Infant Jesus of Prague Byzantine Catholic Church

       LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 6: 6:00 pm@ Infant Jesus

            Nicholas of Myra

            Archbishop

            +Helen Boccio from Frank

            Boccio

Sun. 7: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

             26th Sunday after Pentecost

             For the Living & Deceased

             Members of the Altar &

             Rosary Society

Mon. 8: 6:00 pm @Infant Jesus

              Maternity of Holy Anna

              For the parishioners

Tues. 9: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

              Special Intentions

Wed. 10: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 11: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

              Special Intentions

Fri. 12: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

              Special Intentions

Sat. 13: 11:00 am @ Infant Jesus

              Funeral Liturgy for

              Msgr. Alexis Mihalik

              6:00 pm@ Infant Jesus

              For the parishioners

Sun. 14: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

              Sunday of the Forefathers

             +Irene & Joseph Kollar

               From Karen & Kathy

               Kollar

Collection Report

Week of 11/30/2025

$           1423.00   Sunday Offering

$               10.00   Holy Day

$               64.00   Candles

$               50.00   Maintenance Fund

$            493.00   Thanksgiving

$          2060.00   TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 35

Sunday: 75

On –Line: 1

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

 Nina Zavatsky at home. Dolores Schurko 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 January 4th at 8:30 am. Everyone is welcomed.

PILGRIM VOCATION ICON PROGRAM:

Every parish has received an icon specially written for this program- “The Call of the Disciples.” Those who accept the icon agree to pray daily during that time for religious and priestly vocations. Please see the sign-up sheet in the vestibule. There are still some open dates.

SANCTUARY CANDLE:

The 2026 Sanctuary candle sign-up sheet is on the vestibule. Cost is still $10/candle. Just deposit your money in the collection basket.

DECORATING OF THE CHURCH:

Thank you to all who came out this Saturday to decorate the church. As always, the church looks beautiful. May God bless you all for your continued support with our parish.

ANGEL TREE:

This year we are having an angel tree in the vestibule in memory of our deceased loved ones. All parishioners are welcomed to write their loved ones name on an angel that is provided and hang on the tree. We thank Annamarie Jonda for the tree, angels and the idea!

ST. NICHOLAS CELEBRATION:

Reminder-this Sunday after 9:00 am liturgy is our St. Nicholas celebration for all the children who signed up.

CHRISTMAS PARSIH PARTY:

The Christmas Parish Party is NEXT Sunday, December 14th at 12:30 At Byzantine at the Grove for all for signed up. Reminder-payments are to be made to the Byzantine Social Club and put in the collection basket or given to Stephanie Sheely.

CHRISTMAS LITURGY SCHEDULE:

Christmas Eve: 2:00 pm @ St. Nick

                         4:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

Christmas Day: 9:00 am @ Infant

                           11:00 am @ St. Nick’s

COLLECTORS AND LECTORS:

If anyone is interested in reading or collecting on the weekends, please see Father Michael or call Paula @ 330-799-5983.

PARISHIONER NEWS:

This past week, our beloved Monsignor Alexis Mihalik passed away.  Msgr. Mihalik was appointed pastor of Infant Jesus of Prague in 1990. Under his guidance, the interior of the church was remodelled with the icon screen and tetrapod bringing the interior to conformity with the liturgical prescriptions of the Byzantine Church. He remained pastor until his retirement in 2007 but stayed active and involved in our parish.  We heard his beautiful voice every Sunday as one of our cantors. Last year, he celebrated 60 years in the priesthood. His services will be next Saturday, December 13^th in our church. Calling hours are 9:00 am-11:00 am. Our deepest sympathy and prayers to his sister Rosalie Krivan and his family and friends. Blessed repose to his servant Msgr. Alexis. We will miss you!

CANDLES:

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

For the week of December 7-13, 2025, the left sanctuary candle is in memory of +Irene Kollar from Karen & Kathy Kollar. The right sanctuary candle is in memory of +Catherine Petersen from Mary Beth Hayer.

THE THANKFULNESS OF THE SAMARITAN.

CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA: Falling into a thankless forgetfulness, the nine lepers that were Jews did not return to give glory to God. By this, he shows that Israel was hard of heart and utterly unthankful. The stranger, a Samaritan, was of foreign race brought from Assyria. The phrase “in the middle of Samaria and Galilee” has meaning. “He returned with a loud voice to glorify God.” It shows that the Samaritans were grateful but that the Jews, even when they benefited, were ungrateful. COMMENTARY ON LUKE, HOMILIES 113-16.