LITURGICAL SCHEDULE
Sat. 7: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas
+Father Nicholas Kraynak
From Steve & Bunny Stanislav
Sun. 8: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas
Sunday before the Exaltation
Of the Cross
Birth of the Theotokos
+Marge Sekerak from Regina
Rovynak
Mon. 9: NO LITURGY
Tues. 10: NO LITURGY
Wed. 11: NO LITURGY
Thurs. 12: NO LITURGY
Fri. 13: NO LITURGY
Sat. 14: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas
Exaltation of the Cross
Emil & William Kraynak from
Regina Rovynak
Sun. 15: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas
Sunday after the Exaltation
Of the Cross
+John & +Mary Backus &
Deceased members of the
Backus Family from
Mary Jane Backus
Collection Report
Week of 09/01/2024
$ 679.00 Offering
$ 35.00 Maintenance Fund
$ 68.00 Holy Day
$ 4.00 Children
$ 202.00 Candles
$ 988.00 TOTAL
Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:
Saturday: 23
Sunday: 26
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 $138,219.90 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.
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/
ECF CLASSES:
ECF classes will resume on Sunday, September 28th following 9:00 am liturgy for all children preschool-high school. A sign-up is on the back table. Looking forward to another great year as our children learn about their Byzantine faith.
CORN ROAST:
All parishioners are invited to a corn roast on September 11th @ 6:00pm in the church pavilion at Infant Jesus of Prague. Hot dogs, hamburgers and corn will be provided, and all are asked to bring their favorite side dish. There is a sign-up sheet on the table. Hope to see you all there as we close out the summer season.
SANCTUARY CANDLE:
The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions. The week of September 8-14, there are no sanctuary candle requests.
CONGRATULATIONS
We extend our congratulations to newlywed Aspen Glaspell and Shania Warren who on September 7, 2024, united in Mystery of Marriage! God bless and grant many and blessed years to Mr. and Mrs. Glaspell!
16th Sunday After Pentecost
Collegeville Bible Commentary
Mt. 25:14-30 The talents (see Luke 19:11-27). The parable of the talents has many elements found in the preceding passage, but it concentrates on the judgment scene (vv. 19-30). The master (the Son of Man) goes away and distributes various sums of money to three servants. The Greek word that describes these sums is “talents.” The parable is the source of the English term “talent” as the description of a natural ability that can be improved by diligent practice. Though there are three servants in the parable, they really constitute two groups: the two who invest and double the amount, and the one who buries the money. The master is away for a long time, and suddenly he returns and demands an accounting (v. 19). The accounting is dearly the last Judgment. It involves rewards for the two servants who doubled the sums given to them (vv. 20-23) and punishment for the servant who did nothing (vv. 24-30). Constant watchfulness demands fruitful action and even boldness.
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