Annual Events
Foundation's Recurring Annual Events
Each year, our Foundation organizes a series of meaningful events that celebrate faith, community, and tradition. These gatherings bring together members, friends, and supporters to honor our mission and strengthen our shared values.
Seasonal Events
Seasonal & Special Programs
Online Papal Contest
February – May (for high school students, in partnership with the Tertio Millennio Institute)
Winners receive a trip to Rome
Lenten Prayer Vigils
March / April
Host church and school building
Lenten Concerts
March / April
Polish & Slavic Center, 177 Kent St., Greenpoint
Anniversary Masses
April / May
Various churches around New York
Foundation Pilgrimages (Spring)
May / June
Destinations related to the pilgrimages of John Paul II
Trip to Sight & Sound Theater
September
Religious performance in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Foundation Pilgrimages (Fall)
October
Destinations related to the pilgrimages of John Paul II
Advent Prayer Vigils
November / December
Host church and school building
Advent Concerts
November / December
Polish & Slavic Center, 177 Kent St., Greenpoint
Our Events
2023
- Christmas Wafer Gathering with the Friends of the John Paul II Foundation, December 3, 2023 – 12/16/2023
- Holy Mass and Concert at St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Church in Manhattan – 11/03/2023
- Polish-American Celebrations Commemorating the 45th Anniversary of the Pontificate of John Paul II – 11/03/2023
- The John Paul II Foundation at the 86th Pulaski Day Parade – 10/11/2023
- Banquet of the Friends of the John Paul II Foundation – 06/28/2023
- Commemorating the 103rd Birthday of Saint John Paul II – 06/03/2023
- Divine Mercy Sunday – April 16 – 04/24/2023
- 90th Birthday of Our Chaplain – Fr. Józef Szpilski – 03/22/2023
- Christmas Wafer Gathering of the New York Chapter of the Friends of the John Paul II Foundation – 01/17/2023
2022
- The Polish-American Community Remembers Their Priest – 11/09/2022
- Sardinia – The Emerald Island – 10/25/2022
- 40th Anniversary of the John Paul II Foundation – 10/19/2022
- Double Jubilee – 08/24/2022
- Silver Jubilee – 07/20/2022
- At the Sight & Sound Theatre – The Show *DAVID* – 06/13/2022
- 150th Anniversary of St. Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr Parish in Manhattan – 06/01/2022
- Anniversary of the Birth of Saint John Paul II – 05/31/2022
- Eighth Anniversary of the Canonization of Saint John Paul II – 05/23/2022
- Holy Mass on the 17th Anniversary of the Death of Saint John Paul II – April 2, 2022 – 04/07/2022
- Pilgrimage of the John Paul II Foundation Triptych – 03/07/2022
- Christmas Wafer Meeting – December 12, 2021 – 01/30/2022
2021
- Pilgrimage of Friends of the John Paul II Foundation to American Częstochowa – 11/14/2021
- Saints of Our Times – 11/03/2021
- 65th Anniversary of Priesthood of Father Józef Szpilski – 11/01/2021
- Anniversary Holy Mass in Tribute to Saint John Paul II – 06/10/2021
- Blessing of the TRIPTYCH in Honor of Saint John Paul II – 05/18/2021
2020
