Icon of the Gospel of the Man Born Blind

Sunday of the Man Born Blind

Vigil Vesper/Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom for Sunday of the Man Born Blind Saturday, May 5, 2018Vigil Vesper/Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom Begins on Pg. 104 in Green Book

After “Blessed is the kingdom…” Christ is risen… Pg 164 Psalm 140 Tone 5 Pg Pg 1 HandoutVesper Hymns Beginning with #10 “Bring my soul …” Tone 5 Pg 2 Handout Vesper Hymns (Man Born Blind) #3 “Because with…” Tone 2 Pg 7 Handout Doxastikon (Man Born Blind) Tone 5 Pg 8 HandoutDogmatikon (Sunday) Tone 5 Pg 10 HandoutProkimenon (Man Born Blind) Tone 8 Pg 190 Green Book Alleluia (Sunday) Tone 8 Pg 190 Green BookMagnification “The Angel Exclaimed” Pg 167 Green BookPaschal Our Father Pg 167 Green BookCommunion Hymn (Pascha) Version A Pg 168 Green BookCommunion Hymn (Sunday) Version A Pg 78“Christ is risen…” Once in place of “We have seen the true light...” Pg 164Instead of “Glory to the Father…” at the Dismissal “Christ is risen from the dead! * By death...Give the Blessing” Pg 90 Green Book

Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom for Sunday of the Man Born BlindSunday, May 6, 2018Liturgy Begins on Pg. 11 in the Green Book

After “Blessed is the kingdom…” Christ is risen… Pg 164 Hymn of the Incarnation Version A Pg 18 Third Antiphon Pg 22Entrance Hymn Pg 25Troparion (Sunday) Tone 5 Pg 189 Kontakion (Man Born Blind) Tone 4 Pg 189Kontakion (Pascha) Tone 4 Pg 189Holy God Version A Pg 27Prokimenon (Man Born Blind) Tone 8 Pg 190Alleluia (Man Born Blind)) Tone 8 Pg 190Let us Who Mystically Version A Pg 42 Nicene Creed Version A Pg 51Magnification “The Angel Exclaimed” Pg 167 Paschal Our Father Pg 167Communion Hymn (Pascha) Version A Pg 168Communion Hymn (Sunday) Version A Pg 78Instead of “We have seen the True Light” “Christ is risen…” (Once) Pg 164 Instead of Glory to the Father…” “Christ is risen… & Lord have mercy” Pg 90

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Mon 5/78:00 am

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Thur 5/10

Fri 5/11 9:00 am

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Sunday of the Man Born BlindBrighid by MomIntention of St. Stephen Cathedral Parishioners

The Appearance of the Sign of the Cross in the Heavens Pg. 360+Alice Garcia by Mary Beth & Doug Foster

The Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian Pg.368

Vigil of the Feast of the Ascension of our Lord Pg. 193Vigil Vesper Liturgy+John Sarsany by Debbie Richardson

Ascension of Our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ Pg. 191Intention of Parishioners of St. Stephen Cathedral

Postfestive Day of the Ascension/Cyril & Methodius Pgs. 191 & 370+John Kichinko by Ron Kichinko

Holy Fathers Epiphanius & Germanus No Morning Divine Liturgy

Sunday of the Fathers of the First Nicean CouncilIntention of the St. Stephen Cathedral Parishioners

Festal ToneFr. JoeFr. Diodoro

Fr. Diodoro

Fr. David

Fr. Joe

Bishop John

Fr. Joe

Festal ToneMsgr. KevinFr. Joe

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 and 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 Chriovsky, Kari Hill, Kathleen Wursta and Anonymous.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

2018 BYZANTINE CATHOLIC EPARCHY BISHOP’S APPEAL The assessed household goal is $275.00. If you have not made your pledge yet, we encourage you to do so. Your pledge is an expression of your solidar-ity with the Eparchy of Phoenix. The funds are used to support the spiritual and financial administrative needs of the Eparchy. This year our rebate will be 20 % as opposed to the 30 % the parishes received in the past. The reason for this is that 10% of the appeal will be put into a fund called the extension fund from which parishes can receive grants (not loans) for projects, including our parish. Remember that you can use your credit card to make payments for your pledge. Please remember to make your check to the Eparchy of Phoenix. We have $7,182.00 to reach our goal and there are still 74 registered households who have not par-ticipated. PLEASE HELP US MAKE OUR GOAL!!!

