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Third Sunday after Pentecost

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Vigil Vesper/Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom for Third Sunday after PentecostSaturday, June 9, 2018

Begins on Pg. 104 in Green Book

Psalm 140 Tone 2 Pg 128Vesper Hymns Tone 2 Pg 128Dogmatikon Tone 2 Pg 130Prokimenon Tone 2 Pg 132 Alleluia Tone 2 Pg 132Let us Who Mystically Version A Pg 42 Nicene Creed Version A Pg 51Holy, Holy, Holy Version A Pg 56We praise you Version A Pg 58Our Father Tone 1 Pg 66Communion Hymn (Sunday) Version A Pg 78

Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom for Third Sunday after PentecostSunday, June 10, 2018

Begins on Pg. 11 in Green Book

Hymn of the Incarnation Version A Pg 18 Third Antiphon (Sunday) Pg 22Entrance Hymn (Sunday) Version A Pg 25Troparion Tone 1 Pg 130Kontakion Tone 1 Pg 131Prokimenon Tone 1 Pg 132Alleluia Tone 1 Pg 132Let us Who Mystically Version A Pg 42 Nicene Creed Version A Pg 51Holy, Holy, Holy Version A Pg 56We praise you Version A Pg 58Our Father Tone 1 Pg 66Communion Hymn Version A Pg 78

This Week’s Liturgical Schedule

Sun 6/10Sat 4:00 pmSun 9:00 am

Mon 6/118:00 am12:00 pm

Tues 6/128:00 am12:00 pm

Wed 6/138:00 am12:00 pm

Thurs 6/14

Fri 6/15 9:00 am 12:00 pm

Sat. 6/16

Sun. 6/17Sat 4:00 pmSun 9:00 am

Third Sunday after Pentecost Tone 2Intention of Parishioners of St. Stephen Cathedral Susan Stooks by Christine Toth

The Holy Apostles Bartholomew and Barnabas P.370Personal Intention6th Hour

Our Venerable Father Onufrius the Great P.376Personal Intention6th Hour

The Holy Martyr Aquilina P. 391Personal Intention6th Hour

The Holy Prophet Elisha No Morning Divine Liturgy

The Holy Prophet AmosPersonal Intention 6th Hour

Holy Father Tychon, Bishop of Amathis No Morning Divine Liturgy

Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Tone 3Intention of Parishioners of St. Stephen Cathedral+Monta Lee Tomley by George Tomley

Fr. JoeBishop John

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Fr. JoeFr. David

Special Intentions: Erwin Armada, Barbara Dugan, Joanie Mahar, Helen Furka, Vincent Rice,McCarthy Family, Marti Lopez, Kathleen Linkowsky, Betty Geletey, Richard Gable, Robert King, Ann Ryan, Chris Faix, Robyn Foy, Elaine Browne, Mark Chapa, Mike Chapa and Iliana Villegas.

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, Sharon White, Nancy Sandrock, Marlene Rolling, Bob Dugan, Cathy Milko, Michael Dougherty, Widad Butty, Clementina Mendoza,Nicholas Stefaniak Sr., Mary Popovich, Dan Palaschak, Michael Sherwood, Christina Toth,Liz Kol, Evelyn Sopiak, Deacon Craig Anderson, Nicholas Toth, Michelle Montalvo, Nicholas Oprendek, Dennis Milko, Karen Kol, Gabriel Papke, Audrey Bacha, Fr. Andriy Chirovsky, Kari Hill, Kathleen Wursta, Ron Minor, Tom Petrus, Fr. Joe and Anonymous.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

