St Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church

January 7, 2024 Bulletin

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 6: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

Theophany of Our Lord

For the parishioners

Sun. 7: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

Sunday after Theophany

+Paula Angelo from Kathy &

Karen Kollar

Mon. 8: NO LITURGY

Tues. 9: NO LITURGY

Wed. 10 NO LITURGY

Thurs: 11 NO LITURGY

Fri. 12: NO LITURGY

Sat. 13 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

Saturday after Theophany

For the parishioners

Sun. 14: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

Sunday of Zaccheus

+Paul & +Margaret Bayus

From Marty & JoAnn Stock

Collection Report

Week of 12/31/2023

$ 522.00 Offertory

$ 45.00 Holy Day

$ 6.00 Initial Offering

$ 170.00 Christmas

$ 20.00 Charities

$ 107.00 Candles

$ 870.00 TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 27

Sunday: 20

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

Michael Volsko – Inn at Glenellen, Kevin Ulrich Ivywoods Manor, Minerva Zepeda at Oasis, Fr. Nicholas Kraynak at Shepherd of the Valley on Western Reserve Rd. and 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 $121,397.10 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 2024 is on the back table in the church. Cost remains $10 per candle. Please call Paula @ (330) 799-5983 for specific requests. Money can be deposited in the weekend collection.

HOLY WATER:

Holy water is available in the church-please bring your own containers.

CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS:

We will be taking down Christmas decorations on Sunday, January 14^th after11:00 am liturgy. All help will be appreciated.

BLESSINGS OF HOUSES:

Father Michael will be blessings homes the week after Theophany (January 8-12). There is a sign-up sheet in the vestibule if you would like your home blessed. If you have a specific date and time, please add to your information. Father Michael will contact you with specifics.

END OF YEAR STATEMENTS:

There is a sign-up sheet in the back of the church for parishioners who want their end-of year contribution statement.

SANCTUARY CANDLE: The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions. The week of January 7-13, 2024 the left sanctuary candle is in memory of +Katherine Fuzer from her grandson Myron Terlecky. There is no request for the right sanctuary candle.

The call to repentance. Chromatius: The voice of the Lord urging the people to repentance—the Holy Spirit made it known to the people that they might take heed, saying, “Today, when you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, as in the day of testing in the wilderness.” In the same psalm above, he made clear that he was urging the sinful people to repentance and showed the state of a repentant soul, saying, “Come, let us fall down before him and lament before the Lord who made us, for he is our God.” The Lord urges the people to repentance, and he promises to pardon their sins, according to Isaiah’s words: “I’m the one who wipes out your iniquities, and I will not be mindful of your sins. But you be mindful, declare first your iniquities that you may be justified.” Rightly then does the Lord urge the people to repentance when he says, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand,” so that through this confession of sins they may be made worthy to approach the kingdom of heaven. For no one can receive the grace of the heavenly God unless one has been cleansed of every stain of sin by the confession of repentance, through the gift of the saving baptism of our Lord and Savior. Tractate on Matthew 15.3

December 31, 2023 Bulletin

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 30: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

Saturday after Christmas

For the parishioners

Sun. 31: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

Sunday after Christmas-

David, Joseph and James

+Sister Leocadia Sevachko

From the Slemons Family

Mon. 1: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

Circumcision of Our Lord

Basil the Great Archbishop

For the parishioners

Thurs. 4: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

For World Peace thru the

Blessed Mary & the Rosary

From the Sacred Heart

Society of St. Nicholas

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

Vigil of Theophany

H&W Petro Tokach from Family

6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

Vigil of Theophany

For the parishioners

Sat. 6: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

Theophany of Our Lord

For the parishioners

Sun. 7: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

Sunday after Theophany

+Paula Angelo from Kathy &

Karen Kollar

Collection Report

Week of 12/24-25/2023

$ 960.00 Sunday Offertory

$ 38.00 Holy Day

$ 4280.00 Christmas

$ 20.00 Christmas Flowers

$ 15.00 Christmas Candles

$ 12.00 BCW

$ 610.00 Candles

$ 5938.00 TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Sunday: 25

Christmas Eve: 84

Christmas: 39

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

Michael Kisak- Inn at Glenellen, Kevin Ulrich Ivywoods Manor, Minerva Zepeda at Oasis, Fr. Nicholas Kraynak at Shepherd of the Valley on Western Reserve Rd. and 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 $121,397.10 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:

THANK YOU:

Thank you to all parishioners, families and guests for the generous donations this Christmas. May God bless all of you for your continued support to our parish.

