This Sunday precedes the Christ birthday as well. We have only one week to welcome Jesus Christ in our midst at Christmas. Today’s gospel gives us the example of Mary – the Mother of God. She is the perfect person prepared by God for his Son. But today we should follow her life in our own daily lives. We have to be the Mothers of Christ for our neighbors. This is the task for us on the coming of our Lord. Mary does not seek her own advancement , but rather places herself at the disposition of God saying that she is God’s handmaid. She answers God’s call with great generosity even though she does not yet fully understand His message.
The Holy Mass is the place where Jesus Christ is born for us on the altar of the Word and on the altar of the Eucharist. We have to be the Mothers of Christ to born – to make disciples of Christ for his Holy Church today.
Holy Masses
December 18, 2011 – 4th Sunday of Advent
HC 10:00 AM for +Leonard Kutrik & August Jagodzinski from Augusta Kutrik
December 24, 2011 – Christmas Eve
8:00 PM – for all parishioners living and death
December 25, 2011 – Christmas Day Â
11:00 AM – for all parishioners living and death
The Announcements
¨      My warmly Thank you to all people who helped cleaning of the Church Dec.10. God bless you, the Church is ready for Christmas.
¨     Christmas Wafers – Opłatki. You can pick up them from sacristy. Please get how many you need and give donation to Father.
¨      Members of Holy Cross parish are invited to attend the East Baltimore Christmas Caroling which is to be held – on December 23rd at 7:00 PM (beginning in Polish Home). They will be in our Church around 7:30PM. All people are invited.
¨      We need the cookies for the welcome of the singers in our Church please bring it Sunday before Dec 23rd.
¨      The Christmas and flowers offerings are accepted now. Thank you for your donation.
¨      +Marcy Crull Memorial Service will take place in Silver Spring, MD at Masonic Lodge (410 University Blvd., W., Silver Spring, MD 20901) on Sunday Dec. 18, 2011 at 2:00PM. Please pray for her: “Eternal Restâ€.
¨      The Christmas Lunch will be on Christmas Day December 25 after Holy Mass at11:00AM. Please provide for it some dishes – this is the lunch in the form of Potluck. Talk to Ewa.