September 7, 2014 Regarding the Fast on Sunday, ICON WRITING WORKSHOP AND September 14, 2014 PRESENTATIONS ON ICONS GLORY TO JESUS CHRIST! GLORY FOREVER! In the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix, Join Fr. Elias Rafaj , Sunday is never observed as a pastor of St. John Chrysostom Byzantine fast day as we joyfully celebrate the Catholic Church in Houston, TX and noted Resurrection of Our Lord. Each Sunday is a iconographer, as he explains the symbolism, "little" Pascha. meaning and theology of icons while instructing participants in the styles Normally, the Solemn Feast of the Exaltation of and techniques iconographers have the Holy Cross is by tradition a day of strict employed throughout the centuries. fast. While this is no longer mandatory, minimally all should keep this day as a day of October 24, 25, & 26, 2014 abstinence from meat. We should all try to do 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. on Friday & Saturday and more than the bare minimum. 9:30 a.m. to completion on Sunday Since the Solemn Feast of the Exaltation of the St. Stephen Byzantine Cathedral Holy Cross falls on a Sunday this year, no 8141 N. 16th St. fasting is to be observed on that Sunday. The Phoenix, AZ fast is transferred to the previous Friday, Fee $100.00 September 12th. All supplies provided By order of the Bishop. ST. THOMAS THE APOSTlE BYZANTINE CATHOlIC CHuRCH August 18, 2014 TWO FREE EVENING PRESENTATIONS 19 W. Bruce Ave. Gilbert, AZ 85233 ON ICONS OPEN TO EVERYONE! Mailing Address: P.O. Box 667 • Gilbert, AZ 85299-0667 Office Hours 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM • Monday, Wednesday & Thursday Special Priests' Medical Insurance Collection Tuesday, October 14th, 7:00 p.m. on “Christ the Teacher” Please give a courtesy call or send an email before coming to the parish office to make sure someone is in the office. On Sunday October 5th, the Sunday after the feast Office: (480) 497-6726 • Fax: (480) 907-7819 • Pastor’s Email: [email protected] of our eparchial patroness, the Holy Protection of Friday, October 17th , NEW PARISH WEBSITE : www.stabcc.org Mary, our Eparchy will once again take a special 7:00 p.m. on “The Theotokos” Served by: collection to help subsidize the medical insurance Reverend Diodoro Mendoza, Pastor • Deacon Michael Sullivan premiums of our pastors. Your outstanding Pre-registration is required by calling generosity in the previous three collections have Sr. Jean Marie 602-861-9778 Parish Advisory Board: been extremely helpful. Bishop Gerald, thankful as or email [email protected] Ted Bronson • Vincent Antonios • Cal Karnya • Cathy McCormick • Patrick Ryan • Liz Zackowski always, asks each household to pray and consider Payment by cash or check payable to: Sunday Divine liturgy: what it can contribute this year. Medical insurance Rev. Elias Rafaj Vigil Vesper Liturgy (Saturday) at 5:00 PM premiums are very expensive and still on the rise. Mail to: 8141 N. 16th St. FRNT Sunday Divine Liturgy at 10:00 AM How does our little Eparchy manage to pay this Phoenix, AZ 85020 Divine Praises at 9:45 AM monthly premium? The parishes pay a large portion of the premium for their priest while the Eparchy Holy Mystery of Penance picks up the difference which also includes 7 active Saturday: 4:00 PM –4:30 PM Sunday: 9:00 AM –9:30 AM and retired priests not assigned to parishes. In order or by appointment to save money, we established a policy that priests Chaldean Catholic Holy liturgy: Sunday at 6:00 PM who reach 65 years of age will be transferred to Medicare with the Eparchy providing a supplemental insurance. The bottom line is that our WElCOME TO ST. T HOMAS THE APOSTlE ! priests' premiums collectively have increased by $4,000 per month or $48,000 for the year! Over the Our parish community welcomes all those visiting with us today. We thank you for joining our next three weeks, Eparchial Factoids will be community in praising the Lord as we remember His great love and mercy