April 11th, 2021
Stump the Priest: “Does a fast begin and end at the time of Vespers, or at midnight?” Click here for the Answer.
If you have a question you would like to ask, e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com
Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading:
https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/lent4.pdf
Requires Adobe Acrobat reader (which is free to download):
http://get.adobe.com/reader/
Propers for the Sunday Liturgy:
https://saintjonah.org/lit/lit_lent4_t3.htm
Propers for the Friday Presanctified Liturgy (Friday, April 16):
https://www.saintjonah.org/presanct/presanct_f5.htm
Propers for the Akathist Saturday Liturgy (Saturday, April 17th):
https://www.saintjonah.org/lit/lit_lent5_sat.htm
You can find propers for other upcoming Liturgies by clicking here, and upcoming Rubrics for services by clicking here.
Schedule of Service for the Coming Week:
| Wednesday, April 14th | 6:30 p.m. Matins of the Great Canon |
| Friday, April 16th | 9:00 a.m. Presanctified Liturgy
6:30 p.m. Matins for the Saturday of the Akathist |
| Saturday, April 17th | 9:00 a.m. Liturgy for the Saturday of the Akathist
5:00 p.m. Vigil (with confessions during and following the Vigil) |
| Sunday, April 18th | 9:00 a.m. Hours and Liturgy |
Announcements
The Reader Class will be meeting on Saturday, April 10th, at 3:30 p.m. in the parish house.
We will be taking a plate collection once a month for the next six months to help our sister parish in Lubbock, which has a priest, but is not yet ready to support him fully. If you would like to donate for this, we will a basket for this this Sunday, but you can also send in a donation and mark it as being for the Lubbock parish.
We are taking a collection for the Flower we will decorate the Church with on Pascha. There is a can in the Narthex for this purpose.
We need a volunteer who is willing and able to assist the treasurer. If you are interested, please speak to Fr. John Whiteford or Vassily Rodionov.
Each Sunday during Lent, Daniela Mocofan will be preparing Lenten meals for sale. Each meal will have a main entrée, side/dessert and will feed 1-2 people. The cost is $10, a portion of which will go to the Sisterhood catastrophic fund.
We ask that each family complete a Faith Promise Pledge form for the coming year. This will help us to plan, and will also be helpful when we get ready to apply for a loan for our new Church building.
The next Bible Study on the book of Daniel will be on Tuesday, April 12th, at 7:00 p.m. at the parish hall. For those who want to participate remotely, they can login at this link at that time: https://meet.google.com/vmj-udxp-heh
The next Parish Council Meeting will be on May 21st, at 7:00 p.m.
You will find texts for reader services that you can do at home through the Sunday of the St. John Climacus, here:
https://fatherjohn.blogspot.com/2021/03/reader-services-through-sunday-of-st.html
Sisterhood News: Clean Hearts-Clean Closets Drive: During Great Lent, we will be collecting old, clean linens (towels, sheets, bath mats, etc) which will be donated to the Montgomery County animal shelter. There will be a collection basket behind the “dog house” inside the hall beginning Clean Monday. After liturgy on Lazarus Saturday, the children will deliver what is collected to the shelter. Contact a member of the Sisterhood with any questions.
The Sisterhood Council will meet on Wednesday, May 12th, at 7:00 p.m.
Bookstore News: Christmas ornaments are discounted 20%.
Parish Finances:
Calendar year to date total (01 January thru 31 December 2021):
Tithes: $30,155.00
Building Fund: $160,890.00
For February 2021:
Tithes: $11,782.00
Building Fund: $150,290.00
Average Monthly Expenses $11,196.00
Recommended Reading for the week:
You can read “We Thought We Were Safe,” by Rod Dreher, here:
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/we-thought-we-were-safe/
Recommended Listening for the week:
You can also listen to the sermon “The Precious Cross – Balm of Our Souls,” by Fr. Josiah Trenham, here:
https://thearena.sounder.fm/episode/the-precious-cross-balm-of-our-souls
Rotations
Trapeza:
This Sunday: 4/11/21 (Fast: wine, oil permitted): Ibanez and Chebotko Families.
Next Sunday: 4/18/21 (Fast: wine, oil permitted):Sponsors needed.
Cleaning Teams:
Currently: (Ending on): 4/18/21 – Team Eugenia.
Next (Ending on): 5/2/21 – Team St. Jonah (i.e., we all need to pitch in).
Vigil Reader:
This Saturday: 4/10/21: Rdr. Kodratus Bornejko.
Next Saturday: 4/17/21: Rdr. Moses Munster.
Liturgy Reader:
This Sunday: 4/11/21: Rdr. Kodratus Bornejko.
Next Sunday: 4/18/21: Rdr. Moses Munster.
Commemorations from the past week:
Paul Jackson’s Birthday – Monday, April 5th.
Zachary Williams’ Name day & Marina Watson’s Birthday – Tuesday, April 6th.
Tikhon Pino, Olivia Maria Lickwar,’s Name day – Wednesday, April 7th.
