LITURGICAL SCHEDULE
Sat. 14: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas
+Julia Fabian from Stephanie
& Dennis Lubinsky
Sun. 15: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas
Sunday of the Fathers of the
7th Ecumenical Council
For the parishioners
Mon. 16: NO LITURGY
Tues. 17: NO LITURGY
Wed. 18: NO LITURGY
Thurs. 19: NO LITURGY
Fri. 20: NO LITURY
Sat. 21: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas
Health & well-being of Joshua
Marino from Karen & John
Blasko
Sun. 22: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas
21st Sunday after Pentecost
For the parishioners
Collection Report
Week of 10/08/2023
$ 1175.00 Offertory
$ 130.00 Candles
$ 100.00 Garage rental
$ 1415.00 TOTAL
Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:
Saturday: 22
Sunday: 37
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.
ECF CLASSES:
ECF classes have begun at Infant Jesus of Prague. Pre K and kindergarten are held in the cry room during 9:00 am Sunday liturgy. Grades 1-6 are given following liturgy. Any questions, please see Fr. Michael.
CONGRATULATIONS:
Congratulations to Ella Marie Broderick (daughter of Michael and Erin Broderick) who received Holy Mystery of Initiation last Sunday October 8, 2023 (Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist)! May God grant her and her Family many and blessed years!
UPDATE-CAPITAL CAMPAIGN:
The NEW total we have collected is $118,778.10 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
Byzantine ASSEMBLY—St Mary Church, Hillsborough, NJ, November 3-5, 2023
The venue includes lectures, discussions, fellowship, and a gala dinner with folk music and dancing. The Assembly
cost is $250 for individuals and $400 for couples. The Maria Theresa Foundation will underwrite the
registration fees of individuals and couples between the ages of 18 and 35. For more information, contact the
Assembly coordinators, Fr. Ed Cimbala, at 212-677-0516 or Fr. Yuriy Oros at 609-394-5004.
PARISHIONER NEWS:
Our beloved and long-time parishioner Paula Angelo passed on this week. A Funeral Liturgy will be held on Thursday, October 19th. Our deepest sympathy and prayers to her daughter Arica (Tyler) Hargrove and son Garry Angelo, family and friends. Blessed repose to his servant Paula.
SANCTUARY CANDLE:
The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions. The week of October 15-21, 2023 there are no request for the sanctuary candles.
Is the Veneration of Images Justified?
Some people reprove us for honoring images of the Savior, of the Mother of God and other holy servants of Christ. But let them think for a moment. In the beginning God created humanity in his own image. Why ever should we have such respect for one another, if not because we are made in the image of God? In Basil’s words, ‘the honor paid to the image is in reality paid to its prototype,’ that is to say, to what the image represents. Thus, the Jewish people revered the Tabernacle because that, much more than the rest of creation, was an image of God. The making and the veneration of images are not a novelty. They are based on a very ancient tradition. God made the first human being as an image of himself. Abraham, Moses, Isaiah and all the prophets saw God, not in his true being, but in his image. The burning bush was an image of the Mother of God. When Moses wanted to approach, God said to him: ‘Put off your shoes from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.’ [Exod. 3:5] If the ground on which Moses saw the image of the Mother of God was holy, how much more holy will the image itself be!
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