LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 24: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

Chapel

Deceased members of the

DiFranco Family-Pasqual,

Anne & Gwendoline from

Kenneth Stanislaw Family

Sun. 25: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

Chapel

22nd Sunday After Pentecost

For the parishioners

Mon. 26: NO LITURGY

Tues. 27: NO LITURGY

Wed. 28: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 29: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

Health and well being of Stacy

Semer

Fri. 30: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

Special Intentions

Sat. 31: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

Chapel

For the parishioners

Sun. 1: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

Chapel

23rd Sunday After Pentecost

For the parishioners

Collection Report

Week of 10/18/2026

$ 625.00 Sunday Offering

$ 101.00 Candles

$ 56.00 Garage Rental

$ 782.00 TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 16

Sunday: 17

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR PARISHIONERS:

Thomas Shirilla-St. Mary’s Alzheimer ‘s Center-Columbiana, Michael Volsko- Briarfield Manor, Kevin Ulrich- Ivywoods 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 $164,636.70 for the Capital campaign. We paid final invoice to Murphy Contracting Services totalling $160,412.00. 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.

TRUNK OR TREAT:

Trunk or Treat is THIS Sunday following 9:00 am liturgy at Infant Jesus. Halloween bags will be given in the vestibule to the children following liturgy. ECG classes for pre-K, Kindergarten, 1^st & 2^nd graders will still be held during liturgy. All other classes are cancelled. Please Park your cars in the upper right parking lot (see signs). Looking forward to fun-filled event!

CHRISTMAS PARTY:

This year’s Christmas Party will be held on December 13^th at Byzantine at the Grove. Doors will open at 12:30, luncheon is a 1:00 pm.

MENU:

Stuffed chicken breast, white fish Francese, Kielbasa & sauerkraut, garlic mashed potatoes, penne pasta with red sauce, California blend vegetable, mixed green salad and dessert. Coffee, tea and water included. Cost is $ 30/person which includes buffet, tax and gratuity.

There will be a Chinese Auction, 50/50 raffle, and more. There is a sign-up in the chapel. Please make checks payable to the Byzantine Social Club. ALL payments MUST be in by December 1^st. Any questions, please call Paula @ (330) 799-5983. We hope all can attend as we celebrate the Christmas Season!

INVITATION FROM THE SOCIETY OF SS. CYRIL & METHODIUS VOCATION MINISTRY:

All parishioners are invited to “Meet Our Seminarians” Sunday, November 1, 2026, 2:00 pm, Moleben, followed by refreshments at St. John Chrysostom Church, Greenfield. The address is 506 Saline Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15207. Please RSVP by calling Diane @ 412-303-6534 or Dorothy @ 412-310-0521

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

The sanctuary candle will be lit for the entire week. For the week of October 25-31, there are no request for the sanctuary candles.

THE RICH MAN IGNORED AND RIDICULED MOSES AND THE PROPHETS. AUGUSTINE:

He and his brothers were in the habit of making fun of the prophets. I imagine and have no doubt at all that he talked with his brothers about the prophets. He talked about their urging us to do good and forbidding us to do wrong, and their frightening us with torments to come and promising rewards to come. He made fun of all this and said with his brothers, “What life is there after death? What does rottenness in the grave re-member? What do ashes feel? Everyone is carried there and buried. Whoever came back from there and was heard?” That is the reason, as he remembered his words, that he wanted Lazarus to go back to his brothers, so that now they would not say, “Whoever came back from there?” This also has a very suitable and proper answer. This man, you see, seems to have been a Jew. That is why he said, “Father Abraham.” He got an excellent and fitting answer/If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be convinced even if one should rise from the dead.” This was fulfilled with the Jews, because they did not listen to Moses and the prophets, nor did they believe Christ when he rose. Had he not foretold this to them before, “If you believed Moses, you would also believe me”? 21 SERMON 41.4.22

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 17: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

Chapel

+Helen & +Arthur Lewis

From Kenneth Stanislaw

Family

Sun. 18: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

Chapel

21^st Sunday After Pentecost

For the parishioners

Mon. 19: NO LITURGY

Tues. 20: NO LITURGY

Wed. 21: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 22: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

