Today we celebrate the 1^st Sunday of Advent. What is all about Advent that makes this time so special? Preparation for Christmas is one thing, but that’s not all. Advent gives us a vision of our lives as Christians. Advent shows us the possibilities of our life.

Life is a continuous journey through time. A journey in cycles, like waves of the ocean, tides high and low and high again, on and on. Church liturgy clearly shows such a journey in faith, with a full cycle covering three years and then it is repeated. Each liturgical year takes a look at seasons and scripture from different point of view; In This New Liturgical year 2018 we will have in our mind the thought of Thomas Merton: “No Man Is an Island”. Doing that we want to remember that we are not alone in the world, that we Catholic Christians see and respect the other people who are around us. From the other side we need another person to be in relationship of love with him or she. Because this relationship is natural for us like fresh air to breath.

Holy Masses

December 3, 2017 – 1^st Sunday of Advent

10:00AM – for +Stanislaw Matysiak from Józefa Matysiak, Krystyna I Grzegorz Filipowicz

December 10, 2017 – 2^nd Sunday of Advent

10:00 AM for +David Hafner from Brenon May & Beth Audoersch

Announcements

• Thank you for your help yesterday when we made Golabki for Christmas Food Sale. God always blesses the people who work for Him, especially: Ewa, Theresa, Denice, Maddie, Melissa, Mai, Deanna, Anna, Agnieszka, John.
• Next Sunday Dec. 10, 2017 we will have the Polish Christmas Food Sale in our Hall from 12pm till 4pm.
• Christmas Wafers – OpÅ‚atki – Today we will bless them. You can pick up them from sacristy. 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 on Sunday before Dec 23^rd.
• The first responsibility of a man of faith is to make his faith really part of his own life, not by rationalizing it but by living it. (Thomas Merton – No Man is an Island)

Prayer List

Please pray for the health and God’s Blessing of the following individuals:

Mary Isenberg, Jack Flynn, Janina Mikulska, Janusz Bieganowski, George Robert Vennie, Dorothy Gogolski…

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.