Infant Jesus of Prague Byzantine Catholic Church

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 30: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

         +Marian Dzurnak from

         Karen & Tim Monroe

Sun. 1: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

          18^th Sunday after Pentecost

          Protection of the Theotokos

          Living & Deceased Members

          Of the Altar & Rosary Society

Mon. 2: NO LITURGY

Tues. 3: NO LITURGY

Wed. 4: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 5: NO LITURGY

Fri. 6: 8:30 am @ Infant Jesus

           For the Living & Deceased

           Members of the Sacred Heart

           Society of St. Nicholas

Sat. 7: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

           + Anna Mamone from Peter

           Smerechansky

Sun. 8: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

          19^th Sunday after Pentecost

          +Leonard Slemons from

          Dr. Thomas & Amanda

          Rudnicki

Collection Report

Week of 09/24/2023

$                 1138.00   Offertory

$                     10.00   Holy Day

$                     34.00   Candles

$                 1182.00   TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 21

Sunday: 55

ON LINE:  3

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.

ECF CLASSES:

ECF classes will be starting THIS Sunday, October 1st. Our three wonderful teachers will be Ms. Christine Bero, Mrs. Mary Sinowski and Ms. Elena Slemons. Classes for children in grades 1-6 will be following 9:00 am Liturgy. Pre-K and kindergarten will have class during liturgy in the cry room and can be picked up at communion or after liturgy. Any questions, please see Fr. Michael.

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. 

CLERGY RETREAT:

Father Michael will be at a clergy retreat this week. For an emergency, please call 412-722-4670.

CHINESE AUCTION:

St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church, in Hermitage is holding their 46^th Annual Chinese Auction on NEXT Sunday. October 8^th. Doors open at 1:00 pm and drawing starts at 2:15 pm. Admission is $6.00 and includes lunch & one free tear sheet. Additional sheets are 6 for $5.00.

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.

ROSARY:

The Altar & Rosary Society will be praying the rosary November 5 at 8:30 am. Everyone is welcomed.

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

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

For the week of October 1-7, the right sanctuary candle is in memory of +Katherine & +Joseph Pavlov Sr. from Mary Beth Hayer and Janice & David Hartzell. The left sanctuary candle is in memory of + Clement Smreck from Tillie Chachko & family.  

OLD TESTAMENT LAW TRANSFORMED.

EPHREM THE SYRIAN: “An eye for an eye” is the perfection of justice. “Whoever strikes you on the cheek, turn the other to him” is the consummation of grace. While both continually have their criteria, he proposed them to us through the two successive Testaments. The first Testament had the killing of animals for compensation, because justice did not permit that one should die in place of another. The second Testament was established through the blood of a man, who through his grace gave himself on behalf of all. One therefore was the beginning, and the other the completion. He in whom are both the end and the beginning are perfect. In the case of those who do not understand, the beginning and end are estranged one from the other. In the study of them, however, they are one.

Therefore, this principle of a blow for a blow has indeed been transformed. If you strive for perfection, whoever strikes you, turn to him the other [cheek]. COMMENTARY ON TATIAN’S DIATESSARON 6.IIB-I2.