LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 20: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

           +Michele Migletz from

            Parents Mr. & Mrs. Migletz

Sun. 21: 11:00 am @ St.  Nicholas

         Sunday of the Fathers of the

         1^st Ecumenical Council

         For the parishioners

Mon. 22: NO LITURGY

Tues. 23: NO LITURGY

Wed. 24: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 25: NO LITURGY

Fri. 26: 10:00 am @ Infant Jesus

+ Robert Soccorsi from Jeff Soccorsi and Family

Sat. 27: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

             5^th All Souls Saturday

             +Marge Hawkins from

             Robert & Helen Marie

             Vaclav

Sun. 28: 11:00 am @ St.  Nicholas

           Pentecost Sunday

           For the parishioners

Collection Report

Week of 05/14/2023

$               1002.00     Offertory

$                 114.00     Candles

$                   25.00     Holy Day

$                     2.00     Children

$                 131.00     Garage rent

$               1280.00   TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 26

Sunday: 25

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

Michael Kisak- Inn at Glenellen, Kevin Ulrich Ivywoods Manor, Mary Dubos and 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 we have collected is $111,152.10 for the Capital Campaign.  We continue to work towards our goal of $200, 000. Thank you for your generous donations and continued support to our Church.

 MEMORIAL DAY PANACHIDA

On May 28, right after Sunday Liturgy we will have Panachida for all Deceased Veterans of our Parish and those who buried on our cemetery. We will meet at 12:30 PM next to Cross on St Nicholas Cemetery in Campbell, OH

SANCTUARY CANDLE:

The 2023 Sanctuary request sheet is available on the vestibule table.  Please call Paula Slemons for specific request.

METROPOLITAN ASSEMBLY

Living our Faith, Moving Forward, appreciating our past will be the topic of Metropolitan Assembly this year November 2-5 in Hillsborough, NJ

More information on website: byzantineassembly2023.org

SANCTUARY CANDLE:

The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions. The week of May 21-26, there are no requests for sanctuary candles.  

Knowledge of the true God nurtures us to eternal life.

Cyril of Alexandria: Are we saying that knowledge is eternal life? Are we saying that to know the one true and living God will suffice to give us complete security for the future without need of anything else? Then how is “faith apart from works dead”? When we speak of faith, we mean the true knowledge of God and nothing else, since knowledge comes by faith. The prophet Isaiah tells us this: “If you do not believe, neither shall you understand.” But he is not talking about a knowledge that consists in barren speculations, which is entirely worthless. For one of the holy disciples said, “You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder.” What then shall we say to this? How is it that Christ speaks the truth when he says that eternal life is the knowledge of God the Father, the one true God, and with him of the Son? I think, indeed, we must answer that the saying of the Savior is completely true. For this knowledge is life, laboring as it were in birth of the whole meaning of the mystery and granting to us participation in the mystery of the Eucharist, whereby we are joined to the living and life-giving Word. And for this reason, I think, Paul says that the Gentiles are made fellow members of the body and fellow partakers of Christ, inasmuch as they partake in his blessed body and blood. And our members may in this sense be conceived of as being members of Christ. This knowledge, then, which also brings to us the Eucharist by the Spirit, is life. For it dwells in our hearts, reshaping those who receive it into sonship with him and molding them into incorruption and piety toward God through life, according to the Gospel. Our Lord Jesus Christ, then, knowing that the knowledge of the one true God brings to us and promotes our union with the blessings of which we have spoken, says that it is eternal life. It is the mother and nurse of eternal life, being in its power and nature pregnant with those things that cause life and lead to life. Commentary on the Gospel of John 11:5.

          LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 13: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

           For the parishioners

Sun. 14: 11:00 am @ St.  Nicholas

         Sunday of the Man Born Blind

         Mother’s Day

         Sister Leocadia Sevachko from

         Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Stanislav

Mon. 15: NO LITURGY

Tues. 16: NO LITURGY

Wed. 17: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

          Ascension of Our Lord

          For the parishioners

Thurs. 18: 10:00 am @St. Nicholas

           Ascension of Our Lord

           For the parishioners

Fri. 19: NO LITURGY

Sat. 20: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

           +Michele Migletz from

            Parents Mr. & Mrs. Migletz

Sun. 21: 11:00 am @ St.  Nicholas

         Sunday of the Fathers of the

         1^st Ecumenical Council

         For the parishioners

Collection Report

Week of 05/07/2023

$                 767.00     Offertory

$                 231.00     Candles

$                   20.00     Holy Day

$                     2.00     Children

$                 100.00     Easter

$               1090.00     Renovation

$               2000.00     GCU Donation

$                 100.00     Garage rent

$               4310.00   TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 22

Sunday: 27

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

Michael Kisak- Inn at Glenellen, Kevin Ulrich Ivywoods Manor, Mary Dubos and 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 we have collected is $111,152.10 for the Capital Campaign.  We continue to work towards our goal of $200, 000. Thank you for your generous donations and continued support to our Church.

