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Saint Melany Byzantine Catholic Church, Tucson; The Byzantine Catholic Mission at Dove Mountain; and, The Byzantine Catholic Shrine of Mary Undoer of Knots,

Village of Summerhaven, Mt Lemmon, Arizona.

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The Saint Melany Muse Parish Newsletter June 2020 Vol. 3

Eparchy secures 9.5 acres near Twin Peaks and Tangerine

for second Byzantine Tucson parish

IN THIS ISSUE: Cover Page Land recently acquired. Page 2 Letter by Bishop Olmstead approving pur-

chase. Page 3 Parish Soft Openings. Page 4 Parish Property Manage-ment. Page 5 Sacramental Life.

Page 6 Pastoral Life. Page 7 Eparchy Appeal 2020 Update. Back Page June Birthdays.

During the latter

part of May and

early June the

neighborhood

around the parish

was the happy

hunting ground of

a pretty fearless

Coyote whose

den was some-

where near our

back playground.

Animal Experts

acme to the res-

cue and safely

remover the crit-

ter.

Page 2

Church Vandalism

Catching Wiley Coyote

rash of ANTIFA

violence against

churches and oth-

er symbols of civ-

ilization. I think

the man was

mentally ill and in

need of our pray-

ers. The good

folks at Zona

Fountain are

scheduled to re-

pair the damage.

On Thursday June

4 a drifter passing

by the Church

gratuitously

pushed over the

fountains on ei-

ther side of the

church. I was in

the office and

heard the thump

and confronted

the man as he ran

off, It didn’t seem

to be a hate crime

or related to the

Caption describing picture or

graphic.

The Saint Melany Muse Parish Newsletter June 2020 Vol.

Mary Undoer of Knots Shrine Becomes Eparchy

Page 3

PARISH BEGINS SOFT OPENING, PROVIDING EXTRA

DIVINE LITURGY TIMES

4pm on Saturday—Live Streamed on Facebook

8am on Sunday

10am on Sunday—Live Streamed on Facebook

Dove Mt. - not yet open

* Use sanitary wipes when reverencing icons

* You must bring a mask * You may not socialize

* Observe safe distancing in the communion line

During the latter

part of May and

early June the

neighborhood

around the parish

was the happy

hunting ground of

a pretty fearless

Coyote whose

den was some-

where near our

back playground.

Animal Experts

came to the res-

cue to remove the

critter safely. On

the upside there

are fewer bun-

nies around.

Page 4

Church Vandalism

”The Devil knows where Gods work is being done!”

Catching Wile E. Coyote

churches and oth-

er symbols of civi-

lization. I think the

man was mentally

ill and in need of

our prayers. The

good folks at Zona

Fo u n t a i n a re

scheduled to re-

pair the damage.

Last year it was the

parking lot; this

year the fountain.

Let us pray for the

mentally ill and

spiritually pos-

sessed.

On Thursday June

4, a drifter pass-

ing by the Church

g r a t u i t o u s l y

pushed over the

fountains on ei-

ther side of the

church. I was in

the office and

heard the thump

and confronted

the man as he ran

off. It didn’t seem

to be a hate crime

or related to the

rash of ANTIFA

violence against

Caption describing picture or

graphic.

James Russ and Leah Yoch Crowned in Holy Matrimony

Property Management Happenings

Parish Forms Knights of Columbus

Round Table

On Saturday May 30th,

James Russ and Leah Yoch

were crowned in the Holy

Mystery of Matrimony. Their

immediate family, despite

the liturgical restrictions of

the pandemic, braved the

trip from Colorado and Vir-

ginia to be present while

dozens more family and

friends observed via Live

Streaming.

Special thanks to our cantors who sang the service, to our altar servers who

assisted, to Hilda Marie who helped decorate the hall, and to Deacon Joseph Kush-

ner and his wife Patricia who helped in the sacramental preparation of James and

Leah.

Parish welcomes new addition — Rafaella Parven William and Teresa Parven

happily present to the world

their newest daughter:

Rafaella, born Friday, June 5.

Rafaella will be the young-

est of four girls. Mother and

daughter—and Dad—are

doing just fine.

James Russ and Leah Yoch Crowned in Holy Matrimony

Sacramental Life and Love

Page 5

Father visiting Gina Berezny’s mother Emma

Tabanico at their home in Green Valley

“Through this holy anointing may the Lord in His

love and mercy help you with the grace of the

Holy Spirit.” — Ritual of Anointing

Let us not forget to pray for our sick and home-bound and their caregivers especially:

Betty Ehnaut,

Delores Kurimski,

Mary Mikitish,

Thaddeus Stypa,

Juana Haden,

Tom Long,

Emma Tabanico,

Sylvia Jancek,

Carolin Peipelman,

Lori & Bob Toth,

Steward Sneider

Dottie Wenk

and

Monika Arnold.

PASTORAL LIFE

Page 6

Tucson Arizona ‘Big Horn’ Fire threatens the Village of Summerhaven

and Byzantine Catholic Shrine of Mary Undoer of Knots

Progress Report 2020

Thank you to our Contributors

Luba Anderson

Tom & Gina Berezny

Victoria Cambalik

Pallop & Tai Chivaluksna

Hilda Cline

Andrew Desawtels

Joseph DeSimone

Louise Farinech

Beverly Gonda

Donna Gress

Juana Haden

Martin & Elizabeth Haight

Patricia & Jeff Hill

Mark Hinkle

Patrick & Janet Homa

Kelly & Phil Hurtado

Joshua & Regina Johnson

Catherine & Eugene Kinghorn

Dcn. Joseph & Patricia Kushner

Katherine Murin

Stephen Nagy

Martin Pelland

Fred & Carolin Peipelman

Rev. Robert A. Rankin

James & Ursula Schoelen

Keith & Misti Smith

Robert & Toni Way

Names added monthly

Our Goal

$17,955.63

Collected thus far:

$13,914.00

Page 7

EPARCHY APPEAL

SAINT MELANT BYZANTINE

CATHOLIC CHURCH

1212 N. SAHUARA AVE.

TUCSON, AZ 85712-5018

Archbishop William Skurla

June 1

Mary Mikitish

June 2

Mark Hinkle

June 4

Fiona Salgado

June 4

Dennis Maciborski

June 5

Robert Toth

June 13

Thaddeus Stypa

June 14

Daniel Salgado

June 19

Gianna Way

June 21

Emilia Pinchak

June 21

Kelly Berezny

June 22

Leah Russ

June 27

Anysia Pinchak

June 27

Katherine Lamberton

June 29

Felicity Way

June 29

* Did we forget anyone?

A birthday is

the first day of

another 365

day journey

around the sun

— enjoy the

trip .

Many Happy Years to our June Birthdays