SUNDAY AFTER THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS

h Madeline R. Zaworski September 19, 2021 of Parma Website & s See parma.org or Eparchy of Parma MSN/MBA/RN i Facebook: Nikken Certified Wellness Home Consultant r Epistle: Galatians 2:16-20 Gospel: Matthew 8:34-9:1 Facebook for videos & news. 3328 Robin Lane a Location : 2711 W. 40th Street, Lorain, Ohio 44053 Office : 440-282-7525 Lorain, Ohio 44053 P Website: www.stnicks.org (440) 289-6150

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e Sun. 9/19 Sunday after the Exaltation of the Holy Cross n 11:30 a.m. ( For the People of St. Nicholas ) i t Fri. 9/24 The Holy Martyr, First Among Women, & Equal to the Apostles Thecla n 9 a.m. Divine Liturgy for + Joseph Evock a by Frank & Erna Kodman (58-11) Message for Weekly Gospel: For z reflections on the weekly gospel, go to http://god - y Sat. 9/25 4 p.m. Vigil Divine Liturgy for +Elizabeth Turner Phone: 440-233-LAWN (5296) Email: [email protected] withusonline.org and click on catechectical resources, then click on Ruthenian, then Sunday. B by Frank & Erna Kodman (56-9) 5:10 p.m. KITCHEN MEETING Church Decorating: Contact Rita s Deliman 440-282-3214 or Sue Druga 984-3253. The ByzanTEEN Youth Rally will a take place J une 30-July 3, 2022 at Mount St. l Sun. 9/26 Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost Online Prayers and Homilies Mary's University in Emmitsburg, MD for teens

o The Passing of the Holy Apostle & Evangelist John the Theologian Dormition Church in Cleveland (where the from 13 to 18 y.o. from all Byzantine 11:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy ( For the People of St. Nicholas Parish across the United States. h usually celebrates liturgy) is broadcasting online Teens who had planned to attend the 2020 and c liturgies daily. This is not a substitute liturgy for i those well enough to go to church. 2021 rallies (cancelled due to covid) can attend in For livestream schedule, go to www.parma.org 2022, even if they are over 18. N and look under the bishop’s schedule. To view, The rally will include a keynote address from Regular schedule for Sunday Divine Liturgy: former Super Bowl Champion Matt Birk, and a t search for “Facebook Eparchy of Parma” or 11:30 a.m. Every Sunday “Youtube Eparchy of Parma”. It may ask you to log hierarchical Divine Liturgy at St. Elizabeth Ann n Seton Basilica. The theme of the rally is “Soar as

i 4:00 p.m. 2nd and 4th Saturday of the Month in, but logging in is not necessary for viewing. Upcoming Weekday Special & Holy Days: On Eagle’s Wings”, based on the bible verses a October 1 - Protection of the Most Holy (7pm Vigil Liturgy on Sept. 30) Weekly Spiritual Message from Isaiah 40:30-31. S Bishop: Eparchy of Parma on youtube.com . Supporting the mission of our parish: Donations for week ending September 12: Year of St. Joseph For the Year of St. Joseph, the Eparchy of Parma has an ongoing video Sunday $1482, Candles $70, Nativity of Theotokos $75, Exaltation of Holy Cross $45, series. The main instructor is Mitred Archpriest Marek Visnovsky, a father of three children. To find the Horizons $30, Poor $30, Building Fund $275, George Stanko Cantor Fund $5, TOTAL videos, go to youtube.com and search for Eparchy of Parma Year of St. Joseph. Talks include the fol - $2012.00. Thank you to everyone for generously supporting St. Nicholas Parish! lowing titles: Obedience, Tender and Loving Father, Accepting Father . S for Sunday: 78-81 (260) Byzantine Theology on Tap This gathering of young adults (in person joined by online for the Cross: 260 friends) will resume in September. Parish For recordings of past sessions, search youtube or Facebook for these inspirational talks: “#4 - Up, Quarterly Raffle: Tickets are available Up, and Away: The Ascension and the Body of Christ ”, “#2 - Not Ready: Control, Surrender, and Being for purchase after Divine Liturgy in the narthex. Ready for the Unknown ”, “#1 - Falling on our Faces ” Christ is Among Us! Proceeds to benefit St. Nicholas Parish. He Is and He Will Be! Byzantine Catholic Radio & Podcast “Light of the East”: Kitchen Meeting There will be a kitchen Program is hosted by Fr. Thomas Loya, Syncellus for Outreach and Mission of the Eparchy of Parma Propers for meeting on Saturday, September 25 immediate - Sundays 11:30am-12noon (replay at 11:30 pm) on 1260AM Cleveland Catholic Radio The Rock Sunday after the Holy Cross ly after the 4 p.m. Divine Liturgy. All are asked to Sundays 11:30am-12noon on 1060AM Living Bread Radio for Northeast Ohio Tone 8 attend. We will determing the fall schedule at this Podcasts of previous shows (to 2009) can be found online at byzantinecatholic.com/podcast meeting. 