Today we celebrate the second Sunday of Advent. The time of awaiting Christ in the feast of Christmas and in our private lives gives us the real person as an example of being like that. The person which is very important for us today is St. John the Baptist. In the Gospel we will see him in the precise environment of time, place and living space. We see his three steps to be holier and closer with God. We have to follow his way to find happiness in our lives.

In the Eucharist, which we now celebrate we have the three steps of awaiting Christ by John the Baptist. 1. We go to the desert – we come to Church to find a place far from the noisy world, 2. We hear the Word of God – which realizes our sinfulness. 3. After Mass we proclaim this Word of God in our private lives by words, deeds and brotherly love. This is our way to salvation; this is our way to meet God.

Holy Masses

December 9, 2018 – 2^nd Sunday of Advent

HC 10:00 AM for +Michaelana Mc Grath from Denice Funk

December 16, 2018 – 3^rd Sunday of Advent

HC 10:00 AM for +Mary Rybak Groah, Cecelia Rybak Multa from Arianna & David Frederick

December 23, 2018 – 4^th Sunday of Advent

HC 10:00 AM for +Jeanine Ratajczak from Timothy Ratajczak

Announcements

• On Sunday Dec. 16, 2018 we will have the Polish Christmas Food Sale in our Hall from 12pm till 4pm. Thanks for your donation of time and help, before, during and after this event.
• Thank you for your donations to the Cemetery Care Fund. God bless you.
• Please check the Blog of our web site: holycrosspncc.org
• Like us on Facebook and give hint of it to your relatives and friends. Share the Good News about our PNC Church.
• Do you have anyone of any reason or life event you would like to pray for – Please see Fr. Andrew.
• 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.
• “Want to keep Christ in Christmas?

Feed the hungry, Clothe the naked, forgive the guilty, welcome the stranger and the unwanted child, care for the ill, love your enemies, and go to Holy Mass (from Future direction PNCC Committee)

• Christmas Wafers – OpÅ‚atki – let Father know how many Christmas wafers we need for family’s vigil supper. This Sunday Fr. will bless 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 23^rd.

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.

Reflections

St. Paul instructs us that gratitude and thanksgiving are foundational to what our communities are to be. Think about it: Our primary gathering each week is called “Eucharist,” which means thanksgiving. We do as our Savior instructed us to do: we give thanks. The whole life of our parish should be a Eucharist.