THANK YOU- Mary Beth Foster would like to thank all of you helped with the funeral of +Alice Garcia and other work in the process of getting things together.

ECF END OF THE YEAR PICNIC will take place on Sunday, May 6 after the 9:00 AM Divine Liturgy.There will be games and lots of toys for prizes. There will be a bounce house and a piñata. We will supply hot dogs and hamburgers and encourage you to bring side dishes.

MOTHER’S DAY TEA will take place on Saturday May 12 at 11:30 AM in the parish hall. Tickets are $15.00 and women are encouraged to wear a hat. See Joanie Mahar for tickets.

EPARCHIAL SPECIAL COLLECTION - CATHOLIC HOME MISSION APPEAL: If you did not donate last weekend for this eparchial collection, please do so today or next weekend. The USCCB gives our epar-chy a grant of up to $125,000 each year. The past few years we have received $85,000. It is very important for us to express our gratitude by sending in a generous donation.

5TH ALL SOULS SATURDAY: MAY 19- The 5th All Souls Saturday Divine Liturgy and Panachida for the Faithful Departed will not be celebrated here at St. Stephen Cathedral at 9 AM, but will be celebrated by Bishop John & Bishop Gerald and the Arizona Eastern Catholic Clergy at Holy Redeemer Cemetery (Phoe-nix). The cemetery is located at 23015 Cave Creek Road Phoenix, AZ.

PRO-LIFE WORKSHOP- Justice for All (JFA) is holding an interactive pro-life apologetics workshop in Tempe on May 19th. This will be held at the Tempe Public Library and will begin at 10 am. The cost is only $20 for the day. JFA is the organization that trained Trent Horn and many other prominent pro-life apolo-gists in our nation. Don’t miss out on this opportunity! To register visit www.civisaudacia.org/events/ or call Kenneth Roberts at 480-280-1195.

EVANGELIZATION SEMINAR FOLLOW-UP: Several parishioners made a request that we have another session on evangelization. Their observations about the last one were viable, they said they enjoyed the ses-sion but thought it was a bit rushed and would like to get some preparation material before the session. We will have the follow-up on Sunday, May 20 during the coffee social after the 9:00 AM Divine Liturgy.

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 Renewal Center, 5802 E. Lincoln Drive, Scottsdale. You will register at www.Myrrh-Bearers.com. The deadline to regis-ter 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 Confer-ence 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. In a few weeks we will begin the pro-cess of setting up appointments for parishioners to get their family picture taken at church. The actual pho-tography shoots will be on several Fridays and Saturdays. The photographs should be able to be taken over the course of 2 or 3 weeks. For those who are home-bound and cannot get to church to have their photo-graphs taken, Life Touch will allow us to send in photos from cell phones. More information will be coming in future bulletins.

ONLINE GIVING IS HERE! Please go to our website. http://www.stsbcc.org/giving and press the donate button. “As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God’s varied grace.” (1 Peter 4:10) Here are reasons to sign up for Electronic Giving: 1) No need to write checks or bring cash to church. 2) More secure than checks. 3) All contributions are recorded for you on your bank statement with date of settlement. 4) IT COSTS YOU NOTHING. Online Giving is offered for Both St Stephens Byzantine Cathedral & the Eparchy of Phoenix.

