Liturgical Schedule
Sat. 27: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas
Saturday of Lazarus
For the Parishioners
Sun. 28: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas
Palm Sunday
+ Julia Fabian from Liz &
Earl Spencer
Mon. 29: 8:30 am @ Infant
Jesus
Holy Monday
Lenten Services
Tues. 30: 6:00 pm @ St. Michael’s
In Campbell
Pre-Sanctified Liturgy
Followed by Confessions
Wed. 31: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus
Reconciliation from 5 to 6pm
Healing services with anointing to follow Pre-Sanctified Liturgy
Thurs. 01: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus
Reconciliation 5-6pm
Liturgy of St. Basil the Great with Vespers
Fri. 02: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas
6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus
Entombment Vespers with
Burial of Our Lord
Sat. 03: 5:30 pm @ St. Nicholas
7:30 pm @ Infant Jesus
Resurrectional Matins with
Procession followed by Solemn
Blessing of Paschal Basket
Sun. 04: 11:00 am @ Infant Jesus
Resurrection of Our Lord
Blessing of Paschal Baskets
+Edward Vrabel from Graneto
& Vrabel families
Collection Report
Week of 03/21/2021
$ 677.00 Offertory
$ 10.00 Holy Day/Thanksgiving
$ 2.00 Children
$ 21.00 Easter Vigil Candle
$ 125.00 Easter Flowers
$ 10.00 Easter
$ 10.00 Renovation
$ 84.00 Candles
$ 939.00 TOTAL
Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:
Saturday: 31
Sunday: 17
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR PARISHIONERS: Kevin Ulrich Ivywoods Manor, Anne Planey and Frank Mingo at Assumption Village, Paul Fabian -Windsor House, Mary and Nicholas Dobus, Minerva Zepeda and Mildred Cibella, all at Oasis, Fr. Nicholas Kraynak at Shepherd of the Valley on Western Reserve Rd., Mary Jane Guidos at Shepard of the Valley in Liberty, Catherine Ulrich all at home. May God grant to all the sick and homebound of our parish many blessed, happy and healthy years.
UPDATE–CAPITAL CAMPAIGN:
The NEW total we have collected is $66,676.11 for the Capital Campaign. We continue to work towards our goal of $200, 000. Thank you for your generous donations and continued support to our Church.
PHONE NUMBER REQUEST:
There is a sign-up sheet for parishioners to give their phone numbers in order to receive phone information/updates on our church if interested.
LENT:
Please remember abstinence from meat on Wednesday. Strict fast (no milk and meat) on Good Friday.
ALTAR AND ROSARY SOCIETY:
The Altar and Rosary Society and GCU Lodge 442 will have 1st/2nd Quarter meetings at Infant Jesus of Prague Church on Sunday, April 11, 2021 following 9:00am Liturgy. All members are invited to attend.
PARISHIONER NEWS:
Another of our beloved parishioner, Helen Kraynak, passed away peacefully this week. Our deepest sympathy to her brothers Fr. Nicholas Kraynak & Bill Kraynak and all of her family. Blessed repose to his servant Helen.
EASTER CANDY: REMINDER
GCU Lodge 422 will be sponsoring Easter Candy Day on Palm Sunday March 28, 2021 for all children and altar servers of the parish. The Easter candy (bunnies) will be given out in the vestibule following Sunday liturgy. There is no need to sign up, all children and altar servers are welcomed.
SACRED HEART SOCIETY:
Membership dues are now being collected for the Sacred Heart Society of St. Nicholas Church. If you are a member, or wish to become a member, please send your yearly dues of $5.00 for the year 2021 to: Treasurer: Mary Perry
2982 Whispering Pines Drive
Canfield, Ohio 44406
SPAGHETTI DINNER:REMINDER
St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church, Campbell, is having a Take-Out Only Spaghetti Dinner on Palm Sunday, March 28, 2021 at St. Michael’s Hall, 405 Robinson Road, Campbell. Tickets are $11.00 per dinner and children under 10 are $5.00. The time of pickup is 12:00 noon – 3:00 p.m. Please call 330-770-9213 with your orders.
New Web Page
We glad to announce that we have our web page (stnicholasbyz.org) where you can find bulletins and information about our parish.
It’s still under development but soon will be completed.
SANCTUARY CANDLES:
The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intention. The left Sanctuary candle is in memory of + Margaret Iannazone and the right Sanctuary candle is in memory of +Helen Yurko both requested from Marilyn Davis
Blessing of Easter Baskets will be held outside on a parking lot if weather permits. Baskets to be place on car hood and Father will come and bless it.
Entry of our Lord into Jerusalem, or Palm Sunday
On this day the Holy Church especially commemorates the imperial glorification of Jesus Christ before His death on the cross to indicate that the sufferings of the Savior were voluntary. The event of the feast is described in the Gospels (Mt. 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:29-41; John 12:12-19). The beginning of this feast goes back to deep antiquity. We meet the most ancient instruction on it in the teaching for this day of Methodius of Patara (3rd c.). Beginning from the VII century, many hymnographers (Andrew of Crete, Cosmas of Maium, John of Damascus, Theodore and Joseph of the Studite Monastery, the Emperor Leo the Philosopher, Theophanes and Nicephorus Xanthopoulos) have glorified the feast with hymns, which we sing even now. It is traditional to use palms on this feast (palm branches). It is even called “Palm” Sunday, “Flower bearing”, “Flower offering” or “Flowery”, and in popular usage “Palm Sunday”. For us willows replace palms because the willow tree blossoms before other trees. The tradition to use palms on this feast is based on the circumstances of the event of the Entry of our Lord into Jerusalem (refer to page 274). Praying as though we will invisibly meet the Lord and greet Him as the Victor over Hades and death, we hold in our hands the “signs of victory”
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