Special Intentions

Fri. 23: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

Special Intentions

Sat. 24: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

Chapel

Deceased members of the

DiFranco Family-Pasqual,

Anne & Gwendoline from

Kenneth Stanislaw Family

Sun. 25: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

Chapel

22nd Sunday After Pentecost

For the parishioners

Collection Report

Week of 10/11/2026

$ 730.00 Sunday Offering

$ 5.00 Holy Day

$ 141.00 Candles

$ 25.00 Garage Rental

$ 901.00 TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 17

Sunday: 14

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR PARISHIONERS:

Thomas Shirilla-St. Mary’s Alzheimer ‘s Center-Columbiana, Michael Volsko- Briarfield Manor, Kevin Ulrich- Ivywoods 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 $164,636.70 for the Capital campaign. We paid final invoice to Murphy Contracting Services totalling $160,412.00. 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.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS:

Please mark you calendars for upcoming event:

Combined Parish Christmas Party: December 13^th @ Byzantine at the Grove. Doors will open at 12:30, luncheon is a 1;00 pm. More information will be forth coming.

RUNK OR TREAT:

Our annual Trunk & Treat will be held NEXT Sunday, October 25^th after 9:00 am liturgy at Infant Jesus. There will be NO ECF classes AFTER liturgy this Sunday. Children are to wear their Halloween costumes and Halloween bags will be provided. As usual, please park your car in the top right parking lot (follow the signs) and if you wish please decorate your trunks. As of this weekend, we are expecting 25-30 children. Looking forward to another fun-filled event!

INVITATION FROM THE SOCIETY OF SS. CYRIL & METHODIUS VOCATION MINISTRY:

All parishioners are invited to “Meet Our Seminarians” Sunday, November 1, 2026, 2:00 pm, Moleben, followed by refreshments at St. John Chrysostom Church, Greenfield. The address is 506 Saline Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15207. Please RSVP by calling Diane @ 412-303-6534 or Dorothy @ 412-310-0521

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

The sanctuary candle will be lit for the entire week. For the week of October 18-24, there are no request for the sanctuary candles.

1st Sunday After Pentecost

Commentary: St. Gregory the Great

Dearly beloved, the reading from the holy gospel about the sower requires no explanation, but only a word of warning. In fact the explanation has been given by Truth himself, and it cannot be disputed by a frail human being. However, there is one point in our Lord’s exposition which you ought to weigh well. It is this. If I told you that the seed represented the word, the field the world, the birds the demons, and the thorns riches, you would perhaps be in two minds as to whether to believe me. Therefore the Lord himself deigned to explain what he had said, so that you would know that a hidden meaning is to be sought also in those passages which he did not wish to interpret himself.

Would anyone have believed me if I had said that thorns stood for riches? After all, thorns are piercing and riches pleasurable. And yet riches are thorns because thoughts of them pierce the mind and torture it. When finally they lure a person into sin, it is as though they were drawing blood from the wound they have inflicted.

According to another evangelist, the Lord spoke in this parable not simply of riches but of deceptive riches, and with good reason. Riches are deceptive because they cannot stay with us for long; they are deceptive because they are incapable of relieving our spiritual poverty. The only true riches are those that make us rich in virtue. Therefore, if you want to be rich, beloved, love true riches. If you aspire to the heights of real honor, strive to reach the kingdom of heaven. If you value rank and renown, hasten to be enrolled in the heavenly court of the angels.

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 10: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

Chapel

+Daniel Lewis from the

Kenneth Stanislaw family

Sun. 11: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

Chapel

Sunday of the Fathers of the

7^th Ecumenical Council

For the parishioners

Mon. 12: NO LITURGY

Tues. 13: NO LITURGY

Wed. 14: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 15: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

Special Intentions

Fri. 16: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

Special Intentions

Sat. 17: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

Chapel

+Helen & +Arthur Lewis

From Kenneth Stanislaw

Family

Sun. 18: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

Chapel

21^st Sunday After Pentecost

For the parishioners

Collection Report

Week of 10/04/2026

$ 987.00 Sunday Offering

$ 10.00 Holy Day

$ 93.00 Candles

$ 75.00 Maintenance Fund

$ 49.57 Gas Royalties

$ 1214.57 TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 24

Sunday: 19

ATTENTION PARISHIONERS: All bulletin announcements should be given to Paula Slemons. Please call (330)799-5983 with any information, liturgy or sanctuary candle requests. Thank you very much.

