Infant Jesus of Prague Byzantine Catholic Church

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 28: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

          Saturday after Christmas  

          +Paul Jonda from Debbie

          Kotheimer

 Sun. 29: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

          Sunday after Christmas-

          David, Joseph & James

          For the parishioners

Mon. 30: NO LITURGY

Tues. 31: NO LITURGY

Wed. 1: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

           Circumcision of Our Lord

           Basil the Great-Archbishop

           For the parishioners

Thurs. 2: NO LITURGY

 Fri. 3: 10:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           Living & Deceased Members

           Of the sacred Heart Society

Sat. 4: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

          Saturday before Theophany 

          For the parishioners

 Sun. 5: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

          Sunday before Theophany

          Living & Deceased Members

          Of the Altar & Rosary Society

Collection Report

Week of 12/22/2024

$                1520.00   Offering

$                    20.00   Maintenance Fund

$                  170.00   Holy Day

$                  845.00   Christmas Offering

$                      3.00   Initial Offering

$                    10.00   St. Nicholas

$                    35.00   Candles

$               2603.00   TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 21

Sunday: 80

Christmas Eve: 65

Christmas: 40

On –Line: 7

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

Nina Zavatsky, Joe Markovitch & Thomas Schurko 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 again NEXT Sunday, January 5, 2025at 8:30 am. Everyone is welcomed.

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

The 2025 sanctuary candle schedule sheet is available on the vestibule table. Cost is $10/candle.

CHURCH CALENDARS:

The 2025 church calendars are available on the glass tables in the vestibule for all parishioner and families.

CONGRATULATIONS:

Congratulations to Isabella Brielle Dottle daughter of Mr. John Perry III and granddaughter of Mrs. Diana Perry who received the sacrament of baptism, chrismation, and Eucharist this past week. May God bless Isabella with health, happiness and many blessed years!

LITURGICAL REQUESTS:

Liturgical request for 2025 are now being taken. Please call Paula @ (330)799-5983 for specific dates.

SPECIAL INTENTION REQUESTS:

There are forms on the vestibule table for all to request special intentions for family, friends, deceased loved ones or themselves. These intentions will be put on the altar and offered in the New Year during liturgies. The request will be anonymous and can put in the container by the manger. Any questions, please ask Fr. Michael or Paula.

HAPPY NEW YEAR:

Father Michael, Marina, Andriy, Emma and Nica wish all parishioners and their families a Happy New Year. May Our Dear Lord bless all of us in 2025 with peace, health and happiness!

BLESSINGS OF HOUSES:

Father Michael will be blessings homes the week after Theophany. There is a sign-up sheet in the vestibule if you would like your home blessed. If you have a specific date and time, please add to your information. Father Michael will contact you with specifics.

CANDLES:

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

For the week of December 29-Januray 4, the left sanctuary candle is in memory of +Paul Jonda and the right sanctuary candle is in memory of +Janice Salcedo. Both candles are requested from the Jonda, Salcedo and Slemons families.  

The First Martyrs of Christ:

Chromatius: In Bethlehem therefore all the babies were slain. These innocents who died then on Christ’s behalf became the first martyrs of Christ. David refers to them when he says, “From the mouths of nursing babies you have perfected praise because of your enemies, that you might bring ruin to the enemy.”… For in this persecution even tiny infants and nursing babies were killed on Christ’s behalf and attained to the consummate praise of martyrs. Meanwhile the wicked king Herod was destroyed, he who had usurped the realm to defend himself against the king of the heavens. Thus it is that those blessed babes have deserv­edly lasted beyond others. They were the first who were worthy to die on Christ’s behalf. Tractate on Matthew 6.2.