Infant Jesus of Prague Byzantine Catholic Church

        LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 15: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

           +Thomas & +Kay Urdea

           From family

Sun. 16: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           Sunday of the Fathers of the

           Six Ecumenical Councils

           +Mary Lou Kasper form

           Bob & Millie Jonda

 Mon. 17: NO LITURGY

Tues. 18: NO LITURGY

Wed. 19: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

              Elijah Great Prophet

            H&W Veronica Farynets

            Blessing of cars

Thurs. 20: NO LITURGY

Fri. 21: NO LITURGY

Sat. 22: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

           +Marian Dzurnak from

           Michael Vasilchek

Sun. 23: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           8^th Sunday after Pentecost

           +Mary Rotunno from Karen

           & Kathy Kollar

Collection Report

Week of 07/09/2023

$                  960.00    Offertory

$                      2.00    Holy Day

$                    48.00    Candles

$                    71.00    Maintenance Fund

$                    71.68    Utility Offering

$                1151.68   TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 13

Sunday: 58

ON LINE:  7

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

Pearl Tablack, Nina Zavatsky, Bernie Litwin & Joe Markovitch all at home. Dolores Schurko & Louise Macabobby at Hampton Wood 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, please notify Fr. Michael or Paula.

ANNIVERSARY BOOKS:

Our 50^th Anniversary are available to purchase for $15-please see Fr. Michael to purchase.  Those who generously donated and receive a free book, please see Fr. Michael or Paula Slemons.

ROSARY:

The Altar & Rosary Society will be praying the rosary Sunday, August 6 at 8:30 am. Everyone is welcomed.

KENNYWOOD DAY:

The 2023 GCU Byzantine Family Day at Kennywood Park in Pittsburgh is July 27, 2023. 

CELEBRATION OF MARRIAGE:

The Celebration of Marriage will be held this year on September 10^th @ 3:00 pm –St. Elias Church in Pittsburgh. Couples who are celebrating their significant wedding anniversary years (10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 or additional years that are multiples of five) during this year of 2023 will be honoured. Please notify Fr. Michael or Paula by THIS SUNDAY July 16^th in order to notify the diocese. Couples who are unable to attend, certificates will be sent.

THANK YOU!

We received $570 in Memory of departed +Richard Kuty toward our Maintenance Fund. May god grant him Eternal Memory!

METROPOLITAN ASSEMBLY

Living our Faith, Moving Forward, appreciating our past will be the topic of Metropolitan Assembly this year November 2-5 in Hillsborough, NJ

More information on website: byzantineassembly2023.org

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

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

For the week of July 16-22, there are no request for the sanctuary candles.

Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the First Six Ecumenical Councils

First Ecumenical Council – Nicea, Asia Minor, 325 A.D. – Formulated the First Part of the Creed. Defining the divinity of the Son of God.

Second Ecumenical Council – Constantinople, 381 A.D. – Formulated the Second Part of the Creed, defining the divinity of the Holy Spirit.

Third Ecumenical Council – Ephesus, Asia Minor, 431A.D. – Defined Christ as the Incarnate Word of God and Mary as Theotokos.

Fourth Ecumenical Council – Chalcedon, Asia Minor, 451A.D. – Defined Christ as Perfect God and Perfect God and Perfect Man in One Person.

Fifth Ecumenical Council – Constantinople II, 553 A.D. – Reconfirmed the Doctrines of the Trinity and Christ.

Sixth Ecumenical Council – Constantinople III, 680 A.D. – Affirmed the True Humanity of Jesus by insisting upon the reality of His Human will and action.