This Week’s Candle Intention

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

Sat. 4 PM- 19 / Sun. 9 AM- 91

Our Weekly Gifts to the Lord—May the Lord bless your kindness and generosity!Tithes: $931.50 Candles: $44.00 Gift Shop: $68.00 Catholic Home Missions- $40.00 Coffee Social: $10.75 Total: $1,094.2521 families donated tithes this weekend

Coming Events – Mark Your Calendars

Sunday, May 6- ECF Graduations & ECF Picnic after the 9:00 AM Divine Liturgy (All Parishioners are Encouraged & Cordially Invited to Attend)

Saturday, May 12- GCU Mother’s Day Tea 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM

Saturday, May 19- 5th All Souls Saturday Divine Liturgy and Panachida at 9:00 AM Holy Redeemer Cemetery (Phoenix) Celebrated with Arizona Eastern Clergy & Their Parishes

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

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

SUNDAY OF THE MAN BORN BLIND

EPISTLE READINGACTS OF THE APOSTLES 16:16-34

It happened that as we were going to the place of prayer, a slave-girl having a spirit of divination met us, who was bringing her masters much profit by fortune-telling. Following after Paul and us, she kept crying out, saying, “These men are bond-servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation.” She continued doing this for many days. But Paul was greatly annoyed, and turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” And it came out at that very mo-ment. But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the market place before the authorities, and when they had brought them to the chief magistrates, they said, “These men are throwing our city into confusion, being Jews, and are proclaiming customs which are not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans.” The crowd rose up together against them, and the chief magistrates tore their robes off them and proceeded to order them to be beaten with rods. When they had struck them with many blows, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to guard them securely; and he, having received such a command, threw them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks. But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prison-ers were listening to them; and suddenly there came a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the pris-on house were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were unfastened. When the jailer awoke and saw the prison doors opened, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. But Paul cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Do not harm your-self, for we are all here!” And he called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas, and after he brought them out, he said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.” And they spoke the word of the Lord to him together with all who were in his house. And he took them that very hour of the night and washed their wounds, and immediately he was baptized, he and all his household. And he brought them into his house and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly, having believed in God with his whole household.

SUNDAY OF THE MAN BORN BLIND

GOSPEL READING JOHN 9:1-38

As He passed by, He saw a man blind from birth. And His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he would be born blind?” Jesus answered, “It was neither that this man sinned, nor his parents; but it was so that the works of God might be displayed in him. We must work the works of Him who sent Me as long as it is day; night is coming when no one can work. While I am in the world, I am the Light of the world.” When He had said this, He spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and applied the clay to his eyes, and said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which is translated, Sent). So he went away and washed, and came back seeing. Therefore the neighbors, and those who previ-ously saw him as a beggar, were saying, “Is not this the one who used to sit and beg?” Others were saying, “This is he,” still others were saying, “No, but he is like him.” He kept saying, “I am the one.” So they were saying to him, “How then were your eyes opened?” He answered, “The man who is called Jesus made clay, and anointed my eyes, and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash’; so I went away and washed, and I received sight.” They said to him, “Where is He?” He said, “I do not know.”They brought to the Pharisees the man who was formerly blind. Now it was a Sabbath on the day when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes. Then the Pharisees also were asking him again how he received

his sight. And he said to them, “He applied clay to my eyes, and I washed, and I see.” Therefore some of the Pharisees were saying, “This man is not from God, because He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others were saying, “How can a man who is a sinner perform such signs?” And there was a division among them. So they said to the blind man again, “What do you say about Him, since He opened your eyes?” And he said, “He is a prophet.”The Jews then did not believe it of him, that he had been blind and had received sight, until they called the parents of the very one who had received his sight, and questioned them, saying, “Is this your son, who you say was born blind? Then how does he now see?” His parents answered them and said, “We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind; but how he now sees, we do not know; or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him; he is of age, he will speak for himself.” His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone confessed Him to believe in Christ, he was to be put out of the synagogue. For this reason his parents said, “He is of age; ask him.” So a second time they called the man who had been blind, and said to him, “Give glory to God; we know that this man is a sinner.” He then answered, “Whether He is a sinner, I do not know; one thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see.” So they said to him, “What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?” He answered them, “I told you already and you did not listen; why do you want to hear it again? You do not want to become His disciples too, do you?” They reviled him and said, “You are His disciple, but we are dis-ciples of Moses. 29 We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where He is from.” The man answered and said to them, “Well, here is an amazing thing, that you do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes. We know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is God-fearing and does His will, He hears him. Since the beginning of time it has never been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a person born blind. 3 If this man were not from God, He could do nothing.” They answered him, “You were born entirely in sins, and are you teaching us?” So they put him out.Jesus heard that they had put him out, and finding him, He said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” He answered, “Who is He Lord that I may believe in Him?” Jesus said to him, “You have both seen Him, and He is the one who is talking with you.” And he said, “Lord, I believe.” And he worshiped Him.