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR PARISHIONERS:

Thomas Shirilla-St. Mary’s Alzheimer ‘s Center-Columbiana, Michael Volsko- Briarfield Manor, Kevin Ulrich- Ivywoods 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 $164,636.70 for the Capital campaign. We paid final invoice to Murphy Contracting Services totalling $160,412.00. 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.

WELCOME:

We welcome all parishioners, families and guests to our new chapel.

TRUNK OR TREAT:

Infant Jesus of Prague invites all children of the parish to their annual Trunk & Treat that will be held on Sunday, October 25^th after 9:00 am liturgy. There will be NO ECF classes AFTER liturgy this Sunday. Children are to wear their Halloween costumes and Halloween bags will be provided. All parishioners are invited to bring their favorite treats to pass out to the children. As usual, please park your car in the top right parking lot and if you wish please decorate your trunks. There is a sign-up sheet in the vestibule so we can have a count of the number of treats needed. Looking forward to another fun-filled event!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS:

Please mark you calendars for upcoming event:

Combined Parish Christmas Party: December 13^th @ Byzantine at the Grove. Doors will open at 12:30, luncheon is a 1;00 pm. More information will be forth coming.

THANK YOU:

Thank you to Steve Slavins Family who per Steve’s request donated $5,000.00 in his memory to our St. Nicholas Cemetery in Campbell. Blessed repose to his servant +Steve and God bless the Slavins Family.

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

The sanctuary candle will be lit for the entire week. For the week of October 11-17 both candles in memory +Steven Slavins.

THE HOLY BODY OF JESUS BRINGS SALVATION.

CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA:

Christ raised him who was descending to his grave. The manner of his rising is plain to see. “He touched,” it says, “the bier and said, ‘Young man, I say unto thee, arise.'” How was not a word enough for raising him who was lying there? What is so difficult to it or past accomplishment? What is more powerful than the Word of God? Why then did he not work the miracle by only a word but also touched the bier?

It was, my beloved, that you might learn that the holy body of Christ is productive for the salvation of man. The flesh of the almighty Word is the body of life and was clothed with his might. Consider that iron when brought into contact with fire produces the effects of fire and fulfills its functions. The flesh of Christ also has the power of giving life and annihilates the influence of death and corruption because it is the flesh of the Word, who gives life to all. May our Lord Jesus Christ also touch us that delivering us from evil works, even from fleshly lusts, he may unite us to the assemblies of the saints. COMMENTARY ON LUKE, HOMILY 36,8

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 3: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

Chapel

For the parishioners

Sun. 4: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

Chapel

19^th Sunday after Pentecost

+Steve Slavins from Greg &

Mary Lou Shirilla

Mon. 5: NO LITURGY

Tues. 6: NO LITURGY

Wed. 7: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 8: NO LITURGY

Fri. 9: NO LITURGY

Sat. 10: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

Chapel

+Daniel Lewis from the

Kenneth Stanislaw family

Sun. 11: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

Chapel

Sunday of the Fathers of the

7^th Ecumenical Council

For the parishioners

Collection Report

Week of 09/27/2026

$ 1798.00 Sunday Offering

$ 328.00 Candles

$ 2126.00 TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 20

Sunday: 71

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR PARISHIONERS:

Thomas Shirilla-St. Mary’s Alzheimer ‘s Center-Columbiana, Michael Volsko- Briarfield Manor, Kevin Ulrich- Ivywoods 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.

ECF CLASSES:

Sunday ECF classes have begun at Infant Jesus. Pre-school classes will be held in the cry room and 1^st & 2^nd graders will be in counting room all during liturgy. All other grades will have class after liturgy

WELCOME:

We welcome all parishioners, families and guests to our new chapel.

