{"id":87,"date":"2019-04-13T02:41:32","date_gmt":"2019-04-13T02:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polishcenter.org\/?page_id=87"},"modified":"2024-07-21T03:55:39","modified_gmt":"2024-07-21T03:55:39","slug":"team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.polishcenter.org\/?page_id=87","title":{"rendered":"Pastoral Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The only Polish Center in Orange County was established to satisfy the spiritual and social needs of the Polish people living in the area of the Diocese of Orange.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_171\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-171\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-171 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.polishcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/frkarp1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"253\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-171\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fr. Joseph A. Karp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fr. Joseph A. Karp was assigned to be the first director of the Polish Center. He worked hard to keep the Center growing. The first Polish Mass in the Center was celebrated by Fr. Joseph on January 16, 1983.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_136\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-136\" style=\"width: 176px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-136 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.polishcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/fr_cook.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"176\" height=\"283\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-136\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fr. Douglas J. Cook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polishcenter.org\/?page_id=184\">Click here for complete bio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>On July 1, 2000, a new director was named &#8211; Fr. Douglas J. Cook from the Diocese of Orange. Fr. Doug also works at the diocesan Office of Canonical Services (Marriage Tribunal). After having worked at the Polish Center for 6 years, Fr. Douglas is going to Rome for three 3 years to continue his doctor studies in canon law.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polishcenter.org\/?page_id=182\">Click here for complete bio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_167\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-167\" style=\"width: 134px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-167 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.polishcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/frgeorge1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"134\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-167\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fr. George P. Blais<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fr. George P. Blais was the director of the Center from 2006 to 2008.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polishcenter.org\/?page_id=187\">Click here for complete bio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_138\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-138\" style=\"width: 132px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-138 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.polishcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/henry.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"176\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-138\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fr. Henryk Noga<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Effective July 1 2008, Fr. Henry Noga SVD, has been appointed a new director of the Polish Center. Fr. Henry has served the Polish community in Yorba Linda and Southern California since 1999. He is a native of Poland and a missionary of the Society of the Divine Word.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polishcenter.org\/?page_id=127\">Click here for complete bio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2807\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2807\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2807\" src=\"https:\/\/www.polishcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3428_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.polishcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3428_sm.jpg 1029w, https:\/\/www.polishcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3428_sm-150x141.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.polishcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3428_sm-768x722.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2807\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fr. Zbigniew Fraszczak<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Effective July 1, 2016, Fr. Zbigniew Fraszczak SVD was named Director of the Polish Center.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polishcenter.org\/?page_id=1663\">Click here for complete bio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3482\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3482\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3482\" src=\"https:\/\/www.polishcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/JimMerle2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.polishcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/JimMerle2.jpg 495w, https:\/\/www.polishcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/JimMerle2-144x150.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3482\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deacon Jim Merle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Since August, 2018, Jim Merle served as a deacon at the Polish Center.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polishcenter.org\/?page_id=3487\">Click here for complete bio<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The only Polish Center in Orange County was established to satisfy the spiritual and social needs of the Polish people living in the area of the Diocese of Orange. 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