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Sunday of CheesfareForgiveness Sunday

Vigil Vesperal Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom for the Sunday of Cheesefare

March 2, 2019

Begins on Pg. 104 in Green Book

Psalm 140 Tone 6 p. 149Vespers Hymns (Cheeesefare Sunday) Tone 6 HandoutDogmatikon (Cheesefare Sunday) Tone 6 HandoutKontakion (Cheesefare Sunday) Tone 6 p. 218Prokimenon (Cheesefare Sunday) Tone 8 p .219Alleluia (Cheesefare Sunday) Tone 6 p. 219Communion Hymn (Sunday) Version B pp. 78-79

Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom Sunday of Cheesefare

March 3, 2019

Begins on Pg. 11 in Green Book

Troparion (Resurrectional Tone) Tone 8 p. 161Kontakion (Cheesefare Sunday) Tone 6 pp. 218-219Prokimenon (Cheesefare Sunday) Tone 8 p .219Alleluia (Cheesefare Sunday) Tone 6 p. 219Communion Hymn (Sunday) Version B pp. 78-79

CHEESEFARE SUNDAY (Readings taken from the web page of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops,

www.usccb.org)EPISTLE: ROMANS 13:11-14:4

And do this because you know the time; it is the hour now for you to awake from sleep. For our salva-tion is nearer now than when we first believed; the night is advanced, the day is at hand. Let us then throw off the works of darkness [and] put on the armor of light; let us conduct ourselves properly as in the day, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in promiscuity and licentiousness, not in rivalry and jeal-ousy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh. Welcome anyone who is weak in faith, but not for disputes over opinions. One person believes that one may eat anything, while the weak person eats only vegetables. The one who eats must not despise the one who abstains, and the one who abstains must not pass judgment on the one who eats; for God has welcomed him. Who are you to pass judgment on someone else’s servant? Before his own master he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make him stand.

GOSPEL: MATTHEW 6:14-21If you forgive others their transgressions, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you do not for-give others, neither will your Father forgive your transgressions. “When you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites. They neglect their appearance, so that they may appear to others to be fasting. Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,so that you may not appear to others to be fasting, except to your Father who is hidden. And your Father who sees what is hidden will repay you. “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and decay destroy, and thieves break in and steal. But store up treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor decay destroys, nor thieves break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.

Special Intentions: Noa Lee Chapa, Ted Bronson, Theresa Rojas, Erwin Armada, Barbara Du-gan, 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, Michael Chapa, Aaron Powell, Kristian Lara, and Iliana Villegas.

Eternal Memory: +Pauline Barnhart, +Robert Hernandez, +Arturo Cisneros

May the Lord rest His healing hand on His servants and hear their requests:Benjamin Francis Molina, Teresa Blanc, Victor Ely, Daniel Andrews, Megan Molina, Michael White, Gabriella Reagan, Mary Rabayda, Ana Ruiz, Jane Walsh, Dorothy Dumnich, Richard Reese, Chris Balsz, Carlene Eneroth, Nancy Sandrock, Bob Dugan, Cathy Milko, Clementina Mendoza, Dan Palas-chak, Michael Sherwood, Liz Kol, Nicholas Toth, Nicholas Oprendek, Dennis Milko, Karen Kol, Ga-briel Papke, Kari Hill, Sandy Meyer, Rita Chokan, Nicholas Lewak, Rebecca Braskie, Albina Tesoniero, Elizabeth Petrus, and Fr. Basil Hutsko.

This Week’s Liturgical Schedule

Sun. 3/3Sat. 4:00 p.m.Sun. 8:40 a.m.Sun. 9 a.m

Sun. 12 Noon

Mon. 3/47 p.m.

Tues. 3/59 a.m.7 p.m.

Wed. 3/67 p.m.

Thurs. 3/79 a.m.

Fri. 3/87:30 p.m

Sat. 3/9

Sun. 3/10Sat. 2:30 p.m.Sat. 3:00 p.m.Sat. 4:00 p.m.Sun. 8:40 a.m.Sun. 9 a.m

Cheesefare Sunday/Sunday of Forgiveness (pp. 159-163, 218-219) Tone 8 Personal Intention3rd HourIntention of the Parishioners of St. Stephen’s CathedralParish Pot Luck (Immediately after Divine Liturgy- 10:30 a.m.)Forgiveness Vespers for the Beginning of the Great Fast

Pure Monday/First Day of the Great Fast/Holy Gerasimus, Confessor) Liturgy of the Pre-Sanctified (Sanctification of Gabriel Papke by D. Papke) First Week of Lent Holy Conon, Martyr Terce-Sext (3rd and 6th Hour)Small Compline (all are welcome), followed by our Men’s Group meeting

