PARISH DIRECTORY

 

Parish Priests.................................... 612-789-7238

      Father David T. Ostrowski, Pastor

         (DTOstrowski@comcast.net)

 

      Father Waldemar Matusiak, SChr

         (waldermarmatusiak@gmail.com)

 

Pastoral Ministry............................... 612-789-9168

      Sister M. Benita, OSF

      Sister Donna, OSF

 

Business Manager............................ 612-789-3430

      Janice Frakie         (JFrakie@comcast.net)

 

Parish Secretary................................ 612-789-7238

      Janice Godlewski  (JGodlewski@comcast.net)

 

Bulletin Announcements due by Monday, noon.

 

Wedding Coordinator........................ 612-789-9168

      Sister Benita

                          Must be registered in the Parish

               and active for two years before wedding date.

Telephone Numbers

      Parish Office................................... 612-789-7238

      Parish Office Fax............................ 612-789-5769

      Pope John Paul II Catholic School... 612-789-8851

      Convent......................................... 612-789-3256

 

Prayer Line

      Weekdays...................................... 612-789-7238

      Anytime.......................................... 763-572-1713

 

Website:    www.ourholycross.com
Text Box: BULLETIN CONNECTION Whether you sing the hymn “Amazing Grace” today or not, it will be pretty hard not to have it running through your mind. “I once was lost, but now I’m found; ‘twas blind but now I see.” Both the first reading from the First Book of Samuel and the Gospel passage from John, are dramatic stories that crackle with witty dialogue and the comedy of people in authority failing to see the obvious. No one thought of young David when the Lord revealed a son of Jesse would be the next king. They didn’t even bring him in from the fields when Samuel asked to see all the boys. They were blind to his gifts, to see him as God saw him. As for the man born blind in today’s Gospel, his story is so full of paradoxes and of people who miss the point that it’s hard to believe it isn’t actually a parable constructed by Jesus. The blind man had been a parable in his community since birth. “Who was the sinner, him or his parents?” everyone asked. So Jesus cured his blindness and watched as Pharisees and parents circled around threatening each other. The once blind man could see everything. It is obvious he was never blind as the Pharisees still are.

 

THANK YOU FOR A BEAUTIFUL

FORTY HOURS DEVOTION

 

Thank you to all who helped with Forty Hours Devotion:

 

¨ All who spent time in prayer.

¨ The many priests, servers, reader and ushers.

¨ To Kozlak-Radulovich Funeral Home for their

      donation of the beautiful Altar Flowers.

¨ To the Holy Cross Choir and Music Director, Phil Baird who organized and directed the visiting choirs.

¨ Elizabeth Levitski-Schaefer, Janusz Zorawski and the Polish Choir for their participation.

¨ All who prepared and served the Wine and Cheese Social and the meal for the religious and clergy.

¨ All who gave so generously to the collection to help with expenses.

¨ Also, I am grateful to the parish staff for their behind the scenes work.

 

May God Bless You!

Father David Ostrowski, Pastor

 

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