SANCTUARY CANDLE:

The 2023 Sanctuary request sheet is available on the vestibule table.  Please call Paula Slemons for specific request.

 HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY:

We wish all mothers, grandmothers and godmothers a very Happy Mother’s Day. May God bless you with health, happiness and many blessed years.

CATHECHETICAL CONFERENCE:

Marriage: The Foretaste of Heaven, Plumbing the Depths of the sacramental Mystery of Holy Matrimony will be held at St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, 506 E. Main St., Marblehead, Ohio on Saturday, May 20^th. Speaker is Fr. Thomas J. Loya. All adults, young adults and older teenagers are invited. Registration at 8:00am. Conference 9:00 am-3:00 pm. Continental breakfast and lunch included. Tickets $25.00/student tickets $15.00. Deadline to register, Wednesday, May 17^th. Call (419)626-0375. Please leave name and number.

SANCTUARY CANDLE:

The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions. The week of May 7-13, the left sanctuary candle was in memory of +John Sr. & +Caroline Volcho from John & Donna Volcho.

For the week of May 14-20, there are no requests.

What is the Cause of Suffering?

Cyril of Alexandria: We do not believe that the soul previously existed; nor indeed can we think that it sinned before the body, for how can someone sin who has not yet been born? But if there has been no sin or fault preceding the suffering, what then shall we allege as the cause of the suffering’? Truly, by our minds we cannot comprehend those things that are far above us. And, I should advise the prudent and myself above all to abstain from wishing to thoroughly scrutinize them. For we should recall to mind what we have been commanded and not curiously examine things that are too deep, or pry into those that are too hard or rashly attempt to discover those things that are hidden in the divine and ineffable counsel alone. Rather, concerning such matters we should piously acknowledge that there are certain wondrous things that God alone understands. At the same time we should maintain and believe that since God is the fountain of all righteousness, God will neither do nor determine anything whatsoever in human affairs or in those of the rest of creation that is unbecoming to God or differs at all from the true righteousness of justice. Since therefore it is fitting for us to be affected in this way, I say, that the Lord does not speak dogmatically when he says “that me works of God should be made manifest in him..’ Rather, he says it to redirect the questioner in another direction and to lead us from things too deep for us to more suitable ones. Commentary on the Gospel of John 6.1.

CHRIST IS RISEN!

INDEED HE IS RISEN!

CHRSITOS VOSKRESE!

VOISTINU VOSKRESE!

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

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

           For the parishioners

Sun. 7: 11:00 am @ St.  Nicholas

         Sunday of the Samaritan

         Woman

         In memory of the Senda,

         Zakucia & Gozur families

         From Marge Babik

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

           For the parishioners

Sun. 14: 11:00 am @ St.  Nicholas

         Sunday of the Man Born Blind

         Mother’s Day

         Sister Leocadia Sevachko from

         Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Stanislav

Collection Report

Week of 04/30/2023

$                 677.00     Offertory

$                 130.00     Candles

$                     5.00     Holy Day

$                   15.00     Seminary collection

$                   50.00     Renovation

$                   52.04     Gas Royalties

$                 929.04   TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 29

Sunday: 21

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

Michael Kisak- Inn at Glenellen, Kevin Ulrich Ivywoods Manor, Mary Dubos and 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 we have collected is $111,152.10 for the Capital Campaign.  We continue to work towards our goal of $200, 000. Thank you for your generous donations and continued support to our Church.

SANCTUARY CANDLE:

The 2023 Sanctuary request sheet is available on the vestibule table.  Please call Paula Slemons for specific request.

CATHECHETICAL CONFERENCE:

Marriage: The Foretaste of Heaven, Plumbing the Depths of the sacramental Mystery of Holy Matrimony will be held at St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, 506 E. Main St., Marblehead, Ohio on Saturday, May 20^th. Speaker is Fr. Thomas J. Loya. All adults, young adults and older teenagers are invited. Registration at 8:00am. Conference 9:00 am-3:00 pm. Continental breakfast and lunch included. Tickets $25.00/student tickets $15.00. Deadline to register, Wednesday, May 17^th. Call (419)626-0375. Please leave name and number.

