{"id":73674,"date":"2024-10-09T13:25:10","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T11:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/polonia-25-anni-di-presenza-francescana-a-zielona-gora\/"},"modified":"2024-10-09T13:26:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T11:26:48","slug":"polonia-25-anni-di-presenza-francescana-a-zielona-gora","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/polonia-25-anni-di-presenza-francescana-a-zielona-gora\/","title":{"rendered":"Poland: 25 Years of Conventual Franciscan Presence in Zielona G\u00f3ra"},"content":{"rendered":"

Twenty-five years ago, the Parish of St. Francis of Assisi was created in Zielona G\u00f3ra, Poland, and entrusted to the Conventual Franciscans. On Sunday, October 5, 2024, the friars celebrated a Mass of Thanksgiving.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Most Reverend Tadeusz LITY\u0143SKI, Bishop of Zielona G\u00f3ra-Gorz\u00f3w, Poland, presided over the Mass. Friar Mariusz KOZIO\u0141, the Minister Provincial of the Province of St. Anthony and Bl. James of Strepar in Poland (Cracow), gave the homily. He emphasized that the purpose of the presence of the Conventual Franciscans in Zielona G\u00f3ra is first of all to serve the people\u2015the living Church\u2015so that it may be renewed and grow in the grace of God, allowing for the spirit of mercy, fraternity, and missionary zeal to flourish, making the Eucharistic life vibrant. The Minister Provincial expressed his regret that after so many years, it has not yet been possible to finish the construction of the church. At the same time, he thanked everyone for their patience and continued support.
\nIn response, the bishop said he was not sad about it and urged the friars not to lose hope, after all, it took forty-six years to build the temple in Jerusalem (cf. John 2:20). He publicly thanked the Conventual Franciscans for accepting the invitation and for coming to Zielona G\u00f3ra a quarter of a century ago; for the friars\u2019 testimony of love, for their prayers, for their service to the faithful and the diocesan clergy; and for the immense good they have done for the local Church over the years.
\nAt the request of the local friary, the Minister Provincial gave two Provincial awards to some deserving individuals for their meritorious service to the friary and the parish. The first award was given to Ma\u0142gorzata and Jacek PANKIEWICZ \u201cin recognition of their generous assistance and long-standing commitment to parish life, working on the layout of the chapel and the friary, doing parish pastoral work, and for their care and attention in decorating the chapel.\u201d The second award went to Miko\u0142aj K\u0141APO\u0106 \u201cin recognition of his long-standing generous assistance carrying out the unpaid role of construction supervisor during the building of the friary and church in Zielona G\u00f3ra, and for his care in ensuring the proper preparation and execution of the construction work for the glory of God and for the benefit of the people.\u201d The award recipients were entered in the Book of Friends and Benefactors of the Province.
\nAfter the Mass, the faithful and guests participated in a parish picnic and a visit to the church under construction. At that time, representatives from the Lubusz Voivodeship Office and High School No. 1 in Zielona G\u00f3ra gave special thanks to the friars.
\nThe Conventual Franciscans were invited to Zielona G\u00f3ra by the Most Reverend Adam DYCZKOWSKI, then the Bishop of the Diocese of Zielona G\u00f3ra and Gorz\u00f3w. In his letter he wrote, \u201cI hope that the spiritual sons of St. Francis of Assisi will bring to the life of the city and the diocese not only the rich Franciscan tradition, but also the witness of the power of victorious faith, revealed in the attitude and martyrdom of St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe.\u201d
\nOn May 20, 1999, a contract was signed between the Diocesan Curia of Zielona G\u00f3ra and the Province of Cracow, under which the friars received land for the construction of a church and a pastoral center. On July 7, 1999, the municipal office of Zielona G\u00f3ra issued a permit to build a temporary chapel. On August 22, 1999, the Bishop\u2019s decree was promulgated to establish a parish in Zielona G\u00f3ra to be titled, \u201cSt. Francis of Assisi.\u201d The friars moved into a house rented by the diocese. After taking possession of the parish, the friars began teaching catechism in primary and secondary schools, and began building a temporary chapel. During the winter of 1999\/2000, the building was brought to a state suitable for celebrating Mass and religious functions. In addition, the friars hosted the National Peace and All Good<\/em> Festival at the amphitheater in Zielona G\u00f3ra. In April 2003, construction began on the church and friary. The friary was completed and consecrated in 2009, while work on the church is still ongoing.
\nThus far, the following confreres have served as Pastor: Friars Zdzis\u0142aw TAMIO\u0141A, Stanis\u0142aw GLISTA, Stanis\u0142aw CZERWONKA and Bronis\u0142aw STAWOROWSKI.<\/p>\n

Friar Jan M. SZEWEK<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Twenty-five years ago, the Parish of St. Francis of Assisi was created in Zielona G\u00f3ra, Poland, and entrusted to the Conventual Franciscans. On Sunday, October 5, 2024, the friars celebrated a Mass of Thanksgiving. The Most Reverend Tadeusz LITY\u0143SKI, Bishop of Zielona G\u00f3ra-Gorz\u00f3w, Poland, presided over the Mass. Friar Mariusz KOZIO\u0141, the Minister Provincial of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":73670,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[132,115,148],"tags":[1773,2871],"class_list":["post-73674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-federations","category-femo-en","category-news","tag-poland-cracow","tag-zielona-gora-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73674"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73674\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}