TRUNK OR TREAT:

Infant Jesus of Prague invites all children of the parish to their annual Trunk & Treat that will be held on Sunday, October 25^th after 9:00 am liturgy. There will be NO ECF classes AFTER liturgy this Sunday. Children are to wear their Halloween costumes and Halloween bags will be provided. All parishioners are invited to bring their favorite treats to pass out to the children. As usual, please park your car in the top right parking lot and if you wish please decorate your trunks. There is a sign-up sheet in the vestibule so we can have a count of the number of treats needed. Looking forward to another fun-filled event!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS:

Please mark you calendars for upcoming event:

Combined Parish Christmas Party: December 13^th @ Byzantine at the Grove. Doors will open at 12:30, luncheon is a 1;00 pm. More information will be forth coming.

THANK YOU:

Thank you to all volunteers who helped to relocate the church furniture and other items to the new chapel: Al Antonelli, Tracy Burgess, Mitchell & Halston Glaspel, Gregg Jonda, Susan Praisinos and Greg Shirilla for also helping with the hanging on the icons. A sincere appreciation to Mike Kovach and his family for relocating and refurbishing the church pews. We truly appreciate your time and hard work. May God bless all of you for your continued support.

SPIRITUAL RETREAT:

Father Michael will be out of town this week for a Spiritual Retreat. For an emergency, please call his cell phone @ 412-782-4670.

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

The sanctuary candle will be lit for the entire week. For the week of October 4-10, the left sanctuary candle is in memory of +Donald & +Lucille Lenhart from John Jr. & Donna Volchko. The right sanctuary candle is in memory of +John & +Anna Biros from John Biros.

TO LOVE YOUR ENEMIES Is TO LOVE THE WORLD.

AUGUSTINE: We are also prohibited both from loving that world and, if we understand rightly, are commanded to love it. We are prohibited, of course, where it is said to us, “Do not love the world.”3 Bur we are commanded when it is said to us, “Love your enemies.” They are the world, which hates us. Therefore we are both prohibited from loving in it what the world itself loves, and we are commanded to love in it what the world hates, namely, the handiwork of God and the various comforts of his goodness. We are prohibited from loving the fault in it and are commanded to love its nature. The world loves the fault in itself and hates its nature. So we rightly love and hate it, although it perversely loves and hates itself.

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 26: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

+Raymond Backus from the

Kenneth Stanislaw Family

Sun. 27: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

18^th Sunday after Pentecost

+Edward Vrabel from the

Graneto & Vrabel Families

Mon. 28: NO LITURGY

Tues. 29: NO LITURGY

Wed. 30: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 1: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

Protection of the Theotokos

For the parishioners

Fri. 2: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

Special Intentions

Sat. 3: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

Chapel

For the parishioners

Sun. 4: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

Chapel

19^th Sunday after Pentecost

+Steve Slavins from Greg &

Mary Lou Shirilla

Collection Report

Week of 09/20/2026

$ 872.00 Sunday Offering

$ 126.00 Candles

$ 998.00 TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 21

Sunday: 18

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR PARISHIONERS:

Thomas Shirilla-St. Mary’s Alzheimer ‘s Center-Columbiana, Michael Volsko- Briarfield Manor, Kevin Ulrich- Ivywoods Manor, Margaret and William Zigarevich at home. May God grant to all the sick and home-bound 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.

ECF CLASSES:

ECF classes will begin THIS Sunday, September 27^th for those children who signed up. Pre-school classes will be held during 9:00 am liturgy in the cry room at Infant Jesus. 1^st & 2^nd graders will start on October 4^th during liturgy in counting room. All other grades will have class after liturgy

TRUNK OR TREAT:

Infant Jesus of Prague invites all children of the parish to their annual Trunk & Treat that will be held on Sunday, October 25^th after 9:00 am liturgy. There will be NO ECF classes AFTER liturgy this Sunday. Children are to wear their Halloween costumes and Halloween bags will be provided. All parishioners are invited to bring their favorite treats to pass out to the children. As usual, please park your car in the top right parking lot and if you wish please decorate your trunks. There is a sign-up sheet in the vestibule so we can have a count of the number of treats needed. Looking forward to another fun-filled event!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS:

Please mark you calendars for upcoming event:

Combined Parish Christmas Party: December 13^th @ Byzantine at the Grove

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:

Volunteers are needed to help move items from the church to the new chapel on Tuesday, September 29^th at 10:00 am. Please meet at the church. All help will be greatly appreciated.