SANCTUARY CANDLE:

The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions.

For the week of May 7-13, there are no requests.

The church built out of living stones. Origen: The Jews stand for those who think intelligently and salvation is from them. The Samaritans represent the heterodox. So they deify Gerizim, which means “separation” or “division.” … The Jews, on the other hand, revere Zion, which signifies “watchtower,”… Inasmuch, then, as the hour mentioned by the Lord has not yet come when they worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem, one must flee the mountain of the Samaritans and worship God on Zion, where Jerusalem lies. Christ calls this Jerusalem the city of the great king.19 And what else would the city of the great king, the true Jerusalem, be than the church that is built of living stones? This is the place of the holy priesthood, the place where spiritual sacrifices are offered to God by people who are spiritual and who have understood the spiritual law, But when the fullness of time is imminent, when one is no longer in the flesh but is in the Spirit and everyone is no longer still in the type but is in truth, then one must no longer bring true worship and perfect piety to Jerusalem to be offered. Such a person has been prepared so that he is like those whom God seeks to worship him. Commentary on the Gospel of John 13.81, 83, 85.

CHRIST IS RISEN!

INDEED HE IS RISEN!

CHRSITOS VOSKRESE!

VOISTINU VOSKRESE!

          LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

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

           For the parishioners

Sun. 30: 11:00 am @ St.  Nicholas

         Sunday of the Paralytic Man

         +Ed & +Marge Sekerak from

         Kim & Pam Trevis

Mon.1: NO LITURGY

Tues. 2: NO LITURGY

Wed. 3: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 4: NO LITURGY

Fri. 5: 8:30 am @Infant Jesus

           For the Living & Deceased

           Members of the Sacred Heart

           Society of St. Nicholas

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

           For the parishioners

Sun. 7: 11:00 am @ St.  Nicholas

         Sunday of the Samaritan

         Woman

         In memory of the Senda,

         Zakucia & Gozur families

         From Marge Babik

Collection Report

Week of 04/23/2023

$                 887.00     Offertory

$                 105.00     Candles

$                     2.00     Children

$                   20.00     Easter

$                   10.00     Seminary collection

$                   40.00     Renovation

$                   45.00     Garage Rent

$               1109.00   TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 28

Sunday: 20

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

Michael Kisak- Inn at Glenellen, Kevin Ulrich Ivywoods Manor, Mary Dubos and 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 we have collected is $111,152.10 for the Capital Campaign.  We continue to work towards our goal of $200, 000. Thank you for your generous donations and continued support to our Church.

SANCTUARY CANDLE:

The 2023 Sanctuary request sheet is available on the vestibule table.  Please call Paula Slemons for specific request.

 RUMMAGE SALE:

St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church, 2140 Highland Road, Hermitage is having a Rummage & Bake Sale. The event will be held on Thursday, May 4^th from 4:00pm-7:00 pm; Friday, May 5^th from 9:00 am-2:00 pm and Saturday, May 6^th from 9:00 am-1:00 pm. Household items, clothing, toys, books, furniture and more are available.

CONDOLENCES:

Our deepest sympathy and prayers to the Mingo family on the passing on of our former parishioner Randy Mingo.  Services were held last Tuesday. Blessed repose to his servant Randall.

THANK YOU!

To Patrick A Rouan & Linda Mathews,

John R & Ruth Straub, Terry & David Healey for generous donation in memory of Andrew L Stanislav

SANCTUARY CANDLE:

The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions.

For the week of April 30-May 6, there are no requests.

THE PERSEVERANCE OF THE PARALYTIC,

CHRYSOSTOM: The perseverance of the paralytic was astonishing. He was thirty-eight years old, and each year he hoped to be freed from his disease. He lay there waiting, never giving up. If he had not persevered as much as he did, wouldn’t his future prospects, let alone the past, have been enough to discourage him from staying around that place? Consider how alert the other sick people there would be, since no one knew for sure when the waters would be troubled. The lame and the limping could observe it, but how would a blind man? Maybe he learned it from the clamor that arose. Let us be ashamed then, beloved, let us be ashamed and groan over our excessive laziness. That man had been waiting thirty-eight years without obtaining what he desired, and he still did not withdraw. And he failed, not through any carelessness of his own but through being oppressed and suffering violence from others. And still he did not give up. We … might persist in prayer for something for ten days or so, and if we have not obtained it, we are too lazy afterwards to employ the same energy [as he did]. And yet, we will wait forever on our fellow human beings, fighting and enduring hardships, performing menial labor, all for the chance of something that in the end fails to meet our expectations. But when it comes to our Master, from whom we are sure to obtain a reward greater than our labors … we exercise no such diligence in waiting on him…. For even if we receive nothing from him, isn’t the very fact that we are able to converse with him continually the cause often thousand blessings? HOMILIES ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 36.1-2.16

CHRIST IS RISEN!

