Liturgical Schedule

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

  +Julia Fabian from John

  Balas

Sun. 20: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

             4th Sunday after Pentecost

             Father’s Day

             +Margaret Planey from

             Susan VanWye

Mon. 21: NO LITURGY

Tues. 22: 9:00 am@ Infant Jesus

             +Millie Klanica from Dr. &

             Mrs. Michael Leone &

             family

Wed. 23: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

             +Edward Halus from Elaine

             & Jerry Beck

Thurs. 24: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

               Birth of St. John the

               Baptist

               +Monica Matteo from

               Karen & Kathy Kollar

Fri. 25: 9:00am @ Infant Jesus

              + Helen Brill from Mr. &

              Mrs. Bob Jonda

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

             +Theresa Blasko from

             Karen Blasko

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

             5th Sunday of Pentecost

             +Michael, +Mary & son

             +Rick Gozur from Dr.

              Andrew Bulazo

Collection Report

Week of 6/13/2021

$               662.00        Offertory

$                    5.00         Holy Day/Thanksgiving

$                 40.00         Renovation

$               100.00         Garage Rent

$               106.00         Candles

$               913.00        TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 17

Sunday: 25

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR PARISHIONERS:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Kevin Ulrich Ivywoods Manor, Anne Planey at Assumption Village, Paul Fabian -Windsor House, Mary and Nicholas Dobus, Minerva Zepeda and Mildred Cibella, all at Oasis,   Fr. Nicholas Kraynak at Shepherd of the Valley on Western Reserve Rd., Mary Jane Guidos at Shepard of the Valley in Liberty,  Catherine Ulrich all 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 $80,818.77 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.

LITURGY REQUEST:

If a liturgy is requested for a specific date, please call Paula Slemons @ (330)799-5983 to ensure this date. Unfortunately, liturgy requests have not been given due to not receiving them in time. We do apologize and hope to rectify this situation by calling Paula and confirming, not just placing them in the collection basket.

HAPPY FATHER”S DAY:

Happy Father’s Day to all fathers, grandfathers & godfathers. Wishing you all a wonderful day. May God bless you with health, happiness and many blessed years.

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 2021. Dues are still $5.00/year and can be sent to :Treasurer Mary Perry

                   2982 Whispering Pines Dr

                   Canfield, Ohio 44406

NEW MEMBERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!!!!!

JESUS, I TRUST IN YOU

CELEBRATION OF MARRIAGE:

Although it is uncertain if the actual celebration will be held, the diocese  is still asking for all parishioners to submit their names who are celebrating their wedding anniversary of 10,25,30,35,40,45,50 or additional years that are multiples of five. Please notify Fr. Michael or Paula Slemons by July 25^th. If the celebration occurs, it will be held on September 12,2021 at St. Elias Church in Pittsburgh. All jubilarians will receive a certificate.

 SANCTUARY CANDLES:

The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intention. The left sanctuary candle is in memory of + Edward Vrabel from the Graneto family. There is no request for the right sanctuary candle.

MOST GRACIOUS HEAVENLY FATHER, We thank you for our earthly fathers, those to whom you have entrusted the responsibility to provide loving protection of their families and guidance of their children. We thank you, also, for our priests and bishops, whose spiritual fatherhood is so vital to the faith of your people. May our earthly fathers imitate the manly courage of Abraham, Jesse, and Joseph, and all the holy fathers of the past in providing wise counsel to the children you have given to their care. And may our spiritual fathers be guided by the examples of Saints Peter and Paul, all the Apostles and their saintly successors. Give them valiant faith in the face of confusion and conflict, hope in time of trouble and sorrow, and steadfast love for you, for their families, and for all your people throughout the world. Assist all fathers of families, all spiritual fathers, and all Christian men, that through your Grace they may steadily grow in holiness and in knowledge and understanding of your Truth. May they generously impart this knowledge to those who rely on them. As you, our Heavenly Father, so loved the world, sending your only Son to be our Savior and Redeemer, we ask you to help all men to imitate His fatherly gentleness and mercy toward those who are weak; His humility, perfect obedience to your will, and fearless witness to your Truth. May their lives be examples to all of heroic faithfulness to you. We ask your blessing on all those to whom you have entrusted fatherhood. May your Holy Spirit constantly inspire them with justice and mercy, wisdom and strength, fidelity and self-giving love. May they receive your Grace abundantly in this earthly life, and may they look forward to eternal joy in your presence in the life to come. AMEN!

