August 18th, 2024
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The Orthodox Term of the Week: Prayer rope.
Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading:
https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/pent8.pdf
Propers for the Sunday Liturgy (Sunday, August 18th):
https://www.saintjonah.org/lit/lit_august05_t7.htm
Propers for the Feast of the Transfiguration (Monday, 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:
| Sunday, August 18th
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9:00 a.m. Hours and Liturgy
1:00 p.m. Vigil for the Transfiguration |
| Monday, August 19th | 9:00 a.m. Liturgy for the Transfiguration |
| Saturday, August 24th | 9:00 a.m. Slavonic Liturgy
5:00 p.m. Vigil |
| Sunday, August 25th | 9:00 a.m. Hours and Liturgy |
Announcements
The Next Slavonic Liturgy we be on Saturday, August 24th, at 9:00 a.m.
The next Parish Council Meeting will be on Monday, August 26th, at 7:00 p.m. This meeting will be held via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/aya-acbx-xzh
The Ludwell Orthodox Fellowship will be holding its 2nd annual conference in Lockhart Texas, from September 6th through the 8th. Click here to register.
You can register to vote by clicking here, completing the application, printing it out, and mailing it in. To be eligible to vote, you need to be registered at least 30 days prior to the election.
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 Wednesday, August 28th, at 7:00 p.m., via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/arz-wxyy-vti
To sign-up to be a presenter, click here: https://forms.gle/ULAXFvp8GyT6t83M7
Sisterhood News: The next Sisterhood Meeting will be held on Thursday, August 22nd, via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/zmj-wqpq-bfv
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.
Family Promise: St. Jonah will be hosting meals for homeless families with Family Promise September 3-6. Sign up an additional information will be posted in the trapeza hall.
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 2024):
Tithes: $136,429.00
Building Fund: $1,088,673.32
For June 2024:
Tithes: $14,447.14
Building Fund: $1,636.99
Average Monthly Expenses $19,840
Recommended Reading for the week:
You can read “Speech by His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America and New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, at the solemn joint session of the Holy Synods of Bishops of the Serbian and Russian Orthodox Churches Outside of Russia in Sremski Karlovci,” here:
https://www.synod.com/synod/engdocuments/enart_mnsremskikarlovcispeech24.html
Recommended Listening for the week:
You can listen the talk “Why Every Christian Should Have a Prayer Rule,” by Fr. Josiah Trenham, here:
https://youtu.be/VtBKYU-U3Qg?si=PYUnk_WjtK8kN8Ms
Rotations
Trapeza:
This Sunday: 8/18/24 (Fast: wine and oil permitted): The Daniel, Kuzmin, and Whiteford families.
Next Sunday: 8/25/24 (Fast: wine and oil permitted): The Turner, Henderson, and Munster families.
Cleaning Teams:
Currently: (Ending on): 8/25/24 – Team Fernando.
Next (Ending on): 9/8/24 – Team Nation.
Vigil Readers:
This Saturday: 8/17/24: Rdr. Moses Munster & Daniel Gonzalez.
Next Saturday: 8/23/24: John Mullins & Rdr. Kodratus Bornejko.
Liturgy Readers:
This Sunday: 8/18/24: Rdr. Moses Munster & Daniel Gonzalez.
Next Sunday: 8/24/24: John Mullins & Rdr. Kodratus Bornejko.
Servers (Not including Adult Servers):
This Sunday: 8/18/24: Team B: Alex Kettner, Andrew Kettner, Ivan Kuzmin, Padraig McIsaac, Ezra Wilkinson.
Next Sunday: 8/24/24: Team C: Mathieu Powell, Seraphim Powell, Constantine Powell, William De Carion, Luka Chrisanthus, Michael Chrisanthus.
Commemorations from the past week:
Angelina Yates & Ivan Tschebotarjew’s Name day – Monday, August 12th.
Benjamin Dixon’s Name day; Kashif (Jude) and Savita Bhatti’s Wedding Anniversary – Tuesday, August 13th.
Gennady Ivanov’s birthday – Wednesday, Friday, August 14th.
Matrona Jessica Marsh’s birthday – Thursday, August 15th
Celina (Cecelia) Chalhoub & Tatiana Galitzine Sierra’s Birthday – Friday, 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; Merilee (Mary) Eidson; Rozanne (Anne) and Jerry (John Herman) Spires; Michael Murphy; Aleksandra Murphy; Valentin, Rada and Florentina, Sophia Petropoulos, Olga, Nathaniel (Barrett) Mahand, Eliasious, Rdr. John Economou, Robert McIsaac, Galina Lay, Lisa (Euphemia) Bornejko, Cosmas (Spencer) Burton, Jeffery Gallagher, Suzannah Soloviev, Savva (Tyler) Barrett, Dennis Tilley, Rdr. Gabriel Peña, Nun Barbara (Watts), John Watts, John Lickwar, Sophia Drobot, Mikhaela (Jennifer) Diaz, Svetlana, Gerald Campbell, and the children Niklaus Doucet, Caison Elisabeth Kellam, Anna Krutova, Dimitri Moreno, and the soldier Aleksandr 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, Soldier Alexei, Maria, Ivan, and Artem; and Dimitriy.
For newly reposed servants of God: Archpriest Seraphim Stephens, Archpriest John Adams, and those slain in the fighting in Ukraine, Russia, Syria, and the Holy Land.
Expectant Mothers:
Hannah Valerio, Lydia Martin, Genevieve Companik, and Emilia Mullins.
Catechumens:
Howard Segal, Deborah and Alexander Gessell, Lonnie Howard; Savita Bhatti; Jessica Palmer; John Nowak, Anne Nowak; Sean Elliott Burley;Thomas Maroney, Nolan (Silouan) Boe, Greg and Christian Carrow, Eddy Marushkin and Mila (Olga) Marushkina; Nicholas Bruschi; Kristofer Sean Hutter.
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, Ernest Sibley, Julie Nelson, Charlotte LeBlanc, Kent and Nicoline, Sean and Audrey, 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, and Michelle Brazzil.
For the repose of Al Sukut and Gladys (Sara Shephard’s grandmother).
If you have prayer requests you would like announced, please e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com
Sunday School:
We will resume Sunday School in the Fall.
Schedule of Services for August through October, 2024:
https://saintjonah.org/bltn/aug-oct2024.htm
You can also see our online parish calendar of events and services here:
https://saintjonah.org/calendar/
Fasting in the Coming week: On Monday, August 19th, fish, wine, and oil is permitted. Tuesday, August 20th, and Friday, August 23rd are normal fast days. On Wednesday, August 21st; Thursday, August 22nd; Saturday, August 24th; and Sunday, August 25th, 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
