Infant Jesus of Prague Byzantine Catholic Church

      LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 8: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

           +Grace Virostek from family

Sun. 9: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

            18^th Sunday after Pentecost

            +Katherine & +Joseph

            Pavlov Sr. from Mary Beth

            Hayer and Janice & David

            Hartzell

Mon. 10: NO LITURGY

Tues. 11: NO LITURGY

Wed. 12: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 13: NO LITURGY

Fri. 14: NO LITURGY

Sat. 15: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

           +Paul Edward Swantek

           from family

Sun. 16: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

            Sunday of the Fathers of the

            7^th Ecumenical Council

            + Helen & +Frederick Brill

            from Rich & Bard Kuty

Collection Report

Week of 10/2/2022

$               1712.00     Offertory

$                 869.85     Maintenance Fund

$                 240.00     Holy Day

$                   50.00     Ukraine Fund

$                   17.00     Candles

$               2888.85      TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 27

Sunday: 56

ON LINE: 9

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

Richard Kuty, Pearl Tablack, & Patricia Flaherty, Nina Zavatsky & Bernie Litwin all at home. Mary Rotunno at Assumption, 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.

CHINESE AUCTION:

St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church, 2140 Highland Rd, Hermitage is having their 45^th Annual Chinese Auction. The event will be held on Sunday, October 9^th in their social hall. Doors open at 1:00 pm and drawing is at 2:15 pm. Admission is $6.00 which includes lunch and one free tear sheet. Additional sheets are 6 for $5.00. There will also be a 50/50 raffle, autumn/lottery raffle and a grand prize raffle.

CHRISTMAS DINNER:

We will be having a Christmas dinner for all parishioners on December 11^th at the Holiday Inn. More information will be forthcoming.

TRUNK & TREAT

Trunk & Treat will be held on October 30, 2022 following 9:00 am liturgy. Children of the parish are welcomed to dress in their Halloween costumes and enjoy the fun. All parishioners are welcomed to participate and bring/pass out their favorite treats from their trunks. This was a wonderful event last year and we hope to have a greater turn-out.

UKRAINE FUNDRAISER:

The President Charity Foundation and Marian Council #3813, Knights of Columbus are sponsoring a Wine Taste Dinner & Dance at St. Anne Ukrainian Catholic Church, 4310 Kirk Road in Youngstown on Saturday, November 12, 2022 from 6:00-10:00pm. There will be a Chinese basket raffle, 50/50 raffle and door prizes every half hour.  This event will benefit the orphans of the Ukraine. Tickets are $35.00/person or $60.00 per couple. For tickets please call Joe Mackos 330-506-1303

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

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

For the week of October 9-15, the left sanctuary candle is in memory of +Mary Lou Kasper from Ron & JoAnne Hoxworth. The right sanctuary candle is for the special intentions of Tillie Chachko.

THE HOLY BODY OF JESUS BRINGS SALVATION.

CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA: Christ raised him who was descending to his grave. The manner of his rising is plain to see. “He touched,” it says, “the bier and said, ‘Young man, I say unto thee, arise.'” How was not a word enough for raising him who was lying there? What is so difficult to it or past accomplishment? What is more powerful than the Word of God? Why then did he not work the miracle by only a word but also touched the bier?

It was, my beloved, that you might learn that the holy body of Christ is productive for the salvation of man. The flesh of the almighty Word is the body of life and was clothed with his might. Consider that iron when brought into contact with fire produces the effects of fire and fulfills its functions. The flesh of Christ also has the power of giving life and annihilates the influence of death and corruption because it is the flesh of the Word, who gives life to all. May our Lord Jesus Christ also touch us that delivering us from evil works, even from fleshly lusts, he may unite us to the assemblies of the saints. COMMENTARY ON LUKE, HOMILY 36,8 7;16-17

      LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. Oct. 1: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

