The weather was perfect, the church was full, and every one was in high spirits today at Sweetest Heart of Mary's and Pierogi Festival. The Polka Mass was beautifully done by Pan FranekZosia (and daughters). Father Mark Borkowski gave a wonderful history lesson about the beginnings of the parish and the immigrant Poles who founded it in his sermon. If you missed it, you missed a wonderful opportunity to learn about your Polish immigrant ancestors in Detroit. So much better than a genealogy conference... the surroundings were so much more grandeur and spiritual.
The pierogi and chicken dinners were delicious as usual. The nalesniki, yummy. I thoroughly enjoyed the band... watching the Halka dance group and the festival goers who kicked their heels up when the band played their polkas.
I walked around the boutique and talked with Dorothy who runs it every year. She's such a sweetheart. Then I strolled over to another table and bought a pierogi pin... I just love jewelry ;-) Once around the bake sale table and my choice was cream cheese frosted pumpkin bread. I made a final stop at the table where they sell mementos of the parish and bought a hand-painted-in-Poland Christmas ornament of the church.
It was such a wonderful day. But guess what? You can have fun at the festival too! They're going to do it all over again tomorrow... Mass at 10:30am and the festival starts up again immediately afterwards. You can find out the details on the parish blog. Enjoy!