Liturgical Schedule

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

  For the parishioners

Sun. 13 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

             3^rd Sunday after Pentecost

             +Jeanette Kulifay from

             John Kulifay

Mon. 14: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

             +Millie Klanica from Mr. &

             Mrs. Klanica

Tues. 15: 9:00 am@ Infant Jesus

             +Edward Halus from Ken&

             Delores Kish

Wed. 16: 9:00 am @ Infany Jesus

            +Sophie & +Victor “Vito”

             Cimino from family

Thurs. 17: NO LITURGY

Fri. 18: 9:00am @ Infant Jesus

              + Janice Salcedo from

              Dr. David & Toni Crans

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

             +Julia Fabian from John

             Balas

Sun. 20: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

             4th Sunday of Pentecost

             Father’s Day

             +Margaret Planey from

             Susan Van Wye

Collection Report

Week of 6/7/2021

$               957.00         Offertory

$                  35.00         Renovation

$                   4.00         Children

$                   3.00         Initial

$                 75.00         Garage Rent

$                 54.00         Candles

$             1128.00        TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 20

Sunday: 29

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR PARISHIONERS:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Kevin Ulrich Ivywoods Manor, Anne Planey at Assumption Village, Paul Fabian -Windsor House, Mary and Nicholas Dobus, Minerva Zepeda and Mildred Cibella, all at Oasis,   Fr. Nicholas Kraynak at Shepherd of the Valley on Western Reserve Rd., Mary Jane Guidos at Shepard of the Valley in Liberty,  Catherine Ulrich all 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 $79,836.77 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.

LITURGY REQUEST:

If a liturgy is requested for a specific date, please call Paula Slemons @ (330)799-5983 to ensure this date. Unfortunately, liturgy requests have not been given due to not receiving them in time. We do apologize and hope to rectify this situation by calling Paula and confirming, not just placing them in the collection basket.

CONGRATULATION COLLEGE GRADUATE:

Congratulations to Sacred Heart Society member, Christine Marie Vaclav, who graduated from Youngstown State University with a Degree in Psychology. She plans to pursue a Masters degree in Clinical Psychology. May God continue to bless Christine in the next stage of her education.

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 2021. Dues are still $5.00/year and can be sent to :Treasurer Mary Perry

                   2982 Whispering Pines Dr

                   Canfield, Ohio 44406

NEW MEMBERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!!!!!

JESUS, I TRUST IN YOU

LITGURICAL TIMES:

Weekday liturgies will now be at 9:00 am during the summer. Weekend liturgical times remain the same.     

CELEBRATION OF MARRIAGE:

Although it is uncertain if the actual celebration will be held, the diocese  is still asking for all parishioners to submit their names who are celebrating their wedding anniversary of 10,25,30,35,40,45,50 or additional years that are multiples of five. Please notify Fr. Michael or Paula Slemons by July 25^th. If the celebration occurs, it will be held on September 12,2021 at St. Elias Church in Pittsburgh. All jubilarians will receive a certificate.

 SANCTUARY CANDLES:

The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intention. The left sanctuary candle is in memory of +Anna Yurko & Anne Hrusovsky and the right sanctuary candle is in memory of +Helen Yurko & +Margaret Iannazone both from Marilyn Davis

WHEN UNDERSTANDING IS QUENCHED.

John CHRYSOSTOM: If your eyes were completely blind, would you choose to wear gold and silk? Wouldn’t you consider your sound health to be more desirable than mere externals? For if you should lose your health or waste it, all the rest of your life would be unhappily affected. For just as when the eyes are blinded, some of the ability of the other members is diminished, their light being quenched, so also when the mind is depraved, your life will be filled with countless evils. As therefore in the body it is our aim to keep the eye sound, so also it should be our aim to keep the mind sound in relation to the soul. But if we destroy this, which ought to give light to the rest, by what means are we to see clearly any more? For as he who destroys the spring may also dry up the river, so he who has quenched the understanding may have con-founded all his actions in this life. So it is said, “If the light that is in you be darkness, how great is the darkness?” For when the pilot is drowned, when the candle is put out, when the general is taken prisoner, what sort of hope will remain for those that are under his command?

Liturgical Schedule

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

 Health ,healing & well-

 Being of Jesse Rosales from

 Daryl Vaclav

Sun. 6: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

             2^nd Sunday after Pentecost

             + Mary Jean Vrabel from

              Mary Bednar

Mon. 7: NO LITURGY

Tues. 8: 9:00 am@ Infant Jesus

             + Edward Halus from

              Marcie A. Wirties

Wed. 9: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

             +Steve & + Beverly Verosky

              From Dr. Andrew Bulazo

Thurs. 10: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

               +Anne Sharshan from

               Patty & Ron Bednar

Fri. 11: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

              +Sophie & Victor “Vito”

              Cimino from family

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

             For the parishioners

Sun. 30: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

             3rd Sunday of Pentecost

             +Jeanette Kulifay from

             John Kulifay

Collection Report

Week of 5/30/2021

$               532.00         Offertory

$                  23.00         Renovation

$                 45.93         Utility offering

$                 45.00         Garage Rent

$                 67.07         Candles

$               715.00        TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 23

Sunday: 14

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR PARISHIONERS:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Kevin Ulrich Ivywoods Manor, Anne Planey at Assumption Village, Paul Fabian -Windsor House, Mary and Nicholas Dobus, Minerva Zepeda and Mildred Cibella, all at Oasis,   Fr. Nicholas Kraynak at Shepherd of the Valley on Western Reserve Rd., Mary Jane Guidos at Shepard of the Valley in Liberty,  Catherine Ulrich all 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 $79,836.77 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.

