Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost / Postfestive of the Transfiguration of Our Lord August 12, 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’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 am

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 – 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

Vigil Vesper/Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom for Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost / Post-festive Day of Transfiguration

August 11, 2018

Begins on Pg. 104 in Green Book

Psalm 140 Tone 3 p. 133Vesper Hymns (Sunday) Tone 3 pp. 133-134 Vesper Hymns (Transfiguration) Tone 4 pp. 1-4 HandoutDogmatikon (Transfiguration) Tone 6 p. 4 HandoutProkeimenon (Sunday) Tone 3 p. 137Prokeimenon (Transfiguration) Tone 4 p. 348Alleluia (Sunday) Tone 3 P. 132Alleluia (Transfiguration) Tone 8 p. 348Magnification & Irmos (Transfiguration) p. 349Communion Hymn (Sunday) Version A p. 78Communion Hymn (Transfiguration) Version A P. 350

Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom for Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost / Post-festive Day of Transfiguration

August 12, 2018

Begins on Pg. 11 in Green Book1st Antiphon (Sunday) p. 3462nd Antiphon (Transfiguration) p. 3463rd Antiphon (Post-festive of Transfiguration) p.350Entrance Hymn (Post-festive of Transfiguration) p.351Troparion (Sunday) Tone 3 p. 135-136Troparion (Transfiguration) Tone 7 P. 347Kontakion (Transfiguration) Tone 7 p. 348Prokeimenon (Sunday) Tone 3 P. 137Alleluia (Sunday) Tone 3 P. 132

Alleluia (Transfiguration) Tone 8 P. 348Magnification & Irmos (Transfiguration) p. 349Communion Hymn (Sunday) Version A p. 78Communion Hymn (Transfiguration) Version A P. 350

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This Week’s Liturgical Schedule

Sun 8/12

Sat 4:00 pmSun 8:45 amSun 9:00 am

Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost (p. 135) Tone 3Post-festive Day of Transfiguration+Richard Standefer by Karen Ratliff3rd HourIntention of Parishioners of St. Stephen’s Cathedral

Fr. Joe

Msgr. Kevin

Mon 8/138:00 am12:00 pm 5:00 pm

Leave-Taking of the Transfiguration/Maximus the Confessor p.346+William & Mary Lousberg by Tom & Joan Tenczar6th HourVespers for the Dormition Fast

Fr. Joe

Fr. Joe

Tues 8/1412:00 pm 7:00 pm

Vigil of the Dormition/Holy Prophet Micah6th HourVigil Vesper Liturgy/Procession with ShroudIntention for Sr. Christopher Fr. Joe

Wed 8/159:00 am

Dormition of the Theotokos (p. 352)Intention of Parishioners of St. Stephen’s Cathedral Bishop John

Thurs 8/16 Translation of the Icon of Our Lord No Morning Divine Liturgy

Fri 8/179:00 am 12:00 pm

Postfestive of Dormition (p. 352)Mark D. Chapa by Tina Mendoza6th Hour

Fr. Diodoro

Sat. 8/18 Holy Martyrs Flaurus & Laurus No Morning Divine Liturgy

Sun. 8/19

Sat 4:00 pmSun 8:45 amSun 9:00 am

Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost (p. 141) Tone 4Postfestive Day of Transfiguration Personal Intention3rd HourIntention of Parishioners of St. Stephen’s Cathedral

Fr. Joe

Msgr. Kevin

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, Ann Marie Corriveau, 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, Audry Bacha, Fr. Andriy Chirovsky, Kari Hill, Kathleen Wursta, Ron Minor, Tom Petrus, Fr. Joe, Anonymous, Fr. Basil & Sandy Meyers

ANNOUNCEMENTSMYSTERIES OF INITIATION- On Saturday, August 11 at the 4:00 PM Vigil Vesper/Liturgy Irene Evelyn Florich will receive the Mysteries of Initiation. Irene is the daughter of Robert andKatherine Florich. On Sunday, August 12 at the 9:00 AM Divine Liturgy, Esther Roberts will receive the Mysteries of Initiation. Esther is the daughter of Kenneth and Rebecca Roberts.