THANK YOU:

Thank you to generous donation of $1000 in memory of Frances Reid, mother of Sylvia Shirilla. She was thankful for being able to pray in our Church for pas two years! May God grant His servant Frances eternal life!

HOLY WATER:

Next Saturday, January 6th, is the Theophany of Our Lord and Father Michael will be blessing holy water. Please bring in your containers for you to have holy water in your home.

BLESSINGS OF HOUSES:

HAPPY NEW YEAR:

Father Michael, Marina, Andriy, Emma and Nica wish all parishioners, families and friends a Happy New Year. May our Lord bless all with health and happiness in 2024!

SANCTUARY CANDLE:

The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions. The week of December 31-January 6 the right sanctuary candle is in memory of +Mary Terlecky from her son Myron Terlecky. There is no request for the left sanctuary candle.

why a nazarene?

Chromatius: Our Lord and Savior is called “the Nazarene” as much after the name of the place, the city of Nazareth, as from the mystery of the law. For, according to the law, those are called Nazarenes who make an extraordinary vow of chastity to God, maintaining that vow with the hair of their heads, which the ordained law had commanded them to offer as a sacrifice. Therefore, because the author and ruler of every act of sanctity and piety is Christ the Lord, who said through the prophet, “Let them be holy, since I am holy, says the Lord,” it was not undeservedly that he was called “the Nazarene.” It was he who, following truly what was preordained in the law, offered as a pledge to God the Father the sacrifice of his own body. David spoke about this pledge when he said of the Lord, “Just as Jacob swore an oath to the Lord, he was offered a pledge to God. “The Lord would show himself as the Nazarene at the time when he became a creature of flesh. tractate on Matthew 7.2.

December 24, 2023 Bulletin

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 23: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

Saturday Before Christmas

NO LITURGY

Sun. 24: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

Sunday before Christmas-of

The Ancestors

For the parishioners

4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

Christmas Eve Liturgy

+Paula Angelo from Steve &

Bernadette Stanislav

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

Christmas-Birth of Our Lord

For the parishioners

Tues. 26: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

Synaxis of the Theotokos

For the parishioners

Wed. 27: 10:00 am @ St. Nicholas

Stephen Protomartyr

For the parishioners

Sat. 30: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

Saturday after Christmas

For the parishioners

Sun. 31: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

Sunday after Christmas-

David, Joseph and James

+Sister Leocadia Sevachko

From the Slemons Family

Collection Report

Week of 12/17/2023

$ 937.00 Offertory

$ 45.00 Christmas Flowers

$ 15.00 Holy Day

$ 27.00 Christmas Vigil Lights

$ 340.00 Christmas

$ 12.00 BCW

$ 3.00 Children

$ 10.00 Charities

$ 75.00 Garage rental

$ 100.00 Renovations

$ 169.00 Candles

$ 1733.00 TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 26

Sunday: 26

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

UPDATE-CAPITAL CAMPAIGN:

The NEW total collected is $121,397.10 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.

CALENDARS:

Our yearly church calendars are available on the back table. Please feel free to take one for your home.

SANCTUARY CANDLE REQUEST:

MERRY CHRISTMAS:

Father Michael, Marina, Andriy, Emma and Nica wish all parishioners, families and friends a very Merry Christmas and all of Gods blessings this holiday season.

SANCTUARY CANDLE:

The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions. The week of December 24-30, 2023 the right sanctuary candle is in memory of +Mary Terlecky from her son Myron Terlecky. There is no request for the left sanctuary candle.

Mt. 1, 21. And she shall bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus: for He shall save His people from their sins.

ST. AUGUSTIN. But shall we therefore say that the Holy Spirit is the Father of the man Christ, that as God the Father begot the Word, so the Holy Spirit begot the man? This is such an absurdity, that the ears of the faithful cannot bear it. How then do we say that Christ was born by the Holy Spirit, if the Holy Spirit did not beget Him? Did He create Him? For so far as He is man He was created, as the Apostle speaks; He was made of the seed of David according to the flesh. For though God made the world, yet is it not right to say that it is the Son of God, or born by Him, but that it was made, or created, or formed by Him. But seeing that we confess Christ to have been born by the Holy Spirit and of the Virgin Mary, how is He not the Son of the Holy Spirit, and is the Son of the Virgin? It does not follow that whatever is born by anything is therefore to be called the son of that thing; for, not to say that of man is born in one sense a son, in another a hair, or vermin, or a worm, none of which are his son, certainly those that are born of water and the Spirit none would call sons of water, but sons of God their Father, and their Mother the Church. Thus Christ was born of the Holy Spirit, and yet is the Son of God the Father, not of the Holy Spirit.

