March 14th, 2021
Stuff from the Priest: “The Prayer of St. Ephrem the Syrian” Click here for the Article.
If you have a question you would like to ask, e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com
Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading:
https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/triod4.pdf
Requires Adobe Acrobat reader (which is free to download):
http://get.adobe.com/reader/
Propers for the Sunday Liturgy:
https://saintjonah.org/lit/lit_triod4_t7.htm
Propers for the Wednesday Presanctified Liturgy:
https://www.saintjonah.org/presanct/presanct_w1.htm
Propers for the Friday Presanctified Liturgy:
https://www.saintjonah.org/presanct/presanct_f1.htm
(English) Propers for the Saturday (Slavonic) Liturgy:
https://www.saintjonah.org/lit/lit_lent1_sat.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, March 13th | 10:00 a.m. Baptism
5:00 p.m. Vigil (with confessions during and following the Vigil) |
| Sunday, March 14th | 9:00 a.m. Hours and Liturgy, followed by Forgiveness Vespers |
| Monday, March 15th | 6:30 p.m. Great Compline with the Canon of St. Andrew of Crete |
| Tuesday, March 16th | 6:30 p.m. Great Compline with the Canon of St. Andrew of Crete |
| Wednesday, March 17th | 9:00 a.m. Presanctified Liturgy
6:30 p.m. Great Compline with the Canon of St. Andrew of Crete |
| Thursday, March 18th | 6:30 p.m. Great Compline with the Canon of St. Andrew of Crete |
| Friday, March 19th | 6:30 p.m. Presanctified Liturgy |
| Saturday, March 20th | 9:00 a.m. Slavonic Liturgy
5:00 p.m. Vigil (with confessions during and following the Vigil) |
| Sunday, March 21st | 9:00 a.m. Hours and Liturgy |
Announcements
After Forgiveness Vespers we will have our annual Blini Luncheon.
If you would like to purchase Nut Rolls to raise money for the Sisterhood’s Catastrophic Fund (which serves people in our parish and surrounding community that are experiencing truly dire need, with no strings attached), you can order online here: https://saintjonah.org/store/ or you can order in person at Church.
Work on the new septic system is not yet complete, so please make sure your children do not play in the work area, or on the equipment. Hopefully they will be done before next Sunday.
If anyone in your family is graduating this year, please let Fr. John Whiteford know. We want to be sure to recognize their achievement.
Our next Slavonic Liturgy will be on Saturday, March 20th.
Our next Restricted Liturgy will be on Saturday, April 3rd.
If you are interested in participating in a week night Bible Study, which would be held at the Church (though we will stream it via Google Meets for those who cannot come), let Fr. John Whiteford know. We will do it on Tuesday evenings, beginning on March 23rd. We will be going through the book of Daniel.
The next Parish Council Meeting will be on March 31st, at 7:00 p.m.
You will find texts for reader services that you can do at home through the Sunday of the Last Judgment, here:
https://fatherjohn.blogspot.com/2021/02/reader-services-through-sunday-of-last.html
Sisterhood News: Clean Hearts-Clean Closets Drive: During Great Lent, we will be collecting old, clean linens (towels, sheets, bath mats, etc) which will be donated to the Montgomery County animal shelter. There will be a collection basket behind the “dog house” inside the hall beginning Clean Monday. After liturgy on Lazarus Saturday, the children will deliver what is collected to the shelter. Contact a member of the Sisterhood with any questions.
The Sisterhood Council will meet on Wednesday, April 7th, at 7:00 p.m.
Bookstore News: Christmas ornaments are discounted 20%.
Parish Finances:
Calendar year to date total (01 January thru 31 December 2020):
Tithes: $160,887.00
Building Fund: $36,649.00
For December 2020:
Tithes: $10,874.00
Building Fund: $6,475.00
Average Monthly Expenses $11,196.00
Recommended Reading for the week:
You can read “The First Week of Great Lent: Pastoral Advice,” here:
https://orthochristian.com/110822.html
Recommended Listening for the week:
You can also listen to the sermon “Our Brother is Our Life – Judgment Sunday 2021,” by Fr. Josiah Trenham, here:
https://thearena.sounder.fm/episode/our-brother-is-our-life
Rotations
Trapeza:
This Sunday: 3/14/21 (Cheesefare: No Meat, but dairy and fish allowed): Parish Potluck.
Next Sunday: 3/21/21 (Fast: wine, oil permitted): The Wilkinson Family.