LITURGY REQUEST:

If a liturgy is requested for a specific date, please call Paula Slemons @ (330)799-5983 to ensure this date. Unfortunately, liturgy requests have not been given due to not receiving them in time. We do apologize and hope to rectify this situation by calling Paula and confirming, not just placing them in the collection basket.

CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES:

Senior Graduates James Shaffer, Campbell Memorial High School, and Halston Glaspell, MCCTC, were recipients, each of a $500.00 scholarship from the Sacred Heart Society of St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church.

James will be attending Grove City College to study Accounting.

Halston will be attending Gateway Community College to study Social Media and Marketing.

They both have been altar servers for about 10 years at our Church.

The Sacred Heart Society Scholarship program was established in the year 2012, at St. Nicholas.

PHONE NUMBER REQUEST:

There is a sign-up sheet for parishioners to give their phone numbers in order to receive phone information/updates on our church if interested.

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intention. The left sanctuary candle is in memory of +Lisa Ferenchak Currao from the Graneto family. There is no request fro the right sanctuary candle.

‘They immediately left the ship and their Father”

The second Sunday after Pentecost shows us the practical application of the great call to renunciation formulated by Jesus in the gospel for the first Sunday. The gospel read today at the liturgy (Matt. 4:18-23) tells of the calling of the first apostles. On the shore of Lake Galilee, Jesus sees Simon and Andrew fishing. He says to them: ‘Follow me’. He wants to make them fishers of men. ‘And they straightway left their nets, and followed him’. Further on Jesus meets James and John, also fishermen, in the company of their father, Zebedee. Jesus calls them. ‘They immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.’ The new disciples abandoned their nets and their ships: ‘Jesus sometimes asks us to renounce our profession, our instruments of work, whatever we possess. But some sons, at the call of Jesus, abandon their father too: sometimes he wants us to abandon family affections, human friendships, created love. This is not a purely negative attitude. Jesus’ call has a very positive aspect: one must follow the Master. But the first apostles could not have followed the Master if they had not first of all left their ships, and their nets, and their father. And what have I abandoned in order to follow Jesus? What does he want me to leave?

Liturgical Schedule

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

 +Edward Hauls from Greg

  & Mary Lou Shirilla

Sun. 30: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

               Sunday of All Saint

               For the veterans, armed

               services, civil servants,

               first responders & health

               care workers

Mon. 31: 8:30 am @ Infant Jesus

               +Janice Salcedo from

               Mary Beth Lynch & Katie

               Wilkins

Tues. Jun 1: 8:30 am@ Infant Jesus

               Millie Klanica from

               Mr. Robert R. Sofranek

Wed. 2: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 3: 8:30 am @ Infant Jesus

                +Ann Sweetko from

                +Edward Halus

Fri. 4: 8:30 am @ Infant Jesus

              For the living & deceased

              Members of the Sacred

              Heart Society

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

             Health & well-being of

             Jesse Rosales from Daryl

             Vaclav

Sun. 30: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

             2^nd Sunday of Pentecost

             +Mary Jean Vrabel from

             Mary Bender

Collection Report

Week of 5/23/2021

$               852.00        Offertory

$                    5.00         Holy Day/Thanksgiving

$                 20.00         Children

$                 50.00         Renovation

$               111.00         Candles

$             1040.00        TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 23

Sunday: 25

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR PARISHIONERS:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Kevin Ulrich Ivywoods Manor, Anne Planey at Assumption Village, Paul Fabian -Windsor House, Mary and Nicholas Dobus, Minerva Zepeda and Mildred Cibella, all at Oasis,   Fr. Nicholas Kraynak at Shepherd of the Valley on Western Reserve Rd., Mary Jane Guidos at Shepard of the Valley in Liberty,  Catherine Ulrich all 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 $79,836.77 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.

LITURGY REQUEST:

If a liturgy is requested for a specific date, please call Paula Slemons @ (330)799-5983 to ensure this date. Unfortunately, liturgy requests have not been given due to not receiving them in time. We do apologize and hope to rectify this situation by calling Paula and confirming, not just placing them in the collection basket.

HELPING HANDS:

Thank you to all who came out this Saturday for “helping hands” at the cemetery. The grounds look beautiful.

May God all of you for your time and hard work.  

PHONE NUMBER REQUEST:

There is a sign-up sheet for parishioners to give their phone numbers in order to receive phone information/updates on our church if interested.

