THE CATHOLIC PARISH OF THE DORMITION OF THE MOST HOLY MOTHER OF GOD ПАРАФІЯ УСПІННЯ ПРЕСВ. БОГОРОДИЦІ

Address: June 6 2021; 15608 -104 Avenue, Second Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 1; Edmonton, AB our Venerable Father Bessarion the Wonderworker (457-74); T5P 4G5 Venerable the New (845-46); Apostles’ Fast.

Services: COVID NEWS: Please keep healthy and safe. Sunday Divine Liturgy Let’s not put each other at risk for Covid. Stay home if you are not feeling well. (Ukr & Eng) at 10 am Only 15% of Fire Capacity is allowed in the Church Building. This means for us 20 persons (including the priest) are now allowed for services. Please help us keep & Melkite () D.L. at 2 pm track of people by registering online, let’s sign in answering the 4 screening questons when we arrive, and let’s all help sanitze afer every event in church. Our hall is closed untl further notce. Please register online at our website if you plan to atend a The Apostle’s Fast: service during this One of the four Fasts of the Liturgical Year covid pandemic to This year it started this past Monday, and will go tll the ensure there is room Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul (June 29). for you. There are many diferent ways of observing this fast, but this fast is not typically as intense as the Lenten Fast (Great Parish Website: Fast). As in all fastng periods, people are encouraged to htp://dormiton.eeparchy.com Fast more, Pray more and Give more.

Eparchial Website: www.eeparchy.com Today, after the Liturgy the Parish Pastoral Council will stay for a litle Pastor: to discuss whether or not, and if so, under what conditons we should rent our parish building Fr. Bo Nahachewsky to another faith community. The inquiring faith community is St. Simon’s Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church (aka. Malankara Church, and St. Thomas Christans). If we do share our Fr. Bo’s cell phone: liturgical space with them, it would be on Saturday mornings. 780-340-FR.BO (3726) Please pray for the Holy Spirit to bless and direct the Parish Pastoral Council in this important decision. Fr. Bo’s Emails: For more informaton about the Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church see page 4 of this bulletn. [email protected]

This next week and a half Fr. Bo will be leading an Icon Workshop for A PARISH OF THE UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC the 220 Children at EPARCHY OF EDMONTON St. Martin’s School. Yup, the Ukrainian Bilingual School. Please pray for the children and for Fr. Bo so that every thing goes well, and everyone learns lots. 1 215 Children who were in a Residential School run by a Catholic Community, found in a mass grave.

Statement by Most Reverend Richard W. Smith, Archbishop of of Alberta and Northwest Territories, apologize to those Edmonton On Behalf of The Catholic Bishops of Alberta and the who experienced sexual and physical abuse in Residental Northwest Territories On the Occasion of the Truth and Schools under Catholic administraton. We also express our Reconciliaton Event in Edmonton, Alberta apology and regret for Catholic partcipaton in government policies that resulted in children being separated from their This Edmonton natonal gathering of the Truth and families, and ofen suppressed Aboriginal culture and language Reconciliaton Commission, together with the preparaton that at the Residental Schools. has led to it, represents an important historical moment for First Natons, Inuit and Mets peoples, and for everyone who calls We commit ourselves to work in the Catholic community and Alberta home. It is an important and necessary step on a long- the wider society to challenge attudes of racism and prejudice term journey of moving towards deep healing and authentc that contnue to exist in Alberta and Canada today. Aboriginal reconciliaton. Since many Indian Residental Schools in this communites stll face many serious issues that go beyond what province were administered by Roman Catholic enttes, the will be addressed at the TRC, including land, treaty rights, Catholic Bishops of Alberta and the Northwest Territories wish educaton, health care, housing, jobs, and environmental to ofer their hearts and voices as we listen and speak to one threats. We will contnue to fnd ways for Catholics, together another in these important days. with other concerned Canadians, to support more efectvely Aboriginal peoples in their ongoing struggles to achieve justce Those who atended the Residental Schools ofen had to leave and equity in Canadian society. home at a young age. We recognize that there were students who benefted from the experience and educaton they The canonizaton of Kateri Tekakwitha has deepened our received at these schools. At the same tme, we acknowledge appreciaton of the gifs of Aboriginal culture and spirituality. with deep pain that others speak of their experience at May her prayers to the Creator help all of us reach the healing Residental Schools in terms of pain, sufering, and lengthy and reconciliaton we seek. alienaton from family, local community, language and culture. + Richard W. Smith Some also speak of being subjected to sexual and physical abuse at these schools. Archbishop of Edmonton We add our voice to those of the Catholic bishops and leaders of President, The Catholic Bishops of Alberta and the Northwest religious communites across Canada who have already Territories expressed words of apology and regret. We, the Catholic 29 March 2014

