LITURGICAL SCHEDULE
Sat. 30: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas
For the parishioners
Sun. 1: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas
18th Sunday after Pentecost
Protection of the Theotokos
+ Edward “Red” Vrabel from
The Graneto & Vrabel
Families
Mon. 2: NO LITURGY
Tues. 3: NO LITURGY
Wed. 4: NO LITURGY
Thurs. 5: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus
For the Living & Deceased
Members of the Sacred Heart
Society of St. Nicholas
Fri. 6: NO LITURGY
Sat. 7: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas
For the health & well-being of
Joshua Marino from Karen
Blasko
Sun. 8: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas
19th Sunday after Pentecost
For the parishioners
Collection Report
Week of 09/24/2023
$ 927.00 Offertory
$ 114.00 Candles
$ 50.00 Renovation
$ 4.00 Children
$ 42.34 Utilities Donation
$ 25.00 Garage Rental
$ 1162.34 TOTAL
Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:
Saturday: 24
Sunday: 24
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR PARISHIONERS:
Michael Kisak- Inn at Glenellen, Kevin Ulrich Ivywoods Manor, 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 $118,048.10 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
SUPER BINGO:
St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church, 356 Belle Vista, 2nd Super Bingo ($6,000 in pay-outs) will be held on Saturday, October 14, 2023. Doors open at 2:00pm, dinner served 2:00-4:30 and 1st game begins at 5:30. Tickets are $45.00 and includes 24 cards and 1 special pack, pasta and meatball dinners plus other prizes. Tickets are at church hall from 9:00am-5:00pm or at Bingo.
CLERGY RETREAT:
Father Michael will be at a clergy retreat this week. For an emergency, please call 412-722-4670.
ECG CLASSES:
ECF classes will be starting THIS Sunday, October 1st. Our three wonderful teachers will be Ms. Christine Bero, Mrs. Mary Sinowski and Ms. Elena Slemons. Classes for children in grades 1-6 will be following 9:00 am Liturgy. Pre-K and kindergarten will have class during liturgy in the cry room and can be picked up at communion or after liturgy. Any questions, please see Fr. Michael.
CHINESE AUCTION:
St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church, in Hermitage is holding their 46th Annual Chinese Auction on NEXT Sunday. October 8th. Doors open at 1:00 pm and drawing starts at 2:15 pm. Admission is $6.00 and includes lunch & one free tear sheet. Additional sheets are 6 for $5.00.
SANCTUARY CANDLE:
The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions. The week of October 1-7, 2023 there are no request for the sanctuary candles.
OLD TESTAMENT LAW TRANSFORMED.
EPHREM THE SYRIAN: “An eye for an eye” is the perfection of justice. “Whoever strikes you on the cheek, turn the other to him” is the consummation of grace. While both continually have their criteria, he proposed them to us through the two successive Testaments. The first Testament had the killing of animals for compensation, because justice did not permit that one should die in place of another. The second Testament was established through the blood of a man, who through his grace gave himself on behalf of all. One therefore was the beginning, and the other the completion. He in whom are both the end and the beginning are perfect. In the case of those who do not understand, the beginning and end are estranged one from the other. In the study of them, however, they are one.
Therefore, this principle of a blow for a blow has indeed been transformed. If you strive for perfection, whoever strikes you, turn to him the other [cheek]. COMMENTARY ON TATIAN’S DIATESSARON 6.IIB-I2.
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