1st SUNDAY OF ADVENT – Hope

/ From the Pastor, Parish Life / By

advent-wreath-11-10-1-candle-litToday we celebrate the first Sunday of Advent – the beginning of the new Church calendar. Each year we start the new liturgical year, with the same feasts and the same periods as year before, but we changed ourselves day by day. Thus we start the new liturgical year 2016, now. The topic or the mission statement for this year is: “Lord, rebuild our parish!”– it means that we need put our whole hope and desire only in Jesus Christ who is Good Shepherd, who can make our parish a new environment for new members and bring them in.

The Eucharist as our core of our worship to God is the time when we discover that Jesus Christ is really present in it and he pleases in our name God the Father. We need to extend this situation which we call real meeting with the Lord for the rest of our daily time.

An advent wreath can help us to get back to the real “Spirit” of the Advent season.

The Advent wreath reminds us that Jesus is the true source of joy. The circular shape of the Advent wreath denotes that God’s Love for us will never end; it is everlasting. The evergreen is an ancient symbol of victory and glory. The lighting of the candles each week another is also very symbolic. For centuries, it has been a religious practice to represent Jesus, our Lord, by a burning candle “I am the light of the world”. Each week we light another candle to mark our faith journey into our own Advent.

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Holy Masses

November 29, 2015 – 1st Sunday of Advent

HC 10:00 AM for +Lillian Pointer from Don Pointer

December 6, 2015 – 2nd Sunday of Advent

HC 10:00 AM for ++ Agnes Ratajczak, Leonard Ratajczak & Denise Ratajczak from Timothy Ratajczak

December 13, 2015 – 3rd Sunday of Advent

HC 10:00 AM for +Lidia from Nellie Dobrowolski

Announcements

  • 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) 2015 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.
  • As the members of our Church we are responsible for our past and future and we will pray and look for new active members of our Community of Holy Cross Church in Baltimore, MD.
  • 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)
  • Christmas Wafers – OpÅ‚atki – let Father know how many Christmas wafers we need for family’s vigil supper. Today will be blessing of the Wafers. Please get how many you need and give donation to Father.
  • We need the cookies for the welcome of the singers in our Church please bring it Sunday before Dec 23rd.

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 Holy Cross Church.

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