Infant Jesus of Prague Byzantine Catholic Church

        LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 29: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

           +Anna Mamone from Tom

           & Joyce Lesko

Sun. 30: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           9^th Sunday after Pentecost

           +Michael Hritz Jr. from

            Mary Ann Petro

 Mon. 31: NO LITURGY

Tues. 1: NO LITURGY

Wed. 2: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 3: NO LITURGY

Fri. 4: 8:30 am @ Infant Jesus

           For the Living & Deceased

           Members of Sacred Heart

           Society

Sat. 5: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

           +Eileen Deniro

Sun. 6: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           Transfiguration of Our Lord

           Living & Deceased Members

           Of the Altar & Rosary

           Society

Collection Report

Week of 07/23/2023

$                 1277.00   Offertory

$                     35.00   Holy Day

$                     38.00   Candles

$                     10.00   Maintenance Fund

$                   200.00   Mem. of Richard Kuty Sr.

$                 1560.00  TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 33

Sunday: 60

ON LINE:  6

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

Pearl Tablack, Nina Zavatsky, Bernie Litwin & Joe Markovitch all 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.

ANNIVERSARY BOOKS:

Our 50^th Anniversary are available to purchase for $15-please see Fr. Michael to purchase.  Those who generously donated and receive a free book, please see Fr. Michael or Paula Slemons.

ROSARY:

The Altar & Rosary Society will be praying the rosary NEXT Sunday, August 6 at 8:30 am. Everyone is welcomed.

SISTERS OF ST. BASIL PILGRIMAGE:

Sisters of the Order of St. Basil the Great 89^th Annual Pilgrimage will be held on September 2&3, 2023 at Mount Macrina in Uniontown, Pa. Theotokos: Seeker of the Lost is this year’s pilgrimage. For more information, please visit their website-https://sistersofstbasil.org

OUR LADY OF LEBONAN SHRINE:

The 58^th Annual Assumption Pilgrimage “A Pilgrimage to Rediscover Jesus in the Most Holy Eucharist” will be held at the Basilica & National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon August 13-15, 2023. For more information call the Shrine at (330)538-3351.

SUPER BINGO:

St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church, 356 Belle Vista, 2nd Super Bingo ($6,000 in pay-outs) will be held on Saturday, September 9^th. Doors open at 2:00pm, dinner served 2:00-4:30 and 1^st game begins at 5:30. Tickets are $45.00 and includes 24 cards and 1 special pack, pasta and meatball dinners plus other prizes. Tickets are at church hall from 9:00am-6:00pm.

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

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

For the week of July 30-August 6, the left sanctuary candles is for the health & well-being of Joseph Winiecki from Slemons family. There is no request for the right sanctuary candle.

Jesus walks on water

 Chrysostom: The disciples are tossed on the waves again. They are in a storm, fully as bad as the previous one. Gently and by degrees he ex­cites and urges the disciples on toward greater responsiveness, even to the point of bearing all things nobly. Whereas in the previous storm they had him with them in the ship, now they were alone by themselves. Even when he was asleep in the boat in the previous situation, he was ready to give them relief from danger. But then he was present to them.

Now he is leading them into a greater degree of challenge. Now he is not even present to them. He has departed. In mid-sea he permits a storm to arise. This was all for their training, that they might not look for some easy hope of preservation from any earthly source. He then allows them to be tossed by the storm all night! This had the purpose of awakening their stony hearts in a most complete way. This is how Jesus dealt with the nature of their fear, which the rough weather and the timing had produced. He cast them directly into a situation in which they would have a greater longing for him and a con­tinual remembrance of him. The Gospel of Matthew, homily  50.I.

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 22: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

           +Marian Dzurnak from

           Michael Vasilchek

Sun. 23: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           8^th Sunday after Pentecost

           +Mary Rotunno from Karen

           & Kathy Kollar

 Mon. 24: NO LITURGY

Tues. 25: NO LITURGY

Wed. 26: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 27: NO LITURGY

Fri. 28: NO LITURGY

Sat. 29: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

           +Anna Mamone from Tom

           & Joyce Lesko

Sun. 30: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           9^th Sunday after Pentecost

           +Michael Hritz Jr. from

            Mary Ann Petro

Collection Report

Week of 07/16/2023

$                 1737.00   Offertory

$                   155.00   Holy Day

$                     40.00   Candles

$                     10.00   Maintenance Fund

$                   590.00   Mem. of Richard Kuty Sr.