INDEED HE IS RISEN!

CHRSITOS VOSKRESE!

VOISTINU VOSKRESE!

          LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

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

           For the parishioners

Sun. 23: 11:00 am @ St.  Nicholas

         Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearers

         George Great-Martyr

         +Sister Leocadia Sevachko

         From Sacred Heart society of

         St. Nicholas

Mon.24: NO LITURGY

Tues. 25: NO LITURGY

Wed. 26: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 27: NO LITURGY

Fri. 28: NO LITURGY

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

           For the parishioners

Sun. 30: 11:00 am @ St.  Nicholas

         Sunday of the Paralytic Man

         +Ed & +Marge Sekerak from

         Kim & Pam Trevis

Collection Report

Week of 04/16/2023

$               1012.00     Offertory

$                 113.00     Candles

$                   20.00     Holy Day

$                 210.00     Easter

$                     3.00     Initial

$                   50.00     Renovation

$                 131.00     Garage Rent

$               1539.00   TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 25

Sunday: 21

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

Michael Kisak- Inn at Glenellen, Kevin Ulrich Ivywoods Manor, Mary Dubos and 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 we have collected is $111,152.10 for the Capital Campaign.  We continue to work towards our goal of $200, 000. Thank you for your generous donations and continued support to our Church.

SANCTUARY CANDLE:

The 2023 Sanctuary request sheet is available on the vestibule table.  Please call Paula Slemons for specific request.

 RUMMAGE SALE:

St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church, 2140 Highland Road, Hermitage is having a Rummage & Bake Sale. The event will be held on Thursday, May 4^th from 4:00pm-7:00 pm; Friday, May 5^th from 9:00 am-2:00 pm and Saturday, May 6^th from 9:00 am-1:00 pm. Household items, clothing, toys, books, furniture and more are available.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY:

Happy 93^rd Birthday to Dolly Vrabel. May God bless Dolly with health and happiness.

SANCTUARY CANDLE:

The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions.

For the week of April 23-29, the right sanctuary candle is for the health & well-being of Dolly Vrabel on her 93^rd birthday from the Graneto & Vrabel families. There is no request for the left sanctuary candle.

15:42 The Day Before the Sabbath

yesterday he was slain.

gregory nazianzen: Yesterday the lamb was slain, and the door posts sprinkled with his blood, while Egypt mourned for her first-born. But the destroying angel and his sac­rificial knife, fearful and terrifying, passed over us, for we were protected by the pre­cious blood. This day we have wholly de­parted from Egypt, and from Pharaoh its cruel tyrant, and his oppressive overseers. We are freed from laboring with bricks and straw, and no one forbids us celebrate the festival of our passing over, our Pasch, and to celebrate not with the leaven of malice and wickedness but with the un­leavened bread of sincerity and truth. Yesterday I was crucified with Christ; to day I am glorified with him. Yesterday I died with him; today I am given life with him. Yesterday I was buried with him; today I rise again with him. on the holy Pasch AND his own RELUCTANCE.

CHRIST IS RISEN!

INDEED HE IS RISEN!

CHRSITOS VOSKRESE!

VOISTINU VOSKRESE!

          LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 15: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

           Bright Saturday

          +Helen Vaclav from

          Granddaughter Denise &

          James Danko

Sun. 16: 11:00 am @ St.  Nicholas

         Thomas Sunday

         For the parishioners

Mon.17: NO LITURGY

Tues. 18: NO LITURGY

Wed. 19: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 20: NO LITURGY

Fri. 21: NO LITURGY

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

           For the parishioners

Sun. 23: 11:00 am @ St.  Nicholas

         Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearers

         George Great-Martyr

         +Sister Leocadia Sevachko

         From Sacred Heart society of

         St. Nicholas

Collection Report

Week of 04/9/2023

$                 474.00     Offertory

$                 521.00     Candles

$                   34.00     Holy Day

$               2765.00     Easter

$                     3.00     Easter Candles

$                   10.00     Easter Flowers

$                   10.00     Seminary collection

$                     4.00     Children

$                 100.00     Garage Rent

$               3921.00   TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 71

Sunday: 46

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

Michael Kisak- Inn at Glenellen, Kevin Ulrich Ivywoods Manor, Mary Dubos and 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 we have collected is $110,480.10 for the Capital Campaign.  We continue to work towards our goal of $200, 000. Thank you for your generous donations and continued support to our Church.

