Today we celebrate the Third Sunday of Advent. This Sunday continues the example of John the Baptist from the last Sunday. It gives us the example not only for searching in our life for God, but mainly to recognize the Lord Jesus in our own lives and to make firm attitude of Christian within us.
For us it is very important to see the view of the prophet John, because he gave the testimony – witnessing to the fact that Jesus is the Messiah and that he, John, is not. John considered his role as one of preparing the way of the Lord, making straight the path through a conversion of hearts. And our role is the same today, to be The John the Baptist for others in our surroundings.
The Eucharist is the place where we recognize Jesus as our Messiah who is among us and we identify ourselves as Christians – his followers. We take Jesus to our lives and we go to the people who do not recognize him to share with them our own faith.
Holy Masses
December 17, 2017 – 3rd Sunday of Advent
10:00AM – for +William W. Rachuba from Diane Robertson
Announcements
- Really Thank you for your hard work on Christmas Polish Food Sale past Sunday. God bless you!!!
- We need the cookies for the welcome of the singers in our Church please bring it on Sunday before Dec 23rd.
- Christmas Wafers – Opłatki – Today we will bless them. You can pick up them from sacristy. Please get how many you need and give donation to Father.
- Others can give you a name or a number, but they can never tell you who you really are, That is something you yourself can only discover from within. (Thomas Merton – No Man is an Island)
Christmas and Flower offering
In memory of
- Mary Rybak Groah & Cecelia Rybak Multa from Marianne & David Frederick
- Mary & Louis Skeweres, Cecilia& Franklis Eyring, Agnes&Andrew Daniel, Patrick Feehley, Sr. Joan & Ed Charvat, Betty Loursey from Pat&Marge Feehley
- Bernard Dabrowski Jr. from Joyce Dabrowski
- Helen&Bill Rachuba & Garrett Greenfield from Diane Robertson
- Joseph Siatkowski from Janet Lorenz
- Van&Anne Benditti from Vicky DodsonJames L. Otto Jr
- Theresa Wiatrowski
- John Figiel
- Timothy Ratajczak
- God Bless You for your support
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.
Christmas schedule
Saturday, December 23, 2017 ≈ 8:00 PM                – Fells Point Polish Christmas Caroling
Sunday, December 24, 2017 – 8:00 PM                  – Christmas Eve Solemn Mass
(there will be not 10.00 AM Mass that day)
Monday, December 25, 2017 – 11:00 AM             – Christmas Day High Mass