Video and DVD

  Father Frank Perkovich

Two of Father Frank Perkovich’s Polka Masses in their entirety - one filmed in 1984 at Resurrection Church in Eveleth, Minnesota (where the first Polka Mass was celebrated on May 5, 1973), and the other filmed in 1993, at the International Polkafest in Chisholm, Minnesota. During an interview opening this video, Father Perk describes his inspiration for using traditional Slovenian and Croatian folkmusic in Catholic liturgy.

This montage of meaningful memories created at the time of Father Frank Perkovich’s 2004 retirement from active ministry draws upon family photo albums, videotapes, and mementos, as well as upon interviews, media coverage, and the memories of friends, to present a lovingly detailed account of Father Perk’s background and a tribute to the fifty-year ministry of the man inspired by the Second Vatican Council to develop and popularize a Polka Mass.

THE POLKA MASS
PRESENTED BY

FATHER FRANK PERKOVICH

THE LIFE & TIMES OF

FATHER FRANK PERKOVICH