THANK YOU:

Thank you to Infant Jesus GCU Lodge 442 who donated the beautiful flowers at the cemetery. The grounds look wonderful.

MEMORIAL DAY:

On Sunday May 30^th, the 9:00 am liturgy @ Infant Jesus and the 11:00 am liturgy at St. Nicholas will be for veterans, armed services members, civil servants, first responders and front -line workers. Following the Liturgies, there will be a blessing and raising of the flag. Parishioners and guests are invited to bring their NEW flags for blessing. This event is sponsored by GCU 422.

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intention. There are no requests for sanctuary candles this week.

PETROVKA:

By Fr. Basil Shereghy

ST. PETER’S FAST is the most recent of our four yearly fasts. It was probably introduced by monks within the last few centuries in memory of the fact that these two

apostles strengthened themselves spiritually by fasting. The Church, using the example of these two illustrious saints, prescribes a period of fast immediately before their feasts.

The so-called Peter’s Fast begins on Monday after the Sunday of All Saints and ends on

the 28th of June. Because, however, the Sunday of All Saints does not fall every year on

the same day, this fast may last anywhere from eight days to six weeks.

According to the tradition of our Archeparchy, faithful are to abstain from meat products on Wednesdays and Fridays during Peter’s fast.

Liturgical Schedule

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

 For the Parishioners

Sun. 23: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

               PENTECOST SUNDAY

               +George & + Edith Shirilla

               from Greg & Mary Lou

               Shirilla

Mon. 24: 8:30 am @ Infant Jesus

               Fr. Joseph Kapusnak from

               Dr. Andrew Bulazo

Tues. 25: 8:30 am@ Infant Jesus

                +Sophie & + Victor “Vito”

               Cimino from family

Wed. 26: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 27: 8:30 am @ Infant Jesus

                +Anne Sharshan from

                +Edward Halus

Fri. 28: 8:30 am @ Infant Jesus

               +Mary Gaydos from

               Dr. Andrew Bulazo

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

+Edward Halus from Greg & Mary Lou Shirilla

Sun. 30: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

            Sunday of All Saints

            For the veterans, armed

            services, civil servants, first

            responders & health care

            workers

Collection Report

Week of 5/16/2021

$               737.00        Offertory

$                  71.00         Holy Day/Thanksgiving

$                   2.00         Children

$                 10.00         Renovation

$                 95.00         Candles

$               915.00        TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 29

Sunday: 21

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR PARISHIONERS:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Kevin Ulrich Ivywoods Manor, Anne Planey at Assumption Village, Paul Fabian -Windsor House, Mary and Nicholas Dobus, Minerva Zepeda and Mildred Cibella, all at Oasis,   Fr. Nicholas Kraynak at Shepherd of the Valley on Western Reserve Rd., Mary Jane Guidos at Shepard of the Valley in Liberty,  Catherine Ulrich all 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 $79,836.77 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.

LITURGY REQUEST:

If a liturgy is requested for a specific date, please call Paula Slemons @ (330)799-5983 to ensure this date. Unfortunately, liturgy requests have not been given due to not receiving them in time. We do apologize and hope to rectify this situation by calling Paula and confirming, not just placing them in the collection basket.

HELPING HANDS:

Thank you to all who came out this Saturday for “helping hands” at the cemetery. The grounds look beautiful.

May God all of you for your time and hard work.  

PHONE NUMBER REQUEST:

There is a sign-up sheet for parishioners to give their phone numbers in order to receive phone information/updates on our church if interested.

MEMORIAL DAY:

On Sunday May 30^th, the 9:00 am liturgy @ Infant Jesus and the 11:00 am liturgy at St. Nicholas will be for veterans, armed services members, civil servants, first responders and front -line workers. Following the Liturgies, there will be a blessing and raising of the flag. Parishioners and guests are invited to bring their NEW flags for blessing. This event is sponsored by GCU 422.

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intention. There are no requests for sanctuary candles this week.

Descent of The Holy Spirit

Regarding the manner in which the Holy Spirit descended upon the disciples, Saint Symeon the New Theologian makes a remark that is most helpful for properly understanding this event. He says that this mode of acting of the Holy Spirit – by means of a loud noise as of a rushing mighty wind, and with tongues of fire – was something unique. The Holy Spirit, he observes, comes very calmly, in the form of spiritual light, and evokes joy. The passage in which he touches upon this point is this:

The power of the Holy Spirit, which is bestowed upon him who loves God and keeps His commandments, does not appear visibly in the form of fire, nor does it come with a loud sound like a violent wind – for this happened only in the time of the Apostles for the sake of the unbelievers. Instead, it is seen spiritually in the form of spiritual light, and comes with all calm and joy. Guide to Byzantine Iconography, Vol. 1, by Constantine Cavarnos

Liturgical Schedule

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

      For the Parishioners

Sun. 16: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

Sunday of the Fathers of the

1^st Ecumenical Council

+Anna Yurko from Marilyn

Davis

Mon. 17: 8:30 am @ Infant Jesus

               Brothers +Paul, +Mike,

               +John & +George from Dr.

