Infant Jesus of Prague Byzantine Catholic Church

 

 

       Liturgical Schedule

 

 Sat. 29:  6:00pm at Infant Jesus

Commemoration of the Miracle of the Great-Martyr Theodore

            +Sandra Bernat from Monica Skurich

 

Sun 1:  9:00am at Infant Jesus

1^st Sunday of the Great Fast

            Living & Deceased Members of the Altar Rosary Society

 

Mon. 2:  8:30pm at Infant Jesus

            Lenten Hours            

 

Tues. 3: 10:00am Funeral Liturgy for Thomas Urdea

 

Wed. 4: 6:00pm at Infant Jesus

            Pre-sanctified Liturgy

           

Thurs 5: No Liturgy

              

Fri. 6: 4:00pm at St. Nicholas

            Pre-sanctified Liturgy

            For Addiction Recovery from the Sacred Heart Society

 

 Sat. 7:  6:00pm at Infant Jesus

2^nd All Souls Saturday & Panahaida

            Health & Well Being of Mary Rotunno from Sandy O’Neill

 

Sun 8:  9:00am at Infant Jesus

2^nd Sunday of the Great Fast

            +Mary Ann Maker from Karen & Kathy Kollar

 

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR PARISHIONERS:

Ken & Bernie Litwin, Richard Kuty, Pearl Tablack, and Patricia Flaherty all at home, Mary Rotunno at Assumption, Sophie Cimino at Omni West Assisted Living, Louise Macabobby at Hampton Woods, Helen Brill at Maplecrest and the rest of our parishioners who are in nursing homes.  May God grant to all the sick of our parish many blessed, happy and healthier years.

 

ATTENTION:

If any parishioner or family member is ill & would like to be on the pray list, or receive get-well wishes, call Karen or Kathy Kollar @330-272-1857.

 

PARISHIONER NEWS:  Our parishioner Thomas Urdea passed away this past week.  His Funeral Liturgy will be held on Tuesday, March 2^nd at 10am.  Our deepest sympathy to Mr. Urdea’s family.  Blessed Repose and Eternal Memory to the Servant of God Thomas.

 

PRE-SANCTIFIED LITURGY:   During Great Lent, Pre-sanctified Liturgies will be on Wednesdays 6:00pm at Infant Jesus and on Fridays at 4:00pm at St. Nicholas.  On Wednesdays following Liturgy, Dan Magulick will be conducting classes to educate us in our faith.  We hope all can stay.  Last year’s classes were very informative.  

 

COFFEE AND DONUT SOCIAL:

Everyone is invited on Sunday, March 8^th following Liturgy for coffee and donuts.  The 1^st Quarter Meeting of the GCU Lodge 442 will take place afterwards.

 

50^TH ANNIVERSARY UPDATE: We are looking for businesses, organizations, and parish families to provide sponsorships in our Commemorative Anniversary Book. There will also be a section in memory of our beloved deceased parishioners.  Order forms are available inside this week’s bulletin.  If you have more than one sponsor, contact the rectory or call Mary Sinowski at (330)540-4519 .

We are also asking parishioners for any pictures from 1970 to present of our church to put in the commemorative book.  Any questions, call Paula Slemons.

 

PICTURES UPDATE:   Thank you to all parishioners who have had their pictures taken for our 50^th Anniversary Commemorative Book.  We know some were unable to meet these dates; therefore, we will be planning another sitting after Easter.  We truly hope to have all parish families represented in our book. Any questions please see Father Michael or call Paula Slemons.   

 

BYZANTINE SOCIAL CLUB COMMUNION BRUNCH:  will be held on Sunday, March 22^nd at 11:30am at Perkins Restaurant on Rt. 224 in Boardman.  If you would like to attend, please let Joyce Lesko or Mary Novak know by March 15^th.

 

STUFFED CABBAGE DINNER: A Stuffed Cabbage Dinner will be held on Sunday, March 15 from 11am-2pm at Byzantine Center at the Grove. Dinner includes homemade stuffed cabbage, mashed potatoes, corn, bread/butter, beverages and dessert. The cost is $12/person for Adults and $6 for Children age 10 and under. Extra stuffed cabbage are $3/each or $30/dozen.  Dine in or carry out (bring your own container or containers will be available for $1 each).  Call (330)519-0395 for reservations and phone ahead orders as we have sold out in the past! 

  

PIROGHI UPDATE:   The total proceeds from the Piroghi Fundraiser was $1448.00.  Thank you again!

  

GCU JUNIOR BOWLING TOURNAMENT:

All boys and girls ages 5-18 who attend a Byzantine church are invited to attend on Sunday, March 29, 2020 at Camelot Lanes. There will be no-cost bowling, food, prizes and fun! Applications and a sign-up sheet are in the church vestibule.  The deadline for entries is Saturday, March 21^st.     

HARVEST FOR HUNGER:  We will again be collecting non-perishable food items and paper products for the Second Harvest Food Bank. The collection bin will be in the vestibule through the end of April.   

  

SANCTUARY CANDLES:The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions.   The left Sanctuary candle this week is for 1^st Birthday Blessings for Cambrie Woodward from Nonna.   There is no intention for the right Sanctuary candle this week.

 

Happy Anniversary to: Trudy & Gary Carlisle March 3^rd, Ed & Michele Straub March 16^th.

 

Happy Birthday to: Rick Gregg March 3rd, Robert Gorup March 9^th, Morgan Elizabeth Lewis March 14th, Dr. Steve Salcedo March 16^th, William Ripple March 18, Mark Jonda March 19th, Mary Rotunno March 20^th, Mary Beth Hayer March 21st, Sandy O’Neil March 29^th.

 

 

Collection Report

Week of 2/23/2020

$          1,353.00              Offertory

$               51.00              Candles

$               48.71              Gas Royalties

$             270.00              Holiday Flowers

$               10.00              Maintenance Fund

$           1732.71                TOTAL

 

 

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday:53

Sunday:55