August 14th, 2022
Stuff from the Priest: “Is Bible Study Orthodox?” Click here for the Article.
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/pent9.pdf
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http://get.adobe.com/reader/
Propers for the Sunday Liturgy (Sunday, August 14th):
https://www.saintjonah.org/lit/lit_august01_sun.htm
Propers for the Feast of the Transfiguration (Friday, August 19th):
https://www.saintjonah.org/lit/lit_transfiguration.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:
| Thursday, August 18th | 6:30 p.m. Vigil for the Feast of the Transfiguration |
| Friday, August 19th | 9:00 a.m. Hours and Liturgy for the Feast of the Transfiguration |
| Saturday, August 20th | 5:00 p.m. Vigil |
| Sunday, August 21st | 9:00 a.m. Hours and Liturgy |
Announcements
The Next Slavonic Liturgy we be on Saturday, August 27th, at 9:00 a.m.
The next online Catechumen Meeting will be Wednesday, August 24th, at 7:00 p.m. and will be held via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/xbm-amgb-vew
The next Parish Council Meeting will be on Thursday, August 25th, at 7:00 p.m.
Bookstore News: We have copies of the Prologue of Ohrid on sale for $75, while supplies last. The normal price is $135. We have copies of the Psalter that have Slavonic and Russian texts in Parallel columns for $15 each.
Parish Finances:
Calendar year to date total (01 January thru 30 June 2022):
Tithes: $95,115.19
Building Fund: $4,092.00
For June 2022:
Tithes: $15,529.03
Building Fund: $1,325.00
Average Monthly Expenses $13,252.00
Recommended Reading for the week:
You can read about the Maccabean Martyrs, here:
https://orthochristian.com/48075.html
Recommended Listening for the week:
You can listen to sermon “Maccabean Zeal,” by Fr. Josiah Trenham, here:
https://thearena.sounder.fm/episode/maccabean-zeal
Rotations
Trapeza:
This Sunday: 8/14/22 (Fast day: wine, and oil permitted): The Evind, Liepman, and Richards families.
Next Sunday: 8/21/22 (Fast day: wine, and oil permitted): The Chebotko, Peña, and West families.
Cleaning Teams:
Currently: (Ending on): 8/14/22 – Team Kara.
Next (Ending on): 8/28/22 – Team Fernando.
Vigil Reader:
This Saturday: 8/13/22: Rdr. Kodratus Bornejko.
Next Saturday: 8/20/22: Rdr. Moses Munster.
Liturgy Reader:
This Sunday: 8/14/22: Rdr. Kodratus Bornejko.
Next Sunday: 8/21/22: Rdr. Moses Munster.
Servers (Not including Adult Servers):
This Sunday: 8/14/22: 8/14/22: Team A: Jonah Companik, Daniel Companik, Jude Morgan, Nikolai Pino, Maksim Pino, Luka Chrisanthus, Jens Yates, Padraig McIsaac.
Next Sunday: 8/21/22: Team B: Alex Kettner, Andrew Kettner, Micah Morgan, Ivan Kuzmin, William de Carion, Ezra Wilkinson, James Powell, Everett Powell, Eric Lickwar.
Commemorations from the past week:
Leslie (Denise) Barnett’s Birthday – Monday, August 8th.
Panteleimon de Carion’s Name Day– Tuesday, August 9th.
Sophie Koulikova’s Birthday – Thursday, August 11th.
Angelina Yates & Ivan Tschebotarjew’s Name day – Friday, August 12th.
Gennady Ivanov’s birthday – Sunday, August 14th.
If you have corrections or additions, e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com
Prayer Requests:
Orthodox:
For the Servants of God, Archimandrite Benedict (Nelson); Archpriest Andre Papkov; Deacon Vladimir Trussin; Thekla Podrasky; Ann (Eleanor) Wandke; Ann (Sonia) Shepherd; Subdeacon Romanos and Zoe Wren; Denise (Leslie) Barnett; Marina Watson; Demetra Durham; Sophia (Cynthia) Hirsch; Joan Marie Pennings; Katherine Garbett Casanova; Renee (Ann) Nahlous; Merilee (Mary) Eidson; Rozanne (Anne) and Jerry (John Herman) Spires; Michael Murphy; Valentin, Rada and Florentina, Sophia Petropoulos, Olga, Nathaniel (Barrett) Mahand, Eliasious, Rdr. John Economou, Robert McIsaac, and Dennis Tilley, who are ill.
For Nikolai, who is struggling.
For the safety and salvation of those in Kiev: Vladimir, Yelena, Tatiana, Soldier Alexei, Maria, Ivan, and Artem.
For the newly reposed Presbytera Anna Hopko, Presbytera Xanthippe, and those slain in the violence in Ukraine and Syria.
Expectant Mothers:
Matushka Genevieve (Jennifer) Companik, Diakonissa Sarah Shephard, Rebecca Liepman, Lydia West, Elena Vilcu, Liza Dydyshka Wood, and Daria Pino.
Catechumens:
Annie Nowak, Jayden DeRosia, Jennifer Diaz, Howard Segal, Ryan Thomas, Alyson Good, Vanessa Canterbury, Deborah and Alexander Gessell, Jessica Scarborough.
Non-Orthodox:
For the Servants of God, Aiden, Shawna Hiu; Misty; Harold Wren; Melissa Munster (Moses Munster’s mother); Heather Tolliver (Melissa Holloway’s daughter); Pam Morris (Eleanor’s niece); Zee Eidson, Michael and Brenda Eidson, for the child Mason Eidson, Gene and Beth Beggs, Scott and Carol Phillips, Jerald Spires, Shane and Tami Peacock, Larry West, Erik Minor, Liza, and Linda Ballentine who are ill.
For Ken, Christina, Aki and family; and Johnnie, Damon and Elisabeth Myers, and their child, Dorothy, Scott and Shannon Eidson and their family, James Franklin and his family, Wayne Bo Peacock, Vince Powell, and his child, Rex, Richard, Teresa.
For the newly reposed Concha and Miguel.
If you have prayer requests you would like announced, please e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com
Sunday School:
No Sunday School until it resumes in the end of Summer.
The Schedule for August through October 2022:
https://saintjonah.org/bltn/aug-oct2022.htm
You can also see our online parish calendar of events and services here:
https://saintjonah.org/calendar/
Fasting in the Coming week: Monday, August 15th, Wednesday, August17th, and Thursday, August 18th are normal fast days. On Tuesday, August 16th; Saturday, August 20th; and Sunday, August 21st, wine and oil are permitted. On Friday, August 19th, fish, wine, and oil are permitted.
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St. Jonah Orthodox Church
2910 Spring Cypress Rd, Spring, TX 77388
www.saintjonah.org
281-467-0264