               Andrew Bulazo

Tues. 18: 8:30 am@ Infant Jesus

                + Julia B. Fabian from

                Kim & Mike Zuraw

Wed. 19 NO LITURGY

Thurs. 20: 8:30 am @ Infant Jesus

                Sisters +Elsie, +Mary,

                +Ann, +Helen from Dr.

                Andrew Bulazo

Fri. 21: 8:30 am @ Infant Jesus

               +Jane Mingo from Donna

                & Gregg Jonda

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

      For the Parishioners

Sun. 23: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

PENTECOST

+George & +Edith Shirilla from Greg & Mary Lou Shirilla

Collection Report

Week of 5/9/2021

$              1264.00        Offertory

$                   40.00         Holy Day/Thanksgiving

$                    4.00         Children

$                  20.00         Renovation

$                231.00         Garage Rent

$                364.00         Candles

$              1921.00        TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 25

Sunday: 28

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR PARISHIONERS:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Kevin Ulrich Ivywoods Manor, Anne Planey at Assumption Village, Paul Fabian -Windsor House, Mary and Nicholas Dobus, Minerva Zepeda and Mildred Cibella, all at Oasis,   Fr. Nicholas Kraynak at Shepherd of the Valley on Western Reserve Rd., Mary Jane Guidos at Shepard of the Valley in Liberty,  Catherine Ulrich all 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 $79,836.77 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.

LITURGY REQUEST:

If a liturgy is requested for a specific date, please call Paula Slemons @ (330)799-5983 to ensure this date. Unfortunately, liturgy requests have not been given due to not receiving them in time. We do apologize and hope to rectify this situation by calling Paula and confirming, not just placing them in the collection basket.

HELPING HANDS:

Helping Hands Day is sponsored by GCU Lodge 442. The Spring clean-up will be held on Saturday, May 22, 2021 from 10:00am-12:00 (noon) helping hands will be at St. Nicholas Byzantine Cemetery on Hyatt Street in Campbell.

All parishioners, friends, and families are invited to join for this project. The more volunteer “helping hands” we have, the more we can do to beautify our church grounds and St. Nicholas Cemetery for the Spring and Summer seasons.

Please call Theresa Swindler @

 (330) 272-2198 if you are attending to help.

There will be beverages and snacks available at St. Nicholas Byzantine Cemetery.

MEMORIAL DAY:

On Sunday May 30^th, the 9:00 am liturgy @ Infant Jesus and the 11:00 am liturgy at St. Nicholas will be for veterans, armed services members, civil servants, first responders and front -line workers. Following there will be a blessing and raising of the flag. Parishioners and guests are invited to bring their NEW flags for blessing. This event is sponsored by GCU 422.

Our high priest prays as God and man.

Cyril of Alexandria:

Christ, who manifested himself in the last times above the types and figures of the Law, at once our high priest and mediator, prays for us as man. And at the same time he is ever ready to cooperate with God the Father, who distributes good gifts to those who are worthy. Paul showed us this most plainly in the words “grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” Christ, then, prays for us as man and also unites in distributing good gifts to us as God. For he, being a holy high priest, blameless and undefiled, offered himself— not for his own weakness, as was the custom of those to whom was allotted the duty of sacrificing according to the Law, but rather for the salvation of our souls. Commentary on the Gospel of John 11.8.

Liturgical Schedule

Sat.  8: 4:00 pm @ St. Nicholas

              For the Parishioners

Sun. 9: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

Sunday of the Man Born Blind

Mother’s Day

In loving memory of +Martha

Senda Zakucia, +Helen Jean

Popovich & +Diane Zakucia

From Marge Babik

Mon. 10: No Liturgy

Tues. 11: 8:30 am@ Infant Jesus

              + Robert Soccossi from Jeff,

               Judy & Vilana Soccossi

Wed. 12: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

               Vigil of Ascension of Our Lord

               +Janice Salcedo from

                anonymous

Thurs. 13: 10:00 am @ St. Nicholas

            Ascension of Our Lord

+Charles & Stephany

               Kali from Dr.