GCU DAY AT THE MOVIES AND PIZZA OUTING TODAY SUNDAY, AUGUST 12, 2018 AFTER THE 9:00 AM DIVINE LITURGY. We will be seeing Christopher Robin. GCU will sponsor a small luncheon at St. Stephens hall after 9 o’clock Liturgy. Afterwards we go to the movie at Shea 14 Harkin's theater at 12:30 Joan Mahar has reserved 87 spots. Contact Joanie ASAP to reserve a spot via call or text at (602) 920-0607. You may also email her at JoanieMahar@me.comThe event is open to all parishioners, you don’t need to be a GCU member.

BLESSING OF FLOWERS will take place on Tuesday, August 14 at the end of the 7:00 PM Vigil Vesper/Liturgy for the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos. Flowers will also be blessed onWednesday, August 15 at the end of the 9:00 AM Divine Liturgy. Please remember to bring some flowers to be blessed when you come for the Divine Liturgy.

ST. STEPHEN’S MEN’S GROUP- The group meets on the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of each month. Each session will begin at 7:30 PM with Vespers followed by a group discussion. The Men’s Group will next meet on Tues, August 21st at 7:30 PM.

OPPORTUNITY FOR PARISHIONERS TO PLACE GREETING IN THE PARISH 50TH JUBILEE COMMEMORATIVE BOOK- Whenever parishes celebrate a special jubilee, they produce a booklet which contains photos of events of the church and a history of events which have taken place in the parish. It is also common to have pages in the booklet on which fellow parishes, organizations and local businesses offer their greetings and send a donation for their greeting to be placed. We are also offering that opportunity to our parishioners to remember their deceased relatives or to honor their living relatives.

Along with mentioning the name of your relatives you can add a greeting to the cathedral on the occasion of our jubilee. The donation for placing a greeting is $250.00 for a full page, $125.00 for a half page and $50.00 for a quarter page. A full page would be a regular 8 ½ by 11 inches. If you wish to submit an ad you can place it in the Sunday collection, bring it to the parish office or e-mail it to Fr. Joe- huts1009@gmail.comWe ask that you get your greeting or ad into the parish by tomorrow August 13, 2018 so we can have plenty of time to finish printing the booklet. Thank you!!

SOLEMN FEAST DAY OF THE BEHEADING OF JOHN THE BAPTIST- We will celebrate Vigil Vesper/Liturgy on Tuesday, August 28 at 7:00 PM and Divine Liturgy on Wednesday, August 29 at 9:00 AM.PARISHIONERS AUGUST BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES POT LUCK AND BIRTHDAY CAKE SOCIAL: SUNDAY, AUGUST 26 IN THE PARISH HALL AFTER THE 9:00 AM DIVINE LITURGY-Please join our parish community in celebrating the August birthdays and anniversaries of our parishioners. The pot luck begins after the 9:00 AM Divine Liturgy. Please bring one of your favorite dishes to share. If you are celebrating a birthday or anniversary in July and do not see it listed in the bulletin, please let Fr. Joe know so we can update our book.