SANCTUARY CANDLE:

The 2023 Sanctuary request sheet is available on the vestibule table.  Please call Paula Slemons for specific request.

 RUMMAGE SALE:

St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church, 2140 Highland Road, Hermitage is having a Rummage & Bake Sale. The event will be held on Thursday, May 4^th from 4:00pm-7:00 pm; Friday, May 5^th from 9:00 am-2:00 pm and Saturday, May 6^th from 9:00 am-1:00 pm. Household items, clothing, toys, books, furniture and more are available.

THANK YOU:

Thank you for your generosity this Easter season. Your continuous support of our parish is greatly appreciated. May God bless all of you!

SANCTUARY CANDLE:

The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions.

For the week of April 16-22, the left sanctuary candle is in memory of +George William Vrabel from the Vrabel & Graneto families. There is no request for the right sanctuary candle.

CHRIST IS RISEN!

INDEED HE IS RISEN!

CHRSITOS VOSKRESE!VOISTINU VOSKRESE!

The marks of the nails.

Theodoret of Cyr: And so, the reason why the Lord stood in the midst of the disciples, even though the doors were closed, after the passion but not before it, was that you might know that your body was sown as a physical body but raised as a spiritual body.” But in order that you might not think that what rises is something different, when Thomas did not believe in the resurrection, he shows him the marks of the nails. He shows him the scars of the wounds” He who healed everybody even before the resurrection could have healed him- self—especially after the resurrection, could he not? Yes, but through the marks of the nails that he shows he teaches that it is this [body], while through the closed doors by which he enters, he reveals that it is not such a [body as it was]. It was this [body], in order that he might fulfill the goal of the divine plan by raising that which had died, bur it was such a body [as it was], in order that it might not lapse into corruption again and not be subject to death again. Dialogue 2.56.

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 8: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

            Holy Saturday

          Resurrection Matins followed by

          Blessings of Easter Baskets

Sun. 9: 11:00 am @ St.  Nicholas

         Resurrection of Our Lord-Pascha

         +Edward “Red” Vrabel from the

         Graneto & Vrabel Families

Mon.10: 10:00 am @ St. Nicholas

           Bright Monday

           For the parishioners

Tues. 11: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

          Bright Tuesday

          For the parishioners

Wed. 12: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 13 NO LITURGY

Fri. 14: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           Bright Friday

           For the Living & Deceased

           Members of the Sacred Heart

           Society of St. Nicholas

Sat. 15: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

           Bright Saturday

          +Helen Vaclav from

          Granddaughter Denise & James

          Danko

Sun. 16: 11:00 am @ St.  Nicholas

         Thomas Sunday

          For the parishioners

Collection Report

Week of 04/2/2023

$               1207.00     Offertory

$                 186.00     Candles

$                   45.00     Holy Day

$                   50.00     Easter

$                     9.00     Easter Candles

$                 100.00     Easter Flowers

$                     2.00     Children

$                   50.00     Renovation

$               1629.00   TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 29

Sunday: 24

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

Michael Kisak- Inn at Glenellen, Kevin Ulrich Ivywoods Manor, Mary Dubos and 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 we have collected is $110,480.10 for the Capital Campaign.  We continue to work towards our goal of $200, 000. Thank you for your generous donations and continued support to our Church.

SANCTUARY CANDLE:

The 2023 Sanctuary request sheet is available on the vestibule table.  Please call Paula Slemons for specific request.

DONATION BOX:

The donation boxes have been removed from Infant Jesus of Prague because of Boardman Zoning Department request. We thank all of you who donated items. God bless you for your kindness.

HAPPY EASTER:

Father Michael, Maryna, Andriy, Emma and Nica wish all parishioners, families and friends a Happy and Blessed Easter and are thankful for all your personal card and greetings!

THANK YOU:

Thank you to all parishioners who donated towards Easter flowers. Also, our gratitude to all who help prepare our church for Easter, Ken Stanislav, Helen Vaclav and Family, Al and Jane Antonelli. May God bless all of you for your continued time, talent and generosity to our parish.

