Infant Jesus of Prague Byzantine Catholic Church

        LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 9: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

          Saturday before the

          Exaltation of the Cross

          Synaxis of Joachim & Anna

          +Andrew Swantek from

          Family

Sun. 10: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

          Sunday before the Exaltation

          Of the Cross

          +Mary Rotunno from Vic &

          Sue Boyer

 Mon. 11: NO LITURGY

Tues. 12: NO LITURGY

Wed. 13: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 14: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

            Exaltation of the Holy Cross

            For the Parishioners

Fri. 15: NO LITURGY

Sat. 16: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

           Saturday After the

           Exaltation of the Cross

           +Anna Mamone from Ron &

           JoAnne Hoxworth

Sun. 17: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

          Sunday after the Exaltation

          Of the Cross

          +Peter Kasper from family

Collection Report

Week of 09/03/2023

$                 1652.00   Offertory

$                   200.00   Holy Day

$                   158.29   Utility Offerings

$                   445.00   Maintenance Fund

$                     75.00   Candles

$                 2530.29   TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 27

Sunday: 57

ON LINE:  2

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.

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.

CHINESE AUCTION:

St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church, Campbell, is having a 3-Tier

Chinese Auction THIS Sunday, September, 10, 2023 at St. Michael’s Hall, 405 Robison Road, Campbell. Admission is $7.00 and includes 25 tier-one tickets and lunch. Doors open at noon & drawings begin at 2:00 pm. Over 100 all brand new fabulous prizes, gifts certificates and theme baskets all waiting to be won.

ECG CLASSES:

ECF classes will be starting in October following 9:00 am Sunday liturgies. All children pre-school through 12^th grade are invited and encouraged to attend. There is a sign-up sheet in vestibule.

PARISH PICNIC:

Mark your calendars, all parishioners are invited to our parish picnic on Sunday, September 17^th @ 4:00pm in the church pavilion. Hot dogs, hamburgers and refreshments will be provided. Everyone is asked to bring their favorite side (covered) dish or dessert. There is a sign-up sheet in the vestibule. Come and enjoy a wonderful Sunday afternoon as we say good-by to summer and hello fall!

SUPER BINGO:

St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church, 356 Belle Vista, 2nd Super Bingo ($6,000 in pay-outs) will be held on Saturday, October 14, 2023. Doors open at 2:00pm, dinner served 2:00-4:30 and 1^st game begins at 5:30. Tickets are $45.00 and includes 24 cards and 1 special pack, pasta and meatball dinners plus other prizes. Tickets are at church hall from 9:00am-5:00pm or at Bingo.  

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

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

For the week of September 10-16, the left sanctuary candle is in memory of +Lora Opsitnik from Sheely family. The right sanctuary candle is in memory of +Peter & +Mary Lou Kasper from Paul & Mary Kasper.

Byzantine ASSEMBLY—St Mary Church, Hillsborough, NJ, November 3-5, 2023

The venue includes lectures, discussions, fellowship, and a gala dinner with folk music and dancing. The Assembly

cost is $250 for individuals and $400 for couples. The Maria Theresa Foundation will underwrite the

registration fees of individuals and couples between the ages of 18 and 35. For more information, contact the

Assembly coordinators, Fr. Ed Cimbala, at 212-677-0516 or Fr. Yuriy Oros at 609-394-5004.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS:

Christmas is a few months away but we wanted everyone to mark their calendars for the Parish Christmas Party. This year it will be held on December 17^th at the Holiday Inn in Boardman.  This celebration is opened to all parishioners and we hope all can attend. More information will follow.

THE PRECEDENT OF LOVE WITH ABRAHAM AND ISAAC. EPHREM THE SYRIAN: Abraham had many servants. Why did [God] not command him to offer up one of these? It was because [Abraham’s] love would not have been revealed by a servant. His son, therefore, was necessary so that Abraham’s love might be revealed. There were likewise [other] servants of God, but he did not show his love toward his creatures through any of these but rather through his Son, through whom his love for us might be proclaimed….

From Abraham [onwards] the symbols of the wood and the lamb began to be delineated. For Isaac was a symbol of the lamb [caught] in the tree, while Jacob showed [that] the wood can vivify water. Wood therefore was worthy that he be suspended from it, since no bone in him was broken. The fruits of the earth are stimulated by wood, and the treasures of the sea are grasped by means of wood. So too, in the case of the body and the soul. It was this [the wood of the cross] that was hewn by the wrath of the rabid crowd. It was like a mute person in its silence, and in its agility a source of growth to the heights for humanity. COMMENTARY ON TATIAN’S DIATESSARON 21.7,9.