            Protection of the Theotokos

            Health & well-being of Anne

            Berzanak from Dorothy

            Terry

Sun. 2: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

            17^th Sunday after Pentecost

            Living & deceased members

            of the Alter & Rosary

            Society

Mon. 3: NO LITURGY

Tues. 4: NO LITURGY

Wed. 5: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 6: NO LITURGY

Fri. 7. 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           For the addiction recovery

           from the Sacred Heart

           Society of St. Nicholas

Sat. 8: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

           +Grace Virostek from family

Sun. 9: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

            18^th Sunday after Pentecost

            +Katherine & +Joseph

            Pavlov Sr. from Mary Beth

            Hayer and Janice & David

            Hartzell

Collection Report

Week of 9/25/2022

$               1441.00     Offertory

$                   35.00     Maintenance Fund

$                 114.00     Holy Day

$                   55.00     Candles

$               1645.00      TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 22

Sunday: 70

ON LINE: NA

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

Richard Kuty, Pearl Tablack, & Patricia Flaherty, Nina Zavatsky & Bernie Litwin all at home. Mary Rotunno at Assumption, 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.

CHINESE AUCTION:

St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church, 2140 Highland Rd, Hermitage is having their 45^th Annual Chinese Auction. The event will be held on Sunday, October 9^th in their social hall. Doors open at 1:00 pm and drawing is at 2:15 pm. Admission is $6.00 which includes lunch and one free tear sheet. Additional sheets are 6 for $5.00. There will also be a 50/50 raffle, autumn/lottery raffle and a grand prize raffle.

TRUNK & TREAT

Trunk & Treat will be held on October 30, 2022 following 9:00 am liturgy. Children of the parish are welcomed to dress in their Halloween costumes and enjoy the fun. All parishioners are welcomed to participate and bring/pass out their favorite treats from their trunks. This was a wonderful event last year and we hope to have a greater turn-out.

CHRISTMAS DINNER:

We will be having a Christmas dinner for all parishioners on December 11^th at the Holiday Inn. More information will be forthcoming.

UKRAINE FUNDRAISER:

The President Charity Foundation and Marian Council #3813, Knights of Columbus are sponsoring a Wine Taste Dinner & Dance at St. Anne Ukrainian Catholic Church, 4310 Kirk Road in Youngstown on Saturday, November 12, 2022 from 6:00-10:00pm. There will be a Chinese basket raffle, 50/50 raffle and door prizes every half hour.  This event will benefit the orphans of the Ukraine. Tickets are $35.00/person or $60.00 per couple.

CLERGY DAYS:
Fr. Michael will be out of town this week for clergy days. In case of an emergency, please call his cell phone @ (412)722-4670

PRAYING THE ROSARY:

The Altar & Rosary Society will be praying the rosary @ 8:30 am in the church on THIS Sunday October 2^nd.  All are welcome.

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

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

For the week of October 2-8, the left sanctuary candle is for the special intentions of Tillie Chachko. The right sanctuary candle is in memory of +Katherine & +Joseph Pavlov Sr. from Mary Beth Hayer, Janice & David Hartzell.

LEND WITHOUT HOPE OF RECEIVING. BASIL THE GREAT: “Lend to those from whom you do not hope to receive in return.” “And what sort of a loan is this,” he says, “to which there is no hope of a return attached?” Consider the force of the statement, and you will admire the kindness of the Lawmaker. When you have the intention of providing for a poor person for the Lord’s sake, it is at the same time both a gift and a loan. It is a gift because of the expectation of no repayment, but a loan because of the great gift of the Master who pays in his place and who, receiving trifling things through a poor person, will give great things in return for them. HOMILY ON PSALM 14.18

      LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 24: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

            For the parishioners

Sun. 25: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

            16^th Sunday after Pentecost

            + Joseph Terry, and the

            deceased members of the

            Palyok & Gorda families

            from Dorothy Terry

Mon. 26: NO LITURGY        

Tues. 27: NO LITURGY          

Wed. 28: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 29: NO LITURGY

Fri. 30: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

Vigil of Protection of the Theotokos

            For Parishioners

Sat. Oct. 1: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

            Protection of the Theotokos

            Health & well-being of Anne

            Berzanak from Dorothy

            Terry

Sun. 25: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

            17^th Sunday after Pentecost

            Living & deceased members

            of the Alter & Rosary

            Society

Collection Report

Week of 9/18/2022

$               1254.00     Offertory

$               1070.00     Maintenance Fund

$                 140.00     Holy Day

$                   49.00     Candles

$               2513.00      TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 25

Sunday: 58

ON LINE: 11

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

Richard Kuty, Pearl Tablack, & Patricia Flaherty, Nina Zavatsky & Bernie Litwin all at home. Mary Rotunno at Assumption, 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.

