An interesting and well balanced post from Interstate Catholic in St. Casimir’s PNCC is looking for new members:

There it was in City Newspaper. In the worship section.

An invitation to attend St. Casimir’s National Catholic Church in Irondequoit. Many Polish National Catholic Churches now refer to themselves just as National Catholic Churches, wanting people to know that the church invites all people to their masses and not just Polish people. Just a reminder, the Polish National Catholic Church is not in communion with Rome. But as they say, the dialogue continues.

With Roman Catholic Churches consolidating and closing, The Polish National Catholic Church has found new life and increased attendance where they are located, mostly from former Roman Catholics who are fed up with church governance. The PNCC writes on their website that it is the people of the parish who own the property and make the decisions for the parish…

The writer has a couple of nice photos including one of the old parish in Rochester’s inner city.

Just as an FYI, the Rev. Marek Gnidzinski was recently appointed Administrator of St. Casmir’s. The parish had been staffed by the Rev. Deacon Richard Golaszewski who was temporarily assigned as its administrator.

The former pastor, the Rev. Kenneth Strawhand (who is somewhat known in the Continuum and who is currently serving in an ACC parish in Richmond, VA), is on an indefinite leave of absence/sabbatical from ministry in the PNCC per his LinkedIn page.