July 6th, 2025
Stuff from the Priest: “The Icon FAQ: Answers to common questions about icons” Click here for the Article.
If you have a question you would like to ask, e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com
The Orthodox Term of the Week: Hodegetria.
Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading:
https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/pent4.pdf
Propers for the Sunday Liturgy (Sunday, July 6th):
https://www.saintjonah.org/lit/lit_june23b.htm
Propers for the Nativity of St. John the Baptist (Monday, July 7th):
https://www.saintjonah.org/lit/lit_nativity_forerunner.htm
Propers for the Feast of Ss. Peter & Paul (Saturday, July 12th):
https://www.saintjonah.org/lit/lit_sspeter&paul.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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| Sunday, July 6th 9:00 a.m. Hours and Liturgy
| 1:00 p.m. Vespers for the Nativity of St. John the Baptist
| Monday, July 7th 9:00 a.m. Liturgy for the Nativity of St. John the Baptist
| Friday, July 11th 6:30 p.m. Vigil for Ss. Peter & Paul
| Saturday, July 12th 9:00 a.m. Liturgy for Ss. Peter & Paul
| 5:00 p.m. Vigil
| Sunday, July 13th 9:00 a.m. Hours and Liturgy
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Announcements
We will be taking a special collection to help the suffering people of the Canonical Church in Ukraine this Sunday (and on the first Sunday of each month). If you write a check, or send in a payment electronically, please put “Ukraine” in the memo line. We will send the money to Metropolitan Onuphry.
Please check the lost and found. Items remaining after Monday July 7th will be donated. Beginning this month and going forward items in the lost and found will be donated after the first Sunday of each month.
The Next Slavonic Liturgy we be on Saturday, July 26th, at 9:00 a.m.
The next Parish Council Meeting will be on Wednesday, July 23rd, at 7:00 p.m. This meeting will be held via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/qkp-rdmg-ddk
We need volunteers to work on a capital campaign for the construction of the new Church.
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 Tuesday, July 15nd, at 7:00 p.m., via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/ugp-xpmr-ebg
To sign-up to be a presenter, click here: https://forms.gle/zKZeN8iQAk8Jbzdz6
Sisterhood News: The Sisterhood Council’s Next Meeting will be on Monday, July 7th, at 7:00 p.m. via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/zjs-runo-ohu
Yard Sale: The Sisterhood will have a yard sale on Saturday, August 2nd, so mark your calendars and save your junk. You can start bringing small item on July 13th, but large items (like furniture) can be brought the last week of July.
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 May 2025):
Tithes: $114,581.52
Building Fund: $17,030.65
For May 2025:
Tithes: $33,861.99
Building Fund: $4,980.89
Average Monthly Expenses $19,840
Recommended Reading for the week:
You can read a Homily on the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, by the Venerable Bede, here:
https://orthochristian.com/122254.html
Recommended Listening for the week:
You can listen to the sermon “The Nativity of St. John the Baptist,” by Fr. John Whiteford here:
https://saintjonah.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/nativityofstjohn.mp3
Rotations
Trapeza:
This Sunday: 7/6/25 (Fast: fish, wine, and oil permitted): The Yates, Jackson, and Cantao families.
Next Sunday: 7/13/25 (No Fast): The YJabbour, Risner, and Daniel families.
Cleaning Teams:
Currently: (Ending on): 7/6/25 – Team Kara.
Next (Ending on): 7/20/25 – Team Eugenia.
Vigil Readers:
This Saturday: 7/5/25: Shane Martin & Justin Wood.
Next Saturday: 7/12/25: Rdr. Moses Munster & Daniel Gonzalez.
Liturgy Readers:
This Sunday: 7/6/25: Shane Martin & Justin Wood.
Next Sunday: 7/13/25: Rdr. Moses Munster & Daniel Gonzalez.
Servers (Not including Adult Servers):
This Sunday: 7/6/25: Team C: Mathieu Powell, Seraphim Powell, Constantine Powell, William De Carion, Luka Chrisanthus, Michael Chrisanthus.
Next Sunday: 7/13/25: Team A: Jonah Companik, Daniel Companik, Jens Yates, John Turner, and Levi (Nicholas) Moreno.
Commemorations from the past week:
Kashif (Jude) Bhatti and Jude Morgan’s Name Day & Samuel Carlisle’s Birthday – Wednesday, July 2nd.
Luke (Henry) Powell’s Birthday – Friday, July 4th.
Jace (John) Brazzil, Wolfgang Johannes Peña, John Lardas, and Jacob (John) Kettner’s Name Day & Daniel Gonzalez’s Birthday – Saturday, July 5th.
Andrew de Carion’s Birthday – Sunday, July 6th.
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, 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, Stephanos Rosseau, Josiah Plumley, Christopher Gulden, Aleksander, Karen Vincent, soldier Aleksandr, Nathaniel Bhatti, Anna, Cynthia (Melangell) Rausch, Rdr. James Lardas, and the children Caison Elisabeth Kellam and Anna Krutova, 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, Maria, Ivan, and Artem; and Dimitriy.
For newly reposed servants of God: Tatiana, and those slain in the fighting in Ukraine, Russia, Syria, and the Holy Land.
Expectant Mothers:
Elizaveta Dydyshka Wood, Laura Ibañez, Amanda Gulden, Olga Carrow, Matushka Ruth McPherson, Catherine (Katie) Powell, Elizabeth de Carion, Anna Levy, Monica (Avie) Walling, and Sophia Scott.
Catechumens:
Howard Segal, Deborah and Alexander Gessell, Savita Bhatti; Jessica Palmer; John Nowak, Anne Nowak; Thomas Maroney, Nolan (Silouan) Boe, Nicholas Bruschi; Kristofer Sean Hutter; John Ryan Levy; Benjamin Grosvenor; James, Diana, Caspian (Cassian), and Beauregard Bartholomew Shepard; David Tyler Sprencel, Richard and Dora Risner; William and Magdalena (Mattie) Gore; Hunter Jones; Christopher Holmes; Cornell and Morgan Herg; Andres Lynch; Cameron Winters; Gregory (Tyler) Pemberton; Moses (Grayson) Culton; Lemuel Herghelegiu, and Ioanna (Yunqi) Luo.
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, Ana Maria, Sean, Audrey, Bob Richardson, Dylan DeRosia, Phillip Rice, and the children Ava and Evelyn, 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, Robbin Russell, Naseem Bhatti, and Hurucaan Valerio.
The newly departed: Karalyn Bruschi.
If you have prayer requests you would like announced, please e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com
Sunday School:
No Sunday school until we resume it on Sunday, August 31st.
Schedule of Services for Bright Week through July 2025:
https://saintjonah.org/bltn/april-july2025.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, July 7th; Tuesday, July 8th; Wednesday, July 9th; and Friday, July 11th, fish, wine, and oil are permitted. On Thursday, July 10th, wine and oil are permitted. On Saturday, July 12th, we break the fast.
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St. Jonah Orthodox Church
2910 Spring Cypress Rd, Spring, TX 77388
www.saintjonah.org
281-467-0264
