Call for a Signature in a Letter in Defense of Orchard Lake Seminary

Krzysztof Gajda, MBA, CPA (Sherman, Texas)

7 November 2022

The Polish diaspora and influential personalities from Poland are campaigning to prevent the liquidation of the only seminary for the Polish diaspora in the United States. If you agree with the letter to maintain the active status of the 137-year-old only seminar for the Polish diaspora, join us and sign this letter.

Information about the signature should be sent to the following address:

Christopher (Krzysztof) J. Gajda, MBA, CPA
President, Polish Association in Texas
contact@PolishAssocInTexas.org

Here is a link to the video of a well-known journalist, editor Witold Gadowski:

Witold Gadowski about Orchard Lake (Source: pCloud)

https://u.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=XZoqCfVZalSzpXDKnu4pGJ3HAnWWojDyDo0k

Here is the content of the letter:

November 1, 2022

Most Reverend Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron
Archbishop of Detroit
12 State Street
Detroit, MI 48226

Your Excellency:

We are respectfully petitioning to keep the status of SS. Cyril & Methodius Seminary as open.

We do understand that operations at SS. Cyril & Methodius Seminary may need to be suspended, but we strongly advocate for an open status of SS. Cyril & Methodius Seminary without liquidating this unique national institution – the only Polish Seminary in the United States of America, which has served as an important historical and holy site for Polish-American Catholics for over 137 years.

Fr. Joseph Dabrowski founded the seminary understanding the needs of the Polish immigrants who arrived in America. For decades, Polish-Americans have been one of the strongest pillars of the Catholic faith in the United States. The seminary is a beautiful institution to deliver priests to the Polish community. As long as the seminary is open and we have your blessing and vote, our community can still believe that our ancestors’ effort is in good hands and continue formation of priests for years to come.

Thank you in advance for your support of SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary and saving Polish-American heritage for future generations. There are almost 1 million Catholics of Polish descent in Michigan, and they will always remember your kindness.

Respectfully,

Christopher (Krzysztof) J. Gajda, MBA, CPA
President, Polish Association in Texas

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Krzysztof Gajda, MBA, CPA

Sherman, Texas

A graduate of the University of Gdańsk School of Law and Graduate School of Management (GSM) at Rutgers University, the State University of New Jersey. Lives in Texas since 1998. By day, a CPA and an administrator of the pediatric medical practice.

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