LITURGICAL SCHEDULE
Sat. 30: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas
Resurrection Matins followed
By Blessings of Easter
Baskets
Sun. 31: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas
Easter Sunday-Resurrection of
Our Lord (Pascha)-Blessing
Baskets
+Edward Vrabel from Graneto
& Vrabel Families
Mon. 1: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus
Bright Monday
For the parishioners
Tues. 2: NO LITURGY
Wed. 3: NO LITURGY
Thurs. 4: NO LITURGY
Fri. 5: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus
Bright Friday
Living & Deceased Members of
The Sacred Heart Society of
St. Nicholas
Sat. 6: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas
Bright Saturday
For the parishioners
Sun. 7: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas
Thomas Sunday
+Sister Leocadia Sevachko from
The Slemons Family
Collection Report
Week of 03/24/2024
$ 906.00 Offertory
$ 63.00 Palm Sunday
$ 215.00 Easter
$ 6.00 Easter Vigil Lights
$ 30.00 Easter Flowers
$ 3.00 Initial
$ 50.00 Renovation
$ 120.00 Garage Rental
$ 167.00 Candles
$ 1563.00 TOTAL
Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:
Saturday: 26
Sunday: 35
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR PARISHIONERS:
Michael Volsko- Briarfield Mannor, 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 $124,718.10 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.
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.
END OF YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENT:
The 2023 end of the year financial statement is available on the back table of the church. For any questions or concerns, please see Fr. Michael.
VOLUNTEERS -THANK YOU:
Thank you to all who came out this past week and helped prepare the church for Easter. Your continued time and support of our parish is greatly appreciated.
HAPPY EASTER:
Father. Michael, Marina, Andriy, Emma and Veronica wish all parishioners and their families and Happy Easter. May our Risen Lord bless all of you with health and happiness.
SANCTUARY CANDLE:
The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions. The week of March 31- April 6, 2024 +Nicholas and Mary Dubos
CHRIST IS RISEN!
INDEED HE IS RISEN!
CHRSITOS VOSKRESE!
VOISTINU VOSKRESE!
ХРИСТОСЪ ВОСКРЕСЕ!
ΧΡΙΣΤOΣ AΝΈΣΤΗ!
PASCHA:
Commentary: By Basil of Seleucia
Christ descended into hell to liberate its captives. In one instant he destroyed all record of our ancient debt incurred under the law, in order to lead us to heaven where there is no death but only eternal life and righteousness.
By the baptism which you, the newly-enlightened, have just received, you now share in these blessings. Your initiation into the life of grace is the pledge of your resurrection. Your baptism is the promise of the life of heaven. By your immersion you imitated the burial of the Lord, but when you came out of the water you were conscious only of the reality of the resurrection.
Believe in this reality, of which previously you saw but the outward signs. Accept the assurance of Paul when he says: If we have been united to Christ in a death like his, we shall be united to him also in a resurrection like his. Baptism is the planting of the seed of immortality, a planting which takes place in the font and bears fruit in heaven. The grace of the Spirit works in a mysterious way in the font, and the outward appearance must not obscure the wonder of it. Although water serves as the instrument, it is grace which gives rebirth. Grace transforms all who are placed in the font as the seed is transformed in the womb. It refashions all who go down into the water as metal is recast in a furnace. It reveals to them the mysteries of immortality; it seals them with the pledge of resurrection.
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