October 3, 2021 Bulletin

          LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 2: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

             + Julia B. Fabian from

             Maryellen Tirpak-Jones

Sun. 3: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

               19th Sunday after Pentecost

               +Margaret Biros from

               Mary Bednar

Mon. 4: NO LITURGY

Tues. 5:  NO LITURGY

 Wed. 6: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 7: NO LITURGY

 Fri. 8: NO LITURGY

Sat. 9: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

            + Frank & +Joan Mingo

            from Donna & Gregg Jonda

            & family

Sun. 10: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

              20th Sunday after Pentecost

              +Jeanette Kulifay from

              Mr. & Mrs. Chearno

Collection Report

Week of 9/26/2021

$             1170.00        Offertory

$                    5.00         Holy Day/Thanksgiving

$                 20.00         Renovation

$               111.00         Candles

$             1306.00        TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 26

Sunday: 16

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR PARISHIONERS:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Kevin Ulrich Ivywoods Manor, Anne Planey 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.

GCU:

GCU Lodge 442 Community Project for 2021 will the Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley. All parishioners are invited to join this worthy cause and collection will be now to the end of November.

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.

ECF CLASSES:

Reminder, ECF classes are held on Tuesdays, for all school aged children K-12th grade. Classes are on-line with short meetings following Sunday divine liturgies. Please contact Father Michael for more information & to sign-up. This is a great opportunity for children to learn their Byzantine faith from our wonderful teachers Francine Stanko Schuler and Mary Sinowski, and to meet children of our parish.

RETREAT:

Father Michael will be in Pittsburgh this week for the annual retreat. For an emergency, please contact him through his cell phone number.

CHINESE AUCTION:

St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church in Hermitage is holding their 44th Annual Chinese Auction on THIS Sunday, October 3rd at their center-2140 Highland Road.  Doors open at 1:00pm & drawing begins at 2:15 pm. Admission is $5.00 which includes lunch & 1 tear sheet. Additional tear sheets-7 for $5.00. 50/50 raffle, lottery raffle and prizes for every family.

ASSEMBLY OF THE BYZANTINE CATHOLIC CHURCH:

The assembly- “One Body in Christ: Re-emerging from the Pandemic” will be held November 5 & 6, 2021 @ St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Munhall, PA. Register @ archpitt.org.

HELP WANTED-BYZANTINE CENTER AT THE GROVE:

The banquet center has been very busy and is need of extra help. There are openings for part-time/on-call employees. Duties may include event set-up/tear down, serving, clearing tables, light cleaning, sanitizing and kitchen help (salad prep& plating cookies). Must be available evenings & weekends. Salary is $8.80-$10/hour based on experience. Call JoAnn @ 330-782-6388 for information & to apply. This is a great part-time job, if you need extra $$$$$!

RAFFLE TICKETS:

Raffle tickets for the annual Saint Nicholas Celebration to benefit the Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril & Methodius are available for purchase.  Tickets are $10 each with a cash prize of $2000 and the winning number will be based on the PA lottery evening Pick 3 drawn on Monday, December 6th.  See Fr. Michael to purchase.

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intention. For the week of October 3-9, 2021, the left sanctuary candle is for special intention of Kevin & Karen Vrabel family. There is no request for the right sanctuary candle.

Published by Fr. Michael

Pastor of Infant Jesus of Prague Byzantine Catholic Church

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