Infant Jesus of Prague Byzantine Catholic Church

       LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 25: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

           For the parishioners

Sun. 26: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           36^th Sunday after Pentecost

          +Leonard Slemons from the

           Slemons & Winiecki Families

Mon. 27: NO LITURGY

Tues. 28: NO LITURGY

Wed. 29: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 30: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

            Three Holy Hierarchs

            For the parishioners

Fri. 31: NO LITURGY

Sat. 1: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

           For the parishioners

Sun. 2: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           Sunday of Zacchaeus

           Encounter of Our Lord with

           Simeon and Anna

BLESSING OF THE CANDLES

           Living & Deceased Members

           Of the Altar & Rosary

           Society

Collection Report

Week of 01/19/2025

$                  658.00   Offering

$                    10.00   Maintenance Fund

$                    10.00   Holy Day

$                    46.00   Candles

$                  724.00   TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 50

Sunday: NA

On –Line: NA

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 again on February 2^nd at 8:30 am. Everyone is welcomed.

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

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

BYZANTINE SOCIAL CLUB:

The Byzantine Social Club will have a brief meeting on Wednesday January 29^th @ 6:30 pm in the church to discuss the 2025 social calendar. Dues are $10 per person. Anyone wishing to join the social club, please sign up on the sheet in the vestibule.

END OF YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:

There is a sign-up sheet on the table in the vestibule for any parishioner who would like their church financial report. Parishioners can also call the rectory or Paula for their report. The report will be available the following week on the front table in the vestibule.

NIGHT AT THE RACES:

On Saturday, February 1^st, 2025, St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church Civic Club, 405 Robinson Road, Campbell, will sponsor a Night at the races. Admission is $20.00 per person and includes food: pulled pork sliders, Chicken parm, Halushki, hot dogs, kielbasa bite and desserts. Beverages include pop, beer, beer and BYO. The cost of a race ticket is $2.00; individuals can purchase numerous tickets. There will also be a 50/50 and basket raffle. Doors open @ 6:00 pm and the races start at 7:00 pm. To purchase tickets in advanced, please call Silvia Dubos @ 412-452-8707.

CANDLES:

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

For the week of January 26-February 1, 2025, the left sanctuary candle is in memory of +Leonard (Ben) Slemons and the right sanctuary candle is in memory of +Dorothy Slemons. Both candles are from Greg & Paula Slemons.

HEALING OF A CANAANITE WOMAN’S DAUGHTER

St. John Chysostom

Note the wisdom of this woman, she went not to men who promised fair, she sought not useless bandages, but leaving all devilish charms, she came to the Lord. She asked not James, she did not pray John, or apply to Peter, but putting herself under the protection of penitence, she ran alone to the Lord. But, behold, a new trouble. She makes her petition, raising her voice into a shout, and God, the lover of mankind, answers not a word.

I judge that the disciples were sorry for the woman’s affliction, yet dared not say ‘Grant her this mercy,’ but only “Send her away,” as we, when we would persuade any one, oftentimes say the very contrary to what we wish.

“He answered and said, I am not sent but to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

But when the woman saw that the Apostles had no power, she became bold with commendable boldness; for before she had not dared to come before His sight; but, as it is said, “She crieth after us.” But when it seemed that she must now retire without being relieved, she came nearer, “But she came and worshiped him.”