SUNDAY OF PENTECOST. THIRD ANTIPHON: O Lord, in Your strength the king is glad; in Your victory how greatly he rejoices.

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1 June 4, 2017 Vol. 45 No. 22 Welcome to everyone who is sharing in the Divine Liturgy with us today. All are invited to the auditorium following Liturgy for coffee, cookies and socializing. SUNDAY OF PENTECOST SPECIAL HYMN: (Please Kneel) Heavenly King, Advocate, Spirit of Truth, Who are everywhere present and fill all things. Treasury of Blessings, Bestower of Life, come and dwell within us, cleanse us of all that defiles us, and O Good One, save our souls. FIRST ANTIPHON: The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament proclaims His handiworks. Through the prayers of the Mother of God, O Saviour, save us. Day pours out the word to day, and night to night imparts knowledge. Through the prayers... Through all the earth their voice resounds and to the ends of the world, their message. Through the prayers... Glory be to the Father,... now and forever. Amen. Only Begotten Son... THIRD ANTIPHON: O Lord, in Your strength the king is glad; in Your victory how greatly he rejoices. (Tropar - Tone 8): Blessed are You, O Christ our God. You filled the fishermen with wisdom, sending down upon them the Holy Spirit. Through them You have caught the whole world in Your net. O Lover of Mankind, glory be to You. You have granted him his heart s desire; You refused not the wish of his lips. Blessed are You... For You welcomed him with godly blessings, You placed on his head a crown of pure gold. Blessed are You... LITTLE ENTRANCE: Be extolled, O Lord in Your strength! We will sing, chant the praise of Your might. Blessed are You... Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and for ever and ever, Amen. KONDAK (Tone 8): When the Most High descended and confused tongues, He scattered the people; but when He distributed the tongues of fire, He called all to unity. Therefore, with one voice, let us praise the Most Holy Spirit. INSTEAD OF Holy God... : All you who have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. Alleluia! PROKIMEN (Tone 8): Through all the earth their voice resounds, and to the ends of the world, their message. VERSE: The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament proclaims His handiwork. EPISTLE: A reading from the Acts of the Apostles 2:1-11 ALLELUIA VERSES: By the word of the Lord the heavens were made; by the breath of His mouth, all their host.

2 From heaven the Lord looks down; He sees all mankind. GOSPEL: St. John 7:37-52; 8:12-13 INSTEAD OF It is truly right... : O my soul, extol the one God in three persons. Rejoice, O Queen and glorious Virgin Mother! What orator, rich in eloquence, could find the proper words to fashion a hymn of praise worthy of you? For every spirit shudders before the mystery of your holy birth giving; and we also unite our voices to glorify you. COMMUNION HYMN: May Your good spirit guide me on level ground. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. READERS: Today - Myron Herasymiuk June11 - Angela Malowany MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION: Today - Tyler Woloshyn, Len Markewich June 11 - Mark Woitas, John Makuch USHERING & COLLECTING: Today - Carl Korchynski, Ernie Paluck June 11 - Art Wytrykush, Walter Brigidear GREETERS: Today - Carl & Linda Korchynski June 11 - Mark & Karen Woitas ALTAR SERVERS: Every Sunday - all volunteers welcome DIVINE LITURGIES: Monday, June 5 - Monday of the Holy Spirit; Bishop Martyr Dorotheus; Post Feast of Pentecost [Ephesians 5:8-19; Matthew 18:10-20] 7:00 p.m. - Divine Liturgy (+Michael Markewich requested by Veronica Dutchak & family) Tuesday, June 6 - Venerable Bessarion; Post Feast of Pentecost {Romans 1:1-7, 13-17; Matthew 4:23-5:13] 8:30 a.m. - Divine Liturgy (+Repose of Souls of CMIC donors and benefactors requested by St. Matthew Clergy Society) Wednesday, June 7 - Priest Martyr Theodotus; Post Feast of Pentecost [Romans 1:18-27; Matthew 5:20-26] 7:00 p.m. - Divine Liturgy (Intentions for Graduates from our Parishes requested by Ultimate A and B Youth) Thursday, June 8 - Transfer of Relics of Great Martyr Theodore; Post Feast of Pentecost [Romans 1:28-2:9; Matthew 5:27-32] 5:30 p.m. - Divine Liturgy for God s Blessings upon St. Athanasius seniors Friday, June 9 - St. Cyril of Alexandria; Post Feast of Pentecost [Romans 2:14-29; Matthew 5:33-41] 8:30 a.m. - Divine Liturgy (+Michael Markewich requested by Kevin & Glenda Korchinski) Saturday, June 10 - Priest Martyr Timothy; Post Feast of Pentecost [Romans 1:7-12; Matthew 5:42-48] 7:00 p.m. - Great Vespers Sunday, June 11 - All Saints Sunday; Holy Apostles Bartholomew and Barnabas [Hebrews 11:33-12:2; Matthew 10:32-33,37-38,19:27-30]