CHINESE AUCTION:

St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church, 2140 Highland Rd, Hermitage is having their 45^th Annual Chinese Auction. The event will be held on Sunday, October 9^th in their social hall. Doors open at 1:00 pm and drawing is at 2:15 pm. Admission is $6.00 which includes lunch and one free tear sheet. Additional sheets are 6 for $5.00. There will also be a 50/50 raffle, autumn/lottery raffle and a grand prize raffle.

TRUNK & TREAT:

Mark your calendars, Trunk & Treat will be held on October 30, 2022 following 9:00 am liturgy. Children of the parish are welcomed to dress in their Halloween costumes and enjoy the fun. All parishioners are welcomed to participate and bring/pass out their favorite treats from their trunks. This was a wonderful event last year and we hope to have a greater turn-out. More information will be forthcoming.

UKRAINE FUNDRAISER:

The President Charity Foundation and Marian Council #3813, Knights of Columbus are sponsoring a Wine Taste Dinner & Dance at St. Anne Ukrainian Catholic Church, 4310 Kirk Road in Youngstown on Saturday, November 12, 2022 from 6:00-10:00pm. There will be a Chinese basket raffle, 50/50 raffle and door prize every half hour.  This event will benefit the orphans of the Ukraine. Tickets are $35.00/person or $60.00 per couple.

ECF CLASSES:

As school begins, so will our ECF program for all school age children. In person classes will be held every Sunday from 10:30 am-11:30 am beginning THIS SUNDAY September 25, 2022. Classes will be held inside the church. This year’s teachers are Christine Bero, Francine Schuler and Mary Sinowski. Registration forms are on the table in the vestibule or see Fr. Michael. Please consider educating your children on our Byzantine faith.

PRAYING THE ROSARY:

The Altar & Rosary Society will be praying the rosary @ 8:30 am in the church on NEXT Sunday October 2^nd.  All are welcome.

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

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

For the week of September 25-October 1, the left sanctuary candle is in memory of +Anna Mamone from Jerry & Mary Novak. The right sanctuary candle is for the health & well-being of Anne Berzanak from Dorothy Terry.

THIS BOAT Is THE CHURCH THAT GIVES LIFE. MAXIMUS OF TURIN: Ordinarily people are not given life on a boat but transported. Nor are they comforted on a vessel but anxious about its journey. Notice also that this boat is not a boat that is given to Peter to be piloted-rather, it is the church, which is committed to the apostle to be governed. For this is the vessel that does not kill but gives life to those borne along by the storms of this world as if by waves. Just as a little boat holds the dying fish that have been brought up from the deep, so also the vessel of the church gives life to human beings who have been freed from turmoil. Within itself, I say, the church gives life to those who are half-dead, as it were. SERMON 110.

      LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 17: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

            Saturday after Exaltation

            Of the Cross

            Health & well-being of Ken

            & Bernie Litwin from family

Sun. 18: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

            Sunday after the Exaltation

            Of the Cross  

            +Matt Kloes from Slemons

            family

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

            For the parishioners

Sun. 25: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

            16^th Sunday after Pentecost

            + Joseph Terry, and the

            deceased members of the

            Palyok & Gorda families

            from Dorothy Terry

Collection Report

Week of 9/11/2022

$               1436.00     Offertory

$                 399.00     Maintenance Fund

$                 245.78     Utility offerings

$                 730.00     Mary Lou Kasper mem.

$                 100.00     Joe Hritz memory

$                 230.00     Holy Day

$                   86.00     Candles

$               3226.78      TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 23

Sunday: 53

ON LINE: 9

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

Richard Kuty, Pearl Tablack, & Patricia Flaherty, Nina Zavatsky & Bernie Litwin all at home. Mary Rotunno at Assumption, 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.

