The Polish American Catholic Heritage Committee consists of likeminded Polish Americans, determined for the betterment of Polish Roman Catholic parishes within the United States. The committee, founded by a group of Polish Philadelphians, was formulated in order to produce public awareness of the Polish American Community (Polonia), in order to establish a national organization. The organization's main goals would be to preserve the tradition, culture and architecture, among a variety of elements, that the Polish churches contain, as well as the Polish and Polish American communities in which they serve.
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