Infant Jesus of Prague Byzantine Catholic Church

        LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

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

Mon.4: NO LITURGY

Tues. 5: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

            Nicholas of Myra

            Archbishop

            +Leonard Slemons from

            Rosalie Krivan

Wed. 6: 10:00 am @ St. Nicholas

            Nicholas of Myra

            Archbishop

            For the parishioners

Thurs. 7: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

            Maternity of the Holy Anna

            For the parishioners

 Fri. 8: NO LITURGY

Sat. 9: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

          +Richard Kuty Sr. from Greg

          & Paula Slemons

Sun. 10: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           28th Sunday after Pentecost

           +Irene Kollar from Karen &

           Kathy Kollar

Collection Report

Week of 11/26/2023

$                 1308.00   Offertory

$                     20.00   Christmas Flowers

$                     90.00   Holy Day

$                     15.00   BCW

$                    453.00  Thanksgiving

$                       5.00   Archdiocese Charities

$                   160.00   Maintenance Fund

$                     49.00   Candles

$                 2100.00 TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 22

Sunday: 65

ON LINE:  5

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.

PARISHIONER NEWS:

Our parishioner Anna Jean Dean passed away this week. Services were held on Saturday. Our deepest sympathy to her husband Dean, family and friends. Blessed repose to his servant Anna Jean.

ROSARY:

The Altar & Rosary Society will be praying the rosary THIS Sunday, December 3 at 8:30 am. Everyone is welcomed.

KOLACHI SALE:

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

CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES:

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.

THANK YOU:

Thank you to all parishioners who helped decorate the church this Saturday. The church looks beautiful. Your continued support, time and talent is greatly appreciated. May God bless all of you for taking the time during this busy season to prepare our church for Christmas.

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.

CHRISTMAS LITURGY SCHEDULE:

December 23^rd– 6:00pm @ Infant Jesus

December 24^th– 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

                        11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

Christmas Eve Liturgy on the 24^th

                   4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

                   7:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

December 25^th-Christmas Day

                  9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

                  11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

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

For the week of December 3-9 the right sanctuary candle is in memory of +Catherine Patterson from Mary Beth Hayer. The left sanctuary candle is in memory of +Helen Boccio from Karen & Kathy Kollar and Frank Boccio.

Cyril of Alexandria: What reply is made by the all-knowing One of whom it is written that he “takes the wise in their craftiness”? “Why do you call me good? No one is good except one, God.” You see how Christ proved immediately that the ruler was neither wise nor learned, although he was the ruler of a synagogue of the Jews. He says, “You did not believe that I am God, and the clothing of the flesh has led you astray. Why did you apply to me titles suitable to the supreme nature alone, while you still assume that I am a mere man like you and not superior to the limits of human nature?” In the nature that transcends all, God alone is found to be good by nature, that is, unchangeably good…. He says, “I do not seem to you to be truly God. Ignorantly and foolishly, you have applied to me the properties and virtues of the divine nature. Why do you then imagine that I, a mere man that never is invested with goodness but only gains it by the assent of the divine will, have the property of the unchangeable nature?” This was the meaning of what Christ spoke. Commentary on Luke, Homily 122.