March 26th, 2023
Stuff from the Priest: “A Simple Approach to Reading the Entire Bible.” 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/lent4.pdf
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http://get.adobe.com/reader/
Propers for the Sunday Liturgy (Sunday, March 26th):
https://www.saintjonah.org/lit/lit_lent4_t8.htm
Propers for the Friday Morning Presanctified Liturgy (March 31st):
https://www.saintjonah.org/presanct/presanct_f5.htm
Propers for the Saturday Liturgy (April 1st):
https://www.saintjonah.org/lit/lit_lent5_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:
| Wednesday, March 29th | 6:30 p.m. Matins with the Great Canon |
| Friday, March 31st | 9:00 a.m. Presanctified Liturgy
6:30 p.m. Matins for the Saturday of the Akathist |
| Saturday, April 1st | 9:00 a.m. Liturgy for the Saturday of the Akathist
5:00 p.m. Vigil |
| Sunday, April 2nd | 9:00 a.m. Hours and Liturgy |
Announcements
Our next Bible Study will be held on Tuesday, March 28th at 7:00 p.m. We will be studying the Gospel of Luke, Chapters 1 and 2, beginning with Luke 1:46. For those appearing in person, we will have Small Compline at 6:15 p.m., followed by Refreshments. For those appearing via Google Meets, they can log in at https://meet.google.com/auu-sfip-kdm
We will be taking a special collection to help the suffering people of the Canonical Church in Ukraine on the first Sunday of each month. If you write a check, or send in a payment electronically, please put “Ukraine” in the memo line. We will send the money to Metropolitan Onuphry.
The next Parish Council Meeting will be on Wednesday, April 26th, at 7:00 p.m. This meeting will be held via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/zzv-osry-jiu
We will be collecting donations for flowers to decorate the Church on Pascha on the Sundays of Great Lent.
We will be having a Summer Camp from June 5th through June 9th in Denton Texas, for children 11 through 17. Those 18 and older can volunteer to be a camp counselor. If you have children who you would like to send, please let Fr. John Whiteford know.
Coffee: Fr. Christopher Morgan will be selling fresh brewed gourmet coffee in the bookstore, for those who prefer good coffee to the standard brew. He is also selling fresh roasted coffee beans, for those who would like to brew more at home.
Mighty Mite boxes: We will be collecting those boxes back on Palm Sunday. If your child does not have a Mighty Mite Box, speak to their Sunday School Teacher.
Lenten meals will be sold on Sundays as a part of the Sisterhood Fundraiser for the catastrophic fund. Please support the Sisterhood by preparing or buying lenten meals.
The next online Catechumen Meeting will be on Monday, March 27th, at 7:00 p.m. and will be held via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/hbf-qhnr-mhx
Fr. Christopher Morgan is crowd-funding to enable him to do a complete translation of the Greek Septuagint and Greek New Testament. If you would like to help out, see https://www.givesendgo.com/first_Bible You can also send donations through our Church, just mark it as being for “Translation Project.”
The Next Slavonic Liturgy we be on Bright Friday, April 21st, at 9:00 a.m.
Sisterhood News: 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.
As an initiative of our Saint Julianna Sisterhood, you are invited to pray with a group from our church at the 40 Days for Life vigil. We are scheduled to meet and pray on Wednesday, March 29th, 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Fr. David Companik will lead us in praying an akathist hymn in the public right-of-way outside the Planned Parenthood abortion facility at 4600 Gulf Fwy, Houston, TX 77023. We may park on Gulfcrest St. along the curb. Please let Fr. David or Matushka Genevieve know if you would like to attend!
If you are interested in learning to be a sidewalk counselor, who can pass out information about pregnancy resources during our prayer vigil, please let Matushka Genevieve know. The program director at The Houston Coalition for Life could train us on a Friday after 1:00 p.m. at her office in Houston.
Brotherhood News: You can join the Brotherhood io group online to keep up with all Brotherhood news and announcements, or follow their Telegram channel.
Bookstore News: We have Pascha Passports in the bookstore, which are a great way for children to keep track of the journey through Lent.
