Sat. 19: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

           +Richard Alan Tirpak from

           Robert & Helen Marie

           Vaclav

Sun. 20: 11:00 am @ St.  Nicholas

           12^th Sunday after Pentecost

           For the parishioners

Mon. 21: NO LITURGY

Tues. 22: NO LITURGY

Wed. 23: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 24: NO LITURGY

Fri. 25: NO LITURGY

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

           +Ms. Michele Migletz from

           Parents

Sun. 27: 11:00 am @ St.  Nicholas

           13^th Sunday after Pentecost

           For the parishioners

Collection Report

Week of 08/13/2023

$               1207.00     Offertory

$                 216.00     Candles

$                   20.00     Holy Day

$                 156.00     Garage Rent

$               1599.00   TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 25

Sunday: 23

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 we have collected is $117,271.10 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

SISTERS OF ST. BASIL PILGRIMAGE:

Sisters of the Order of St. Basil the Great 89^th Annual Pilgrimage will be held on September 2&3, 2023 at Mount Macrina in Uniontown, Pa. Theotokos: Seeker of the Lost is this year’s pilgrimage. For more information, please visit their website-https://sistersofstbasil.org

SUPER BINGO:

St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church, 356 Belle Vista, 2nd Super Bingo ($6,000 in pay-outs) will be held on Saturday, September 9^th. Doors open at 2:00pm, dinner served 2:00-4:30 and 1^st game begins at 5:30. Tickets are $45.00 and includes 24 cards and 1 special pack, pasta and meatball dinners plus other prizes. Tickets are at church hall from 9:00am-6:00pm.

BLESSINGS OF STUDENTS & TEACHERS:

As the new school year is approaching, Father Michael will be blessing all students (pre-school-college) and teachers after liturgy THIS WEEKEND, August 19^th & 20^th.

Byzantine ASSEMBLY—St Mary Church, Hillsborough, NJ, November 3-5, 2023

The venue includes lectures, discussions, fellowship, and a gala dinner with folk music and dancing. The Assembly

cost is $250 for individuals and $400 for couples. The Maria Theresa Foundation will underwrite the

registration fees of individuals and couples between the ages of 18 and 35. For more information, contact the

Assembly coordinators, Fr. Ed Cimbala, at 212-677-0516 or Fr. Yuriy Oros at 609-394-5004.

SANCTUARY CANDLE:

The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions. The week of August 20-26, the right sanctuary candle is in memory of +John Volchko from John & Donna Volchko. There is no request for the left sanctuary candle.

Keep which commandments? Chrysostom; Note how prepared the young man is to obey the commandments. For he says, “What must I do to have eternal life?” He seems ready to do what he would be told. If his purpose had been to put Jesus to a test, the Evangelist would have given some indication of this as he does in other cases, for instance, in the case of the law­yer.¹⁰ If the young man had remained silent or been deceptive, Jesus would have easily exposed that and brought it into the open. If the young man had come to test him, he would not have retreated downcast at what he heard. This never happened to any of the Pharisees. When refuted they were all the more angry. This man was not angry. He went away in sorrow, which is no little signal that he did not come to him with evil intent. But he did come with too weak a will. Truly he did desire life but was held in the grip of a serious moral infirmity. When therefore Christ said, “If you would enter life, keep the commandments,” he said “Which?” not putting him to the test—far from it—but because he thought that there were some other ones beside those in the law which could bring him life. So he seems to be quite earnest. The Gospel of Matthew, Homily 63.1.

        LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

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

           +Julia Fabian from Patty

           Snitzer

Sun. 13: 11:00 am @ St.  Nicholas

           11^th Sunday after Pentecost

           For the parishioners

Mon. 14: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

            Dormition of the Theotokos

            Blessings of Flowers

            For the parishioners

Tues. 15: 10:00 am @ St. Nicholas

            Dormition of the Theotokos

            Blessing of Flowers

            For the parishioners

Wed. 16: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 17: NO LITURGY

Fri. 18: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

             For the Living & Deceased

             Members of the Sacred

             Heart Society

Sat. 19: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

           +Richard Alan Tirpak from

           Robert & Helen Marie

           Vaclav

Sun. 20: 11:00 am @ St.  Nicholas

           12^th Sunday after Pentecost

           For the parishioners

Collection Report

Week of 08/06/2023

$               1074.00     Offertory

$                 145.00     Candles

$                   10.00     Holy Day

$                   50.00     Renovation

$               1279.00   TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 19

Sunday: 27

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 we have collected is $117,271.10 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

OUR LADY OF LEBONAN SHRINE:

The 58^th Annual Assumption Pilgrimage “A Pilgrimage to Rediscover Jesus in the Most Holy Eucharist” will be held at the Basilica & National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon August 13-15, 2023. For more information call the Shrine at (330)538-3351.

SUPER BINGO:

St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church, 356 Belle Vista, 2nd Super Bingo ($6,000 in pay-outs) will be held on Saturday, September 9^th. Doors open at 2:00pm, dinner served 2:00-4:30 and 1^st game begins at 5:30. Tickets are $45.00 and includes 24 cards and 1 special pack, pasta and meatball dinners plus other prizes. Tickets are at church hall from 9:00am-6:00pm.

SISTERS OF ST. BASIL PILGRIMAGE:

Sisters of the Order of St. Basil the Great 89^th Annual Pilgrimage will be held on September 2&3, 2023 at Mount Macrina in Uniontown, Pa. Theotokos: Seeker of the Lost is this year’s pilgrimage. For more information, please visit their website-https://sistersofstbasil.org

CONGRATULATIONS:

Congratulations to Father Michael and Maryna who were sworn in as American citizens this past week. May God bless them with health, happiness and many blessed years in our beautiful country.

BLESSING OF STUDENTS & TEACHERS:

As the beginning of the school year fast approaches, Father Michael will be blessing all school age children (pre-school to college) and teachers after liturgies August 19th & 20th.

SANCTUARY CANDLE:

The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions. The week of August 13-19, there are no request for the sanctuary candle.

ten thousand talents owed, A hundred denarii collected.

Cyril OF Alexandria: The God of all releases us from the difficulties of our faults, according to the parable. This is what is signified by the ten thousand talents, But this happens on the proviso that we our­selves release our fellow servants from the hun­dred denarii, that is, from the few minor faults they have committed against us. The angels who stand over us and are under the same yoke of service as we are make accusations before God. They do not speak to God as if God does not know—for God knows everything. Rather, in the interest of justice, they demand the proper punishment for those who choose to despise and dishonor the command that we love one another. When we meet our proper deserts, either we receive punishment in our present life, such as being visited with some pain or trouble or infirmity, or if not, we will certainly be punished in the future life. God punishes the obsti­nate, intractable person with a view to improving and changing him for the better. This is easy to see. Holy Scripture is pertinent here, in these wisely spoken words: “the Lord disci­plines those he loves, and he punishes everyone he accepts as a son,” and again: “Abide instruc­tion.” Fragment 216.

        LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

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

             For the parishioners

Sun. 6: 11:00 am @ St.  Nicholas

           Transfiguration of Our Lord

           Blessing of fruit

           +Dorothy Popovich from

           John Popovich

Mon. 7: NO LITURGY

Tues. 8: NO LITURGY

Wed. 9: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 10: NO LITURGY

Fri. 11: NO LITURGY

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

           +Julian Fabian from Patty

           Snitzer

Sun. 13: 11:00 am @ St.  Nicholas

           11^th Sunday after Pentecost

           For the parishioners

Collection Report

Week of 07/30/2023

$                 656.00     Offertory

$                 108.00     Candles

$                     2.00     Children

$                 766.00   TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 18

Sunday: 25

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 we have collected is $117,271.10 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

SUPER BINGO:

St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church, 356 Belle Vista, 2nd Super Bingo ($6,000 in pay-outs) will be held on Saturday, September 9^th. Doors open at 2:00pm, dinner served 2:00-4:30 and 1^st game begins at 5:30. Tickets are $45.00 and includes 24 cards and 1 special pack, pasta and meatball dinners plus other prizes. Tickets are at church hall from 9:00am-6:00pm.