SANCTUARY CANDLE:

The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions.

For the week of April 9-15, the left sanctuary candle is in memory of +Mr. & Mrs. Michael T. Tirpak from niece Denise & James Danko. The right sanctuary candle is in memory of +Joseph R. Danko from Son James & Denise Danko.

CHRIST IS RISEN!

INDEED HE IS RISEN!

CHRSITOS VOSKRESE!

VOISTINU VOSKRESE!

PASCHA:

(From the Resurrection Homily of Saint Gregory Nazianzus)

This is the Day of the Resurrection. Let us then keep the Festival with splendor, and I let us embrace one another. Let, us say Brethren, even to those who hate us; much more to those who have suffered out of love for us. Let us forgive all offences for the resurrection’s sake. Let I us give one another’s pardon, for the noble tyranny which I have suffered; and you who exercised it, if you had cause to blame my tardiness; for perhaps this tardiness may be more; precious in God’s sight than the haste of others. Yesterday, I was crucified with Him, today, I am glorified with Him. Yesterday, I died with Him, today, I am quickened with Him. Yesterday, I was buried with Him, today, I rise with Him. But let us offer to Him, who suffered and rose again for us, not the mere material of earth, which remains here below and is, for the most part, always possessed by bad men, slaves of the world and of the Prince of the world. Let us offer ourselves – the possession most precious to God, and most fitting. Let us give back to the Image what is made after the Image. Let us recognize our Dignity; let us honor our Archetype; let us know the power of the Mystery, and for whom Christ died. Let us give all, offer all, to Him Who gave Himself a Ransom and a Reconciliation for us. But one can give nothing like oneself, understanding the Mystery, and becoming for His sake all that He became for ours.”

          LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 1: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

          Saturday of Lazarus

          For the parishioners

Sun. 2: 11:00 am @ St.  Nicholas

           Palm Sunday

           +Ed & +Marge Sekerak

           From Kim & Pam Trevis

Mon.3: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

           Holy Monday

           Lenten Hours

Tues. 4: 6:00 pm @ St. Michael

          Holy Tuesday

          Pre-Sanctified Liturgy

          Followed by confession

Wed.5: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

         Holy Wednesday

         Pre-Sanctified Liturgy

         Followed by Anointing with Holy

         Oil

Thurs. 6: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

          Holy Thursday

          Divine Liturgy with Vespers

Fri. 7: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

         Good Friday

         Vespers with Procession of the

         Holy Shroud

Sat. 8: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

            Holy Saturday

          Resurrection Matins followed by

          Blessings of Easter Baskets

Sun. 9: 11:00 am @ St.  Nicholas

         Resurrection of Our Lord-Pascha

         +Edward “Red” Vrabel from the

         Graneto & Vrabel Families

Collection Report

Week of 03/26/2023

$                 610.00     Offertory

$                   96.00     Candles

$                   25.00     Holy Day

$                     5.00     Charity

$                   15.00     Easter Candles

$                     3.00     Children

$                 100.00     Easter Flowers

$                 851.00   TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 23

Sunday: 18

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

Michael Kisak- Inn at Glenellen, Kevin Ulrich Ivywoods Manor, Mary Dubos and 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 we have collected is $110,480.10 for the Capital Campaign.  We continue to work towards our goal of $200, 000. Thank you for your generous donations and continued support to our Church.

SANCTUARY CANDLE:

The 2023 Sanctuary request sheet is available on the vestibule table.  Please call Paula Slemons for specific request.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS:

The Knights of Columbus are selling charity (raffle) tickets. Tickets are $5.00/ticket with total winnings over $108,000. 100% of all profits will be used for their council’s charities. Please see Fr. Michael for tickets.

SPAGHETTI DINNER:

St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church, 405 Robinson Road in Campbell, is having a Dine-In or Take-Out Spaghetti Dinner THIS SUNDAY, Palm Sunday, April 2, 2023 from 12:00 (noon)-2:30 pm. Tickets are $12.00 per dinner and children under 10 are $6.00. Walk-ins are also available.

DONATION BOX:

There is a yellow donation box in the parking lot by the pavilion at Infant Jesus of Prague for new/slightly used coats, clothing and shoes. These donations will be sent to the Ukraine to those affected by the war. Your donations are truly appreciated.

SANCTUARY CANDLE:

The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions.

