LITURGICAL SCHEDULE
Sat. 27: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas
Happy 67th Anniversary to
Robert & Helen Marie Vaclav
From their children,
Grandchildren and Great-
Grandchildren
Sun. 28: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas
10th Sunday after Pentecost
Health & well-being of Susan
Bayus from Martin & JoAnn
Stock
Mon. 29: NO LITURGY
Tues. 30: NO LITURGY
Wed. 31: NO LITURGY
Thurs. 1: NO LITURGY
Fri. 2: 10:00 am @ Infant Jesus
For increase in religious
Vocations from the Sacred
Heart Society
Sat. 3: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas
For the Parishioners
Sun. 4: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas
11th Sunday after Pentecost
Health & well-being of Susan
Bayus from JoAnn & Martin
Stock
Collection Report
Week of 07/21/2024
$ 925.00 Offering
$ 50.00 Maintenance Fund
$ 121.00 Candles
$ 1096.00 TOTAL
Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:
Saturday: 23
Sunday: 23
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR PARISHIONERS:
Michael Volsko- Briarfield Manor, Kevin Ulrich Ivywoods Manor, Minerva Zepeda at Oasis, 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.
PILGRIMAGE:
The 59th Annual Assumption Pilgrimage at the Basilica & Natural Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in North Jackson will be celebrated August 13-15, 2024.
CHURCH PICNIC:
All parishioners and families are invited to a parish picnic THIS 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. There is a sign-up sheet on the table in the back of the church. We hope to see you all there.
ECF SUMMER CAMP:
An ECF Summer Camp for all ECF students will held on the church grounds on August 9th beginning @ 6:00 pm. Please see Fr. Michael for further details.
SISTERS OF ST. BASIL PILGRIMAGE:
Sisters of the Order of St. Basil 90th Annual Pilgrimage will be held Labor Day Weekend at Mount Macrina in Uniontown, Pa. Seeker of the Lost is this year’s pilgrimage. Please visit their website www.sistersofstbasil.org for the schedule.
100th ANNIVERSARY OF OUR
BYZANTINE EXACHATE:
The Jubilee Celebration will be held October12-13, 2024 in Washington DC-Annandale, VA More information can be found @ http://www.byzantine100.com/
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY:
Congratulations and Happy 67th Anniversary to Robert & Helen Marie Vaclav. May God bless them with health, happiness and many blessed years!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
Volunteers are needed to change the altar linens on Monday, August 5th @ 9:30 am in honor for the Dormition of the Theotokos. ANY help will be greatly appreciated.
SANCTUARY CANDLE:
The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions. The week of July 28-August 3 the left sanctuary candle is for the special intentions of Myron Terlecky. There is no request for the right sanctuary candle.
THE FAST BEFORE THE FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY. According to tradition, our heavenly Mother in preparation for her death prayed and fasted. In imitation of her and for proper spiritual preparation for the glorious feast of the Assumption, the Church prescribes for her faithful a fasting period of two weeks. It begins on the 1st of August, that is, on the feast of the martyred Maccabees. It is also called “Spasovka” (Savior’s Fast).
The feast of the Dormition, to which the fast owes its name, does not commemorate the death of the Mother of God, but her transition from to everlasting life in heaven. Christians believe that the Most Holy Theotokos intercedes for the Christians at the throne of the Lord for all the faithful who invoke Her name in prayer.
The Dormition Fast has been observed since the time of the early church, and its first mentions in historical records date back to the fifth century. The Constantinople Council of 1166 determined when the Dormition of the Theotokos fast should end and start.
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