1st & 2nd Antiphons Byzantine Catholic Radio & Podcast “Beyond the Veil”: of the Cross: 258 Eternal Memory Please remember in Program is hosted by Fr. Thomas Loya, Syncellus for Outreach and Mission of the Eparchy of Parma your prayers Fr. John Kovach, a retired priest of Weekly schedule: Thursdays 5-6am, Saturdays 6-7pm on Radio Maria. Post-Festive 3rd Antiphon: 259 the Eparchy of Parma who fell asleep in the Lord The program can be heard locally through the internet ( https://radiomaria.us ), telephone (631-359- on September 15 at the age of 81, in the 56th year 8743, charges may apply), or through the app. Post-Festive Entrance Hymn: 259 of his priesthood. After retirement, he had been Archives of previous shows (to 2014) can be found online at https://radiomaria.us/beyondtheveil/ living in California. The funeral is scheduled for Troparion September 28 in Cleveland, arrangements pend - HeroicMen.com is an online streaming program from The Augustine Institute and Catholic of the Resurrection: 161 ing. His most recent assignment to retire - Men's Leadership Alliance. Since we are focusing on St. Joseph and the this year, this web - of the Cross: 259 ment was serving at the Shrine Chapel of Our site provides men with tools for being strong Catholics. Lady of Mariapoch in Burton, Ohio. Kontakion of the Cross: 259 Special Intentions for Next Week: The special intentions for next week are as fol - We Bow to Your Cross: 259 lows: Sept. 29 +Ken Naymik (E/F Kodman) Prokeimenon Sept. 30 +Mary Stanko (M/M Moran) for the Cross: 260 Weekday Divine Liturgy Alleluia Schedule : The weekday Divine Liturgy sched - for the Cross: 260 ule for the months of September and October is as follows (subject to change) : Magnification and Irmos September 24, 29, 30@7pm (Holy Day). for the Cross: 260 October 8, 15, 18, 22@7pm, 25, 29@7pm All times 9am unless noted. This schedule is for weekday Communion Hymn (Mon.-Sat. morning) Divine Liturgy only. Northeast Ohio Byzantine Teen Beautiful Byzantine Divine Sr. Natalia grew up in a variety of places from readings from the Christ our Pascha Catechism - Weekly Gatherings These weekly gather - Liturgy Celebrated by Cuba to Denver, and has an engineering B.S. from an online free version of the catechism link can be ings for teen fellowship and faith formation will Francis Colorado School of Mines. Prior to monasticism found at http://catechism.royaldoors.net/cate - resume on Sunday, September 19 . Fr. Lukas celebrated the Byzantine she was involved in urban missions and taught chism/ . Recorded videos (if you miss the live Mitro, Director of Youth for the Eparchy of Divine Liturgy on the Feast of the Exaltation of high school math. She co-hosts the podcast “What session) will be posted afterward on YouTube . Parma, is the leader of the gatherings. Teens the Holy Cross while visiting Slovakia on Sept. God is Not” with Fr. Michael O’Laughlin. She Topics for the next session: from all parishes and their friends are welcome. 14, 2021. He celebrated with Metropolitan Jan entered the monastery in 2015. September 26 at 7pm: Gatherings will be Every Week, Sundays at Babjak, many other , local clergy, and Sr. Petra journeyed to the Byzantine Catholic Lesson 1: Introduction to the Byzantine 5pm , meeting at St. Joseph Byzantine Catholic thousands of faithful believers. Church after previously being Protestant, and Catholic Catechumenate and Review of Church in Brecksville. The teens will meet at The responses were sung in Church being received into the Roman at Concluding Session the outdoor pavilion, which is near the St. John Slavonic and Slovak. The pope also used Latin the Easter Vigil in 2009. She served as church sec - Lesson 2: Symbol of Faith Paul II Outdoor Chapel (use long driveway off and gave his homily about the cross in Italian. retary of St. Joseph R.C. in Circleville, OH. She Lesson 3: Anaphora of Basil the Great the back end of the parking lot; pavilion is locat - The choir led the people in our beautiful has a B.S. from Indiana Wesleyan and a M.A. in ed on the