Today we celebrate the Second Sunday of Advent. Today’s Sunday offers us the example of John the Baptist for pointing on Jesus Christ to others around us.

Our today’s situation is different: we are not looking for God, more God is looking for us in our world. He calls us each time to change our hearts, especially in this Advent season and in this year.

The Eucharist is the place where we meet Jesus – it is like the desert where they live the godly people as St. John the Baptist. In this place when we go on in the prayer’s silence, we can let God to find us in our private lives.

“John went throughout the whole region of the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance.”

Holy Masses

December 8, 2024 – 2^nd Sunday of Advent

HC 10:00 AM for +Stanley Figiel Jr. and +Stanisław (Stanley) Figiel Sr. from John Figiel

December 15, 2024 – 3^rd Sunday of Advent

HC 10:00 AM for for +Teri Murphy McGinn from Timothy Ratajczak

Announcements

• Thank you for your help on the Food Sale and before. God bless you All.
• On Sat. Dec. 21, 2024 at 12pm – 6 pm and Sunday Dec. 22, 2024 at 12pm – 3pm we will have the Polish Christmas Food Sale in our Hall.
• Please check the Blog of our web site: www.holycrosspncc.org
• Like us on Facebook and give hint of it to your relatives and friends. Share the Good News about our 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.
• “It is a beautiful gift of God that we may go to Confession full of sin and come out perfectly pure. However, whether you go to Confession or not, or whether you are Catholic or form another religion, you should at least know how to say “Sorry” to God.” (Mother Teresa – A simple path.)
• “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)
• 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.