Sunday of the Blind Man After the Mid-feast (John 7:14), the Lord Jesus Christ came to the Temple again and taught the people who came to Him (John 8:2). After leaving the Temple, He opened the eyes of a man “who was blind from his birth (John 9:1).The miracle described in today’s Gospel (John 9:1-38) is even more remarkable than it might seem at first. Saint Basil and other Fathers tell us that this was not just a case of giving sight to a blind man born with eyes that did not function, but to someone who had no eyes at all! The second Exapostilarion for this Sunday says, “Along the way, our Savior found a man who lacked both sight and eyes...”.The Gospel says, “Since the world began, it was not heard that any man opened the eyes of one who was born blind” (John 9:32). There are examples in the Old (Tobit 2:17) and New (Mark 8:22-26) Testaments of blind people receiving sight, but this is something completely unprecedented.

SUNDAY OF THE MAN BORN BLIND

GOSPEL READING JOHN 9:1-38

As He passed by, He saw a man blind from birth. And His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he would be born blind?” Jesus answered, “It was neither that this man sinned, nor his parents; but it was so that the works of God might be displayed in him. We must work the works of Him who sent Me as long as it is day; night is coming when no one can work. While I am in the world, I am the Light of the world.” When He had said this, He spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and applied the clay to his eyes, and said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which is translated, Sent). So he went away and washed, and came back seeing. Therefore the neighbors, and those who previously saw him as a beggar, were saying, “Is not this the one who used to sit and beg?” Others were saying, “This is he,” still oth-ers were saying, “No, but he is like him.” He kept saying, “I am the one.” So they were saying to him, “How then were your eyes opened?” He answered, “The man who is called Jesus made clay, and anointed my eyes, and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash’; so I went away and washed, and I received sight.” They said to him, “Where is He?” He said, “I do not know.”They brought to the Pharisees the man who was formerly blind. Now it was a Sabbath on the day when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes. Then the Pharisees also were asking him again how he received his sight. And he said to them, “He applied clay to my eyes, and I washed, and I see.” Therefore some of the Pharisees were saying, “This man is not from God, because He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others were saying, “How can a man who is a sinner perform such signs?” And there was a division among them. So they said to the blind man again, “What do you say about Him, since He opened your eyes?” And he said, “He is a prophet.”The Jews then did not believe it of him, that he had been blind and had received sight, until they called the parents of the very one who had received his sight, and questioned them, saying, “Is this your son, who you say was born blind? Then how does he now see?” His parents answered them and said, “We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind; but how he now sees, we do not know; or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him; he is of age, he will speak for himself.” His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone confessed Him to believe in Christ, he was to be put out of the synagogue. For this reason his parents said, “He is of age; ask him.” So a second time they called the man who had been blind, and said to him, “Give glory to God; we know that this man is a sinner.” He then answered, “Whether He is a sinner, I do not know; one thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see.” So they said to him, “What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?” He answered them, “I told you already and you did not listen; why do you want to hear it again? You do not want to become His disciples too, do you?” They reviled him and said, “You are His disciple, but we

are disciples of Moses. 29 We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where He is from.” The man answered and said to them, “Well, here is an amazing thing, that you do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes. We know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is God-fearing and does His will, He hears him. Since the beginning of time it has never been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a person born blind. 3 If this man were not from God, He could do nothing.” They answered him, “You were born entirely in sins, and are you teaching us?” So they put him out.Jesus heard that they had put him out, and finding him, He said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” He answered, “Who is He Lord that I may believe in Him?” Jesus said to him, “You have both seen Him, and He is the one who is talking with you.” And he said, “Lord, I believe.” And he worshiped Him.

