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and, opening the Book of Isaiah, read the passage where the Holy Prophet says about Him: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach the good news to the poor... to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord” (Luke 4:18-19). Second, because this day was the first of the polit- ical and ecclesiastical year in the and third, because Chris- tians must gather together in oneness of mind and praise with one voice, Him Who is single in His nature and threefold in His Persons, Who dwells in bliss everlasting, holds all things in being, and showers blessings upon the works of His hands at all times. OUR TITHING AND TO THE LORD’S HOLY TEMPLE Our Stewardship for August 22: Souls in Attendance 18 Tithes: $432.00, Haiti Collection: $25.00, Candles: $ 65.00 Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost TONE 5 August 29, 2021 We depend on you to support our parish. FROM FATHER STEPHEN We also need your time and talents to grow 1) Father James will be on vacation this week from Sunday night to Sat- as disciples of the Lord and to form a urday morning. There will be no morning liturgies this week. You may Parish Family for you and your family. want to watch the 9:00 am morning liturgies Monday through Saturday Thank you for mailing your tithes to the from in Anaheim. Go to annunciationbyzantine.org and parish office click on live-streaming. 2) John Pazak’s letter of resignation due to his 75th birthday was BISHOP’S APPEAL 2021 UPDATE accepted by . Bishop Thomas Olmsted of the Roman Dio- Our parish goal is $5,850.71. Pledged to cese of will be our Apostolic Administrator until we receive a date $1,612.00 new bishop. Bishop John will not be commemorated during the Liturgy. Balance $4,238.71 3) Saturday Lion’s Club Bingo suspended due to an anonymous com- 5 households have responded: Gloria Brissette, Lance & Sylvia Flambures, Andrew plaint about the safety of our parking lot to the Fontana Police Depart- & Ophelia Gaydos, John Phillips and Lusyana Sandoval. THANK YOU. Please give ment. We are not sure if this could shut our church down. Father Stephen what you can to help our Eparchy. For on-line use your browser, type ephx.org, on will be meeting with Fontana City for the evaluation. Our Advisory the Home page, choose Giving, then choose Donate. You may give through St. Council was informed. We do not have the money for a new parking lot. —just drop your pledge in the collection basket on Sunday or mail it to the 4) We want to start up our Eastern Christian Formation Program for our parish office. youth. All our children are expected to be part of the program. Registra- tion forms will be available at the Greeting Table in church. THE BYZANTINE CATHOLIC EPARCHY OF PHOENIX 5) IN HONOR OF THE BEHEADING OF it is subscribes to the traditional not to serve anything round for example a head of lettuce, cab- Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People bage, apples, etc. Also not to serve your meals on a platter. adopted by the United States Catholic Conference of . The Eparchy, within all its parishes, institutions and pro- grams, is committed to assuring a safe environment in ministry for its children and young people that conforms to the Charter requirements. For information regarding the Eparchial Safe Environment Program, please contact: SPECIAL PRAYER REQUESTS: We join with the Saints in heaven to Dcn. Hanafn Safe Environment Program Coordinator - Cell: (480) 387-5182 pray for those in need. Request Prayers: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Special Intentions: John Phillips, Sylvia Flamburse, Martha Yniquez, Paul Sbdcn. Paul F. Kilroy Asst. Safe Environment Program Coordinator Bruckler, Gloria Brissette, Paul Basay, Margaret Geluso, Edward Lopez, Offce: (602) 861-9778 - Cell: (702) 498-5972 - Email: [email protected] Lupe Nevaré, Beatriz Perez. Dr. Caroline Bonham Victim Assistance Coordinator - Cell: (505) 314-3943 Email: [email protected]

4 1 DIVINE LITURGIES Upcoming events—mark your calendar FOR THIS WEEK & INTENTIONS SUNDAY @ 10 AM & DAILY SERVICES @ 9 AM ARE LIVE STREAMED Every Lion’s Club Bingo FROM ANNUNCIATION IN ANAHEIM ACCESS IT THROUGH Saturday 2:30 pm to 10:30 pm ANNUNCIATIONBYZANTINE.ORG Mon Aug 30 -Sat No Daily Liturgies—Fr James is on vacation and CONFESSIONS are heard behind the altar one half hour before all Divine Sept 4 unavailable. Tues Aug 31 Fr. Stephen will be in the Liturgies. 9:30 am for Sunday and 9:00 am for Daily Liturgy office after 12:30 pm Wed Sept 1 Beginning of the New Church Year 7530 in Byzan- 28 SATURDAY –Venerable Father Moses the Ethiopian, p. 376 tine Reckoning Liturgy: Special Intention…………………………………..9:30 am Mon Sept 6 LABOR DAY Civil Holiday 29 FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST & THE BEHEAD- 9:00 am ING OF JOHN THE BAPTIST, P. 146, 355-356. (Red ) Confessions - behind the Altar……..………………………….….....9:00 am FEAST OF THE BIRTH OF THE MOTHER OF The Third Hour…………………………………………………..…..9:40 am GOD, Solemn Holy Day Divine Liturgy………………………………………………...….…10:00 am Tues Sept 7 7:00 pm Vesper/Liturgy For our Parish Family and Friends Wed Sept 8 9:30 am Divine Liturgy FEAST OF THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY 30 Monday No Liturgy CROSS, Solemn Holy Day 31 Tuesday No Liturgy Mon Sept 13 7:30 pm Vesper/Liturgy Fr Stephen will be in the office after 12:30 pm Tues Sept 14 9:00 am Divine Liturgy 1 Wednesday beginning of the New Church Year 7530 Sun Sept 19 10:00 am Parish Liturgy Fr. Stephen will be here for Holy Rosary ……………………………………………..……….7:00 pm Catechetical Sun- the Liturgy and for the Advisory Council Meeting Intentions of the Rosary this Week: Use these intentions for your private prayer. day after the Liturgy 1st Decade: Help for persecuted Catholics in communist and Islamic states 2nd Decade: For our fellow Americans in Afghanistan Oct 18-22 Annual Clergy Retreat 3rd Decade: For the victims of the Haitis earthquake No Liturgical Services and Parish Office Closed 4th Decade: Repose of the forgotten Souls 5th Decade: Healing of those sick in body, mind and soul. September 1st – BEGINNING OF THE INDICTION OR OF THE NEW ECCLESIASTICAL YEAR 2 No Liturgy We extol you, O Christ, the Source of Life, and we bow before your blessing 3 Friday No Liturgy upon the crown of the year, which your goodness allows us to begin, O Lord 4 SATURDAY No Liturgy (from the festal Matins) Happy New Year! September 1st we begin the new HEBREW SCRIPTURES FOR SUNDAY . The Indiction (from the word indictio – proclamation for Deuteronomy 6: 1-9 & 2 Samuel 7: 8-16 tax), was a period of 15 years, in which the Roman Emperors used to impose a tax for the maintenance of the army. This is why each cycle of 15 years, 5 FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST – TONE 6, P. 149-151 starting from the reign of Augustus, is called an Indiction. In the West, it is Confessions - behind the Altar……..…..…………………………....9:00 am known as the Caisar’s Indiction (which begins on the 24th of September) and Third Hour…………………………………………………………...9:40 am the Pope’s Indiction (which begins on the 1st of January). In the East, it is Divine Liturgy……………………….…………………..……….…10:00 am known as ’s Indiction (which begins on the 1st of September). For our Parish Family and Friends The Church honors this day for three reasons: First, for the commemoration of the occasion when our Lord Christ entered the Synagogue…

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