August 17th, 2025
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The Orthodox Term of the Week: Panikhida.
Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading:
https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/pent10.pdf
Propers for the Sunday Liturgy (Sunday, August 17th):
https://www.saintjonah.org/lit/lit_august04.htm
Propers for the Liturgy for the Feast of the Transfiguration (Tuesday, 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:
| Monday, August 18th | 6:30 p.m. Vigil for the Transfiguration |
| Tuesday, August 19th | 9:00 a.m. Liturgy for the Transfiguration |
| Saturday, August 23rd | 5:00 p.m. Vigil |
| Sunday, August 24th | 9:00 a.m. Hours and Liturgy |
Announcements
The Next Slavonic Liturgy we be on Saturday, August 30th, at 9:00 a.m.
The next Parish Council Meeting will be on Thursday, August 21st, at 7:00 p.m. This meeting will be held via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/bri-wbwa-njc
We need volunteers to work on a capital campaign for the construction of the new Church.
Catechumens: If you are a catechumen, or are not a catechumen, but would like to participate in classes for Catechumens, be sure to join the Catechumen io group online.
You can also join the St. Jonah Catechumen group on Telegram.
Our next Catechumen Meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 26th, at 7:00 p.m., via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/igs-unms-wrf
To sign-up to be a presenter, click here: https://forms.gle/zKZeN8iQAk8Jbzdz6
Sisterhood News: The Sisterhood Council’s Next Meeting will be on Sunday, August 24th, at 12:30 p.m. in the Church.
You can become a Sisterhood member by filling out membership forms online, the paper forms located in the trapeza hall bulletin board. Make sure to join Sisterhood io group online to be up-to-date with all Sisterhood news and announcements.
Brotherhood News: You can join the Brotherhood io group online to keep up with all Brotherhood news and announcements, or follow their Telegram channel.
Parish Finances:
Calendar year to date total (01 January thru June 2025):
Tithes: $133,432.34
Building Fund: $23,624.64
For June 2025:
Tithes: $18,850.82
Building Fund: $6,593.99
Average Monthly Expenses $19,840
Recommended Reading for the week:
You can read “Too ‘Western’ for Orthodoxy?” here:
https://uoj.news/en/man-and-church/85038-too-western-for-orthodoxy
Recommended Listening for the week:
You can listen to the sermon “St. Matrona of Moscow” by Fr. John Whiteford here:
https://saintjonah.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/matrona.mp3
Rotations
Trapeza:
This Sunday: 8/17/25 (Fast: Wine and Oil Permitted): The Whiteford, Carrow, and Jelinek families.
Next Sunday: 8/24/25 (Fast: Wine and Oil Permitted): The Beaudoin, Nation, and Meissner families.
Cleaning Teams:
Currently: (Ending on): 8/31/25 – Team Jessica.
Next (Ending on): 8/31/25 – Team Wilkinson.
Vigil Readers:
This Saturday: 8/16/25: Luke Hall & Rdr. James Hall.
Next Saturday: 8/23/25: John Mullins & Rdr. Kodratus Bornejko.
Liturgy Readers:
This Sunday: 8/17/25: Luke Hall & Rdr. James Hall.
Next Sunday: 8/24/25: John Mullins & Rdr. Kodratus Bornejko.
Servers (Not including Adult Servers):
This Sunday: 8/17/25: Team C: Mathieu Powell, Seraphim Powell, Constantine Powell, William De Carion, Luka Chrisanthus, Michael Chrisanthus.
Next Sunday: 8/24/25: Team A: Jonah Companik, Daniel Companik, Jens Yates, John Turner, and Levi (Nicholas) Moreno.
Commemorations from the past week:
The Newly Illumined Cornell and Emilia (Morgan) Herghelegiu, and their sponsors” Mihail Cătălin and Iryna Teodoreanu, and Matushka Patricia Whiteford.
John Nowack, and Sophie Koulikova – Monday, August 11th.
Angelina Yates & Ivan Tschebotarjew’s Name day – Tuesday, August 12th.
Benjamin Dixon’s Name day; Kashif (Jude) and Savita (Catechunen) Bhatti’s Wedding Anniversary – Wednesday, August 13th.
Gennady Ivanov’s birthday – Thursday, August 14th.
Matrona Jessica Marsh’s birthday – Friday, August 15th.
Celina (Cecelia) Chalhoub & Tatiana Galitzine Sierra’s Birthday – Saturday, August 16th.
