LITURGICAL SCHEDULE
Sat. 29: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas
Peter & Paul Apostles
For the parishioners
Sun. 30: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas
6th Sunday after Pentecost
For prosperity and protection of our Country
Mon. 1: NO LITURGY
Tues. 2: NO LITURGY
Wed. 3: NO LITURGY
Thurs. 4: Happy 4th of July
Fri. 5: 10:00 am @ Infant Jesus
Living & deceased members
Of the Sacred Heart Society
Sat. 6: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas
For the parishioners
Sun. 7: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas
7th Sunday after Pentecost
+Nicholas & +Mary Dubos
Collection Report
Week of 06/23/2024
$ 492.00 Offering
$ 60.00 Maintenance Fund
$ 25.00 Holy Day
$ 43.39 Gas Royalties
$ 122.00 Candles
$ 742.39 TOTAL
Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:
Saturday: 13
Sunday: 20
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR PARISHIONERS:
Michael Volsko- Briarfield Manor, 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 $137,288.90 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.
LITURGICAL REQUESTS:
We have not been receiving liturgical requests. Please send your liturgical request envelopes into the collection basket or call Paula Slemons.
HAPPY 4th OF JULY:
We wish all our parishioners, families and friends a Happy 4th of July. May God bless our beautiful country!
CHURCH PICNIC:
All parishioners and families are invited to a parish picnic on Wednesday, July 31st @ 6:00 pm at Infant Jesus of Prague. The picnic will be held in the church pavilion. Everyone is asked to bring their favorite side dish. All meats, condiments and beverages will be provided. We hope to see you all there.
KENYWOOD DAY:
The 2024 GCU Kennywood Day will be held on Thursday, July 25th. Tickets are $27 for ages 4+, ages 3 and under are free. Deadline to order tickets is Wednesday, July 10th, Go to GCUusa.com for tickets.
CELEBRATION OF MARRIAGE:The annual Celebration of Marriage will be held on Sunday, September 15, 2024 at St. Elias Church. All parishioners who are celebrating their wedding anniversaries of 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 or additional years that are multiple of 5 during this year of 2024 will be honoured. If you are unable to attend, certificates will be sent. Please notify Paula Slemons or Fr. Michael by July14th to relay your information to the Chancery.
SANCTUARY CANDLE:
The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions. The week of June 30-July 6 the right sanctuary candle is in memory of +Mary & +Nicholas Terlecky from Myron Terlecky. There is no request for the left sanctuary candle.
Your sins are forgiven
John Chrysostom.: Above, He said to the paralytic, “Thy sins are forgiven thee,” not, I forgive thee thy sins; but now when the Scribes made resistance, He shews the greatness of His power by saying, “The Son of Man hath power on earth to forgive sins.” And to shew that He was equal to the Father, He said not that the Son of Man needed any to forgive sins, but that “He hath power.”
HILARY: Now in the narrative of the paralytic a number of people are brought forward for healing. Jesus’ words of healing are worthy of reflection. The paralytic is not told/Be healed.” He is not told/Rise and walk.” But he is told, “Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven you.” The paralytic is a descendent of the original man, Adam. In one person, Christ, all the sins of Adam are forgiven. In this case the person to be healed is brought forward by ministering angels. In this case, too, he is called a son, because he is God’s first work. The sins of his soul are forgiven him, and pardon of the first transgression is granted. We do not believe the paralytic committed any sin [that resulted in his illness], especially since the Lord said elsewhere that blindness from birth had not been contracted from someone’s sin or that of his parents. ON MATTHEW 8.5.
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