2 of the Day, from the Synaxarion found on oca.org

Venerable Bessarion, Wonderworker of Egypt

Saint Bessarion, Wonderworker of Egypt days. Once, the stood motonless for forty days and forty was an Egyptan. He was baptzed while nights without food or sleep, immersed in prayer. stll in his youth, and he led a strict life, Saint Bessarion received from God the gif of wonderworking. striving to preserve the grace given him When his was very thirsty, he sweetened biter water. during Baptsm. Seeking to become By his prayer the Lord sent rain upon the earth, and he could more closely acquainted with the cross a river as if on dry land. With a single word he cast out monastc life, he journeyed to the holy devils, but he did this privately to avoid glory. places. He was in , he visited Saint Gerasimus (March 4) in the Jordanian wilderness, he viewed other desert His humility was so great that once, when a priest ordered monasteries, and assimilated all the rules of monastc life. someone from the skete to leave church for having fallen into sin, Bessarion also went with him saying, “I am a sinner, too.” Upon his return, he received monastc tonsure and became a Saint Bessarion slept only while standing or sitng. A large disciple of Saint (February 4). Saint porton of his life was spent under the open sky in prayerful Bessarion took a vow of silence, and partook of food only once solitude. He peacefully departed to the Lord in his old age. a week. Sometmes he remained without food or drink for forty

Venerable Hilarion the New, Abbot of the Dalmatian Monastery

Saint Hilarion the New was born of The impious Theodotus, who replaced the exiled pious parents, Peter and Theodosia, Patriarch Nikēphóros, caused the much sufering in who raised him in the virtues and demanding that he abandon Orthodoxy. The of the instructed him in Holy Scripture. At Dalmatus monastery went to the emperor and asked him to twelve years of age Saint Hilarion was release the saint, promising to submit to the imperial will. Afer tonsured as a monk at the Hesychius they returned to the monastery, however, Saint Hilarion and the monastery near Constantnople, and monks contnued to venerate the holy icons. The enraged from there he transferred to the Dalmatus emperor again threw the monk into prison. He gave the saint monastery, where he received the Great Schema and became a over to torture with all the means at his disposal, hoping to disciple of Saint Gregory the Dekapolite (November 20). change his mind. The monk deeply venerated his God-bearing The wrath of God soon overtook the wicked emperor. He was Hilarion the Great (October 21), and he strove to imitate his life, cut down by his own soldiers in church at the very spot where so he came to be called Hilarion the New. At the Dalmatus he had once thrown down a holy icon. The new emperor monastery, he was ordained presbyter. Afer the death of the II (820-829) freed Saint Hilarion from his imprisonment, igumen the brethren wanted to elect Saint Hilarion to this and the saint setled into a monastc cell. Upon the death of positon, but learning of this, he secretly fed to Constantnople. Saint Theodore the Studite (November 11), who also sufered for the holy icons, Saint Hilarion beheld holy angels taking the Then the monks of Dalmatus monastery sent a petton to soul of Saint Theodore to Heaven. Patriarch Nikēphóros, asking that Saint Hilarion be assigned as igumen. The Patriarch summoned the saint and persuaded him Under the iconoclast emperor Theophilus (829-842), Saint to give his assent. Saint Hilarion submited out of holy Hilarion was again put under guard and beaten terribly, then obedience. For eight years he peacefully guided the monastery, they confned him on the island of Aphousia. but in the year 813 the iconoclast Leo the Armenian (813-820) Afer the death of Theophilus, the holy empress Saint Theodora occupied the imperial throne. The saint refused to dishonor the (842-855) gave orders to recall the confessors from exile. Saint holy icons, and he boldly accused the emperor of heresy, for Hilarion returned to the Dalmatus monastery, again agreeing to which he endured many torments. They locked him up in prison be igumen. He departed peacefully in the year 845. for awhile, and vexed him with hunger and thirst.

