January 19th, 2013 § § permalink
Today we celebrate the 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time and tomorrow will be Martin Luther King Jr. Day. OT is our time in the whole history and life of the Church. At the beginning of Ordinary Time – the period in which we consider more deeply is the life and the actions of Jesus. We have the first fact from the public life of our Savior – the miracle at Marriage Feast of Cana.
The Lord himself told us that whatever we ask for in his name would be given to us. He always gives us much more than we ask for and much more than we deserve. At the wedding feast of Cana in Galilee the importance of the intercession of the Virgin Mary is highlighted.
The Eucharist is the one of the moments when we know for sure, that God is active in our lives. We have to come before God with our hearts open for him and invite him to our own life and ask him for the miracle of his presence in our daily lives, that He will give us the abundance of blessings.
Holy Masses
January 20, 2013 – 2nd Ordinary Sunday
HC 10:00 AM for +Rev. Louis Victor (6 year anniversary) from Denice Funk
January 27, 2013 – 3rd Ordinary Sunday
HC 10:00 AM for +Frank Wiatrowski from Theresa Wiatrowski
February 03, 2013 – 4th Ordinary Sunday
HC 10:00 AM for + Lucilla Dickerson from William Rachuba
February 10, 2013 – 5th Ordinary Sunday
HC 10:00 AM for ++ Sophie & Frank Koger, for Helen & Ted Purcell from Pam and Bob Koger
Welcome Our Visitors
- We welcome all our visitors who are present with us for worship this Sunday! Please introduce yourself to the Pastor after Mass. Please write your names in the guest book located in the vestibule of the church. Please remember that you are always welcome to join us in worship at HolyCross Church.
Announcements
¨ My Warmly Thank You to all of the people who remember of me and my family by the presents and the donations. Be sure that you are in my prayers before the alter.
¨ After Epiphany Feast will be the Pastoral Visit – Kolęda and blessing of the home.
¨ Really thank you to everyone who was involved in the Christmas Caroling through Fells Point.
¨ Do you have anyone of any reason (for example: someone in Hospital) or life event you would like to pray for – Please ask and see Fr. Andrew.
One Main Point
The changing of Old Testament water into messianic wine signifies the passing of the old into the new. The messianic era has arrived.
January 12th, 2013 § § permalink
Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Baptism of Our Lord Jesus Christ and the first Sunday of the Ordinary Time.
When Jesus asked John the Baptist to be baptized in the Jordan, just as John had baptized the other people. Jesus saw that his task was to save people from their sins and change the world. He himself was without sin, but he made himself one with the people in their weakness. And then God confirmed him in his task by saying: “This is my beloved Son.”
When we were baptized, we expressed, through our parents and godparents, that we had become one with Jesus and with his mission. Since that day we share with Jesus in his task of serving and saving the people. If we do so, then God can tell us too: “you are my beloved son or daughter.”
The Holy Eucharist is the manifestation of our own baptism individually and collectively. We meet with Jesus who renovated us in our baptism and we meet with the community of other Christians who affirm us. After this meeting we start our outside manifestations for non-Christians and the Christians who are not-active; to show them love of the God our Father.
Holy Masses
January 13, 2013 – Baptism of the Lord
HC 10:00 AM for ++ Edwina Skleres Macko and Helen & Edward Macko with much love from Stefany Skleres Goffredi
January 20, 2013 – 2nd Ordinary Sunday
HC 10:00 AM for +Rev. Louis Victor (6 year anniversary) from Denice Funk
January 27, 2013 – 3rd Ordinary Sunday
HC 10:00 AM for +Frank Wiatrowski from Theresa Wiatrowski
February 03, 2013 – 4th Ordinary Sunday
HC 10:00 AM for + Lucilla Dickerson from William Rachuba
February 10, 2013 – 5th Ordinary Sunday
HC 10:00 AM for ++ Sophie & Frank Koger, for Helen & Ted Purcell from Pam and Bob Koger
Welcome Our Visitors
We welcome all our visitors who are present with us for worship this Sunday! Please introduce yourself to the Pastor after Mass. Please write your names in the guest book located in the vestibule of the church. Please remember that you are always welcome to join us in worship at HolyCrossChurch.
