Poles faithful to Archbishop look to future

The Polish apostolate in St. Louis is looking forward to the future.

Now sharing space at St. John the Apostle and Evangelist Parish Downtown, its members will move to St. Agatha Parish in South St. Louis by July 1 when a parish reorganization plan takes place.

Parishioner Ewa M. Dyk said the parish, made up mainly of Polish immigrants who speak Polish, has many plans for the new facilities.

Plans include restarting parish classes for children in the Polish culture and history, she said. St. John has limited space for these activities, said Msgr. Dennis Delaney, pastor of St. John the Apostle.

"We don’t have any classroom space," he said. "That is one of the concerns the archbishop was trying to address" when he decided to move the community to St. Agatha, Msgr. Delaney said.

Also, "they desire a place of their own," he noted.

About 125 people attend the 9 a.m. Sunday Mass in Polish at St. John. The apostolate is served by Father Adam Hurbanczuk, a native of Poland.

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