Easter 2025
Flowery palms, pussy willows, intricately decorated pisanki, beautifully arranged baskets of food taken to church to be blessed on Saturday, morning Mass on Sunday, then Święconka with traditional foods, sugar and butter lambs, babki, mazurki and poppy seed cakes. Like other holidays in Poland, Wielkanoc (Great Night, as Easter is known in Polish) is laden with traditions. A religious holiday celebrating the Resurrection of Christ three days after His Crucifixion, it has its solemn part with a promise of life and joy of renewal. There is also a whimsical part to the holiday during the period before and after, such as Śmigus Dyngus or lany poniedziałek the Monday after or the drowning of Marzanna on the fourth Sunday of Lent. Looking through the Facebook pages or websites of our member organizations, we find plans for or reports on events that celebrate the age-old Polish traditions. This is a part of the ACPC mission! In this spirit I send you my best wishes for a joyful holiday and a beautiful spring:
Wesołego Alleluja, Happy Easter, and may peace prevail in the world.
Celia Larkin
President ACPC
April 2025 – A Hearty Welcome to New Member Organizations
The ACPC is very proud to welcome the following new member organizations, the Polish Club of San Francisco, the Polish-American Club of the Triangle, Raleigh, North Carolina; the Polish American Society of Charleston, Charleston, SC; and the FORUM of Polish Teachers of the US West Coast, Los Angeles, California. Serdecznie witamy!
The American Council for Polish Culture continues to grow and flourish.
Join us on Facebook
Dear Organization Members:
The ACPC wants to share its online Facebook calendar with its affiliates and supporting organizations.
To have your event featured on our Facebook listing please go to the ACPC Facebook and click on the Message button to send your information, photos, and/or link.
Please provide the text you would like posted in a Word or pdf format. Please provide photos in a jpg format. The ACPC is looking forward to spreading awareness of Polish cultural and historic celebrations with your help.