PRAYING THE ROSARY:

The Altar & Rosary Society will be praying the rosary @ 8:30 am in the church on Sunday October 2^nd.  All are welcome.

THANK YOU:

A special thank you to both the Kasper and Hritz families for their donation to our maintenance fund in memory of their loved ones-+Mary Lou Kasper and +Joseph Hritz. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

ECF CLASSES:

As school begins, so will our ECF program for all school age children. In person classes will be held every Sunday from 10:30 am-11:30 am beginning NEXT SUNDAY September 25, 2022. Classes will be held inside the church. This year’s teachers are Christine Bero, Francine Schuler and Mary Sinowski. Registration forms are on the table in the vestibule or see Fr. Michael. Please consider educating your children on our Byzantine faith.

CHINESE AUCTION:

St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church, 2140 Highland Rd, Hermitage is having their 45^th Annual Chinese Auction. The event will be held on Sunday, October 9^th in their social hall. Doors open at 1:00 pm and drawing is at 2:15 pm. Admission is $6.00 which includes lunch and one free tear sheet. Additional sheets are 6 for $5.00. There will also be a 50/50 raffle, autumn/lottery raffle and a grand prize raffle.

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

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

For the week of September 18-24, the left sanctuary candle is in memory of +Mary Lou Kasper and the right sanctuary candle is in memory of +Olin Sheely both from Tom & Joyce Lesko.

On rightly loving THE world. Caesarius of arles: While there is much in the world to love, it is best loved in relation to the One who made it. The world is beautiful, but much fairer is the One who fashioned it. The world is glorious, but more delightful is the One by whom the world was established. Therefore, let us labor as much as we can, be­loved, that love of the world as such may not overwhelm us, and that we may nor love the creature more than the creator. God has given us earthly possessions in order that we may love him with our whole heart and soul. But sometimes we provoke God’s dis­pleasure against us when we love his gifts more than God himself. The same thing hap­pens in human relationships. Suppose some­one gives a special gift to his protege. But the protege then begins to despise the giver, and loves the gift more than the one who gave. Suppose he comes to think of the giver no longer as friend but enemy. Just so it is with our relationship with God. We love more those who love us for ourselves rather than our gifts. So God is known to love those who love him more than the earthly gifts he gives. sermons 159.6.

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 10: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

            Saturday before Exaltation

            Of the Cross

            +Michael Hritz Jr. from wife

            Clara & son David

Sun. 11: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

            Sunday before the Exaltation

            Of the Cross  

            +Leonard “Ben” Slemons

            From Anonymous

Mon. 12: NO LITURGY

Tues. 13: NO LITURGY

Wed.14: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

              Exaltation of the Holy

              Cross

              For the parishioners

Thurs. 15: NO LITURGY

Fri. 16: NO LITURGY

Sat. 17: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

            Saturday after Exaltation

            Of the Cross

            Health & well-being of Ken

            & Bernie Litwin from family

Sun. 18: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

            Sunday after the Exaltation

            Of the Cross  

            +Matt Kloes from Slemons

            family

Collection Report

Week of 9/4/2022

$               1142.00          Offertory

$                 300.00          Maintenance Fund

$                   95.00          Holy Day

$                   81.00          Candles

$               1627.00      TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 18

Sunday: 50

ON LINE: 10

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

Richard Kuty, Pearl Tablack, & Patricia Flaherty, Nina Zavatsky & Bernie Litwin all at home. Mary Rotunno at Assumption, 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.

PRAYING THE ROSARY:

The Altar & Rosary Society will be praying the rosary @ 8:30 am in the church on Sunday October 2^nd.  All are welcome.

MAINTENANCE HELP:

St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church is looking for a maintenance man for the church. If interested please see Fr. Michael.

ECF CLASSES:

As school begins, so will our ECF program for all school age children. In person classes will be held every Sunday from 10:30 am-11:30 am beginning on September 24, 2022. Classes will be held inside the church. This year’s teachers are Christine Bero, Francine Schuler and Mary Sinowski. Registration forms are on the table in the vestibule or see Fr. Michael. Please consider educating your children on our Byzantine faith.