far end of the field). Ruthenian Chant, singing prostopinije and also history from John Carroll. She entered the Assembly of the Byzantine some choral arrangements of our hymns. monastery in 2017. Catholic (Ruthenian) Metropolitan Haiti Disaster Relief Collection Church: You are invited to join Bishop Milan On the weekend of September 25-26 , Bishop For the full 2 1/2 hours God With Us Online - Adult Lach and the people of the Eparchy of Parma at Milan requests all parishes have a special col - (including arrival on popemobile while the Formation in the Faith On September the Assembly of the Byzantine Catholic lection for disaster relief for the people of Haiti, choir sings Byzantine hymns), go to: 20 , there will be a one-day online presentation (Ruthenian) Metropolitan Church in Pittsburgh who have suffered from many recent natural https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxjxxhXZo from 8-9 p.m. by Rev. Francois Beyrouti, speak - (Munhall), Pennsylvania on November 5-6, disasters. You may use the special collection HU ing on the topic “Rethinking Sunday School: The 2021 . There will be talks, breakout sessions, and envelopes in the back of the church. Payments or search for “Divine Liturgy with Pope Problem & Practical Solutions.” prayer with the opportunity to connect with the may be made with cash or check. Make check to Francis, Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, To register for live participation, go online to faithful from the entire Metropolia. St. Nicholas Church, and then the parish will Slovakia 14 September 2021” https://godwithusonline.org and click on the Deadline for registration is October 15 . write one check to the Eparchy representing our Upcoming Events Link. No registration is neces - Please note there will be no refunds. parish’s collected donations. Parishioners may For the pope’s homily in English sary to view recordings of previous sessions. Registration forms available in the narthex, donate online if that is your preference. (Italian with English translation about 1/2 All previous sessions may be viewed by clicking and also online at www.parma.org and www.arch - minute behind), go to: on the Event Library Link. pitt.org . Virtual Event - Viewing St. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_T- God With Us Online is produced in partner - Catherine’s Monastery at Sinai nmm36uOo ship with the Eparchy of Parma and 17 other Overall theme is : “One Body in Christ: Re- Sponsored by the Cleveland Museum of Art, the or search for “14 September 2021, Prešov- Eastern Catholic eparchies in the USA. emerging from the Pandemic”. annual Dr. John & Helen Collis Lecture will be Byzantine Divine Liturgy - Pope Francis” Topics include: given virtually this year (online) on September (Homily begins at 46:15) Becoming Byzantine Catechism --Looking Back: Looking Ahead with a 26 from 2-3 p.m. Maria Vassilaki, Professor Co-sponsored by the Eparchy of Phoenix and Hopeful Heart Emerita of Byzantine Art History, will be speak - Sisters Making Life Profession Vineyard of the Lord Catholic Ministries, this is a --Our Worship Post-Pandemic ing about “Viewing St. Catherine’s Monastery” On September 26 , Sister Natalia and Sr. Petra monthly series of 90-minute webinars, held on the --The Eucharist: Holy Gifts to Holy People at Sinai. This ancient monastery was built by will make their Life Profession for the Sisters of 4th Sunday of the month at 7pm e.s.t. (Sept. 2021 --Growing Parishes Post-Pandemic the Emperor Justinian in the 6th century at Christ the Bridegroom, which is the woman’s through Aug. 2022). The webinar is entitled Sinai, at the site of Moses’s burning bush. To monastery for the Eparchy of Parma, located in “Becoming Byzantine: An Introduction to the Featured speakers: Bishop , Fr. register, go to cma.org or scan QR code on the Burton, Ohio. The profession will be closed to Byzantine Catholic Faith, Worship, and Life John Kachuba, Fr. Andrew Summerson, Fr. poster in the narthex. the public due to covid-19, but can be viewed Based on the Christ Our Pascha Catechism.” Valerian Michlik, Thomas Shubeck, on the sisters’ Facebook page starting at 1 p.m. After registration, a zoom link will be sent to Deacon Basil Balke, Layman Christopher Russo, You do not need a Facebook account to view. participate live. Classes will include suggested Laywoman Therese Fetsko