ADDITION TO AUGUST BIRTHDAYSAugust 1- Hope Gavin August 17- Jack Wursta

ST. STEPHEN’S 50TH JUBILEE CELEBRATION ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2018- The celebration will begin with a Hierarchical Divine Liturgy at 1:00 PM at our Cathedral of St. Stephen with our bishopMost Rev. John S. Pazak as the main celebrant. Our Bishop Emeritus and ProtosyncellusMost Rev. Gerald N. Dino; Most Rev. Thomas Olmstead, the Sede Plena Apostolic Administrator of the Eparchy of Phoenix and the clergy of our parish and eparchy will assist. Following the Divine Liturgy at 3:00 PM there will be a no-host bar social hour in the parish hall and the dinner will begin at 4:00 PM. The Jubilee Dinner will be catered. We are working on the invitations and all parishioners will receive an invitation through the mail. You are highly encouraged to set aside this day to celebrate this important event in the history of our cathedral parish. There will be a Saturday, Vigil Vesper/Liturgy on Saturday, September 29 at 4:00 PM but there will not be a 9:00 AM Divine Liturgy on Sunday, September 30!!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THE 3:00 PM SOCIAL HOUR AT THE PARISH 50TH ANNIVERSARYCELEBRATION- Though the dinner for the 50th Anniversary will be catered, we need about 8 volunteers to help during the social hour in between the Divine Liturgy and the dinner. We will need someone to be the bar tender for the no-host bar and then some people to help clear off the appetizer plates off the tables when the people are finished eating and several people to check people in as they come to the celebration in the parish hall. Please contact Fr. Joe

huts1009@gmail.com or call the parish office 602-943-5379 or sign the sign-up list in the parish hall. Please contact Fr. Joe or sign up by Tuesday,September 11. Thank you.

PLEASE PATRONIZE OUR PARISH RELIGIOUS GIFTS AND BOOK SHOP IN THE PARISH HALLTHE SHOP IS OPEN AFTER THE 9:00 AM SUNDAY DIVINE LITURGY.

ONLINE GIVING- A friendly reminder that we offer online giving, both for St Stephen’s Byzantine Catholic Cathedral & the Eparchy of Phoenix. Thank you for prioritizing St. Stephen's Byzantine Catholic Cathedral in your generous giving. Your consistency provides stability, strength and support to our mission. Lives are being changed because of your generosity!

This Week’s Candle Intentions

Eternal Lamp- Michael Pazak Resurrection: Widad Butty

Sat. 4 PM- 24 / Sun. 9 AM- 128

Our Weekly Gifts to the Lord—May the Lord bless your kindness and generosity!August 4/5

Tithes: $2,103.10- Candles: $72.62- Coffee Social: $14.00 –Dormition: $25.00 – Gift Shop: $2.00Building Fund: $25.00 Total: $2,241.72

34 of 135 registered families donated tithes this weekendTithing by Mail: $110.00 Credit Card Tithing: $520.00

Coming Events – Mark Your Calendars

Tuesday, August 14 Visitation of the Sick & Infirmed of our Parish with Anointing & EucharistTuesday, August 14 Vigil Vesper/Liturgy with Burial Service for the Dormition of the Theotokos at 7:00 PM. Blessing of Flowers at the end of Vigil LiturgyWednesday, August 15 Divine Liturgy for the Dormition of the Theotokos at 9:00 AM Blessing of Flowers at the end of the Divine LiturgyFriday, August 17 to Sunday, August 19 19th Annual Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help - Olympia, WashingtonSunday, August 26

Parishioners August Birthday and Anniversaries Pot Luck & Cake Social after the 9:00 AM Divine LiturgyTuesday, August 28

Vigil Vesper/Liturgy for the Solemn Feast of John the Baptist at 7:00 PMWednesday, August 29 Divine Liturgy at for the Solemn Feast of John the Baptist at 9:00 AMSaturday, September 1 & Sunday September 2 84th Annual Pilgrimage to Our Mother of Perpetual Help, Uniontown PASunday, September 30 - 50th Anniversary Celebration of St. Stephen’s Cathedral 1:00 PM-Divine Liturgy 3:00 PM - Social Hour 4:00 PM- Dinner

TWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

EPISTLE READING- 1 CORINTHIANS 15:1-11Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,  and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. After that He appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one time, most of whom remain until now, but some have fallen asleep;  then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles;  and last of all, as to one untimely born, He appeared to me also.  For I am the least of the apostles, and not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me did not prove vain; but I labored even more than all of them, yet not I, but the grace of God with me.  Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.

TWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

GOSPEL READING- MATTHEW 18:16-26

 And someone came to Him and said, “Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may obtain eternal life?”  And He said to him, “Why are you asking Me about what is good? There is only One who is good; but if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.”  Then he said to Him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, “YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT MURDER; YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY; YOU SHALL NOT STEAL; YOU SHALL NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS;  HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER; and YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.”  The young man said to Him, “All these things I have kept; what am I still lacking?”  Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be complete, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” But when the young man heard this statement, he went away grieving; for he was one who owned much property.

And Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I say to you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.  Again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” When the disciples heard this, they were very astonished and said, “Then who can be saved?” And looking at them Jesus

said to them, “With people this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

Dormition of the Theotokos

The feast of the Dormition or Falling-asleep of the Theotokos is celebrated on the fifteenth of

August, preceded by a two-week fast. This feast, which is also sometimes called the Assumption,

commemorates the death, resurrection and glorification of Christ’s mother. It proclaims that Mary

has been “assumed” by God into the heavenly kingdom of Christ in the fullness of her spiritual and

bodily existence.

As with the nativity of the Virgin and the feast of her entrance to the temple, there are no biblical

or historical sources for this feast. The Tradition of the Church is that Mary died as all people die,

not “voluntarily” as her Son, but by the necessity of her mortal human nature which is indivisibly

bound up with the corruption of this world.

The Byzantine Church teaches that Mary is without personal sins. In the Gospel of the feast,

however, in the liturgical services and in the Dormition icon, the Church proclaims as well that

Mary truly needed to be saved by Christ as all human persons are saved from the trials, sufferings

and death of this world; and that having truly died, she was raised up by her Son as the Mother of

Life and participates already in the eternal life of paradise which is prepared and promised to all

who “hear the word of God and keep it” (Lk11.27–28).

The services of the feast repeat the main theme, that the Mother of Life has “passed over into the

heavenly joy, into the divine gladness and unending delight” of the Kingdom of her Son (Vesperal

hymn). The Old Testament readings, as well as the gospel readings for the Vigil and the Divine

Liturgy, are exactly the same as those for the feast of the Virgin’s nativity and her entrance into

the Temple.

Thus, at the Vigil we again hear Mary say: “My soul magnifies the Lord and my Spirit rejoices in

God my Saviour” (Lk 1.47). At the Divine Liturgy we hear the letter to the Philippians where Saint

Paul speaks of the self-emptying of Christ who condescends to human servitude and ignoble death

in order to be “highly exalted by God his Father” (Phil 2.5–11). And once again we hear in the

Gospel that Mary’s blessedness belongs to all who “hear the word of God and keep it” (Lk 11.27–

28).

Thus, the feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos is the celebration of the fact that all men are

“highly exalted” in the blessedness of the victorious Christ, and that this high exaltation has

already been accomplished in Mary the Theotokos. The feast of the Dormition is the sign, the

guarantee, and the celebration that Mary’s fate is, the destiny of all those of “low estate” whose

souls magnify the Lord, whose spirits rejoice in God the Saviour, whose lives are totally dedicated

to hearing and keeping the Word of God which is given to men in Mary’s child, the Saviour and

Redeemer of the world.

Finally it must be stressed that, in all of the feasts of the Virgin Mother of God in the Church, the

Byzantine Christians celebrate facts of their own lives in Christ and the Holy Spirit. What happens

to Mary happens to all who imitate her holy life of humility, obedience, and love. With her all

people will be “blessed” to be “more honorable than the cherubim and beyond compare more

glorious than the seraphim” if they follow her example. All will have Christ born in them by the

Holy Spirit. All will become temples of the living God. All will share in the eternal life of His

Kingdom who live the life that Mary lived.

In this sense everything that is praised and glorified in Mary is a sign of what is offered to all

persons in the life of the Church. It is for this reason that Mary, with the divine child Jesus within

her, is called in the Byzantine Tradition the Image of the Church. For the assembly of the saved is

those in whom Christ dwells.