$                 2532.00   TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 33

Sunday: 66

ON LINE:  6

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

Pearl Tablack, Nina Zavatsky, Bernie Litwin & Joe Markovitch all 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.

ANNIVERSARY BOOKS:

Our 50^th Anniversary are available to purchase for $15-please see Fr. Michael to purchase.  Those who generously donated and receive a free book, please see Fr. Michael or Paula Slemons.

ROSARY:

The Altar & Rosary Society will be praying the rosary Sunday, August 6 at 8:30 am. Everyone is welcomed.

THANK YOU:

Thank you to the family and friends of the Kuty family for their generous donation of $590.00 to our maintenance fund in memory of Richard Kuty Sr. May God bless all for their generosity and may Richard memory be eternal!

CAR BLESSINGS:

Fr. Michael will be blessings cars following this week’s liturgies in occasion of the Feast of Elijah the Great Prophet.

CELEBRATION OF MARRIAGE:

The Celebration of Marriage will be held this year on September 10^th @ 3:00 pm –St. Elias Church in Pittsburgh. Couples who are celebrating their significant wedding anniversary years (10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 or additional years that are multiples of five) during this year of 2023 will be honored. Please notify Fr. Michael or Paula by July 16^th in order to notify the diocese. Couples who are unable to attend, certificate will be sent.

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

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

For the week of July 23-29, the right sanctuary candle is in memory of +Janice Salcedo from Bob & Millie Jonda. There is no request for the left sanctuary candle.

Feeding 500 thousand in the Gospel of Mathew

14:14-21 The miracle of the feeding of the five thousand, reported by all four evangelists, shows Jesus feeding His people as God fed the Israelites in the desert. The Church Fathers see in this an image of the Eucharist, an idea also expressed in John 6, the discourse on the Bread of Life. In 15:32-39 and Mark 8:1-10 another miracle is mentioned, in which Jesus feeds four thousand people with seven loaves and a few small fish. This miracle is probably not a duplicate report of the first miracle, but another performed in a different place. Moved with compassion is used in very similar situations (see 20:34; Mark 1:41; 6:34; Luke 7:13) to show the Messiah’s power and authority extending to those who suffer.

14:19 Jesus is teaching us not to eat until we first give thanks to God. The terminology reminds us of the Last Supper (see Luke 22:15-20) and leads to the Eucharistic interpretation of this miracle. The participation of the disciples in distributing the loaves and the fish is important. In the Church Jesus feeds His flock at the Eucharist through His servants, the priests.

        LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 15: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

           +Thomas & +Kay Urdea

           From family

Sun. 16: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           Sunday of the Fathers of the

           Six Ecumenical Councils

           +Mary Lou Kasper form

           Bob & Millie Jonda

 Mon. 17: NO LITURGY

Tues. 18: NO LITURGY

Wed. 19: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

              Elijah Great Prophet

            H&W Veronica Farynets

            Blessing of cars

Thurs. 20: NO LITURGY

Fri. 21: NO LITURGY

Sat. 22: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

           +Marian Dzurnak from

           Michael Vasilchek

Sun. 23: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           8^th Sunday after Pentecost

           +Mary Rotunno from Karen

           & Kathy Kollar

Collection Report

Week of 07/09/2023

$                  960.00    Offertory

$                      2.00    Holy Day

$                    48.00    Candles

$                    71.00    Maintenance Fund

$                    71.68    Utility Offering

$                1151.68   TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 13

Sunday: 58

ON LINE:  7

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

Pearl Tablack, Nina Zavatsky, Bernie Litwin & Joe Markovitch all 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.

ANNIVERSARY BOOKS:

Our 50^th Anniversary are available to purchase for $15-please see Fr. Michael to purchase.  Those who generously donated and receive a free book, please see Fr. Michael or Paula Slemons.

ROSARY:

The Altar & Rosary Society will be praying the rosary Sunday, August 6 at 8:30 am. Everyone is welcomed.

KENNYWOOD DAY:

The 2023 GCU Byzantine Family Day at Kennywood Park in Pittsburgh is July 27, 2023. 