               Andrew Bulazo

Fri. 14: 8:30 am @ Infant Jesus

                +Michael Migletz from

                parents

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

      For the Parishioners

Sun. 16: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

Sunday of the Fathers of the

1^st Ecumenical Council

+Anna Yurko from Marilyn

Davis

Collection Report

Week of 5/2/2021

$              1469.00        Offertory

$                    5.00         Holy Day/Thanksgiving

$                   2.00         Children

$                 30.00         Initial

$               195.00         Garage Rent

$                 95.00         Candles

$             1780.00        TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 29

Sunday: 21

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR PARISHIONERS:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Kevin Ulrich Ivywoods Manor, Anne Planey at Assumption Village, Paul Fabian -Windsor House, Mary and Nicholas Dobus, Minerva Zepeda and Mildred Cibella, all at Oasis,   Fr. Nicholas Kraynak at Shepherd of the Valley on Western Reserve Rd., Mary Jane Guidos at Shepard of the Valley in Liberty,  Catherine Ulrich all 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 $76,433.44 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.

PARISHIONER NEWS:

This past Monday, May 3^rd, our parishioner, Frank Mingo passed away. His funeral was this Saturday. Our deepest sympathy to his children, Donna Jonda, Barbara Mingo, Tom Mingo and all of his family and friends. Blessed repose to his servant Frank.

MOTHER’S DAY:

Wishing all Mothers a very Happy Mother’s Day. May our Lord bless you all with health, happiness and many blessed years.

HELPING HANDS:

Helping Hands Day is sponsored by GCU Lodge 442. The Spring clean-up will be held on Saturday, May 22, 2021 from 10:00am-12:00 (noon) helping hands will be at St. Nicholas Byzantine Cemetery on Hyatt Street in Campbell.

All parishioners, friends, and families are invited to join for this project. The more volunteer “helping hands” we have, the more we can do to beautify our church grounds and St. Nicholas Cemetery for the Spring and Summer seasons.

There will be beverages and snacks available at St. Nicholas Byzantine Cemetery.

PHONE NUMBER REQUEST:

There is a sign-up sheet for parishioners to give their phone numbers in order to receive phone information/updates on our church if interested.

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intention. The left sanctuary candle is in memory of +Michael Migletz from parents. There is no request for the right sanctuary candle.

A Mother’s Daily Prayer

Dear Lord, it’s such a hectic day,

With little time to stop and pray,

For life’s been anything but calm,

Since you called me to be a mom…

Running errands, matching socks,

Building dreams with matching blocks,

Cooking, cleaning, and finding shoes

And all those things that young ones lose,

Fitting lids on bottled bugs,

Wiping tears and giving hugs,

A stack of last week’s mail to read,

So where’s the quiet time I need?

Yet as I go to bed each night,

My heart is filled with true love’s light.

As I take one last peek, I see

This treasure you have given me,

God’s own sweet blessing sleeping there,

The answer to a Mother’s Prayer.

Here is a bit of advice to father’s on Mother’s Day:

Legally, a husband is the head of the house and a pedestrian has the right
of way. Both are perfectly safe and within their rights as long as they do
not try to confirm it!

Liturgical Schedule

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

+ Julia Fabian from Janie&

Scott Zilke

Sun. 2: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

Sunday of the Samaritan

Woman

+Anne & Mike Hrusovsky

 from Marilyn Davis

Mon. 3: 8:30 am @ Infant Jesus

                +Veronica & Alexander

                Kaniecky from Dr.

                Andrew Bulazo

Tues. 4: 8:30 am@ Infant Jesus

                 +Mary Halus from

                 +Edward Halus

Wed. 5: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 6: 8:30 am @ Infant Jesus

                 +Fr. Robert Halus from

                 + Edward Halus

Fri. 7: 8:30 am @ Infant Jesus

                 For the Recovery from

                 Addiction from Sacred

                 Heart Society of St.

                 Nicholas

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

      For the Parishioners

Sun. 9: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

Sunday of the Man Born Blind

Mother’s Day

In loving memory of +Martha Senda Zakucia,

+Helen Jean Popovich

+ Diane Zakucia from Marge

Babik

Collection Report

Week of 04/25/2021

$               783.00        Offertory

$                    5.00         Holy Day/Thanksgiving

$                 20.00         Easter

$                 10.00         Renovation

$                 75.00         Garage Rent

$               199.00         Candles

$             1107.00        TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 42

Sunday: 18

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR PARISHIONERS:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Kevin Ulrich Ivywoods Manor, Anne Planey and Frank Mingo at Assumption Village, Paul Fabian -Windsor House, Mary and Nicholas Dobus, Minerva Zepeda and Mildred Cibella, all at Oasis,   Fr. Nicholas Kraynak at Shepherd of the Valley on Western Reserve Rd., Mary Jane Guidos at Shepard of the Valley in Liberty,  Catherine Ulrich all 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 $76,433.44 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.

PHONE NUMBER REQUEST:

There is a sign-up sheet for parishioners to give their phone numbers in order to receive phone information/updates on our church if interested.

THANK YOU!

Fr. Michael and Family would like to thank you for all wishes and greetings with the birth of their daughter Veronica Faith. Last Wednesday Archbishop William Skurla officiated a private ceremony of Christian Initiation of Veronica Faith. May God grant His servant Veronica many and blessed years!

