Infant Jesus of Prague Byzantine Catholic Church

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 12:  6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

            For the parishioners             

Sun. 13: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

            Sunday of the Forefathers

+Irene Kollar from Karen & Kathy Kollar

Mon. 14: 8:30 am @ Infant Jesus

+Thomas Urdea from Rosalie Krivan

Tues. 15: 8:30 am@ Infant Jesus

+Helen Popovich from  John Popovich

Wed. 16: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 17: 8:30 am @ Infant Jesus

+Millie Klanica from   +Helen Brill

Fri. 18: 8:30 am @ Infant Jesus

+Mary Halus from Edward Halus

Sat. 19:  6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

            Saturday before Christmas

   +Janice Salcedo from anonymous

Sun. 20: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

Sunday before Christmas-of the Ancestors

+Andrew & +Agnes Mihalik from family

Happy Birthday to: Sheri Gregg Dec. 10^th, Jackie Murphy Dec. 5^th, Andrew Farynets Dec. 14^th, Frank Brosko Dec. 15^th, Gene Mulichak Dec. 27^th, John A. Basista Dec. 29^th.

Collection Report

Week of 12/6/2020

$            1751.00           Offertory

$                89.00           Candles     

$              495.00           Maintenance Fund

$              690.00           Memory of Helen Brill

$              345.00           Holy Day   

$                30.00           Christmas Lights

$              100.00           Christmas

$              175.00           Christmas Flowers

$              500.00           Sheeley Trust      

$                65.00           Thanksgiving

$            4240.00             TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 22

Sunday: 35

ATTENTION PARISHIONERS: All bulletin announcements should be sent to Paula Slemons. Please call (330)799-5983 with any information to be put in the bulletin by Wednesday of that week. Thank you very much.

Announcements and information

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, Louise Macabobby at Hampton Woods, 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:

Congratulations to Stephen Stanko and Elena Slemons who graduated this weekend.  Stephen graduated from Youngstown State University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in accounting degree. He has accepted a full time position at TCF Bank while pursuing his MBA. Elena graduated from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science in Education & Human Ecology in Sport Industry with a minor in business. Elena is in the interview process. We wish them all the best and may God continue to bless them in the next chapter of their lives.

THANK YOU:Thank you to the family of Helen Brill who donated $690.00 in her memory to our church maintenance fund.

CHRISTMAS LITURGY:

Christmas Eve Divine Liturgy with Vespers and Candle light procession:                     .                           Nicholas-4:00 pm

                           Infant Jesus-7:00 pm

Christmas Day Divine Liturgy:

                            Infant jesus-9:00 am

                            St. Nicholas-11:00 am

ALTAR ROSARY SOCIETY:

All parishioners are invited to join this wonderful association. Members pray the Rosary the first Sunday of each month at 8:30 AM. Dues for 2020 & 2021 are only $5.00 for both years (two years for the price of one). Envelopes for dues are on the table in the vestibule for you to deposit into the collection basket. You can also mail your dues to Mary Beth Hayer, 1063 Runge Avenue, Struthers, Ohio  44471. Contact President Elaine  Chachko for more information.

GCU:

The GCU’s Board of Directors recently approved a program to support lodges in providing financial relief to their local food banks. Local Lodge 442 based at Infant Jesus of Prague Byzantine Catholic Church in Boardman, which also serves St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church has selected Second Harvest Food Bank of Mahoning County to be theBeneficiary of a $1,000 grant. We applaud the Board of Directors of GCU for their caring generosity & the efforts of Second Harvest in filling so many needs in our tri-county valley during this Covid -19 pandemic.

50^TH ANNIVERSARY:

Please do not forget the deadline for sponsorship for our Commemorative Book is December 31, 2020. Any questions, please call Mary Sinowski @ (330)-540-4519.

PICTURES UPDATE: 

Thank you to all parishioners who have had their pictures taken for our 50^th Anniversary Commemorative Book.  Due to the Covid pandemic, it has been decided that any parishioner who would like to have their picture taken please contact Joe Rudinec @ (330) 726-2572 to arrange your date. The picture will be taken at his studio on Market Street in North Lima.  We truly hope to have all parish families represented in our book.

IN MEMORY:

We are also still accepting in memory commemoration for our 50^th anniversary book. The cost is $10 or $20 with a picture of your loved one. Please see Fr. Michael or mail to the rectory. The deadline is also December 31, 2020.

SANCTUARY CANDLES:The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions. The right Sanctuary is for the special intentions of Tillie Chachko. There is no intention for the left Sanctuary candle.