ADAMS (MA)
Albany Times Union
By Paul Grondahl
Published 08:19 p.m., Saturday, March 31, 2012
ADAMS, Mass. — You can’t keep a strong Polish church down.
On this Palm Sunday, a standing-room-only crowd of more than 600, including busloads from out of town, is expected at the 8 a.m. reopening Mass at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church.
It is the first time in more than three years that the Eucharist is to be consecrated within the twin-steepled, yellow-brick Gothic landmark known affectionately as St. Stan’s. The Mass follows a contentious dispute set off by the church’s December 2008 closure that reached to the highest level of the Vatican courts and resulted in an unprecedented victory for the occupying force.
For 1,150 consecutive days, church members kept a vigil at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church in defiance of Bishop Timothy McDonnell in Springfield and stood their ground.
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