LITURGICAL SCHEDULE
Sat. 22: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas
1st All Souls Saturday
For the parishioners
Sun. 23: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas
Sunday of Meat fare
For the parishioners
Mon. 24: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus
Special Intentions
Tues. 25: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus
Special Intentions
Wed. 26: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus
Special Intentions
Thurs. 27: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus
Special Intentions
Fri. 28: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus
Special Intentions
Sat. 1: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas
For the parishioners
Sun. 2: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas
Sunday of Cheese Fare
For the parishioners
Collection Report
Week of 02/16/2025
$ 675.00 Offering
$ 55.00 Maintenance Fund
$ 3.00 Children
$ 176.00 Garage Rental
$ 125.00 Candles
$ 1034.00 TOTAL
Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:
Saturday: 28
Sunday: 14
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR PARISHIONERS:
Michael Volsko- Briarfield Manor, Kevin Ulrich- Ivywoods Manor, Minerva Zepeda at Oasis, Dolly Vrabel, 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 $140,942.90 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 2025 is on the back table in the church. Cost remains $10 per candle. Please call Paula @ (330) 799-5983 for ALL requests. Money can be deposited in the weekend collection.
LITURGICAL REQUESTS:
Liturgical request for 2025 are now being taken. Please call Paula @ (330)799-5983 for specific dates.
BYZANTINE SOCIAL CLUB:
ALL parishioners are invited to join the Infant Jesus of Prague Byzantine Social Club. The next meeting will be held THIS Wednesday, February 26th at 6:30 pm in the church. Dues are $10/person. Come and see what the club is all about!!!
LENTEN EDUCATION CLASSES:
Please mark your calendars, as Lent is approaching, Fr. Michael will again have the Lenten Education Programs on Wednesday evening at following Pre-Sanctified Liturgies at Infant Jesus. We hope all can attend as we learn more about the Byzantine Faith.
VESPERS:
On the First Sunday of The Great lent and Sunday of Orthodoxy, March 9th @ 4:00 pm our Deanery will have a common prayer of Lenten Vespers at Infant Jesus of Prague. You will have a chance to spend a prayerful night and receive a blessing and enrich your spiritual life. Priests from our Deanery will be available for confessions and a social with refreshments will follow the service. All parishioners are invited and encourage top attend.
THANK YOU
A big thank you to Kathleen Shirilla for her donation of $1000. May Lord reward her generosity and reward her hundred-fold.
ECF CLASSES:
ECF classes for all students has resumed on Sundays after 9:00 am liturgy at Infant Jesus. Pre-school students will still have class during liturgy
THE GREAT FAST 2025:
The Great fast begins NEXT Monday, March 3.
Strict abstinence (fasting) is to observed on Monday, March 3rd and on Great and Holy Friday, April 18th. Strict abstinence forbids the use of and consumption of all meats, eggs and dairy products.
Simple abstinence forbids the use of meats, but permits the use of eggs and dairy products. All faithful of the Archeparchy who receive the Eucharist are obliged to observe simple abstinence on all Wednesday and Fridays of Great lent.
Pre-Sanctified Liturgies will be celebrated on Wednesday and Friday evenings of the Great Fast and on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of Holy Week.
SANCTUARY CANDLE:
The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions. For the week of February 23-March 1, 2025, there are no request for the sanctuary candles.
25:31 The Son of Man Coming in Glory
When he comes in His glory. Chrysostom: In his previous parables when he speaks of two persons he is referring to two portions of humanity, the disobedient and the obedient. Here he speaks out more fearfully and with fuller clarity.
He does not say that the coming kingdom is compared to this or that, as he has been speaking previously, but now openly shows himself to be the Son of man, who “shall come in his glory.” If he has up to now appeared in a condition of dishonor, now he appears in a different role. He reproaches. He confronts. He sits upon his throne of glory.
And he continually mentions glory. For his cross was drawing near, a thing that seemed to be a matter of reproach. So he lifts his hearers up and brings before their sight the judgment seat, with all the world gathered around him. The Gospel OF Matthew, homily 79.I.
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