February 26th, 2023
Stuff from the Priest: “Observing the First Week of Lent in Our Times” 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/triod4.pdf
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http://get.adobe.com/reader/
Propers for the Sunday Liturgy (Sunday, February 26th):
https://www.saintjonah.org/lit/lit_triod4_t4.htm
Propers for the Wednesday Presanctified Liturgy (March 1st):
https://www.saintjonah.org/presanct/presanct_w1.htm
Propers for the Friday Presanctified Liturgy (March 3rd):
https://www.saintjonah.org/presanct/presanct_f1_sthermogenes.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 |
| Monday, February 27th | 6:30 p.m. Great Compline with the Canon of St. Andrew of Crete |
| Tuesday, February 28th | 6:30 p.m. Great Compline with the Canon of St. Andrew of Crete |
| Wednesday, March 1st | 9:00 a.m. Presanctified Liturgy
6:30 p.m. Great Compline with the Canon of St. Andrew of Crete |
| Thursday, March 2nd | 6:30 p.m. Great Compline with the Canon of St. Andrew of Crete |
| Friday, March 3rd | 6:30 p.m. Presanctified Liturgy |
| Saturday, March 4th | 9:00 a.m. Slavonic Liturgy
5:00 p.m. Vigil |
| Sunday, March 5th | 9:00 a.m. Hours and Liturgy |
Announcements
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
Sisterhood News: 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.
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 “The First Week of Lent: Advice From Pastors,” here:
https://orthochristian.com/45153.html
Recommended Listening for the week:
You can listen to the Sermon “Radical Forgiveness,” by Fr. Josiah Trenham, here:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4S4DrGgRIGUFT7wnKLNOed
Rotations
Trapeza:
This Sunday: 2/26/23 (Cheesefare): Parish Potluck.
Next Sunday: 2/26/23 (Fast: wine and oil permitted): Nicholas Cantao, George Hixson, and the Ibañez family.
Cleaning Teams:
Currently: (Ending on): 2/26/23 – Team Nation.
Next (Ending on):3/9/23 – Team Chebotko.
Vigil Reader:
This Saturday: 2/25/23: Rdr. James Hall.
Next Saturday: 3/4/23: Shane Martin.
Liturgy Reader:
This Sunday: 2/26/23: Rdr. James Hall.
Next Sunday: 3/5/23: Shane Martin.
Servers (Not including Adult Servers):
This Sunday: 2/26/23: Team C: Mathieu Powell, Seraphim Powell, Constantine Powell, William De Carion, Luka Chrisanthus, Michael Chrisanthus.
Next Sunday: 3/5/23: Team A: Jonah Companik, Daniel Companik, Jens Yates, Nikolai Pino, Maksim Pino.
Commemorations from the past week:
Bayla (Olga) Breanne Walling’s Birthday – Monday, February 20th.
Lesia (Larissa) and Vadym Sieroshtanov’s Wedding Anniversary; Daniel Sommer’s Birthday – Tuesday, February 21st.
Esther Morgan & Mary Kuykendall’s Birthday – Wednesday, February 22nd.
Valentina Ivanov’s Name Day – Thursday, February 23rd.
Joseph Companik’s Birthday; Fr. Vladimir Trussin’s Ordination Anniversary – Friday, February 24th.
Zoe Wren’s Name Day – Sunday, February 26th.
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, Dennis Tilley, and John Watts, 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 Bishop Tikhon (Fitzgerald), Fr. Daniel Shirak, 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, Jennie Mobley, 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 Forgiveness Sunday Vespers.
The Schedule for February and Great Lent 2023:
https://saintjonah.org/bltn/lent2023.htm
The Schedule for Holy Week 2023:
https://saintjonah.org/bltn/holyweek2023.htm
You can also see our online parish calendar of events and services here:
https://saintjonah.org/calendar/
Fasting in the Coming week: Monday, February 27th; Tuesday, February 28th; Wednesday, March 1st; Thursday, March 2nd; and Friday, March 3rd are all days of strict fasting. On Saturday, March 4th; and Sunday, March 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