CHRIST IS BORN!

GLORIFY HIM!

KHRYSTOS RAZHDAYETSA!

SLAVITE YEHO!

December 17, 2023 Bulletin

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 16: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

For the parishioners

Sun. 17: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

Sunday of the Forefathers

+Paula Angelo from Steve &

Bernadette Stanislav

Mon. 18: NO LITURGY

Tues. 19: NO LITURGY

Wed. 20: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 21: NO LITURGY

Fri. 22: NO LITURGY

Sat. 23: NO LITURGY

Sun. 24: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

Sunday before Christmas-of

The Ancestors

For the parishioners

4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

Christmas Eve Liturgy

+Paula Angelo from Steve &

Bernadette Stanislav

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

Christmas-Birth of Our Lord

For the parishioners

Collection Report

Week of 12/10/2023

$ 1452.00 Offertory

$ 120.00 Christmas Flowers

$ 23.00 Holy Day

$ 33.00 Christmas Vigil Lights

$ 300.00 Christmas

$ 25.00 Seminary

$ 126.00 Garage rental

$ 10.00 Renovations

$ 220.00 Candles

$ 2609.00 TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 23

Sunday: 25

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

UPDATE-CAPITAL CAMPAIGN:

The NEW total collected is $120,715.10 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.

CHRISTMAS LITURGY SCHEDULE:

December 23^rd– 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

December 24^th– 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

Christmas Eve Liturgy on the 24^th

4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

7:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

December 25^th-Christmas Day

9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

CHRISTMAS DECORATION:

Thank you to all who helped decorate the church for Christmas. The church looks beautiful. Your time, talent and continued support to our parish is greatly appreciated.

KOLACHI SALE:

Marina will be calling those who ordered kolachi with their pick-up times. Pick-up will be at the rectory at Infant Jesus.

SANCTUARY CANDLE REQUEST:

CALENDARS:

Our yearly church calendars are available on the back table. Please feel free to take one for your home.

SANCTUARY CANDLE:

The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions. The week of December 17-23, 2023 there are no request for the sanctuary candles.

JESUS CALLS Us TO BE HUMBLE, MODEST AND PRAISEWORTHY.

CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA: “When,” he says, “a man more honorable than you comes, he that invited you and him will say, ‘Give this man place.'” Oh, what great shame is there in having to do this! It is like a theft, so to speak, and the restitution of the stolen goods. He must restore what he has seized because he had no right to take it. The modest and praiseworthy person, who without fear of blame might have claimed the dignity of sitting among the foremost, does not seek it. He yields to others what might be called his own, that he may not even seem to be overcome by empty pride. Such a one shall receive honor as his due. He says, “He shall hear him who invited him say, ‘Come up here.'”…

If anyone among you wants to be set above others, let him win it by the decree of heaven and be crowned by those honors that God bestows. Let him surpass the many by having the testimony of glorious virtues. The rule of virtue is a lowly mind that does not love boasting. It is humility. The blessed Paul also counted this worthy of all esteem. He writes to those who eagerly desire saintly pursuits, “Love humility.” COMMENTARY ON LUKE, HOMILY 101.

December 10, 2023 Bulletin

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 9: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

For the parishioners

Sun. 10: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

28th Sunday after Pentecost

+Paula Angelo from Jim &

Pam Vasilchek

Mon. 11: NO LITURGY

Tues. 12: NO LITURGY

Wed. 13: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 14 NO LITURGY

Fri. 15: NO LITURGY

Sat. 16: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

For the parishioners

Sun. 17: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

Sunday of the Forefathers

+Paula Angelo from Steve &

Bernadette Stanislav

Collection Report

Week of 12/03/2023

$ 1049.00 Offertory

$ 80.00 Candles

$ 6.00 Christmas Candles

$ 5.00 Children

$ 45.00 Thanksgiving

$ 75.00 Christmas Flowers

$ 50.00 Renovations

$ 75.00 Garage Rental

$ 200.00 Christmas

$ 10.00 Diocesan Charities

$ 25.00 Holy Day

$ 1610.00 TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 28

Sunday: 15

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

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.

