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Polish church expects to continue traditions
By Aisha Sultan
Of the Post-Dispatch
Sunday, Jul. 18 2004
It sounded like a mix-up in the hymnals.
The band played the frolicking tune of "It's a Small World," while the choir
sang, "Alleluia, Praise the Lord."
This year's event, held Sunday, could have been bittersweet given the church's
feud with the Archdiocese of St. Louis. Archbishop Raymond Burke has threatened
to pull the church's priest if the church board doesn't comply with his demands
to change its independent structure.
But the Mass and the picnic afterward were festive and upbeat, largely because
no one seemed to believe that this could be the last polka.
"They can take the priest," said parishioner Marek Parafiniuk, 27, of
Brentwood. "We won't give up the parish. The people will still be here."
Debbie Turek Walde, 47, who drove from Washington, Mo., for the Mass, agreed.
What's your point? The Pope is fond of polka masses.