CHINESE AUCTION:

St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church, 2140 Highland Rd, Hermitage is having their 45^th Annual Chinese Auction. The event will be held on Sunday, October 9^th in their social hall. Doors open at 1:00 pm and drawing is at 2:15 pm. Admission is $6.00 which includes lunch and one free tear sheet. Additional sheets are 6 for $5.00. There will also be a 50/50 raffle, autumn/lottery raffle and a grand prize raffle.

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

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

For the week of September 11-17, the left sanctuary candle is in memory of +Peter & +Mary Lou Kasper from Paul & Mary Kasper.  The right sanctuary candle is in memory of + Stephen & +Catherine Kopkash from Paul & Mary Kasper.

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.

      LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 3: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

            +Anna Mamone from

            Michael & Philomena

            Virostek

Sun. 4: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

            13^th Sunday after Pentecost

            Living & deceased members

            of the Altar Rosary Society

Mon. 5: NO LITURGY

Tues. 6: NO LITURGY

Wed.7: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

              Birth of the Theotokos

              For the parishioners

Thurs. 8: NO LITURGY

Fri. 9: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

            Living & deceased members

            of the Sacred Heart Society

Sat. 10: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

            Saturday before Exaltation

            Of the Cross

            +Michael Hritz Jr. from wife

            Clara & son David

Sun. 11: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

            Sunday before the Exaltation

            Of the Cross  

            Health & well-being of Ken

            & Bernie Litwin from family

Collection Report

Week of 8/28/2022

$               1410.00          Offertory

$                     8.00          Maintenance Fund

$                 183.00          Holy Day

$                   26.00          Candles

$               1627.00      TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 30

Sunday: 56

ON LINE: 10

ATTENTION PARISHIONERS: All bulletin announcements should be sent to Paula Slemons. Please call (330)799-5983 with any information to be put in the bulletin by Wednesday of that week. Thank you!

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

Richard Kuty, Pearl Tablack, & Patricia Flaherty, Nina Zavatsky & Bernie Litwin all at home. Mary Rotunno at Assumption, 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.

PRAYING THE ROSARY:

THIS Sunday, September 4, 2022, the Altar & Rosary Society will be praying the rosary @ 8:30 am in the church. All are welcome.

MAINTENANCE HELP:

St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church is looking for a maintenance man for the church. If interested please see Fr. Michael.

ECF CLASSES:

As school begins, so will our ECF program for all school age children. In person classes will be held every Sunday from 10:30 am-11:30 am beginning on September 24, 2022. Classes will be held inside the church. This year’s teachers are Christine Bero, Francine Schuler and Mary Sinowski. Registration forms are on the table in the vestibule or see Fr. Michael. Please consider educating your children on our Byzantine faith.

PARISHIONER NEWS:

Our beloved and long-time parishioner Mary Lou Kasper passed away last Sunday. Her services were held on Wednesday. Our deepest sympathy, thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends. Blessed repose to his servant Mary Lou.

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

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

For the week of September 4-10, the left sanctuary candle is in memory of +Anna Mamone from Bob & Millie Jonda. The right sanctuary candle is for the health & well-being of Nicholas Petito from Dorothy Terry.  

hear another parable. chrysostom: This parable suggests many things: God’s providence had been at work toward them from the outset; their disposition was murderous from the be­ginning; nothing had been neglected of what­ever pertained to an attentive care for them. even when prophets had been slain. God had not turned away from this people but had sent them his very Son; it is now clear that the God of both the New and the Old Testaments is one and the same; we know that the Son’s death will effect great blessings; we here learn that they were to endure extreme punishment for the crucifixion; here we learn of the calling of the Gentiles and the turning aside of the unbeliev­ing Jews.

He presents this parable after the previous one that he may show the charge to be even greater in this case and highly unpardonable. In what way? Although the Jews had received so much care from God, they were now found to be worse than harlots and publicans, and that by a wide margin. the gospel of matthew, homily 68.1.

      LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 27: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

             For the parishioners          

Sun. 28: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

            12^th Sunday after Pentecost

            +Helen & +Louis Hayer

             from Mary Beth Hayer,

             Janice & David Hartzell

Mon. 29: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

             Beheading of St. John the

             Baptist

             For the parishioners

Tues. 30: NO LITURGY

Wed. 31: NO LITURGY

Thurs. Sept.1: NO LITURGY

Fri. 2: 8:30 am @ Infant Jesus

            Living & deceased members

            of the Sacred Heart Society

Sat. 3: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

            +Anna Mamone from

            Michael & Philomena

            Virostek

Sun. 4: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

            13^th Sunday after Pentecost

            Living & deceased members

            of the Altar Rosary Society

Collection Report

Week of 8/21/2022

$               1375.00          Offertory

$                 225.00          Maintenance Fund

$                 415.00          Holy Day

$                   87.00          Candles

$               2102.00      TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 38

Sunday: 46

ON LINE: 8

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

Richard Kuty, Pearl Tablack, & Patricia Flaherty, Nina Zavatsky & Bernie Litwin all at home. Mary Rotunno at Assumption, 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.

PRAYING THE ROSARY:

On Sunday, September 4, 2022, the Altar & Rosary Society will be praying the rosary @ 8:30 am in the church. All are welcome.

MAINTENANCE HELP:

St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church is looking for a maintenance man for the church. If interested please see Fr. Michael.

ECF CLASSES:

As school begins, so will our ECF program for all school age children.  We are starting in person classes on September 24, 2022 after Sunday Liturgy from 10:30 to 11:30 AM. Classes will be held inside the church building. Registration forms are available on the table in the vestibule or see Fr. Michael. Our Teachers Mary Sinowski, Francine Schuler and Christine Bero are really excited to meet your kids, please consider educate your children according to our Byzantine Catholic tradition.

ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE:

The Sisters of St. Basil invite all to their 88^th Annual Pilgrimage in honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help on September 3 & 4, 2022 in Uniontown, Pa. Please see sistersofstbasil.org for the complete schedule.

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

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

For the week of August 28-Sept. 3, the left sanctuary candle is in memory of +Irene & +Joseph Kollar from Karen & Kathy Kollar. The right sanctuary candle is in memory of +Helen & +Louis Hayer from Mary Beth Hayer, Janice & David Hartzell.

Seek THE life that endures. Augustine: The Lord said to a certain young man, “If you would enter life, keep the commandments,” He did not say “If you would have life” but “If you would enter life,” defining that life as eternal life. Let us first consider then the love of this life. For this life is loved, whatever its quality; and however troubled it is, however wretched, people are afraid to end it. Hence we should see, we should consider, how much eternal life is to be loved, when this miserable life that must at some time be ended is so loved. Consider, broth­ers, how much that life is to be loved when it is a life you never end. You love this life, where you work so much, run, are busy, pant. In this busy life the obligations can scarcely be counted: sow­ing, plowing, working new land, sailing, grind­ing, cooking, weaving. And after all this hard work your life comes to an end. Look at what you suffer in this wretched life that you so love. And do you think that you will always live and never die? Temples, rocks, marbles, all rein­forced by iron and lead, still fall. And a person thinks that he will never die? Learn therefore, brothers, to seek eternal life, when you will not endure these things but will reign with God for­ever. Sermon 84.1

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 20: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

            +Mary & +James Hayer

            from Mary Beth Hayer,

            Janice & David Hartzell

Sun. 21: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

            11^th Sunday after Pentecost

            +Olin Sheely from

             Anonymous

Mon. 22: NO LITURGY

Tues. 23: NO LITURGY

Wed. 24: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 25: NO LITURGY

Fri. 26:  NO LITURGY

Sat. 27: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

             For the parishioners          

Sun. 28: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

            12^th Sunday after Pentecost

            +Helen & +Louis Hayer

             From Mary Beth Hayer,             

Janice & David Hartzell

Collection Report

Week of 8/14/2022

$               1371.00          Offertory

$                   70.00          Maintenance Fund

$                   10.00          Holy Day

$          150,000.00          Patoray Donation

$                   56.00          Candles

$          151,507.00      TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 24

Sunday: 60

ON LINE: 9

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

Richard Kuty, Pearl Tablack, & Patricia Flaherty, & Bernie Litwin all at home. Mary Rotunno at Assumption, Dolores Schurko & Louise Macabobby and Nina Zavatsky at Hampton Woods, 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.