CELEBRATION OF MARRIAGE:

The Celebration of Marriage will be held this year on September 10^th @ 3:00 pm –St. Elias Church in Pittsburgh. Couples who are celebrating their significant wedding anniversary years (10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 or additional years that are multiples of five) during this year of 2023 will be honoured. Please notify Fr. Michael or Paula by THIS SUNDAY July 16^th in order to notify the diocese. Couples who are unable to attend, certificates will be sent.

THANK YOU!

We received $570 in Memory of departed +Richard Kuty toward our Maintenance Fund. May god grant him Eternal Memory!

METROPOLITAN ASSEMBLY

Living our Faith, Moving Forward, appreciating our past will be the topic of Metropolitan Assembly this year November 2-5 in Hillsborough, NJ

More information on website: byzantineassembly2023.org

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

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

For the week of July 16-22, there are no request for the sanctuary candles.

Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the First Six Ecumenical Councils

First Ecumenical Council – Nicea, Asia Minor, 325 A.D. – Formulated the First Part of the Creed. Defining the divinity of the Son of God.

Second Ecumenical Council – Constantinople, 381 A.D. – Formulated the Second Part of the Creed, defining the divinity of the Holy Spirit.

Third Ecumenical Council – Ephesus, Asia Minor, 431A.D. – Defined Christ as the Incarnate Word of God and Mary as Theotokos.

Fourth Ecumenical Council – Chalcedon, Asia Minor, 451A.D. – Defined Christ as Perfect God and Perfect God and Perfect Man in One Person.

Fifth Ecumenical Council – Constantinople II, 553 A.D. – Reconfirmed the Doctrines of the Trinity and Christ.

Sixth Ecumenical Council – Constantinople III, 680 A.D. – Affirmed the True Humanity of Jesus by insisting upon the reality of His Human will and action.

        LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 8: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

           +Michael Hritz Jr. from

           Terri & J.R. Bell

Sun. 9: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           6th Sunday after Pentecost

           +Leonard Slemons from

           Karen & Kathy Kollar

 Mon. 10: NO LITURGY

Tues. 11: NO LITURGY

Wed. 12: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 13: NO LITURGY

Fri. 14: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           For World Peace thru the

           Blessed Mary & the Rosary

           From the Sacred Heart

           Society           

Sat. 15: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

           +Thomas & +Kay Urdea

           From family

Sun. 16: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           Sunday of the Fathers of the

           Six Ecumenical Councils

           +Mary Lou Kasper form

           Bob & Millie Jonda

Collection Report

Week of 07/09/2023

$                2098.00    Offertory

$                  255.00    Holy Day

$                  456.00    Maintenance Fund

$                      5.00    Peter’s Pence

$                    34.00    Votive Candles

$                2848.00    TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 25

Sunday: 75

ON LINE:  8

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

Pearl Tablack, Nina Zavatsky, Bernie Litwin & Joe Mistovich all 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.

ANNIVERSARY BOOKS:

Our 50^th Anniversary are available to purchase for $15-please see Fr. Michael to purchase.  Those who generously donated and receive a free book, please see Fr. Michael or Paula Slemons.

ROSARY:

The Altar & Rosary Society will be praying the rosary Sunday, August 6 at 8:30 am. Everyone is welcomed.

CELEBRATION OF MARRIAGE:

The Celebration of Marriage will be held this year on September 10^th @ 3:00 pm –St. Elias Church in Pittsburgh. Couples who are celebrating their significant wedding anniversary years (10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 or additional years that are multiples of five) during this year of 2023 will be honoured. Please notify Fr. Michael or Paula by July 16^th in order to notify the diocese. Couples who are unable to attend, certificates will be sent.

GCU BYZANTINE FAMILY DAY

Thursday, July 27, 2023 Ride all Day in Kennywood Park, Pittsburgh, PA

$25 – ages 4 +, Free – ages 3 and under.

LUNCH-Served at Pavilion 5 from 12-1 PM, $25 adults – age 11 + , $20 youth – ages 3-10.

Deadline to Order tickets is Monday, July 10. For More information call rectory or visit: https://gcuusa.com/events/gcu-byzantine-family-day-at-kennywood-park

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

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

For the week of July 9-15, the left sanctuary candle is for the health & well-being of the Valko family. The right sanctuary candle is for the health & well-being of Paul (Bob) Jonda from family.

THEY MARVELED AND GLORIFIED GOD.