3 Who are Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Christians?

In the frst years of the Church, most of the twelve Apostles Are the Orthodox the enemies of the Catholics? No. We are the stayed within the . Saint Andrew is said to have same people, with the same faith, and the same traditons, just come as far north as the locaton of the current day city of Kiev, diferent politcs (oversimplifed… perhaps, but stll true in which is where our spiritual traditon grows. essence). St. , traveled as far east as India, establishing The partcular parish community (St. Simon Parish) that is asking churches along the Western shores of that sub-contnent. These to pray within our parish building is Orthodox. Although our Christans are ofen called “Thomas Christans”. There are about Bishops are not in full communion with each other at this tme, 62 million Christans in this group. we all do have the same faith in Christ. This Church, also known as the Oriental Orthodox, has had a We happen to be from the Byzantne Rite of the Church. Syrian schism with the Eastern Orthodox Churches since the Ecumenical Orthodox belong to the Assyrian Rite. This means that their Council of Chalcedon in 451. The issue between the two liturgical traditons difer from ours, just like theirs and ours difer Churches was the understanding of the “Hypostatc Union” of from the Roman Rite. Instead of celebratng the Divine Liturgy of Christ. In other words HOW is Jesus both God and Man. (Both St. John Chrysostom like we do, or the Latn Mass like Roman agree that Jesus is both fully God and fully Man.) Catholics, those of the Jacobite Syrian Orthodox church celebrate the Liturgy of St. James. It is the same Eucharist (Pope St. John- The main problem was language. The Eastern view was that Paul the 2nd said so), just celebrated in a diferent form. Jesus is “in” two natures. The Oriental view was that Jesus is “of” two natures. Because they could not agree on the right (Pope St. John Paul the 2nd and Ignatus Zakka the 1st agreed that wording (and what those words meant) they split. both churches have a relatonship with the sacraments of Penance, Eucharist and Anointng of the Sick. If any one is in In modern tmes dialogues have revealed that the two sides need they may approach each other for these sacraments.) actually believe the same thing, and that the thousand plus years of division were simply a misunderstanding. Ooops. Dialogue between the and the Syrian Orthodox Church contnues. Working together for the common good of Before this in the 1600’s some Thomas Christans entered into God’s people is encouraged. communion with the Catholic Church (Syro-Malabar, Syro- Malankara & Assyrian Church of the East), much like the What does our say? Bishop is the one who Ukrainian Catholic Church entered into communion with he brought the request of St. Simon’s community to our atenton. Catholic Church at about the same tme. Those who did not If we choose to open our doors to them, before we make any enter into this communion keep the name Orthodox in their ttle, agreements, we will again ask for Bishop David’s blessing. much like those of the Ukrainian church who did not accept communion with the Catholic Church keep the name Orthodox.

Do you want to see what their prayers are like? Check out their FaceBook page: Just search “St. Simon’s Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church Edmonton”

What language do they pray in? Malayalam…. it’s from South Western India. And some English. But don’t quote me on this.

Where in India is their church from? The area known as Kerala.

They have come to Canada for the weather, I think. Besides Palm Trees get boring afer a while. Fr. Manu Mathew from St. Simon’s Church right?

4 Camp Oselia is our Catholic camp which is commited to helping young people confdently grow in a fun and safe environment. Besides physical, emotonal and intellectual growth we are commited to strengthening the spirituality of young people and their families. We do this by daily incorporatng prayer and catechesis into the program in fun and interactve ways.

For all sorts of informaton and to register your child, please go to: CAMPOSELIA.COM

Dear Catholic Community As we are antcipatng the end of Covid restrictons our thoughts are turning to our children and their social, physical, intellectual, character, emotonal and spiritual growth. A group of us are interested in startng a Catholic Scoutng Troop with Scouts Canada at Dormiton Catholic Church (Central West Edmonton). We are invitng all interested families to an online “Informaton Evening”, where we will gage interest, discuss program possibilites, and hear from members of the Northern Lights Council of Scouts Canada who will answer our questons about Scoutng. It is our plan to include a fun balance of friendly age appropriate outdoor quests, indoor exploraton, community development and some faith building adventures. Come and be part of the excitement.