PRAYING THE ROSARY:

On Sunday, September 4, 2022, the Altar & Rosary Society will be praying the rosary @ 8:30 am in the church. All are welcome.

ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE:

The Sisters of St. Basil invite all to their 88^th Annual Pilgrimage in honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help on September 3 & 4, 2022 in Uniontown, Pa. Please see sistersofstbasil.org for the complete schedule.

MAINTENANCE HELP:

St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church is looking for a maintenance man for the church. If interested please see Fr. Michael.

PARISHIONER NEWS:

Our devout and long-time parishioner Joseph Hritz passed away and services were held this past week. Our deepest sympathy and prayers to Joe’s family and friends. Blessed repose to his servant Joseph.

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

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

For the week of August 21-27, the left sanctuary candle is in memory of +Helen & +Fred brill from family. There is no request for the right sanctuary candle.

Ten thousand talents owed, A hundred denarii collected. Cyril OF Alexandria: The God of all releases us from the difficulties of our faults, according to the parable. This is what is signified by the ten thousand talents, But this happens on the proviso that we our­selves release our fellow servants from the hun­dred denarii, that is, from the few minor faults they have committed against us. The angels who stand over us and are under the same yoke of service as we are make accusations before God. They do not speak to God as if God does not know—for God knows everything. Rather, in the interest of justice, they demand the proper punishment for those who choose to despise and dishonor the command that we love one another. When we meet our proper deserts, either we receive punishment in our present life, such as being visited with some pain or trouble or infirmity, or if not, we will certainly be punished in the future life. God punishes the obsti­nate, intractable person with a view to improving and changing him for the better. This is easy to see. Holy Scripture is pertinent here, in these wisely spoken words: “the Lord disci­plines those he loves, and he punishes everyone he accepts as a son,” and again: “Abide instruc­tion.” fragment 216.

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 13: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

            +Andrew Swantek from

            family

Sun. 14: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

            10^th Sunday after Pentecost

            +Janice Salcedo from Family

Mon. 15: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

             Dormition of the Theotokos

             Blessings of flowers

             For the parishioners

Tues. 16: NO LITURGY

Wed. 17: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 18: NO LITURGY

Fri. 19:  NO LITURGY

Sat. 20: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

            +Mary & +James Hayer

            from Mary Beth Hayer,

            Janice & David Hartzell

Sun. 21: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

            11^th Sunday after Pentecost

            +Olin Sheely from

             Anonymous

Collection Report

Week of 8/7/2022

$               2035.00          Offertory

$                 325.00          Maintenance Fund

$                 300.00          Holy Day

$                 141.53          Utility offerings

$                   63.00          Candles

$               2864.53      TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 37

Sunday: 50

ON LINE: 12

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

Richard Kuty, Pearl Tablack, & Patricia Flaherty, & Bernie Litwin all at home. Mary Rotunno at Assumption, Dolores Schurko & Louise Macabobby and Nina Zavatsky at Hampton Woods, 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.

PRAYING THE ROSARY:

On Sunday, September 4, 2022, the Altar & Rosary Society will be praying the rosary @ 8:30 am in the church. All are welcome.

PILGRIMAGE:

Archbishop William C. Skurla will be the main celebrant for the Dormition

Vigil Divine Liturgy on THIS Sunday, August 14^th @ 7:00 pm at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon, 2759 North Lipkey Road, North Jackson. The 57^th Annual Assumption Pilgrimage will be August 13-15^th.

DEDICATION OF STATUE:

This Sunday, following the 9:00 am liturgy, Fr. Michael will be dedicating the new Infant Jesus of Prague statue. The statue was donated by Dr. Stephen Salcedo and family (Bryant, Robert, Maureen and granddaughter Grace) in memory of +Janice Salcedo.

