June 30th, 2024
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If you have a question you would like to ask, e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com
The Orthodox Term of the Week: Nous/Noetic.
Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading:
https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/pent1.pdf
Propers for the Sunday Liturgy (Sunday, June 30th):
https://www.saintjonah.org/lit/lit_pent1.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 6th | 5:00 p.m. Vigil |
| Sunday, July 7th | 9:00 a.m. Hours and Liturgy |
Announcements
There is a cash drop box in the bookstore for cash and checks that people can use when there is nobody available at the gift shop to assist with the transaction.
Michael Mahoney & Jessica Ann Klunder will be getting married on Sunday, July 14th.
The Parish Development Committee will be meeting with the Architect on Monday, July 15th, at 1 p.m. in the parish house.
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, July 27th, at 9:00 a.m.
The next Parish Council Meeting will be on Wednesday, July 24th, at 7:00 p.m. This meeting will be held via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/gnr-xuca-hqy
Help Wanted: An elderly couple is looking for a Russian-speaking or French-speaking home attendant with a driver’s license for a full time or part time job. The full time salary is about $2600 per month depending on the number of hours per week. They are offering a flexible schedule. They are located close to the intersection of Fondren Rd. and W. Bellfort. Please contact Nina at (832) 998 4418.
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 Wednesday, July 3rd, at 7:00 p.m., via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/qoa-tnno-pzu To sign-up to be a presenter, click here: https://forms.gle/ULAXFvp8GyT6t83M7
Sisterhood News: The next Sisterhood Meeting will be held on Friday, July 26th, via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/myp-fewu-atw
Cleaning Day is scheduled for Saturday, July 20th, 9-2 p.m.
Garage Sale will take place on Saturday, August 3rd, from 7-11 a.m.
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 2024):
Tithes: $121,981.86
Building Fund: $1,087,036.33
For May 2024:
Tithes: $45,494.25
Building Fund: $17,016.10
Average Monthly Expenses $13,252.00
Recommended Reading for the week:
You can read “Priest Martyred in Dagestan Posthumously Honored by Church and State,” here:
https://orthochristian.com/160923.html
Recommended Listening for the week:
You can listen the Sermon “Pentecostal Transformation: Pentecost 2024,” by Fr. Josiah Trenham, here:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6cfkwljsq5yqWd1IzfkWuX
Rotations
Trapeza:
This Sunday: 6/30/24 (No fasting): The Hixson, Linares, and Martin families.
Next Sunday: 7/7/24 (Fast: fish, wine, and oil permitted): The Hixson, Linares, and Martin families.
Cleaning Teams:
Currently: (Ending on): 6/30/24 – Team Nation.
Next (Ending on): 7/14/24 – Team Chebotko.
Vigil Readers:
This Saturday: 6/29/24: Shane Martin & Justin Wood.
Next Saturday: 7/6/24: Rdr. Kodratus Bornejko & Steven Villarreal.
Liturgy Readers:
This Sunday: 6/30/24: Shane Martin & Justin Wood.
Next Sunday: 7/7/24: Rdr. Kodratus Bornejko & Steven Villarreal.
Servers (Not including Adult Servers):
This Sunday: 6/30/24: Team A: Jonah Companik, Daniel Companik, Jens Yates, John Turner, and Levi (Nicholas) Moreno.
Next Sunday: 7/7/24: Team B: Alex Kettner, Andrew Kettner, Ivan Kuzmin, Padraig McIsaac, Ezra Wilkinson.
Commemorations from the past week:
Juliana Inferrera’s Birthday; Galina and John Lay’s Wedding Anniversary – Monday, June 24th.
Steven Javier Villarreal’s birthday; Leslie (Denise) and Clifford Barnett’s Wedding Anniversary – Tuesday, June 25th.
Vladimir Powell’s Birthday; Kathleen (Aquilina) Mattocks’s Name day – Wednesday, June 26th.
Rdr. Moses Munster’s Birthday; Agustin Rafaelano’s Name day – Friday, June 28th.
Wolfgang Johannes Peña, John Lardas, and Jacob (John) Kettner’s Name day; Xenia Locke and Wolfgang Johannes Peña’s Birthday – Saturday, June 29th.
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: Archpriest James Bernstein, 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; Nicholas Bruschi.
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: We begin the Apostles Fast on Monday, July 1st. Monday, July 1st; Wednesday, July3rd; and Friday, July 5th, are normal fast days. On Tuesday, July 2nd; Thursday, July 4th; Saturday, July 6th; and Sunday, July 7th, fish, 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
