INVITATION
Maria Knapik is delighted to
invite you to a Tribute Concert
celebrating
Jadwiga Domańska, Luba Pope, Rev.
Fr. Kosian and other people
to
whom we want to
pay tribute.
The evening
concert, under the patronage of Saint Hyacinth
Roman Catholic Polish
Church, will
include solo and ensemble performance of
classical favorites such as:
Ave Maria
– Schubert; Panis
Angelicus –
C.
Franzk; Pie Jesu –
Webber;
Granada
– Agustin; Libiamo
– Verdi, among
others, presented by the Knapik Singers:
Thomas Franzky,
John Steel, Sean Wei, Ying Birks, Maria Anca
Grigoriu,
Rhona Miller,
Willy Venkatarangam, Belcanto Children’s Choir.
Accompanists:
Philip Konopka, (piano), Kevin Andrew (guitar).
The concert will
take place on:
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2022 - 7:30 p.m.
Saint Hyacinth Roman Catholic
Polish Church (map)
201 Lebreton St. N, Ottawa.
We will be honouring two
extraordinary women, Jadwiga Domanska who
lived through turbulent times and whose many
lasting accomplishments are still being
enjoyed today and Luba Pope, one of the music
worlds most talented and giving musicians who
filled her life and the countless lives of
others with the joy of music and Fr. R. Kosian
(OMJ) who served as a pastor at St. Hyacinth’s
parish in Ottawa from 1982 to 1994.
Free will
offering is appreciated.
Net
revenue will be sent to the ALMA SPEI HOME HOSPICE
for Children in Kraków, ul. Dożynkowa 88a.
We hope you will
be able to join us to celebrate this Season of
new beginnings.
Cordially,
Maria Knapik,
Artistic Director
 Jadwiga Domańska
was born in Poland in 1907 and after
graduating from the National Drama School in
Warsaw appeared in many theaters throughout
Poland. Her career was interrupted by the
Second World War during which time she
served as a secret courier for the Polish
Armed struggle. Arrested by the Soviets, she
spent almost two years in a Siberian prison.
Upon her release she joined the Polish Army
under General Anders where she organized the
Polish Drama Theater.
Anders’ Army, as it was known, marched
through the Middle East – Iran, Iraq,
Palestine, Egypt and fought in the battle of
Monte Casino in Italy. Mrs. Domańska
travelled this entire route with the army
and staged plays for the troops and Gen.
Anders whenever and wherever she could.
At the end of the war she was able to
re-unite with her husband, Lutek, and
daughter, Bożeną, in England. The family
then came to Canada in 1960 and she
immediately began to promote Polish culture
by directing dozens of theatrical plays and
setting up academies for teaching and
preserving Polish artistic achievements.
For instance, in Ottawa Mrs. Domańska served
two terms as President of the Polish Women’s
Federation, Chapter 8; was active with the
Polish Combatants Association; was in charge
of the Polish Television Program for seven
years and even started up a Poetry and Prose
Recitation contest.
For 30 years, beginning in 1966, she was
director of the Ottawa Polish Theater Club
with the help of her beloved husband Lutek.
Mrs. Domańska received many honours for her
work in the field of culture among them the
prestigious Officer’s Cross, Polonia
Restituta. It is through her tireless
dedication, boundless energy, iron clad
determination and overall talent that the
Theater Club continues to operate today and
even thrive. And in her memory and
honour, the name has been changed to Jadwiga
Domańska Ottawa Polish Theater.
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 Luba
Sluzar (aka Luba Bauer and Luba
Sluzar-Pope) - concert
pianist, humanitarian and collector of
beauty. It is intended that those who knew
and loved her, whose lives were enriched by
her, her students, colleagues and friends
will gather to remember her and to honour
her life's work.
One of the music world’s most talented and
giving musicians died September 10, 2014 in
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Well-known concert
pianist and music teacher Luba Sluzar Pope
filled her life and the countless lives of
others with the joy of music.
Born in Montreal to Reverend Volodymyr and
Leonia Sluzar, Luba began playing the piano
at the age of four on a piano that was
donated to the family by one of her father’s
parishioners. She studied music in Vienna
alongside Zubin Mehta. Maestro Arturo
Benedetti Michelangeli, Italy’s most famous
pianist, upon hearing Luba play at a summer
music camp, invited her to be his student
which she was for several years.
