December 29th, 2024
Stuff from the Priest: “None Among the Believing.” Click here for the Answer. Русский перевод.
If you have a question you would like to ask, e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com
The Orthodox Term of the Week: Idiomelon.
Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading:
https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/pent27.pdf
Propers for the Sunday Liturgy (Sunday, December 29th):
https://www.saintjonah.org/lit/lit_hffathers_pent27.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, January 4th 10:00 a.m. Baptism
5:00 p.m. Vigil
Sunday, January 5th 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.
Our next Bible Study will be held on Thursday, January 2nd at 7:00 p.m. We will be studying the Epistle to the Romans, Chapters 9 and 10, beginning with Romans 9:6. To catch up on past sessions, click here. This Bible Study will be held only via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/dap-wemv-tdr
Jonathan Cantao and Helen Ma will be getting married on January 12th at 4:00 p.m. at St. Sava’s.
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 “Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America and New York officiates at the funeral and burial of his father,” here:
https://www.synod.com/synod/eng2024/20241223_enanolhovsky.html
Recommended Listening for the week:
You can listen to the Homily “Our Fathers Have Told Us (77:1-8),” by Fr. John Whiteford, here:
https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/amvon/our_fathers_have_told_us/
Rotations
Trapeza:
This Sunday: 12/29/24 (Fast: fish, wine, and oil permitted): The Kettner, Sieroshtanov, and Shaw families.
Next Sunday: 1/5/25 (Fast: wine, and oil permitted): The De Carion, Moreno, and Lardas families.
Cleaning Teams:
Currently: (Ending on): 12/22/24 – Team Jessica.
Next (Ending on): 1/5/25 – Team Wilkinson.
Vigil Readers:
This Saturday: 12/28/24: Rdr. Moses Munster & Daniel Gonzalez.
Next Saturday: 1/4/25: John Mullins & Rdr. Kodratus Bornejko.
Liturgy Readers:
This Sunday: 12/29/24: Rdr. Moses Munster & Daniel Gonzalez.
Next Sunday: 1/5/25: John Mullins & Rdr. Kodratus Bornejko.
Servers (Not including Adult Servers):
This Sunday: 12/29/24: Team C: Mathieu Powell, Seraphim Powell, Constantine Powell, William De Carion, Luka Chrisanthus, Michael Chrisanthus.
Next Sunday: 1/5/25: Team A: Jonah Companik, Daniel Companik, Jens Yates, John Turner, and Levi (Nicholas) Moreno.
Commemorations from the past week:
The Newly Illumined Christopher, Amanda, Naomi, Nova, and Natasha Gulden, and their sponsors, James and Matrona Marsh, and Demetra Durham.
Daniel Companik’s Birthday – Monday, December 23rd.
Alejandro Trevino’s Birthday – Tuesday, December 24th.
Luciana Wilkinson’s Name Day; Subdeacon Romanos Wren’s Birthday – Thursday, December 26th.
Fr. John Whiteford and Elijah West’s Birthday – Friday, December 27th.
Tiffany Yates’ Name day / Dennis Daniel & Juliana Wilkinson’s Birthday – Saturday, December 29th.
Daniel Sommer, Danielle Hirsch, Daniel Gonzalez & Daniel Companik Name day; Rdr Gabriel Peña’s Birthday – Sunday, December 30th.
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 David 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, Julie Nelson, Charlotte LeBlanc, Kent and Nicoline, Lara Regis, Piotr Fraczek, He Jiahui Wang, Ana Maria, 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 Sarah Vida Holt (Lydia Martin’s grandmother), Jiahui Wang (Vladimir Lerma’s mother-in-law) and 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 30th; Tuesday, December 31st; Wednesday, January 1st; Thursday, January 2nd; Friday, January 3rd; Saturday,January 4th; and Sunday, January 5th, wine and oil are permitted.
Click here for Miscellaneous Items of Interest.
St. Jonah Orthodox Church
2910 Spring Cypress Rd, Spring, TX 77388
www.saintjonah.org
281-467-0264
