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A Special Invitation to All Youth of the PNCC
If you are between the ages of 13 and 17, you can bowl with the best bowlers in our Church!!!
You can bowl with an adult, OR you can bowl with another 13-17 year old, BOTH girls and boys are invited!!!
However, there will be no cash prizes for those of you winning in your particular event. The Central Guiding Committee did not want to jeopardize your amateur standing.
Special awards will be given to the winners that enter this Division.
Sooooooooooooooo,
Grab a partner,
Get on a team
With bowlers either your age or older
And come and enjoy one of the
longest-running athletic events
our Church has to offer.
Plus you’ll be hangin’ with some
of the best church people we have.
It’s a weekend you won’t forget.
Give a call to Deacon Jim Konicki at 518-372-1992, E-mail him, or contact on Facebook for more information.
SEE YOU IN MAY!!!
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67th Annual Bowling Tournament Entry and Other Forms
You may click on any of the following links to download these forms to your computer, or just click and print them from this website.
- Tournament Entry Form
- Spójnia Entry Form
- Children’s Entry Form
- Tournament Fees Form
- Banquet Reservations Form
Please return all forms and fees by April 15, 2012. Make all checks payable to: 2012 Tournament Committee.
Mail completed packets to:
Holy Name of Jesus
Attn: Deacon Jim Konicki
1040 Pearl St.
Schenectady, NY 12303-‐1846
Thank you.
67th Annual Bowling Tournament – Accommodations
We recommend either of the following locations. Note that the information below has been updated since the mailing of the Tournament packets:
Closest to the Friday Open House and Saturday Banquet venues:
Ramada Plaza Albany
3 Watervliet Ave. Ext.
Albany, NY 12206 US
Check in: After 3:00 PM
Check out: Before 11:00 AM
Phone: 518-438-8431
Fax: 518-438-8356
The Ramada Plaza Albany hotel is right off I-90, Exit 5 and is right down the street from our Friday and Saturday evening venues (almost walking distance). The hotel’s location, adjacent to the I-90 interchange allows for quick access to the I-87 Northway which will get you to Spare Time Lanes and Holy Name of Jesus. The hotel is also close to great sightseeing in New York’s Capital, shopping and entertainment.
The hotel offers a free deluxe breakfast buffet. There is a fitness center as well as indoor and outdoor pools. You can also stay connected to home with free Wi-Fi Internet access. The hotel is pet-friendly. Rooms feature in-room microwaves and refrigerators, guest laundry services and free parking for vehicles of any size.
For those wishing to stay a bit closer to Spare Time Lanes:
Cocca’s Inn & Suites Rte 7 Latham
979 Troy Schnectady Road
Latham NY 12110
Phone: (518) 785-5571
Fax: (518) 785-2642
Mention “Tournament at Spare Time Bowl” for a $79 special rate.
There is a great variety of hotels and motels within a few miles of our venues including:
67th Annual Bowling Tournament – Route Between Venues
A = Albany Polish American Citizens Club, 110 Commerce Avenue, Albany, NY 12206
B = Spare Time Lanes, 375 Troy Schenectady Road, Latham, NY 12110
C = Holy Name of Jesus Parish, 1040 Pearl Street, Schenectady, NY 12303
67th Annual Bowling Tournament – Schedule of Events
Thursday, May 17, 2012 – Solemnity of the Ascension of our Lord
- 7:00pm – Vespers at Holy Name of Jesus Parish for those arriving early.
Friday, May 18, 2012
- 11:15am – Check-in at Spare Time Lanes.
- 12:00pm – Doubles and Singles Events at Spare Time Lanes.
- 6:00pm – Open House at the Albany Polish American Citizens Club Pavilion.
- 7:00pm – Tournament Guiding Committee Meeting at the Albany Polish American Citizens Club Pavilion.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
- 8:30am – Continental Breakfast at Spare Time Lanes.
- 9:00am – Team Event at Spare Time Lanes.
- 12:00pm – Children’s Bowling at Spare Time Lanes.
- 5:00pm – Banquet at the Albany Polish American Citizens Club Hall.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
- 10:00am – Holy Mass at Holy Name of Jesus Parish.
- 11:15am – Breakfast at Holy Name of Jesus Parish.
Invitation to the 67th Annual PNCC/YMS of R Bowling Tournament
On behalf of the Tournament Committee for the 67th Annual PNCC/YMS of R Bowling Tournament, please accept this invitation to participate in this year’s event, sponsored by Holy Name of Jesus Parish in Schenectady, NY. The Tournament will begin on Friday, May 18th and conclude on Sunday, May 20th.
Please share this invitation with all PNCC parishioners and friends to give everyone the opportunity to make plans to join in this long running PNCC tradition!
To those of you that regularly participate in this annual event, we look forward to seeing you again. If you have not participated recently, we would like to welcome you back. If you’ve never had the opportunity to participate we offer you our invitation and a warm welcome.
The Tournament is open to all PNCC parishioners, members of PNU/Spójnia, and non-PNCC individuals belonging to a PNCC sponsored bowling league. The Youth Division (ages 13-17) was formed to generate the interest and involvement of our young people. Youth bowlers may partner with either other youth or adults. Please share this invitation with your young people and encourage them to be a part of this weekend of fellowship and friendly competition.
Not a bowler? Don‘t let that keep you from joining us for this fun-filled weekend. Cheer on your family and friends at the alleys and join everyone at the open house, the Saturday night banquet, and Holy Mass and breakfast on Sunday.
If you have any questions, or need additional information, please contact Deacon Jim Konicki at Holy Name of Jesus Parish.
We look forward to seeing you this May for a weekend of fun, fellowship, and friendly competition.
May God bless you,
The Tournament Committee
2006 – 2010 Scores posted
Tournament scores have been posted for the years 2006 through 2010 on our scores page.
Why a Bowling Tournament?
By Jim Ploskonka, Ph.D.
For the past months, numerous hours of preparation have gone in planning the 66th YMS of R Bowling Tournament and thousands of dollars have been spent for just a few days. The answer to the question, why bowl?, is not in the food, the rules and regulations, the number in attendance or even the winners, but rather in the basis for Bishop Hodur establishing the YMS of R in 1914 – fellowship. Through the bowling tournament that was first organized during World War ll, thousands of members of the Polish National Catholic Church have gathered to share common interests, goals, experiences and views. The participants were a group of like-minded people seeking companionship via the medium of bowling. This companionship by tradition yields an atmosphere that is congenial and on equal terms. The 2011 tournament has not strayed from the basis of fellowship.
“Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another – and all the more as you see the Day approaching” (Hebrews 10:25). Since God commands us to meet with fellow believers, we do so to be obedient to His commands. Through events like the national bowling tournament we are able to comfort one another with God‘s comfort. Together we can share our victories as well as our defeats. Our church is a place where people can be loved and accepted unconditionally, just as Christ has accepted us just as we are.
On a personal note, my brother recently copied some old 16mm movies circa 1955, which had prior YMS of R Bowling events and other church traditions, which enabled me to see the excitement of those who laid the foundation for unconditional love and great fellowship that lasts forever. Our theme for the 2011 tournament is “Hot Lanes in Cleveland.” I encourage all of us to see beyond the strikes and gutters and get “Hot“ in the Spirit of sharing what Christ has done for us by enabling us to gather, have fun and share in His fellowship. lt is better to be “Hot” than lukewarm in our deeds, Revelation 3:16.
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