Grand Chancellor - Chev. Don Hunsaker II, PhD, GCCStS

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October 2009

The 132nd Investiture of the Kuyavia in Wloclawek -ws held on October 10th, 2009

For more information:

CLICK HERE and for photographs: HERE [photos]

September 2009

August 2009

  • READ THE AUGUST 2009 U.S.A. NEWSLETTER:

    U.S.A. Newsletter

  • PREVIOUSLY FROM COUNTESS AVRIL NOWINA SOKOLNICKI:

    To all Members of the Order of St Stanislas

    The late Count Juliusz Nowina Sokolnicki, 8th Grand Master of the Order declared his cousin, Jan Zbigniew Count Potocki to be the 9th Grand Master with immediate effect.

    Signed and notarized this 15th day of August 2009.

    Avril Nowina Sokolnicki
    Grand Secretary Order of St Stanislas

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July 2009

  • The medal is awarded to members of OStS, members of other organizations, private persons or members of the church, who through their particular activities have contributed to the protection of the Polishness and of the rise of OStS in Poland and in the whole world as well as to the praise of the good reputation of Poland according to the principle Milito pro OSS Polonia which translated meant “I fight for the Order of St. Stanislaus and for Poland”. That motto is depicted on the obverse side of the medal. On the front, it has OSS, Semper Fidelis or “Always Faithful”

    The Grand Master stated that the inventor and founder of the Grande Cross of Merit with Crowns was Dr. med Stanislaw Stawowiak, a Knight of the Grand Cross of t he Order. Chevalier Dr. Stawowiak serves as the Chair of the Council that oversees the awards of the medal. It is to be awarded once a year at a conference of the Grand Priorate of Poland. Additional information can be found on the following website: St. Stanislas medal

    June 2009

    May 2009

    • The 30th Anniversary of the restitution of the Order of St. Stanislaw in Czestochowa and the First International Pilgrimage to the Monastery of Jasna Góra ---May 8th to 10th, 2009. See website: Click Here
    • Celebrating 30 years of the Order of St. . Stanislaw restitution in Czestochowa, May 2009.

      Two 30-anniversary medals awarded by the Polish Prior:

      ...

    • Other medals by decree of the Grand Master

      Polish Website

    • Medal issued on the occasion of 30 anniversary of the Order of St. Stanislaus restitution.
      CLICK HERE to see them.

    • Ladies and Gentlemen! The efforts of the Association of Polish House SARMACJA, we present the facsimile coats of arms of Polish nobility, the Crown and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, feathers from Potoka Waclaw Potocki. We would like to point out that to work, probably unfairly forgotten, appears in its entirety for the first time since 1696, when it left the printer Nicholas Alexander Schedela - typographer IKM - In Krakow. Since then, in literature and art, only in part, as surprising, given the fact that it is Poczet was the only work that the Lord is with Potoka submitted for printing in their life.

      Polish Coats of Arms Book

    April

    • Capt. Jan Stefan Gorski,CStS has died today (April 22, 2009) at London hospital, he was 64. He was a Chevalier of the Order of St.Stanislas since 1997. Merchant Marine Captain and for last twenty years of his working life,a marine pilot working for ARAMCO in Saudi Arabia. He is survieved by his wife Teresa and two sons Ian and Maciej.

      The funeral will take place on Wednesday 29.04.2009 at 1400 hrs. at the Polish Army Church of St.Andrew Bobola in London. Cremation will take place same day at the Mortlake Crematorium. Obit

    • Easter Greeting from Warsaw, Poland's Archbishop Kazimierz Nycz

    • Easter Celebrations in Poland

    March 2009

  • Reminder Decree dated November 11, 2004, from our Grand Master:

  • For an Updated Listing of the Grand Magistry of the Order of Saint Stanislas CLICK HERE

  • The Priory of Poland has medals for the commeration of the 30th anniversary of the Order of St. Stanislas. Medals OR Medals

    SEE SEPTEMBER 2008 (Below) for information on more medals.