Announcements
¨ My Warmly Thank You to all of the people who remember of me and my family by the presents and the donations. Be sure that you are in my prayers before the alter.
¨ After Epiphany Feast will be the Pastoral Visit – Kolęda and blessing of the home.
¨ Really thank you to everyone who was involved in the Christmas Caroling through Fells Point.
¨ Do you have anyone of any reason (for example: someone in Hospital) or life event you would like to pray for – Please ask and see Fr. Andrew.
Am I spending time in His presence?
Everything depends on this.
(Andrew Murray – Treasures of Wisdom)
November 24th, 2012 § § permalink
Today we celebrate the thirty forth Sunday in Ordinary Time – the feast of Christ the King. This is the last Sunday of the Liturgical Year 2012. The whole Liturgy and especially the Gospel speaks of the kingship of Christ. He is our Lord and Master, He is our King. He was born and he lived to testify to the truth and this feast of Christ the King reminds us that each of us was born for the same reason: to testify to the truth. And what is the truth? Jesus Christ is the Truth. We need to recognize the fields of our life: where Jesus is the King who rules our lives and the fields where is not place for Him. We have to open these fields of our privacy for His beneficial grace. And give to him Thanks.
The Eucharist is the great Thanksgiving to God by Jesus Christ for our salvation. On Sunday after the Feast of Thanksgiving we thank to God our Father through Jesus Christ our King and Lord, to our family, to our friends and any people who stay on our earthly way.
Holy Masses
November 25, 2012 – 34th Sunday in Ordinary Time
HC 10:00 AM for +Daniel Calvin Funk from Denice Funk
December 2, 2012 – 1ST Sunday of Advent
HC 10:00 AM for +Pat Biscotti
December 9, 2012 – 2nd Sunday of Advent
HC 10:00 AM for +France & John Gierczak from Joyce Dabrowski
Announcements
¨ HC – My Warmly Thank You to all of the people who clean up the hall on Sat, Nov. 10, 2012.
¨ My warmly Thank you to all people who helped us on the Polish Dinner and around it. We did great job. The Dinner was well done and the atmosphere was unique. The all visitors were very glad about the dinner. They see our Church as a friendly community. I think that God first of all helps all people who are praying and working together for His Holy Church.
¨ The November was the month of the prayer and remembrance for our departed brothers and sisters. My Thank You to all of the people who remember of the deceased from your Family and Friends in the Remembrances (Wypominki) 2012 and for all your donations. The prayer is the big help for them. Also the reminder for us that we are not alone in the cosmos. God bless you.
¨ Do you have anyone of any reason (for example: someone in Hospital) or life event you would like to pray for – Please ask and see Fr. Andrew.
¨ My source of power in prayer is the Vine. If I am the branches abiding in Christ, He will supply the power. (Andrew Murray – Treasures of Wisdom)
Welcome Our Visitors
We welcome all our visitors who are present with us for worship this Sunday! Please introduce yourself to the Pastor afterMass.Please write your names in the guest book located in the vestibule of the church. Please remember that you are always welcome to join us in worship at HolyCrossChurch.
November 17th, 2012 § § permalink
Today we celebrate the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time and on Thursday we will celebrate the Thanksgiving Day.
The next Sunday will be the Last Sunday of the Church Calendar. Therefore the topic of today’s Sunday and the next is concerned of the Last things, which will be happened to every one of us: death, judgment, heaven and hell. The Signs of the Time can help us to recognize the Last Moment, we have to know it and be prepared for the End of Times. Therefore today’s Gospel is very important for us because in it we can find these signs. We have to point only these signs in our real lives and change our own heart.
The Eucharist is the one of the Signs of that Time. It offers us the real understanding of our age and the authentic solution for our life. We have only to engage in the Eucharist with the new power of our reconciliation.