It is the custom in some churches to bless flowers on the feast of the Dormition of the Holy

Theotokos.

Thus, at the Vigil we again hear Mary say: “My soul magnifies the Lord and my Spirit rejoices in

God my Saviour” (Lk 1.47). At the Divine Liturgy we hear the letter to the Philippians where Saint

Paul speaks of the self-emptying of Christ who condescends to human servitude and ignoble death

in order to be “highly exalted by God his Father” (Phil 2.5–11). And once again we hear in the

Gospel that Mary’s blessedness belongs to all who “hear the word of God and keep it” (Lk 11.27–

28).

Thus, the feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos is the celebration of the fact that all men are

“highly exalted” in the blessedness of the victorious Christ, and that this high exaltation has

already been accomplished in Mary the Theotokos. The feast of the Dormition is the sign, the

guarantee, and the celebration that Mary’s fate is, the destiny of all those of “low estate” whose

souls magnify the Lord, whose spirits rejoice in God the Saviour, whose lives are totally dedicated

to hearing and keeping the Word of God which is given to men in Mary’s child, the Saviour and

Redeemer of the world.

Finally it must be stressed that, in all of the feasts of the Virgin Mother of God in the Church, the

Byzantine Christians celebrate facts of their own lives in Christ and the Holy Spirit. What happens

to Mary happens to all who imitate her holy life of humility, obedience, and love. With her all

people will be “blessed” to be “more honorable than the cherubim and beyond compare more

glorious than the seraphim” if they follow her example. All will have Christ born in them by the

Holy Spirit. All will become temples of the living God. All will share in the eternal life of His

Kingdom who live the life that Mary lived.

In this sense everything that is praised and glorified in Mary is a sign of what is offered to all

persons in the life of the Church. It is for this reason that Mary, with the divine child Jesus within

her, is called in the Byzantine Tradition the Image of the Church. For the assembly of the saved is

those in whom Christ dwells.

It is the custom in some churches to bless flowers on the feast of the Dormition of the Holy

Theotokos.

This Week’s Liturgical Schedule

Sun 8/12

Sat 4:00 pmSun 8:45 amSun 9:00 am

Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost (p. 135) Tone 3Post-festive Day of Transfiguration+Richard Standefer by Karen Ratliff3rd HourIntention of Parishioners of St. Stephen’s Cathedral

Fr. Joe

Msgr. Kevin

Mon 8/138:00 am12:00 pm 5:00 pm

Leave-Taking of the Transfiguration/Maximus the Confessor p.346+William & Mary Lousberg by Tom & Joan Tenczar6th HourVespers for the Dormition Fast

Fr. Joe

Fr. Joe

Tues 8/1412:00 pm 7:00 pm

Vigil of the Dormition/Holy Prophet Micah6th HourVigil Vesper Liturgy/Procession with ShroudIntention for Sr. Christopher Fr. Joe

Wed 8/159:00 am

Dormition of the Theotokos (p. 352)Intention of Parishioners of St. Stephen’s Cathedral Bishop John

Thurs 8/16 Translation of the Icon of Our Lord No Morning Divine Liturgy

Fri 8/179:00 am 12:00 pm

Postfestive of Dormition (p. 352)Mark D. Chapa by Tina Mendoza6th Hour

Fr. Diodoro

Sat. 8/18 Holy Martyrs Flaurus & Laurus No Morning Divine Liturgy

Sun. 8/19 Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost (p. 141) Tone 4Postfestive Day of Transfiguration

Sat 4:00 pmSun 8:45 amSun 9:00 am

Personal Intention3rd HourIntention of Parishioners of St. Stephen’s Cathedral

Fr. Joe

Msgr. Kevin

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, Ann Marie Corriveau, 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, Audry Bacha, Fr. Andriy Chirovsky, Kari Hill, Kathleen Wursta, Ron Minor, Tom Petrus, Fr. Joe, Anonymous, Fr. Basil & Sandy Meyers

ANNOUNCEMENTSMYSTERIES OF INITIATION- On Saturday, August 11 at the 4:00 PM Vigil Vesper/Liturgy Irene Evelyn Florich will receive the Mysteries of Initiation. Irene is the daughter of Robert andKatherine Florich. On Sunday, August 12 at the 9:00 AM Divine Liturgy, Esther Roberts will receive the Mysteries of Initiation. Esther is the daughter of Kenneth and Rebecca Roberts.