    Price in Polish zlotys - 160 GBP
    USD - 50
    Europe - 40

February 2009

  • Decree from Our Grand Master (in English)

  • Chevaliers and Dames of the Sovereign Order of Saint Stanislas,

    THE GRAND MASTER OF THE ORDER
    And THE GRAND PRIOR FOR POLAND
    Together with
    THE PRIOR OF THE STAROPOLSKA CONFRATERNITY, and THE PRIOR OF THE MAŁOPOLSKA CONFRATERNITY, request the honour of your presence at the function organised to celebrate:

    THE 30th ANNIYERSARY OF THE REVIYAL OF THE SOVEREIGN ORDER OF SAINT STANISLAS

    This event will be followed by THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL PILGRIMAGE TO THE MONASTERY OF JASNA GÓRA and PROCESSION FROM THE WAWEL CASTLE TO THE SKAŁKA SHRINE IN KRAKÓW --- This event will take place from 8th to the 10th of May 2009

    tel. nr. +48 34 324 64 00 [for more information]
    mobil: + 48 605 057 187

  • submitted by Orland Machnikowski:

    Glamour, Goodwill, Great Times - The IWC Embassies of the World Dinner and Ball – 27 February 2009

    Masquerade Ball 2009

    In Moscow, there is no invitation more glamorous than that to the annual IWC Embassies of the World Dinner and Ball. And we invite you to join us. To join us in a celebration of international friendships, a celebration of the charity work done right here in our communities, and a celebration of mystery, glamour and fun! This tradition of celebrating our international community, while raising money for charities in Russia, is already in its 13th year. What started as the “IWC Embassies of the World Dinner and Dance” has grown into the most prestigious social event on the international calendar in Moscow. This year’s ball, with a masquerade theme, is sure to provide mystery and intrigue!

    The venue for the ball in the beautiful, historic Tsereteli Museum.

    As has become the tradition, guests are first entertained with cocktails and an elegant dinner at one of the many host embassies. Later in the evening, dancing and the entertainment begin… continuing into the wee hours. The ball would not be possible without the participation of the diplomatic community, the sponsorship of local businesses and the work of numerous IWC volunteers.

    This huge event is the IWC’s single biggest fundraising endeavor, with all proceeds going to support IWC charities.

    Come enjoy the mystery and glamour of this year’s ball ... Masquerade 2009!

    Friday, February 27, 2009.

    Tickets for Ball Masquerade 2009 can be bought on Thursday, January 22 at the IWC General Meeting, Residence of the Ambassador of Japan, 10:00 to 12:00
    Or reserve by phone by calling (495) 241 05 63 , (495) 241 05 64 or (495) 241 05 65 .

    Ask for Inessa - she speaks Russian and English. Please call between 10:00 and 17:00, Monday to Friday. For more information on the Masquerade 2009 Ball, how to be a sponsor, or other inquiries, please contact Zara at +7 499 243 67 22 .

    Tickets are limited! Reserve now, and don't be disappointed!

    Ticket prices (per person):

    Dinner and Ball $250
    Ball only $150

    (Tickets may be purchased in US$, or the equivalent Rubles, at the prevailing exchange rate.) To order tickets, please download and complete the ticket reservation form and e-mail it to iwcmoscow@yahoo.com

    "Find a mask and wear it well, so your true identity no one can tell"

January 2009

  • NOTICE:

    In reference to the planned publication in May 2009 of a work commemorating the 30-th anniversary of the re-activation of the Order of Saint Stanislas, we are requesting you to send us materials for publication, concerning investitures and charitable works (photos, descriptions, etc)

    The address where the materials intended for publication should be sent is:

    Wydawnictwo RAPHAEL
    ul. Wiosny Ludow 69,
    02-495 Warszawa, Poland

    All materials should arrive NO LATER THAN February 15, 2009.

    If the materials fail to arrive by the above deadline, they will not be included in the commemorative publication

    With Fraternal Greetings,
    Andrzej Szkoda
    Prior of Mazovia
    (at the request of Marian Krol, Prior of Poland)

  • USA December 2008 Newsletter: CLICK HERE

December 2008

November 2008

October 2008

  • The Grand Prior of New Zealand, Chev. Philip J. Sherry, JP, GCCStS has recently been appointed as Chancellor of Australasia. Signed by the Grand Master on October 2, 2008. Documention of this appointment

  • Please note that as of July of 2008 H I H,Prince Regent Prince Nguyen, Phue, Buu, Chank, of the Nguyen Dynasty has granted Denis Hoban, the Title of Baron. Baron Hoban is also a Knight Commander of the Imperial Order of the Dragon of Annam. Baron Denis Hoban, GCCStS,K H S, C C R,pp, is the Grand Prior of Canada.

  • 127th international investiture at Basilica N.M.P., Wloclawek, Poland 25th of October 2008. Priory of Kuyavia of the Order of St. Stanislas- Kujawy Poland.

  • Mazovia Investiture [in Polish]

September 2008:

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