OPlATKI - With the breaking and sharing of Oplatki with each other on Christmas Eve, we wish each other good health and happiness during the Christmas Season and throughout the New Year. Oplatki is available:
Convent (back door) evenings.
Church sacristy after Mass.
Rectory (Parish Office - side door)
Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon |
ATTENTION HOLY CROSS USHERS!!
We will need extra ushers for the Christmas Masses, especially the Midnight Mass. Please help us out if you can.
Vicky Horowicki, Usher's Club President |
HELP IS NEEDED TO DELIVER FLOWERS to the sick and shut-ins of the parish on Thursday, December 26 beginning at 9:00 a.m. If you can help, please meet in Church. |
THE PERPETUAL ADORATION CHAPEL will be closed from 3:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve, December 24th until Thursday, December 26th after 6:45 a.m. Mass. |
PERPETUAL EUCHARISTIC
ADORATION NEWS
On this fourth Sunday of Advent may we commit ourselves to an intense and
prayerful period of preparation so that on Christmas Day, the Birthday of Our Lord, each of us may give our gift to the Baby Jesus - our hearts renewed with love for HIM. Jesus awaits our visits in the Perpetual Adoration Chapel. Visit HIM with that renewed love. The chapel is located in the convent of Holy Cross.
Open hours: Tuesday 4:00 a.m., Tuesday 11:00 a.m. and Thursday 2:00 p.m.
For more information call 763-788-4729 or 612-781-4806. Thank you. |
WELCOME TO OUR NEW SERVERS!
Josiah Biernat
Blaze Sciricque
Darin Wolyniec
Jacob Yellovich
May the Lord's blessings be with you. Thank you, parents, for encouraging your sons to undertake this sublime service to the Lord.
A gigantic "thank you" to all our loyal Altar Servers. Holy Cross is honored to have so many serving the Lord as servers. May Jesus look down upon you and your parents in a very special way. |
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PARISH
CALENDAR
Today, December 22
Library open after 10:00 a.m. Mass.
Monday December 23
Confessions after 6:45 a.m. Mass
and 5:30-6:00
p.m. in Church.
Tuesday, December 24 Christmas Eve
Children's "Happy Birthday Jesus" Mass at 4:00 p.m.
Mass at 12:00 Midnight with combined choirs.
Church doors open at 11:00 p.m.
Kolendy (Christmas Carols) begin at 11:30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 25 Christmas Day
Masses at 8:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
No 6:30 p.m. Mass
Thursday, December 26
Delivery of Flowers to the sick and shut-ins of the
Parish. Meet in Church at 9:00 a.m.
AA & Alanon 7:00 p.m. in Kennedy Hall.
Friday, December 27
Mass and Devotions in Polish 7:00 p.m. in Church.
Saturday, December 28
No Polish School.
Parish Office closed.
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NORTHEAST REGIONAL
CATHOLIC SCHOOL NEWS
(Pope John Paul II Catholic School)
Our Northeast Regional Catholic School family wishes everyone a blessed
Christmas and peace throughout 2003. We will keep you in our prayers.
When we return on January 6, 2003, we will be returning to Pope John Paul
Catholic School. There will be a short assembly on January 6, 2003 at 10:00
a.m. to share the excitement of our new name. All are invited. On Thursday,
April 10, Pio Cardinal Laghi from Rome has been invited to bless our new school
community as Pope John Paul II. More details to follow. |
PLEASE REMEMBER TO KEEP SAVING ALUMINUM CANS - The
money raised from recycling aluminum goes toward the new tables and chairs in
Kolbe Center. We still need to raise $2,326.73. Bags of aluminum cans can be put
in the containers by the doors of the church or by the garages behind the
rectory. Questions? Call Sister Benita evenings at 612-789-9168. |
NEW YEAR'S DANCE sponsored by the Holy Cross Polish
Committee on Tuesday, December 31st 7:00 p.m. in Holy Cross
School auditorium. Dinner will be served at
8:30 p.m. Tickets $40.00. Reservations are needed - call Helen 763-533-3031, Malgosia 952-934-3020 or John 763-788-5471. |
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