CHRISTMAS LITURGY SCHEDULE:

December 23^rd– 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

December 24^th– 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

Christmas Eve Liturgy on the 24^th

4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

7:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

December 25^th-Christmas Day

9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

CHRISTMAS DECORATION:

We will be decorating the church for Christmas on Friday, December 15^th @ 4:30 pm. All parishioners are welcomed to help us prepare our church for the nativity of our Lord.

KOLACHI SALE:

We are selling Marina’s homemade, delicious nut and apricot kolachi for Christmas. Cost is $15.00. Order forms are on the back table. Deadline to order is THIS SUNDAY December 10^th.

SANCTUARY CANDLE REQUEST:

CALENDARS:

Our yearly church calendars are available on the back table. Please feel free to take one for your home.

SANCTUARY CANDLE: The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions. The week of December 10-16, 2023 there are no request for the sanctuary candles.

BLESS THE HELPER FOR BENEFITS RECEIVED.

ATHANASIUS: Today, the Lord rebukes those who keep the Passover the way the Jews did, just as he rebuked certain lepers he had cleansed. You recall that he loved the one who was thankful, but he was angry with the ungrateful ones, because they did not acknowledge their Deliverer. They thought more highly of their cure from leprosy than of him who had healed them…. Actually, this one was given much more than the rest. Besides being healed of his leprosy, he was told by the Lord, “Stand up and go on your way. Your faith has saved you.”

You see, those who give thanks and those who glorify have the same kind of feelings. They bless their helper for the benefits they have received. That is why Paul urged everybody to “glorify God with your body.” Isaiah also commanded, “Give glory to God.” FESTAL LETTER 6.

December 3, 2023 Bulletin

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 2: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

For the parishioners

Sun. 3: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

27th Sunday after Pentecost

+ Edward & +Margaret

Sekerak from Kim & Pam

Trevis

Mon.4: NO LITURGY

Tues. 5: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

Nicholas of Myra

Archbishop

+Leonard Slemons from

Rosalie Krivan

Wed. 6: 10:00 am @ St. Nicholas

Nicholas of Myra

Archbishop

For the parishioners

Thurs. 7: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

Maternity of the Holy Anna

For the parishioners

Fri. 8: NO LITURGY

Sat. 9: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

For the parishioners

Sun. 3: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

28th Sunday after Pentecost

+Paula Angelo from Jim &

Pam Vasilchek

Collection Report

Week of 11/26/2023

$ 570.00 Offertory

$ 114.00 Candles

$ 3.00 Christmas Candles

$ 40.00 Christmas

$ 10.00 Diocesan Charities

$ 195.00 Thanksgiving

$ 937.00 TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday:24

Sunday:18

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

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.

CHRISTMAS LITURGY SCHEDULE:

December 23^rd– 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

December 24^th– 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

Christmas Eve Liturgy on the 24^th

4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

7:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

December 25^th-Christmas Day

9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

CHRISTMAS DECORATION:

We will be decorating the church for Christmas on Friday, December 15^th @ 4:30pm. All parishioners are welcomed to help us prepare our church for the nativity of our Lord.

KOLACHI SALE:

We are selling Marina’s homemade, delicious nut and apricot kolachi for Christmas. Cost is $15.00. Order forms are on the back table. Deadline to order is December 10^th.

SANCTUARY CANDLE REQUEST:

SANCTUARY CANDLE:

The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions. The week of December 3-9, 2023 there are no request for the sanctuary candles.

Being Unchangeably Good A Special Characteristic of God.

Cyril of Alexandria: What reply is made by the all-knowing One of whom it is written that he “takes the wise in their craftiness”? “Why do you call me good? No one is good except one, God.” You see how Christ proved immediately that the ruler was neither wise nor learned, although he was the ruler of a synagogue of the Jews. He says, “You did not believe that I am God, and the clothing of the flesh has led you astray. Why did you apply to me titles suitable to the supreme nature alone, while you still assume that I am a mere man like you and not superior to the limits of human nature?” In the nature that transcends all, God alone is found to be good by nature, that is, unchangeably good…. He says, “I do not seem to you to be truly God. Ignorantly and foolishly, you have applied to me the properties and virtues of the divine nature. Why do you then imagine that I, a mere man that never is invested with goodness but only gains it by the assent of the divine will, have the property of the unchangeable nature?” This was the meaning of what Christ spoke. Commentary on Luke, Homily 122.