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

The sanctuary candle will be lit for the entire week. For the week of September 27th-October 3rd, 2026, there are no request for the sanctuary candles.

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 is 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 installed.
• A wall painters are finished 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.

CHRIST CONTINUES TO CATCH PEOPLE IN THE NETS OF PREACHING.

CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA: He told Simon and his companions to sail off a little from the land and to let down the net for a draught. But they replied that they had been toiling the whole night and had caught nothing. However, in the name of Christ, they let down the net, and immediately it was full of fish. By a visible sign and by a miraculous type and representation, they were fully convinced that their labor would be rewarded, and the zeal displayed in spreading out the net of the gospel teaching would be fruitful. Within this net they should most certainly catch the shoals of the heathen. But note that neither Simon nor his companions could draw the net to land. Speechless from fright and astonishment for their wonder had made them mute-they beckoned to their partners, to those who shared their labors in fishing, to come and help them in securing their prey. For many have taken part with the holy apostles in their labors, and still do so, especially those who inquire into the meaning of what is written in the holy Gospels. Yet besides them there are also others: the pastors and teachers and rulers of the people, who are skilled in the doctrines of truth. For the net is still being drawn, while Christ fills it, and calls to conversion those who, according to the Scripture phrase, are in the depths of the sea, that is to say, those who live in the surge and waves of worldly things. COMMENTARY ON LUKE, HOMILY 12.

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

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

Mon. 21: NO LITURGY

Tues. 22: NO LITURGY

Wed. 23: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 24: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

Special Intentions

Fri. 25: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

Special Intentions

Sat. 26: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

+Raymond Backus from the

Kenneth Stanislaw Family

Sun. 27: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

18^th Sunday after Pentecost

+Edward Vrabel from the

Graneto & Vrabel Families

Collection Report

Week of 09/13/2026

$ 527.00 Sunday Offering

$ 134.00 Candles

$ 81.00 Garage Rental

$ 742.00 TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 24

Sunday: 13

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR PARISHIONERS:

Thomas Shirilla-St. Mary’s Alzheimer ‘s Center-Columbiana, Michael Volsko- Briarfield Manor, Kevin Ulrich- Ivywoods 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.

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.

PARISHIONER NEWS:

Our parishioner, John Porubensky passed away on September 13^th. His services were this past Friday, and he was laid to rest in St. Nicholas cemetery. Our deepest sympathy and prayers to John’s family and friends. Blessed repose to his servant John.

ECF CLASSES:

ECF classes will begin NEXT Sunday, September 27^th.

CORN ROAST:

Thank you to all parishioners, family and friends who attended and brought/made the delicious food at last week’s corn roast. Special appreciation to Zachary Bean & Emily Brown for donating once again the Bounce House and Ken Litwin for making the pumpkin toss game- the children had a great time. The Byzantine Social did a wonderful job organizing the event. Shout to our master grillers (Bob Sheely, Greg Slemons and Paul Kasper) for the delicious hamburgers and hot dogs. Everyone had a wonderful time!!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS:

Please mark you calendars for upcoming event:

Combined Parish Christmas Party: December 13^th @ Byzantine at the Grove

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

The sanctuary candle will be lit for the entire week. For the week of September 20-26, 2026, 2026, the left sanctuary candle is in memory of +John & +Anna Biros from John Biros. The right sanctuary candle is in memory of +Mary & +Joseph Hudran from the Graneto & Vrabel Families.