GCU DAY AT THE MOVIES AND PIZZA OUTING TODAY SUNDAY, AUGUST 12, 2018 AFTER THE 9:00 AM DIVINE LITURGY. We will be seeing Christopher Robin. GCU will sponsor a small luncheon at St. Stephens hall after 9 o’clock Liturgy. Afterwards we go to the movie at Shea 14 Harkin's theater at 12:30 Joan Mahar has reserved 87 spots Contact Joanie ASAP to reserve a spot via call or text at (602) 920-0607. You may also email her at JoanieMahar@me.comThe event is open to all parishioners, you don’t need to be a GCU member.

BLESSING OF FLOWERS will take place on Tuesday, August 14 at the end of the 7:00 PM Vigil Vesper/Liturgy for the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos. Flowers will also be blessed onWednesday, August 15 at the end of the 9:00 AM Divine Liturgy. Please remember to bring some flowers to be blessed when you come for the Divine Liturgy.

ST. STEPHEN’S MEN’S GROUP- The group meets on the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of each month. Each session will begin at 7:30 PM with Vespers followed by a group discussion. The Men’s Group will next meet on Tues, August 21st at 7:30 PM.

OPPORTUNITY FOR PARISHIONERS TO PLACE GREETING IN THE PARISH 50TH JUBILEE COMMEMORATIVE BOOK- Whenever parishes celebrate a special jubilee, they produce a booklet which contains photos of events of the church and a history of events which have taken place in the parish. It is also common to have pages in the booklet on which fellow parishes, organizations and local businesses offer their greetings and send a donation for their greeting to be placed. We are also offering that opportunity to our parishioners to remember their deceased relatives or to honor their living relatives.

Along with mentioning the name of your relatives you can add a greeting to the cathedral on the occasion of our jubilee. The donation for placing a greeting is $250.00 for a full page, $125.00 for a half page and $50.00 for a quarter page. A full page would be a regular 8 ½ by 11 inches. If you wish to submit an ad you can place it in the Sunday collection, bring it to the parish office or e-mail it to Fr. Joe- huts1009@gmail.comWe ask that you get your greeting or ad into the parish by tomorrow August 13, 2018 so we can have plenty of time to finish printing the booklet. Thank you!!

SOLEMN FEAST DAY OF THE BEHEADING OF JOHN THE BAPTIST- We will celebrate Vigil Vesper/Liturgy on Tuesday, August 28 at 7:00 PM and Divine Liturgy on Wednesday, August 29 at 9:00 AM.

Dormition of the Theotokos

The feast of the Dormition or Falling-asleep of the Theotokos is celebrated on the fifteenth of

August, preceded by a two-week fast. This feast, which is also sometimes called the Assumption,

commemorates the death, resurrection and glorification of Christ’s mother. It proclaims that Mary

has been “assumed” by God into the heavenly kingdom of Christ in the fullness of her spiritual and

bodily existence.

As with the nativity of the Virgin and the feast of her entrance to the temple, there are no biblical

or historical sources for this feast. The Tradition of the Church is that Mary died as all people die,

not “voluntarily” as her Son, but by the necessity of her mortal human nature which is indivisibly

bound up with the corruption of this world.