A SINCERE THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING WHO HAVE COMPLETED THEIR PLEDGES TO THE 2018 BISHOP’S APPEAL:John & Audrey Bacha, Dorothy Bezeredi, Widad Butty, Dan & Collene Canter, Kathleen Cervantes,Jeffrey Chicvara, Leonard Cisneros, Thedore Cooke, Elizabeth Corbett, Robert & Kathleen Crossley,James P. Cullen, Carol D’Alessio, Deacon James & Josefina Danovich, John & Akela Danovich,Kristina Danovich, Martin Dec, Louise DeCenso, Michael & Amorette Dietz, Most Rev. Gerald Dino, Mi-chael & Gilda Dougherty, Joseph & Marsha Dudik, Dorothy Dumnich, Bonnie & Steve Durkit, Margi Ellis, Robert & Katherine Florich Mary Beth Foster, Helen Furka, GCU Lodge #999, Betty Gelety, Deacon Michael & Karen Hanifin, Arthur & Judith Harding,Roy & Joan Haug, Jessica & Frank Hurd, Rev. Joseph Hutsko, Alice Johnson, Cathy Kardos,Helen Karol, Anthony Kinyon, Doris Kobryzycki, Peter & Jessica Kostyun,Elizabeth & Tom Kol, Nick & Judith Lemak, Theresa Lewak, Marcella Leight, Monica Lizanich, Deacon Adam & Amanda Lowe, Hugo & Patricia Marmol, Daniel McBurney, Very Rev. Diodoro Mendoza, Richard & Charlene Mizner, Blanche Moody, Gerald & Janice Mundall, Dan-iel Palaschak, Andrew Ondrei, Diane Papke, Mary Jo & Michael Pazak, Most Rev. John Pazak, John & Julie Pete, Thomas & Betty Petrus, Linda & Basil Rabayda, Karen Ratliff, Carma Reiss, Kurt Rimmer, Kenneth & Rebecca Roberts II, Nicole Sandrock, Kathleen Slonka, Mary Stefaniak, Nicholas & Barbara Stefaniak, Rob-ert & Cynthia Stock, Susan Stooks,Dolores & Chester Sugent, John & Kari Surmay, Thomas & Joan Tenczar, Anthony & Johanna Tesoniero, Christine Toth, Bert & Loretta Winn, Kay Wiskirchen, Joan Wolfe, Kathleen & John Wursta and Ann Zlmal

“Bring your full tithe to the Temple treasury so there will be ample provisions in my Temple. Test me in this and see if I don’t open up heaven itself to you and pour out blessings beyond your wildest dreams.” Malachi 3:10

2018 BYZANTINE CATHOLIC EPARCHY BISHOP’S APPEAL- Thank you to all who participated in this year’s Bishop Appeal. Our goal was $35,750.00 and we received $37,164.59. 83 families which is 64% of the parishioners participated. We were blessed by one pledge of $10,000.00. Taking the 10,000.00 gift out of the equation, we averaged about $330.00 a pledge so our parishioners who gave to the appeal aver-aged over the $275.00 that was asked per family. We are pleased with the results and hope that next year the percentage of those participating will be over 64%. May God bless your generosity!!

ST. STEPHEN’S MEN’S GROUP- The group will meet on the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of each month. Each ses-sion will begin at 7:30 PM with Vespers followed by a group discussion on an assigned spiritual reading. We will be discussing Pope Francis’s Encyclical “Gaudete et Exsultate”. The group will meet next on June 19.

MYRRH-BEARERS RETREAT: “THEOTOKOS: MODEL OF GRACE”- This year’s retreat for girls and teens (7-17) and women (18+) taking place from Friday, June 22 to Sunday, June 24 at the Franciscan Re-newal Center, 5802 E. Lincoln Drive, Scottsdale. You will register at www.Myrrh-Bearers.com. The deadline to register is Friday, June 1. You can pick up a brochure at the entrance of the church. We encourage our women and girls to attend this eparchial spiritual program.

ByzanTeen Rally 2018- The ByzanTeen Rally will be on Thursday, July 5 to Sunday, July 8 at St. Vin-cent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Forms are available from Fr. Diodoro or Fr. Joe. The registration fee is $310 per person early-bird registration received before May 1, 2018 and $335 per person for registration received May 1 through June 16, 2018. REGISTRATION DEADLINE – Friday, June 15, 2018 @ 10 PM Eastern Daylight Saving TimeThe NON-REFUNDABLE payment is to be included in FULL with the Registration Form, the Confidential Medical History and Authorization Form, the Travel Info Form, and other required information. Please make check payable to “ByzanTEEN Youth Rally 2018.” Mail forms and Payment to: ByzanTEEN Youth Rally 2018 Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh 66 Riverview Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15214

ATTENTION FATHERS & SONS! ALIVE IN CHRIST – “Ascetical Boot Camp” Palomar Christian Con-ference Center, Palomar Mountain, CA July 12 – July 15: Please visit www.eparchyofphoenix.org to register or contact Fr. Diodoro.

