Today we celebrate the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time and Spojnia Sunday. Today we have the call to be a family Church, not the large organization, but rather the small Church family with love, which is the bond of good brothers and sisters. We have to open our minds and our hearts for the other people who are coming to our Church and welcome them with love and joy, which are the signs of the real family.
The Eucharist is a real meeting of family Church. We talk to God our Father by praying Him. We hear His response in the Liturgy of the Word. We have a meal of love which is Jesus Christ our Big Brother: this meal – Holy Communion gives us the power to transform ourselves in Him and do the same things to others.
“The last will be first, and the first will be last.”
Holy Masses
September 24, 2023 – 25th Ordinary Sunday
10:00 AM for health and God’s blessing upon the Family of Sheila MkCusker Suhrstedt and +Thomas McCusker from Ewa Bieganowska
For +Daniel L. Welch Jr. (Funeral on Thursday)
October 1, 2023 – 26th Ordinary Sunday
10:00 AM for the healing of Linda Kazmarek from Dorothy Marcinko
Announcements
- Every Sunday in September (September 3, 10, 17, and 24) from 11 am – 1 pm we will have Polish Lunch in our Hall with Authentic Polish Food. Everyone is welcome.
- As the members of our Church we are responsible for our future and we will pray and look for new active members of our Community of Holy Cross in Baltimore, MD.
- Please check the Blog of our web site: www.holycrosspncc.org
- 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.
- Thank you to all donors and sponsors for support of our Church. – God bless you.
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 Ordinary Time and the Sunday’s Masses are not my challenge but my privilege.
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.
One Main Point
Jesus confirmed the generosity and grace of God: the Kingdom of God is meant for all those who accept His preaching and follow him to build the kingdom.
Reflections
- Examine your attitude in responding to God’s calling. Are you doing it because of love, or because of expected rewards that God has to pay you? Contemplate the generosity of God through all the graces that He has bestowed upon you, including the grace of salvation through His Son Jesus. Compare God’s grace with the value of all the works that you have done for Christ, how would one need to reward the other to be fair?
- Sometimes you became arrogant because you believe that God has favored you over those of other religions, or over not so pious Christians. Perhaps you are those first workers who expect to be rewarded better than others, and you are obsessively contemplating those rewards. Contemplate your attitude in responding to Christ to fulfill your mission.
- How did, or would you react when you perceived that God is more generous with others? Put you in place of the first workers, and contemplate your feeling and the way that you should react.