Cleaning Teams:
Currently: (Ending on): 3/21/21 – Team Nation.
Next (Ending on): 4/4/21 – Team Cody.
Vigil Reader:
This Saturday: 3/13/21: Rdr. Moses Munster.
Next Saturday: 3/20/21: Rdr. James Hall.
Liturgy Reader:
This Sunday: 3/14/21: Rdr. Moses Munster.
Next Sunday: 3/21/21: Rdr. James Hall.
Commemorations from the past week:
Ioann Galitzine’s Name day – Tuesday, March 9th.
James and Jackie Bruner’s wedding anniversary – Thursday, March 11th.
Francesca (Michelle) Jabbour’s Birthday – Sunday, March 14th.
If you have corrections or additions, e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com
Prayer Requests:
Orthodox:
For the Servants of God, Metropolitan Mark; Archimandrite Ioann (Magram), Archpriest Andre Papkov, Archpriest Geoffrey Korz, Archpriest Emil Hutnyan, Archpriest Anthony Nelson, Archpriest George Brooks, Archpriest Antonio Perdomo, Archpriest John Maxwell, Matushka Debra Maxwell, Priest Benigno Pardo, Matushka Tatiana Trussin, Matushka Parasceva Brooks, Matushka Olympia Sibley, Matushka Margarita Pardo, Matushka Patricia Whiteford, Thekla Podrasky, Ann (Eleanor) Wandke, Ann (Sonia) Shepherd, Elizabeth (Lori) Hritz, Zoe Wren, Denise (Leslie) Barnett, Marina Watson, Billy (Jean) Holloway, Demetra Durham, Sarah (Anna) Herzog, Cassie Hunt, Mike (Apollos) McBride, Yelena Yegorova, Galina Lay, James and Sophia (Cynthia) Hirsch, Demetra; Panagyiota; Georgia; Nathaniel Barrett Mahand; Jack (John) Mahand; Elizabeth Kowasic; Joan Marie Pennings; Robert Carlisle; James Marsh; Katherine Garbett Casanova; Renee (Ann) Nahlous; John Nicholas Ostis; Garrett (Maximus) and Merilee (Mary) Eidson; Georgy; Valentina Kramareva; Anna (Oksana Mahecha’s sister); Evgeny (Fr. Sergei Baranov’s father-in-law); Viacheslav Chebotko; Natalia Petrova; Tatyana Grigorieva; Victor (Yelena Yegorova’s father); and the Child Irene Harrington, who are ill.
For Nikolai, who is struggling.
For the safety and salvation of those in Kiev: Vladimir, Yelena, Tatiana, Alexei, Maria, Ivan, and Artem.
For the newly reposed Rdr. Stephen Bradford, and the Orthodox who have perished in the pandemic, and those slain in the violence in Syria, Lebanon, Ukraine, and the Holy Land.
Expectant Mothers:
Laura Ibanez.
Non-Orthodox:
For the Servants of God, Aiden, Ann Kellis; Shawna Hiu; Misty; Harold Wren; Bethany; Shiela; Cecilia Beck; Rohayu; Infant Jared; Laura Odom, Leslie Swain (Ben Bryant’s mother); Melissa Munster (Moses Munster’s mother); Heather Tolliver (Melissa Holloway’s daughter); Pam Morris (Eleanor’s niece); Keaton Munster, Jeff Perkins, John Williams, William Allen (Eleanor’s adopted brother), John Ward (Rdr Demitri Likomitros’ Uncle), King Kotchavar, Debbie, Carol Schwendeman, the Vanderhider family, Donna Beauchamp, Nicoline and Kent, John Lay, Melissa Hall, Margaret, Angelica, Luna, Chad Holloway, Bridgette Dunlap (Matrona Marsh’s cousin), Adriana Mahand, Karym Kinnibrugh, and William who are ill.
For Aki and family; and Johnnie.
The Captive Gregorios.
For the safety and salvation of those in Kiev: Lubov.
If you have prayer requests you would like announced, please e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com
Sunday School:
No Sunday School this week, due to the Blini Luncheon.
The Schedule for February 2021 and Great Lent:
https://saintjonah.org/bltn/lent2021.htm
You can also see our online parish calendar of events and services here:
https://saintjonah.org/calendar/
Fasting in the Coming week: We keep a strict fast begining on Monday, March 15th through Friday, March19th. On Saturday, March 20th, and Sunday, March 21st, 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