The Byzantine Church teaches that Mary is without personal sins. In the Gospel of the feast,

however, in the liturgical services and in the Dormition icon, the Church proclaims as well that

Mary truly needed to be saved by Christ as all human persons are saved from the trials, sufferings

and death of this world; and that having truly died, she was raised up by her Son as the Mother of

Life and participates already in the eternal life of paradise which is prepared and promised to all

who “hear the word of God and keep it” (Lk11.27–28).

The services of the feast repeat the main theme, that the Mother of Life has “passed over into the

heavenly joy, into the divine gladness and unending delight” of the Kingdom of her Son (Vesperal

hymn). The Old Testament readings, as well as the gospel readings for the Vigil and the Divine

Liturgy, are exactly the same as those for the feast of the Virgin’s nativity and her entrance into

the Temple.

TWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

EPISTLE READING- 1 CORINTHIANS 15:1-11Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,  and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. After that He appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one time, most of whom remain until now, but some have fallen asleep;  then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles;  and last of all, as to one untimely

born, He appeared to me also.  For I am the least of the apostles, and not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me did not prove vain; but I labored even more than all of them, yet not I, but the grace of God with me.  Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.

PARISHIONERS AUGUST BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES POT LUCK AND BIRTHDAY CAKE SOCIAL: SUNDAY, AUGUST 26 IN THE PARISH HALL AFTER THE 9:00 AM DIVINE LITURGY-Please join our parish community in celebrating the August birthdays and anniversaries of our parishioners. The pot luck begins after the 9:00 AM Divine Liturgy. Please bring one of your favorite dishes to share. If you are celebrating a birthday or anniversary in July and do not see it listed in the bulletin, please let Fr. Joe know so we can update our book.

ADDITION TO AUGUST BIRTHDAYSAugust 1- Hope Gavin August 17- Jack Wursta

ST. STEPHEN’S 50TH JUBILEE CELEBRATION ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2018- The celebration will begin with a Hierarchical Divine Liturgy at 1:00 PM at our Cathedral of St. Stephen with our bishopMost Rev. John S. Pazak as the main celebrant. Our Bishop Emeritus and ProtosyncellusMost Rev. Gerald N. Dino; Most Rev. Thomas Olmstead, the Sede Plena Apostolic Administrator of the Eparchy of Phoenix and the clergy of our parish and eparchy will assist. Following the Divine Liturgy at 3:00 PM there will be a no-host bar social hour in the parish hall and the dinner will begin at 4:00 PM. The Jubilee Dinner will be catered. We are working on the invitations and all parishioners will receive an invitation through the mail. You are highly encouraged to set aside this

day to celebrate this important event in the history of our cathedral parish. There will be a Saturday, Vigil Vesper/Liturgy on Saturday, September 29 at 4:00 PM but there will not be a 9:00 AM Divine Liturgy on Sunday, September 30!!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THE 3:00 PM SOCIAL HOUR AT THE PARISH 50TH ANNIVERSARYCELEBRATION- Though the dinner for the 50th Anniversary will be catered, we need about 8 volunteers to help during the social hour in between the Divine Liturgy and the dinner. We will need someone to be the bar tender for the no-host bar and then some people to help clear off the appetizer plates off the tables when the people are finished eating and several people to check people in as they come to the celebration in the parish hall. Please contact Fr. Joehuts1009@gmail.com or call the parish office 602-943-5379 or sign the sign-up list in the parish hall. Please contact Fr. Joe or sign up by Tuesday, September 11. Thank you.

PLEASE PATRONIZE OUR PARISH RELIGIOUS GIFTS AND BOOK SHOP IN THE PARISH HALLTHE SHOP IS OPEN AFTER THE 9:00 AM SUNDAY DIVINE LITURGY.

ONLINE GIVING- A friendly reminder that we offer online giving, both for St Stephen’s Byzantine Catholic Cathedral & the Eparchy of Phoenix. Thank you for prioritizing St. Stephen's Byzantine Catholic Cathedral in your generous giving. Your consistency provides stability, strength and support to our mission. Lives are being changed because of your generosity!