PICTORIAL DIRECTORY FOR PARISH 50TH JUBILEE- We are working with Life Touch, a company which produces pictorial directories for parishes around the country. Photos will be taken in the parish hall. Please sign up for an appointment on the sheets in the parish hall. Photographs will be taken on Friday, June 15 from 1 PM until 9 PM and on Saturday, June 16 from 10 AM to 6 PM. There will be another session sometime in the near future for photographs, the dates will be arranged early this week after we see how many people have signed up for photographs. For those who are infirmed or for a valid reason cannot make appointment to have their picture taken but wish to be in the pictorial directory we will be able to submit digital pictures to Life Touch. Life Touch allows our parish to send in 10 digital pictures for free and then after that the parish will assume the $10 fee for digital photos over the limit of 10. Life Touch will send us the forms to proceed with using the digital photos.

This Week’s Candle Intention

Eternal Lamp- Parishioners of St. Stephen Cathedral Resurrection: Infirmed of our Parish

Sat. 4 PM- 11 / Sun. 9 AM-118

Our Weekly Gifts to the Lord—May the Lord bless your kindness and generosity!May 19/20

Tithes: $1156.50 Candles: $24.00 Coffee Social: $66.00 Gift Shop: $6.00 Peter’s Pence: $10.00 Total: $1,262.50 29 of 135 registered families donated tithes this weekend

Coming Events – Mark Your Calendars

Friday, June 22- Sunday, June 24- Myrrh-Bearers Retreat: “Theotokos: Model of Grace”(Eparchial Women & Girls Retreat) Franciscan Renewal Center, Scottsdale, AZ

Thursday, June 28- Vigil Vesper/Liturgy for Feast of SS. Peter & Paul at 7 PM

Friday, June 29- Divine Liturgy for Feast of SS. Peter & Paul at 9 AM

Thursday, July 5- Sunday, July 8- ByzanTeen “Who is My Neighbor” Rally in Latrobe, Pennsylvania

Thursday, July 12- Sunday, July 15- Alive in Christ (Ascetical Boot Camp) Palomar Christian Conference Center- Palomar Mountain, California

THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

EPISTLE READING: ROMANS 5:1-10

Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; we exult in hope of the glory of God. And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us. For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will hardly die for a righteous man; though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him. For if while we were en-emies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.

THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

GOSPEL READING: MATTHEW 6:22-34

“The eye is the lamp of the body; so then if your eye is clear, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth. “For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life? And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the fur-nace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith! Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’ 32 For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.“So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

What is a cantor?

A cantor is an experienced singer who, while remaining a part of the congregation, leads the people’s singing of the liturgy – that is, the formal, public worship of God. This article explains the role of the cantor in the Byzantine (Ruthenian) Catholic Church.In Eastern Europe, from which the founders of this Church came, the kantor or diak was an impor-tant member of the community. In many cases, he was the village school teacher, and taught cate-chism as well. But his primary role was to begin the singing in church, and remind the faithful of the music for each hymn. The musicologist Johann von Gardner described the liturgical singing of the Carpathian mountain region between the First and Second World Wars:… in all village churches… congregational singing of all the services in their entirety has been prac-ticed exclusively, including the hymns of the “proper,” utilizing the full range of tones and melodies… The cantors – the more experienced chanters among the parishioners – who stood on the kleros, be-gan the chanting. As soon as those present recognized the melody, the whole church sang: they sang all the stichera, all the troparia, all the irmoi – in a word, everything that the typikon indicated was to be sung. They sang in unison, and whoever was able added a parallel melody line or improvised a bass line. The impression produced was one of extraordinary power. But the main thing was that those present were not passive listeners, they were not “the public,” but were aware that they them-selves assisted at the performance of the divine services.When people from these regions emigrated to North America, establishing communities where they could faithfully worship as they had in Europe was a priority for them. The cantor was always an im-portant person in this process. In some places parishes were established and communal prayer was held even before a priest could be found to serve the community. Many parishes provided housing for their cantor, who was often given the honorary title of “Professor.”Note: although only adult men are ordained to the minor clerical order of lector/cantor, many women and young people have provided distinguished service as lay cantors. In this article, the words “can-tor”, “he” and “him” should be taken to refer to cantors of either sex.The cantor leads the singing of the faithfulThe cantor is not a soloist. Almost all the parts of the service that are chanted or sung by a single voice are assigned to other individuals:• The bishop or priest chants the blessings and prayers of the service.• The deacon chants the petitions of the litanies, as well as directions to the assembly (e.g. “Wis-dom! Be attentive!”), and the Gospel reading at the Divine Liturgy.• The lector chants the Old and New Testament readings (other than the Gospel), the verses at the prokeimenon and alleluia, and those psalms that are assigned to a single voice.The cantor, on the other hand, sings with the congregation. By beginning each hymn with a firm, clear voice, at a reasonable pitch and an appropriate tempo, he indicates the melody, pitch and rhythm to be used, enabling all those present to sing together.