November 26, 2023 Bulletin

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 25: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

For the parishioners

Sun. 26: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

26th Sunday after Pentecost

+Norman & Mary Jane

Guidos from Bob & Millie

Jonda

Mon. 27: NO LITURGY

Tues. 28: NO LITURGY

Wed. 29: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 30: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

For the Living & Deceased

Members of the Sacred

Heart Society

Fri. Dec. 1: NO LITURGY

Sat. 2: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

For the parishioners

Sun. 3: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

27th Sunday after Pentecost

+ Edward & +Margaret

Sekerak from Kim & Pam

Trevis

Collection Report

Week of 11/19/2023

$ 747.00 Offertory

$ 77.00 Candles

$ 60.00 Renovation

$ 25.00 Christmas

$ 20.00 Diocesan Charities

$ 165.00 Holy Day

$ 12.00 BCW

$ 1150.00 TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 19

Sunday: 25

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

UPDATE-CAPITAL CAMPAIGN:

The NEW total collected is $120,715.10 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.

MOUNT SAINT MACRINA PROGRAM SCHEDULE:

Mount Saint Macrina in Uniontown, Pa. will be hosting religious programs throughout the 2023-2024 year. For further information please visit their email:hpmsm@verizon.net

KOLACHI SALE:

We are selling Marina’s homemade, delicious nut kolachi for Christmas. Cost is $15.00. Order forms are on the back table. Deadline to order is December 10^th.

SANCTUARY CANDLE REQUEST:

PARISHIONER NEWS:

Frances Reid a mother of our cantor Sylvia Shirilla passed on this week. Our deepest sympathy and prayers to her daughter Sylvia and the rest of the family. Blessed repose to his servant Frances.

SANCTUARY CANDLE:

The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions. The week of November 26-December 2, 2023 the left sanctuary candle is in memory of +Michael & +Helen Tirpak and the right sanctuary candle is in memory of + Michael Robert Tirpak. Both candles are from Robert & Helen Marie Vaclav.

THE SABBATH IS FOR FREEDOM FROM SIN AND SICKNESS.

AMBROSE: Not understanding this, the ruler of the synagogue commanded that no one should be healed on the sabbath since the sabbath is an image of a future day of rest, days of rest from evil deeds, not from good works. It is commanded that, neither bearing the burden of offenses nor being devoid of good works, we shall celebrate future sabbaths after death. The Lord then is seen to reply spiritually when he says, “You hypocrites, does not every one of you on the sabbath day untie his ox or his donkey and lead them to water?” Why did Jesus mention another creature? He showed the future to his opponents, the rulers of the synagogue. The Jewish and the Gentile peoples would lay aside the thirst of the body and the world’s heat through the abundance of the Lord’s fountain. “The ox knows his owner, and the ass his master’s feeding trough.” The people who were fed on the food of common hay, which before it is plucked up is withered away, received the Bread that came down from heaven. EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 7.174-75.

November 19, 2023 Bulletin

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 18: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

For the parishioners

Sun. 19: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

25^th Sunday after Pentecost

+Paula Angelo from Steve &

Bernadette Stanislav

Mon. 20: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

Entrance of the Mother of God into the Temple

For the parishioners

Tues. 21: NO LITURGY

Wed. 22: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 23: 10:00 am @ Infant Jesus

Thanksgiving Day

For the parishioners

Fri. 24: NO LITURGY

Sat. 25: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

For the parishioners

Sun. 26: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

26^th Sunday after Pentecost

+Norman & +Mary Jane

Guidos from Bob & Millie

Jonda

Collection Report

Week of 11/12/2023

$ 847.00 Offertory

$ 103.00 Candles

$ 15.00 Renovation

$ 12.00 BCW

$ 20.00 Seminary

$ 15.00 Holy Day

$ 156.00 Garage Rental

$ 1168.00 TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 33

Sunday: 13

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

UPDATE-CAPITAL CAMPAIGN:

The NEW total collected is $120,715.10 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.