Holy Masses
November 18, 2012 – 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
HC 10:00 AM for all people recommended in the Remembrances 2012
November 25, 2012 – 34th Sunday in Ordinary Time
HC 10:00 AM for +Daniel Calvin Funk from Dnice Funk
December 2, 2012 – 1ST Sunday of Advent
HC 10:00 AM for +Pat Biscotti
December 9, 2012 – 2nd Sunday of Advent
HC 10:00 AM for +France & John Gierczak from Joyce Dabrowski
Announcements
¨ HC – My Warmly Thank You to all of the people who clean up the hall on Sat, Nov. 10, 2012.
¨ My warmly Thank you to all people who helped us on the Polish Dinner and around it. We did great job. The Dinner was well done and the atmosphere was unique. The all visitors were very glad about the dinner. They see our Church as a friendly community. I think that God first of all helps all people who are praying and working together for His Holy Church.
¨ The November is the month of the prayer and remembrance for our departed brothers and sisters. My Thank You to all of the people who remember of the deceased from your Family and Friends in the Remembrances (Wypominki) 2012 and for all your donations. The prayer is the big help for them. Also the reminder for us that we are not alone in the cosmos. God bless you.
¨ Do you have anyone of any reason (for example: someone in Hospital) or life event you would like to pray for – Please ask and see Fr. Andrew.
¨ My source of power in prayer is the Vine. If I am the branches abiding in Christ, He will supply the power. (Andrew Murray – Treasures of Wisdom)
Welcome Our Visitors
We welcome all our visitors who are present with us for worship this Sunday! Please introduce yourself to the Pastor afterMass.Please write your names in the guest book located in the vestibule of the church. Please remember that you are always welcome to join us in worship at HolyCrossChurch.
October 27th, 2012 § § permalink
Today we celebrate the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time and also the Baptism of our small brother Mason John Richard Marriott.
When we meet in Church with God Almighty and with our brothers and sisters we celebrate and we build our community. But very often we recognize our real brothers when we work together, when our common effort displays our real love.
We are the Church – Community of brothers and sisters who really use the commandment of love. We are not a group of friends, or club of Holy Cross who only likes somebody/ no we love even our enemies.
The Eucharist is the real meal of love when the brothers and sisters meet in the face of the God who is our Father. We are together with our big Brother Jesus Christ and we help one another as He helps the people, especially He helps the Blind Man – Bartimaeus in today’s gospel. Today we have to help one another as Jesus did 2000 years ago.
Holy Masses
October 28, 2012 – 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
HC 10:00 AM for +Steve Lesniewski Sr.
or for +Daniel Calvin Funk 1 year anniversary from Danice Funk
November 4, 2012 –All Saints Sunday
HC 10:00 AM for all people recommended in the Remembrances 2012
November 11, 2012 – 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
HC 10:00 AM for +Burce Smoter from Family
Announcements
¨ Really thank you for your work at our Cemetery. Great job Don, Mary, Denice, Patrick, Patryk. God blesses the people who work for Him.
¨ Do you have anyone of any reason (for example: someone in Hospital) or life event you would like to pray for – Please ask and see Fr. Andrew.
¨ On Saturday Oct. 27, 2012 at 12:00 PM the Seniorate Meeting will held inReading, PA.
¨ Anyone, who is wishing to submit the names of the departed of your family or friends (All Souls Day Remembrance – “WYPOMINKI”) and to be read and pray for at our All Souls Services (on 1st and 3rd Sunday of November), there are ask to return the envelope with the names which will be send to your homes.
¨ The Procession at our Holy Cross Cemetery at 7110 German Hill Road, Baltimore, MD, on Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 12:00PM. We pray for The Commemoration Of All The Faithful Departed (All Souls Day)
Welcome Our Visitors
We welcome all our visitors who are present with us for worship this Sunday! Please introduce yourself to the Pastor afterMass.Please write your names in the guest book located in the vestibule of the church. Please remember that you are always welcome to join us in worship atHolyCrossChurch.
October 20th, 2012 § § permalink
Today we celebrate the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time and also Heritage Sunday in our PNC Church.
