy (Polish Christmas carols), enjoyed the sermon in both English and Polish (I recognized maybe every twentieth word), and it was snowing when we left.

However, in the middle of the Mass a fight broke out between a man and a woman and another man. There was some yelling in a foreign language – I don’t think it was Polish – and the F-bomb, then the ushers very calmly escorted the woman – with her head proudly held high – and one of men out of the church down the main aisle and the other guy out the side. It was almost as if they knew these people, because there was no panic evident in the ushers.

Both of the men wore those black leather jackets that Eastern European gangsters in the movies are so fond of. It was incredibly surreal. Albanian blood feud is the only thing I could think of.
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Posted on Tuesday, August 14, 2007 - 12:47 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Fr. Mark Borkowski, the pastor, gave a great sermon at the 10:30 a.m. Mass talking about the history of the parish and how the immigrants sacrificed a great deal to build the complex. He said the parish used to have a membership of 5000 families and they would have 10-15 weddings on a Saturday.

______________________________ ___________________

As a member, I invite all to mass each week, as Fr. Mark delivers excellent sermons.

He will deliver the Sermon, as well as a lesson in Polish Culture. Truly a treasure in this 20- first century...
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Detroitej72
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Another pointer that's wonderful about Fr. Mark; he actually cares about his flock!
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Posted on Tuesday, August 14, 2007 - 8:37 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

LOL Detroitej72. Is that supposed to be a joke? Fr. Mark rarely talks to anyone.
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Dougw
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quote:

Nice pix, Dougw. Those pierogi look a little well done.


Yeah, those 2 'rogi look a bit crispy on the outside, but they were very tasty and not overcooked at all (and I hate overcooked food). I tried the cheese and the potato pierogi, I'm kind of sorry I didn't also try the kraut ones.
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The annual Pierogi Fest is always a great event - better than the food, beer and music is the fact that this festival is necessary to sustain the expenses of this historic church - the Archdiocese of Detroit certainly isn't going to pay the bills for these parishes!

SHM's sister parish, St. Josaphat, is another beautiful church - a jewel box compared to the opulence of SHM, but it much lighter, brighter and warmer inside. And they have a fundraising dinner every month - the food is out of this world. Last month was pork chops - this month (on Aug. 26) is Swiss Steak and next month (Sept. 30 is City Chicken...deeee-lish!). Just like the Pierogi Festival, these dinners help to sustain the church financially. So if you want to see these churches continue to exist and be maintained, patronize these wonderful events that also celebrate the culture and history of Detroit Polonia!
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Posted on Tuesday, August 14, 2007 - 5:28 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I went for the first time on Saturday and had a blast. Everyone was so nice, the church is beautiful, the food was good, band too and the beer cold.

Followed it up by hitting Butcher's Inn in Eastern Market. I love that place too. Good times.
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You are right about the bills and supporting older parishes Ednaturnblad! Each of the three parishes in the cluster, SHM, St. Josaphat, and St. Joseph have fundraising dinners nearly once a month. SHM has a great Feather Party near Thanksgiving too. It's nowhere near as large as the festival, but a tradition that goes back to the 1920s I believe.
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Kathleen
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Thanks, Pgn421, for the correction. I remember Al Eppens. Now where exactly was Van Lerberghe's? I'm not placing it on E. Warren.
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I expected Livedog2 to post on this thread for obvious reasons. Where has he been, anyway ?
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Pgn421
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Kathleen: East Warren and Lakepointe. Right by St.John Berchmanns and Servite.
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Mtm
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Grandpamike,

Stuffed cabbage = golobek/golobki (can't make the slash (/) across the l to give it the w sound.) Smaczne!
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Adamjab19
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Pgn421- No I hadn't heard of that funeral home...I'm not completely up with my history of all funeral homes though and quite frankly too young to know them all. Some of the people I work with have been around for 40+ years and would be very familiar with the older funeral homes.
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Grandpamike
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Mtm,
Thanks for the spelling on golobek/golobki! I got into trouble with my wife's grandmother many years ago. She asked me how I liked her golobki, and I said that my mother put more meat in hers. I did not mean that in a negative way, but grandma never forgave me!
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Mtm
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Grandpamike (or should I say Dziadekmike?)

Everyone has their own favorite when it comes to golobki. Some like more meat and some less. Some cover with tomato sauce (personal preference) others with gravy.

I recently learned a neat cooking trick for golobki. To me, the worst part of making golobki is dealing with the drippy hot leaves. Instead boiling the cabbage leaves, core the head of cabbage and stick it in the freezer for several hours. I haven't tried this yet but it was suggested by a caterer who made some fantastic golobki. Anything to keep me from burning my fingers!
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Mtm,
Mtm,
Thanks for the tip. I never burn my fingers...because I don't cook. I showed your tip to my wife, and she said that she had heard of it, but never tried it.
I looked at the Secretary of State website a few weeks back to see if "DZIADEK" was available, and it was. Then I looked a few days later, and it was taken! What a bummer.
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Mtm
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Posted on Thursday, August 16, 2007 - 12:36 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

hmmm... maybe I should check for a Busia plate!

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