entered the river in an attempt to retrieve a stray ball but was swept away by the current despite efforts from his teammates to save him The club in Czarnków and the Polish Deaf Football Team portal confirmed the heartbreaking news of Hempe’s passing The accident occurred on Monday evening when Hempe tried to recover a ball from the river Firefighters recovered his body two hours later Hempe had been dedicated to both the national deaf football and futsal teams for many years and had defended the colors of Noteć Czarnków for 13 consecutive seasons which currently competes in Poland's third division (fourth tier) is mourning the loss of a beloved player and teammate The incident occurred on September 20 when the victim reported the theft of cash from his home to the police in Czarnków a town located approximately 70 kilometers north of Poznań The victim identified the potential suspect as a 15-year-old boy Law enforcement officers immediately launched an operation to locate the minor Investigations revealed that he was in the nearby city of Piła Further intelligence indicated that he was traveling by train toward Poznań accompanied by two men an off-duty police officer from the Piła Police Department was on the same train and recognized the teenager He promptly notified colleagues in Czarnków "Thanks to efficient cooperation between officers from Czarnków and Piła the 15-year-old and his companions were detained," the police statement said officers recovered over PLN 105,000 (USD 27,344) of the stolen cash They also seized numerous items purchased with the remaining money The total value of the confiscated items exceeded PLN 90,000 (USD 23,437) died peacefully at his home in Vineyard Haven on Saturday morning and was very adventurous as a child and young adult and was stationed in Germany during the Vietnam era He was honorably discharged as a sergeant from the Army Reserves in 1969 Mikolaj graduated from the University of Maryland with a bachelor’s degree in economics He was a hard worker and a can-do kind of guy In his spare time he was an avid reader; he loved to fish and passed this passion on to his children and grandchildren and would spend the whole day in the water in a terrible accident from which Mikolaj never recovered Burial followed in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Vineyard Haven with military honors provided by the veterans of Martha’s Vineyard Arrangements are under the care of the Chapman, Cole and Gleason Funeral Home, Edgartown Road, Oak Bluffs. Visit ccgfuneralhome.com for online guest book and information I first met Mikolaj and his family in 1983′ around the time when they moved to Martha’s Vineyard when I first became friends with his son Bernard in second grade Over the years he and his wife eventually built their home in Vineyard Haven and always welcomed me over With Mikolaj greeting me at the front door with his contagious smile and kind hearted soul and mannerism Mikolaj was an amazing chess player and watching him play his older son Stan and younger son Bernard Helped cultivate my interest and love for chess and I still play today Mikolaj set up a ping pong table in his basement and he and I would go round after round how competitive he really was and also how good he was at ping pong He had the stamina and spirit of a young teenager some of the best ping pong matches I’ve ever had Mikolaj will be truly missed by me and I’m sure by so many others I’ll never forget his kind hearted ways and true compassion for others The MV Times comment policy requires first and last name for all comments was built from 1907-1909 and is the seventh Polish parish established in Buffalo the church was built to serve the spiritual needs of the quickly growing Polish community living in the neighborhood on the East Side The Franciscan Conventual Friars gave up the parish at the end of 2003 The church today is run by the Pauline Fathers Corpus Christi Church was established in early 1898 by the Rev a Franciscan Conventional friar from Czarnkow Bishop Stephan Ryan and Bishop James Quigley authorized a new parish to meet the needs of the rapidly growing Polish immigrant community in one of the most densely populated parts of Buffalo The cornerstone of the present Romanesque church designed to alleviate the overcrowding problem was laid in 1907 Designed by local architects Schmill and Gould Corpus Christi was the seventh Polish parish established in Buffalo and the sixth on the East Side Corpus Christi parish grew into a six-building complex: the church Corpus Christi consequently served as a focal point of the neighborhood Colors from a stained-glass window are reflected in the seat of a pew at Corpus Christi Church who care for Our Lady of Czestochowa in Poland and Our Lady of Czestochowa Shrine in Doylestown The chapel at Corpus Christi Church was renovated in 2005-2006 It repurposed some items such as the stained glass and altar from nearby churches that closed work began on building the present rectory The number of parishioners continued to increase and in 1907 construction of the present church began and was completed in 1909 funded at the then astronomical amount of $200,000 The beautiful church built of red sandstone still rises above the rooftops of the East Side with its twin spires topped by gold crosses that were filled with hundreds of letters to Jesus written by the schoolchildren at the time of its construction Justin Figs launched his "Father Justin Rosary Hour" from Corpus Christi in 1931 It continues as the longest running Polish radio program in the United States The stained-glass windows at Corpus Christi were made by Franz Mayer Works of Munich Ropes hang from the three bells in the north bell tower All were cast by the Meneely Bell Foundry from Troy A brass hole seen near the floor on a pew is part of the built-in central vacuum system the style is indicative of the work of painter Marion Rzeznik who worked closely with Gonippo Raggi when the artist was working at Our Lady of Victory Basilica Dominating the apse is a rendering of Raphael Santi's famous Disputa or Disputation of the Holy Eucharist It is believed that artist Marion Rzeznik painted himself in the dome over the altar between artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini It depicts the Church's illustrious theologians and mystics trying to understand the mysteries of the Eucharist the artist added some Franciscan scholars missing from Raphael's original work Numbers were used on pews for parishioners to rent a particular pew at the Mass they wanted to attend The church has a calendar of saints relics Under each cell written in calligraphy is the saint's name which is a relic of the cross of Jesus Christ Some of the relics the church has on display are the hairs and whiskers of St Because the parish was built by common working-class Polish immigrants Paul are shown painted in their peasant colors sitting on each side of the Sacred Heart of Jesus statue on the altar Part of the organ pipes shine in the light in the choir loft made many repairs and improvements to the church buildings One of the most significant improvements he made was the rebuilding of the church organ at the cost of more than $20,000 across the street from Corpus Christi Church was home to two kindergarten classrooms on the first floor A table used by girls studying to become nuns had a drawer where they could keep a bowl The Corpus Christi Athletic Club was built on Sears Street behind the church in 1928 the club had well over 800 members who had use of a gymnasium shuffleboard and a spacious private lounge An automatic pin setting system was added to the postwar bowling alley in 1964 the Athletic Club had well over 800 members who had use of a gymnasium Stations of the Cross along the outer walls of the church are written in Polish The church still offers a Polish Mass at 11 a.m This series has taken Buffalo News photographers inside underneath local landmarks and to places most people… Catholics gather at Corpus Christi Church on Clark Street in Buffalo for the blessing of the Easter baskets Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account