SISTERS OF ST. BASIL PILGRIMAGE:

Sisters of the Order of St. Basil the Great 89^th Annual Pilgrimage will be held on September 2&3, 2023 at Mount Macrina in Uniontown, Pa. Theotokos: Seeker of the Lost is this year’s pilgrimage. For more information, please visit their website-https://sistersofstbasil.org

OUR LADY OF LEBONAN SHRINE:

The 58^th Annual Assumption Pilgrimage “A Pilgrimage to Rediscover Jesus in the Most Holy Eucharist” will be held at the Basilica & National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon August 13-15, 2023. For more information call the Shrine at (330)538-3351.

SANCTUARY CANDLE:

The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions. The week of August 6-12, there are no request for the sanctuary candle.

THE TRANSFIGURATION

By St. John Chrysostom

Christ brings before them the one who had died (Moses) and one that had not yet died (Elijah). Both had lost their life, and found it. For both the one and the other had courageously withstood a tyrant: one the Egyptian, the other Ahab; and this on behalf of a people who were both ungrateful and disobedient.

Both were simple, unlearned men. One was slow of speech and weak of voice, the other a rough countryman. And both were men who had despised the riches of this world. For Moses possessed nothing. And Elijah had nothing but his sheepskin. And this too when they were yet under the old law, and had the privilege of seeing signs and wonders. And though Moses had divided the sea in two, Peter had walked upon the waters, and could move mountains. And if Elijah had raised a dead man to life, these raised thousands, though they had not yet received the Holy Spirit.

Christ brought these men before the disciples, for he wished them to imitate their courage of soul, and their steadfastness in leading their people; and so that they might be gentle as Moses, and possessed of the zeal of Elijah, and as devoted as both were. He brought all this before their mind through this vision. He brought these before them in glory; and not alone that they might be as they were, but that they might surpass them. That Christ might uplift their courage against all such dangers, he here brings before them those two men who were such shining lights of the Old Testament.

        LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

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

             For the parishioners

Sun. 30: 11:00 am @ St.  Nicholas

           9^th Sunday after Pentecost

           +Mary Jean Vrabel from the

           Komara Family

Mon. 31: NO LITURGY

Tues. 1: NO LITURGY

Wed. 2: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 3: NO LITURGY

Fri. 4: 8:30 am @ Infant Jesus

           For the Living & Deceased

           Members of Sacred Heart

           Society

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

             For the parishioners

Sun. 6: 11:00 am @ St.  Nicholas

           Transfiguration of Our Lord

           +Dorothy Popovich from

           John Popovich

Collection Report

Week of 07/23/2023

$                 697.00     Offertory

$                 129.00     Candles

$                 100.00    Initial

$                 100.00     Renovation

$               1026.00   TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 17

Sunday: 28

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 we have collected is $117,271.10 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

OUR LADY OF LEBONAN SHRINE:

The 58^th Annual Assumption Pilgrimage “A Pilgrimage to Rediscover Jesus in the Most Holy Eucharist” will be held at the Basilica & National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon August 13-15, 2023. For more information call the Shrine at (330)538-3351.

SUPER BINGO:

St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church, 356 Belle Vista, 2nd Super Bingo ($6,000 in pay-outs) will be held on Saturday, September 9^th. Doors open at 2:00pm, dinner served 2:00-4:30 and 1^st game begins at 5:30. Tickets are $45.00 and includes 24 cards and 1 special pack, pasta and meatball dinners plus other prizes. Tickets are at church hall from 9:00am-6:00pm.

