Kościół pw. św. Jana Ewangelisty

The church is located in Olechów, well connected with the city center by public transport. It seems that on Sunday or public holidays there may be a problem finding a parking space. A very interesting picture of John Paul II. On the left side there is a Marian icon and a painting of Father Jerzy Popiełuszko. Interestingly, the tabernacle is on the right, not in the center behind the altar, as is usually the case. The church was built in the years 1993–1997 according to the design of architect Aleksy Dworczak. Dedicated on December 14, 1997 by Archbishop Władysław Ziółek. The chancel was designed by Rev. T. Furdyna. Frescoes painted by the designer, complemented by twelve stained glass windows in the same color scheme.

Do church bells really have to ring so loudly at 6:30 am and wake up the residents of the estate ??? The maximum permissible noise level is 55 dB. And there is definitely more here. And what is it for? Maybe I, too, come to the office with a megaphone and play music at 6 am every day, because I also have such whims.

My cousin, knowing the situation I am in (my mother, 94, very sick, strongly refuses to extend her care over her), called the parish priest with a request for help, which, unfortunately, was refused. Pastor Grzegorz said that he had a 90-year-old mother himself, he asked if my cousin, who was taking care of her granddaughter, could not take care of my mother (we mean professional care, also on Sundays, and I had it provided by the company that waited for my mother's consent) . I live abroad, where I have a home and family, I provide my mother with care, I make calls every day to monitor the situation. Current care, along with progressive diseases, is no longer sufficient. He definitely does not accept the additional one. I counted on the warm and wise advice of the parish priest who, as the son of a 90-year-old woman, should know how important it is to take good and professional care at home. I have no doubts that he found one or several parishioners who would be happy to look after his mother. It was enough to come and talk, maybe confess and administer the sacrament and at the same time find out about the situation, talk to me, ask about the company's recommendation, about my and my family's possibilities. Convince my mother about the necessity to accept the help of the age with diseases and severe amblyopia. Have you ever heard the parish priest Grzegorz's books about love for your neighbor, about the parish community, about help in need? The cynical cackle of the parish priest is not the reaction I expected. I am ashamed for the priest !!!

The day before yesterday, I asked the parish priest to meet me and my cousin. The parish priest asked what was going on and in short words, thinking that the parish priest would not refuse the meeting, I told what was going on. The point was that the faithful parishioner, who lives alone, is 94 years old, sick, requires care, but refuses her with all fervor. Her daughter (my cousin) lives abroad. He has been in Lodz for 4 weeks, caring for his mother. The caretaker from MOPS is on sick leave. Mum does not accept a substitute and does not agree to receive care from a specialized private company. Since all the means of persuasion were exhausted (the daughter has to go home because she left her husband unattended after a very serious operation, I did not tell the parish priest, so as not to make him amused) we thought that the only authority that remained and would logically be able to explain the necessity of taking care is the priest of the parish But the priest refused, arguing: - he has a 90-year-old mother himself and looks after her. - he will not strain his authority and support our plans, because it is not known who this elderly person will let into the house. He said it and laughed. - I, a cousin, can look after my aunt. Well, Father, I can't, because I have other duties myself. I can visit but I cannot engage in constant care - can come with the holy sacrament but nothing more. Well, please, Father Pastor, it is not enough to preach sublime sermons, you have to show empathy and go out to people. All the time I thought that if the life of modern people is to be Christian, the Church must really understand them. If the priest did not want to, he did not have to go to the parishioner, but he could meet, listen to the details and advise his former parishioners what to do in such a difficult situation. We feel very disappointed and this will certainly affect our relations with the Church and its servants. It is with great shame that I tell my friends about this incident. Maybe it's time to ventilate and update your relationships with people. Only relationships can make a difference. A priest who is not afraid to build relationships is authentic and trustworthy for people, which I wish you.

The drawback is that the church is closed except for masses