HELPING HANDS:

Helping Hands Day is sponsored by GCU Lodge 442. The Spring clean-up and landscaping project will be held on Saturday May 8, 2021 from 9:00 am -12:00 (noon) at Infant Jesus Church grounds in Boardman.

On Saturday, May 22, 2021 from 10:00am-12:00 (noon) helping hands will be at St. Nicholas Byzantine Cemetery on Hyatt Street in Campbell.

All parishioners, friends, and families are invited to join for this project. The more volunteer “helping hands” we have, the more we can do to beautify our church grounds and St. Nicholas Cemetery for the Spring and Summer seasons.

There will be a light lunch provided at Infant Jesus and beverages and snacks at St. Nicholas Byzantine Cemetery.

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intention. The left sanctuary candle is in memory of +Virginia Graneto from the Graneto family. There is no request for the right sanctuary candle.

The Samaritan Woman

Before You preach, leave your water jar. Augustine: Having heard, “I that speak with you am he,” and having received Christ the Lord into her heart, what could she do now but leave her water jar and run to preach the gospel? She cast out lust and hurried to proclaim the truth. Let those who would preach the gospel learn: let them throw away their water jar at the well. You remember what I said before of the water jar. It was a vessel with which the water was drawn, called hydra, from its Greek name, because water is hydor in Greek; just as if it were called aquarium, from the Latin. She threw away her water jar then, which was no longer of use but a burden to her, such was her eagerness to be satisfied with that water. Throwing her burden away to make Christ known, “she ran to the city and says to those men, ‘Come, and see a man who told me everything I ever did.”‘ Tractates on the Gospel of John 15.30.

Bishop Fulton J. Sheen: “There is something good in everything. Evil has no capital of its own; it lives in goodness as a parasite. But loving the partial goodness in others we bring them more quickly to the circle of Goodness which is God. This was the tactic of Our Lord when He spoke to an adulteress at the well. There was nothing in common between His Divine Goodness and her sinful life, except a love of a drink of cold water. So He started there…and led her on to a declaration that He was Love and Savior of the world.“

Liturgical Schedule

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

Health & well-being of Len

& Mary Perry on their 50^th

Anniversary

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

Sunday of the Paralytic Man

+Jeanette Kulifay from John

& Donna Volchko

Mon. 26: 8:30 am @ Infant Jesus

                +Amy Wakeling from

                Laura Eby

Tues. 27: 8:30 am@ Infant Jesus

                 +Mary Halus from

                 +Edward Halus

Wed. 28: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 29: 8:30 am @ Infant Jesus

                 +Frances D. DiFrischia

                 From Laura Eby

Fri. 30: 8:30 am @ Infant Jesus

                 +Fr. Robert Halus from

                 +Edward Halus

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

+Julia Fabian from Janie and Scott Zike

Sun. 02: 11:00 am @ St. Nicholas

Sunday of the Samaritan Woman

+Anne and Mike Hrusousky from Marilyn Davis

Collection Report

Week of 04/18/2021

$               657.00         Offertory

$                   2.00         Children

$                 40.00         Renovation

$                 25.00         Garage Rent

$                 97.00         Candles

$               821.00        TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 27

Sunday: 16

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR PARISHIONERS:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Kevin Ulrich Ivywoods Manor, Anne Planey and Frank Mingo at Assumption Village, Paul Fabian -Windsor House, Mary and Nicholas Dobus, Minerva Zepeda and Mildred Cibella, all at Oasis,   Fr. Nicholas Kraynak at Shepherd of the Valley on Western Reserve Rd., Mary Jane Guidos at Shepard of the Valley in Liberty,  Catherine Ulrich all 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 $76,433.44 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.

PARISHIONER NEWS:

Congratulations to Jaden Rivera on receiving his Eagle Scout Badge. Your hard work and dedication have paid off. May God continue to bless you.

HELPING HANDS:

Helping Hands Day is sponsored by GCU Lodge 442. The Spring clean up and landscaping project will be held on Saturday May 8, 2021 from 9:00 am -12:00 (noon) at Infant Jesus Church grounds in Boardman.

On Saturday, May 22, 2021 from 10:00am-12:00 (noon) helping hands will be at St. Nicholas Byzantine Cemetery on Hyatt Street in Campbell.

All parishioners, friends, and families are invited to join for this project. The more volunteer “helping hands” we have, the more we can do to beautify our church grounds and St. Nicholas Cemetery for the Spring and Summer seasons.

There will be a light lunch provided at Infant Jesus and beverages and snacks at St. Nicholas Byzantine Cemetery.