Holy Forty-Two Martyrs of Ammorium Liturgy of the Pre-Sanctified (Blessings for Kyle Winn by Bert & Loretta Winn)

Holy Basil, Bishop, and Other Martyrs of ChersonTerce-Sext (3rd and 6th Hour)

Holy Theophylact, Bishop and ConfessorLiturgy of the Pre-Sanctified (Personal Intention)

Commemoration of the Miracle of the Great-Martyr Theodore and the Forty Martyrs of SebasteFirst Sunday of the Great Fast (pp. 123-127, 220-222) Tone 1ConfessionsVespersBlessed repose of Suzanne Schroeder by JoAnn FaixThird HourIntention of the Parishioners of St. Stephen’s Cathedral

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LET’S BEGIN GREAT AND HOLY LENT WELL (AND TOGETHER)!

Today is Cheesefare Sunday and we have the opportunity to combine our Pot Luck Sunday of good food and good company (made better by yours, of course) as well as a time to start the Great Fast with a spirit of true brotherhood and unity, which is made possible by mutual forgiveness. Our Pot Luck brunch shall begin at the Parish Hall immediately after the Divine Liturgy this morning, or about 10:30 a.m.

As many of us know, the season of Lent begins with the celebration of Forgiveness Vespers on Cheesefare Sunday. To share the beginning of this holy season as a parish, we invite all of you to join us at our cathedral at 12 noon, right after the Pot Luck brunch. As a feature of our Byzantine Catholic identity, at Forgiveness Vespers our clerics and parishioners mutually forgive each other at the end of Vespers. This mutual forgiveness prepares us for the Great Fast which is a time of forgive-ness, repentance, penance, prayer, Lenten worship, and good works.

If it is Friday in Lent, then it is time for our LENTEN FISH FRY!

This year, we invite everyone to save Friday evenings from 5 to 7 p.m. at our parish hall. As always, volunteers are most welcome to help make these events happen smoothly for the benefit of our parish family. Please sign the volunteer work list for the Fish Fry which is located on the coffee counter in the parish hall. We need: Set-up crew, Dinner crew and Clean-up crew.A good investment for men at Lent: Our Men’s Group

Although our men would do well to grow in holiness throughoutr the year, and our Men’s Group is ready to help, in Lent our Men’s Group provides a great opportunity to do so with fraternal support as well as with prayer and honest, respectful dialogue over Fr. Walter Ciszek’s renowned and profound autobiography, With God in Russia. In March, we will meet on Tuesdays the 5th and 19th at 7 p.m. to pray Small Compline in the cathedral and then at the conference room of our rectory. All men of good will are welcome to join us and we shall start chapter 2 of this Servant of God’s testimony on March 5th. Please approach Fr. Rojas with any questions about our Men’s Group.

WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER: EPARCHIAL APPEAL 2019

We have begun the 2019 Appeal for the Eparchy of Phoenix. By now you have all received your pledge forms and information about donating. We hope you will take the opportunity to choose from the various options of donating: cash, checks, credit cards and online donating. We are asking each household to donate $275.00, but of course larger amounts are welcome. Your generosity to the Eparchial Appeal not only helps to solidify us as a parish but also as an eparchy. Much can be ac-

complished by our Eparchy of Phoenix because of your generosity and commitment to the appeal.Our parish goal is $41,657.70.

ATTN: ALL “HOLY ROLLERS” & PEOPLE WHO WANT TO LEARN HOW TO BAKE

The traditional Ruthenian baking is an art which has been passed from generation to gen-eration in Europe and here in America. Without our “holy rollers” and people who would like to learn these skills, it would be tragic to lose what we have come to love along with a key way to raise funds for our beloved parish. Therefore, with heartfelt thanks to our veteran “holy rollers”, we in-vite people of good will to join our selfless “holy rollers” at our baking days scheduled for Monday, March 18, Tuesday, March 19, and Wednesday, March 20 at our parish hall, starting at 8 a.m.

Healing for Soul & Body are Available from the Eastern Catholic Clergy of Arizona

On Sunday, March 31 at 6 p.m., there will be a Healing Service (a.k.a. Anointing Service) at Holy Dormition Ukrainian Catholic Church (3720 W. Maryland Ave., Phoenix). After the Healing Service, Confessions will be available. During Great and Holy Lent, the best way to prepare for the Resurrection of Christ is the Mystery of Repentance!