SISTERS OF ST. BASIL PILGRIMAGE:

Sisters of the Order of St. Basil the Great 89^th Annual Pilgrimage will be held on September 2&3, 2023 at Mount Macrina in Uniontown, Pa. Theotokos: Seeker of the Lost is this year’s pilgrimage. For more information, please visit their website-https://sistersofstbasil.org

CELEBRATION OF MARRIAGE:

The Celebration of Marriage will be held this year on September 10^th @ 3:00 pm –St. Elias Church in Pittsburgh. Couples who are celebrating their significant wedding anniversary years (10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 or additional years that are multiples of five) during this year of 2023 will be honored. Please notify Fr. Michael or Paula by July 16^th in order to notify the diocese. Couples who are unable to attend, certificate will be sent.

SANCTUARY CANDLE:

The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions. The week of July 30-August 5, the left sanctuary candle is in memory of +Nicholas Terlecky (father) from Myron Terlecky. The right sanctuary candle is for the special intentions of Myron Terlecky.

Jesus walks on water

 chrysostom: The disciples are tossed on the waves again. They are in a storm, fully as bad as the previous one. Gently and by degrees he ex­cites and urges the disciples on toward greater responsiveness, even to the point of bearing all things nobly. Whereas in the previous storm they had him with them in the ship, now they were alone by themselves. Even when he was asleep in the boat in the previous situation, he was ready to give them relief from danger. But then he was present to them.

Now he is leading them into a greater degree of challenge. Now he is not even present to them. He has departed. In mid-sea he permits a storm to arise. This was all for their training, that they might not look for some easy hope of preservation from any earthly source. He then allows them to be tossed by the storm all night! This had the purpose of awakening their stony hearts in a most complete way. This is how Jesus dealt with the nature of their fear, which the rough weather and the timing had produced. He cast them directly into a situation in which they would have a greater longing for him and a con­tinual remembrance of him. the gospel of Matthew, homily  50.I.

        LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

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

          Happy 66^th Anniversary to

          Robert & Helen Marie Vaclav

          From children, grandchildren

          & great-grandchildren

Sun. 23: 11:00 am @ St.  Nicholas

           8^th Sunday after Pentecost

           For the parishioners

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

           9^th Sunday after Pentecost

           +Mary Jean Vrabel from the

           Komara Family

Collection Report

Week of 07/16/2023

$               1134.00     Offertory

$                 200.00     Candles

$                     4.00    Children

$                   15.00     Renovation

$                   56.00     Garage rental

$               1409.00   TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 28

Sunday: 23

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 we have collected is $113,714.1011 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

CELEBRATION OF MARRIAGE:

The Celebration of Marriage will be held this year on September 10^th @ 3:00 pm –St. Elias Church in Pittsburgh. Couples who are celebrating their significant wedding anniversary years (10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 or additional years that are multiples of five) during this year of 2023 will be honored. Please notify Fr. Michael or Paula by July 16^th in order to notify the diocese. Couples who are unable to attend, certificate will be sent.

PARISHIONER NEWS:

Happy 66^th Anniversary to Robert & Helen Marie Vaclav. May God bless you with health, happiness and many blessed years!

CONDOLENCES:

Our deepest sympathy and prayers to the Dubos family on the passing on of our former parishioner Mary Dubos.  Service will be held on cemetery at 10 am on coming Tuesday. Blessed repose to his servant Mary.

CAR BLESSINGS:

Fr. Michael will be blessings cars following this week’s liturgies in occasion of the Feast of Elijah the Great Prophet.

THANK YOU:

Thank you to the family and friends of the Stanislav family for their generous donation of $400.00 to our maintenance fund in memory of Andrew Stanislav. May God bless all for their generosity and may Andrew memory be eternal!

 SANCTUARY CANDLE:

The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions. The week of July 23-29, there are no request for this week’s sanctuary candle.    