CHRYSOSTOM: Do you see how he is shown to be Creator of both souls and bodies? He heals the paralysis in both soul and body. The healing of the soul is made evident through the healing of the body, even while the body still remains a creature crawling on the ground. The crowds were slow to recognize who he was; “When the crowds saw it, they were afraid, and they glorified God, who had given such authority to humans.” … He proceeded by his daily actions to arouse them and lift up their thinking. It would have been no small thing for him to be thought greater than all others, as having come from God. If they had established this adequately in their own minds, they would have known in due order that he was indeed the Son of God.

But they did not grasp these things clearly. Because of this they did not come close to recognizing who he was. For again they were saying, “This man is not from God! How can this man be from God?” Their minds churned over these statements continuously. THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW, HOMILY 29.2.

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 1: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

           +Anna Mamone from Rosalie

           Krivan

Sun. 2: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           5th Sunday after Pentecost

           Living & Deceased members

           Of the Altar & Rosary

           Society

 Mon. 3: NO LITURGY

Tues. 4: NO LITURGY

Wed. 5: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 6: NO LITURGY

Fri. 7: 8:30 am @ Infant Jesus

           For World Peace thru the

           Blessed Mary & the Rosary

           From the Sacred Heart

           Society

Sat. 8: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

           +Michael Hritz Jr. from

           Terri & J.R. Bell

Sun. 9: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           6th Sunday after Pentecost

           +Leonard Slemons from

           Karen & Kathy Kollar

Collection Report

Week of 06/25/2023

$                1245.00    Offertory

$                  295.00    Holy day

$                    10.00    Maintenance Fund

$                    47.00    Votive Candles

$                1597.00   TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: N/A

Sunday: 60

ON LINE:  11

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

Richard Kuty, Pearl Tablack, Nina Zavatsky, Bernie Litwin & Joe Mistovich all 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.

GCU BYZANTINE FAMILY DAY

Thursday, July 27, 2023 Ride all Day in Kennywood Park, Pittsburgh, PA

$25 – ages 4 +, Free – ages 3 and under.

LUNCH-Served at Pavilion 5 from 12-1 PM, $25 adults – age 11 + , $20 youth – ages 3-10.

Deadline to Order tickets is Monday, July 10. For More information call rectory or visit: https://gcuusa.com/events/gcu-byzantine-family-day-at-kennywood-park

ROSARY:

The Altar & Rosary Society will be praying the rosary Sunday, August 6 at 8:30 am. Everyone is welcomed.

HAPPY 4^th of JULY:

Father Michael, Maryna Andriy, Emma and Veronica wish all parishioners, family and friends a very blessed 4^th of July. May God bless the USA!!!

PARISHIONER NEWS:

Our dear parishioner, Richard Kuty Sr. passed away on June 23^rd. Services were held this past week. Our deepest sympathy and prayers to his wife Barbara, children, grandchildren, family friends. Blessed repose to his servant Richard.

CELEBRATION OF MARRIAGE:

The Celebration of Marriage will be held this year on September 10^th @ 3:00 pm –St. Elias Church in Pittsburgh. Couples who are celebrating their significant wedding anniversary years (10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 or additional years that are multiples of five) during this year of 2023 will be honoured. Please notify Fr. Michael or Paula by July 16^th in order to notify the diocese. Couples who are unable to attend, certificates will be sent.

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

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

For the week of July 2-8, the left sanctuary candle is in memory of +Paulette Kloes from Bob & Millie Jonda. The right sanctuary candle is in memory of +Violet & +William Novak Sr. from Bill Novak & Dan Magulick.

Question for Jesus

Each of us should think about what is my question for Christ?

If I say something like, “Will He help me?” – that is not a question directed to Christ but a question for our self to answer.  I need to change the question and ask it directly to Christ.  I need to talk to Him.  I need to orient my life so that I can so directly talk to Him.

If I ask, “Can you help me, Jesus?”   – the answer is yes, of course He could, but whether the help I want is in accordance with God’s will is another issue.  To ask that question seems to reflect some doubt in my heart about his ability/power or about His goodness and love.

To ask the right question, I need to think about who Jesus is, what His will and intention is, what is He capable of?   And who am I in relationship to Him?   Depending on who I am in relationship to Him determines what I can ask of Him.

If I am His servant, and He really is my Lord, I can ask, “How can I serve You?”  “What is your will for me?”

My ability to hear His response will depend on my relationship to Him.  I need to know who He is before I can relate to Him, or ask the right question of Him.

        LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 24: NO LITURGY

Sun. 25: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           4th Sunday after Pentecost

          +Mary Rotunno from Vic &

           Sue Boyer

 Mon. 26: NO LITURGY

Tues. 27: NO LITURGY

Wed. 28: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 29: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

STS. PETER AND PAUL

H&W Veronica Farynets           

Fri. 30: 12:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

            Funeral of +Agnes Butsko

Sat. 1: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

           +Anna Mamone from Rosalie

           Krivan

Sun. 2: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           5th Sunday after Pentecost

           Living & Deceased members

           Of the Altar & Rosary

           Society

Collection Report

Week of 06/18/2023

$                1275.00    Offertory

$                    25.00    Holy day

$                    40.00    Maintenance Fund

$                    50.00    Ukraine Fund

$                    41.16    Votive Candles

$                1431.16   TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 18

Sunday: 61

ON LINE: 5-Saturday; 10-Sunday

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

Richard Kuty, Pearl Tablack, Nina Zavatsky, Bernie Litwin & Joe Mistovich all 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.

ANNIVERSARY BOOKS:

Our 50^th Anniversary are available to purchase for $15-please see Fr. Michael to purchase.  Those who generously donated and receive a free book, please see Fr. Michael or Paula Slemons.

ROSARY:

The Altar & Rosary Society will be praying the rosary NEXT Sunday, July 2 at 8:30 am. Everyone is welcomed.

PARISHIONER NEWS:

Our parishioner Agnes Butsko passed away on June 20th. Her Funeral will be on Friday June 30th. Our deepest sympathy, thoughts and prayers to

Agnes’s family and friends. Blessed repose to his servant Agnes.

PARISHIONER NEWS:

Fr. Michael & Maryna would like to thank all of you for your prayers, love and support. Veronica (Nica) is home and recuperating after her open heart surgery. Your continued prayers will be greatly appreciated.

CELEBRATION OF MARRIAGE:

The Celebration of Marriage will be held this year on September 10^th @ 3:00 pm –St. Elias Church in Pittsburgh. Couples who are celebrating their significant wedding anniversary years (10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 or additional years that are multiples of five) during this year of 2023 will be honoured. Please notify Fr. Michael or Paula by July 16^th in order to notify the diocese. Couples who are unable to attend, certificates will be sent.

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

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

For the week of June 25-July 1, the left sanctuary candle is in memory of +Donna Vrabel from son Robert Vrabel. There is no request for the right sanctuary candle.

A man under authority.

Theodore of Mopsuestia: It was a sign of the centurion’s intelligence that merely by thinking to himself about what was likely, he believed such things about Christ. For he says,”! also am a man. But nevertheless I am the lord over those I have received authority to rule. Therefore it is noth­ing strange if you, who have received authority from God, should be able to command illnesses to depart by a mere word.” The centurion did not approach Jesus as one who is Son of God and Lord of the whole creation (for at that time, before the crucifixion, this was not yet known even by the disciples). Rather, he came to him as to a man who, because of his virtues, had received from God some greater-than-human authority. This is why he says, “For I also am a man.” For since he had said to him, “say the word,” and this might seem proper to God only, he rightly adds the statement, “for I also am a man,” as though to say, “It is nothing surprising if you, a man who has received authority from God, should be able to do this thing, since I myself, a man like you, receive subjects and I am set over them to command them as I will.”

        LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 17: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

           +Marian Dzurnak from the

           Boughner family

Sun. 18: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           3^rd Sunday after Pentecost

           Father’s Day

           +Clement Smreck from

           Margaret Swansiger

 Mon. 19: NO LITURGY

Tues. 20: NO LITURGY

Wed. 21: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 22: NO LITURGY

Fri. 23: NO LITURGY

Sat. 24: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

            NO LITURGY          

Sun. 25: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           4th Sunday after Pentecost

          +Mary Rotunno from Vic &

           Sue Boyer

Collection Report

Week of 06/11/2023

$                1593.00    Offertory

$                    75.00    Maintenance Fund

$                    23.00    Votive Candles

$                1691.00    TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 25

Sunday: 57

ON LINE: 6-Saturday; 15-Sunday

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

Richard Kuty, Pearl Tablack, Nina Zavatsky, Bernie Litwin & Joe Mistovich all 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.

ANNIVERSARY BOOKS:

Our 50^th Anniversary are available to purchase for $15-please see Fr. Michael to purchase.  Those who generously donated and receive a free book, please see Fr. Michael or Paula Slemons.