Sunday of the Blind Man After the Mid-feast (John 7:14), the Lord Jesus Christ came to the Temple again and taught the people who came to Him (John 8:2). After leaving the Temple, He opened the eyes of a man “who was blind from his birth (John 9:1).The miracle described in today’s Gospel (John 9:1-38) is even more remarkable than it might seem at first. Saint Basil and other Fathers tell us that this was not just a case of giving sight to a blind man born with eyes that did not function, but to someone who had no eyes at all! The second Exapostilarion for this Sunday says, “Along the way, our Savior found a man who lacked both sight and eyes...”.The Gospel says, “Since the world began, it was not heard that any man opened the eyes of one who was born blind” (John 9:32). There are examples in the Old (Tobit 2:17) and New (Mark 8:22-26) Testaments of blind people receiving sight, but this is something completely unprecedented.The Savior placed clay in the man’s empty sockets and told him to wash in the pool of Siloam. When he obeyed these instructions, the eyes of clay became living eyes!

Evangelization Seminar Preparation Guide

Evangelization Presentation: May 20, 2018Time: After the 9:00 AM Divine LiturgyPlace: St. Stephen Cathedral (Church Building)

I. Prayer for Guidance in EvangelizationII. Basics of EvangelizationA. What is our message?B. Why do we evangelize?C. To whom do we evangelize?III. Guides and Resources in EvangelizationIV. Expected Challenges in EvangelizationV. How do we become strengthened in our Evangelization Effort?VI. How and when do we actually should we begin to evangelize?

Matthew 28: 19 – 20 “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Fa-ther and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.”

This guide has some questions and also is asking for some input to help us in our next presentation on Sun-day, May 20 after the 9:00 AM Divine Liturgy. Here are some questions you can answer which would help the presentation. At the end of this guide will be a brief overview outline of what we will present. Your answers to these questions and your input to us before the presentation will help us to touch on areas of evangelization. The participation of parishioners in our evangelization program here at St. Stephen Cathedral is a key component in having a successful evangelization effort. Your participation is greatly appreciated.

1- Do you think our parish needs an evangelization program?2- What message do you believe needs to be delivered in an evangelization program?3- Do you think evangelization should be with the specific mission of bringing people into our parish?4- What preparation must clergy and laity do in order to successfully evangelize others?5- Do you believe that Christ is calling all of us to spread the message of His Gospel?

6- What positives do you see in the current evangelization effort of our parish?7- In what areas of evangelization do you think we are lacking?8- Do you think it should be a high priority of St. Stephen’s Cathedral Parish to create Byzantine Catholic Outreaches in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area that can eventually grow into Missions and then Parishes?9- What geographic area or areas do you suggest we begin Byzantine Outreaches?10- What do you think are the greatest fears and apprehensions that we as Byzantine Catholics face in our evangelization efforts?11- Do you think as a part of an evangelization program we should have a programto reach out to students at ASU?12- What are three specific suggestions can you give to help our cathedral parish evangelize others? 13- Is there a specific ministry or ministries in evangelization that you would like to volunteer for at our cathedral parish?

There may be some other questions about evangelization but the 13 questions seem to be a good start to get us thinking about evangelization. With that in mind we ask that you take some time to answer some of these questions and also give any input that you have about evangelization. Ideally, the sooner you can get this information to us the better. If we receive your input by May 16, we can place an outline of the presentation in the bulletin that weekend of May 19/20. Listed below is just a rough draft of what the evangelization presentation will be and your responses to the questions in this guide along with your suggestions will help us better address your concerns and needs about evangelization in the presentation on May 20. Please email Fr. Diodoro at rectorss@eparchyofphoenix.org or Fr. Joe at huts1009@gmail.com

An important thing to remember in our evangelization efforts are that we have to be properly spiritu-ally prepared. It is possible that we will only get through several of the points in the presentation on that Sunday. We have to be careful not to rush our efforts but at the same time we need to begin. Please pray for a successful evangelization program for our parish.

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Sunday of the Man Born Blind May 6, 2018 Christ is risen! Indeed He is risen! 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 Saturday4:00 PMOffice: 602.943.5379 Fax 602.997.4093 Sunday 9:00 AMWebsite www.stsbcc.org Weekday Services See Bulletin

Served 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

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 McAuliff-Simon Marmol Ann Zlamal Jennifer Hetrick