Infant Jesus of Prague Byzantine Catholic Church

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 13: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

          Saturday after Theophany

          +Agnes Butsko from Robert

          Democko

Sun. 14: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           Sunday of Zaccheus

           Special intentions of Dorothy

           Vasilchek from Michael

           Vasilchek

Mon. 15: NO LITURGY

Tues. 16: NO LITURGY

Wed. 17: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 18: NO LOITURGY

 Fri. 19: NO LITURGY

Sat. 20: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

          +Anna Mamone from Mary &

          Jerry Novak

Sun. 21: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

          Sunday of the Publican &

          Pharisee

          +Judith Kaylor from Jim &

          Kylie Shipsky

Collection Report

Week of 01/07/2024

$                 1433.00   Offertory

$                   535.00   Holy Day

$                   102.00   Initial Offering

$                     81.20   Utility Offering

$                     85.00   Christmas

$                   225.00   Dolores Vrable donation

$                   180.00   Maintenance Fund

$                     96.00   Candles

$                 1815.00   TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 28

Sunday: 58

ON LINE: 7

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.

HOLY WATER:

Holy water is available in the back of the vestibule-please bring your own containers.

CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS:

Christmas decorations will be taken down THIS Sunday, January 14^th after 9:00 am liturgy. All help will be appreciated.

THANK YOU:

A sincere appreciation to the family and friends of Dolores (Dee) Vrable who donated money in her memory to our church maintenance fund.

BYZNTINE SOCIAL CLUB:

THE BYZANTINE SICIAL CLUB IS BACK!!!!!!!!

After a long hiatus, the Byzantine Social Club will be resuming. ALL PARISHIONERS are invited and welcome to attend their first gathering on Wednesday, January 24^th at 6:30 pm in the church. There is a sign-up sheet in the vestibule. We hope to see everyone!

END OF YEAR STATEMENT:

There is a sign-up sheet in the vestibule for parishioners who want their end-of year contribution statement. Your statement will be ready the following week also in the vestibule. For those who requested last week, your statements are available. 

MEN’S RETREAT:

The Third Annual Men’s Retreat sponsored by St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church in Marblehead Ohio will be held on March 15-17, 2024. Please see brochure in the vestibule for more information.

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

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

For the week of January 14-20, there are no requests for the sanctuary candle.

To See Christ.

Cyril of Alexandria:

Come and let us see what was the method of Zacchaeus’s conversion. He desired to see Jesus and therefore climbed into a sycamore tree, and so a seed of salvation sprouted within him. Christ saw this with the eyes of deity. Looking up, he also saw Zacchaeus with the eyes of humanity, and since it was his purpose for all to be saved, he extends his gentleness to him. To encourage him, he says, “Come down quickly.” Zacchaeus searched to see Christ, but the multitude prevented him, not so much that of the people but of his sins. He was short of stature, not merely in a bodily point of view but also spiritually. He could not see him unless he were raised up from the earth and climbed into the sycamore, by which Christ was about to pass. The story contains a puzzle. In no other way can a person see Christ and believe in him except by climbing up into the sycamore, by making foolish his earthly members of fornication, uncleanness, etc.

Commentary on Luke, Homily 127.