LITURGICAL SCHEDULE
Sat. 9: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas
For the parishioners
Sun. 10: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas
28th Sunday after Pentecost
+Paula Angelo from Jim &
Pam Vasilchek
Mon. 11: NO LITURGY
Tues. 12: NO LITURGY
Wed. 13: NO LITURGY
Thurs. 14 NO LITURGY
Fri. 15: NO LITURGY
Sat. 16: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas
For the parishioners
Sun. 17: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas
Sunday of the Forefathers
+Paula Angelo from Steve &
Bernadette Stanislav
Collection Report
Week of 12/03/2023
$ 1049.00 Offertory
$ 80.00 Candles
$ 6.00 Christmas Candles
$ 5.00 Children
$ 45.00 Thanksgiving
$ 75.00 Christmas Flowers
$ 50.00 Renovations
$ 75.00 Garage Rental
$ 200.00 Christmas
$ 10.00 Diocesan Charities
$ 25.00 Holy Day
$ 1610.00 TOTAL
Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:
Saturday: 28
Sunday: 15
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 LITURGY SCHEDULE:
December 23rd– 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus
December 24th– 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus
11:00 am @ St. Nicholas
Christmas Eve Liturgy on the 24th
4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas
7:00 pm @ Infant Jesus
December 25th-Christmas Day
9:00 am @ Infant Jesus
11:00 am @ St. Nicholas
CHRISTMAS DECORATION:
We will be decorating the church for Christmas on Friday, December 15th @ 4:30 pm. All parishioners are welcomed to help us prepare our church for the nativity of our Lord.
KOLACHI SALE:
We are selling Marina’s homemade, delicious nut and apricot kolachi for Christmas. Cost is $15.00. Order forms are on the back table. Deadline to order is THIS SUNDAY December 10th.
SANCTUARY CANDLE REQUEST:
The sanctuary candle request sheet for 2024 is on the back table in the church. Cost remains $10 per candle. Please call Paula @ (330) 799-5983 for specific requests. Money can be deposited in the weekend collection.
CALENDARS:
Our yearly church calendars are available on the back table. Please feel free to take one for your home.
SANCTUARY CANDLE: The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions. The week of December 10-16, 2023 there are no request for the sanctuary candles.
BLESS THE HELPER FOR BENEFITS RECEIVED.
ATHANASIUS: Today, the Lord rebukes those who keep the Passover the way the Jews did, just as he rebuked certain lepers he had cleansed. You recall that he loved the one who was thankful, but he was angry with the ungrateful ones, because they did not acknowledge their Deliverer. They thought more highly of their cure from leprosy than of him who had healed them…. Actually, this one was given much more than the rest. Besides being healed of his leprosy, he was told by the Lord, “Stand up and go on your way. Your faith has saved you.”
You see, those who give thanks and those who glorify have the same kind of feelings. They bless their helper for the benefits they have received. That is why Paul urged everybody to “glorify God with your body.” Isaiah also commanded, “Give glory to God.” FESTAL LETTER 6.
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