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Workshop helps improve cultural understanding of Polish people

As part of the Renew My Church process, the Archdiocese of Chicago’s Polish Ministry Council sponsored two workshops titled “Polish Catholicism and the Polish Culture: Customs, Language, Values: Myths and Facts” to help non-Polish Catholics better understand the Polish community. The inclusion effort was held at St. Thomas Becket in Mount Prospect on Feb. 19 and at St. Monica on Feb. 22. Experts from the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland, led sessions about the history of Poland and the Catholic Church, the development of the Polish language and Polish cultural practices.
A participant smiles as she raises a paper as part of an exercise. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Jerry Giebelhausen listens after participating in an exercise. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Anna Tarnowska-Waszak from the John Paul II Catholic University in Lublin, Poland, speaks about the history of Poland during the Feb. 19 workshop at St. Thomas Becket Parish in Mount Prospect. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
People interact during the “Polish Catholicism and the Polish Culture: Customs, Language, Values: Myths and Facts” workshop. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
A participant shares her answer during the workshop. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

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