Infant Jesus of Prague Byzantine Catholic Church

        LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

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

Mon. 14: NO LITURGY

Tues. 15: NO LITURGY

Wed. 16: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 17: NO LITURGY

 Fri. 18: NO LITURGY

Sat. 19: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

          +Richard Kuty Sr. &

          +Richard Kuty Jr. from Rick

           Fabian

 Sun. 20: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           22^nd Sunday after Pentecost

           +Coralie Terleck from

           Terrance & Diana Terleck

Collection Report

Week of 10/06/2024

$                1490.00   Offering

$                  225.00   Maintenance Fund

$                    97.27   Utility Offerings

$                  135.00   Holy Day

$                    99.00   Candles

$               2046.27   TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 29

Sunday: 84

On –Line: 1

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 are in charge of 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

ECG STUDENTS:

Just a reminder that all ECF students are invited to Molnar Farms, 3115 E. Western Reserve Road in Poland THIS Sunday, October 13^th at 4:00 pm. We look forward to an afternoon with hayrides, corn maze, and fall activities.

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.

CANDLES:

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

For the week of October 13-19, the left sanctuary candle is for the health & well-being of Tillie Chachko from family. The right sanctuary candle is in memory of +Daniel & +Gertrude Magulick from Dan Magulick & Bill Novak.

21 Sunday After Pentecost

Collegeville Bible Commentary 8:4-21Listening to the word of God. This section on response to the gospel message contains two parables with commentaries; it climaxes with a pronouncement of Jesus on the basis of the proper relationship of his disciples to him. The parable of the sower (or more properly, of the sowing) appears in all threeSynoptics (Mark 4:3-8; Matt 13:4-8). The parable itself (vv.S-8) is open to more than one interpretation, but the commentary (vv. 11-15) describes what must have been the most common interpretation in the early church. The seed is the word of God, which will bear fruit in a receptive heart (fertile ground), but which may be ineffective in other soils for any number of reasons: the birds = the devil; no moisture = buckling under to persecution; thorns = cares, riches, and pleasures. In verses 13-15, the listener is compared to the seed rather than to the soil. Characteristic of Luke is the emphasis on perseverance (v. 15; see 21:19; Acts 11:23). After telling the parable, Jesus calls for attention to the deeper meaning of his preaching (v. 8), something he must have done often to shake his hearers into listening more carefully (see 14:35). When the disciples ask him to explain the meaning of the parable privately, he assures them that the “mysteries” (hidden designs) of God’s reign are revealed to them, and then utters the puzzling statement that parables are meant to keep others from understanding. Jesus obviously does not want his listeners, whoever they are, to be prevented from understanding (the reverse of the admonitions in verses 8 and 18 and of the parable of the lamp in verse 16). He uses the quotation from Isa 6:9 to describe the case that, in fact, some will see but not perceive, hear but not understand, because of hardness of heart. The phrasing is a form of Hebrew overstatement that translates awkwardly. It is even harsher in Mark’s version (Mark 4:12), which both Luke and Matthew (Matt 13:13-15) have softened.