LITURGICAL SCHEDULE
Sat. 13: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas
For the parishioners
Sun. 14: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas
Sunday of the Man Born Blind
Mother’s Day
Sister Leocadia Sevachko from
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Stanislav
Mon. 15: NO LITURGY
Tues. 16: NO LITURGY
Wed. 17: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus
Ascension of Our Lord
For the parishioners
Thurs. 18: 10:00 am @St. Nicholas
Ascension of Our Lord
For the parishioners
Fri. 19: NO LITURGY
Sat. 20: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas
+Michele Migletz from
Parents Mr. & Mrs. Migletz
Sun. 21: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas
Sunday of the Fathers of the
1st Ecumenical Council
For the parishioners
Collection Report
Week of 05/07/2023
$ 767.00 Offertory
$ 231.00 Candles
$ 20.00 Holy Day
$ 2.00 Children
$ 100.00 Easter
$ 1090.00 Renovation
$ 2000.00 GCU Donation
$ 100.00 Garage rent
$ 4310.00 TOTAL
Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:
Saturday: 22
Sunday: 27
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR PARISHIONERS:
Michael Kisak- Inn at Glenellen, Kevin Ulrich Ivywoods Manor, Mary Dubos and Minerva Zepeda at Oasis, Fr. Nicholas Kraynak at Shepherd of the Valley on Western Reserve Rd. and Margaret and William Zigarevich 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 $111,152.10 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. Please call Paula Slemons for specific request.
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY:
We wish all mothers, grandmothers and godmothers a very Happy Mother’s Day. May God bless you with health, happiness and many blessed years.
CATHECHETICAL CONFERENCE:
Marriage: The Foretaste of Heaven, Plumbing the Depths of the sacramental Mystery of Holy Matrimony will be held at St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, 506 E. Main St., Marblehead, Ohio on Saturday, May 20th. Speaker is Fr. Thomas J. Loya. All adults, young adults and older teenagers are invited. Registration at 8:00am. Conference 9:00 am-3:00 pm. Continental breakfast and lunch included. Tickets $25.00/student tickets $15.00. Deadline to register, Wednesday, May 17th. Call (419)626-0375. Please leave name and number.
SANCTUARY CANDLE:
The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions. The week of May 7-13, the left sanctuary candle was in memory of +John Sr. & +Caroline Volcho from John & Donna Volcho.
For the week of May 14-20, there are no requests.
What is the Cause of Suffering?
Cyril of Alexandria: We do not believe that the soul previously existed; nor indeed can we think that it sinned before the body, for how can someone sin who has not yet been born? But if there has been no sin or fault preceding the suffering, what then shall we allege as the cause of the suffering’? Truly, by our minds we cannot comprehend those things that are far above us. And, I should advise the prudent and myself above all to abstain from wishing to thoroughly scrutinize them. For we should recall to mind what we have been commanded and not curiously examine things that are too deep, or pry into those that are too hard or rashly attempt to discover those things that are hidden in the divine and ineffable counsel alone. Rather, concerning such matters we should piously acknowledge that there are certain wondrous things that God alone understands. At the same time we should maintain and believe that since God is the fountain of all righteousness, God will neither do nor determine anything whatsoever in human affairs or in those of the rest of creation that is unbecoming to God or differs at all from the true righteousness of justice. Since therefore it is fitting for us to be affected in this way, I say, that the Lord does not speak dogmatically when he says “that me works of God should be made manifest in him..’ Rather, he says it to redirect the questioner in another direction and to lead us from things too deep for us to more suitable ones. Commentary on the Gospel of John 6.1.
CHRIST IS RISEN!
INDEED HE IS RISEN!
CHRSITOS VOSKRESE!
VOISTINU VOSKRESE!
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