SAINT NICHOLAS

Byzantine Catholic Church
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4700 Metro Parkway, Sterling Heights, Michigan 48310  *   (586)-791-1052   *   stnicholasdetroit@parma.org

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                       LITURGICAL SCHEDULE                                

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                                Sun    Apr    5      RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST - PASCHA

                                                                         8:30 am    PROCESSION, RESURRECTION MATINS

                                                                         10:00 am  HIERARCHICAL DIVINE LITURGY, MYROVANIE,                                                                                                             BLESSING OF FOOD, AGAPE WITH BISHOP ROBERT

                                Mon   Apr    6      Bright Monday

                                                                         7:00 pm    Divine Liturgy

                                WED   Apr    8      Bright Wednesday

                                                                         7:00 pm    Divine Liturgy

                                SAT     Apr    11    Bright Saturday

                                                                         4:00 pm    Vespers with the Divine Liturgy

                                SUN    Apr    12    Thomas Sunday

                                                                         9:30 am     Matins

                                                                         10:30 am   Divine Liturgy, Myrovanie

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Announcements for April 5th

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Welcome, Most Rev. Bishop Robert!  This weekend ​​​​​​we are thankful and blessed to be able to welcome our Bishop, Most Reverand Robert M. Pipta, to our parish and to celebrate our Easter services with him.  May God grant to His Excellency, Most Rev. Bishop Robert, many years of peace, good health, and happiness!  CHRIST IS RISEN!!

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Special Parish Celebration after Easter Sunday Liturgy: 

Because of Bishop Robert’s presence at our parish on Easter, we would like to do something a little different than in previous years, and have our parish Easter celebration on Easter Sunday itself instead of our usual St. Thomas Sunday luncheon.  For this special occasion, we are asking you to consider partaking of your Easter basket foods immediately following the Liturgy and Basket Blessing, in our hall, and surrounded by your fellow parishioners including our bishop, as we all celebrate together with great joy the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.  We will provide some supplemental foods and beverages as well, along with plates, utensils, etc.

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​Pilgrim Vocations Icon Program: 

We are inviting all of our parishioners to sign up to spend a week at home with a special pilgrim vocations icon that we have recently received.  We would like for this icon to travel among our parish households, every weekend changing hands and visiting a different parishioner’s home, as an inspiration for families to pray for vocations and reflect on God’s call to serve.  The icon will be accompanied by prayer books and “Harvest Helpers” materials to help provide guidance and supplemental enrichment while the icon is at your home.  Please sign up on the sheet posted in the vestibule to take your turn with the icon.  Additionally, please check out the new vocations website, byzantinecatholicvocation.com, a central hub for resources, prayers, and support for those discerning a call to the priesthood, diaconate, or monastic life.  Let us all open our homes and hearts to Christ and support those discerning His voice.

 

Sunday, April 19th— Parish Event Planning Meeting open to ALL PARISHIONERS: 

There will be a meeting in the hall after Liturgy on Sunday, April 19th, for all parishioners who would like to help with upcoming events that we would like to have at our parish, or if you have any ideas you’d like to share for new events that you think might be good for helping to grow our parish.  We are looking for men, women, and young adults who are willing to help organize and plan the following events:  Mother’s Day (May 10), Spring Cleaning (Saturday, May 16 or 23), Flag Day and ECF Picnic (June 14), Father’s Day (June 21), and even a possible Octoberfest (Oct 4).  We are open to having more events throughout the summer and into the future, so please bring your ideas, your energy, and your skills.  Come and help our parish grow, and have fun while doing it!

 

Stewardship 2025-2026:

This year’s Stewardship Appeal officially runs through May 31, 2026. All parishioners within the Eparchy of Parma should have received Stewardship Appeal information in the mail by now.  If you did not receive the mailing, please contact Fr. Mykhailo so that he can provide you with the pertinent information, and confirm that your address information is listed correctly with the Eparchy.  This year’s Stewardship Appeal will support the following important needs in the Eparchy: Sustaining our Parishes; Caring for our Clergy; Nurturing Vocations; Preserving our Faith for the Future; and Extending Christ’s Love and Renewal as we continue our Lord’s mission.  Please visit parma.org/stewardship-appeal for more information and to make secure, one-time or monthly donations through the website.  Thank you for your past support and for your continued generosity with this year’s campaign.  Bishop Robert’s goal is 100% household participation.

 

Reminder:  Request for Feedback (Eparchial Statutes):

We would like to hear what suggestions you might have for improving, clarifying, or otherwise enhancing our Eparchy’s list of statutes.  Please see Fr. Mykhailo to obtain a copy of the current statutes if you don’t already have one; then read, pray, and reflect upon them, and submit any suggestions in writing to Fr. Mykhailo.  Bishop Robert’s intention is to finalize the next edition of our statutes at the next Eparchial Assembly in Fall 2026. 

 

Non-perishable Food Collection: To further assist those in need, we are accepting donations of canned and other non-perishable foods.  Please place any donations in the baskets that are located in the main vestibule.  Thank you!

 

Happy Birthday this week to Pani Zita Solianyk (3/30), David Dempsey (3/31), and Sienna Rose McNeal (4/3)!  May God grant you many more years of peace, health, and happiness!

 

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From elsewhere within the Eparchy of Parma:

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This Sunday is the final Stational Vespers of Great Lent.  This is celebrated this week at St. Michael Parish in Flushing, MI.  The priests of our deanery (The Great Lakes Protopresbyterate) invite you to travel with them to Flushing today for the last of the rotation of Lenten Sunday Vesper services.  As you have heard, every Sunday during Lent a Vespers service has been held at a different parish within our deanery, where a priest serves a brief sermon then the host parish provides a simple meatless Lenten meal.  All deanery parishioners are encouraged to attend.  In addition to being an opportunity for prayer and repentance during the Great Fast, this is also a chance for us to visit the other parishes of our region and for us all to be together and get to know each other better.

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The next Byzantine Youth Rally will take place July 9-12, 2026, at John Carroll University in Cleveland, OH: 

The Byzantine Youth Rally provides Eastern Catholic faith formation and fraternity for all teens (ages 13-18) growing up in the Byzantine Catholic tradition.  This is an opportunity to make new friends, form lasting relationships, pray, grow spiritually, listen to inspiring talks from our Byzantine Catholic leaders, support one another in the Faith, and just have fun!  The cost to attend the rally is $380/person, although there are sibling and early bird registration discounts.  There are also volunteer and chaperone opportunities for parents and others that want to help out.  For more information, including registration details, please check out the Eparchial website: parma.org/byzantine-youth-rally.

 

Save the Date—Eparchial Assembly in Columbus, Ohio: 

A pre-Assembly, open to all of the faithful of the Eparchy will be held October 17-19, 2026.  The formal Assembly will be held October 19-22, 2026, but attendance will be by invitation only.

 

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