Today’s Gospel shows us the example of the two apostles: James and John who misinterpreted what Jesus is saying about the Kingdom of God and the position of the leaders in it. They recognize this Kingdom in the terms of the real and human Kingdom and they think of the good position in it, but Jesus tells of the Kingdom which is contrary to the values of this world. And position of someone in that state is absolutely different because when you are as Jesus Christ who came to serve, not to be served, you are the greatest one in the Kingdom of God.
The Baptism and the Eucharist start our own fate of suffering and dying for others – this is a realization of the commandment of love. To give everything for others especially our private lives, this reminds us that both of these sacraments are forms of dying to oneself in order to live for and in Christ.
Holy Masses
October 21, 2012 – 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
HC 10:00 AM for +Theresa Wesolek
October 28, 2012 – 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
HC 10:00 AM for +Steve Lesniewski Sr.
or for +Daniel Calvin Funk 1 year anniversary from Danice Funk
November 4, 2012 –All Saints Sunday
HC 10:00 AM for all people recommended in the Remembrances 2012
November 11, 2012 – 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
HC 10:00 AM for +Burce Smoter from Family
Announcements
¨ Really thank you for your work at our Cemetery. Great job Don, Mary, Danice, Patrick, Patryk. God blesses the people who work for Him.
¨ Do you have anyone of any reason or life event you would like to pray for – Please ask and see Fr. Andrew.
¨ On Saturday Oct. 20 at 2:00 pm we will trim the grass on our cemetery at7110 German Hill Rd.Baltimore. Every willing person to help our Church is welcomed.
¨ On Saturday Oct. 27, 2012 at 12:00 PM the Seniorate Meeting will held inReading, PA.
¨ Anyone, who is wishing to submit the names of the departed of your family or friends (All Souls Day Remembrance – “WYPOMINKI”) and to be read and pray for at our All Souls Services (on 1st and 3rd Sunday of November), there are ask to return the envelope with the names which will be send to your homes.
¨ The Procession at our Holy Cross Cemetery at 7110 German Hill Road, Baltimore, MD, on Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 12:00PM. We pray for The Commemoration Of All The Faithful Departed (All Souls Day)
Welcome Our Visitors
We welcome all our visitors who are present with us for worship this Sunday! Please introduce yourself to the Pastor afterMass.Please write your names in the guest book located in the vestibule of the church. Please remember that you are always welcome to join us in worship atHolyCrossChurch.
October 13th, 2012 § § permalink
Today we celebrate the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time and the Feast of Christian Family.
Today in the Gospel we have the story of the rich young man, who couldn’t get away from the wealth. This is one of the saddest stories in the Gospel. A man whom Jesus loves rejects His invitation to discipleship. When the man asks “what must I do to receive eternal life?” he does not realize that a call to discipleship would mean so much sacrifice.
The Eucharist which we now celebrate is the same Christ’s invitation for us to the discipleship as this was 2000 years ago to a young man. Now this invitation is directed to us. We have to respond to this question by our good words and especially deeds.
Holy Masses
October 14, 2012 – 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
HC 10:00 AM for all parishioners living or dead
October 21, 2012 – 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
HC 10:00 AM for +Theresa Wesolek
October 28, 2012 – 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
HC 10:00 AM for +Steve Lesniewski Sr.
Announcements
¨ Really thank you for your work at Fells Point Fun Festival. Denice, Diane, Theresa, Christine, Mary, Ewa, John, Christopher, Byron, Don, Dawn, Maddie, Ania, Agnieszka, Patryk, God blesses the people who work for Him.
¨ Really thank you for the prayer in intention of The Diocesan Synod of Central Diocese PNCC.
¨ Do you have anyone of any reason or life event you would like to pray for – Please ask and see Fr. Andrew.
¨ On Saturday Oct. 20 at 2:00 pm we will trim the grass on our cemetery at7110 German Hill Rd.Baltimore. Every willing person to help our Church is welcomed.
¨ On Saturday Oct. 27, 2012 at 12:00 PM the Seniorate Meeting will held inReading, PA.
