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.

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.

Christa McCormick with daughters Kennedy (left) and Tatum are shown here in traditional Polish attire at the 111th annual Swieconka blessing of Easter baskets and Easter foods at St. Mary’s ...

MASPETH, Queens (PIX11) — Rev. Robert Brennan, Bishop of Brooklyn, joined the Polish community of Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church in Maspeth on Saturday morning for the annual blessing of their ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...