June 16th, 2024
Stump the Priest: Question: “Can a laymen give a blessing?” Click here for the Answer.
If you have a question you would like to ask, e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com
The Orthodox Term of the Week: Table of oblation.
Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading:
https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/pascha6.pdf
Propers for the Sunday Liturgy (Sunday, June 16th):
https://www.saintjonah.org/lit/lit_pascha6.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, June 22nd | 9:00 p.m. Slavonic Liturgy
5:00 p.m. Vigil for Pentecost |
| Sunday, June 23rd | 9:00 a.m. Hours and Liturgy for Pentecost, followed by Kneeling Vespers |
Announcements
St. Jonah Day Camp for children 2-12 years old will be held from June 17th to June 21st. To sign up your child please use an online form. Suggested donation is $50 per child, discounts available for families with several children. Teens are welcome to participate as volunteers. The Camp will be held each day from 9 am to 2 pm.
After trapeza this Sunday, Mat. Genevieve will give a short presentation about the resources that Saint Emmelia Ministries offers to homeschooling families.
Godparents Needed: Join us at the upcoming Catechumen get together to learn more about assisting a catechumen on their journey toward baptism. Click here to let us know you will be coming. This get together will be held on Saturday, July 6, 2024, from 3:30-4:30 p.m.
The Next Slavonic Liturgy we be on Saturday, June 22nd, at 9:00 a.m.
The next Parish Council Meeting will be on Thursday, June 20th, at 7:00 p.m. This meeting will be held via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/ynr-bsmi-kkj
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, June 18th, at 7:00 p.m., via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/xgu-ecgh-ohe To sign-up to be a presenter, click here: https://forms.gle/ULAXFvp8GyT6t83M7
Sisterhood News: The next Sisterhood Meeting will be held on Friday, June 21st, via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/kyx-kuod-syf
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 29th April 2024):
Tithes: $78,884.41
Building Fund: $1,068,816.96
For April 2024:
Tithes: $17,500.42
Building Fund: $114,571.87
Average Monthly Expenses $13,252.00
Recommended Reading for the week:
You can read Recollections of Saintly Matushka Olga, here:
https://orthochristian.com/160619.html
Recommended Listening for the week:
You can listen the Sermon “Does Doctrine Matter,” by Fr. John Whiteford, here:
https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/amvon/does_doctrine_matter
Rotations
Trapeza:
This Sunday: 6/16/24 (No fasting): The Companik, Shaw, and Smith families.
Next Sunday: 6/23/24 (No fasting): Parish Potluck.
Cleaning Teams:
Currently: (Ending on): 6/16/24 – Team Fernando.
Next (Ending on): 6/30/24 – Team Nation.
Vigil Readers:
This Saturday: 6/15/24: John Mullins & Rdr. Kodratus Bornejko.
Next Saturday: 6/22/24: Nikolai Goldmann & Rdr. James Hall.
Liturgy Readers:
This Sunday: 6/16/24: John Mullins & Rdr. Kodratus Bornejko.
Next Sunday: 6/23/24: Nikolai Goldmann & Rdr. James Hall.
Servers (Not including Adult Servers):
This Sunday: 6/16/24: Team B: Alex Kettner, Andrew Kettner, Ivan Kuzmin, Padraig McIsaac, Ezra Wilkinson.
Next Sunday: 6/23/24: Team C: Mathieu Powell, Seraphim Powell, Constantine Powell, William De Carion, Luka Chrisanthus, Michael Chrisanthus.
Commemorations from the past week:
William Chandonia & William Cole de Carion’s Name Day – Monday, June 10th.
Luke Powell & Luke Chrisanthus’ Name Day – Tuesday, June 11th.
Dennis Daniel, Justin Turner & Justin Wood’s Name Day – Friday, June 14th.
Nicholas Lay’s Birthday – Saturday, June 15th.
The Fathers of the Parish, David (Wells) Walling & Kevin Shaw’s Name day; Giustina Jiayue Rafaelano Xu & Renee (Ann) Nahlous’ birthday – Sunday, June 16th.
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; 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, Suzannah Soloviev, Savva (Tyler) Barrett, Dennis Tilley, Rdr. Gabriel Peña, Nun Barbara (Watts), John Watts, John Lickwar, Sophia Drobot, Mikhaela (Jennifer) Diaz, Svetlana, Gerald Campbell, and the children Niklaus Doucet, Caison Elisabeth Kellam, Anna Krutova, Dimitri Moreno, 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: Natalia, Andrei, and those slain in the fighting in Ukraine, Russia, Syria, and the Holy Land.
Expectant Mothers:
Hannah Valerio, Lydia Martin, and Genevieve Companik.
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, Greg and Christian Carrow, Eddy Marushkin and Mila (Olga) Marushkina.
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, Ernest Sibley, Julie Nelson, Charlotte LeBlanc, 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, and Michelle Brazzil.
For the newly reposed Linda Stone (David Stone’s mother) and Catheryn Mullins (John Mullin’s grandmother).
If you have prayer requests you would like announced, please e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com
Sunday School:
We will resume Sunday School in the Fall.
Schedule of Services for May through July, 2024:
https://saintjonah.org/bltn/may-july2024.htm
Schedule of Services for August through October, 2024:
https://saintjonah.org/bltn/aug-oct2024.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, June 19th; and Friday, June 21st, wine, and oil are permitted. All other days are fast free.
Click here for Miscellaneous Items of Interest.
St. Jonah Orthodox Church
2910 Spring Cypress Rd, Spring, TX 77388
www.saintjonah.org
281-467-0264
