Infant Jesus of Prague Byzantine Catholic Church

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 6: 6:00 pm@ Infant Jesus

             For the parishioners

Sun. 7: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

             Sunday Before The

             Exaltation of the Cross

             For the Living & Deceased

             Members of the Altar &

             Rosary Society

Mon. 8: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

            Birth of the Theotokos

            For the parishioners

Tues. 9: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

            Special Intentions

Wed. 10: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

            Special Intentions

Thurs. 11: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

             Special Intentions

Fri. 12 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

             Special Intentions

Sat. 13: 6:00 pm@ Infant Jesus

             Saturday Before the

             Exaltation of the Cross

             For the parishioners

Sun. 14: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

             Exaltation of the Holy Cross

             +Sharon Mulichak from the

             Byzantine Social Club

Week of 08/31/2025

$               2963.00   Sunday Offering

$                 225.00   Holy Day

$                   10.00   Maintenance Fund

$                   81.00   Candles

$               1400.00   Maintenance Fund-in

                                 Mem. Of Sharon Mulichak

$             4679 .00   TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 32

Sunday: 56

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

Bob Boughner and Nina Zavatsky at home. Dolores Schurko & Louise Macabobby at Hampton Wood and the rest of our parishioners who are ill or 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 SUNDAY September 7th at 8:30 am. Everyone is welcomed.

PURSE BINGO:

St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church in Hermitage is hosting a Purse Bingo on Saturday, September 27^th, doors open @ 5:00 pm and bingo starts @ 6:00 pm. Admission is $30 (18years and up). Call Megan @ 724-699-0613 or Donna @724-877-6736 for reservations.

THANK YOU!

Thank you to Gene and Matt Mulichak, Renee Weimer and family who have donated $1600.00 to our maintenance fund in memory of our dear parishioner + Sharon Mulichak. May God bless the entire Mulichak family and friends for their generosity to our parish.

ECF CLASSES:

ECF classes for all school-aged children (pre-school-high school) will begin Sunday, September 28^th. Pre-school-1^st grade will be during liturgy in the cry room. Second grade and up will be following 9:00 am liturgy @ 10:30 am.  Teachers are Christine Bero, Mary Sinowski and Elena Slemons. May God bless our teachers and students as we begin the new ECF year!

REVERSE RAFFLE:

St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church, Campbell is having their annual Reverse raffle on Saturday, October 4^th at their church hall. Grand prize is $2500 along with other prizes, games and chances to win. Ticket numbers 1-200 are being sold at $100 per ticket ($150 with guest) which includes entry into the raffle, appetizers, dinner and open bar. Call 330-755-4831 for your ticket. Appetizers begin @5:00 pm followed by dinner & the raffle starts @7:00pm.

CORN ROAST:

ALL parishioners are invited to our church Corn Roast THIS WEDNESDAY September 10^th @ 5:30 pm in the pavilion. Hot dogs, hamburgers, condiments, beverages and corn will be provided. Please bring your favorite side dish or dessert. There is a sign-up sheet on the vestibule table-this is the last day to sign-up. We hope to see everyone there as we close the summer season!

CANDLES:

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

For the week of Sept. 7-13, 2025, the left sanctuary candle is in memory of +Lora Opsitnik from the Sheely family. There is no request for the right sanctuary candle.

THE CROSS RAISED FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SEE.

ANDREW OF CRETE: The cross is raised and appears above the earth, which until recently malice had kept hidden. It is raised, not to receive glory (for with Christ nailed to it what greater glory could it have?) but to give glory to God who is worshiped on it and proclaimed by it…. It is not surprising that the church rejoices in the cross of Christ and robes herself in festal clothes, revealing her bridal beauty as she honors this day. Nor is it surprising that this great throng of people has gathered together today to see the cross exposed aloft and to worship Christ whom they see raised upon it. For the cross is exposed in order to be raised and is raised to be exposed.

What cross? The cross, which a little while ago was hidden in a place called The Skull but now is everywhere adored. This is what we rejoice over today; this is what we celebrate; this is the point of the present feast; this is the manifestation of the mystery…. For this hidden and life-giving cross had to be exposed, set on high like a city on a hill or a lamp on a stand, for all the world to see. HOMILY II ON THE EXALTATION OF THE VENERABLE CROSS.