LITURGICAL SCHEDULE
Fri. 9: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus
Special Intentions
Sat: 10: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas
Translation of the Relics of
Nicholas of Myra
Mother’s Day
For the parishioners
Mon. 11: NO LITURGY
Tues. 12: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus
Special Intention
Wed. 13: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus
Special Intention
Thurs. 14: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus
Ascension of Our Lord
Special Intention
Fri. 15: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus
Special Intention
Sat: 16: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas
Mirovanie (Anointing with the oil)
+Ms. Michele Migletz from
Her parents Gerald &
Paulette Migletz
Sun: 17: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas
Mirovanie (Anointing with the oil)
Sunday of the Fathers of the
1st Ecumenical Council
Living & Deceased Members
Of the Sacred Heart Society
Collection Report
Week of 05/03/2026
$ 45.00 Holy Day
$ 10.00 Easter
$ 10.00 Initial offering
$ 10.00 Seminary
$ 10.00 Eastern Europe
$ 143.00 Candles
$ 200.00 Maintenance Fund
$ 20.00 Easter Candles
$ 1437.00 TOTAL
Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:
Saturday: 25
Sunday: 19
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 $343,102.92 for the Capital campaign. Thank you for your continued generosity and support to our church.
SANCTUARY CANDLE:
The 2026 Sanctuary candle sign-up sheet is on the table. Cost is still $10/candle. PLEASE CALL PAULA @ 330-799-5983 for ALL REQUESTS. Just deposit your money in the collection basket.
PARISHIONER NEWS:
Congratulations to our parishioner, Ralph Rivera, who won the primary this past Tuesday for Judge of the Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas. May God bless Ralph with success, health, and happiness!
PICNIC:
ALL parishioners are invited to a picnic on Wednesday, May 27th @ 6:00 pm in the church pavilion. Hot dogs, hamburgers and beverages will be provided. Please bring your favorite side dish or dessert. There is a sign-up sheet on the vestibule table so we can have a count. Group B of the Byzantine Social is in charge.
PILGRIMAGE PREPARATION VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
The Greek Catholic Union is sponsoring a helping hands day at Mount St. Macrina on Saturday, May 30th, to prepare for the 92nd annual pilgrimage. They will also be organizing a second preparation day on Saturday, August 22, 2026. To register or for more information please call Sr. Joanne at 724-438-4940.
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY:
We wish all mothers, grandmothers, and godmothers a blessed and Happy Mother’s Day. May God bless all of you with health, happiness, a beautiful day and many blessed years! After each liturgy, flowers are available for all mothers.
SANCTUARY CANDLES:
The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions. For the week of May 10-16, 2026, the left sanctuary candle is in memory of +Dolly Vrabel from the Graneto & Vrabel Families. There is no request for the right sanctuary candle.
What is the Cause of Suffering?
Cyril of Alexandria: We do not believe that the soul previously existed; nor indeed can we think that it sinned before the body, for how can someone sin who has not yet been born? But if there has been no sin or fault preceding the suffering, what then shall we allege as the cause of the suffering’? Truly, by our minds we cannot comprehend those things that are far above us. And, I should advise the prudent and myself above all to abstain from wishing to thoroughly scrutinize them. For we should recall to mind what we have been commanded and not curiously examine things that are too deep, or pry into those that are too hard or rashly attempt to discover those things that are hidden in the divine and ineffable counsel alone. Rather, concerning such matters we should piously acknowledge that there are certain wondrous things that God alone understands. At the same time, we should maintain and believe that since God is the fountain of all righteousness, God will neither do nor determine anything whatsoever in human affairs or in those of the rest of creation that is unbecoming to God or differs at all from the true righteousness of justice. Since therefore it is fitting for us to be affected in this way, I say, that the Lord does not speak dogmatically when he says, “that me works of God should be made manifest in him..’ Rather, he says it to redirect the questioner in another direction and to lead us from things too deep for us to more suitable ones. Commentary on the Gospel of John 6.1.
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