For the week of April 2-8, the left sanctuary candle is in memory of +Mrs. Anne Booth from niece Denise & James Danko. The right sanctuary candle is in memory of +Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Tirpak from granddaughter Denise & James Danko.

PALM SUNDAY:

By St. Andrew of Crete

Let us go together to meet Christ on the Mount of Olives. Today he returns from Bethany and proceeds of his own free will toward his holy and blessed passion, to consummate the mystery of our salvation. He who came down from heaven to raise us from the depths of sin, to raise us with himself, we are told in Scripture, above every sovereignty, authority and power, and every other name that can be named, now comes of his own free will to make his journey to Jerusalem. He comes without pomp or ostentation. As the psalmist says: He will not dispute or raise his voice to make it heard in the streets. He will be meek and humble, and he will make his entry in simplicity. Let us run to accompany him as he hastens toward his passion, and imitate those who met him then, not by covering his path with garments, olive branches or palms, but by doing all we can to prostrate ourselves before him by being humble and by trying to live as he would wish. Then we shall be able to receive the Word at his coming, and God, who no limits can contain, will be within us. In his humility Christ entered the dark regions of our fallen world and he is glad that he became so humble for our sake, glad that he came and lived among us and shared in our nature in order to raise us up again to himself.

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

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

         Annunciation of the Theotokos

          +Sister Leocadia Sevachko

          From Mr. & Mrs. Stephen

          Stanislav

Sun. 26: 11:00 am @ St.  Nicholas

          5th Sunday of Great Lent

          Synaxis of the Archangel

          Gabriel

          For the parishioners

Mon. 27: NO LITURGY

Tues. 28: NO LITURGY

Wed. 29: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

           Pre-Sanctified Liturgy

           Lenten Education Class to

           Follow

Thurs. 30: NO LITURGY

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

            Pre-Sanctified Liturgy

Sat. 1: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

          Saturday of Lazarus

          For the parishioners

Sun. 2: 11:00 am @ St.  Nicholas

           Palm Sunday

           +Ed & +Marge Sekerak

           From Kim & Pam Trevis

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

Michael Kisak- Inn at Glenellen, Kevin Ulrich Ivywoods Manor, Mary Dubos and 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 we have collected is $110,480.10 for the Capital Campaign.  We continue to work towards our goal of $200, 000. Thank you for your generous donations and continued support to our Church.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS:

The Knights of Columbus are selling charity (raffle) tickets. Tickets are $5.00/ticket with total winnings over $108,000. 100% of all profits will be used for their council’s charities. Please see Fr. Michael for tickets.

SPAGHETTI DINNER:

St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church, 405 Robinson Road in Campbell, is having a Dine-In or Take-Out Spaghetti Dinner on Palm Sunday, April 2, 2023 from 12:00 (noon)-2:30 pm. Tickets are $12.00 per dinner and children under 10 are $6.00. Please call (330) 770-9213 for guaranteed dinner tickets, walk-ins are also available.

HOLY WEEK LITURGICAL SCHEDULE:

Holy Monday: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus-Lenten hours

Holy Tuesday: 6:00 pm @ St. Michael

In Campbell: Pre-Sanctified Liturgy followed by Confessions & Social in church hall.

Holy Wednesday–6:00pm @ Infant Jesus-Pre-Sanctified Liturgy followed by Anointing with Holy oil

Holy Thursday: 6:00 pm @ InfantJesus. Divine Liturgy with Vespers

Holy Friday: 4:00 pm @St. Nicholas

                       6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

Vespers with position of the Shroud

Holy Saturday: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

                           7:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

Resurrection Matins follow by Blessings of the Easter Baskets

Resurrection of Our Lord (Pascha):

Easter Divine Liturgy

                          9:00 am @ Infant Jesus                          11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

SANCTUARY CANDLE:

The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions.

For the week of March 26-April 1, there are no requests for the sanctuary candles.

THE MISTAKEN PREMISE OF THEIR REQUEST.

CHRYSOSTOM: They were expecting him to enter into [the kingdom], but not to go to the cross and death. Even though they had heard it ten thousand times, they could not clearly understand. Since they had not gotten a clear and certain knowledge of his teachings, they thought that he was going to this visible kingdom and would rule in Jerusalem. So the sons of Zebedee caught up with him on the road. They thought they had found the opportune moment. They put their request to him. They had broken away from the throng of the disciples and, just as if the whole situation had turned out exactly as they wanted, they asked about the privilege of the first seats and about being first among the others. They asked for this because they assumed that everything was finished and the whole business was over and done with. They made their request because they thought that now was the time for crowns and rewards. ON THE INCOMPREHENSIBLE NATURE OF GOD 8.31.

