On April 21, the Father Leopold Moczygemba Foundation once again held its annual gala, which began with Mass at St. Jerome Catholic Church in Martinez. The main celebrant was Monsignor Franciszek “Father Frank” Kurzaj, the foundation’s founder and President Emeritus, along with the current Spiritual Guidance Director, Rev. Kris Bytomski. During the Mass, Father Kurzaj read the surnames of the Silesian families who settled in South Texas in the 1850s. Those present prayed for their ancestors and their descendants. Silesia is a region in Europe, now located in parts of Poland, from which many 19th-century immigrants left to begin a...

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