ROSARY:

The Altar & Rosary Society will be praying the rosary Sunday, July 2 at 8:30 am. Everyone is welcomed.

NO LITURGY NEXT SATURDAY

There will be no Liturgy next Saturday June 24. All parishioners are encouraged to attend Liturgy at Infant Jesus at 9 AM on Sunday June 25, or any local Byzantine Catholic Church. Sorry for inconvenience.

PARISHIONER NEWS:

Congratulations to Katrina Patrick on her graduation from Columbiana High School. She will be attending college in Florida this fall. May God bless Katrina with happiness and success.

CELEBRATION OF MARRIAGE:

The Celebration of Marriage will be held this year on September 10^th @ 3:00 pm –St. Elias Church in Pittsburgh. Couples who are celebrating their significant wedding anniversary years (10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 or additional years that are multiples of five) during this year of 2023 will be honoured. Please notify Fr. Michael or Paula by July 16^th in order to notify the diocese. Couples who are unable to attend, certificate will be sent.

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY:

Wishing all fathers, grandfathers, godfathers a very Happy Father’s day. May God bless all with health, happiness and many blessed years.

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions. For the week of June 18-24, there are no requests for the sanctuary candles.

THE VALUE OF LIFE.

CHRYSOSTOM: Note the acceleration of images: just when the lilies are decked out, he no longer calls them lilies but “grass of the field.”13 He then points further to their vulnerable condition by saying “which are here today.” Then he does not merely say “and not tomorrow” but rather more callously “cast into the oven.” These creatures are not merely “clothed” but “so clothed” in this way as to be later brought to nothing. Do you see how Jesus everywhere abounds in amplifications and intensifications? And he does so in order to press his points home. So then he adds, “Will he not much more clothe you?” The force of the emphasis is on “you” to indicate covertly how great is the value set upon your personal existence and the concern God shows for you in particular. It is as though he were saying, “You, to whom he gave a soul, for whom he fashioned a body, for whose sake he made everything in creation, for whose sake he sent prophets, and gave the law, and wrought those innumerable good works, and for whose sake he gave up his only begotten Son.” THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW, HOMILY 22.1.14

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 10: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

           +Clement Smreck from

           Goddaughter Elaine Chachko

Sun. 11: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           2^nd Sunday of Pentecost

           Health, happiness & many

           Blessed years Jennifer

           Vasilchek from Mickey

           Vasilchek

 Mon. 12: NO LITURGY

Tues. 13: NO LITURGY

Wed. 14: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 15: NO LITURGY

Fri. 16: NO LITURGY

Sat. 17: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

           +Marian Dzurnak from the

           Boughner family

Sun. 18: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           3^rd Sunday after Pentecost

           Father’s Day

           +Clement Smreck from

           Margaret Swansiger

Collection Report

Week of 06/4/2023

$                1634.00    Offertory

$                  535.00    Maintenance Fund

$                    30.00    Holy Days

$                    66.61    Utility Offerings

$                  186.00    Knights of Columbus

$                    55.00    Votive Candles

$                    20.00    Peter’s Pence

$                2576.61    TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 29

Sunday: 72

ON LINE: 7-Saturday; N/A-Sunday

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

Richard Kuty, Pearl Tablack, Nina Zavatsky, Bernie Litwin & Joe Mistovich all 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.

ANNIVERSARY BOOKS:

Our 50^th Anniversary are available to purchase for $15-please see Fr. Michael to purchase.  Those who generously donated and receive a free book, please see Fr. Michael or Paula Slemons.

ROSARY:

The Altar & Rosary Society will be praying the rosary Sunday, July 2 at 8:30 am. Everyone is welcomed.

SIMPLY SLAVIC:

The Simply Slavic Heritage Fest will be Friday, June 16^th from 5:00pm- 11:00pm and Saturday, June 17^th from 12:00 (noon) – 11:00pm on Federal Plaza east in downtown Youngstown. Admission is $5.00 and children 12 years old and younger are free.  The event will include live music, folk dance performers, homemade ethic food, ethnic vendors and much more.

CELEBRATION OF MARRIAGE:

The Celebration of Marriage will be held this year on September 10^th @ 3:00 pm –St. Elias Church in Pittsburgh. Couples who are celebrating their significant wedding anniversary years (10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 or additional years that are multiples of five) during this year of 2023 will be honoured. Please notify Fr. Michael or Paula by July 16^th in order to notify the diocese. Couples who are unable to attend, certificate will be sent.