Sunday After The Exaltation of the Holy Cross:

Reading from St. John Chrysostom (c.347-407)

He that loves father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me. See a teacher’s dignity? See how He signifies himself a true Son of Him that begat Him, commanding us to let go all things beneath, and to take in preference the love of Him? “And why speak I,” said He, “of friends and kinsmen? Even if it be thine own life which thou preferrest to my love, thy place is far from my disciples.” What then? Are not these things contrary to the Old Testament? Far from it, rather they are very much in harmony therewith. For there too He commands not only to hate the worshippers of idols, but even to stone them; and in Deuteronomy again, admiring these, He said. Who said unto his father, and to his mother, I have not seen thee; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, and his own sons he disowned: he kept Thy oracles. And if Paul gives many directions touching parents, commanding us to obey them in all things, marvel not; for in those things only does he mean us to obey, as many as do not hinder godliness. For indeed it is a sacred duty to render them all other honors: but when they demand more than is due, one ought not to obey. Then lest they should be indignant, or count it hard, see which way He makes His argument tend: in that having said. Who hateth not father and mother. He adds, and his own life. For why dost thou speak to me of parents, said He, and brothers, and sisters, and wife? Nothing is nearer than the life to any man: yet if thou hate not this also, thou must bear in all things the opposite of his lot who loveth me. And not even simply to hate it was His command, but so as to expose it to war, and to battles, and to slaughters, and blood. For he that does not take up his cross and come after me, cannot be my disciple. Thus He said not merely that we must stand against death, but also against a violent death; and not violent only, but ignominious too.

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

$ 647.00 Sunday Offering

$ 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 27^th. 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 13^th @ 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

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat: 5: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

+Dorothy & +Nicholas

Blasko from their children

Sun: 6 11:00 AM @ St. Nicholas

15th Sunday After Pentecost

Deceased members of the

Hlivak Family-+John, +Julia,

+Joseph, +Mary, +Mike,

+Sister Annette & +Lois from

Frank & Joan Losiewicz

Mon. 7: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

Special Intentions

Tues. 8: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

Birth of the Theotokos

For the parishioners

Wed. 9: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 10: NO LITURGY

Fri. 11: NO LITURGY

Sat. 12: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

+Paul Ruberto from the Kenneth Stanislaw and family

Sun. 13: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

Sunday Before the Exaltation

Of the Cross

+Joseph Sweetko from Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Sweetko

Collection Report

Week of 08/30/2026

$ 847.00 Sunday Offering

$ 91.00 Candles

$ 60.00 Maintenance Fund

$ 50.00 In memory of Steve Slavins

$ 1048.00 TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 23

Sunday: 18

ATTENTION PARISHIONERS: All bulletin announcements should be given to Paula Slemons. Please call (330)799-5983 with any information, liturgy or sanctuary candle requests. Thank you very much.

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 $347,734.80 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:

We will be having a Corn Roast NEXT SUNDAY, September 13^th at 3:00 pm at Infant Jesus Church pavilion. There is a sign-up sheet on the table. As always, hamburgers, hot dogs, condiments, drinks and of course the CORN will be provided. We ask everyone to bring their favorite side dish or dessert. We will be having a Bounce House and games with prizes for the children and another corn hole tournament for the adults with a cash prize to the winners. Hoping the weather is good for us to have a campfire, and all can enjoy smores. We hope everyone can attend to help close the summer season!!!

THANK YOU!

We received a total of $150 donations in memory of +Steve Slavins from Joan and Francis Losiewicz, Joseph Turjanica Sr., and Myron Terlecky

MARK YOUR CALENDARS:

Please mark you calendars for upcoming event:

Combined Parish Christmas Party: December 13^th @ Byzantine at the Grove

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

The sanctuary candle will be lit for the entire week. For the week of September 6-12, 2026, 2026, the left sanctuary candle is in memory of +Katherine Fuzer from Myron Terlecky. There is no request for the right sanctuary candle.

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.

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.

Mt 22:35 A Lawyer Asks a Question

Who can rightly call him teacher?