At Wellington School Board in Guelph she
took to new heights the music program for
over 50 schools. She mentored the Canadian
Brass. As a volunteer she created
pre-concerts at the National Arts Centre,
developed a music series at the Museum of
Nature and National Gallery of Canada. For
years Luba took under her wing piano
students who shared her love of music,
including many adults. A highlight of her
career was helping a senior citizen reclaim
her life through music.
Luba was awarded the 1995 "Women of
Distinction Award / Prix femmes de mérite"
for her outstanding contribution to Arts and
Culture in Ottawa.
I invite you to visit the Friends of Luba
Sluzar Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/groups/LubaSluzar
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 Ojciec
Ryszard Kosian, OMI (1932 – 2017)
Urodził się 14 stycznia 1932 roku w
Trawnikach, województwo opolskie, w rodzinie
Sykstusa i Gertrudy z d. Polak. Naukę w
Niższym Seminarium Duchownym w Lublińcu
rozpoczął w 1947 roku, nowicjat odbył w
Markowicach na Pomorzu a studia
teologiczno-filozoficzne w Wyższym
Seminarium Duchownym w Obrze. Swięcenia
kapłanskie przyjął 22 czerwca 1958 roku.
Posługę kapłańską sprawował w parafiach w
Gorzowie Wielkopolskim, Zieleńcu i Ulimie.
Do Kanady przybył w 1969 roku. Pracę
duszpasterską sprawował w parafiach: św.
Różańca (Edmonton, 1969-1972), św.
Stanisława Kostki (Toronto), św. Kazimierza
(Toronto), św. Jacka Odrowąża (Ottawa) i
Matki Boskiej Nieustającej Pomocy (St.
Catharines). W ostatnim okresie swojego
życia był rezydentem w parafii św.
Stanisława Kostki w Toronto.
Oprócz pracy duszpasterskiej Ojciec Kosian
podejmował się wielu innych obowiązków.
Uczestniczył w przygotowaniach do spotkania
Polonii kanadyjskiej z Ojcem Świętym Janem
Pawłem II i przewodniczył temu spotkaniu na
stadionie CNE w Toronto, podczas pielgrzymki
papieskiej do Kanady w 1984 roku.
Do Ottawy przybył w październiku 1982 roku.
Z jego inicjatywy zostały wprowadzone zmiany
w wystroju kościoła św. Jacka. Posługa
kapłańska Ojca Kosiana w Ottawie przypadła
na czas stanu wojennego w Polsce i związaną
z tym falą nowej emigracji, zwanej
solidarnościową. Pomagał nowo przybyłym z
wielką życzliwością, a parafia była
miejscem, gdzie otrzymywano konkretną pomoc
i dobrą radę.
Ojciec Ryszard Kosian opuścił Ottawę w 1994
roku.
Był miłośnikiem muzyki i malarstwa. Pisał
sztuki teatralne i wiersze. Pierwszy ich
tomik opublikował w 1997 roku, a dochód z
niego przeznaczył w całości na budowę
Kolegium Jana Pawła II przy Katolickim
Uniwersytecie Lubelskim.
Zmarł 14 marca 2017 roku w Toronto.
Więcej informacji o O. Ryszardzie można
znaleźć na stronie:
http://halecki.org/wybitni-polacy-w-kanadzie/ojciec-ryszard-kosian-omi
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You Don’t
Just Lose Someone Once
You lose them over and over,
sometimes many times a day.
When the loss, momentarily forgotten,
creeps up,
and attacks you from behind.
Fresh waves of grief as the realisation hits
home,
they are gone.
Again.
You don’t just lose someone once,
you lose them every time you open your eyes
to a new dawn,
and as you awaken,
so does your memory,
so does the jolting bolt of lightning that
rips into your heart,
they are gone.
Again.
Losing someone is a journey,
not a one-off.
There is no end to the loss,
there is only a learned skill on how to stay
afloat,
when it washes over.
Be kind to those who are sailing this stormy
sea,
they have a journey ahead of them,
and a daily shock to the system each time
they realise,
they are gone,
Again.
You don’t just lose someone once,
you lose them every day,
for a lifetime.
© Donna Ashworth Words
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Sobota, 18 czerwca 2022
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