Day: December 21, 2009

Poetry

December 21 – Rita And The Rifle by Mahmoud Darwish

Between Rita and my eyes
There is a rifle
And whoever knows Rita
Kneels and plays
To the divinity in those honey-colored eyes
And I kissed Rita
When she was young
And I remember how she approached
And how my arm covered the loveliest of braids
And I remember Rita
The way a sparrow remembers its stream
Ah, Rita
Between us there are a million sparrows and images
And many a rendezvous
Fired at by a rifle

Rita’s name was a feast in my mouth
Rita’s body was a wedding in my blood
And I was lost in Rita for two years
And for two years she slept on my arm
And we made promises
Over the most beautiful of cups
And we burned in the wine of our lips
And we were born again

Ah, Rita!
What before this rifle could have turned my eyes from yours
Except a nap or two or honey-colored clouds?
Once upon a time
Oh, the silence of dusk
In the morning my moon migrated to a far place
Towards those honey-colored eyes
And the city swept away all the singers
And Rita

Between Rita and my eyes—”
A rifle

Translation unattributed

بين ريتا وعيوني . . بندقيه
والذي يعرف ريتا ينحني
ويصلي
لإله في العيون العسليه
وأنا قبلت ريتا
عندما كانت صغيره
وأنا أذكر كيف التصقت
بي وغطت ساعدي أحلى ضفيره
وأنا أذكر ريتا
مثلما يذكر عصفور غديره

آه ريتا

بيننا مليون عصفور وصوره
ومواعيد كثيره
أطلقت نارا عليها . . بندقيه
إسم ريتا كان عيدا في فمي
جسم ريتا كان عرسا في دمي
وأنا ضعت بريتا . . سنتين
وهي نامت فوق زندي سنتين
وتعاهدنا على أجمل كأس واحترقنا
في نبيذ الشفتين
وولدنا مرتين

آه . . ريتا

أي شيء رد عن عينيك عيني
سوى إغفاءتين
وغيوم عسليه
قبل هذي البندقيه
كان يا ما كان
يا صمت العشيه
قمري هاجر في الصبح بعيدا
في العيون العسليه
والمدينة
كنست كل المغنين وريتا
بين ريتا وعيوني . . بندقيه

Poland - Polish - Polonia,

New Year’s Eve Party at the Albany PCC

Break out the noise makers and strike up the band. Let’s ring in the New Year the best way we can!

Join us for a New Year’s Eve Party! Thursday, December 31, 2009 from 7pm till 2am at the Polish Community Center, 225 Washington Ave Ext., Albany NY 12205.

$65 per person includes appetizers, buffet dinner, Viennese dessert table, coffee, tea, house open bar, champagne toast at midnight, dancing, party favors, midnight snack, and much more! Entertainment with DJ Paradise (Polish & American contemporary music).

For reservation please call:

Darek Figiel 518-235-6001
Marian Wiercioch 518-235-5549
Margaret Leoniuk 518-221-6406


Przywitaj Nowy Rok 2010 po Polsku!

Bal Sylwestrowy organizowany przez Polski Klub w Albany NY.
Czwartek Grudzien 31, 2009 rozpoczecie balu o godz. 7pm-2am do tanca gra DJ Paradise.

$65 od osoby. W cenie wliczone zimne przekaski, szwedzki stół, posiłek po północy, alkohol, ciasto, kawa, herbata, szampanski toast o północy, kapelusze, trabki….. Wszystkich serdecznie zapraszamy na szampanska zabawe!

Po bilety prosimy dzwonic do:

Dariusz Figiel 518-235-6001
Marian Wiercioch 518-235-5549
Margaret Leoniuk 518-221-6406

PNCC,

Around the PNCC for Christmas

A few listings. Check with the PNCC Parish in your area for further details.