2019
- Festive Christmas Wafer Meeting of the John Paul II Foundation in New York 2019, a Gathering with Friends and Acquaintances! – 12/10/2019
- CONCERT IN HONOR OF SAINT JOHN PAUL II – NOVEMBER 3, 2019 – 11/19/2019
- Pilgrimage to ARMENIA and GEORGIA – September 11–23, 2019 – 10/09/2019
- Banquet Honoring Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio – June 2, 2019 – 07/2/2019
- Pilgrimage to Mexico – March 10–17, 2019 – 07/11/2019
2018
- 2018 Christmas Wafer Gathering of the JPII Foundation Friends Circle in New York – 12/27/2018
- Holy Mass at Holy Cross Church in Maspeth – 10/14/2018
- Pilgrimage to Mexico – March 10–17, 2019, 8 Days – 10/11/2018
- Pulaski Parade 2018 – 10/10/2018
- PILGRIMAGE TO HUNGARY – AUSTRIA – SLOVAKIA – CZECHIA – POLAND – 10/05/2018
- Banquet Honoring Fr. Eugeniusz Kotliński, CM – June 3, 2018 – 06/11/2018
- CONCERT FOR SAINT JOHN PAUL II – APRIL 28, 2018 – 05/01/2018
- Pilgrimage to SINGAPORE – JAPAN – PHILIPPINES – March 9–25, 2018 – 04/06/2018
- Reflections from the 2016 Papal Contest Winner – 12/30/2016
- World Youth Day 2016 – From Saint John Paul II to Pope Francis – 09/03/2016
2017
- Christmas Wafer Gathering of the New York Circle of Friends of the John Paul II Foundation 2017 – 01/19/2018
- General Assembly 2017 – 01/19/2018
- PILGRIMAGE ON THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FATIMA APPARITIONS – 01/19/2018
- 20TH ANNIVERSARY GALA OF THE NEW YORK CHAPTER OF THE JOHN PAUL II FOUNDATION – 01/11/2018
- IN PANAMA WITH FRIENDS OF THE JOHN PAUL II FOUNDATION – March 2017 – 03/20/2017
- TRIP TO THAILAND AND CAMBODIA – 2017 – 01/11/2017
2016
2015
- New York Chapter’s Christmas Wafer Gathering – 2015 – 01/14/2016
- TRIP TO COSTA RICA – MARCH 7–12, 2016 – 12/03/2015
- General Meeting – Summary of the New York Chapter’s Activities in 2015 – 12/03/2015
- Trip to Dubai and Oman – October 22–31, 2015 – 11/22/2015
- "Magister adest et vocat te – The Teacher is here and is calling you." October 30, 2015 – 11/14/2015
- Farewell to Monsignor Piotr Żendzian – October 30, 2015 – 11/09/2015
- Anniversaries of the Death of Blessed Fr. Jerzy Popiełuszko and the Election of St. John Paul II to the Papal Throne – 2015 – 11/09/2015
- Concert for Saint John Paul II – On the Occasion of Papal Day, October 11, 2015 – 11/09/2015
- The John Paul II Foundation at the 2015 Pulaski Day Parade – 10/31/2015
- Report from the 2015 Papal Contest Winner in Rome – 09/14/2015
- SUMMER PICNIC IN PENNSYLVANIA – July 26, 2015 – 08/18/2015
- EPISCOPAL ORDINATION OF BISHOP WITOLD MROZIEWSKI – July 20, 2015 – 07/18/2015
- FATHER TADEUSZ LIZIŃCZYK HONORED BY THE JOHN PAUL II FOUNDATION – June 7, 2015 – 06/29/2015
- DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY – April 12, 2015 – 04/13/2015
- FOUNDATION CONCERT 2015 – The Most Beautiful Carols and Carnival Songs – 02/01/2015
- JADWIGA KAWA AWARDED PAPAL MEDAL – December 26, 2014 – 02/01/2015
2014
- JOHN PAUL II FOUNDATION CHRISTMAS WAFER GATHERING – 2014 – 01/31/2015
- ANNUAL REPORT & ELECTION MEETING OF THE JOHN PAUL II FOUNDATION, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 30, 2014 – 12/07/2014