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

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

For the week of June 11-17, the left sanctuary candle for the health & well-being of Ryan Merrill and the right sanctuary candle is for the health & well-being of Laurie Burd. Both candles are given by Joyce & Tom Lesko.

How Jesus called His first disciples.

Chrysostom: “And they left their nets, and fol­lowed him.” And yet John (the Evangelist) says that they were called in a different way. From this it is evident that this was a second call. One may conclude this from several evidences. For there it is said that they came to him when “John had not yet been thrown into prison” but here it says after he was in confinement. And there Andrew calls Peter, but here Jesus calls both. On the one hand, John says, “Jesus saw Simon com­ing and said, ‘You are Simon, the Son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas, which is translated Peter.'”On the other hand, Matthew says that he was already called by that name, for he says,

“Seeing Simon who was called Peter.” … In the other instance, Andrew is seen coming into his house and hearing many things. But here, having heard one brief call, they both followed immediately. When they earlier had seen that John was in prison and that Jesus was withdrawing, it would not have been unnatural for them to return again to their own craft, fishing, having followed him at the beginning and then later having left him to fish. Accordingly, you now see that Jesus finds them actively fishing. But he neither resisted them at first when they desired to withdraw from him, nor having withdrawn themselves, did he let them go altogether. He gave way when they moved aside from him and came again to win them back. This, after all, is exactly what fishing is all about. THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW, HOMILY 14.M

        LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 3: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

           +Michael Hritz from Tom &

           Gloria Basista

Sun. 4: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           Sunday of All Saints

           Living & Deceased Members

           Of the Altar & Rosary

           Society

 Mon. 5: NO LITURGY

Tues. 6: NO LITURGY

Wed. 7: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 8: NO LITURGY

Fri. 9: NO LITURGY

Sat. 10: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

           +Clement Smreck from

           Goddaughter Elaine Chachko

Sun. 11: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           2^nd Sunday of Pentecost

           Health, happiness & many

           Blessed years Jennifer

           Vasilchek from Mickey

           Vasilchek

Collection Report

Week of 05/28/2023

$                1070.00    Offertory

$                    48.00    Maintenance Fund

$                    95.00    Holy Days

$                    25.00    Votive Candles

$                  105.00    Peter’s Pence

$                1343.00    TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 24

Sunday: 55

ON LINE: 9-Saturday; 6-Sunday

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

Richard Kuty, Pearl Tablack, Nina Zavatsky, Bernie Litwin & Joe Mistovich all 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, call Karen or Kathy Kollar @330-272-1857.

ANNIVERSARY BOOKS:

Our 50^th Anniversary are available to purchase for $15-please see Fr. Michael to purchase.  Those who generously donated and receive a free book, please see Fr. Michael or Paula Slemons.

ROSARY:

The Altar & Rosary Society will be praying the rosary Sunday, July 2 at 8:30 am. Everyone is welcomed.

HELPING HANDS DAY:

Thank you to all parishioners who came on Saturday for our “helping hands.” We appreciate your time and hard work. The grounds look beautiful. May God bless all of you for your continued support of our parish.

PARISHIONER NEWS:

Congratulations to Lauren Bero on her graduation from Boardman High School this weekend. She will be attending Ashland University where she will be majoring in nursing and running cross country & track. God grant Lauren with happiness and success in the next chapter of her life.

Also, God bless Emma Farynets who will graduate from pre-school and start kindergarten in the fall at Robinwood in Boardman.

We would love to acknowledge and congratulate anyone else who may be graduating from high school, college, or pre-school, so please notified Fr. Michael or Paula

SIMPLY SLAVIC:

The Simply Slavic Heritage Fest will be Friday, June 16^th from 5:00pm- 11:00pm and Saturday, June 17^th from 12:00 (noon) – 11:00pm on Federal Plaza east in downtown Youngstown. Admission is $5.00 and children 12 years old and younger are free.  The event will include live music, folk dance performers, homemade ethic food, ethnic vendors and much more.