  • In my Parish, Holy Name of Jesus in Schenectady, NY: Thursday, December 24th, Vigil if the Lord’s Nativity: Pasterka/Shepherd’s Holy Mass at Midnight with a festive repast to follow. Friday, December 25th, Solemnity of the Lord’s Nativity: Holy Mass of the Solemnity at 10am. Festive repast to follow Holy Mass. Sunday, December 27th, Solemnity of the Humble Shepherds, Holy Mass at 9:30am.
  • In Dureya, PA: The Rev. Carmen G. Bolock, Parish Chairman Byron Wesscott, and the parishioners of St. Mary’s Polish National Catholic Church invite the community to several special Masses they will have during the Christmas season in addition to Christmas Eve and Day services: Saturday, Dec. 26, Feast of St. Stephen, 9 a.m.; Sunday, Dec. 27, Solemnity of the Humble Shepherds, 8:30 and 11 a.m.; Monday, Dec. 28, Feast of the Holy Innocents, 8 a.m.; Tuesday, Dec. 29, Octave of Christmas, 8 a.m.; Thursday, Dec. 31, Feast of St. Sylvester the bishop, 9 a.m.; Friday, Jan. 1, a holy day of obligation, Circumcision of our Lord, 10 a.m. Mass with Benediction; and Saturday, Jan. 2, Solemnity of the Holy Name of Jesus, 8 a.m.
  • At Transfiguration Parish in Wallington, NJ a full schedule of events includes: Holy Mass on the Vigil, Thursday, December 24 at 11pm with Caroling by the Polonia Choir at 11:20pm, Blessing of Manager at 11:30pm, and Shepherd’s Mass (Pasterka) to follow. The Solemnity of the Nativity, Friday, December 25 Holy Mass in English at 9:30 am. 11am Polska Msza. Boże Narodzenie. Saturday, December 26, St. Stephen’s Day/Świętego Szczepana 7pm Holy Mass. Sunday, December 27, Solemnity of the Humble Shepherds/Święto Ubogich Pasterzy 9am Holy Mass. 11am Polska Msza. Thursday, December 31, 7pm Holy Mass of Thanksgiving for the closing of the Year 2009/Msza Dziękczynna na zakończenie Starego Roku 2009. Sunday, January 03, Solemnity of the Holy Family 9am Holy Mass with Opłatek breakfast to follow. 11:15am Polska Msza Św.
  • In Deerfield, MA: The choir and violinist of Holy Name Parish will begin their music program on Christmas Eve, December 24th, at 10:45pm. The baby Jesus will be carried into church at 11PM, and after the special liturgies of Christmas, the Holy Mass will be celebrated. The second Holy Mass of Christmas will be celebrated on Christmas day, December 25th, at 10am. On Saturday, December 26th Holy Mass will be held at 9am as we remember St. Stephen, the first martyr of the the faith. Sunday, December 27 is both the Feast of the Humble Shepherds and St. John’s Day. Attendees will share in a taste of the blessed wine following Holy Mass.
  • In East Meadow, NY: St. Francis Parish will hold its Pasterka/Shepherd’s Mass at 9pm on the Vigil of the Nativity, Thursday, December 24th. A shared meal will follow.
  • At Holy Ghost in Frackville, PA and St. John the Baptist in Shenandoah, PA: Thursday, December 24th, Vigil of the Nativity of our Lord: 7pm Mass of the Shepherds (Pasterka) and Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Shenandoah; 10pm Mass of the Shepherds (Pasterka) and Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Frackville. Friday, December 25th —“ Solemnity of the Nativity of our Lord 9:30am Holy Mass in Shenandoah; 11am Holy Mass in Frackville. Saturday, December 26th —“ Feast of St. Stephen, Proto-Marty, 10am Holy Mass in Frackville. Sunday, December 27th —“ Solemnity of the Humble Shepherds 11am Holy Mass in Frackville.
  • In Little Falls, NY: Holy Spirit Parish will hold Christmas Eve Mass Thursday, December 24 at 10pm. Holy Mass of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ Friday, December 25 at 11am.
  • In Woodland Park, NJ: Holy Cross Parish will hold a children’s/youth Holy Mass on the Vigil of the Nativity, Thursday, December 24th at 4pm. The Shepherd’s Holy Mass will begin at 10pm. Christmas Day Holy Mass will be at 10am. Holy Mass for the Feast of St. Stephen, Proto-martyr will be held Saturday, December 26th at 9am. Holy Masses for the Solemnity of the Humble Shepherds, Sunday, December 27th, will take place at 9am and 11am.
  • Holy Cross Parish near Syracuse, NY will hold Holy Mass for the Vigil of the Nativity of our Lord on Thursday, December 24 at 5pm. The Solemnity of the Nativity of Our lord will be celebrated with Holy Mass on Friday, December 25 at 11am.