DONATION TO OUR CHURCH:

Thank you to Michael and Chelsea Patoray for a generous donation of $175,000.00 to our Building and Maintenance Fund. May God reward their generosity and grant them many and blessed years!

BLESSING OF FLOWERS:

If anyone would like their flowers blessed, Fr. Michael will be blessing them on Monday after both liturgies (10:00 am @ St. Nicholas and 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus) in honor of the Dormition of the Theotokos.

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

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

For the week of August 14-20, the right sanctuary candle is in memory of +Anna Mamone from Ron & JoAnne Hoxworth. There is no request for the left sanctuary candle.

Say To this Mountain; Move.

Chrysostom: The disciples seem to me to be in anxiety and fear that they had lost the grace with which they had been entrusted. For they had received power over unclean demons. So they ap­proached him in private and asked him the ques­tion, not out of shame (for if the matter had got out and they were criticized, it would have been superfluous for the future to have been ashamed of admitting it in their words) but because what they were going to ask him was secret and of great moment.

What, then, does Christ say? “Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you.” But if you say “Where did they move a mountain?” I will say that they did things much greater than that in raising up innumerable dead. For moving a mountain and moving death from a body are not at all comparable. After them other saints, far inferior to the disciples, are said to have moved mountains when neces­sity demanded. It is clear that the disciples also would have done so had necessity demanded. But if there was never need at that time, do not find fault with them. The gospel of Mat­thew, homily 57.4.

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 6: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

           Transfiguration of Our Lord

           Blessing of fruits

           +Thomas & Kay Urdea from

           family

Sun. 7: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

            9^th Sunday after Pentecost

            Blessings of the fruits

           Living & deceased members

           of the Altar & Rosary

           Society

Mon. 8: NO LITURGY

Tues. 9: NO LITURGY

Wed. 10: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 11: NO LITURGY

Fri. 12:  NO LITURGY

Sat. 13: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

            +Andrew Swantek from

            family

Sun. 14: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

            10^th Sunday after Pentecost

            +Janice Salcedo from Family

Collection Report

Week of 7/31/2022

$                 996.00          Offertory

$                   25.00          Maintenance Fund

$                   10.00          Holy Day

$                   26.00          Candles

$               1057.00      TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 22

Sunday: 65

ON LINE: 11

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

Richard Kuty, Pearl Tablack, & Patricia Flaherty, & Bernie Litwin all at home. Mary Rotunno at Assumption, Dolores Schurko & Louise Macabobby and Nina Zavatsky at Hampton Woods, 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.

PRAYING THE ROSARY:

On Sunday, September 4, 2022, the Altar & Rosary Society will be praying the rosary @ 8:30 am in the church. All are welcome.

BLESSING OF STUDENTS & TEACHERS:

As the beginning of the school year fast approaches, Father Michael will be blessing all school age children (pre-school to college) and teachers after liturgies THIS WEEKEND August 6th & 7th.

FUNDRAISER, LAST WEEK:

Maryna is selling homemade nut kolachi for $15.00 each as a fundraiser for the Ukraine. This will be the last week to submit your orders. Order forms are on the vestibule table and can be returned to the collection basket or by calling the rectory.

PILGRIMAGE:

Archbishop William C. Skurla will be the main celebrant for the Dormition

Vigil Divine Liturgy on Sunday, August 14^th @ 7:00 pm at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon, 2759 North Lipkey Road, North Jackson. The 57^th Annual Assumption Pilgrimage will be August 13-15^th.

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

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

For the week of August 7-13, the right sanctuary candle is in memory of +Mr. & +Mrs. Michael R. Bohn from Bob & Kathy Sheppa. The left sanctuary candle is for the health & well-being of Paulette Kloes from Bob & Millie Jonda.

The week of July 17-23, the right sanctuary candle was for the health & well-being of Nicholas Petito from Dorothy Terry.

14:24 The Boat Beaten by Waves

many furlongs distant FROM THE land. 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. Chrysostom: the gospel of Matthew, homily  50.I.