LITURGICAL SCHEDULE
Sat. 10: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas
For the parishioners
Sun. 11: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas
Sunday of the Forefathers
+Marge Sekerak from
Mr. & Mrs. Chearno
Mon. 12: NO LITURGY
Tues. 13: NO LITURGY
Wed. 14: NO LITURGY
Thurs. 15: NO LITURGY
Fri. 16: NO LITURGY
Sat. 17: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas
For the parishioners
Sun. 18: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas
Sunday before Christmas-
Of the Holy Ancestors
+Sister Leocadia from
Mary Jane Backus
Collection Report
Week of 12/4/2022
$ 845.00 Offertory
$ 72.00 Candles
$ 50.00 Holy Day
$ 2.00 Children
$ 9.00 Christmas candles
$ 130.00 Christmas flowers
$ 65.00 Renovation
$ 75.00 Rental
$ 1248.00 TOTAL
Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:
Saturday: 22
Sunday: 19
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR PARISHIONERS:
Kevin Ulrich Ivywoods Manor, Mary and Nicholas Dobus, Minerva Zepeda at Oasis, Fr. Nicholas Kraynak at Shepherd of the Valley on Western Reserve Rd. 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 $106,997.10 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.
SANCTUARY CANDLE:
The 2023 Sanctuary request sheet is available on the vestibule table.
CHRISTMAS KOLACHI:
Maryna is baking nut kolachi for Christmas. Order forms are available on the vestibule table and can be returned to Fr. Michael or in the collection basket. Orders can also be called into the rectory. Deadline to order is this Sunday December 11th. All orders will be completed by December 22nd.
CHRISTMAS DECORATING:
We will be decorating the church for Christmas on Friday, December 16th @ 4:30. All parishioners are welcomed.
CHRISTMAS LITURGICAL SCHEDULE:
December 23, Friday Christmas Eve -Great Compline & Candle light procession:
4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas
7:00 pm @ Infant Jesus
December 24, Saturday Vigil of Christmas Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil The Great:
4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas
6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus
December 25, Sunday-Christmas Day Divine Liturgy:
9:00 am @ Infant Jesus
11:00 am @ St. Nicholas
December 26, Monday-Synaxis of the Theotokos
10:00 am @ St. Nicholas
December 27, Tuesday-Stephen Protomartyr
6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus
SANCTUARY CANDLE:
The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions.
For the week of December 11-17, there is no requests for the sanctuary candles.
THE HEAVENLY FOOD OF JESUS’WORD.
CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA: The holy agape is the sublime and saving creation of the Lord…. An agape is in reality heavenly food, a banquet of the Word. The agape, or love, “bears all things, endures all things, hopes all things. Love never fails. “Blessed is he who eats bread in the kingdom of God.” The most unlikely of all downfalls is charity that does not fail” to be thrown down from heaven to earth among all these dainty seasonings. Do you still imagine that I refer to a meal that will be destroyed? “If I distribute my goods to the poor and do not have love,” Scripture says, “I am nothing.” The whole law and the word depend on this love. If you love the Lord your God and your neighbor,’ there will be a heavenly feast in heaven. The earthly feast, as we have proved from Scripture, is called a supper. It is permeated with love yet is not identified with it but is an expression of mutual and generous good will. CHRIST THE EDUCATOR 2.i.16
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