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

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

For the week of June 4-10, the left & right sanctuary candle is for the health & happiness of Paul (Bob) Jonda on his 90^th Birthday from his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

The Peter and Paul Fast

(Petrovka) or the Apostles’ Fast begins the day after All Saints Sunday, this coming Monday. All faithful of Byzantine Rite required to have a simple abstinence from meat on Fridays or equal penance. 

Communion of The Saints

Just as the Father is never ignorant of the Son, nor the Son of the Father, just so neither are the saints. They are become gods by adoption through having God indwelling them. They can never be ignorant of each other, but shall look on one another and on each one’s glory, like the Son the the Father’s glory and the Father on the Son’s. What then shall be the glory of the saints? It will be like the Son of God’s. The latter Himself points out this very truth most clearly when He says: `The glory which You have given Me I have given to them, that they may be one even as We are one’ (Jn. 17:22).

St. Symeon the New Theologian, On the Mystical Life

        LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 27: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

           5^th All Souls Saturday

          +Leonard Slemons from

          Dr. William Begella

Sun. 28: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           Pentecost Sunday

           +Irene Kollar from Karen &

           Kathy Kollar

 Mon. 29: NO LITURGY

Tues. 30: NO LITURGY

Wed. 31: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 1: NO LITURGY

Fri. 2: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           For an increase in religious

           Vocations from sacred Heart

           Society

Sat. 3: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

           +Michael Hritz from Tom &

           Gloria Basista

Sun. 4: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           Sunday of All Saints

           Living & Deceased Members

           Of the Altar & Rosary

           Society

Collection Report

Week of 05/21/2023

$                1751.00    Offertory

$                    30.00    Seminary

$                  344.00    Holy Days

$                    32.00    Votive Candles

$                    20.00    Peter’s Pence

$                2177.00    TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 36

Sunday: 58

ON LINE: 13-Saturday; 6-Sunday

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

Richard Kuty, Pearl Tablack, Nina Zavatsky, Bernie Litwin & Joe Mistovich all 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, call Karen or Kathy Kollar @330-272-1857.

ANNIVERSARY BOOKS:

Our 50^th Anniversary are available to purchase for $15-please see Fr. Michael to purchase.  Those who generously donated and receive a free book, please see Fr. Michael or Paula Slemons.

ROSARY:

The Altar & Rosary Society will be praying the rosary NEXT Sunday, June 4th at 8:30 am. Everyone is welcomed.

HELPING HANDS DAY:

We will be having our “helping hands” day NEXT Saturday, June 3^rd beginning at 9:00 am-weather permitting.  All parishioners are welcomed to help prepare the parish grounds for the spring/summer season. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

MEMORIAL DAY PANACHIDA

On May 28, we will have Panachida for all Deceased Veterans and who buried on St. Nicholas cemetery. We will meet at 12:30 PM next to The Cross on St Nicholas Cemetery in Campbell, OH

MEMORIAL DAY:

Wishing all parishioners, families and friends a wonderful Memorial Day.

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

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

For the week of May 28-June 3, the left sanctuary candle is in memory of +Irene Kollar from Karen & Kathy Kollar. There are no request for the right sanctuary candle.

There is Life in the Church because in the Church is the Spirit

By St. Augustine – Sermon 267, (PL38, 1231)

My brothers and sisters, if you want the Holy Spirit to dwell in you, listen carefully. Our spirit, by means of which each individual lives, is called the soul. And look what the soul does in the body. It gives life to all the limbs. It sees with the eyes, hears with the ears, smells with the nose, speaks with the tongue, works with the hands, walks with the feet. It is present at one and the same time in all the limbs to make them live. It gives life to all the limbs arid to each limb its function. It is not the eye that hears, not the ear that sees, not the eye or the ear that speaks. Yet they are nonetheless alive. The ear is alive, the tongue is alive. Their functions are different, the life is the same. The Church of God is like that. By means of some believers she performs miracles, by means of others she teaches the truth; by means of some she keeps virginity, by means of others she respects marital fidelity. The tasks are different, the life is the same. What the soul is to the body of a human being, the Holy Spirit is to the Body of Christ, the Church. The Holy Spirit does for the whole Church what the soul does for the body of the individual. Look then and see what you ought to fear and what you ought to avoid. If the body suffers an amputation (for example of a finger or a hand or a foot) does the soul go with the limb that has been cut off? While it was in the body, that limb was alive; when it is cut off it loses its life. It is like that with Christians. They are alive only while they are in the Body. If they are cut off from the Body, the Holy Spirit is no longer with them.