MOUNT SAINT MACRINA PROGRAM SCHEDULE:

Mount Saint Macrina in Uniontown, Pa. will be hosting religious programs throughout the 2023-2024 year. For further information please visit their email:hpmsm@verizon.net

SANCTUARY CANDLE REQUEST:

HAPPY THANKSGIVING:

Father Michael, Marina, Andriy, Emma and Nica wish all parishioners and their families a very Happy Thanksgiving.

CHRISTAMS MARKET:

On Saturday, November 25, 2023,

St. Michael Byzantine Catholic, 405 Robinson Road, Campbell, will be sponsoring a Christmas Market from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm. Admission is free. There will be vendors with holiday crafts, art, jewelry, décor and more. Baked goods and basket raffles will also be featured. All a great way to kick start your holiday shopping.

In addition, ethic foods will be available from the Hunky platter to individual purchases of pirohi, haluski and holupki-eat I or carry out.

THANK YOU!

Expressing our sincere gratitude to the late Mr. Nicholas Dubos who donated his estate to our Church on his passing. We received our first distribution in the sum of $600,000.00 God grant Nicholas eternal memory and place his soul with the saints.

SANCTUARY CANDLE:

The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions. The week of November 19-25, 2023 the left sanctuary candle is in memory of +Aunt Marge Sekerak from Kim & Pam Trevis. There is no request for the right sanctuary candle.

12:16-20 The Parable of the Rich Fool

SURROUNDED BY WEALTH, BLIND TO CHARITY.

CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA: What does the rich man do, surrounded by a great supply of many blessings beyond all numbering? In distress and anxiety, he speaks the words of poverty. He says, “What should I do?”… He does not look to the future. He does not raise his eyes to God. He does not count it worth his while to gain for the mind those treasures that are above in heaven. He does not cherish love for the poor or desire the esteem it gains. He does not sympathize with suffering. It gives him no pain nor awakens his pity. Still more irrational, he settles for himself the length of his life, as if he would also reap this from the ground. He says, “I will say to myself, ‘Self, you have goods laid up for many years. Eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.'” “O rich man,” one may say, ‘You have storehouses for your fruits, but where will you receive your many years? By the decree of God, your life is shortened.'”

“God,” it tells us, “said to him, ‘You fool, this night they will require of you your soul. Whose will these things be that you have prepared?'” COMMENTARY ON LUKE, HOMILY 89,

November 12, 2023 Bulletin

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 11: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

+John Paul & +Ann Marie

Fabian from Kim, Mike &

Rick

Sun. 12: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

24^th Sunday after Pentecost

For the parishioners

Mon. 13: NO LITURGY

Tues. 14: NO LITURGY

Wed. 15: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 16: NO LITURGY

Fri. 17: NO LITURGY

Sat. 18: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

For the parishioners

Sun. 19: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

25^th Sunday after Pentecost

+Paula Angelo from Steve &

Bernadette Stanislav

Collection Report

Week of 11/05/2023

$ 1241.00 Offertory

$ 235.00 Candles

$ 75.00 Renovation

$ 12.00 BCW

$ 150.00 In Memory of Paula Angelo

$ 2.00 Children

$ 35.00 Holy Day

$ 75.00 Garage Rental

$ 1825.00 TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 23

Sunday: 24

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

UPDATE-CAPITAL CAMPAIGN:

The NEW total collected is $120,142.10 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.

CONGRATULATION

To all faithful of Eparchy of Parma with ordination and installation of new Bishop of Parma. May God grant Most Reverend Robert M Pipta many and blessed years!

PHILIP’S FAST – FILIPOVKA:

On November 15, 2023 We start preparation for Christmas. We will have a Christmas Fast known as Philip Fast of Philipovka. All faithful have to abstain from meat of Fridays of equivalent penance.

SANCTUARY CANDLE REQUEST:

MOUNT SAINT MACRINA PROGRAM SCHEDULE:

Mount Saint Macrina in Uniontown, Pa. will be hosting religious programs throughout the 2023-2024 year. For further information please visit their email:hpmsm@verizon.net

BLESSING OF VETERANS:

Following this weekend liturgies, Fr. Michael will be blessing all veterans in of honor of Veteran’s day. Thank you to all veterans for your service to our great country.

SANCTUARY CANDLE:

The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions. The week of November 12-18, 2023 there are no request for the sanctuary candles.

DO WE SEE JESUS?

