LITURGICAL SCHEDULE
Sat. 21: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas
+Tom Fabian from Steve &
Mary Beth McClain
Sun. 22: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas
Sunday of Zaccheus
For the parishioners
Mon. 23: NO LITURGY
Tues. 24: NO LITURGY
Wed. 25: NO LITURGY
Thurs. 26: NO LITURGY
Fri. 27: NO LITURGY
Sat. 28: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas
+Paul Fabian from Steve &
Mary Beth McClain
Sun. 29: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas
Sunday of the Publican and
Pharisee
For the parishioners
Collection Report
Week of 01/15/2023
$ 484.00 Offertory
$ 88.00 Candles
$ 50.00 Christmas
$ 25.00 Holy Day
$ 90.00 Garage rent
$ 737.00 TOTAL
Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:
Saturday: 25
Sunday: 12
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR PARISHIONERS:
Michael Kisak- Inn at Glenellen, 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 $108,461.10 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.
SAVE THE DATE:
The Tenth Annual Women’s Retreat will be held on February 24-26, 2023 @ Our Lady of the Pines Retreat Center in Freemont, Ohio. Contact Joan Washburn for further information @ 865-696-7809.
The Second Annual Men’s Retreat will be on March 10-12, 2023 at the same place. Contact Ken Busam for further information @ 419-626-6811.
Save the Date Cards are on the vestibule table and both events are sponsored by St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church in Marblehead. Ohio.
HRAMOTY:
First All-Souls Saturday is February 11th, please submit your Hramoty intentions by February 5th.
DONATION BOX:
There is a yellow donation box in the parking lot by the pavilion at Infant Jesus of Prague for new/slightly used coats, clothing and shoes. These donations will be sent to the Ukraine to those affected by the war. Your donations are truly appreciated.
HOLY WATER:
Please bring in your containers for holy water that is available in the church.
SANCTUARY CANDLE:
The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions.
For the week of January 22-28, the left sanctuary candle is in memory of +Michael & +Helen Tirpak and the right sanctuary candle is in memory of +Michael R. & +Therese Tirpak. Both candles are offered by Robert & Helen Marie Vaclav.
To See Christ.
Cyril of Alexandria: Come and let us see what was the method of Zacchaeus’s conversion. He desired to see Jesus and therefore climbed into a sycamore tree, and so a seed of salvation sprouted within him. Christ saw this with the eyes of deity. Looking up, he also saw Zacchaeus with the eyes of humanity, and since it was his purpose for all to be saved, he extends his gentleness to him. To encourage him, he says, “Come down quickly.” Zacchaeus searched to see Christ, but the multitude prevented him, not so much that of the people but of his sins. He was short of stature, not merely in a bodily point of view but also spiritually. He could not see him unless he were raised up from the earth and climbed into the sycamore, by which Christ was about to pass. The story contains a puzzle. In no other way can a person see Christ and believe in him except by climbing up into the sycamore, by making foolish his earthly members of fornication, uncleanness, etc. commentary on Luke, homily 127.
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