for us. We hope that presented to help you understand our you will join us again soon and bring a friend. If, per chance, you are looking for a spiritual home circumstances. God bless your continued support based on the Sacred Scriptures, the teaching of the Apostles, the ancient Church Traditions in the and generosity! context of a liturgical life and fellowship, please consider our parish! Speak with Father Diodoro or Deacon Michael if you would like more information. lITuRGICAl SCHEDulE ANNOuNCEMENTS FEASTS & F ASTS , P ARISH CAlENDAR REMEMBER THOSE WHO REquEST OuR PRAYERS & u PCOMING EVENTS Sunday Sep 7 Tone 4 (247-249; 141-142; 242-243) •Catholic Charities says ‘Thank You’ St. Thomas for September O Divine Physician of Souls and Body rest your Sunday before the Exaltation of the Holy Cross your generous contribution in helping their Foster healing and protecting hand upon your servants: Prefestive Day of the Feast of the Birth of the Theotokos Care children with school supplies. 8 - Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos Third Hour 9:45 a.m. •Ant baits have been set up in the hall, so parents Festal Matins 9:00 a.m. =Father Archimandrite Januarius Izzo, OFM, Divine Liturgy 7:00 p.m. Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m. please watch your children. B.K.Burnette, =Karl Elam, Bob Sherman, Mary Gal 6:11-18 & Jn 3:13-17 •We have new window screens! These were donated 10 - Eastern Catholic Clergy Kowalczyk, Kevin McBride, Vince Antonios, Pete Nelson, Intention - Parishioners of St. Thomas and we are very grateful for them. They help reduce Association of Arizona LisaKirila, =Dolores Hanincik, =Patty Coy, Jonathan the heat intake and keep the buidling cooler. Meeting 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Coonrod, Sylvia Gutierrez, =Arlene Bellinger, =Sister Fourteenth Week after Pentecost Mar Abraham Chaldean Catholic Church Monday Sep 8 Solemn Holy Day •A new coffee social set up sign up sheet is posted in Celestine Petruska, Elaine Brown, Kristi Kramer, Dalton Feast of the Birth of the Theotokos the hall. Please consider helping with this. 13 - Catechist Meeting 10:00 a.m. Kramer, Tatum Kramer, and Cuca Montoya, Mrs. Vicelli, Festal Matins 9:00 a.m. • P l e a s e h e l p out in cleaning up the tables & chairs Parish Hall Linskey Family, =John Hrynik, Mo Klumph, Ilija Seat, Fr. Divine Liturgy 7:00 p.m. after Sunday coffee socials. 14 - Exaltation of the Precious & Life-Giving Cross Michael Kirilla, Helen Fellin, Audrey Paluch, =Mary Phil 2:5-11 & Lk 10:38-42 & 11:27-28 Grodecki,Viviana Rodarte, Ted Bronson, Emma Bronson, Intention- +Harper Lucovich by Barbara Lutz •Altar server training and Cantor practice for the Festal Matins 8:45 a.m. Hiearchical Ordination Liturgy will be Saturday, Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m. Fr. James Lane, Renata Paloian, Geri Fellin, Sister Elaine Parish Potluck & Birthdays/Anniversaries- Greek theme Tuesday Sep 9 September 20, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. Please be on time. Kisinko, OSBM, Monica Harris, Mike Little, Deacon Postfestive Day of the of the Birth of the Theotokos •Subdeacon Michael Melnick to be ordained to the MichaelSullivan, Julianne and Juliette Harris, Audrey Order of the Diaconate on Sunday, September 21, 2014 15 - Adult Eastern Christian Formation Devolld,Valerie Provenzano, Olga Chapkevich, =Audrey 2 Cor 12:20-13:2 & Mk 4:24-34 Classes 7:00 p.m. Synaxis of Joachim & Anna at 10:00 a.m. A parish luncheon to follow in the hall. Theresa Crow, Jerrine Sauntry, = Deacon Andrew Bodnar, Please R.S.V.P. on the sheet in hall. All are welcome! 