December 22nd, 2024
Stump the Priest: Question: “Why do we pray for the dead on the 3rd, 9th, and 40th day of a person’s repose, and what is the basis for the practice?” Click here for the Answer.
If you have a question you would like to ask, e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com
The Orthodox Term of the Week: Palitza / Epigonation.
Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading:
https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/pent26.pdf
Propers for the Sunday Liturgy (Sunday, December 22nd):
https://www.saintjonah.org/lit/lit_december09_t1.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:
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Saturday, December 28th 10:00 a.m. Baptism
5:00 p.m. Vigil
Sunday, December 29th 9:00 a.m. Hours and Liturgy
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Announcements
The monthly 2025 calendars have arrived. We ask for a donations of $5 per copy, but we want every family to have at least one copy, regardless.
No Bible Study This Week
The Next Slavonic Liturgy we be on Saturday, January 11th, at 9:00 a.m.
The next Parish Council Meeting will be on Monday, December 30th, at 7:00 p.m. This meeting will be held via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/ief-prmf-pvo
We need volunteers to work on a capital campaign for the construction of the new Church.
St. Jonah Teen Winter Camp will be held from January 1st through January 4th in Alvin, TX. All teens ages 13+ are welcome to attend. 18 year olds can choose to be campers or volunteers. Parishioners of 18+ are invited to join as volunteers. The camp tuition is $110 per person. Please visit camp website stjonahcamp.org for further details. You can register to attend St. Jonah winter camp online:
For campers (13+): please register here
For volunteers (18+): please register here
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, January 1st, at 7:00 p.m., via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/std-wsgg-etr
To sign-up to be a presenter, click here: https://forms.gle/BE5pWuSAezurtJ1i8
Sisterhood News: As a Nativity Lent fundraiser, the Sisterhood is selling pierogies for $5 for a bag of 6.
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 October 2024):
Tithes: $204,094.13
Building Fund: $1,096,627.29
For October 2024:
Tithes: $17,382.08
Building Fund: $943.99
Average Monthly Expenses $19,840
Recommended Reading for the week:
You can read “Connecting the Dots: How One Translator Challenges 125 years of Dionysian Scholarship,” by Evangelos Nikitopoulos, here:
https://orthochristian.com/165463.html
Recommended Listening for the week:
You can listen to the Homily “Does God care how we worship? (Leviticus 10:1-7),” by Fr. John Whiteford, here:
https://www.saintjonah.org/podcasts/sermons/leviticus10.mp3
Rotations
Trapeza:
This Sunday: 12/22/24 (Fast: fish, wine, and oil permitted): Parish Potluck meal.
Next Sunday: 12/29/24 (Fast: fish, wine, and oil permitted): To be determined.
Cleaning Teams:
Currently: (Ending on): 12/22/24 – Team Jessica.
Next (Ending on): 1/5/25 – Team Wilkinson.
Vigil Readers:
This Saturday: 12/21/24: Shane Martin, Justin Wood, and Samuel Vanderburg.
Next Saturday: 12/28/24: Rdr. Moses Munster & Daniel Gonzalez.
Liturgy Readers:
This Sunday: 12/22/24: Shane Martin, Justin Wood, and Samuel Vanderburg
Next Sunday: 12/28/24: Rdr. Moses Munster & Daniel Gonzalez.
Servers (Not including Adult Servers):
This Sunday: 12/22/24: Team B: Alex Kettner, Andrew Kettner, Ivan Kuzmin, Padraig McIsaac, Ezra Wilkinson.
Next Sunday: 12/29/24: Team C: Mathieu Powell, Seraphim Powell, Constantine Powell, William De Carion, Luka Chrisanthus, Michael Chrisanthus.
Commemorations from the past week:
Helen Ma, James Powell & Rebecca Jackson’s Birthday – Monday, December 16th.
Nun Barbara (Watts), John Watts, Gennady Ivanov & Barbara Koulikova’s Name Day – Tuesday, December 17th.
Nicholas Lee Mullins and Artem Chebotko’s Birthday – Wednesday, December 18th.
Nicholas Lee Mullins, Jens (Nicholas) Yates, and Nicholas Lay’s Name day – Thursday, December 19th.
Filofteia (Jayden) DeRosia’s Name Day – Friday, December 20th.
Vassili Ivanov & Anastasia Martynenko Wedding Anniversary; Christina Companik’s Birthday – Saturday, December 21st.
Anna Krutova, Anja Gesche Peña, Anna Liese Peña, Hannah Morgan & Renee (Anna) Nahlous’s Name day – Sunday, December 22nd.
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, Sophia Petropoulos, 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, and the children Caison Elisabeth Kellam, Anna Krutova, Stephanos Rosseau, Josiah Plumley, 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: Priest Michael Comerford, Nina, Alexander Olhovsky, and those slain in the fighting in Ukraine, Russia, Syria, and the Holy Land.
Expectant Mothers:
Filofteia Fraczek, Caitlin Zelesnik, Emilia Mullins, and Adriane.
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, Nicholas Bruschi; Kristofer Sean Hutter; John Ryan Levy; Brianna Ivanyo; Christopher, Amanda, Naomi, Nova, and Natasha Gulden; Benjamin Grosvenor; James, Diana, Caspian (Cassian), and Beauregard Bartholomew Shepard; Aaron Lockhart; and Tyler Sprencel.
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, Lara Regis, Piotr Fraczek, He Jiahui Wang, 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, Michelle Brazzil, and Hurucaan Valerio.
For the repose of Jose Luis Guerrero (Michael Valerio’s friend).
If you have prayer requests you would like announced, please e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com
Sunday School:
No Sunday School.
Schedule of Services for November 2024 through January 2025:
https://saintjonah.org/bltn/november24-january25.htm
Schedule of Services for February 2025 through the end of Lent 2025:
https://saintjonah.org/bltn/lent2025.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, December 23rd; and Tuesday, December 24th, wine and oil are permitted. On Wednesday, December 25th; Thursday, December 26th; Saturday, December 28th; and Sunday, December 29th, fish, wine and oil are permitted. Friday, December 27th, is a normal fast 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
