Infant Jesus of Prague Byzantine Catholic Church

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 16: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

         +Anna Mamone from the

          Slemons family

Sun. 17: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           Sunday of the Forefathers

          +Carol Ann Conn from Jim

           & Kylie Shipsky

Mon.18: NO LITURGY

Tues. 19: NO LITURGY

Wed. 20: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 21: NO LITURGY

 Fri. 22: NO LITURGY

Sat. 23: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

          +Marian Dzurnak from

           Robert Democko

Sun. 24: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           Sunday before Christmas-of

           The Ancestors

           Health & well-being of Nancy

           Stanko from Mary & Jerry

           Novak

              7:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

           Christmas Eve

          +Bernadette (Bernie) Litwin

           From Greg & Paula Slemons

Mon. 25: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

          Christmas- Birth of Our Lord

          For the parishioners

Collection Report

Week of 12/10/2023

$                 1451.00   Offertory

$                     95.00   Christmas Flowers

$                   372.00   Holy Day

$                   302.00   Christmas Vigil Lights

$                   310.00   Maintenance Fund

$                     89.00   Candles

$                 2625.00   TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 19

Sunday: 77

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.

ROSARY:

The Altar & Rosary Society will be praying the rosary Sunday, January 7 at 8:30 am. Everyone is welcomed.

KOLACHI SALE:

Marina will be calling those who ordered kolachi with their pick-up times.

CALENDARS:

Our yearly church calendars are available on the glass table in the vestibule. Please feel free to take one for your home.

THANK YOU:

Thank you to all who helped make the children’s Christmas party a success. A special thank you to Paul Kasper (aka-St Nicholas), Sharon & Gen Mulichak, Elaine Chachko and Joe Sinowski for all their time and effort for the children to have a great morning.

CHRISTMAS DINNER:

REMINDER: This Sunday, December 17^th @ 5:00 pm at the Holiday Inn, Boardman is our Christmas dinner for all who signed up.

READERS & COLLECTORS:

If any parishioner is interested in collecting/counting or reading the epistle please see Father Michael or call Paula Slemons for more information.

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 17-23 the right sanctuary candle is in memory of +Janice Salcedo from her parents-Bob & Millie Jonda. The left sanctuary candle is in memory of +Mary Mehley from Karen & Kathy Kollar.

JESUS CALLS Us TO BE HUMBLE, MODEST AND PRAISEWORTHY.

CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA: “When,” he says, “a man more honorable than you comes, he that invited you and him will say, ‘Give this man place.'” Oh, what great shame is there in having to do this! It is like a theft, so to speak, and the restitution of the stolen goods. He must restore what he has seized because he had no right to take it. The modest and praiseworthy person, who without fear of blame might have claimed the dignity of sitting among the foremost, does not seek it. He yields to others what might be called his own, that he may not even seem to be overcome by empty pride. Such a one shall receive honor as his due. He says, “He shall hear him who invited him say, ‘Come up here.'”…

If anyone among you wants to be set above others, let him win it by the decree of heaven and be crowned by those honors that God bestows. Let him surpass the many by having the testimony of glorious virtues. The rule of virtue is a lowly mind that does not love boasting. It is humility. The blessed Paul also counted this worthy of all esteem. He writes to those who eagerly desire saintly pursuits, “Love humility.” COMMENTARY ON LUKE, HOMILY 101.