¨ Anyone, who is wishing to submit the names of the departed of your family or friends (All Souls Day Remembrance – “WYPOMINKI”) and to be read and pray for at our All Souls Services (on 1st and 3rd Sunday of November), there are ask to return the envelope with the names which will be send to your homes.
¨ The Procession at our Holy Cross Cemetery at 7110 German Hill Road, Baltimore, MD, on Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 12:00PM. We pray for The Commemoration Of All The Faithful Departed (All Souls Day)
One Main Point
“Good Master, what must I do to receive eternal life?” “Come and follow me…” It may be difficult for men, but “…all things are possible with God.”
Reflections
- I examine my current life: my wealth (be it rich or poor), my health (be it well or sick), my behaviors. Which helps me be closer to God? Which keeps me away from Him?
- Jesus’ teachings are demanding and challenging. I ask that He look upon me with love, so that I can trust Him like a child upon his parent, to trust that “all things are possible with God.”
Welcome Our Visitors
We welcome all our visitors who are present with us for worship this Sunday! Please introduce yourself to the Pastor afterMass.Please write your names in the guest book located in the vestibule of the church. Please remember that you are always welcome to join us in worship atHolyCrossChurch.
October 6th, 2012 § § permalink
Today we celebrate the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time. This Sunday focuses on the problem of divorce and marriage. We meet these problems very often in our lives or in the lives of our friends. We see the difficulty of people’s lives, when they don’t love themselves and their children.
We call the Family the first Church, because it is the first place where we start to praise the Lord our Father and we put the first steps on the way to our salvation. When this first Church is collapsing by divorce or some other problems like dwelling together as only sexual partners or like same sex marriage tendency; our spiritual life starts to fall and we feel as the ship without a port.
The Eucharist is the background of our personal relations to God and to our neighbors. Here and now we find help for our daily existence in the family, here and now we regenerate ourselves to the real love.
Holy Masses
October 7, 2012 – 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
HC 10:00 AM for +Lillian Franus & +Augusta Kutrik from Patricia Dwyer
October 14, 2012 – 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
HC 10:00 AM for all parishioners living or dead
October 21, 2012 – 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
HC 10:00 AM for all parishioners living or dead
Announcements
¨ Really thank you for your work at Fells Point Fun Festival. Denice, Diane, Theresa, Christine, Mary, Ewa, John, Christopher, Byron, Don, Dawn, Maddie, Ania, Agnieszka, Patryk, God blesses the people who work for Him.
¨ Really thank you for the things you brought for the Yard Sale and for your donations. God bless you.
¨ The Diocesan Synod of Central Diocese PNCC will be October 11-13, 2012 in Scranton, PA. Please pray for participants.
¨ Do you have anyone of any reason or life event you would like to pray for – Please see Fr. Andrew.
¨ On Saturday Oct. 20 at 2:00 pm we will trim the grass on our cemetery at7110 German Hill Rd.Baltimore. Every willing person to help our Church is welcomed.
¨ On Saturday Oct. 27, 2012 at 12:00 PM the Seniorate Meeting will held inReading, PA.
Welcome Our Visitors
We welcome all our visitors who are present with us for worship this Sunday! Please introduce yourself to the Pastor afterMass.Please write your names in the guest book located in the vestibule of the church. Please remember that you are always welcome to join us in worship atHolyCrossChurch.
September 29th, 2012 § § permalink
Today we celebrate the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time and Spojnia Sunday.
When we look at our daily lives we see that God is working in them with different people and rules. In today’s gospel, John asks Jesus the question: How can the strange persons drive out demons, they’re not disciples of Jesus. John tells Jesus, stop them. Here’s the problem: we do the same thing – We Think We’re Right. Because someone does not pray the way we pray, does not talk about God the way we talk about God, we think they’re wrong, or at least a little weird.
The most important thing for us today is to recognize the rules of working God in our private and public lives and to choose good future for us in heaven. This can help us to do the real will of God and be the closest person to God on the world.