Origen: Now let us consider one argument of entrapment: “Teacher,” he says, “what is the greater commandment in the law?” He says “teacher” trying to entrap him, since he offers his thoughts not as a disciple of Christ. This however, will be clearer from an example we now offer. Consider: The father of a son is indeed the father, and no one else is able to call him father except the son; and the mother of a daughter is indeed her mother, and no one else can call her mother except her own daughter. And so the teacher of a disciple is indeed his teacher, and the disciple of a teacher is truly his disciple. As a result, no one is able to say “teacher” properly except a disciple. And see how, on account of this, that not all who call him teacher do so appropriately but only those who have a desire to learn from him. He said to his disciples, “You call me teacher and lord, and rightly so, for so I am.” Therefore disciples of Christ properly indeed address him as teacher, and by this word from the Lord himself his servants rightly call him Lord. Thus the apostle spoke well when he said, “Yet for us there is one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and for whom we exist.” And consider what he says, “It is enough for the disciple to be” not simply like a teacher but “like his teacher.” Therefore if anyone does not learn something from this word or surrender himself with his whole heart, in order to become his delightful dwelling place but still calls him “teacher,” he is brother to the Pharisees attempting to entrap Christ while calling him “teacher.” And so all who say “Our Father who art in heaven” ought not to have “the spirit of slavery in fear but a spirit of the adoption of sons.” However, whoever does not have “the spirit of adoption of sons” and yet says “Our Father who art in heaven” is lying, since he is not a son of God, while calling God his father. Commentary on Matthew 2.

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat: 29: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

Beheading of John, the Baptist

+Michael & +Helen Tirpak

From Richard & Marge

Tirpak

Sun: 30 11:00 AM @ St. Nicholas

14th Sunday After Pentecost

+Joe & +Ann Sweetko from

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Sweetko

Mon. 31: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

Special intentions

Tues. 1: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

Special Intentions

Wed. 2: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 3: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

Special Intentions

Fri. 4:10:00 am @ Infant Jesus

Special Intentions

Sat: 5: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

+Dorothy & +Nicholas

Blasko from their children

Sun: 6 11:00 AM @ St. Nicholas

15th Sunday After Pentecost

Deceased members of the

Hlivak Family-+John, +Julia,

+Joseph, +Mary, +Mike,

+Sister Annette & +Lois from

Frank & Joan Losiewicz

Collection Report

Week of 08/23/2026

$ 854.00 Sunday Offering

$ 10.00 Holy Day

$ 89.00 Candles

$ 10.00 Maintenance Fund

$ 25.00 Garage Rental

$ 988.00 TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 23

Sunday: 16

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 $347,734.80 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:

Mark your calendars, we will be having a Corn Roast on September 13^th at 3:00 pm in the church pavilion. There is a sign-up sheet on the table. As always, hamburgers, hot dogs, condiments, drinks and of course the CORN will be provided. We ask everyone to bring their favorite side dish or dessert. We will be having a Bounce House and games with prizes for the children and another corn hole tournament for the adults with a cash prize to the winners. Hoping the weather is good for us to have a campfire, and all can enjoy smores. We hope everyone can attend to help close the summer season!!!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS:

Please mark you calendars for upcoming event:

Combined Parish Christmas Party: December 13^th @ Byzantine at the Grove

PILGRIMAGE:

The 92nd Annual Pilgrimage in Honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help will be held at Mount St. Macrina in Uniontown NEXT WEEKEND September 5-6, 2026.This event is hosted by our Sisters of St. Basil the Great. This year’s theme is Theotokos: Beacon of Hope. Please see their website, or the BCW for more information.

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

The sanctuary candle will be lit for the entire week. For the week of August 30-September 5, 2026, the left sanctuary candle is in memory of +Dorothy Blasko and the right sanctuary candle is in memory of +Nicholas Blasko. Both candles are from their family.

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.

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.

22:1-2 The Kingdom of Heaven Is Like a Marriage Feast

Invitation to the feast. Gregory The Great: First we must ask whether this lesson in Matthew is what Luke describes as a dinner, since some details appear inconsistent. Here it is a midday meal, there a dinner; here the one who came to the marriage feast improperly dressed was cast out, and there none of those said to have entered is shown to have been cast out. From Matthew we can infer that in this passage the marriage feast represents the church of the present time, and the dinner in Luke represents the final and eternal banquet. Some who enter the one will leave it, but no one who has once entered the other will later go out. But if anyone argues that it is the same lesson, I think it better to save the faith and yield to another’s interpretation than to give in to strife. Perhaps we can reasonably take it that Luke kept silent about the man Matthew said came without a marriage garment and was thrown out. That one called it a dinner and the other a midday meal does not stand in the way of my interpretation, because when the ancients took their daily midday meal at the ninth hour it was also called a dinner….

