Infant Jesus of Prague Byzantine Catholic Church

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 5: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

             Commemoration of the
             Miracle of the Great-Martyr

             Theodore

             +Andrew Swantek from

             family

Sun. 6: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

            First Sunday of the Great Fast

            For the Living & Deceased

            Members of the Altar &

            Rosary Society      

Mon. 7: NO LITURGY

Tues. 8: NO LITURGY

Wed. 9: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

             Pre-Sanctified Liturgy

             Lenten Education Class to

             follow

Thurs. 10: NO LITURGY

 Fri. 11: 6:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

             Pre-Sanctified Liturgy

 Sat. 12: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

             2^nd All Souls Saturday

             For the parishioners          

Sun. 13: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

             2^nd Sunday of the Great Fast

             + Don Chachko from Tillie

             Chachko & family

Collection Report

Week of 2/27/2022

$               1124.00           Offertory

$                   20.00           Holy Day

$                 100.00           Maintenance Fund

$                     3.00           Initial Offering

$                 250.00           Easter Flowers

$                   37.00           Candles

$               1534.00          TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 26

Sunday: 65

On Line: 8

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

Richard Kuty, Pearl Tablack, & Patricia Flaherty, & Bernie Litwin all at home. Mary Rotunno at Assumption, Dolores Schurko & 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.

ROSARY:

Altar & Rosary Society will be praying the rosary THIS SUNDAY March 6^th at 8:30 am. All parishioners, families and friends are invited.

Collection for the Eparchy of Mukachevo

Our Archeparchy will be collecting donations for our Church and people in Ukraine because of effect of the Russian invasion on Third Sunday of The Great Lent. Checks are made to Infant Jesus of Prague.

LENTEN EDUCATION CLASS:

This year, following all Wednesday liturgies there will be a Lenten adult education class. All parishioners, family and friends are welcomed to learn about our Byzantine faith.

LENTEN ETHNIC FOOD SALE:

St. Michael’s Byzantine Catholic Church 2140 Highland Road, Hermitage is having a Lenten ethnic food & bake sale on March 9^th from 3:00 pm-5:00 pm. Homemade cheese & potato or sauerkraut pierohi (frozen)-$8.00/dozen or halushki-$8.00/1 quart. Pre-orders only. Call Bill @ 724-962-4618 or Christine @ 724-866-0058 to place an order.

50^th ANNIVERSARY BOOK:

As we are continuing to work on the 50^th anniversary book, we are asking for more pictures from 1971 to present of events of Infant Jesus of Prague. Please bring to Father Michael so we can complete and have the book available as soon as possible.

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions.

For the week of March 6-12 the right sanctuary candle is for the health & well-being Of Anna Mamone and the left sanctuary candle is for the health & well-being of Bernie Litwin both from Tom & Joyce lesko.

THE FIRST SUNDAY OF GREAT LENT is dedicated to the triumph of the Church’s teaching over the “Iconoclasts” or “Destroyers of Icons.” The Second Council of Nicea, held in 787, clearly established the proper teaching concerning the veneration of images.

The Vesper service of this Sunday explains this teaching: “In assuming our body, You (O Christ) accepted all its properties. Therefore, we represent Your likeness and embrace it with the model in mind. We go up to Your love and, following the divine tradition set by the apostles, we draw from it the grace of healing.”

“Truly the Church of Christ received honorable adornment in the noble and holy icons of Christ the Savior, of the Mother of God, and of all the Saints. We lift them up with joy and gladness as the Church rejoices in grace, happily glorifying her God, the Lover of Mankind, who patiently suffered for her sake.” “As the tabernacle of the Covenant held the presence of God, so do the icons show forth the presence of the One we worship and revere. By venerating them, we never go astray. It is glory for us to kneel in true worship of the Incarnate Christ. O believers, let us then embrace His icon and cry out: “O God, save your people and bless your inheritance.’