We are an International Community of Catholics coming from many different countries and cultures. Some of us have English as a first language others not, what unifies us is a common need (or desire) to worship in English language. We are always open to new people to come and worship with us: whether of temporary or permanent residence; Catholic or non-Catholic.

On the 6th of January 2009 Archbishop Kazimierz Nycz issued as decree making the Community at Radna into a Personal Parish. The decree came into effect on the 25th of January 2009 making us ‘Saint Paul’s English Speaking Catholic Parish of Warsaw’. The Canon outlining this is:

Canon 518 As a general rule a parish is to be territorial, that is it embraces all the Christian faithful within a certain territory; whenever it is judged useful, however, personal parishes are to be established based upon rite, language, the nationality of the Christian faithful within some territory or some other determining factor.

Becoming a Personal Parish gave our Community independence in terms of the sacraments. Consequently, we have to run our own Parish Office and Parish Records, and are in constant touch with the Archbishop’s office. Fr Wiesław, previously our Chaplain, became our Rector.

The Augustinian Order in Poland has been appointed to provide priests for the English Speaking Catholics of the Archdiocese of Warsaw. To date, our community has been served by four members of the Augustinian community, whose mother-house in Poland is based in Krakow. Our community is responsible for covering the Chaplain’s expenses, and for providing for the spiritual formation of current Augustinian novices. In this way we contribute to the needs of the Church and education of the future priests. Further information on the Augustinian Order can be found on http://www.augustinian.org/