A clearer and safer thing to say is that the Father made a marriage feast for his Son by joining the church to him through the mystery of his incarnation, The womb of the Virgin who bore him was the bridal chamber of this bridegroom, and so the psalmist says, “He has set his tent in the sun, and he is like a bridegroom coming forth from his bridal chamber.” He truly came forth like a bridegroom from his bridal chamber who, as God incarnate, left the inviolate womb of the Virgin to unite the church to himself.

And so he sent his servants to invite his friends to the marriage feast. He sent once, and he sent again, because first he made the prophets and later the apostles preachers of the Lord’s incarnation. He sent his servants twice with the invitation, because he said through the prophets that his only Son’s incarnation would come about, and he proclaimed through the apostles that it had.

Because those who were first invited to the marriage banquet refused to come, he said in his second invitation, “See, I have prepared my meal; my oxen and fattened animals have been slain, and everything is ready.” What do we take the oxen and fattened animals to be but the fathers of the Old and New Testaments? Forty Gospel homilies 38.1.3-4.

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat: 22: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

+Ms. Michele Migletz from

Her parents Gerald &

Paulette Migletz

Sun: 23 11:00 AM @ St. Nicholas

13th Sunday After Pentecost

For the parishioners

Mon. 24: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

Special intentions

Tues. 25: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

Special Intentions

Wed. 26: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 27: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

Special Intentions

Fri. 28:10:00 am @ Infant Jesus

Special Intentions

Sat: 29: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

Beheading of John, the Baptist

+Michael & +Helen Tirpak

From Richard & Marge

Tirpak

Sun: 30 11:00 AM @ St. Nicholas

14th Sunday After Pentecost

+Joe & +Ann Sweetko from

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Sweetko

Collection Report

Week of 08/16/2026

$ 672.00 Sunday Offering

$ 60.00 Holy Day

$ 106.00 Candles

$ 12.00 Garage Rental

$ 894.00 TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 20

Sunday: 17

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 $347,734.80 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.

ECF CLASSES:

ECF classes will resume at Infant Jesus of Prague in September for all school-aged children (pre-school-high school). There is a sign-up on the table. Please sign-up your children so we can have a count. Looking forward to another great year!

CORN ROAST:

Mark your calendars, we will be having a Corn Roast on September 13 at 3:00 pm in the church pavilion at Infant Jesus. There is a sign-up sheet in the vestibule. More information will be coming. We hope everyone can attend to help close the summer season!!!

PILGRIMAGES:

PILGRIMAGE

The 92^nd Annual Pilgrimage in Honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help will be held at Mount St. Macrina in Uniontown on September 5-6, 2026.This event is hosted by our Sisters of St. Basil the Great. This year’s theme is Theotokos: Beacon of Hope. Please see their website, or the BCW for more information.

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

The sanctuary candle will be lit for the entire week. For the week of August 23-29, 2026, the left sanctuary candle is in memory of +John Volchko Sr. from John & Donna Volchko. The right sanctuary candle is in memory of +Anna & +John Vrabel from the Graneto & Vrabel Families.

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.

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 currently actively working on moving into new chapel at the end of the September because we’re not be able to use furnace in our church building.

Further updates will follow as work advances.

Mt 21:33 A Householder Planted a Vineyard

St. John Chrysostom: This parable suggests many things: God’s providence had been at work toward them from the outset; their disposition was murderous from the beginning; nothing had been neglected of whatever pertained to an attentive care for them. even when prophets had been slain. God had not turned away from this people but had sent them his very Son; it is now clear that the God of both the New and the Old Testaments is one and the same; we know that the Son’s death will effect great blessings; we here learn that they were to endure extreme punishment for the crucifixion; here we learn of the calling of the Gentiles and the turning aside of the unbelieving Jews.

He presents this parable after the previous one that he may show the charge to be even greater in this case and highly unpardonable. In what way? Although the Jews had received so much care from God, they were now found to be worse than harlots and publicans, and that by a wide margin.

The Gospel of Matthew, homily 68.1.