Feeding 500 thousand in the Gospel of Mathew

14:14-21 The miracle of the feeding of the five thousand, reported by all four evangelists, shows Jesus feeding His people as God fed the Israelites in the desert. The Church Fathers see in this an image of the Eucharist, an idea also expressed in John 6, the discourse on the Bread of Life. In 15:32-39 and Mark 8:1-10 another miracle is mentioned, in which Jesus feeds four thousand people with seven loaves and a few small fish. This miracle is probably not a duplicate report of the first miracle, but another performed in a different place. Moved with compassion is used in very similar situations (see 20:34; Mark 1:41; 6:34; Luke 7:13) to show the Messiah’s power and authority extending to those who suffer.

14:19 Jesus is teaching us not to eat until we first give thanks to God. The terminology reminds us of the Last Supper (see Luke 22:15-20) and leads to the Eucharistic interpretation of this miracle. The participation of the disciples in distributing the loaves and the fish is important. In the Church Jesus feeds His flock at the Eucharist through His servants, the priests.

        LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

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

          Joshua Marino from

          Anonymous

Sun. 16: 11:00 am @ St.  Nicholas

           Sunday of the Fathers of the

           Six Ecumenical Councils

           For the parishioners

Mon. 17: NO LITURGY

Tues. 18: NO LITURGY

Wed. 19: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

              Elijah Great Prophet

            H&W Veronica Farynets

            Blessing of cars

Thurs. 20: NO LITURGY

Fri. 21: NO LITURGY

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

          Happy 66^th Anniversary to

          Robert & Helen Marie Vaclav

          From children, grandchildren

          & great-grandchildren

Sun. 23: 11:00 am @ St.  Nicholas

           8^th Sunday after Pentecost

           For the parishioners

Collection Report

Week of 07/09/2023

$               1037.00     Offertory

$                 166.00     Candles

$                     5.00     Holy Days

$                   65.00     Children

$                 175.00     Garage Rental

$               1385.00   TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 20

Sunday: N/A

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 $113,714.10 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.

CELEBRATION OF MARRIAGE:

The Celebration of Marriage will be held this year on September 10^th @ 3:00 pm –St. Elias Church in Pittsburgh. Couples who are celebrating their significant wedding anniversary years (10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 or additional years that are multiples of five) during this year of 2023 will be honoured. Please notify Fr. Michael or Paula by THIS SUNDAY July 16^th in order to notify the diocese. Couples who are unable to attend, certificate will be sent.

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

GCU BYZANTINE FAMILY DAY

Thursday, July 27, 2023 Ride all Day in Kennywood Park, Pittsburgh, PA

$25 – ages 4 +, Free – ages 3 and under.

LUNCH-Served at Pavilion 5 from 12-1 PM, $25 adults – age 11 + , $20 youth – ages 3-10.

Deadline to Order tickets is Monday, July 10. For More information call rectory or visit: https://gcuusa.com/events/gcu-byzantine-family-day-at-kennywood-park

 SANCTUARY CANDLE:

The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions. The week of July 16-22, the left sanctuary candle is in memory of +Caroline Volchko from John & Donna Volchko. There is no request for the right sanctuary.    

First Six Ecumenical Councils

First Ecumenical Council – Nicea, Asia Minor, 325 A.D. – Formulated the First Part of the Creed. Defining the divinity of the Son of God.

Second Ecumenical Council – Constantinople, 381 A.D. – Formulated the Second Part of the Creed, defining the divinity of the Holy Spirit.

Third Ecumenical Council – Ephesus, Asia Minor, 431A.D. – Defined Christ as the Incarnate Word of God and Mary as Theotokos.

Fourth Ecumenical Council – Chalcedon, Asia Minor, 451A.D. – Defined Christ as Perfect God and Perfect God and Perfect Man in One Person.

Fifth Ecumenical Council – Constantinople II, 553 A.D. – Reconfirmed the Doctrines of the Trinity and Christ.

