LITURGICAL SCHEDULE
Sat. 6: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas
For the parishioners
Sun. 7: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas
7th Sunday after Pentecost
For the parishioners
Mon. 8: NO LITURGY
Tues. 9: NO LITURGY
Wed. 10: NO LITURGY
Thurs. 11: NO LITURGY
Fri. 12: NO LITURGY
Sat. 13: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas
For the parishioners
Sun. 14: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas
Sunday of the Fathers of the
Six Ecumenical Councils
For the parishioners
Collection Report
Week of 06/30/2024
$ 987.00 Offering
$ 10.00 Maintenance Fund
$ 20.00 Holy Day
$ 25.00 Peter’s Pence
$ 119.00 Candles
$ 1160.00 TOTAL
Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:
Saturday: 19
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 $137,288.10 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.
LITURGICAL REQUESTS:
We have not been receiving liturgical requests. Please send your liturgical request envelopes into the collection basket or call Paula Slemons.
100TH ANIVERSARY OF OUR BYZANTINE EXARCHATE
Jubilee celebration
October 12-13, 2024
Washington, DC-Annandale, VA
Centennial of the Byzantine Ruthenian church exarchate. More information on http://www.byzantine100.com/
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.
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 NEXT SUNDAY, 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 July 7-13, 2024 the left sanctuary candle is in memory of +John Volchko Sr. from John Jr. and Donna Volchko. There is no request for the right sanctuary candle.
Mt. 9:32 A Demoniac Brought to Jesus
Chrysostom: For the condition was not a natural one but was the scheme of a demon. It is also for this reason that the man needs others to lead him to Jesus. For he could not make a request by himself, because he was unable to speak; and he also could not petition others, because the demon had bound his tongue and along with his tongue had shackled his soul. Because of this Jesus did not even demand faith from him but immediately corrected the man’s disorder. For it says, “After the demon had been cast out, the mute person spoke.”
“And the crowds were amazed, saying, It has never been seen this way in Israel.’ ” This statement especially bothered the Pharisees, because the crowds placed Jesus before everyone else— not merely before people who lived at that time but even before all who had ever lived. And they put him first, not because he was healing people but because he healed easily; he healed quickly;
he healed countless cases of disease; he healed diseases that were incurable. Hence the people reacted in this way. the gospel of Matthew, homily 32.I.
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