June 22nd, 2025
Stump the Priest: Question: “What is the reason for the difference in practice of churching boys, who are taken behind the altar, and the churching of girls, who are not?” 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: Prelest.
Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading:
https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/pent2.pdf
Propers for the Sunday Liturgy (Sunday, June 22nd):
https://www.saintjonah.org/lit/lit_pent2.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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| Saturday, June 28th 9:00 a.m. Slavonic
| 5:00 p.m. Vigil
| Sunday, June 22nd 9:00 a.m. Hours and Liturgy
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Announcements
Event Planning Committee: We will need to begin working on plans for the 100th anniversary of the repose of St. Jonah. If you would like to participate, please email Fr. John Whiteford. Our next meeting will be held via Google Meets, on Monday, July 1st, at 7:00 p.m.: https://meet.google.com/ynh-akup-zgf
The Next Slavonic Liturgy we be on Saturday, June 28th, at 9:00 a.m.
The next Parish Council Meeting will be on Friday, June 27th, at 7:00 p.m. This meeting will be held via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/hdh-qboz-mfn
We need volunteers to work on a capital campaign for the construction of the new Church.
St. Jonah Day Camp: Registration is open for the St. Jonah Day Camp. The camp will be held at Saint Jonah June 23-27 and is designed for children ages 5-11. Children 12 and older and adults are encouraged to volunteer as helpers and counselors. Childcare for volunteers in provided. Find out more or register at https://stjonahcamp.org/day-camp/
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.
There will be a get together for Catechumens and potential sponsors on Saturday, June 28th at 3:00 p.m. in the parish hall.
Our next Catechumen Meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 2nd, at 7:00 p.m., via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/eiw-sdrj-fwu
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 April 2025):
Tithes: $80,719.53
Building Fund: $12,049.76
For April 2025:
Tithes: $17,490.66
Building Fund: $2,183.79
Average Monthly Expenses $19,840
Recommended Reading for the week:
You can read the sermon “The churches of the Russian Church Abroad in the Holy Land remain intact,” here:
https://www.synod.com/synod/eng2025/20250617_enrem.html
Recommended Listening for the week:
You can listen to the sermon “What is the Significance of the New Martyrs of Russia,” by Fr. John Whiteford here:
https://www.saintjonah.org/podcasts/sermons/newmartyrsofrussia.mp3
Rotations
Trapeza:
This Sunday: 6/22/25 (Fast: fish, wine, and oil permitted): The Peña, Walling, and Gonzalez families.
Next Sunday: 6/29/25 (Fast: fish, wine, and oil permitted): The Turner, Kravtsov, and Lickwar families.
Cleaning Teams:
Currently: (Ending on): 6/22/25 – Team Wilkinson.
Next (Ending on): 7/6/25 – Team Kara.
Vigil Readers:
This Saturday: 6/21/25: Luke Hall & Rdr. James Hall.
Next Saturday: 6/28/25: John Mullins & Rdr. Kodratus Bornejko.
Liturgy Readers:
This Sunday: 6/22/25: Luke Hall & Rdr. James Hall.
Next Sunday: 6/29/25: John Mullins & Rdr. Kodratus Bornejko.
Servers (Not including Adult Servers):
This Sunday: 6/22/25: Team A: Jonah Companik, Daniel Companik, Jens Yates, John Turner, and Levi (Nicholas) Moreno.
Next Sunday: 6/29/25: Team B: Alex Kettner, Andrew Kettner, Ivan Kuzmin, Ezra Wilkinson, John West.
Commemorations from the past week:
David (Wells) Walling and Kevin Shaw’s Name day; Giustina Jiayue Rafaelano Xu & Renee Nahlous’ birthday – Monday, June 16th.
Mathieu Powell & Tiffany Yates’s Birthday – Tuesday, June 17th.
Pablo Chong & Deacon Sergei Baranov’s Birthday – Sunday, June 22nd.
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: those slain in the fighting in Ukraine, Russia, Syria, and the Holy Land.
Expectant Mothers:
Filofteia Fraczek, Elizaveta Dydyshka Wood, Laura Ibañez, Amanda Gulden, Olga Carrow, Matushka Ruth McPherson, Catherine (Katie) Powell, Elizabeth de Carion, and Anna Levy.
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; and Andres Lynch.
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, Piotr Fraczek, Ana Maria, Sean, Audrey, Bob Richardson, Dylan DeRosia, 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, June 23rd; Tuesday, June 24th; Saturday, June 28th; and Sunday, June 29th, fish, wine, and oil are permitted. Wednesday, June 25th; and Friday, June 27th, are normal fast days. On Thursday, June 26th, wine and oil are permitted.
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St. Jonah Orthodox Church
2910 Spring Cypress Rd, Spring, TX 77388
www.saintjonah.org
281-467-0264
