Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish, Worcester

Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish – designated for Polish immigrants in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1903. It is one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Diocese of Worcester.

Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish
42°15′6″N 71°47′53″W
Location	34 Ward Street Worcester, Massachusetts
Country	United States
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	Parish website
History
Founded	29 November 1906 (1906-11-29)
Founder(s)	Polish immigrants
Dedication	Our Lady of Czestochowa
Administration
Division	Cluster 42
Province	Boston
Diocese	Worcester
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Most Rev. Robert Joseph McManus
Vicar(s)	Rev. Edward Michalski
Pastor(s)	Rev. Richard Polek

Name of the parish is linked with the cult of Black Madonna of Częstochowa.

History

Assumption of parish is counted from the assignment of the first pastor, Fr. John Z. Moneta in 1903, however plans and the land purchase ware made many years earlier.^{[citation needed]}

The Polish immigrants of Worcester for the most part, came from the northeastern Poland, Podlaskie Voivodeship counties, such as Lomza.^{[citation needed]}

Pastors

• Rev. John Z. Moneta (1903–1907)
• Rev. Peter C. Reding (1907–1911)
• Rev. Joseph Tomikowski (1911–1913)
• Rev. Msgr. Bolesław A. Bojanowski (1913–1956)
• Rev. Msgr. Charles J. Chwałek (1956–1976)
• Rev. Msgr. Chester J. Janczukowicz (1976–1993)^[1]
• Rev. Thaddeus X. Stachura (1993–2014)
• Rev. Richard Polek (2014– )

Schools

Grade School

• St Mary's Grade School

High school

• St Mary's Jr & Sr High School – is a college preparatory school sponsored by Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish in the Diocese of Worcester, MA.

Polish language school

• Polish language school (Szkoła j. polskiego im. Jana Pawła II pol.)^[2]