Infant Jesus of Prague Byzantine Catholic Church

        LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 2: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

          + Paul Jonda from Dave &

           Debbie Patoray

 Sun. 3: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           24th Sunday after Pentecost

           For the Living & Deceased

           Members of the Altar &

           Rosary society

Mon. 4: NO LITURGY

Tues. 5: NO LITURGY

Wed. 6: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 7: NO LITURGY

 Fri. 8:6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

      Archangel Michael & All Angels

            For the parishioners

Sat. 9: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

          For the parishioners

 Sun. 10: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           25th Sunday after Pentecost

           +Dorothy Novotny from

           Karen & Kathy Kollar

Collection Report

Week of 10/27/2024

$                1590.00   Offering

$                    90.00   Maintenance Fund

$                    55.00   Holy Day

$                    64.00   Candles

$                1799.00   TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 26

Sunday: 100

On –Line: 0

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

Nina Zavatsky & Joe Markovitch at home. Dolores Schurko & Louise Macabobby at Hampton Wood and the rest of our parishioners who are in nursing homes.  May God grant to all the sick of our parish many blessed, happy and healthier years.

ATTENTION:

If any parishioner or family member is ill & would like to be on the pray list, or receive get-well wishes, please notify Fr. Michael or Paula.

ROSARY:

The Altar & Rosary Society will be praying the rosary again on Sunday, December 1 at 8:30 am. Everyone is welcomed.

BYZANTINE SOCIAL CLUB:

The Byzantine Social Club will hold their next meeting on Wednesday, November 20^th @ 6:30 pm. Group is in charge. As always, all parishioners are welcome.

THANK YOU:

Thank you to all parishioners who participated in last week’s Trunk & Treat. The children really enjoyed as did the adults.

RAFFLE TICKETS:

We are selling raffle tickets for the annual St. Nicholas Celebration for the benefit of the Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril & Methodius. The celebration is planned for Sunday, December 8^th. The winning numbers will be based on the PA Lottery Evening Pick 3 drawn on Monday-Wednesday, December 9, 10, & 11, 2024 with cash prizes totalling $2000. Please see Father Michael for tickets.

MEN’S RETREAT:

The 4^th Annual Men’s Retreat: The Beatitudes: The Way of Life will be held March 14, 2025-March 16, 2025 at Our Lady of the Pines Retreat Center in Freemont. Ohio. For further information call 1-419-626-6811

WOMEN’S RETREAT:

The 12^th Annual Women’s Retreat: Our Lord Jesus Christ-the Path to the Father will be held March 7, 2025-March 9, 2025 at Our Lady of the Pines Retreat Center in Freemont, Ohio. For further information on this retreat call

865-696-7809.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Please mark your calendars for the upcoming Christmas events.

December 7^th– We will be decorating the church for the Christmas season. @ 9:00 am. A light lunch will be provided.

December 8^th-the children’s Christmas party with a visit from St. Nicholas following 9:00 am liturgy. There is a sign-up sheet in the vestibule for the children’s names and ages.

December 15^th– the parish Christmas party held at the Holiday Inn @ 5:00 pm. ALL parishioners are invited. More information will be coming-cost, menu etc. along with a sign-up sheet.

CANDLES:

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

For the week of November 3-9, the left sanctuary candle is in memory of +Robert & +Donna Vrabel given by their son Robert Vrabel Jr. The right sanctuary candle is in memory of +James Hayer from Mary Beth Hayer & Janice and David Hartzell.

Last week, the left sanctuary candle is in memory of +Mary Lenyk and the right sanctuary candle is in memory of +Klaudia &+Mykola Lenyk. Both candles are from the Lenyk candle.

CHRIST RAISES THE YOUNG GIRL. CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA: When he came to the house in which the girl was lying dead, he took with him only three of the holy apostles and the father and the mother of the girl. The manner in which he performed the miracle was worthy of God. “Having taken her,” it says, “by the hand, he said, ‘Girl, arise’; and she arose immediately,” O the power of a word and the might of commands that nothing can resist! O the life producing touch of the hand that abolishes death and corruption! These are the fruits of faith, for the sake of which the hand of Moses also gave the law to those of old time. COMMENTARY ON LUKE, HOMILY 46.

        LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 5: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

          +Sophia & +Victor Cimino

          From family

Sun. 6: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           20^th Sunday after Pentecost

           Living & Deceased Members

           Of the Altar & Rosary

           Society

Mon. 7: NO LITURGY

Tues. 8: NO LITURGY

Wed. 9: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 10: NO LITURGY

 Fri. 11: NO LITURGY

Sat. 12: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

            For the parishioners

Sun. 13: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           Sunday of the Fathers of the

           7^th Ecumenical Council

           +Andrew Mihalik from

            Family

Collection Report

Week of 09/29/2024

$                1497.00   Offering

$                  115.00   Maintenance Fund

$                    58.41   Utility Offerings

$                2000.00   Sheely Foundation

$                  210.00   Holy Day

$                  115.00   Candles

$               3995.41    TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 27

Sunday: 72

On –Line: 2

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

Nina Zavatsky & Joe Markovitch at home. Dolores Schurko & Louise Macabobby at Hampton Wood and the rest of our parishioners who are in nursing homes.  May God grant to all the sick of our parish many blessed, happy and healthier years.

ATTENTION:

If any parishioner or family member is ill & would like to be on the pray list, or receive get-well wishes, please notify Fr. Michael or Paula.

ROSARY:

The Altar & Rosary Society will be praying the rosary NEXT on Sunday, November 3rd at 8:30 am. Everyone is welcomed.

BYZANTINE SOCIAL CLUB:

The Byzantine Social will be hosting a Men’s Potluck Dinner on Wednesday, October 23^rd at 6:00 pm in the church. The men oversee dinner and are asked to bring their favorite appetizer, main or side dish or dessert. Group A is in charge. As always, all parishioners are invited, and a sign-up sheet is in the vestibule

TRUNK or TREAT:

We are again having a trunk or treat for all children on Sunday, October 27^th following 9:00 am liturgy. As always, parishioners are asked to bring their favorite treat to pass out and the children can dress in their Halloween costumes. There is a children’s sign-up sheet on the vestibule table in order that the parishioners can have a count on the number of treats needed.

CLERGY RETREAT:

Fr. Michael will be out of town this week until Thursday for a clergy retreat. For any emergency, please contact him @ (412) 722-4670.

100^th ANNIVERSARY:

A commemoration of the 100^th anniversary of the Byzantine-Ruthenian Church in America will air on EWTN on Friday, October 11^th @ 10:30 pm Eastern Time and again on Saturday, October 12^th @ 11:30 am Eastern Time. The television documentary, “Treasury of Blessings” has been produced by Diane & Bob Grip.  The documentary features archival films, still pictures and videos gathered from the Archeparchial archives, private collections and on-site locations from all four eparchies. Metropolitan Archbishop William C. Skurla, D.D. is the Executive Producer.

CANDLES:

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

For the week of October 6-12, the left sanctuary candle is for the health & well-being of Tillie Chachko from family. The right sanctuary candle is in memory of +Richard Kuty Jr. from family.

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