Every year we organize Nativity played by Polish-American children and parents. The exact dates and registration will be published in a separate announcement in the autumn.
Text of Nativity Play
Narrator: Today is Christmas day What has brought us salvation. Great joy overwhelmed us We'll have fun at the nativity play. We will sing beautifully, So that no one will yawn. Look dads, and moms And you kids, here we go.
Joseph: Knocks
Inn Keeper: Who's there?
Joseph: Weary by a long journey travelers ask for a room to spend a night.
Inn Keeper: Can you pay?
Joseph: Money we do not have-but I'll do whatever it takes So we have roof and a piece of bread.
Inn Keeper: Go somewhere else, perhaps you will find something Not only my inn is there in the world.
Joseph: Lord, have mercy.
Inn Keeper: There is no mercy for people like you, with no money (slams the door)
Joseph: Mary, let's move on; God give her strength. You see that light? Maybe there they will take us (Knocks)
Inn Keeper II: Who's there?
Joseph: In the name of God, do-open up to us Lord, Give us at least a straw bedding on the ground.
Inn Keeper II: There is no place - I have a rich guest, clad in a purple robe - Today he spends the night at my home, so I will not open to anyone.
Joseph: Lord, look at the woman, and have mercy on her weakness. She cannot just spend the night outside.
Inn Keeper II: There is no place for the poor, do not knock in vain. If you do not have the means to pay, spend the night on the street. More important than you were here and they paid with gold. For free I can not accept thee! Move on to the road. There is a sheep stable in the field, you can spend the night there.
Joseph: Oh, only a poor manger is there for Our Holy Lady.
Angel I: The Far Bethlehem, the flimsy stable Born baby, Bright young lady. Angels descended from heaven winged rainbow, They are waiting for a nod, kneeling at the manger.
Angel II: Now we have the news has already bring to the people. Come quickly to announce the shepherds wake up.
Carol: "silence of the night"
Angel I: Stand up, stand up shepherds, hear the news, There in the manger on sianeczku is God - Infant (Angels awaken pastors) (Shepherds get up and prepare for the road)
Shepherd I: Happy news that the Son of God ujrzym. So without waiting for the morning, let us welcome the Lord
Shepherd II: And to cheer Jezuska small Each of us will carry a gift for him.
Shepherd III: I'll take the podarku basket jabłuszek To us a tiny smile Jezusek
Shepherd IV: And I'll take cream in a pot and give miareczkę honey To a small Infant had not experienced hunger.
Shepherd V: How good that we have reached a happy moment. I would have danced about how for the past years
Shepherd I: - Merrier tańcować risk kej music (Bandit)
Shepherd II - No boys - time to finish the dance now, celebrities are flashing, it's time to welcome (shepherds walking around in a circle).
Carol: "Came Running to Bethlehem shepherds"
Shepherd III: Dzieciąteczko I'm so glad that you are with us. I brought you podarku, a basket of jabłuszkami.
Shepherd IV: A than I have tiny cream in a pot, Because you love me very little heart. I'll give you a miareczkę honey You little Baby, had not experienced hunger.
Shepherd II: I brought you a gift toasty raft Lord Jesus, you would not przemroził feet.
Shepherd I: From me accept Jesus, fresh butter osełeczkę And crisp wheat bun.
Shepherd V: And I have nothing but sing from the heart of Jesus around something funny.
Angel III: Play the shepherd boy, is child's play, let thy carol sail to the farthest chat, let the carol game news that żłóbeczku Infant God came to save the world (Shepherd sings "Oh maluśki, maluśki")
Mary: Thank you kindly shepherds small.
Angel I: God, baby, luli luli sing to you, the sky shining dawn, going to see your little brood Poland.
Child I: We are small children I do not have treasures But you, dear Jesus Above all love And to prove that it is true that we sincerely We bring loving hearts in sacrifice. And today the crib let the great circle Sing carols, let it be fun.
Angel II: Oh look, go Three Kings. They walk in the beautiful and expensive robes, a crown on his head.
Carol: "The sages of the world"
Kings: We Three Kings, or get to know our children? On the upside expensive gold, and his eyes lit joy.
King I: So strange, mighty God is thy birth, but I believe, I believe strongly that brings salvation.
King II and III: let the whole world loves you: black, yellow, white would all always faithful to Your crib steel.
King I (making gold): Gold acts p0rawych, pure still let you cancel, You the King of the Kings of care to ask for.
King II (making incense): Let the One God loves incense It flows into the sky again and again, at thy temple door.
King III (making myrrh) human sufferings to You, my little oxalate You know very well what pain when blood flows from the wounds.
Kings: Holy God Be Praised by Thy birth, What the long years thousands lasts for transformation.
Carol: "Any light over Bethlehem" (Part of the Kraków)
Krakowianka I: And I'm Krakowianka, dress up beautifully, The red skirt, ribbon and beads. I give you my Jesus that string beads, Let your heart for us is burning.
Krakowianka II: I arrived in Krakow, one of the many krakowianek. I have a dress with ribbons, and garland on his head.
Krakowianka III: A Pope came from Krakow - The children know all the Poles and the praise, we all love him.
All: From our children, receive our Lord, and our hearts sing.
Carol: "Let us all to the stable"
Child II: Assume for its temples Mary crown And we take into Polish childrens his defense. Reign in every Polish heart, at home, at school, everywhere Let each of us is a child of God each day.