Today we celebrate the Solemnity of St. Peter and St. Paul – Apostles. Today the Church does something that is quite unusual. Normally we would be celebrating the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time because all Sunday celebrations take precedence over any of the other days in the Church’s calendar except Christmas if it fall on a Sunday. Sundays enjoy the highest order of precedence and yet today we find the normal Sunday celebration being suspended in order to pay attention to what we celebrate today, namely the Solemnity of Sts. Peter & Paul.
In the Ordinary time we are touched by the important truth of the Kingdom of God and by the people who are the example of life according to that Kingdom. This truth is the great love of God for us and it proves in the death of his Son on the cross. If we become the followers of Jesus Christ as Sts. Peter and Paul did we will follow Jesus in everything he did even in death for the others. Jesus told us that it is a question of loving and being loved, of giving and receiving. But very often we live in that way that this truth is not understood by us completely .
The offering of the Eucharist which we celebrate each Sunday is the special place where we find the great love of God to us by the gift of life and death of his Son. We see clearly the examples of St. Peter and St. Paul. And we follow his and theirs footsteps in our private lives by showing our love to others.
Holy Masses
June 29, 2014 – St. Peter & St. Paul
10:00 AM for all parishioners living or dead
July 6, 2014 – 14th Ordinary Sunday
10:00 AM for all parishioners living or dead
July 13, 2014 – 15th Ordinary Sunday
10:00 AM for all parishioners living or dead
July 20, 2014 – 16th Ordinary Sunday
8:00 AM for all parishioners living or dead
 Announcements
- The Polish Festival will be held on Saturday Jul. 19th at 11am – 10PM and on Sunday Jul 20th  at 11am – 7PM in the Timonium Fairgrounds, we need the willing people for help to take the order, serve food and drinks, cook meals and help in main things. I dedicate the Polish Festival to Our Mother of Perpetual Care please pray to her on your daily basis.
- Because of the Festival due the Holy Mass on Sunday Jul. 20th   will be at 8:00AM extraordinarily.
- 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.
- The latest issue of God’s Field is now available online at http://www.pncc.org. Click on the God’s Field link at the top of the home page and follow the directions to access the January 2014 issue.
- MY MISSION: When I am the disciple of Christ and the member of his Church I realize this and participate in all matters which concern Him. The Easter season and the Sunday’s Masses are not my challenge but my privilege.
 Welcome Our Visitors
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 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 Holy Cross Church.
One Main Point
Confessing that Jesus is the Messiah, Son of the living God is an important turning point for discipleship.
Reflections
1. Perhaps you have recited so many time the Creed of the Apostles (or the Nicence Creed), for you who is Jesus?
2. Right after the confession of Peter about Jesus, He predicted for the first time His passion, His death on the cross. Within this pretext, reflect on Jesus’ mission and your own mission. Does your  mission also follow the way of the cross as Jesus’ did? As Jesus said to Peter that it was the grace of God the Father that revealed to him the true mission of Jesus, pray for the grace to discern your mission in the will of God the Father.
3. Now, with a better concept about the mission of Jesus and yours, let us go back to the first question and re-examine your confession about Jesus. Listen to the words that Jesus reveals in your heart:Â who do you believe that I am?