The cantor is a skilled liturgical singer

First and foremost, the cantor must be a man or woman of prayer. Liturgical singing that is not prayer

is a useless endeavor. The cantor should strive to develop and foster an active prayer life and a regular rule of prayer.The cantor must have a voice that is adequate to be heard in church, to carry a tune, to sing tune-fully, and to lead the singing of the congregation, while being neither a soloist nor a follower.The cantor must have a knowledge of the liturgical services – both the text and music of each service, and the basic theology and meaning behind the service. This also requires a familiarity with the liturgical books that contain the hymns for each service, feast and commemoration, and a knowledge of those places where exceptions occur – for example, during the Paschal Season.The cantor must have a knowledge of the Church’s plainchant and any other music to be used. In our churches, this consists of the traditional prostopinije or plainchant of our tradition, along with with some additional music which has become accepted in our parishes, or in the particular parish where the cantor serves.The cantor must possess a certain amount of general musical knowledge. Though the ability to read musical notation “at sight” is both commendable and recommended, it is more important that the cantor be able to read, follow and sing a variety of already-learned music, with one melody following another in immediate succession. The cantor must pay attention to what is going on in the church and in the service, and adjust the singing appropriately.

the cantor is a teacherThrough his singing, the cantor helps the faithful learn the services, theology, and tradition of our church. He should be able to answer their questions, and be willing to learn more when he is uncertain. In taking responsibility for the singing in his parish, the cantor should also instruct those, espe-cially the young, who might become cantors. Rather than holding on firmly to the role of “the cantor", he should encourage others to assist in singing the services, train church readers, encour-age prospective cantors, and teach the next generation of cantors all that they ought to know.

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Third Sunday after Pentecost June 10, 2018 Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory to Him Forever! Welcome to Saint Stephen Byzantine Catholic Cathedral. We are delighted you have come to pray with us. Our Church follows the teachings of Jesus Christ as found in the Gospel and passed on to us through the teachings of the Holy Apostles and Holy Tradition.

Saint Stephen Byzantine Catholic Cathedral8141 North 16th Street, Front Sunday Divine LiturgyPhoenix, Arizona 85020-3950 Saturday 4:00 PM Weekday ServicesOffice: 602.943.5379 Fax 602.997.4093 Sunday 9:00 AM See BulletinWebsite www.stsbcc.org Confessions: Sat. 3:00- 3:45 pm & Sun. 8:00 - 8:45 amServed by: Most Rev. John S. Pazak, C.Ss.R., Bishop

Most Reverend Gerald N. Dino, Bishop EmeritusVery Rev. Diodoro Mendoza, Rector – rectorss@eparchyofphoenix.org

Rev. Joseph Hutsko, Vice-Rector – huts1009@gmail.comVery Rev. Archpriest David M. Petras, Retired

Msgr. Kevin McAuliffe, In ResidenceDeacon John Montalvo - Deacon James Danovich - Deacon Adam Lowe – Subdeacon Paul Kilroy

Parish Advisory Council Served by: Parish Finance Council Served by:Mary Beth Foster Sean Grimes Peyton Becktold John Surmay Dolores Sugent Jessica Kostyun Joanie Mahar Basil Rabayda Nicholas Stefaniak III Msgr. Kevin McAuliffeSimon Marmol Ann Zlamal Jennifer Hetrick