Sixth Ecumenical Council – Constantinople III, 680 A.D. – Affirmed the True Humanity of Jesus by insisting upon the reality of His Human will and action.

 

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

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

         +Bev Dobos from family

Sun. 9: 11:00 am @ St.  Nicholas

           6^th Sunday after Pentecost

           For the parishioners

Mon. 10: NO LITURGY

Tues. 11: NO LITURGY

Wed. 12: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 13: NO LITURGY

Fri. 14: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           For World Peace thru the

           Blessed Mary & the Rosary

           From the Sacred Heart

           Society

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

          Joshua Marino from

          Anonymous

Sun. 16: 11:00 am @ St.  Nicholas

           Sunday of the Fathers of the

           Six Ecumenical Councils

           For the parishioners

Collection Report

Week of 07/02/2023

$               1059.00     Offertory

$                   90.00     Candles

$                   25.00    Holy Days

$                   65.00     Renovation

$                   20.00     Peter Pence

$               1259.00   TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 26

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 $113,714.10 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.

CELEBRATION OF MARRIAGE:

The Celebration of Marriage will be held this year on September 10^th @ 3:00 pm –St. Elias Church in Pittsburgh. Couples who are celebrating their significant wedding anniversary years (10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 or additional years that are multiples of five) during this year of 2023 will be honored. Please notify Fr. Michael or Paula by July 16th in order to notify the diocese. Couples who are unable to attend, certificate will be sent.

GCU BYZANTINE FAMILY DAY

Thursday, July 27, 2023 Ride all Day in Kennywood Park, Pittsburgh, PA

$25 – ages 4 +, Free – ages 3 and under.

LUNCH-Served at Pavilion 5 from 12-1 PM, $25 adults – age 11 + , $20 youth – ages 3-10.

Deadline to Order tickets is Monday, July 10. For More information call rectory or visit: https://gcuusa.com/events/gcu-byzantine-family-day-at-kennywood-park

 SANCTUARY CANDLE:

The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions. The week of July 9-15, the right sanctuary candle is in memory of +John Volchko from John & Donna Volchko. There is no request for the left sanctuary.      

THEY MARVELED AND GLORIFIED GOD.

CHRYSOSTOM: Do you see how he is shown to be Creator of both souls and bodies? He heals the paralysis in both soul and body. The healing of the soul is made evident through the healing of the body, even while the body still remains a creature crawling on the ground. The crowds were slow to recognize who he was; “When the crowds saw it, they were afraid, and they glorified God, who had given such authority to humans.” … He proceeded by his daily actions to arouse them and lift up their thinking. It would have been no small thing for him to be thought greater than all others, as having come from God. If they had established this adequately in their own minds, they would have known in due order that he was indeed the Son of God.

But they did not grasp these things clearly. Because of this they did not come close to recognizing who he was. For again they were saying, “This man is not from God! How can this man be from God?” Their minds churned over these statements continuously. THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW, HOMILY 29.2.

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

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

         +Julia B. Fabian from John

          Balas

Sun. 2: 11:00 am @ St.  Nicholas

           5^th Sunday after Pentecost

           For the parishioners

Mon. 3: NO LITURGY

Tues. 4: NO LITURGY

Wed. 5: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 6: NO LITURGY

Fri. 7: NO LITURGY

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

         +Bev Dobos from family

Sun. 9: 11:00 am @ St.  Nicholas

           6^th Sunday after Pentecost

           For the parishioners

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 $112,099.10 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.

CELEBRATION OF MARRIAGE:

The Celebration of Marriage will be held this year on September 10^th @ 3:00 pm –St. Elias Church in Pittsburgh. Couples who are celebrating their significant wedding anniversary years (10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 or additional years that are multiples of five) during this year of 2023 will be honoured. Please notify Fr. Michael or Paula by July 16^th in order to notify the diocese. Couples who are unable to attend, certificate will be sent.