ANALYSIS OF ATTENDANCE AND COLLECTIONS OF FEB. 23 & 24

Sat. 4 p.m. + Sun. 9 a.m. → Sunday Attendance: 38 + 119 = 157 Upward and onward!

Tithes: $1,559.41 + Offerings by mail: $393 + Offerings via Credit Card: $265.10 + Candles: $85Gift Shop: $18.95 + Sunday Social: $63.25 + Easter Flowers: $10.00 + Priests Med. Ins. Coll.: $50.00Eparchial Appeal: $350.00 Building Fund: $50 = Total: $2,894.71

34 of 133 registered families donated tithes this weekend.“For where your treasure is, there will your heart lie also.” Mt 6:21

PARISH FINANCIAL COUNCIL MEETING: SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 2019 @11:00 A.M.RESERVING OUR LITURGY INTENTIONS, WHETHER FOR THE

LIVING OR DEAD

When you seek to have a Divine Liturgy served for someone who is deceased, someone who is living, or for other intentions such as thanksgiving for blessings received, please pick up one of the Divine Liturgy Intention Envelopes found at the entrance to the church and bring it to the rectory

office. One of our staffers will give you the appropriate intention card, either for the living or the deceased. If you wish, you can send that card to the family for whom you are having the Divine Liturgy cel-ebrated.

Our Main Candles Shine This Week For:Eternal Lamp: Ezekiel Chapa Resurrection: Gabriel Papke

Our Tetrapod Candles Shine This Week For:Theophany Icon: Christopher Lae Transfiguration: Abbey Surmay

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THESE EVENTS:Men’s Group: Tuesday, March 5 & 19, Compline at 7 p.m. & meeting following in the rectory.Women’s Group: Monday, March 11 & 18 Vespers at 5 p.m. & Discussion at 6 p.m. Lenten Fish Fries: March 8, 15, 22, 29, April 5, 12. All Fish Fries take place from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Parish Hall, followed by Liturgy of the Presanctified at 7:30 p.m. at the Cathedral.Additional Liturgies of the Presanctified: March 4 (Pure Monday), 6, 13, 20, 27. April 3, 10, 17. These Liturgies are scheduled for 7 p.m., unlike those on Fridays of Lent.Convocation of Eparchial Clergy: May 13-16 at St. Stephen Cathedral, Phoenix, Arizona.Myrrhbearers Retreat (retreat for women): June 28-30 at Maddona Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico.Alive in Christ (retreat for youths): July 11-14 in the area of Seattle, Washington.Annual Spiritual Retreat for Eparchial Clergy: October 21-25 at Franciscan Renewal Center, Scottsdale, Arizona.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THESE EVENTS:Men’s Group: Tuesday, March 5 & 19, Compline at 7 p.m. & meeting following in the rectory.Women’s Group: Monday, March 11 & 18 Vespers at 5 p.m. & Discussion at 6 p.m. Lenten Fish Fries: March 8, 15, 22, 29, April 5, 12. All Fish Fries take place from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Parish Hall, followed by Liturgy of the Presanctified at 7:30 p.m. at the Cathedral.Additional Liturgies of the Presanctified: March 4 (Pure Monday), 6, 13, 20, 27. April 3, 10, 17. These Liturgies are scheduled for 7 p.m., unlike those on Fridays of Lent.Convocation of Eparchial Clergy: May 13-16 at St. Stephen Cathedral, Phoenix, Arizona.Myrrhbearers Retreat (retreat for women): June 28-30 at Maddona Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico.Alive in Christ (retreat for youths): July 11-14 in the area of Seattle, Washington.Annual Spiritual Retreat for Eparchial Clergy: October 21-25 at Franciscan Renewal Center, Scottsdale, Arizona.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THESE EVENTS:Men’s Group: Tuesday, March 5 & 19, Compline at 7 p.m. & meeting following in the rectory.Women’s Group: Monday, March 11 & 18 Vespers at 5 p.m. & Discussion at 6 p.m. Lenten Fish Fries: March 8, 15, 22, 29, April 5, 12. All Fish Fries take place from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Parish Hall, followed by Liturgy of the Presanctified at 7:30 p.m. at the Cathedral.Additional Liturgies of the Presanctified: March 4 (Pure Monday), 6, 13, 20, 27. April 3, 10, 17. These Liturgies are scheduled for 7 p.m., unlike those on Fridays of Lent.Convocation of Eparchial Clergy: May 13-16 at St. Stephen Cathedral, Phoenix, Arizona.Myrrhbearers Retreat (retreat for women): June 28-30 at Maddona Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico.Alive in Christ (retreat for youths): July 11-14 in the area of Seattle, Washington.Annual Spiritual Retreat for Eparchial Clergy: October 21-25 at Franciscan Renewal Center, Scottsdale, Arizona.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THESE EVENTS:Men’s Group: Tuesday, March 5 & 19, Compline at 7 p.m. & meeting following in the rectory.Women’s Group: Monday, March 11 & 18 Vespers at 5 p.m. & Discussion at 6 p.m. Lenten Fish Fries: March 8, 15, 22, 29, April 5, 12. All Fish Fries take place from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Parish Hall, followed by Liturgy of the Presanctified at 7:30 p.m. at the Cathedral.Additional Liturgies of the Presanctified: March 4 (Pure Monday), 6, 13, 20, 27. April 3, 10, 17. These Liturgies are scheduled for 7 p.m., unlike those on Fridays of Lent.Convocation of Eparchial Clergy: May 13-16 at St. Stephen Cathedral, Phoenix, Arizona.Myrrhbearers Retreat (retreat for women): June 28-30 at Maddona Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico.Alive in Christ (retreat for youths): July 11-14 in the area of Seattle, Washington.Annual Spiritual Retreat for Eparchial Clergy: October 21-25 at Franciscan Renewal Center, Scottsdale, Arizona.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THESE EVENTS:Men’s Group: Tuesday, March 5 & 19, Compline at 7 p.m. & meeting following in the rectory.Women’s Group: Monday, March 11 & 18 Vespers at 5 p.m. & Discussion at 6 p.m. Lenten Fish Fries: March 8, 15, 22, 29, April 5, 12. All Fish Fries take place from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Parish Hall, followed by Liturgy of the Presanctified at 7:30 p.m. at the Cathedral.Additional Liturgies of the Presanctified: March 4 (Pure Monday), 6, 13, 20, 27. April 3, 10, 17. These Liturgies are scheduled for 7 p.m., unlike those on Fridays of Lent.Convocation of Eparchial Clergy: May 13-16 at St. Stephen Cathedral, Phoenix, Arizona.Myrrhbearers Retreat (retreat for women): June 28-30 at Maddona Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico.Alive in Christ (retreat for youths): July 11-14 in the area of Seattle, Washington.Annual Spiritual Retreat for Eparchial Clergy: October 21-25 at Franciscan Renewal Center, Scottsdale, Arizona.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THESE EVENTS:

Men’s Group: Tuesday, March 5 & 19, Compline at 7 p.m. & meeting following in the rectory.

Women’s Group: Monday, March 11 & 18 Vespers at 5 p.m. & Discussion at 6 p.m.

Lenten Fish Fries: March 8, 15, 22, 29, April 5, 12. All Fish Fries take place from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Parish Hall, followed by Liturgy of the Presanctified at 7:30 p.m. at the Cathedral.

Additional Liturgies of the Presanctified: March 4 (Pure Monday), 6, 13, 20, 27. April 3, 10, 17. These Liturgies are scheduled for 7 p.m., unlike those on Fridays of Lent.

Convocation of Eparchial Clergy: May 13-16 at St. Stephen Cathedral, Phoenix, Arizona.

Myrrhbearers Retreat (retreat for women): June 28-30 at Maddona Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Alive in Christ (retreat for youths): July 11-14 in the area of Seattle, Washington.

Annual Spiritual Retreat for Eparchial Clergy: October 21-25 at Franciscan Renewal Cen-ter, Scottsdale, Arizona.

True Fasting

Cheesefare Sunday March 3, 2019 Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory to Him Forever! Welcome to Saint Stephen Byzantine Catholic Cathedral. We are delighted that 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. We are in communion with His Holiness, Pope Francis, the Bishop of Rome.

Saint Stephen’s 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: His Grace, Most Rev. John S. Pazak, C.Ss.R., Bishop

His Grace, Most Rev. Gerald N. Dino, S.E.O.D., Bishop EmeritusVery Rev. Diodoro Mendoza, Rector – rector@ephx.orgRev. Joseph Hutsko, Vice-Rector – frhutsko@ephx.org

Rev. Arthur Rojas, Parochial Vicar - frrojas@ephx.org and Msgr. Kevin McAuliffe, In ResidenceVery Rev. Archpriest David M. Petras, Retired

Deacon John Montalvo - Deacon James Danovich - Deacon Adam Lowe – Subdeacon Paul Kilroy Parish Advisory Council Served by: Parish Finance Council Served by:Peyton Becktold Jennifer Hetrick Mary Beth Foster Julie Pete Karen Ratliff Nicholas Stefaniak IIIJessica Kostyun Joanie Mahar Basil Rabayda Ann Zlamal Dolores Sugent John Surmay