August 3rd, 2025
Stuff from the Priest: “Cyril Lukaris and the Confession of Dositheus” Click here for the Article.
If you have a question you would like to ask, e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com
The Orthodox Term of the Week: Stavrophore.
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 3rd):
https://www.saintjonah.org/lit/lit_july21.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:
| Saturday, August 9th | 10:00 a.m. Baptism
5:00 p.m. Vigil |
| Sunday, August 10th | 9:00 a.m. Hours and Liturgy |
Announcements
We will be taking a special collection to help the suffering people of the Canonical Church in Ukraine this Sunday (and on the first Sunday of each month). If you write a check, or send in a payment electronically, please put “Ukraine” in the memo line. We will send the money to Metropolitan Onuphry.
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 12th, at 7:00 p.m., via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/yjh-nwds-cxe
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 “The Scholar and Ascetic St. Nicodemus the Hagiorite, Who Saw the Consensus of the Fathers,” by Priest Pavel Serzhantov, here:
https://orthochristian.com/171501.html
Recommended Listening for the week:
You can listen to the sermon “Live! (Ezekiel 16:1-6),” by Fr. John Whiteford here:
https://www.saintjonah.org/podcasts/sermons/ezekiel_live.mp3
Rotations
Trapeza:
This Sunday: 8/3/25 (No Fast): The Moreno, Chong, and Linares families.
Next Sunday: 8/10/25 (No Fast): The Mahecha, Sieroshtanov, and Munster families.
Cleaning Teams:
Currently: (Ending on): 8/3/25 – Team Nation.
Next (Ending on): 8/17/25 – Team Chebotko.
Vigil Readers:
This Saturday: 8/2/25: Shane Martin & Justin Wood.
Next Saturday: 8/9/25: Rdr. Moses Munster & Daniel Gonzalez.
Liturgy Readers:
This Sunday: 8/3/25: Shane Martin & Justin Wood.
Next Sunday: 8/10/25: Rdr. Moses Munster & Daniel Gonzalez.
Servers (Not including Adult Servers):
This Sunday: 8/3/25: Team A: Jonah Companik, Daniel Companik, Jens Yates, John Turner, and Levi (Nicholas) Moreno.
Next Sunday: 8/10/25: Team B: Alex Kettner, Andrew Kettner, Ivan Kuzmin, Ezra Wilkinson, John West.
Commemorations from the past week:
The Newly Illumined Lemuel Derek Herghelegiu and Ioana (Yunqi) Luo, and their Sponsors: Mihail and Iryna Teodoreanu, and Matushka Patricia Whiteford.
Fr. Vladimir Trussin; Vladimir (Russel) Powell, Vladimir Graeff, & Xavier (Vladimir) Lerma’s Name day; Alexander Mahecha’s Birthday – Monday, July 28th.
Evangelos Chrisanthus, Merilee Eidson’s Birthday – Tuesday, July 29th.
Vladimir and Zhongping (Lily) Lerma & Constantine and Nataliya Nation’s Wedding Anniversary; Marina Marushkina & Marina Mullins Name day – Wednesday, July 30th.
Naomi Gulden & Vera Nation’s Birthday – Thursday, July 31st.
Alexandra Chibukhchyan & Ilya Krutov’s Wedding Anniversary; Makrina de Carion, Serafima (Victoria) Smith and Seraphim (Everett) Powell’s Name Day; Seraphim (Everett) Powell’s Birthday – Friday, August 1st.
Ilya Krutov, and Elijah West’s Name day; Kashif (Jude) Bhatti, Anja Peña and Padraig McIsaac’s Birthday – Saturday, August 2nd.
Andrew & Elizabeth de Carion’s Wedding Anniversary; Ezekiel Wilkinson’s Name day; Morgan Herg’s [Catechumen] Birthday – Sunday, August 3rd.
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, 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, Glykeria Andreno, Nina Owsienik, and those slain in the fighting in Ukraine, Russia, Syria, and the Holy Land.
Expectant Mothers:
Elizaveta Dydyshka Wood, Laura Ibañez, Amanda Gulden, 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; Cornell and Morgan Herg; Andres Lynch; Cameron Winters; Gregory (Tyler) Pemberton; Moses (Grayson) Culton; Caleb Greene; and Daniel and Faith Simmons.
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: Wednesday, August 6th, fish, wine, and oil are permitted. On Friday, August 8th, wine, and oil are permitted. All other days are fast free.
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St. Jonah Orthodox Church
2910 Spring Cypress Rd, Spring, TX 77388
www.saintjonah.org
281-467-0264
