June 2nd, 2024
Stump the Priest: Question: “In 1 John 1:9, the apostle teaches us that if we confess our sins, God is faithful and just, and will forgive us our sins, and cleanse us of all unrighteousness. But Orthodoxy teaches us that we must confess our sins to a priest in order to be saved and forgiven. If God forgives our sins when we ask him to, pursuant to 1 John 1:9, why then the need to go to a priest? And if we are forgiven when we go to a priest, and a priest is necessary, why the need to personally ask God to forgive us?” 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: Bema.
Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading:
https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/pascha4.pdf
Propers for the Sunday Liturgy (Sunday, May 26th):
https://www.saintjonah.org/lit/lit_pascha4.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 8th | 4:00 p.m. Panikhida
5:00 p.m. Vigil |
| Sunday, June 9th | 9:00 a.m. Hours and Liturgy |
Announcements
We will be taking a special collection for Summer Camp scholarships.
Summer Camp: The St. Jonah teen overnight camp registration is NOW OPEN! Teens 12-18 years old are invited to join. The camp will take place in the Dallas area, in Denton, TX from Monday, June 10th to Saturday, June 15th. The registration fee is $475. All details about the camp, registration and scholarship application forms are available at stjonahcamp.org
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 4th, at 7:00 p.m., via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/scx-dyxb-ipj 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 about the Feast of Mid-Pentecost, here:
https://orthochristian.com/46565.html
Recommended Listening for the week:
You can listen the Sermon “The Samaritan Woman,” by Fr. John Whiteford, here:
https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/amvon/the_samaritan_woman
Rotations
Trapeza:
This Sunday: 6/2/24 (No fasting): The Kravtsov, Morgan, Walling families.
Next Sunday: 6/9/24 (No fasting): The De Carion, Nation, and Sieroshtanov families.
Cleaning Teams:
Currently: (Ending on): 6/2/24 – Team Kara.
Next (Ending on): 6/16/24 – Team Fernando.
Vigil Readers:
This Saturday: 6/1/24: Rdr. Kodratus Bornejko & Steven Villarreal.
Next Saturday: 6/8/24: Rdr. Moses Munster & Daniel Gonzalez.
Liturgy Readers:
This Sunday: 6/2/24: Rdr. Kodratus Bornejko & Steven Villarreal.
Next Sunday: 6/9/24: Rdr. Moses Munster & Daniel Gonzalez.
Servers (Not including Adult Servers):
This Sunday: 6/2/24: Team C: Mathieu Powell, Seraphim Powell, Constantine Powell, William De Carion, Luka Chrisanthus, Michael Chrisanthus.
Next Sunday: 6/9/24: Team A: Jonah Companik, Daniel Companik, Jens Yates, John Turner, and Levi (Nicholas) Moreno.
Commemorations from the past week:
The Newly Wedded Rdr. Moses Munster and Emily Companik.
Ioann Galitzine, and Justin Turners’s Birthday – Monday, May 27th.
Makrina De Carion. Ilya Krutov, Wiktor Charytoniuk, and Rdr. James Hall’s Birthday & Fr. John & Matushka Patricia Whiteford’s Wedding Anniversary – Tuesday, May 28th.
Brandon Mahand’s Name day – Wednesday, May 29th.
Olga Soboleva’s Birthday – Friday, May 31st.
Caroline (Nina) Turner, Catherine Whiteford, Sofia Yates, and Tomas Maldonado’s birthday; Paul & Rebecca Jackson’s Wedding Anniversary – Saturday, June 1st.
Svetlana Silva’s Name day – Sunday, June 2nd.
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 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
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 5th; and Friday, June 7th, fish, 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