Information Night: Tuesday, June 22, 2021 from 6pm - 7 pm via “zoom”. Simply go to dormiton.eeparchy.com and click on the links to join the meetng.

    

• Online First Solemn Communion Classes have concluded at • Pope Francis, at his January 31, 2021 Angelus, announced the this tme. Fr. Bo will be “catching up” with any families who insttuton of a World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, to have missed some of the lessons. Due to Covid restrictons we be celebrated on July 25, the midpoint of the Amoris Laetta need to probably have each family have their own FSC Liturgy. Family Year. Startng mid-June, the Dicastery for Laity, Family Contact me for details. and Life will forward a series of pastoral tools, which will also be available on the Dicastery’s website, in the secton • Please pray for several of our parishioners and family dedicated to the Amoris Laetta Family Year. members including (but not limited to): Peter, Ross, Ron, Peter, Kate, Jean, Edward, Verna, Miranda, Sarah, Marge, Ann, Louis • Clergy Conferences will take place at 9:00 – 11:00 am on & Rosa Maria. Monday, June 14. We will focus our tme together primarily on “Albert’s Open for Summer Plan” and how it relates to • Happy birthday to Raina Nahachewsky who celebrates her eparchial and parish life. birthday this week. May God grant you many happy years. Mnohaya Lita. • As we celebrated the Feast of the Descent of the Holy Spirit – Pentecost – the Patriarchal Catechetcal Commission is • The World Day of Prayer for the Sanctfcaton of Priests will pleased to introduce to you the next installment in our series be celebrated on June 11, the Solemnity of the Most Sacred “Praying with the Sacred Scriptures,” namely, A Prayerful Heart of Jesus (according to the Roman Catholic liturgical calendar). This celebraton allows for moments of refecton Reading of the Acts of the Apostles and Молитовне Читання і and meditaton on the priestly life and on the pastoral Коментар Книги Діянь Апостолів. Take up the challenge of a ministry. prayerful reading of the Acts of the Apostles, allowing the Holy Spirit to enter anew into your life! 5 Dormition Parish Calendar

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6 7 8 9 10 11 � 12 Second Sunday afer The Holy Priest- The Transfer of the Our Holy Father Cyril, The Holy Priest- The Holy Apostles Our Venerable Father Pentecost, Tone 1; our Martyr Theodotus of Holy Relics of the Holy Archbishop of Martyr Timothy, Bartholomew and Onuphrius the Great Venerable Father Ancyra (284-305); Great Martyr Alexandria (444); Bishop of Prussa ; (c. 337); Our Bessarion the • Romans 7:1-13; Theodore Tyro; • Romans 8:2-13; (361-63); • Acts 11:19-30; Venerable Father Wonderworker • Mathew 9:36-10:8 • Romans 7:14-8:2; • Mathew 10:16-22 • Romans 8:22-27; • Luke 10:16-21 Peter of Athos (892); (457-74); Venerable • Mathew 10:9-15 • Mathew 10:23-31 Krystynopil’ Icon of Hilarion the New the Mother of God; (845-46); Fr. Bo cutting 8 am appointment Romans 3:28-4:3; Fr. Bo cutting Icon Workshop • Romans 2:10-16; many Icon 4 pm Recording Mathew 7:24-8:4 • many Icon with St. Martin’s • Mathew 4:18-23 boards, and of the weekly • boards, and School (all day) 4:30 Eparchial 10 am Divine pouring much pouring much Youth Divine Liturgy Editing, Liturgy bilingual paint paint 5:30 pm Unity Commission Raina Nahachewsky’s Formatting, Ukr / Eng Meeting Meeting Birthday Publishing, and generally 2 pm Divine getting ready Liturgy bilingual for Sunday. Arabic / Eng 5:30 appointment

