LITURGICAL SCHEDULE
Sat: 15: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas
+Paula Angelo from Tyler &
Arica Hardgrove
Sun: 16: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas
23rd Sunday after Pentecost
For the parishioners
Mon. 17: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus
Special Intentions
Tues. 18: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus
Special Intentions
Wed. 19: NO LITURGY
Thurs. 20: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus
Special Intentions
Fri. 21: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus
Entrance of the Theotokos
For the parishioners
Sat: 22: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas
+Joseph Blasko from Carole
Pezzuto
Sun: 23: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas
24th Sunday after Pentecost
+John & +Anna Biros from
John Biros
Collection Report
Week of 11/09/2025
$ 917.00 Sunday Offering
$ 20.00 Holy Day
$ 123.00 Candles
$ 40.00 Archeparchial Charities
$ 35.00 Maintenance Fund
$ 1135.00 TOTAL
Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:
Saturday: 25
Sunday: 13
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR PARISHIONERS:
Michael Volsko- Briarfield Manor, Kevin Ulrich- Ivywoods Manor, Minerva Zepeda at Oasis, John Porubensky-Windsor House at Omni manor, 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 $118,778.10 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 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.
PILGRIM VOCATION ICON PROGRAM:
Every parish has received an icon specially written for this program- “The Call of the Disciples.” Those who accept the icon agree to pray daily during that time for religious and priestly vocations. Every member of the parish is invited to have icon in their home for a week of special prayer for vocations. Prayer booklets are provided. Please see the sign-up sheet in the vestibule. Please see Fr. Michael for further information.
CHRISTMAS PARSIH PARTY:
All parishioners are invited to our parish Christmas party on December 14th @ 12:30 pm at Byzantine at the Grove. Menu is the following: Chicken Milanese, baked white fish, roast beef, garlic mashed potatoes, green beans almandine, mixed green salad, dessert, and beverages. Cost is $25 per person. $10 for children 12 and under. There will be a 50/50 raffle and a Chinese auction. If you would like to donate a basket for the raffle, please call Paula @ (330) 799-5983. Please make checks payable to the Byzantine Social Club. Payment can be deposited in the collection basket-please mark envelope Christmas party. There is a sign-up sheet on the back table. Deadline to sign up is November 23rd. We hope all parishioners and families can attend and enjoy an afternoon to
celebrate the Christmas season.
ST. NICHOLAS CELEBRATION:
All parishioners are invited to the 68th Annual St. Nicholas celebration on December 7th @ 3:30 pm at the Cathedral in Pittsburgh benefitting the Byzantine Seminary. Cost is $45/adult, $20 for children 12 and under. Deadline to sign-up is THIS MONDAY November 17th. Please see Fr. Michael for more details.
SACRED HEART SOCIETY:
At the end of 2025, Helen Vaclav and May Jane Backus will step down from their roles as president and secretary-treasurer. We are searching for driven individuals who would like to assume leadership of the Sacred Heart Society and cultivate a close relationship with God via prayer and devotion to the Virgin Mary and Jesus. We thank Helen, Mary Jane and Mary Perry for 20 years (now retired 3 years) for their tireless efforts over the past 2 decades and we pray that God will continue to bless them with many more years.
SANCTUARY CANDLES:
Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week. For the week of November 16-22, 2025, the left and right sanctuary candles are in memory of +John & +Anna Biros from son John Biros.
PHILIPOVKA
Like the Christian West, the various Eastern rites of the Church observe the weeks before Christmas with spiritual preparation and prayer. In Western Christianity this is called Advent — a word derived from Latin for “coming, arrival,” a translation of the Greek “parousia.” But among Eastern Christians — both Catholic and Orthodox — this season is known as the Nativity Fast.
So while Advent begins on Nov. 1st this year for Catholics, the Byzantine custom is observed from Nov. 15 to Dec. 24. It is also known as Philip’s Fast because it begins on the day following the feast of the apostle St. Philip on the Eastern liturgical calendar, Nov. 14.
St Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church 