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PHOTO COURTESY OF THERESA ROMANOWSKI

Shortly after the 10:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, Oct. 25, parishioners gathered in front of St. Adalbert Church for a special occasion: a statue blessing.

Mergers of a handful of Port Richmond parishes led to the formation of St. John Paul II parish, and a statue of the parish’s namesake was placed on Allegheny Avenue.

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Led by the efforts of the Rev. Jan Palkowski, parishioners funded the statue to commemorate the 100th anniversary of St. John Paul II’s birth.

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