13 14 15 16 17 18 � 19 Third Sunday afer The Holy Prophet The Holy Prophet Our Holy Father and The Holy Martyrs The Holy Martyr The Holy Apostle Pentecost, Tone 2; the Elisha (9th c. BC); Our (8th c. BC); Wonderworker Manuel, Sabel and Leontus (69-79); Jude, Brother of the Holy Martyr Aquilina Holy Father Venerable Jerome, Tychon of Amathus Ismael; Our Venerable • Romans 11:25-36; Lord According to the (286-305); Holy Methodius, Patriarch Presbyter of (408-50); Father Hypatus, • Mathew 12:1-8 Flesh; Triphillius, Bishop of of Constantnople Stridonium (420); • Romans 11:2-12; Hegumen of Ruphenia • Jude 1:1-10; Leucosia (Nicosia) on (847); • Romans 10:11-11:2; • Mathew 11:20-26 (446); • John 14:21-24 Cyprus (343); • Romans 9:18-33; Mathew 11:16-20 • Romans 11:13-24; Fr. Bo to send 100 • Romans 5:1-10; • Mathew 11:2-15 Icon Workshop • Mathew 11:27-30 icon boards to 12 noon Baptism • Mathew 6:22-33 10:45 appointment conclusion and Arch-eparchial of Conner Dubyk 9 am Clergy Retreat with St. Camp in Borylo 10 am Divine Conference Martin’s School Winnipeg Liturgy bilingual (all day) Ukr / Eng 4 pm Recording Editing, 7 pm PPC of the weekly Formatting, 2 pm Divine Meeting Divine Liturgy Publishing, and Liturgy bilingual generally Arabic / Eng getting ready 5:30 appointment for Sunday.

6 Changeable Parts for Today’s Divine Liturgy!

Second Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 1; our requires is written on their hearts, to which their own Venerable Father Bessarion the conscience also bears witness; and their conficting thoughts will accuse or perhaps excuse them on the Wonderworker (457-74); Venerable day when, according to my gospel, God, through Hilarion the New (845-46); Apostles’ Fast. Jesus Christ, will judge the secret thoughts of all.

Alleluia verses: Troparion: Though the stone was sealed by the Judeans,* and soldiers guarded Your most pure God gives me vindication, and has subdued people body,* You arose, O Saviour, on the third day,* and under me. gave life to the world.* And so the heavenly powers Making great the salvation of the king, and showing cried out to You, O Giver of Life:* Glory to Your mercy to His anointed, to David, and to His posterity resurrection, O Christ!* Glory to Your kingdom!* forever. Glory to Your saving plan,* O only Lover of mankind. Gospel: Matthew 4:18-23 (NRSV) Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. At that time, when Jesus walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Kontakion: You arose in glory from the tomb* and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea—for they with Yourself You raise the world.* All humanity were fshermen. And he said to them, “Follow me, and acclaims You as God.* and death has vanished.* I will make you fsh for people.” Immediately they left Adam exults, O Master,* and Eve, redeemed from their nets and followed him. As he went from there, he bondage now, cries out for joy:* “You are the One, saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his O Christ, Who offer resurrection to all.” brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets, and he called them. Immediately Now and for ever and ever. Amen. they left the boat and their father, and followed him. Theotokion: When uttered to you, O Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their Virgin, his ‘Rejoice!’* at that sound the Master of all synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the became fesh in you, the Holy Ark.* As the just kingdom and curing every disease and every sickness David said,* you have become wider than the among the people. heavens carrying your Creator.* Glory to Him Who dwelt in you!* Glory to Him Who came forth from Communion Hymn you!* Glory to Him Who freed us through birth from you! Praise the Lord from the heavens;* praise Him in the highest.* Alleluia, alleluia,* alleluia. Prokeimenon: Let Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, as we have hoped in You. verse: Rejoice in the Lord, O you just; praise befts the righteous.

Epistle: Romans 2:10-16 (NRSV) Brothers and Sisters, glory and honor and peace for everyone who does good, the Jew frst and also the Greek. For God shows no partiality. All who have sinned apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law. For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous in God’s sight, but the doers of the law who will be justifed. When Gentiles, who do not possess the law, do instinctively what the law requires, these, though not having the law, are a law to themselves. They show that what the law

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