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Second Sunday after PentecostSecond Sunday of Matthew

Second Sunday after Pentecost June 18, 2017

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory to Him Forever! 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 Holy Tradition.

Saint Stephen Byzantine Catholic Cathedral Sunday Divine Liturgy 8141 North 16th Street, Front Saturday 4:00 PM Phoenix, Arizona 85020-3950 Sunday 9:00 AM Office: 602.943.5379 Fax 602.997.4093 Weekday Services See Bulletin Website www.stsbcc.org Served by:Most Rev. John S. Pazak, CSsR., BishopMost Reverend Gerald N. Dino, Bishop EmeritusVery Rev. Diodoro Mendoza, Rector -- rectorss@eparchyofphoenix.orgRev. Joseph Hutsko, Vice-Rector – huts1009@gmail.comVery Rev. Archpriest David M. Petras, RetiredMsgr. Kevin McCauliffe, In ResidenceDeacon John Montalvo - Deacon James DanovichSister Christopher, OSBM

Parish Advisory Council Served by: Parish Advisory Finance Council Served by:Mary Beth Foster Sean Grimes Ted Cooke Stephanie RimmerMichelle Klinger Joanie Mahar Nicholas Stefaniak III Dolores SugentPatricia Marmol Basil Rabayda John Surmay Joan WolfeLuke Roll Ann Zamal

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************************************************************************************************* This Week’s Liturgy Schedule

Sun. 6/18 Second Sunday after Pentecost (Father’s Day) Tone 1 – p. 123 Sat. 4:00 PM For our Parishioners, Benefactors and Friends (Fr. Joe)Sun. 9:00 AM + Monta Lee Tomley by The Tomley Family (Fr. Diodoro)

Mon. 6/19 The Holy Apostle Jude, Brother of our Lord p. 368 (Fr. Joe)8:00 AM +Nicholas Moyta by Sr. Ann Fedyczak

Tue. 6/20 The Holy Martyr Methodius, Bishop of Patara p. 383 (Bishop John)8:00 AM +Sr. Jean Marie Cihota by Karen Ratliff

Wed. 6/21 The Holy Martyr Julian of Tarsus (Bishop Gerald)8:00 AM +Nicholas Moyta by Sr. Margaret Fedyczak

Thu. 6/22 The Holy Martyr Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata p. 383 8:00 AM +Nicholas Moyta by the Moyta Family (Bishop John)5:00 PM Moleben to St. Stephen (Bishop John)

Fri. 6/23 The Holy Martyr Agrippina p. 3798:00 AM Third Hour Vigil of the Birth of the Holy Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John7:00 PM Vigil Vesper/Liturgy for our Parishioners, Benefactors and Friends (Fr. Jo Sat. 6/24 Birth of the Holy Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John p. 3349:00 AM +Edward Kobrzycki by Doris Kobrzycki (Fr. Diodoro)

Sun. 6/25 Third Sunday after Pentecost Tone 2 – p. 128Sat. 4:00 PM +Gertrude O’Connor Stubbs by Joseph Gallucci (Fr. David)Sun. 9:00 AM For our Parishioners, Benefactors and Friends (Fr. Joe)

Special Intentions: Erwin Armada, Barbara Dugan, Joanie Mahar, Helen Furka, Vincent Rice, McCarthy Family, Gemma Hillman, Marti Lopez, Kathleen Linkowsky, Betty Geletey, Richard Gable, Robert King, 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, Steve Durkit, Dorothy Dumnich, Richard Reese, Chris Balsz, Sr. Christopher, OSBM, Dorothy Bezeredi, Carlene Eneroth, Fred Way, Audrey Noble, Sharon White, Nancy Sandrock, Marlene Rolling, Bob Dugan, Cathy Milko, Cathy Simpson, Michael Dougherty, Widad Butty, Kris Lara, Mike Chapa, Mark D. Chapa, Noa Lee Chapa, Teresa Blanc, Clementina Mendoza, Dolores Balcazar, Vivian Rodarte, Nicholas Stefaniak Jr., Marie Mika, Mary Popovich, Betty Iwinski, Anne Peterson, Dan Palaschak, Michael Sherwood, Christina Toth, Alice Garcia, Liz Kol, Sopiak Family, John DeCenso, Anthony Diaz, Michael Diaz, and Matthew Diaz .