- 20th Anniversary Banquet of the Polish Supplementary School Named After Fr. Augustyn Kordecki – October 25, 2014 – 11/04/2014
- 30th Anniversary of the Death of Blessed Fr. Jerzy Popiełuszko – October 2014 – 11/04/2014
- John Paul II Foundation at the 2014 Pulaski Parade – 11/04/2014
- SUMMER PICNIC IN PENNSYLVANIA – July 20, 2014 – 08/21/2014
- JOHN PAUL II FOUNDATION FRIENDS' CIRCLE BANQUET HONORING FR. WŁODZIMIERZ ŁAŚ – June 1, 2014 – 06/12/2014
- Here is the First Prize Winner of the Papal Contest from the USA – 06/12/2014
- Biblical Spectacle "Moses" – September 20, 2014 – 06/05/2014
- Finalists of the U.S. Edition of the 2014 Papal Contest – 06/04/2014
- The Canonization of Two Popes – John Paul II and John XXIII – April 27, 2014 – 05/22/2014
- Habemus Santo Papam! 2014 – 04/28/2014
- CONCERT OF RELIGIOUS AND LENTEN SONGS IN MEMORY OF BLESSED JOHN PAUL II – April 6, 2014 – 04/18/2014
- 10TH PAPAL CONTEST 2014 – 02/03/2014
- PAPAL CONTEST 2014 – 01/21/2014
- Concert on Pope’s Day – October 13, 2013 – 10/19/2013
2013
- MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014! – 12/24/2013
- FOUNDATION’S CHRISTMAS WAFER CELEBRATION – December 8, 2013 – 12/12/2013
- REPORTING AND ELECTION MEETING OF THE JOHN PAUL II FOUNDATION IN NEW YORK – November 17, 2013 – 11/26/2013
- Polonia Pays Tribute to Blessed Fr. Jerzy Popiełuszko – October 20, 2013 – 11/05/2013
- 76th Pulaski Parade – October 6, 2013 – We Were There... – 10/07/2013
- Summer Picnic in Maryknoll – July 28, 2013 – 07/30/2013
- "Vacation with the Lord" 2013 – Highly Recommended! – 07/16/2013
- FR. RYSZARD KOPER HONORED GUEST OF THE JOHN PAUL II FOUNDATION BANQUET – June 2013 – 06/05/2013
- TURKEY – IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE FIRST MISSIONARY CHURCHES – May 2013 – 05/15/2013
- SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE BEATIFICATION OF JOHN PAUL II – May 11, 2013 – 05/15/2013
- AT THE SIGHT & SOUND THEATRE – *NOAH* – 2013 – 05/15/2013
- Father Krzysztof Wieliczko at St. Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr Parish – April 28, 2013 – 04/30/2013
- EXHIBITION – 30th Anniversary of the John Paul II Foundation – April 2, 2013 – 03/24/2013
- HABEMUS PAPAM! 2013 – 03/13/2013
- March 12, 2013 – CONCLAVE – 03/12/2013
- Important Event! February 10, 2013 – 02/11/2013
- 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF FR. JAROSŁAW LAWRENZ – June 17, 2012 – 07/03/2012
2012
- ANNUAL CHRISTMAS WAFER GATHERING OF THE FRIENDS OF THE JP2 FOUNDATION - December 9, 2012 – 12/14/2012
- JOHN PAUL II CENTER – “DO NOT BE AFRAID” – KRAKÓW ŁAGIEWNIKI, 2012 – 12/01/2012
- GENERAL MEETING OF THE NEW YORK FOUNDATION – NOVEMBER 25, 2012 – 11/26/2012
- REMEMBRANCE OF BLESSED FR. JERZY POPIEŁUSZKO – 2012 – 11/12/2012
- 75th PULASKI PARADE ON MANHATTAN – 2012 – 11/12/2012
- PICNIC OF THE FRIENDS OF THE JOHN PAUL II FOUNDATION IN AMERICAN CZESTOCHOWA – 2012 – 09/02/2012
- CARDINAL STANISŁAW DZIWISZ VISITS THE NEW YORK POLONIA – July 2012 – 07/11/2012