The Eucharist, which we now celebrate, is the special searching of God’s will in our daily lives. The Word of God, to which we listen, is a special kind of knowledge about it; the Liturgy of the Eucharist is the return of our love to God and to our neighbors.
Holy Masses
September 30, 2012 – 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time
HC 10:00 AM for departed members of the Polish National Union of America – Spojnia.
October 7, 2012 – 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
HC 10:00 AM for +Lillian Franus & +Augusta Kutrik from Patricia Dwyer
Announcements
¨ HC - We now start organized the Flea Market and Cook sale before our Church – at Fells Point Fun Festival (6-7 Oct. 2012). If you have some things for it please bring it to the Parish Hall. Really thank you for it. Every one is welcomed for the work and the help for this reason.
¨ 46th Annual Fells Point Fun Festival will take place on Oct. 6-7, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Please find the time for you to engage in it. We will start our setting up at 8:00 am on Sat.
¨ The Diocesan Synod of Central Diocese PNCC will be October 11-13, 2012 in Scranton, PA. Please pray for participants.
¨ Do you have anyone of any reason or life event you would like to pray for – Please see Fr. Andrew.
¨ On Saturday Oct. 27, 2012 at 12:00 PM the Seniorate Meeting will held inReading, PA.
Welcome Our Visitors
We welcome all our visitors who are present with us for worship this Sunday! Please introduce yourself to the Pastor afterMass.Please write your names in the guest book located in the vestibule of the church. Please remember that you are always welcome to join us in worship atHolyCrossChurch.
September 22nd, 2012 § § permalink
Today we celebrate the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Ordinary Time is for us the time to do the things which are extraordinary from spiritual site. And today’s Gospel teaches us of the Christian Psychology which is completely different as the regular psychology. The human psychology says us that the people who are the first, who are the best, who have more money and who are the strong they are the very important persons. Christ says us today – the servant’s attitude is for you to follow. The child – the smallest one is the VIP in your Church and in the Kingdom of God. You have to recognize the last one in your community and be for him the servant. And after this you will find your Lord Jesus Christ in the new lovely relation which we call the spring of the Church.
The Eucharist is the place to recognize the serving way which is before us. We can receive the Christ in the small piece of the bread when we find the small child on our daily way. We have only one opportunity to do this to go on by our faith.
Holy Masses
September 16, 2012 – 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
HC 10:00 AM for +Augusta Kutrik from Andrew Siedlarczyk
September 23, 2012 – 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time
HC 10:00 AM for + Augusta Kutrik from Patricia Dwyer
September 30, 2012 – 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time
HC 10:00 AM for departed members of the Polish National Union of America – Spojnia.
October 7, 2012 – 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
HC 10:00 AM for +Lillian Franus & +Augusta Kutrik from Patricia Dwyer
Announcements
¨ The new consecrated Bishophs Rt. Rev. Stanley Bilinski and Rt. Rev. Bernard Nowicki ask you for the prayer and cooperation within our Polish National Catholic Church.
¨ HC - We now start organized the Flea Market and Cook sale before our Church – at Fells Point Fun Festival (6-7 Oct. 2012). If you have some things for it please bring it to the Parish Hall. Really thank you for it. Every one is welcomed for the work and the help for this reason.
¨ 46th Annual Fells Point Fun Festival will take place on Oct. 6-7, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Please find the time for you to engage in it. We will start our setting up at 8:00 am on Sat.
¨ The Diocesan Synod of Central Diocese PNCC will be October 11-13, 2012 in Scranton, PA. Please pray for participants.
¨ Do you have anyone of any reason or life event you would like to pray for – Please see Fr. Andrew.
¨ On Saturday Oct. 27, 2012 at 12:00 PM the Seniorate Meeting will held inReading,PA.
Welcome Our Visitors
We welcome all our visitors who are present with us for worship this Sunday! Please introduce yourself to the Pastor afterMass.Please write your names in the guest book located in the vestibule of the church. Please remember that you are always welcome to join us in worship atHolyCrossChurch.
