Infant Jesus of Prague Byzantine Catholic Church

        LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 25: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

          +Andrew Swantek from

          Family

Sun. 26: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           26th Sunday after Pentecost

           +Leonard Slemons from Bob

           & Stephanie Sheely

Mon. 27: NO LITURGY

Tues. 28: NO LITURGY

Wed. 29: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 30: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

            Living & Deceased Members

            Of the Sacred Heart Society

Fri. Dec. 1: NO LITURGY

Sat. 2: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

          +Helen Boccio from Frank

          Boccio

Sun. 3: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           27th Sunday after Pentecost

           Living & Deceased members

           Of the Altar & Rosary

           Society

Collection Report

Week of 11/19/2023

$                 2110.00   Offertory

$                     10.00   Christmas Flowers

$                   205.00   Holy Day

$                   170.00   Thanksgiving

$                     45.00   Maintenance Fund

$                     76.00   Candles

$                 2616.00 TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 26

Sunday: 65

ON LINE:  11

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

Pearl Tablack, Nina Zavatsky & 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 NEXT Sunday, December 3 at 8:30 am. Everyone is welcomed.

CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES:

MARK YOUR CALENDARS:

NEXT Saturday, December 2^nd @ 9:00 am-all parishioners are welcome to decorate the church in preparation for the Nativity of our Lord. A lunch will be provided.

Sunday, December 10th: Children’s Christmas party following 9:00 am Sunday Liturgy. Please see the sign-up sheet in the church vestibule. All children age 14 and under are welcomed to visit St. Nicholas and enjoy presents, snacks and fun.

Sunday-December 17^th: Parish Christmas Dinner @ the Holiday Inn.

UPDATE: The choices for dinner are Chicken Marsala, Baked Fish or Beef Tips. The cost has been lowered to $26.00/person and includes dinner and dessert. There will be a cash bar and 50/50 raffle. . Checks are to be made to the Byzantine Social Club and given to Stephanie Sheely in the collection basket or in person. Deadline for payment and reservations need to be in by December 10^th.

There is a sign -up sheet in the vestibule. We hope to see you all there to celebrate the Christmas season.

KOLACHI SALE:

We are selling Marina’s homemade, delicious nut kolachi for Christmas. Cost is $15.00. Order forms are on the vestibule table. Deadline to order is December 10^th.

SANCTUARY CANDLE 2024:

The sanctuary candle sheet and envelopes for 2024 are on the vestibule table. Cost for each candle remains $10. As usual, request and money may be put in the collection basket.

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

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

For the week of November 26-December 2 the right sanctuary candle is in memory of +John G. & John S. Stanko from Mark & Nancy Stanko. The left sanctuary candle is for the health of Nancy Stanko from her family.  

THE SABBATH IS FOR FREEDOM FROM SIN AND SICKNESS.

AMBROSE: Not understanding this, the ruler of the synagogue commanded that no one should be healed on the sabbath since the sabbath is an image of a future day of rest, days of rest from evil deeds, not from good works. It is commanded that, neither bearing the burden of offenses nor being devoid of good works, we shall celebrate future sabbaths after death. The Lord then is seen to reply spiritually when he says, “You hypocrites, does not every one of you on the sabbath day untie his ox or his donkey and lead them to water?” Why did Jesus mention another creature? He showed the future to his opponents, the rulers of the synagogue. The Jewish and the Gentile peoples would lay aside the thirst of the body and the world’s heat through the abundance of the Lord’s fountain. “The ox knows his owner, and the ass his master’s feeding trough.” The people who were fed on the food of common hay, which before it is plucked up is withered away, received the Bread that came down from heaven. EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 7.174-75.