17 - Moleban to the Holy Cross 7:00 p.m. Olga Bodnar & Family, =Sr. Alphonsa Danovich, Matthew Wednesday Sep 10 Dario ,Alwyne Holder, Patty Prest ash, Fr. Phil Acquaro, Fr. 20 - Ordination Practicum Postfestive Day of the of the Birth of the Theotokos O uR GIFTS TO THE lORD ... Chris Zugger, Alexandra, JohnBacovcin, Anita Bateman, Eastern Catholic Clergy Association 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (Servers & Cantors ) 9:00 a.m. Aug 31 Barbara Bronson, Bonnie Bennett, Marge Bobick, =Prima 2 Cor 13:3-13 & Mk 4:35-41 21- Diaconate Ordination of Subdeacon Menodora & Others- Martyrs Sat---14 Sun---82 Bullock, Gabriel Castellanos, Mark D. Chapa, Michael Michael Melnick Chapa, Ed Corwin, Gerald & Helen Dunn, Al and Tithes $956.00 Candles $29.50 Hierachical Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m. Zachary Ferencz, Elizabeth Glenn, Nikki Thursday Sep 11 Luncheon 12:00 p.m. Postfestive Day of the of the Birth of the Theotokos Donations $121.00 Dormition $25.00 Heminway,Virginia Hill, Sonny Hopkins, Jaclyn, John & Gal 1:1-10 & 1:20-2:5 & Mk 5:1-20 Gift Shop $8.00 Coffee Social $9.00 22 - Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m. Wilma Kafora, David Kowalczyk, Anne-Marie Krytiuk, Third Hour 9:00 a.m. Building Fund $25.00 Intention -Thanksgiving for the Joshua Kowalczyk, Erica Lupe, Richard Marchant (Al & Theodora- Venerable “In all things I have shown you that by working hard Ordination of Deacon Michael Melnick Helen Ferencz’ son–inlaw), Kathy Matott, Nathan, in this way we must help the weak and remember the Florence Park, Rev. John G. Petro, Alice Posivy (Bullock), Friday Sep 12 words of the Lord Jesus, how He himself said, ‘It is H Maureen McKenna and Bev Ryan (Pat & Moira Ryan’s IRTHDAYS NNIVERSARIES appy Leave-taking of the of the Birth of the Theotokos B & A Ann more blessed to give than to receive.” Acts 20:35 iversary mothers), John Shelton, Larry Shelton, Lara Sparling-Ott, Gal 2:6-10 & Mk 5:22-25 & 35-6:1 Ashley Anderson Sept 10 Autonomous- Bishop-Martyr Debi Karnya Sept 16 Carley Spears, Lorraine Teeling, Henry Zugger, Yoshiko, ST. T HOMAS NEEDS lIST Art Aguayo Sept 20 and all in the service of our country, especial from our Saturday Sep 13 Caitlin Sullivan Sept 20 parish family: Patrick Ryan (USAR), Scott Karnya, Sam Saturday before the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Share your TIME, TALENT & TREASURE! Walter & Patricia-Anniversary Sept 25 Prefestive Day of the Exaltation of the Cross Reese Bronson Sept 27 Karnya, Adam Young, Brandon Eyres (Michael & Anne Dedication of the Church of the Resurrection Reese Lucovich Sept 27 Bacovcin’s grandson), Terrence Faust (Fr. Michael & Need an office volunteer 3-6 hours a week Doreene Stacy Sept 30 1 Cor 2:6-9 & Mt 10:37-11:1 & Heb 3:1-4 Mt 16:13-18 Someone to pick up the ground debris & trash Helen Ferencz Sept 30 Betty’s grandson), Jack Shields, Patrick Whalen (Doreene Catechist Meeting 10:00 a.m. before & after services Fr. Michael & Betty Kirila- Anniversary Sept 30 Stacy’s grandson), and Jeffrey Frenz (Grandson of John Vigil Vesper Divine Liturgy for Sun 5:00 p.m. Help organize our Liturgical books/booklets/propers GOD GRANT THEM MANY HAPPY & BLESSED YEARS! & Wilma Kafora),The Mother of Reg Parkers. Intention- +Frank Park by Florence Park Group leaders for Women’s/Men’s/ Sunday Sep 14 Tone 5 (253-258) Families with Small Children Confessions -One hour before any Liturgy or by appointment. Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Mend and alter priest vestments & server sticharions Anointing of the Sick -after the Holy Service in church before hospitalization. (For emergencies, call immediately.) Prefestive Day of the Feast of the Birth of the Theotokos Material for priest vestments/server sticharions/ Baptisms/Chrismation/Eucharist -must be arranged 3 to 6 months in advance. Festal Matins 8:45 a.m. altar cloths to be sponsored Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m. Funerals -call the parish office for information & planning. 1 Cor 1:18-24 & Jn 19:6-11, 13-20, 25-28, 30-35 Please help build your parish community! Crowning of Marriage must be arranged six months in advance! Intention- Parishioners of St. Thomas See Fr.Diodoro and thank you. Coffee Social after the Sunday morning Liturgy in the parish hall. Come and join us. All are welcome !