Deb, Here's the deal. If someone steals the envelope you are out the request _and_ the money and you'll never know if the priest is ignoring you. I know several "how-to" books suggest sending money up front but personally I don't do that. I do ask how I can make a donation. Asking that question lets the priest know that I intend to send money if he responds. I think it might also encourage him to do some looking. Debbie deb24 wrote: > Debbie, > Thanks for your idea about requesting where to find my records if the parish doesn't have them. I didn't think about that. > > I have written (with success) to 2 churches in different parts of Poland. I have always enclosed my donation with my request. Is it better to have the priest suggest a donation? > > Deb > > > Deb, > > When you write to the church make sure to ask two things (besides your > family questions): > 1. If you do not have the records please tell me where they are located. > 2. How can I make a donation for a mass? > > All in Polish of course. > > Good luck > Debbie > > deb24 wrote: > > Tina, and Debbie, thanks for your help. I knew that LDS filmed in Sejny, but wasn't sure if the Nowosady people attended church there. I'll check LDS and also write to the church. > > > > Deb > >> > > Deb, > > > > Tina has responded but I just wanted to say that there isn't/wasn't a > > Roman Catholic diocese of Sejny. The diocese was in L~omz~a: > > http://www.kuria.lomza.pl/ > > > > Today, the parish of Sejny is in El~k diocese but this won't help you > > unless you are looking for records _since_ 1992. Anything prior to > > that will be found in the diocese of L~omz~a. > > > > Here's the parish web site just for grins: http://www.sejny.kuria.elk.pl/ > > > > This page lists all of the diocese in Poland as well as the Eparchy > > (Greek Catholic) diocese in Poland: > > http://www.opoka.org.pl/struktury_kosciola/diecezje/index.html > > > > Debbie > > > > > > > > Tina Ellis wrote: > > > According to the Slownik, it is one word, Nowosady, and the parish > > was Sejny. LDS have microfilmed Catholic and Evangelical records. > > > > > > Kopie ksie;g metrykalnych, 1798-1884 Kos'ció? rzymsko-katolicki. > > Parafja Sejny > > > > > > Kopie ksie;g metrykalnych, 1810-1928 Kos'ció? ewangelicki. Parafja Sejny > > > http://dir.icm.edu.pl/pl/Slownik_geograficzny/Tom_VII/267 > > > > > > > > http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=408680&subject_disp=Poland%2C+Bia%26%23x142%3Bystok%2C+Sejny+%28Sejny%29+%2D+Church+records&columns=*,0,0 > > > > > > > deb24 wrote: > > > I can't seem to find any Roman Catholic Parishes for Nowa Sady (Sejny) I am inclined to think that my great grandparents worshipped in Sejny since it is pretty close. > > > > > > Would anyone have any ideas as to how I can find out this information. It seems that their is not a lot of info out there for this area. Also (in the early 1900's) would this be in Sejny Diocese? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Deb > > > >

Ok, Debbie. That makes sense. I'm going to approach my requests this way. Deb Deb, Here's the deal. If someone steals the envelope you are out the request _and_ the money and you'll never know if the priest is ignoring you. I know several "how-to" books suggest sending money up front but personally I don't do that. I do ask how I can make a donation. Asking that question lets the priest know that I intend to send money if he responds. I think it might also encourage him to do some looking. Debbie deb24 wrote: > Debbie, > Thanks for your idea about requesting where to find my records if the parish doesn't have them. I didn't think about that. > > I have written (with success) to 2 churches in different parts of Poland. I have always enclosed my donation with my request. Is it better to have the priest suggest a donation? > > Deb > > >