- FATHER KRZYSZTOF WIELICZKO, OSPPE, HONORED GUEST OF THE JOHN PAUL II FOUNDATION IN NEW YORK – June 3, 2012 – 06/17/2012
- First Anniversary of the Beatification of John Paul II – May 5, 2012 – 05/08/2012
- Divine Mercy Sunday at American Częstochowa – April 15, 2012 – 04/26/2012
- Holy Mass on the 7th Anniversary of Blessed John Paul II’s Passing – March 31, 2012 – 04/25/2012
- “Jonah” – Performance by Sight & Sound Theatre in Pennsylvania – March 17, 2012 – 04/25/2012
- “Prayer Stronghold” – Blessed John Paul II – March 31, 2012 – 03/21/2012
- CHRISTMAS WAFER MEETING OF THE FRIENDS OF THE BLESSED JOHN PAUL II FOUNDATION IN NEW YORK – December 11, 2011 – 01/24/2012
2011
- REPORT FROM THE GENERAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDS OF THE JOHN PAUL II FOUNDATION – October 20, 2011 – 12/12/2011
- THE NEW YORK CHAPTER AT THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE JOHN PAUL II FOUNDATION IN ROME – October 22–24, 2011 – 11/27/2011
- COMMEMORATION OF BLESSED JOHN PAUL II – October 22, 2011 – 10/23/2011
- A Special Month – Polonia Honors Fr. Jerzy Popiełuszko – October 3, 2011 – 10/20/2011
- JOHN PAUL II at the Pulaski Parade in Manhattan – October 2, 2011 – 10/12/2011
- SUMMER PICNIC 2011 – 10/12/2011
- Father Marek Sobczak – Guest of Honor of the New York John Paul II Foundation – June 5, 2011 – 06/27/2011
- Pilgrimage to the Beatification of Pope John Paul II - May 1, 2011. – 06/14/2011
- BEATIFICATION OF JOHN PAUL II – MAY 1, 2011 – 06/09/2011
- EXHIBITION “JOHN PAUL II – THE ROAD TO SAINTHOOD” – Spring 2011 – 06/06/2011
- SIXTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF JOHN PAUL II – April 2, 2011 – 04/28/2011
- LENTEN RETREAT WITH FATHER KRZYSZTOF WIELICZKO – April 16, 2011 – 03/15/2011
- Gaude Mater Polonia! – 01/16/2011
- 2008 – Canon Andrzej Kurowski – 01/04/2011
- 2007 – Canon Tomasz Machalski – 01/24/2011
- 2005 – Father James Meszaros – 01/04/2011
- 2003 – the late Canon Father Piotr Żendzian, later Prelate – 01/04/2011
- 2010 – FATHER TADEUSZ MACIEJEWSKI – 01/03/2011
2010
- CHRISTMAS WAFER GATHERING OF THE JOHN PAUL II FOUNDATION FRIENDS’ CIRCLE – DECEMBER 12, 2010 – 12/20/2010
- REPORT AND ELECTION MEETING OF THE NEW YORK JOHN PAUL II FOUNDATION – 2010 – 12/13/2010
- PIELGRZYMKA DO FATIMY I SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA - 19 października 2010 r. – 12/04/2010
- Pilgrimage Trail – Fr. Jarosław – 2010 – 12/04/2010
- "Overcome Evil with Good" – Feast of Blessed Father Jerzy Popiełuszko – 2010 – 10/17/2010
- Annual Pulaski Day Parade – October 3, 2010 – 10/03/2010
- Visit from a Distinguished Guest from Rome – Father Krzysztof Wieliczko – September 15, 2010 – 09/15/2010
- JPII Foundation Picnic – July 25, 2010 – 07/25/2010
- FATHER TADEUSZ MACIEJEWSKI HONORED GUEST OF THE JOHN PAUL II FOUNDATION BANQUET – June 2010 – 05/22/2010
- HOLY MASS ON THE 90TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF JOHN PAUL II – May 18, 2010 – 05/18/2010
- Lenten Vigil with Youth – April 2, 2010 – 04/02/2010
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