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

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

         4th All Souls Saturday

          Loving memory of

         +Margaret Hawkins from

          Robert & Helen Marie

          Vaclav

Sun. 19: 11:00 am @ St.  Nicholas

           4th Sunday of Great Lent

           St. John Climacus

            For the parishioners

Mon. 20: NO LITURGY

Tues. 21: 10AM at Infant Jesus

Canon of Andrew of Crete

Wed. 22: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

           Pre-Sanctified Liturgy

           Lenten Education Class to

           Follow

Thurs. 23: NO LITURGY

Fri. 24: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

Eve of Annunciation of the Theotokos

For the Parishioners

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

         Annunciation of the Theotokos

          +Sister Leocadia Sevachko

          From Mr. & Mrs. Stephen

          Stanislav

Sun. 26: 11:00 am @ St.  Nicholas

          5th Sunday of Great Lent

          Synaxis of the Archangel

          Gabriel

          For the parishioners

Collection Report

Week of 03/12/2023

$               1207.00     Offertory

$                 221.00     Candles

$                   15.00     Renovation

$                   50.00     Charity

$                 276.00     Garage rent

$                   12.00     Easter Candles

$                 150.00     Easter

$                   45.00     Easter Flowers

$               1976.00   TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 38

Sunday: 22

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

Michael Kisak- Inn at Glenellen, Kevin Ulrich Ivywoods Manor, Mary Dubos and 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 we have collected is $110,480.10 for the Capital Campaign.  We continue to work towards our goal of $200, 000. Thank you for your generous donations and continued support to our Church.

SANCTUARY CANDLE:

The 2023 Sanctuary request sheet is available on the vestibule table.

LENTEN EDUCATION CLASS:

This year, following all Wednesday Pre-Sanctified liturgies at Infant Jesus of Prague there will be again, a Lenten adult education class. All parishioners, family and friends are welcomed to learn about our Byzantine faith.

SPAGHETTI DINNER:

St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church, 405 Robinson Road in Campbell, is having a Dine-In or Take-Out Spaghetti Dinner on Palm Sunday, April 2, 2023 from 12:00 (noon)-2:30 pm. Tickets are $12.00 per dinner and children under 10 are $6.00. Please call (330) 770-9213 for guaranteed dinner tickets, walk-ins are also available.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS:

The Knights of Columbus are selling charity (raffle) tickets. Tickets are $5.00/ticket with total winnings over $108,000. 100% of all profits will be used for their council’s charities. Please see Fr. Michael for tickets.

DONATION BOX:

There is a yellow donation box in the parking lot by the pavilion at Infant Jesus of Prague for new/slightly used coats, clothing and shoes. These donations will be sent to the Ukraine to those affected by the war. Your donations are truly appreciated.

SANCTUARY CANDLE:

The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions.

For the week of March 19-25, there are no requests for the sanctuary candles.

FOURTH SUNDAY OF GREAT LENT

Collegeville Bible Commentary

9:14-29 “I do believe! Help my unbelief!” The healing of the possessed boy is one of the longest miracle stories in Mark’s Gospel (only the expulsion of the demons in 5:1-20 is longer). It is also one of the more detailed stories, becoming a bit complicated in the repetition of some of those details (e.g., in v. 22 the father of the boy tells Jesus what he has already told him in v. 18; the crowd gathers twice within the same story in vv. 15 and 25). Despite its length and detail, there is a very clear and simple message that Mark wishes to convey: Anything is possible to one who trusts (v. 23), and trust is deepened by prayer (v. 29)! Although Jesus is the one who heals the boy (vv. 25-27), it is the father’s profession of faith that Mark holds up for his readers to imitate. Even in the most desperate moments, when prayer and trust seem useless, Jesus invites his followers to go one step further and pray like the boy’s father: “I do believe! Help my unbelief!” (v. 24). Perhaps the alert reader of the Gospel will hear the echoes of Jesus’ message all along (e.g., “Do not be afraid; just have faith” in 5:36; “Please, Lord, even the dogs under the table eat the children’s scraps” in 7:28), calling for a persistent and ever more radical trust in him. The same theme will carry over into the following passages, in which the total trust of little children becomes the model of what is needed to take part in the kingdom of God (9:35-37 and 10:13-16).