September 22, 2024 Bulletin
LITURGICAL SCHEDULE
Sat. 21: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus
Saturday after the Exaltation
Of the Cross
Health & well-being of John
Glista from Michael
Vasilchek
Sun. 22: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus
18th Sunday after Pentecost
+Peter Kasper from family
Mon. 23: NO LITURGY
Tues. 24: NO LITURGY
Wed. 25: NO LITURGY
Thurs. 26: NO LITURGY
Fri. 27: NO LITURGY
Sat. 28: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus
For the parishioners
Sun. 29: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus
19th Sunday after Pentecost
+Patricia Flaherty from the
Flaherty Family
Collection Report
Week of 09/15/2024
$ 2557.00 Offering
$ 120.00 Maintenance Fund
$ 128.41 Utility Offerings
$ 365.00 Holy Day
$ 71.00 Candles
$ 3241.41 TOTAL
Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:
Saturday: 38
Sunday: 83
On –Line: 3
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR PARISHIONERS:
Nina Zavatsky & Joe Markovitch 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 NEXT on Sunday, October 6th at 8:30 am. Everyone is welcomed.
ECF CLASSES:
ECF classes will resume on NEXT Sunday, September 29th following 9:00 am liturgy for all children preschool-high school. A sign-up sheet is in the vestibule. Looking forward to another great year as our children learn about their Byzantine faith.
TRUNK or TREAT:
We are again having a trunk or treat for all children on Sunday, October 27th following 9:00 am liturgy. As always, parishioners are asked to bring their favorite treat to pass out and the children can dress in their Halloween costumes. There is a children’s sign-up sheet on the vestibule table in order that the parishioners can have a count on the amount of treats needed.
BYZANTINE SOCIAL CLUB:
The Byzantine Social will be hosting a Men’s Pot Luck Dinner on Wednesday, October 23rd at 6:00 pm in the church. The men are in charge of dinner and are asked to bring their favorite appetizer, main or side dish or dessert. Group A is in charge. As always, all parishioners are invited and a sign-up sheet is in the vestibule.
DESIGNER PURSE BINGO:
St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church in Hermitage, Pa. is hosting a designer purse bingo along with a Chinese auction, 50/50 raffle and door prizes on Saturday, September 28th. Doors open at 5:00pm and bingo begins @ 6:00 pm. All proceeds benefit their restoration fund. Tickets can be purchased by Zelle: St Michael smart@roadrunner.com
CANDLES:
The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions.
For the week of September 22-28, there are no requests for the sanctuary candles.
18th Sunday After Pentecost
The Secret of the Peace We Need
Those who are engaged in spiritual warfare must always keep their hearts tranquil. Only then can the mind sift the impulses it receives and store in the treasure house of the memory those that are good and come from God, while rejecting altogether those that are perverse and devilish. “When the sea is calm, the fishermen’s eyes can see the movements of the fish deep down, so that hardly any of them can escape. But when the sea is ruffled by the wind, the turmoil of the waves hides from sight the creatures that would easily have been seen if the sea wore the smile of calm. The skill of the fisherman is of little use in rough weather. Something of the same sort happens with the soul, especially when it is stirred to the depths by anger. At the beginning of a storm, oil is poured on the waters to calm them, and in fact the oil defeats their commotion. In this way, when the soul receives the anointing of the gift of the Holy Spirit, it gladly gives in to this inexpressible and untroubled sweetness. And even if it is continually attacked by temptation, it maintains its peace and joy.
Infant Jesus of Prague Byzantine Catholic Church 