August 7th, 2022
Stuff from the Assistant Priest: “An Open Letter to Archdeacon John Chryssavgis from Fr. Benigno Pardo” 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/pent8.pdf
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http://get.adobe.com/reader/
Propers for the Sunday Liturgy (Sunday, August 7th):
https://www.saintjonah.org/lit/lit_july25.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 13th | 5:00 p.m. Vigil |
Sunday, August 14th | 9:00 a.m. Hours and Liturgy |
Announcements
The Parish Hall will be closed through Sunday, August 7th for remodeling. There will be no regular Trapeza during this time. People can bring their own food and drinks, and can use the picnic tables and the restrooms in the Church, but the parish hall will be closed during this time. God willing, we will resume Trapeza as usual on Sunday, August 14th.
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 Pochaev Icon of the Mother of God, here:
https://orthochristian.com/147580.html
Recommended Listening for the week:
You can listen to sermon “Leaves that Don’t Wither: The Psalms in the Church,” by Fr. Josiah Trenham, here:
https://thearena.sounder.fm/episode/leaves-that-dont-wither
Rotations
Trapeza:
This Sunday: 8/7/22 (No fasting): There will be no regular Trapeza this week due to the remodeling of the Hall.
Next Sunday: 8/14/22 (Fast day: wine, and oil permitted): The Evind, Liepman, and Richards families.
Cleaning Teams:
Currently: (Ending on): 8/14/22 – Team Kara.
Next (Ending on): 8/28/22 – Team Fernando.
Vigil Reader:
This Saturday: 8/6/22: Justin Wood.
Next Saturday: 8/13/22: Rdr. Kodratus Bornejko.
Liturgy Reader:
This Sunday: 8/7/22: Justin Wood.
Next Sunday: 8/14/22: Rdr. Kodratus Bornejko.
Servers (Not including Adult Servers):
This Sunday: 8/7/22: Team B: Alex Kettner, Andrew Kettner, Micah Morgan, Ivan Kuzmin, William de Carion, Ezra Wilkinson, James Powell, Everett Powell, Eric Lickwar.
Next Sunday: 8/14/22: Team A: Jonah Companik, Daniel Companik, Jude Morgan, Nikolai Pino, Maksim Pino, Luka Chrisanthus, Jens Yates, Padraig McIsaac.
Commemorations from the past week:
Alexandra Chibukhchyan & Ilya Krutov’s Wedding Anniversary; Seraphim (Everett) Powell’s Birthday and Name Day – Monday, August 1st.
Elias Carl Northcutt, Ilya Krutov, and Elijah West’s Name day; Anja Peña and Padraig McIsaac’s Birthday – Tuesday, August 2nd.
Andrew & Elizabeth de Carion’s Wedding Anniversary; Ezekiel Wilkinson’s Name day – Wednesday, August 3rd.
Mary Morgan, Magnolia (Magdalena) Wilkinson, Kara (Mary Magdalene) Hall & Merilee Eidson’s Name day; Tamara Pino & Ivan Tschebotarjew’s Birthday – Thursday, August 4th.
Christina Companik and Diakonissa Christina Solis’s Name day – Saturday, August 6th.
Michael Valerio and Alexandra Galitzine’s Birthday; Hannah Valerio’s Name day – Sunday, August 7th.
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 Tatiana, 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: On Wednesday, August 10rd; and on Friday, August 12th, fish, wine, and oil are permitted. All other days are fast free, until Sunday, August 14th, when we begin the Apostles Fast, wine and oil are permitted on that day.
Click here for Miscellaneous Items of Interest.
St. Jonah Orthodox Church
2910 Spring Cypress Rd, Spring, TX 77388
www.saintjonah.org
281-467-0264