LITURGICAL SCHEDULE
Sat. 12: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas
+Paul Ruberto from the
Kenneth Stanislaw Family
Sun. 13: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas
Sunday Before the Exaltation
Of the Cross
+Joseph Sweetko from Mr. &
Mrs. Ronald Sweetko
Mon. 14: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus
Exaltation of the Cross
For the parishioners
Tues. 15: NO LITURGY
Wed. 16: NO LITURGY
Thurs. 17: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus
Special Intentions
Fri. 18: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus
Special Intentions
Sat. 19: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas
Saturday After the Exaltation
Of the Cross
+John & +Carmella Horvat
From Gerald & Paulette
Migletz
Sun. 20: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas
Sunday After the Exaltation
Of the Cross
For the parishioners
Collection Report
Week of 09/06/2026
$ 73.00 Holy Day
$ 134.00 Candles
$ 105.00 Maintenance Fund
$ 12.00 In memory of Steve Slavins
$ 1059.00 TOTAL
Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:
Saturday: 19
Sunday: 14
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR PARISHIONERS:
Michael Volsko- Briarfield Manor, Kevin Ulrich- Ivywoods Manor, 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 with added interest is $348,245.01 for the Capital campaign. Thank you for your continued generosity and support to our church.
LITURGICAL REQUESTS:
Liturgical requests for 2026 are now being taken. Please call Paula @ (330)799-5983 for specific dates.
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.
YOUNG ADULT PILGRIMAGE:
On September 26, 2026, there will be a Young Adult Pilgrimage sponsored by our Archeparchy at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon, in North Jackson. Single or married, ages 18-39, are all welcomed. The day begins at 9:15 am with confessions followed by Divine Liturgy at 10:00 am with Archbishop William. Full schedule will be announced as date gets closer.
CORN ROAST:
REMINDER: This Sunday our corn roast is at 3:00 pm in the church pavilion. Looking forward to seeing everyone there!
ECF CLASSES:
ECF classes will begin on Sunday, September 27th. The classes will be held at Infant Jesus. There will be four different classes this year and parents will be notified of their children’s class. Our teachers will be Christine Bero, Payton Fleet, Mary Sinowski and Elena Slemons.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
Please mark you calendars for upcoming event:
Combined Parish Christmas Party: December 13th @ Byzantine at the Grove
SANCTUARY CANDLES:
The sanctuary candle will be lit for the entire week. For the week of September 13-19, 2026, 2026, the left & right sanctuary candles are in memory of +John & +Carmella Horvat from Gerald & Paulette Migletz.
BYZANTINE CHAPEL PROJECT – PROGRESS UPDATE
We are pleased to share an update on the transformation of the Small Hall in the Byzantine Social Centre into a Byzantine Chapel.
A contract has been signed with Murphy Contracting, and work is already well underway in accordance with the plans approved at the beginning of our Capital Campaign.
Completed / In Progress:
- Demolition has been completed and the wall for the icon screen has been refurbished.
- Ceiling tiles and floor finish have been selected.
- Ceiling tiles is currently being installed.
- Electrical work is in progress, including the relocation of the fire alarm system and sprinklers.
- The wall and door for the sacristy have been installed.
- A special altar raiser has been installed.
- A floor tiles are being currently installed.
- A wall painters are scheduled to come and start painting walls.
- Roof replacement for entire Social Center scheduled for this November 2026 with Boak’s and Sons Roofing.
We are grateful for the steady progress and for the continued support of our parish community and Capital Campaign donors that is making this project possible.
We are planing to have a final Liturgy on September 27, 2026 at 11 AM, all are invited.
Further updates will follow as work advances.
THE DISTRIBUTOR OF TALENTS.
CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA: The man who is the landowner is actually the Creator and Lord of all. The Word compares the time the landowner spends away from home in the parable to either the ascension of Christ into heaven or at any rate to the unseen and invisible character of the divine nature. Now one must conceive of the property of God as those in each country and city who believe in him. He calls his servants those who according to the times Christ crowns with the glory of the priesthood. For the holy Paul writes, “No one takes this honor upon himself; he must be called by God.”6 He hands over [his property] to those who are under him, to each giving a spiritual gift so that he might have character and aptitude. We think that this distribution of the talents is not supplied to the household servants in equal measure because each is quite different from the other in their understanding. Immediately they head out for their labors, he says, directly indicating to us here that apart from the procrastination of one they are fit to carry out the work of God. Surely those who are bound by fear and laziness will end up in the worst evils. For he buried, Jesus says, the talent given to him in the earth. He kept the gift hidden, making it unprofitable for others and useless for himself. For that very reason the talent is taken away from him and will be given to the one who is already rich. I he Spirit has departed from such as these and the gift of the divine gifts. But to those who are industrious an even more lavish gift will be presented. FRAGMENT 283.7
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