3 9:30 a.m. - Divine Liturgy at St. Athanasius (For the Faithful) 1:00 p.m. - Divine Liturgy at Moose Jaw (For the Faithful) This Week at a Glance... Tuesday, June 6-9:00 a.m. Seniors Breakfast 7:00 p.m. - Rosary followed by K of C Meeting Wednesday, June 7-5:00 p.m. Sask Power Convention & Supper in the auditorium Thursday, June 8 - Seniors Year End Social commencing at 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Divine Liturgy and supper to follow in the auditorium Sunday, June 11 - Grad Sunday and UCBC Annual Tag Day. Perogy and Sausage Lunch to follow after Divine Liturgy served by UCBC. Good Will offering collection basket to contribute to the cost of the meal. GRAVESIDE BLESSINGS will be held today with services at 2:00 p.m. at Riverside Cemetery and 3:00 p.m. at Memorial Gardens. ST. ATHANASIUS UCWLC will acknowledge the Grade XII graduates on Sunday, June 11, 2017 after the Divine Liturgy. K OF C BISHOP BUDKA COUNCIL: Installation of Officers and Year End Social at St. Athanasius Church on Sunday June 11 th all parishioners welcome.please refer to the poster posted in th auditorium for details Saint Athanasius Ukrainian Catholic Brotherhood of Canada - will be holding the following events: Sunday, June 11 th - Annual Tag Day. There will be a second collection during the Liturgy for this occasion. Following the Liturgy the U.C.B.C. will be serving a sausage and perogy lunch for any parishioners and guests who wish to attend. There will be a Good Will offering collection basket for those that wish to contribute to the costs of the meal. Hope to see many of you there. Saturday, June 17 th and Sunday, June 18 th - Annual Hot Dog Sale from 10:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. at the Sherwood Co-op grocery store located in the Rochdale Crossing Mall. Bring your family and friends out for lunch and help support our fund raising efforts. SENIORS YEAR END SOCIAL: will be taking place on Thursday, June 8 th. Divine Liturgy at 5:30 and supper to follow at 6:30 p.m. COVENANT OF CARE: A volunteer training session will be held on Monday, June 12th at 6:30 p.m. at St. Athanasius auditorium. Deb Larmour and Norbert Wasylenko will be here to give a volunteer training presentation with case studies, a short presentation on liability insurance, and then questions and answers. This is open to ALL parishioners who do volunteer work with the vulnerable.

4 Ultimate A & B Youth Announcement: Calling all youth! Our Youth Wind-up will take place FRIDAY, JUNE 16TH. The activities for the wind-up are currently being finalized and will be included in next week's bulletin. I encourage any youth who have not been attending the events on a regular basis to come and have some fun with the youth in our parishes. The youth are always welcome to bring a friend or two along to have some fun. Also, this is great way to have some fun before the summer holidays begin! If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Lesia at or ultimateaandb@hotmail.com. LAST SUNDAY s COLLECTIONS: 51 regular envelopes - $1790; 2 Building Fund envelopes - $60; 1 CCCB envelope - $100; 18 Pope Pastoral Works - $650; 11 PAG s - $2065; Loose Change - $7. Congratulations to the Eparchial Lay Formation Graduating Class 2017 ~ Ìíîãàëÿ ˳òà! Dodie Abrametz, Dormition of the Blessed Mother of God, Saskatoon Carmen Bartko, Ss. Peter & Paul, Saskatoon Nadya Berezowski, Ss. Peter & Paul, Saskatoon Bruce Berezowski, Ss. Peter & Paul, Saskatoon Veronica Chelack, St. George s Cathedral, Saskatoon Jennifer Clerke, Dormition of the Blessed Mother of God, Saskatoon Fritz Friedrich, Ss. Peter & Paul, Saskatoon Curtis Hiebert, St. George s Cathedral, Saskatoon Tamara Hrechuch, St. George s Cathedral, Saskatoon Lori Keller, St. George s, Melville Patricia McCoshen, Ss. Peter & Paul, Saskatoon Marissa Owchar, St. George s Cathedral, Saskatoon Yurij Popowych, Ss. Peter & Paul, Saskatoon Gloria Pryma, Ss. Peter & Paul, Saskatoon Sr. Georgia Schavij, ssmi, Sister Servants of Mary Immaculate, Saskatoon Mary Shewaga, Dormition of the Blessed Mother of God, Saskatoon Therese Skomar, Dormition of the Blessed Mother of God, Saskatoon

5 We sadly announce that His Beatitude Lubomyr has reposed in the Lord. May 31, 2017, at 6:30 am, after a serious illness. His Beatitude Lubomyr (Husar), Archbishop Emeritus of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Church died at the age of 85.We commend his immortal soul into the hands of the merciful Father, asking for God's faithful servant eternal rest in a place of light, a place of verdure, a place of peace, where there is no pain, nor sorrow, nor sighing, but life without end. The time and place of the funeral celebrations will be announced shortly. Updates will be available on our eparchial website at: June 4, 2017 ST. ATHANASIUS UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 55 McMurchy Avenue, Regina, Sask., S4R 3G3 Parish Priest: Fr. Basil Malowany basilmalowany@gmail.com Cell Phone: Parish Office: stathanasius@sasktel.net Website: Facebook: Parish Council President - Rosanne Miller: UCWLC President - Josie Vantour Seniors Club President - Angie Lawryk UCBC President - Mark Woitas Ultimate A&B Youth - Lesia Lazurko

6 DIVINE LITURGY:Sunday - 9:30 a.m. Service in English; Confessions before every Divine Liturgy Week Day Liturgies - As per the Schedule MEMBERSHIP AT ST. ATHANASIUS PARISH is recognized by participating in the Sunday Divine Liturgy and by fulfilling your baptismal responsibility in contributing to our Church Community activities by using your time, talents and treasures. Regular financial donations by use of Sunday envelopes is necessary for our parish to grow and prosper. Please contact Fr. Basil if you know of any parishioner who is sick and wants to be visited.