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; Priest Benigno Pardo; Deacon Vladimir Trussin; Deacon Jorge Luque-Martin; Presbytera Sarah Trembley; Thekla Podrasky; 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; Maximus (Garrett) and Merilee (Mary) Eidson; Rozanne (Anne) and Jerry (John Herman) Spires; Michael Murphy; Aleksandra Murphy; Valentin, Rada and Florentina, Olga, Nathaniel (Barrett) Mahand, Eliasious, Rdr. John Economou, Robert McIsaac, Galina Lay, Lisa (Euphemia) Bornejko, Cosmas (Spencer) Burton, Jeffery Gallagher, Savva (Tyler) Barrett, Dennis Tilley, Rdr. Gabriel Peña, Nun Barbara (Watts), John Watts, John Lickwar, Sophia Drobot, Mikhaela (Jennifer) Diaz, Svetlana, Gerald Campbell, Elizabeth De Carion, Daniel McLellan, Lydia Chernousova, Stephanos Rosseau, Josiah Plumley, Christopher Gulden, Aleksander, Karen Vincent, soldier Aleksandr, Nathaniel Bhatti, Anna, Cynthia (Melangell) Rausch, Rdr. James Lardas, Kristina Crain, James Powell, Cristin, and the children Caison Elisabeth Kellam and Anna Krutova, who are ill.
For Nikolai, who is struggling.
For Justin and Nadezhda who are suffering persecution.
For the safety and salvation of those in Ukraine: Vladimir, Yelena, Tatiana, Denis, Sophia, Maria, Ivan, and Artem; and Dimitriy.
For newly reposed servants of God: Archpriest John Weir, Alexandra Jackson, Glykeria Andreno, and those slain in the fighting in Ukraine, Russia, Syria, and the Holy Land.
Expectant Mothers:
Elizaveta Dydyshka Wood, Laura Ibañez, Olga Carrow, Matushka Ruth McPherson, Catherine (Katie) Powell, Elizabeth de Carion, Anna Levy, Monica (Avie) Walling, and Sophia Scott.
Catechumens:
Howard Segal, Deborah and Alexander Gessell, Savita Bhatti; Jessica Palmer; Thomas Maroney, Nolan (Silouan) Boe, Nicholas Bruschi; Kristofer Sean Hutter; John Ryan Levy; Benjamin Grosvenor; James, Diana, Caspian (Cassian), and Beauregard Bartholomew Shepard; Richard and Dora Risner; William and Magdalena (Mattie) Gore; Hunter Jones; Christopher Holmes; Andres Lynch; Cameron Winters; Gregory (Tyler) Pemberton; Moses (Grayson) Culton; Caleb Greene; Daniel and Faith Simmons, and Photina (Ebony) Jenkins.
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); Gene and Beth Beggs, Scott and Carol Phillips, Ana Crespo, Liza, Aida Diaz, Antonio, John Lay, Jennie Mobley, Kathleen Sorrentino, Andrea Engelke, Robin Nicole Thomson McMillin, Julie Nelson, Charlotte LeBlanc, Kent and Nicoline, Lara Regis, Ana Maria, Sean, Audrey, Bob Richardson, Dylan DeRosia, Phillip Rice, Tony Beavers, Steven Jimenez, and the children Ava and Evelyn, who are ill.
For the Bruto da Costa family, Ken, Christina, Aki and family; and Johnnie, Damon and Elisabeth Myers, and their child, Dorothy, James Franklin and his family, Marcie Dark, Tim, Karen, Taylor, Lindsay, Jon, Alex, and Andrew Burns, Audrey and Michael Morgan, Michelle Brazzil, Robbin Russell, Naseem Bhatti, and Hurucaan Valerio.
The newly departed: Carola (Michelle Jimenez’s step mother).
If you have prayer requests you would like announced, please e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com
Sunday School:
No Sunday school until we resume it on Sunday, August 31st.
Schedule of Services for August through October 2025:
https://saintjonah.org/bltn/aug-oct2025.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 18th; Thursday, August 21st; Friday, August 22nd; Saturday, August 23rd; and Sunday, August 24th, wine, and oil are permitted. On Tuesday, August 19th, fish, wine, and oil are permitted. Wednesday, August 20th, is a normal fast day.
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St. Jonah Orthodox Church
2910 Spring Cypress Rd, Spring, TX 77388
www.saintjonah.org
281-467-0264
