LITURGICAL SCHEDULE
Sat. 28: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas
For the parishioners
Sun. 29: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas
22nd Sunday after Pentecost
+Martha & +Michael Zakucia
Margaret Babik
Mon. 30: NO LITURGY
Tues. 31: NO LITURGY
Wed. 1: NO LITURGY
Thurs. 2: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus
\ Recovery from addiction
From the Sacred Heart
Society of St. Nicholas
Fri. 3: NO LITURY
Sat. 4: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas
+Mary Jean Vrabel from
Bruce Joseph
Sun. 5: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas
23rd Sunday after Pentecost
For the parishioners
Collection Report
Week of 10/22/2023
$ 655.00 Offertory
$ 60.00 Candles
$ 50.00 Renovation
$ 3.00 Children
$ 768.00 TOTAL
Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:
Saturday: 22
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 collected is $118,778.10 for the Capital campaign. We continue to work towards our goal of $200,000. Thank you for your continued generosity and support to our church.
CHRISTMAS RAFFLE:
The Annual Saint Nicholas Holiday Cash Raffle tickets to benefit the Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril & Methodius are now being sold. Donation is $10.00 and the winning number will be taken from the PA Daily 3-digit number (1st number drawn at 7pm) on Wednesday, December 6th.
Please see Fr. Michael for tickets.
MOUNT SAINT MACRINA PROGRAM SCHEDULE:
Mount Saint Macrina in Uniontown, Pa. will be hosting religious programs throughout the 2023-2024 year. For further information please visit their email:hpmsm@verizon.net
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.
SANCTUARY CANDLE:
The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions. The week of October 29-November 4, 2023 there are no request for the sanctuary candles.
SPIRITUAL WARFARE
St. Simeon the New Theologian
The whole warfare of the demons against us is waged with the one purpose of alienating those who obey them from the glory of God and the grace of the Holy Spirit. But, as I see it, we have already deprived ourselves of such a gift before they even attack us, because we have forsaken the commandments of God and have not been eager to seek Him with all our soul. Had we sought Him we should not have lived so idly and carelessly! Had we been concerned for the things of heaven we should not have shown such great eagerness for the things of earth. Had our thoughts been on things incorruptible we should not have gaped greedily after the things that are transitory and corruptible. Had we striven for things eternal we should not thus have pursued things temporal. Had we loved God we should not thus have turned away from those who guide us to Him. Had we sought to acquire virtues we would not have abhorred the teachers of virtues. Had we gladly embraced fasting we should not have complained of the lack of food and drink. Had we fought to gain control over our passions we should not have given ourselves unrestrainedly to pleasures. Had we a right and firm faith we should not have performed the works of faithlessness…Had we been found worthy to attain true love we should have known God.
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