Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

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1 Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost Icon of the Call of the Apostles (Luke 5:1-11)

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3 Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 25, 2016 Glory to Jesus Christ! Our Bishop, clergy, religious and faithful welcome you to St. Stephen Cathedral. We are delighted that you have joined us for our Divine Liturgy. Our Church follows the teachings of Jesus Christ as found in the Gospel and passed on to us through the teachings of the Apostles and Tradition. If you are looking for a spiritual home, try our Cathedral parish. If you have questions, feel free to ask any of our clergy and religious. Join us again soon! God bless you! This Week s Liturgy Schedule Sun. 9/25 NINETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (Tone 2) (p. 128) Sat. 5:00 PM +Francicso Javier Meraz (Panachida after Liturgy) (Fr. Diodoro) Sun. 8:00 AM Wedding Anniversary of Don & Evelyn Sopiak by Linda Sopiak Fr. David) Sun. 10:00 AM For our Parishioners, Benefactors and Friends (Fr. Joe) Mon. 9/26 Falling Asleep of the Apostle and Evangelist John (p. 369) 8:00 AM Intention of Fr. Diodoro Mendoza by Anthony Kinyon (Fr. Joe) Tue. 9/27 Holy Martyr Callistratus and His Companions (p. 381) 8:00 AM John & Theresa Hall by a Friend (Fr. Diodoro) o) Wed. 9/28 Venerable Father and Confessor Chariton (p. 401) 8:00 AM +Rt. Rev. Wes Izer from Fr. Izer s Estate e. Thu. 9/29 Our Venerable Father Cyriacus the Anchorite Morning Divine Liturgy Fri. 9/30 Holy Martyr Gregory, Bishop of Armenia No Morning Divine Liturgy 7:00 PM Vigil Vesper/Liturgy for Protection of the Mother of God (P. 262) Jim & Louise Jackson by a Friend (Fr. Joe) Sat. 10/1 Protection of the Theotokos & Ever-Virgin Mary (Solemn Holyday) (p.261) 9:00 AM Kathy & Gene Coache by a Friend (Fr. Diodoro) Sun. 10/2 TWENTIETH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Sat. 5:00 PM +William Sweeny by Joseph Gallucci (Fr. Joe) Sun. 8:00 AM For our Parishioners, Benefactors and Friends (Fr. David) Sun. 10:00 AM Doris & Patricia by a Friend (Fr. Diodoro)

4 SPECIAL SPONSORS This space is available for advertisements to help subside the cost of the bulletin. If you know of a business and/or an organization that would like to advertise in our bulletin please contact Fr. Diodoro for promotional rates. Thank you!

5 This Week s Candle Intentions Eternal Light: Parishioners, Benefactors and Friends Transfiguration: Denise Braskie by Diane Papke Nativity: Sr. Christopher Malcovsky Resurrection: +Phyllis Curtis by Anthony Kinyon Theophany: Josefina Carranza by Irma Barro, Nathan, Ash, Michael Grdino Ascension: All Catholic Clergy by Anthony, Daylin,, Daniel Kinyon Coming Events Mark Your Calendars Now Sunday, October 9- Monthly Parish Potluck & Baby Showers after 10 AM Divine Liturgy. We will have the first of our monthly pot lucks at which we will celebrate parishioner birthdays and anniversaries along with several baby showers this month. Please bring your favorite dish to feed 6 to 8 people. Our Weekly Gifts to the Lord May the Lord bless your kindness and generosity! Saturday: 5 PM 24: Sunday: 8 AM: 24 10:00 AM: 103 Tithes: $2, Youth Tithes: 1.12 Candles: $18.00 Coffee Social: $65.00 Gift Shop: $5.00 Building Fund: $ Total: $2, Special Intentions: Erwin Armada, Barbara Dugan, Joanie Mahar, Helen Furka, Vincent Rice, the McCarthy Family, Gemma Hillman, David & Betty Iwinski, Anne Peterson, Marti Lopez, Kathleen Linkowsky, Betty Geletey, Richard Gable, Robert King, Jon Hrovat, Margaret Kunak, Ann Ryan Chris Faix, Robyn Foy, and Elaine Browne. May the Lord rest His healing hand on His servants and hear their requests Mary Rabayda, Jane Walsh, Bonnie Durkit, Dorothy Dumnich, Richard Reese, Chris Balsz, Mary Lou Clark, Fr. Marcus Gamori, Sr. Christopher, OSBM, Dorothy Bezeredi, Carlene Eneroth, Eleanor Shields, Fred Way, Audrey Noble, Sharon White, Fr. Dennis Bogda, Nancy Sandrock, Marlene Rolling, Bob Dugan, Cathy Milko, Cathy Simpson, Michael Dougherty, Widad Butty, Deacon Alexis Washington, Kris Lara, Mike Chapa, Mark D. Chapa, Noa Lee Chapa, Teresa Blanc, and Clementina Mendoza, Fr. Basil Hutsko, Dolores Balcazar, Vivian Rodarte and Austin Ely.

