People set their Easter baskets on the table before the annual blessing of the Easter baskets or, Swieconka in Polish, at St. Louis Catholic Church in Portland’s West End on Saturday.

Easter Sweet Bread 1 cup milk 3 cups all-purpose flour, divided 2 packages dry yeast 4 teaspoons milk (warm) 12 egg yolks 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 stick butter 1 cup golden raisins 1 cup almonds 1/4 cup ...

Father Joe Evanko, left, and Tom Dzwonczyk bless Easter baskets on Saturday’s Blessing of the Baskets at St. Jude’s Parish in Mountain Top John and Pamela Borek pose with their recently ...

Parishoners food baskets are seen placed before the alter as Deacon Michael Dvorak gives a prayer of blessing during the Blessing of Food for Easter at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church on Saturday ...

The Rev. William Asinari blessed Easter baskets filled with food Saturday morning in the hall of St. Mary, Our Lady Help of Christians Church, in Dorrance Twp. The Easter basket blessing ceremony ...

"It was special to me that my granddaughter accompanied me to the blessing of the baskets," said Sninsky, 86, a retired computer technician. "It's something that has been passed down through ...

St. Joseph Catholic Church in Southgate, where Garced attends, is the spiritual home of 60 Polish families, who gather in an outside garden for the basket blessing.

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On Saturday afternoon, dozens of parishioners holding elaborate baskets filled with sweet and savory goodies gathered inside St. Francis of Assisi Church in Finleyville for the traditional Easter ...

Blessing of the Easter Baskets photosParishioners listen to Monsignor Tom Baddick as he blesses Easter baskets Saturday, April 8, 2023, at Notre Dame of Bethlehem Church in Bethlehem. The baskets ...

I hope your "swieconka," Polish for Easter basket, is bountiful this year. Happy Easter! Easter Beet Relish 1-1/2 cups whole beets or 1 (16-ounce) can whole beets ...

Sninsky recalled the blessing of baskets in St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, Cumbola, when he was young. “At that time, there were prayers for each of the foods,” he said.