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intention. The left sanctuary candle is in memory of +Joseph R. Danko and the right sanctuary candle is in memory of +Thomas Kuropchak both from James & Denise Danko

Inner meaning

John 5:1-9 (continued) certain scholars think this passage is an allegory. The man stands for the people of Israel. The five porches stand for the five books of the law. In the porches the people lay ill. The law could show a man his sin, but could never mend it; the law could uncover a man’s weakness, but could never cure it. The law, like the porches, sheltered the sick soul but could never heal it. The thirty-eight years stand for the thirty- eight years in which the Jews wandered in the desert before they entered the promised land; or for the number of the centuries men had been waiting for the Messiah. The stirring of the waters stands for baptism. In point of fact in early Christian art a man is often depicted as rising from the baptismal waters carrying a bed upon his back. It may well be that it is now possible to read all these meanings into this story; but it is highly unlikely that John wrote it as an allegory. It has the vivid stamp of factual truth. But we do well to remember that any Bible story has in it far more than fact. There are always deeper truths below the surface and even the simple stories are meant to leave us face to face with eternal things.

Liturgical Schedule

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

+Sue Battagline from Stephen & Karen Moore

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

           Sunday of Myrrh-Bearers

+Helen Yurko from Marilyn Davis

Mon. 19: 8:30 am @ Infant Jesus

                +Fr. Robert Halus from

                +Edward Halus

Tues. 20: 8:30 am@ Infant Jesus

                 +David Knight from Jeff,

                 Judy & Vilana Soccossi

Wed. 21: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 22: 8:30 am @ Infant Jesus

                 +Mary Halus from

                 + Edward Halus

Fri. 23: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

              George Great Martyr

              +Thomas Urdea from Jerry

               & Mary Novak

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

Health & well-being of Len

& Mary Perry on their 50^th

Anniversary

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

Sunday of the Paralytic Man

+Jeanette Kulifay from John

& Donna Volchko

Collection Report

Week of 04/11/2021

$              1107.00        Offertory

$                120.00         Holy Day/Thanksgiving

$                640.00         Easter

$                  35.00         Renovation

$                206.00         Garage Rent

$                  74.00         Candles

$              2182.00        TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 27

Sunday: 15

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR PARISHIONERS:                                                                                                                                                       Kevin Ulrich Ivywoods Manor, Anne Planey and Frank Mingo at Assumption Village, Paul Fabian -Windsor House, Mary and Nicholas Dobus, Minerva Zepeda and Mildred Cibella, all at Oasis,   Fr. Nicholas Kraynak at Shepherd of the Valley on Western Reserve Rd., Mary Jane Guidos at Shepard of the Valley in Liberty,  Catherine Ulrich all 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 $74,068.44 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.

NEW ARRIVAL:

Congratulation to Fr. Michael, Maryna and big brother Andriy and little sister Emma on the birth of Veronica Faith (Nica) this past week.

May God continue to bless your beautiful family.

PHONE NUMBER REQUEST:

There is a sign-up sheet for parishioners to give their phone numbers in order to receive phone information/updates on our church if interested.

HELPING HANDS:

Helping Hands Day is sponsored by GCU Lodge 442. The Spring clean up and landscaping project will be held on Saturday May 8, 2021 from 9:00 am -12:00 (noon) at Infant Jesus Church grounds in Boardman.

On Saturday, May 22, 2021 from 10:00am-12:00 (noon) helping hands will be at St. Nicholas Byzantine Cemetery on Hyatt Street in Campbell.

All parishioners, friends, and families are invited to join for this project. The more volunteer “helping hands” we have, the more we can do to beautify our church grounds and St. Nicholas Cemetery for the Spring and Summer seasons.

There will be a light lunch provided at Infant Jesus and beverages and snacks at St. Nicholas Byzantine Cemetery.

 SANCTUARY CANDLES:

The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intention. The left sanctuary candle is for the special intentions of Len Perry.  The right sanctuary candle is for the special intentions of Mary Perry. Happy 50^th Anniversary to Len & Mary!

JOSEPH OF ARIMATHEA:

Little did Joseph know that his own tomb would become the Holy Sepulchre. Joseph not only buried Jesus in his tomb, he later became a missionary to England. He was a member of the Sanhedrin, which was the highest court of the Jewish nation, as well as their supreme religious council. This group voted to put Jesus to death. Joseph, however, abstained from voting. He was chained and imprisoned for burying Jesus. However, Jesus appeared to him after His burial, and so Joseph believed. He was released from prison and exiled from Jeruselem. He traveled with the Apostle Philip and many other apostles to England, winning converts along the way. They were all thrown into prison by the chief, who would only release them if they remained in one area, a reservation, of his choosing. It was swampland, which the Christians all drained and made habitable. The area is now known as Glastonbury. They built a chapel to the Archangel Gabriel, and Joseph is buried in Avlon.

CHRIST IS RISEN!
INDEED HE IS RISEN!
CHRSITOS VOSKRESE!
VOISTINU VOSKRESE!