Laura Ibanez’s Birthday; Larisa Williams, Gabriel Wilkinson & Fernando (Gabriel) Maldonado’s Name day – Thursday, April 8th.
Robert Carlisle and Robert Carlisle Jr’s Name day; Svetlana Cherskaya & Barrett Nathaniel Mahand’s birthday – Friday, April 9th.
Shane (Paisios) Martin & Ivan Mahecha’s birthday – Saturday, April 10th.
If you have corrections or additions, e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com
Prayer Requests:
Orthodox:
For the Servants of God, Metropolitan Mark; Archimandrite Ioann (Magram), Archpriest Andre Papkov, Archpriest Geoffrey Korz, Archpriest Emil Hutnyan, Archpriest Anthony Nelson, Archpriest George Brooks, Archpriest John Maxwell, Matushka Debra Maxwell, Priest Benigno Pardo, Matushka Tatiana Trussin, Matushka Parasceva Brooks, Matushka Olympia Sibley, Matushka Margarita Pardo, Matushka Patricia Whiteford, Thekla Podrasky, Ann (Eleanor) Wandke, Ann (Sonia) Shepherd, Elizabeth (Lori) Hritz, Zoe Wren, Denise (Leslie) Barnett, Marina Watson, Billy (Jean) Holloway, Demetra Durham, Sarah (Anna) Herzog, Cassie Hunt, Mike (Apollos) McBride, Yelena Yegorova, Galina Lay, James and Sophia (Cynthia) Hirsch, Demetra; Panagyiota; Georgia; Nathaniel Barrett Mahand; Jack (John) Mahand; Elizabeth Kowasic; Joan Marie Pennings; Robert Carlisle; James Marsh; Katherine Garbett Casanova; Renee (Ann) Nahlous; John Nicholas Ostis; Garrett (Maximus) and Merilee (Mary) Eidson; Georgy; Valentina Kramareva; Anna (Oksana Mahecha’s sister); Evgeny (Fr. Sergei Baranov’s father-in-law); Viacheslav Chebotko; Natalia Petrova; Tatyana Grigorieva; Victor (Yelena Yegorova’s father); Alexis Lukianov; and the Child Irene Harrington, who are ill.
For Nikolai, who is struggling.
For the safety and salvation of those in Kiev: Vladimir, Yelena, Tatiana, Alexei, Maria, Ivan, and Artem.
For the newly reposed Archpriest Vladimir Lecko, Archpriest Antonio Perdomo, Peter, Andrey, and the Orthodox who have perished in the pandemic, and those slain in the violence in Syria, Lebanon, Ukraine, and the Holy Land.
Expectant Mothers:
Laura Ibanez.
Non-Orthodox:
For the Servants of God, Aiden, Shawna Hiu; Misty; Harold Wren; Bethany; Shiela; Cecilia Beck; Rohayu; Infant Jared; Laura Odom, Leslie Swain (Ben Bryant’s mother); Melissa Munster (Moses Munster’s mother); Heather Tolliver (Melissa Holloway’s daughter); Pam Morris (Eleanor’s niece); Keaton Munster, Jeff Perkins, John Williams, William Allen (Eleanor’s adopted brother), John Ward (Rdr Demitri Likomitros’ Uncle), King Kotchavar, Debbie, Carol Schwendeman, the Vanderhider family, Donna Beauchamp, Nicoline and Kent, John Lay, Melissa Hall, Margaret, Angelica, Luna, Chad Holloway, Bridgette Dunlap (Matrona Marsh’s cousin), Adriana Mahand, Karym Kinnibrugh, and William who are ill.
For Aki and family; and Johnnie.
The Captive Gregorios.
For the safety and salvation of those in Kiev: Lubov.
For the newly reposed Ann Kellas (Thekla Podrasky’s daughter).
If you have prayer requests you would like announced, please e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com
Sunday School:
Toddlers (2-3): Taught by Mat. Genevieve Companik and Rosa Mahand (meeting in the Narthex).
Children, Age 4-7: Taught by Iryna Chebotko and Vera Yates (meeting in the Nursery).
Children, Age 8-12: Taught by Mat. Patricia Whiteford and Laura Ibanez.
Teens 13+: Taught by Christopher Cline and Cody Bornejko (meeting in the Church).
Teens and Adults: Taught by Tikhon Pino.
The Schedule for February 2021 and Great Lent:
https://saintjonah.org/bltn/lent2021.htm
The Schedule for Holy Week 2021:
https://saintjonah.org/bltn/holyweek2021.htm
You can also see our online parish calendar of events and services here:
https://saintjonah.org/calendar/
Fasting in the Coming week: Monday, April 12th; and Friday, April 16th are normal fast days. On Tuesday, April 13th; Wednesday, April 14th; Thursday, April 15th; Saturday, April 17th; and Saturday, April 18th, wine and oil are permitted.
Click here for Miscellaneous Items of Interest.
St. Jonah Orthodox Church
2910 Spring Cypress Rd, Spring, TX 77388
www.saintjonah.org
281-467-0264