HAPPY 4^th of JULY:

Father Michael, Maryna Andriy, Emma and Veronica wish all parishioners, family and friends a very blessed 4^th of July. May God bless the USA!!!

 GCU BYZANTINE FAMILY DAY

Thursday, July 27, 2023 Ride all Day in Kennywood Park, Pittsburgh, PA

$25 – ages 4 +, Free – ages 3 and under.

LUNCH-Served at Pavilion 5 from 12-1 PM, $25 adults – age 11 + , $20 youth – ages 3-10.

Deadline to Order tickets is Monday, July 10. For More information call rectory or visit: https://gcuusa.com/events/gcu-byzantine-family-day-at-kennywood-park

SANCTUARY CANDLE:

The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions. The week of July 2-8, there are no request for the sanctuary candles.     

Question for Jesus

Each of us should think about what is my question for Christ?

If I say something like, “Will He help me?” – that is not a question directed to Christ but a question for our self to answer.  I need to change the question and ask it directly to Christ.  I need to talk to Him.  I need to orient my life so that I can so directly talk to Him.

If I ask, “Can you help me, Jesus?”   – the answer is yes, of course He could, but whether the help I want is in accordance with God’s will is another issue.  To ask that question seems to reflect some doubt in my heart about his ability/power or about His goodness and love.

To ask the right question, I need to think about who Jesus is, what His will and intention is, what is He capable of?   And who am I in relationship to Him?   Depending on who I am in relationship to Him determines what I can ask of Him.

If I am His servant, and He really is my Lord, I can ask, “How can I serve You?”  “What is your will for me?”

My ability to hear His response will depend on my relationship to Him.  I need to know who He is before I can relate to Him, or ask the right question of Him.

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 24:  NO LITURGY

Sun. 25: NO LITURGY

Mon. 26: NO LITURGY

Tues. 27: NO LITURGY

Wed. 28: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 29: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

STS. PETER AND PAUL

H&W Veronica Farynets

Fri. 30: NO LITURGY

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

         +Julia B. Fabian from John

          Balas

Sun. 2: 11:00 am @ St.  Nicholas

           5^th Sunday after Pentecost

           For the parishioners

Collection Report

Week of 06/18/2023

$                 836.00     Offertory

$                 138.00     Candles

$                   27.00    Holy Days

$                     3.00     Children

$                 100.00     Renovation

$                     5.00     Peter Pence

$                   56.00     Garage Rent

$               1165.00   TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 22

Sunday:33

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 $112,099.10 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.

CELEBRATION OF MARRIAGE:

The Celebration of Marriage will be held this year on September 10^th @ 3:00 pm –St. Elias Church in Pittsburgh. Couples who are celebrating their significant wedding anniversary years (10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 or additional years that are multiples of five) during this year of 2023 will be honoured. Please notify Fr. Michael or Paula by July 16^th in order to notify the diocese. Couples who are unable to attend, certificate will be sent.

SACRED HEART SOCIETY:

June is the month of The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Sacred Heart Society membership dues are now being collected for the year 2023.

Dues are still $5.00 per year and can be sent to:

Treasurer: Mary Jane Backus 

                    5645 Clingan Rd. Unit 23-A  

                    Struthers, Ohio 44471  

NEW members are always welcome!

JESUS, I Trust in YOU!             

 PARISHIONER NEWS:

Fr. Michael & Maryna would like to thank all of you for your prayers, love and support. Veronica (Nica) is home and recuperating after her open-heart surgery. Your continued prayers will be greatly appreciated.

SANCTUARY CANDLE:

The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions. The week of June 25-July 1, the left sanctuary candle is in memory of

+Mary & +Nicholas Terlecky from son Myron Terlecky. There is no request for the right sanctuary candle.   

A man under authority.