By St. John Chrysostom

If you wish to honor the Eucharistic Victim, offer your own soul for which the Victim was immolated. Make your own soul all of gold. If your soul remains viler than lead or clay, what good does it do to have a golden chalice? Do you wish to honor the Body of Christ? Then do not disdain Him when you see Him in rags. After having honored Him in church with silken vestments, do not leave Him to die of cold outside for lack of clothing. For it is the same Jesus Who says, “This is my Body” and Who says “I was hungry but you would not feed me. Whenever you refused to help one of these least important ones, you refused to help me.” The Body of Christ in the Eucharist demands pure souls, not costly garments. But in the poor He demands all our care. Let us act wisely; let us honor Christ as He Himself wishes to be honored; the most acceptable honor to one whom we would honor is the honor which He desired, not that we ourselves imagine. Peter thought he was honoring his Master by not letting the Lord wash his feet; and yet it was just the opposite. Give Him the honor which He Himself has asked for, by giving your money to the poor. Once again, what God wants is not golden chalices, but golden souls.

November 5, 2023 Bulletin

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

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

+Mary Jean Vrabel from

Bruce Joseph

Sun. 5: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

23rd Sunday after Pentecost

For the parishioners

Mon. 6: NO LITURGY

Tues. 7: NO LITURGY

Wed. 8: 6:00pm @ Infant Jesus

Archangel Michael & All

Angels

For the parishioners

Thurs. 9: NO LITURGY

Fri. 10: NO LITURGY

Sat. 11: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

+John Paul & +Ann Marie

Fabian from Kim, Mike &

Rick

Sun. 12: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

24^th Sunday after Pentecost

For the parishioners

Collection Report

Week of 10/29/2023

$ 546.00 Offertory

$ 107.00 Candles

$ 45.00 Garage rental

$ 698.00 TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 19

Sunday: 16

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

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.

CHRISTMAS RAFFLE:

Thank you, All tickets are sold!

The Annual Saint Nicholas Holiday Cash Raffle tickets to benefit the Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril & Methodius are now being sold. Donation is $10.00 and the winning number will be taken from the PA Daily 3-digit number (1^st number drawn at 7pm) on Wednesday, December 6^th.

Please see Fr. Michael for tickets.

MOUNT SAINT MACRINA PROGRAM SCHEDULE:

Mount Saint Macrina in Uniontown, Pa. will be hosting religious programs throughout the 2023-2024 year. For further information please visit their email:hpmsm@verizon.net

BISHOP CATHOLIC CONFERENCE IN OHIO ON ISSUE 1

The Catholic Conference of Ohio firmly opposes Issue 1, which would enshrine the “right” to abortion in the Ohio Constitution. This extreme amendment endangers the health and safety of women, threatens parental rights, and allows for abortion through all nine months of pregnancy.

The Catholic Church has always advocated for and acted to protect the most vulnerable in society, including the indigent, migrants, and preborn children in the womb. We will continue to do so by explaining the harms Issue 1 poses to women, parents, and babies with Catholics and all people of goodwill across Ohio and encourage a no vote on this egregious proposal.

This extreme amendment would:

1. Threaten the health and safety of women

2. Threaten the rights of parents and put minors at risk

3. Allow painful abortions through all nine months of pregnancy

SANCTUARY CANDLE:

The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions. The week of November 5-11, 2023 there are no request for the sanctuary candles.

THE WOMAN TESTIFIES TO JESUS’ DIVINITY, AND JESUS TO HER FAITH.

EPHREM THE SYRIAN: Glory to you, hidden offspring of Being, because the hidden suffering of her that was afflicted proclaimed your healing. Using a woman whom they could see, he enabled them to see the divinity that cannot be seen. The Son’s divinity became known through his healing, and the afflicted woman’s faith was revealed through her being healed. She caused him to be proclaimed, and she was proclaimed with him. Truth was being proclaimed together with its heralds. If she was a witness to his divinity, he in turn was a wit-ness to her faith.

She poured faith on him by way of reward, and he bestowed healing on her as the outcome of her reward. Since the woman’s faith had become public, her healing also was proclaimed in public. The physicians were put to shame about their remedies because his power became resplendent and magnified the Son. It became evident how great faith surpasses the healing art and how hidden power surpasses visible remedies. COMMENTARY ON TATIAN’S DIATESSARON 7.I-2.12