Bridging with our culture in Upper Silesia, Poland, to enrich our
Texas heritage.
Trips
Annual trips are made to Poland. More details will be released as
information becomes available.
1973 - Historic Trip to Silesia
As President of the Polish American Congress of Texas, Father John W. Yanta
organized the first pilgrimage tour to Poland and Silesia for a group of 54
Texans. The photographs below capture this historic trip in June of 1973.
Left to right: Rev.
Bernard Goebel, Rev. Erwin A. Juraschek, Rev. John W. Yanta, and one of
their Polish hosts, Bishop Franciszek Jop.
The Texans
were warmly welcomed by the parishioners in Płużnica,
Poland, and their pastor, Rev. Rafał Kaczmarczyk.