ANNOUNCEMENTS

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY to all the fathers in our parish and to all of the fathers of our pa-rishioners. We pray for God’s blessings for all fathers and may the souls of the departed fathers be remembered. There is a cake social honoring the fathers after the 9 AM Divine Liturgy today, June 18.

WE PRAY FOR GOD’S BLESSINGS FOR THOSE WOMEN AND GIRLS WHO ARE PAR-TICIPATING IN THE MYRRH-BEARERS RETREAT AT THE FRANCISCAN RENEWAL CENTER IN SCOTTSDALE. THANK YOU TO THE COORDINATOR KATHY WURSTA AND THE OTHER WOMEN OF OUR PARISH AND EPARCHY WHO ARE FACILITATING THE RETREAT.

MAY/JUNE ANNIVERSARIES & BIRTHDAYS POT LUCK WILL TAKE PLACE ON SUNDAY JUNE 25 AFTER THE 9:00 AM DIVINE LITURGY.

Preparations are well under way for the 50th Jubilee Celebration. A special event will be held each month beginning June, 2017 and concluding June, 2018. The first event as preparatory for the celebration of our 50th Jubilee of St. Stephen Cathedral is planned for JUNE 22, 2017. All parishioners and friends of St. Stephen’s are invited to a Moleben honoring St. Stephen with din-ner following. The clergy from our Eparchy will be present for this event. The event for July is a service project which will be on July 29th from 11:15am – 1:30pm. This will be held in Mesa. In order to participate you must register by July 20th. The site for Feed My Starving Children is at 1345 S. Alma School Road, Mesa, AZ 85210. Please note the directions for registering online. (1) Visit Feed My Starving Children at fmsc.org (2) Click Volunteer Reservations (3) Join an Existing

Group – Code: 1090225 (4) Reserve your spot by selecting Confirm (5) Confirm Group Details (6) Log in – Create an Account (7) Reservation Confirmation. We have committed for 25 persons; to date we have 10 registered.

This Week’s Candle Intentions

Nativity: Sr. Christopher Malcovsky by Alice Garcia

Coming Events – Mark Your Calendars Now

Sunday, June 18- Father’s Day Cake Social after the 9 AM Divine LiturgyMonday, June 19 – Friday, June 23 – Eparchial Clergy Days at CathedralThursday, June 22 - Opening Event of St. Stephen Cathedral 50th Jubilee 5:00 PM Moleben to St. Stephen followed by DinnerFriday, June 23 - Sunday, June 25 - Myrrh-Bearers Retreat at Franciscan Renewal Center in ScottsdaleFriday, June 23 – Vigil Vesper/Liturgy for Feast of John the Baptizer at 7 PMSaturday, June 24 – Divine Liturgy for Feast of John the Baptizer at 9 AMSunday, June 25 - May & June Birthdays/Anniversaries Pot Luck after 9 AM Divine LiturgyTuesday, June 27 – Life in Christ ECF Class in Parish OfficeSunday, July 9- Parish Finance Council Meeting after Divine Liturgy in Parish OfficeSunday, July 16- Parish Advisory Council Meeting after Divine Liturgy in Parish OfficeSunday, July 23- 50th Jubilee Committee Meeting after Divine Liturgy in Pastoral CenterSaturday, July 29 – Feed My Starving Children Service Project: 11:15 AM – 1:30 PM 1345 S. Alma School Road, Mesa, AZ 85210

CURRENT BISHOP’S APPEAL

Parish Goal: $29,700.00 Amount Pledged: $22,843.00 (63 of 108 households pledged)Pledge Payments Received: $22,478.00 Pledge Amount Needed to Reach Goal: $6,857.00*Please note that instead of requesting $200.00 per family, the Eparchy is kindly asking for a pledge of $275.00 per family to allow the Eparchy to continue funding programs within our Eparchy. It has been 20 years that we have asked for $200.00 and it’s now time to upgrade that to meet the ris-ing cost of programs from 20 years ago.

