LITURGICAL SCHEDULE
Sat. 21: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas
For the parishioners
Sun. 22: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas
Sunday of the Man Born
Blind
+ Earl Spencer from Mary
Beth Mc Clain
Mon. 23: NO LITURGY
Tues. 24: NO LITURGY
Wed. 25: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus
Vigil of Ascension of Our Lord
For peace in Ukraine
Thurs. 26: 10:00 am @ St. Nicholas
Ascension of Our Lord
For peace in Ukraine
Fri. 27: NO LITURGY
Sat. 28: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas
For the parishioners
Sun. 29: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas
Sunday of the fathers of
The 1st Ecumenical Council
For all veterans, armed
Services, civil servants, 1st
Responders & health care
Workers
Collection Report
Week of 5/15/2022
$ 945.00 Offertory
$ 8.00 Holy Day/Thanksgiving
$ 2.00 Children
$ 250.00 Easter
$ 10.00 Renovation
$ 500.00 Ukraine Fund Relief
$ 131.00 Garage Rent
$ 113.00 Candles
$ 1959.00 TOTAL
Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:
Saturday: 29
Sunday: 19
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR PARISHIONERS:
Kevin Ulrich Ivywoods Manor, Paul Fabian -Windsor House, Mary and Nicholas Dobus, Minerva Zepeda at Oasis, Fr. Nicholas Kraynak at Shepherd of the Valley on Western Reserve Rd. Catherine Ulrich and Roseanne Glaspel 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 $100,927.77 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.
SACRED HEART SOCIETY:
Sacred Heart Society membership dues
Are now being collected for the year 2022. Dues are still $ 5.00 per year and can be mailed to treasurer:
Mary Perry
2982 Whispering Pines Drive
Canfield, Ohio 44406
New members are always welcomed!
CLERGY DAY:
Father Michael will be out of town on Tuesday, May 24th, for Clergy Day. If an emergency, please contact him by his cell phone @ (412)-722-4670.
UPCOMING EVENT:
On May 28 and 29 Oles Cheren & Lyubov Yesyp, dba Cataract Press from Parma will be visiting our parish with a large selections of Slavic (Croation, Polish, Rusyn, Slovak, Slovenian & Ukrainian) merchandise. This will include books, CD’s, DVD’s, embroidery, imported from Ukraine, jewelry. The focus of the display is paschal and includes Pysankas, egg wraps, wooden eggs, basket covers, and books. The display will be in the vestibule and a 10% of the proceeds will be donated to our parish.
SCHOOL OF DIACONAL STUDIES
School of diaconal studies accepting new applicants now for 2023. Man, who are discerning a call to diaconal service in the Church are encouraged to apply. Deadline for registration form is July 1, 2022. Classes for the first year of the 4-year program will be held June 18 – July 1, 2023 in Seminary. A two-week residency is required each year. For any further inquiries, you may e-mail vocations@archpitt.org
CONDOLENCES:
Our deepest sympathy and prayers to the family and friends of +George Kotyuha who passed away on April 23rd and whose services were Friday, May 20th. Blessed repose to his servant George.
SANCTUARY CANDLES:
The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intention. For the week of May 22-28 the left sanctuary candle is for the health & well-being of cousin Darlene Spurio from Rose Bonamase. There is no request for the right sanctuary candle.
CHRIST IS RISEN!
INDEED HE IS RISEN!
CHRSITOS VOSKRESE!
VOISTINU VOSKRESE!
Does he suffer for the Glory of God? Chrysostom: Here again is another difficulty if [it is true that] it was not possible that the glory of God should be shown without this man’s punishment. Certainly it was not impossible, for it was possible. But it happened so “that [God’s glory] might be made evident even in this man.” One might ask, however, Did he suffer wrong for the glory of God? Tell me what he did wrong. For what if God had never willed to make him at all? But I assert that he even received benefit from his blindness. Because he recovered the sight of the eyes within. What were the Jews profited by their eyes? They incurred the heavier punishment, being blinded even while they saw. And what injury did this man have because of his blindness? For through his blindness he recovered his sight. As, then, the evils of the present life are not evils, so neither are the good things good. Sin alone is an evil, but blindness is not an evil. And he who had brought this man from not being into being also had power to leave him as he was.
Homilies on the Gospel of John 56.1
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