July 24th, 2022
Stuff from the Priest: St. Gregory the Theologian and the Literal Interpretation of Scripture. 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/pent6.pdf
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http://get.adobe.com/reader/
Propers for the Sunday Liturgy (Sunday, July 24th):
https://www.saintjonah.org/lit/lit_july11.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, July 30th | 5:00 p.m. Vigil |
| Sunday, July 31st | 9:00 a.m. Hours and Liturgy |
Announcements
The Parish Hall will be closed beginning on Saturday, July 9th for remodeling for the next month. 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.
The Next Slavonic Liturgy we be on Saturday, August 27th, at 9:00 a.m.
The next online Catechumen Meeting will be Wednesday, July 27th, at 7:00 p.m. and will be held via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/gwc-njvf-wqd
The next Parish Council Meeting will be on Thursday, July 28th, 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 31 May 2022):
Tithes: $79,586.16
Building Fund: $2,767.00
For May 2022:
Tithes: $16,850.06
Building Fund: $1,325.00
Average Monthly Expenses $13,252.00
Recommended Reading for the week:
You can read “The Baptism of Gay’s Children,” by Fr. Antoine Melki, here:
https://orthochristian.com/147323.html
Recommended Listening for the week:
You can listen to sermon “Be Careful! 4th Sunday after Pentecost Titus 3,” by Fr. Josiah Trenham, here:
https://thearena.sounder.fm/episode/be-careful-4th-sunday-after-pentecost-titus-3
Rotations
Trapeza:
This Sunday: 7/24/22 (No fasting): There will be no regular Trapeza this week due to the remodeling of the Hall.
Next Sunday: 7/31/22 (No fasting): There will be no regular Trapeza this week due to the remodeling of the Hall.
Cleaning Teams:
Currently: (Ending on): 7/31/22 – Team Marcus.
Next (Ending on): 8/14/22 – Team Kara.
Vigil Reader:
This Saturday: 7/23/22: Shane Martin.
Next Saturday: 7/30/22: Rdr. Joshua Gonzales.
Liturgy Reader:
This Sunday: 7/24/22: Shane Martin.
Next Sunday: 7/31/22: Rdr. Joshua Gonzales.
Servers (Not including Adult Servers):
This Sunday: 7/24/22: Team B: Alex Kettner, Andrew Kettner, Micah Morgan, Ivan Kuzmin, William de Carion, Ezra Wilkinson, James Powell, Everett Powell, Eric Lickwar.
Next Sunday: 7/31/22: Team A: Jonah Companik, Daniel Companik, Jude Morgan, Nikolai Pino, Maksim Pino, Luka Chrisanthus, Jens Yates, Padraig McIsaac.
Commemorations from the past week:
Deacon Sergei Baranov, Ella West, Elizabeth Chebotko, Elizabeth Albarran, Elizabeth McIsaac, Elisaveta Baranov, & Elizabeth Cline’s Name day / Ashley (Mary) and David Richards, & Vera and Jens (Nicholas) Yates’ Wedding Anniversary – Monday, July 18th.
Samson Boone Powell’s Birthday – Tuesday, July 19th.
Mary Morgan’s Birthday – Friday, July 22nd.
Ines Josefina Ibañez and Victoria Chebotko’ Birthday – Saturday, July 23rd.
Olga (Bayla) Walling, Olga Sobeleva, Lisa (Euphemia) Bornejko, Euphemia Cline, Olga Koulikova’s Name day; and Lisa (Euphemia) Bornejko’s Birthday – Sunday, July 24th.
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, July 27th, fish, wine, and oil are permitted. Friday, July 29th is a normal fast day. All other days are fast free.
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St. Jonah Orthodox Church
2910 Spring Cypress Rd, Spring, TX 77388
www.saintjonah.org
281-467-0264