Our Weekly Gifts to the Lord—May the Lord bless your kindness and generosity!Saturday: 4 PM: 19 9 AM: 110

Peter’s Pence: $5.00; Tithes: $1,790.00; Candles: $44.40; Holyday: $55.00; Coffee Social:$26.03; Donations: Non-Parishioners: $42.06; Gift Shop:$150.00; Total: $2,112.58

Bishop’s Appeal Collection for 6/11/2017: $30.00

John the Forerunner

St John the Forerunner, the cousin of Christ and last of the prophets.The glorious Prophet and Forerunner John the Baptist is also referred to as John the Forerun-ner because he was the forerunner of Christ. He was an ascetic and great prophet, who baptized Christ and became one of the most revered saints in the Orthodox Church. John is a cousin of Christ through his mother Elizabeth who was the daughter of Zoia. Zoia is the sister of Christ’s grandmother. He was later beheaded by Herod in the first century to satisfy the request of Herod’s stepdaughter, Salome, and wife Herodias. Because he baptized Christ, he is the patron saint of godparents. He is sometimes called the Angel of the Desert; because of this title, he is sometimes depicted with wings.Isaiah 40:3-5 is commonly read as a prophecy of John. His father, Zacharias, was a priest of the course of Abia (1 Chr. 24:10), and his mother, Elizabeth, was of the daughters of Aaron (Luke 1:5). John held the priesthood of Aaron, giving him the authority to perform baptisms of God.His birth took place six months before that of Jesus, and according to the Gospel account was expected by prophecy (Matt. 3:3; Isa. 40:3; Mal. 3:1) and foretold by an angel. Zacharias lost his power of speech because of his unbelief over the birth of his son, and had it restored on the occa-sion of John’s circumcision (Luke 1:64).John was a Nazarite from his birth (Luke 1:15; Num. 6:1-12). He spent his early years in the moun-tainous tract of Judea lying between Jerusalem and the Dead Sea (Matt. 3:1-12). He led a simple life, wearing rope (gamla) fiber clothing and eating “locusts and wild honey” (Matt. 3:4).As an adult John started to preach in public, and people from “every quarter” were attracted to his

message. The essence of his preaching was the necessity of repentance and turning away from self-ish pursuits. He denounced the Sadducees and Pharisees as a “generation of vipers,” and warned them not to assume their heritage gave them special privilege (Luke 3:8). He warned tax collectors and soldiers against extortion and plunder. His doctrine and manner of life stirred interest, bring-ing people from all parts to see him on the banks of the Jordan River. There he baptized thousands unto repentance.The fame of John reached the ears of Jesus in Nazareth (Matt. 3:5), and he came from Galilee to Jordan to be baptized by John, on the special ground that it became him to “fulfill all righteous-ness” (Matt. 3:15). John’s special office ceased with the baptism of Jesus, who must now “increase” as the King come to his kingdom. He continued, however, for a while to bear testimony to the Messiahship of Jesus. He pointed him out to his disciples, saying, “Behold the Lamb of God.” His public ministry was suddenly (after about six months probably) brought to a close by his being cast into prison by Herod, whom he had reproved for the sin of having taken to himself the wife of his brother Philip (Luke 3:19). He was shut up in the castle of Machaerus, a fortress on the south-ern extremity of Peraea, 9 miles east of the Dead Sea, and here he was beheaded at the instigation of Herodias; later tradition also implicates Salomé. His disciples, having consigned the headless body to the grave, went and told Jesus all that had occurred (Matt. 14:3-12). John’s death occurred apparently just before the third Passover of Jesus’ ministry.Jesus himself testified regarding John that he was a “burning and a shining light” (John 5:35). John was the last of the Old Testament prophets, thus serving as a bridge figure between that period of revelation and Jesus. They also embrace a tradition that, following his death, John descended into Hell and there once more preached that Jesus the Messiah was coming.

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