February 19th, 2023
Stump the Priest: “Why do we change colors of vestments and Icon stand covers? I know these are done according to church practices. However, could you explain each color’s meaning and when they are changed?” Click here for the Answer.
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/triod3.pdf
Requires Adobe Acrobat reader (which is free to download):
http://get.adobe.com/reader/
Propers for the Sunday Liturgy (Sunday, February 19th):
https://www.saintjonah.org/lit/lit_triod3_feb06.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, February 25th | 5:00 p.m. Vigil |
| Sunday, February 26th | 9:00 a.m. Hours and Liturgy, followed immediately by Forgiveness Vespers |
Announcements
Notice of Annual Parish Meeting: In accordance with the By-Laws of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, notice is hereby given that St. Jonah Orthodox Church will hold its Annual Parish Meeting on Sunday, February 19, 2023, immediately following Divine Services. All Orthodox Christians of both sexes, regardless of their nationality, who have reached the age of 21 years, have declared their membership by completing a membership form; who financially support the Church, who make their confession and take Holy Communion not less than once a year; and who tend to the moral and economic welfare of the parish may become parish members and vote at the Annual Parish Meeting. If by the time scheduled for the meeting, the parish members present should fail to constitute the required quorum, another Annual Parish Meeting shall be convened one hour later on the same day which meeting shall be considered valid in the presence of any number of attending parish members.
Though who cannot be physically present for the Annual Meeting can participate via Google Meets. When the roll is called at the end of the Liturgy, they can indicate their presence by texting Fr. John Whiteford at 281-467-0264. At the time for the resumption of the meeting, which be announced after the roll is called, they can log in at https://meet.google.com/dfu-ecpk-grc or by dialing: 414-909-7721 and using the PIN: 209 709 100#.
Reports for the Annual Meeting may be viewed at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1SQI90rdRbwXaApqRnLs1H7goWnd8_BTF?usp=sharing
Ministry Opportunities: If you are interested in serving as a God parent for new catechumens, or participating in our visitation ministry, please speak with Fr. John Whiteford.
If you have any one in your family graduating this Spring, please let Fr. John Whiteford know.
Fr. Christopher Morgan is crowd-funding to enable him to do a complete translation of the Greek Septuagint and Greek New Testament. If you would like to help out, see https://gofund.me/e27899b7 or https://www.givesendgo.com/first_Bible You can also send donations through our Church, just mark it as being for “Translation Project.”
The Next Slavonic Liturgy we be on Saturday, March 4th, at 9:00 a.m.
The next Parish Council Meeting will be on Thursday, March 23rd, at 7:00 p.m. This meeting will be held via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/atw-vyaq-awp
The next online Catechumen Meeting will be on Monday, March 6th, at 7:00 p.m. and will be held via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/ydw-irgc-aop
Parish Finances:
Calendar year to date total (01 January thru 30 December 2022):
Tithes: $182,434.76
Building Fund: $11,273.87
For December 2022:
Tithes: $19,925.53
Building Fund: $550.00
Average Monthly Expenses $13,252.00
Recommended Reading for the week:
You can read “St. Simeon the God-Receiver Teaches Us How To Die: On the Meeting of the Lord,” by St. Innocent of Kherson, here:
https://orthochristian.com/151031.html
Recommended Listening for the week:
You can listen to the Sermon “Churching and the Feast of the Meeting of the Lord,” by Fr. John Whiteford, here:
https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/amvon/churching_and_the_feast_of_the_meeting_of_the_lord
Rotations
Trapeza:
This Sunday: 2/19/23 (No Fast): The Parish Council.
Next Sunday: 2/26/23 (Cheesefare): Parish Potluck.
Cleaning Teams:
Currently: (Ending on): 2/26/23 – Team Nation.
Next (Ending on):3/9/23 – Team Chebotko.
Vigil Reader:
This Saturday: 2/18/23: Rdr. Moses Munster.
Next Saturday: 2/25/23: Rdr. James Hall.
Liturgy Reader:
This Sunday: 2/12/23: Rdr. Joshua Gonzales.
Next Sunday: 2/26/23: Rdr. James Hall.
Servers (Not including Adult Servers):
This Sunday: 2/19/23: Team B: Alex Kettner, Andrew Kettner, Ivan Kuzmin, Padraig McIsaac, Ezra Wilkinson.
Next Sunday: 2/26/23: Team C: Mathieu Powell, Seraphim Powell, Constantine Powell, William De Carion, Luka Chrisanthus, Michael Chrisanthus.
Commemorations from the past week:
Kevin Shaw’s birthday – February 16th.
Fr. Vladimir Trussin & Eden Mia Morgan’s Birthday – Saturday, February 18th.
Constantine Craig, Fayrouz (Anastasia) Chalhoub & Melissa (Mary) Holloway’s birthday – Sunday, February 19th.
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; 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, Galina Lay, Rdr. Joshua Gonzales, Lisa (Euphemia) Bornejko, Cosmas (Spencer) Burton, Jeffery Gallagher, Suzannah, Savva (Tyler) Barrett, 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 Patriarch Irenaios, Bishop Tikhon (Fitzgerald), Raphael (Souheil) Haddad, Ilia Paskevich, and those slain in the fighting in Ukraine, Russia, and Syria.
Expectant Mothers:
Diakonissa Sarah Shephard, Katie Powell, Ashley (Mary) Richards, Laura Ibañez, Elizabeth de Carion, Elizabeth Albarran, and Anja Peña.
Catechumens:
Jennifer Diaz, Howard Segal, Ryan Thomas, Alyson Good, Vanessa Canterbury, Deborah and Alexander Gessell, Steven Villarreal, Robert Smith, Victoria Smith, Cory Messner, Jase Brazzil, Cyprian Corey Patin Sr., Melissa Robillard, John Robillard, Jose de la Rosa, Daniel Sommer, Adriane Melnyczuk, William Chandonia, and Gerald Campbell.
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, Ana Crespo, Liza, Aida Diaz, Antonio, John Lay, 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. Marcie Dark, Tim, Karen, Taylor, Lindsay, Jon, Alex, and Andrew Burns, Michelle Brazzil, and child Riley Faith.
For the newly reposed Mary Garcia (Joseph Ibañez’s grandmother).
If you have prayer requests you would like announced, please e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com
Sunday School:
No Sunday School this Week due to Annual Parish Meeting
The Schedule for February and Great Lent 2023:
https://saintjonah.org/bltn/lent2023.htm
You can also see our online parish calendar of events and services here:
https://saintjonah.org/calendar/
Fasting in the Coming week: During the week of Cheesefare, we can eat anything other than meat throughout the week, including on Wednesday and Friday. We begin Great Lent on Monday, February 27th.
Click here for Miscellaneous Items of Interest.
St. Jonah Orthodox Church
2910 Spring Cypress Rd, Spring, TX 77388
www.saintjonah.org
281-467-0264