Theodore of Mopsuestia: It was a sign of the centurion’s intelligence that merely by thinking to himself about what was likely, he believed such things about Christ. For he says,”! also am a man. But nevertheless I am the lord over those I have received authority to rule. Therefore it is noth­ing strange if you, who have received authority from God, should be able to command illnesses to depart by a mere word.” The centurion did not approach Jesus as one who is Son of God and Lord of the whole creation (for at that time, before the crucifixion, this was not yet known even by the disciples). Rather, he came to him as to a man who, because of his virtues, had received from God some greater-than-human authority. This is why he says, “For I also am a man.” For since he had said to him, “say the word,” and this might seem proper to God only, he rightly adds the statement, “for I also am a man,” as though to say, “It is nothing surprising if you, a man who has received authority from God, should be able to do this thing, since I myself, a man like you, receive subjects and I am set over them to command them as I will.”

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

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

            For the parishioners

Sun. 18: 11:00 am @ St.  Nicholas

           3^nd Sunday after Pentecost

           Father’s Day

           +Ed & +Marge Sekerak from

           Kim & Pam Trevis

Mon. 19: NO LITURGY

Tues. 20: NO LITURGY

Wed. 21: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 22: NO LITURGY

Fri. 23: NO LITURGY

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

 NO LITURGY            

Sun. 25: 11:00 am @ St.  Nicholas

NO LITURGY

9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           4th Sunday after Pentecost

          +Mary Rotunno from Vic &

           Sue Boyer

Collection Report

Week of 06/11/2023

$                985.00     Offertory

$                 166.00     Candles

$                     5.00    Holy Days

$                 175.00     Garage Rent

$               1331.00   TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 29

Sunday:17

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 $112,099.10 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.

CELEBRATION OF MARRIAGE:

The Celebration of Marriage will be held this year on September 10^th @ 3:00 pm –St. Elias Church in Pittsburgh. Couples who are celebrating their significant wedding anniversary years (10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 or additional years that are multiples of five) during this year of 2023 will be honoured. Please notify Fr. Michael or Paula by July 16^th in order to notify the diocese. Couples who are unable to attend, certificate will be sent.

 NO LITURGY NEXT WEEKEND

There will be no Liturgy next weekend at St. Nicholas Church. All parishioners are encouraged to attend Liturgy at Infant Jesus at 9 AM on Sunday June 25, or any local Byzantine Catholic Church. Sorry for inconvenience.

SACRED HEART SOCIETY:

June is the month of The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Sacred Heart Society membership dues are now being collected for the year 2023.

Dues are still $5.00 per year and can be sent to:

Treasurer: Mary Jane Backus 

                    5645 Clingan Rd. Unit 23-A  

                    Struthers, Ohio 44471  

NEW members are always welcome!

JESUS, I Trust in YOU!             

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY:

Wishing all fathers, grandfathers, godfathers a very Happy Father’s day. May God bless all with health, happiness and many blessed years.

SANCTUARY CANDLE:

The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions. The week of June 18-24, the right sanctuary candle is in memory of +Edward “Red” Vrabel from the Graneto & Vrabel families. There is no request for the left sanctuary candle.

THE VALUE OF LIFE.

CHRYSOSTOM: Note the acceleration of images: just when the lilies are decked out, he no longer calls them lilies but “grass of the field.”13 He then points further to their vulnerable condition by saying “which are here today.” Then he does not merely say “and not tomorrow” but rather more callously “cast into the oven.” These creatures are not merely “clothed” but “so clothed” in this way as to be later brought to nothing. Do you see how Jesus everywhere abounds in amplifications and intensifications? And he does so in order to press his points home. So then he adds, “Will he not much more clothe you?” The force of the emphasis is on “you” to indicate covertly how great is the value set upon your personal existence and the concern God shows for you in particular. It is as though he were saying, “You, to whom he gave a soul, for whom he fashioned a body, for whose sake he made everything in creation, for whose sake he sent prophets, and gave the law, and wrought those innumerable good works, and for whose sake he gave up his only begotten Son.” THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW, HOMILY 22.1.14