Patronal feast at St Anne's Chapel in Zalesie
The solemn patronal Mass at eleven; the sermon will be preached by a priest from Nowa Dąbrowa.
On Sunday 26 July, the Memorial of Saints Joachim and Anne, we celebrate the patronal feast at the chapel of ease in Zalesie. The solemn patronal Mass is at 11:00; the sermon will be preached by Fr. Roman Piechowiak from Nowa Dąbrowa.
Please note the change: the 8:30 Mass in the chapel will not be celebrated that day. Masses in the parish church are unchanged.
St Anne's Chapel has stood in Zalesie since 1908. It was built by the villagers, who had almost six kilometres to walk to the parish church. To this day it is looked after by families from Zalesie — they prepare the patronal feast, clean the chapel and see to the flowers.
After the solemn Mass the residents invite everyone for refreshments by the village hall. This year the offerings made in the chapel on the day of the feast will go towards replacing the windows in the chapel sacristy; the old ones let in draughts, and in winter the chapel cannot be heated.
Everyone is welcome, not just the residents of Zalesie — this is the patronal feast of the whole parish, and the road through the forest is at its most beautiful at this time of year.
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