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Honoring St. Anthony’s Father Czok
Nov 23, 2011
by Michael Cesarczyk
Last week, Greenpoint honored one of its most faithful servants.
Last Sunday, November 13th, over 300 people attended a formal retirement party for Pastor Robert W. Czok of St. Anthony’s Church. After years of devoted service to the community, Fr. Czok retired on the first of the month.

Baptized at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church and raised in Greenpoint, the Polish-American Czok became pastor of St. Anthony in 1999. From that time, he worked tirelessly to maintain his church and never missed a community meeting. He also became a friend and protector of the neighborhood’s homeless.

From JOHN SENDROWSKI

Dear Conrad,
I don't know how to post on the Kanty Site.

John S. Gaj
MERIDEN - John S. Gaj, 77, died Monday, Aug. 17, 2009 at the Masonicare home.

Born Dec. 22 1931, he was the son of the late John and Frances (Przyware) Gaj.
He was a parishioner of Stanislaus Church. He is retired from Washington Middle
School as a school teacher.

He is survived by a sister, Jenny Edgor, of Southington; and three brothers. Joe,
Stanley, and Henry Gaj , all of Meriden. He was predeceased by two brothers, Ted
and Edward; and sister, Bernice Kasabucki.

There will be no calling hours and burial will be private.

I found Ray Machalinski's WW II bio on the internet. I put it in the Kanty Alumni Letters and News Binder in the hospitality room. I can't attached it because of memory limitation (due to some idiot who posted numerous cheap prescription drug offers on the blog area of this web site. The internet link to his bio is now broken. Email me if you want a copy. It's only 160 KB word file.

Ray is the oldest of Kanty Alumni who responded to the 2009 Kanty reunion Invitation. Here is his response:
HELLO CONRAD, I SURE WISH I COULD JOIN YOU IN PHILLY FOR THE REUNION. IJUST THIS MONTH I GOT OUT OF A WHEELCHAIR AND NOW ABLE TO USE A WALKER. I GUESS THE FEW FROM MY CLASS OF '38 ARE PROBABLY IN MY SAME SHAPE BY THIS DATE. I HAD TWO CRASHES AT SEA IN WW11 IN AIRPLANES LEAVING ME WITH A BAD BACK FULL OF ARTHRITIS.THE DR. LAST MONTH TOLD ME HE COULD REPLACE A

Thank you all for bearing some of the kinks (like running out of kielbasa at lunch on Sunday. What was I thinking) in the reunion weekend. My classmates helped me a lot at the reuinion weekend. I wish the weather was better, but some did go to the Polish festival and the other sites in the afternoon went it barely percipitated. The following attended:
Class Last Name First Name(alumni) Spouse
49 Grzyb Joseph D.
49 Ozorowski Edward J.
49 Taranowski Edmund C. Joan
50 Starkey Ronald A Rochelle
52 Appenzeller Robert Gloria
52 Butkiewicz Ronald Helen
52 Dytkowski Rev Louis

Hi Kantyites; Pleeeease respond by 31 August, 2009.
Join us to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of St. John Kanty Prep. It will be held on September 11, 12, 13 2009 in the Philadelphia area just off the Willow Grove exit of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. A hospitality room with refreshments will be made available for incoming guests Friday and Saturday followed by a Saturday evening banquet with entertainment. Sunday Mass is at 11 am at nearby St David’s celebrated by Fr. Bernie Witkowski ’53, followed by lunch and plans for the 2010 reunion.
Cost of the refreshments and all meals is the same as last year: $100 per person.

Everyone on our mailing list should be getting the following invitation on the week of July 6.
Hi Kantyites; Pleeeease respond by 31 August, 2009.
Join us to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of St. John Kanty Prep. It will be held on September 11, 12, 13 2009 in the Philadelphia area just off the Willow Grove exit of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. A hospitality room with refreshments will be made available for incoming guests Friday and Saturday followed by a Saturday evening banquet with entertainment. Sunday Mass is at 11 am at nearby St David’s celebrated by Fr. Bernie Witkowski ’53, followed by lunch and plans for the 2010 reunion.

Hi Kantyites,

The 2009 St John Kanty Prep reunion is historic!! It is the centennial reunion since St. John Kanty Prep was founded in 1909. It will be held on the weekend after the Labor Day weekend on September 11, 12, 13, 2009 in the Philadelphia area just off of the Willow Grove exit of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. A hospitality room with refreshments will be made available for incoming guests starting Friday at 4pm and all Saturday afternoon.

Accommodations will be at Spring Hill Suites Philadelphia Willow Grove, 2480 Maryland Road, Willow Grove, PA, 19090, (215) 657-7800 ‎.
The discount rate is $109 for a King Suite and $119 for a Double with a sofa bed. These are quite large rooms with a suite sleeping area with either a king bed or 2 double beds, a suite living area with a sofa, chair and TV, a separate area with a counter with a sink, microwave and refrigerator. This rate is good for Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The cut-off date for guaranteed room reservations is August 21, 2009. Make your reservations now! If the hotel fills up, you might have to stay at another hotel. You can always cancel at no cost on the day of arrival. You can call central reservations at: 1-888-287-9400. When making reservations mention St. John Kanty Prep Reunion to get the group rate.