St Patrick’s Parish Pilgrimage to Poland 17th June 2024
Day 1
A guided tour of Poznan. Drive to Miloslaw. Accommodation in the hotel resort ‘Bagatelka’. Evening BBQ.
Day 2, 11.06.2024 ( TUESDAY ) – GNIEZNO – LICHEŃ
Breakfast. Drive to Gniezno – the first capital of Poland. Meeting the guide – a tour of Gniezno Cathedral including The Gniezno Doors and the silver relic coffin of St Adalbert (Sw. Wojciech), and the Old Town Market Square. Next destination Lichen. Initially a visit to Grablin Forest where the apparitions of Our Lady occurred, followed by a visit to the Basilica of Our Lady of Lichen, located at the Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows, Sorrowful Queen of Poland. We will also visit the Church of St. Dorothy, the tombs of Tomasz Klossowski and Mikolaj Sikatka (visionaries of the Holy Virgin), the Chapel of the Holy Cross, other significant chapels and monuments, the main nave of the basilica and chapels of the lower basilica. Individual free time. An opportunity to participate in the Holy Mass. Time for private prayer. Departure and return to Miloslaw. Evening meal. Retire for the night.
Day 3, 12.06.2024 ( WEDNESDAY ) – KALISZ – CZĘSTOCHOWA
Breakfast. Meeting with mayor of Miloslaw.
Travel to Kalisz. A visit to the Shrine of St. Joseph and an opportunity to participate in the Holy Mass. Next we travel to Czestochowa. Allocation of accomodation. Evening meal. Opportunity to participate in the Apel Jasnogorski (the Call of Jasna Gora.) Return to the hotel. Retire for the night.)
Day 4, 13.06.2024 ( THURSDAY ) – CZĘSTOCHOWA – WIELICZKA
Visit and witness the unveiling of the Miraculous Icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa. Return to hotel. Breakfast and hotel check-out. Visit to the Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa on Jasna Gora. Holy Mass. Guided tour, including the Knights’ Hall, the museum commemorating the 600th anniversary of Jasna Gora, the Bastion of St Roch and the Basilica of Jasna Gora. A trip to Wieliczka and a guided tour of the Salt Mine. End of tour. Next destination Krakow. Evening meal – dining out. Allocation of hotel accomodation. Retire for the night.
Day 5, 14.06.2024 ( FRIDAY ) – KRAKÓW – ŁAGIEWNIKI
Breakfast. Meeting guide and a full day of sightseeing, including Wawel Hill (Wzgórze Wawelskie): notably Wawel Cathedral, the royal crypts and tombs of Polish saints, rulers and eminent national heroes, the crypt of the presidential couple, the Sigismund Bell (Dzwon Zygmunta) which hangs in the Sigismund Bell Tower, Wawel Castle (viewed from outside) and its arcaded courtyard, ruins of castle fortifications and a narration of the legend of the Wawel Dragon. A walking tour of Kanoniczna and Grodzka Streets, including the churches of St. Andrew, St. Peter and St. Paul, the Basilica and Monastery of St. Francis, the Bishop’s Palace, Collegium Maius, the Main Market Square and Town Hall Tower, the Krakow Cloth Hall (Sukiennice), St. Mary’s Basilica and the Main Altar by Wit Stwosz, Florianska Street and St. Florian’s Gate (Brama Florianska), Barbican (Barbakan), Matejki Square (Plac Matejki) and the Grunwaldzki Monument (Pomnik Grunwaldzki). We will also visit Kazimierz, the historical Jewish and Christian district of Krakow. A walking tour through the Christian quarter of Kazimierz, including the Church on the Rock (Kosciol na Skalce) – the National Pantheon and crypts of distinguished Poles and a walk through the Jewish Quarter of Kazimierz, visiting the Old Synagogue. Next item on the agenda will be Lagiewniki, where we will visit the Sanctuary of Divine Mercy and St. Faustyna, also the Shrine of St. John Paul II – an opportunity to participate in the Holy Mass followed by sightseeing. Evening meal – dining out. Return to hotel. Retire for the night.
Day 6, 15.06.2024 ( SATURDAY)
Private meeting with Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz, secretary and best friend of St John Paul II.
Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz, Archbishop emeritus of Krakow. He began his pastoral ministry as parochial vicar, and in October 1966 Archbishop Wojtyła appointed him as his chaplain and secretary. When Cardinal Wojtyła of Krakow was elected Pope, he appointed Mons. Dziwisz as his personal secretary; he held this office until the death of Pope John Paul II on 2 April 2005.
On 7 February 1998 he was appointed titular Bishop of San Leone and Adjunct Prefect of the Pontifical Household. He was ordained Bishop by John Paul II on 19 March 1998. On 29 September 2003 he was raised to the dignity of Archbishop.
Pope Benedict XVI appointed the new Cardinal as Archbishop of Krakow on 3 June 2005.
Easter of St Patrick’s 2024
Celebrate 100th Birthday Anniversary – Mary Kenny
Fr Bartosz met with the Pope last Wednesday and asked him for a benediction and prayer for all our friends and St Wojciech’s, St Cuthbert’s and St Patrick’s parishes co-workers. 🙏🙏🙏
Pilgrimage to Aylesford – 19th August 2023
St Patrick’s Day 2023
St Patrick’s Day 2022
Altar Servers (both St Patrick and St Wojciech) trip to Laxton Hall
17th September 2022
There was the Eucharist, catechesis, “liturgical training”, a campfire and a lot of running (Laxton Hall is endless pastures full of sheep and stretching to the horizon). Altar servers are an important part of our community.