6 ANYONE WISHING TO RECIVE THE BULLETIN AND OTHER PARISH NOTICES ONLINE IS ASKED TO PLEASE SEND US YOUR ADDRESS. THANK YOU. nnouncements OUR PRAYERS AND CONDOLENCES are extended to the family of our parishioner Julie Trutza who passed away on Thursday, September 22. The Office of Christian Burial with Divine Liturgy for Julie was taken this past Friday, September 23. Grant O Lord, blessed repose and eternal memory to your servant Julie! PARISH AND FINANCE COUNCILS have now been formed. Thank you very much for saying, yes to assist the Cathedral in making very important decisions. We appreciate your gifts and talents for the building up of God s kingdom. Our first meeting will be held on Sunday, October 16, after the 10 AM Liturgy. Please mark your calendars. ATTENDANCE AT DIVINE LITURGY ON HOLYDAYS- Parishioners are kindly asked to make a serious effort to attend Divine Liturgy on Holydays, most especially the major holydays of the liturgical year. This Friday evening Sept. 30 & Saturday morning Oct. 1 we celebrate a very important holyday, The Protection of the Mother of God. This feast is the patronal feast of our Eparchy, Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix. Please come to either of the Divine Liturgies and we highly encourage parents to bring your children so they will learn that attending Divine Liturgy on holydays is important. Saturday, October 1, Monta Lee s inurnment at the Columbarium after the 5 PM Vigil Liturgy. St. Nicholas Feast Day Dinner, Sunday, December 4, 2016 after the 10 AM Liturgy, sponsored by GCU with matching funds to benefit the Church needs list. We are now accepting donations for our upcoming St. Nick s silent auction. Letters for sponsors are on the entry table. Suggested items: sporting events, museum tickets, dinner cards, gifts baskets, & Tricky Tray items for kids and teens to bid on. MONTHLY BIRTHDAY & ANNIVERSARY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS- Please your birthday and anniversary dates to either Fr. Diodoro rectorss@eparchyofphoenix. org or Fr. Joe huts1009@gmail.com so that your special dates can be acknowledged. Thank you.

7 Coffee Social Clean up-please remember to clean up after coffee social and to empty trash. Thank You! THE LITURGICAL YEAR : PART 1 Each year, the Church brings to our attention the principal events in the life of Our Lord and his Mother, the achievements of the saints, and the theological doctrines of the Faith. This annual cycle of feasts, fasts and commemorations is called the liturgical year. The Meaning of the Liturgical Year The liturgical year is a school of prayer. Just as the divinely instituted feasts of the Old Testament reminded the people of Israel of the principal events of their history, and allowed them to renew their covenant with God, the Church s liturgical year recounts: the creation of the world, the fall of Man, and coming judgment giving us cause for repentance; the Incarnation, life, sufferings, death, Resurrection and Ascension of the only-begotten Word of God, for our sakes-giving us cause for thanksgiving; the lives of the Mother of God and of the saints giving us cause for thanksgiving and hope, and encouragement in our own lives. But the liturgical year is also a source of God s grace. Through each feast and commemoration, the meaning of the feast is made present in the Church, and the grace of the feast is recalled; this meaning and grace enters into and enlightens the minds and hearts of the faithful as they take part in the liturgical year. Finally, the liturgical year is a means of union with Christ. As we remember the events which led to our redemption, and the deeds of those who have lived under grace, the Holy Spirit (through the Church s liturgy) directs our minds and hearts toward the goal of salvation for ourselves and those around us, to so live in this life as to be made for eternal life in heaven.

8 The Paschal Cycle The basis of the liturgical year is a commemoration a collective calling to mind- of the death and Resurrection of our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ, for our salvation and redemption. It is the Paschal Mystery which was prefigured in the Old Testament; symbolized in the baptism which makes us adopted sons and daughters of God, and members of His Body, the Church; and imitated in the lives of Christians. The annual round of feasts commemorating this mystery is called the Paschal cycle. The center and summit of the entire liturgical year is Pascha, the annual feast of the Resurrection of Christ. For an entire week thereafter (called Bright Week), we use the hymns of the Resurrection. Since, during the rest of the year are sung only on Sundays. For 50 days, we refrain from all fasting, and stand instead of kneel at all services, in commemoration of our Lord s Resurrection. Forty days after, Pascha, we celebrate our Lords s return to heaven, as the feast of the Ascension; and ten days later, we keep the feast of Pentecost, commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, and the beginning of their preaching of the Gospel. From Pentecost onwards, the Church provides weekly Scripture readings from the Gospel and apostolic books, presenting the teaching and acts of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the writing of the apostles on the life of grace. Finally, as we approach the next celebration of Pascha, the Church leads us through 40 days in the wilderness - a forty day fast which recalls the forty years spent by the Israelites in the desert before entering the promised land. During this Great Fast, we recall the entire history of salvation from the Old Testament, and the prophecies of the coming Messiah, his suffering and glorification. At the end of the Great Fast, we commemorate our Lord s entry into Jerusalem, his betrayal, trial, crucifixion, death and burial, in the services of Great and Holy Week. On Saturday of this week, a long vigil service commemorates the Old Testament foreshadowing of the Paschal Mystery and begins the celebration of Pascha once again. The prayers and hymns from these feasts can be found in the liturgical books called the Triodion and Pentecostarion.

9 Sunday 19th Sunday after Pentecost Sept 25, 2016 Glory to Jesus Christ! Saint Stephen Byzantine Catholic Cathedral Glory to Him Foever! 8141 North 16th Street, Front Phoenix, Arizona Office: Fax website: Coming soon! Sunday Divine Liturgy Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday: 8:00 AM & 10:00 AM Weekday Divine Liturgy Monday-Wednesday: 8:00 AM & Friday: 8:00 AM Holy Mystery of Penance: Half hour before each Liturgy or by appointment Served by: Most Reverend John S. Pazak, Byzantine Catholic Bishop of Phoenix Most Reverend Gerald N. Dino, Bishop Emeritus Very Rev. Diodoro Mendoza, Rector - rectorss@eparchyofphoenix.org Very Rev. Joseph Hutsko, Vice-Rector - huts1009@gmail.com Very Reverend Archpriest David M. Petras, Retired Deacon John Montalvo - Deacon James Danovich - Deacon Adam Lowe Lower Your Net For more information on Eastern spirituality, visit Eastern Christian Bulletin Service -- PO Box Fairfax, VA Ph: Fax: