South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-10
Father Marciniak to Celebrate
Silver Jubilee of Priesthood
Pastor of ST. Stanislaus Parish
Took Charge of Local
Parish in 1900.

A solemn high mass az ST Stanls-
laus church at 10 o'clock THE morn
ing VIII inaugurate the celebration
or the silver jubilee OF the priest
hood OF Rev. Roman Marcinlak. @.
3. G.. who has been affiliated for
many years with the St. Stains
laus parish The solemn high
mass VIII be celebrated By Rev.
r. Marciniak. c. s. G.. assist
cd by Fathers St SzameCki. G..
s. C.. and Aloysius Jorak An ap-
prOpriate sermon will be preached
by Rev. Casimir Sztuczko. c. s c..
the noted pastor of Holy Trinity
parish. Chicago. The parochial choir
under the guidance Of the local or
ganist. Frank =. Sypniewski assist
ed by the White Eagle orchestra,
conducted by Mr.. Boleslaus Jarosz-
ewski. will sing Rosewig's "Veni
Creator" for the commencement,
Ganss' Mass" LambilIotte's 'Iau-
da Sion" for the offertory and "Te
Deum Laudamus" 10 conclude the
church program. The Sisters or
Nazareth have arranged for a pro-
cession OF attractively dressed child
rem to lead the pastor into the
The interior OF the church
as well as the exterior will be Law
ishly decorated In paral colors.
Banquet Planned.
At st. Hedwige hall. at D. m. OF
the same day. jubilee banquet will
be held in honor Of the celebration OF
the jubilee. The White Eagle orches-
ira and the parochial choir will en-
terrain the guests, after which the
POSTMASTER, Rev. Boleslaus J.
Sztuczko. c. s. c.. the promoter Of
the celebrations. will introduce the
parties of speakers who will ad
dress the assemblage. Fathers An
thony Zubowicz. c. s. c.. John
Osadnik. Peter Budnik and John
Hosinsh will deliver speeches, and
also representatives of four groups
IN the parish. the men. women,
young women and young men. will
take the floor
Tomorrow evening at tho same
hall a jubilee entertainment will
take place. Representatives OF all
the societies will express their wish
es and the school children are to
appear in an artistic scenic picture
depicting important phases in Rev.
life. A two act comedy
will conclude the affair.
The leader of the Catholic Poles
Of st. Stanislaus parish was born
in New York City July Il, 1873.
Soon after his birth, the family mi
grated to Coldwater. Mich, and
thence to South Bend. His elemen-
tary studies completed at st. He'd
wige parochiai school, the lad en-
tered the Holy Cross seminary at
Notre Dame in 1886, where he
studied for five years and then was
transferred TO study the religious
life at St. JOseph's novitiate. After
a year he was sent TO Washington
d. c.. to study theology in 1895.
Two years from that date. on Sep
tember the eighth, he reached his
goal, becoming a priest Of the Holy
Cross Order.
Came Here In 1900
His first years of priesthood were
spent by the side Of his best friend,
Rev. Valentine Czyzewski, c. S. c.,
who was then the pastor OF st. He'd
wige parish OF this city. The next
year authorities at Notre Dame sent
the young priest to Chicago to as
sist Rev. Casimir Sztuczko, c. S. G.,
pastor Of the Holy Trinity parish.
At Chicago he labOred for two years,
until he was chosen to assume the
OF a rector at St.
stanislaus parish, Brookfeld and
Florence SITS. in 1900.
St. Stanislaus parish. just found
ad by Rev. Valentine Czyzewski. was
then in a stage of formation. 1t was
4 great field of labor to the new
pastor. Rev. Marc,n'ak displayed
AZ once his effective abilities 10 or
yanize and unite the parishiOners
nto a strong community This he
accomplished best by creating vari-
ous society groups Of religious, pa
.riotic and educational character /
His last achievement of orsaniz2tlO'
IS the new school and hall buildin-
now being constructed.
The parish now boasts of an un-
usually active literary society. kol-
so Oswiatowe. which Is composed of
Young PEOPLE in the parish. This
society publishes and edits the Pos
ener or "Poznanczyk." the first
of its kind in the Polish
language in the city
4 Jubilee Book has been pup
ished for the occasion through the
Efforts or Rev. b. Sztuczko. The
book contains the biography OF the
oastor OF st. Stanislaus parish.