Parish Finances:
Calendar year to date total (01 January thru 28th February 2023):
Tithes: $27,925.62
Building Fund: $3,122.00
For February 2023:
Tithes: $10,646.77
Building Fund: $1,712.00
Average Monthly Expenses $13,252.00
Recommended Reading for the week:
You can read a homily on the Sunday of St. John Climacus, by Metropolitan Philaret (Voznesensky), here:
https://orthochristian.com/52406.html
Recommended Listening for the week:
You can listen to the Sermon “The Church of Smyrna and the Synagogue of Satan (Revelation 2:8-11),” by Fr.John Whiteford, here:
https://www.saintjonah.org/podcasts/sermons/churchofsmyrna.mp3
Rotations
Trapeza:
This Sunday: 3/26/23 (Fast: wine and oil permitted): The Ely, Kuzmin, and Rafaelano families.
Next Sunday: 4/2/23 (Fast: wine and oil permitted): The Chebotko, Jabbour, and Watts families.
Cleaning Teams:
Currently: (Ending on): 3/26/23 – Team Eugenia.
Next (Ending on): 4/9/23 – Team Marcus.
Vigil Reader:
This Saturday: 3/25/23: Rdr. Moses Munster.
Next Saturday: 4/1/23: Rdr. James Hall.
Liturgy Reader:
This Sunday: 3/26/23: Rdr. Moses Munster.
Next Sunday: 4/2/23: Rdr. James Hall.
Servers (Not including Adult Servers):
This Sunday: 3/26/23: Team A: Jonah Companik, Daniel Companik, Jens Yates, Nikolai Pino, Maksim Pino.
Next Sunday: 4/2/23: Team B: Alex Kettner, Andrew Kettner, Ivan Kuzmin, Padraig McIsaac, Ezra Wilkinson.
Commemorations from the past week:
Maria Koulikova’s Birthday – Tuesday, March 21st.
Dasha (Daria) Kuzmin & Adrian Durham’s Birthday – Wednesday, March 22nd.
Galina Lay’s Name day – Thursday, March 23rd.
Kathy (Ann) Garbett’s Birthday – Friday, March 24th.
Mary & Zachery Kuykendall’s wedding anniversary; Alexander Liepman, Jesse Kuykendall & Piotr Galitzine’s birthday – Saturday, March 25th.
Riad (Gabriel) Chalhoub’s Birthday – Sunday, March 26th.
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; Thekla Podrasky; Ann (Eleanor) Wandke; 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; Valentin, Rada and Florentina, Sophia Petropoulos, Olga, Nathaniel (Barrett) Mahand, Eliasious, Rdr. John Economou, Robert McIsaac, Galina Lay, Rdr. Joshua Gonzales, Lisa (Euphemia) Bornejko, Cosmas (Spencer) Burton, Jeffery Gallagher, Suzannah, Savva (Tyler) Barrett, Dennis Tilley, and John Watts, who are ill.
For Nikolai, who is struggling.
For the safety and salvation of those in Kiev: Vladimir, Yelena, Tatiana, Soldier Alexei, Maria, Ivan, and Artem.
For the newly reposed Fr. Daniel Shirak, Nataliya, and those slain in the fighting in Ukraine, Russia, and Syria.
Expectant Mothers:
Ashley (Mary) Richards, Laura Ibañez, Elizabeth de Carion, Elizabeth Albarran, and Anja Peña.
Catechumens:
Jennifer Diaz, Howard Segal, Ryan Thomas, Alyson Good, Vanessa Canterbury, Deborah and Alexander Gessell, Steven Villarreal, Robert Smith, Victoria Smith, Cory Messner, Jase Brazzil, Cyprian Corey Patin Sr., Melissa Robillard, John Robillard, Jose de la Rosa, Daniel Sommer, Adriane Melnyczuk, William Chandonia, Gerald Campbell, Sabina Centinia, and Christine Kim.
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); Pam Morris (Eleanor’s niece); Zee Eidson, Michael and Brenda Eidson, for the child Mason Eidson, Gene and Beth Beggs, Scott and Carol Phillips, Jerald Spires, Shane and Tami Peacock, Larry West, Ana Crespo, Liza, Aida Diaz, Antonio, John Lay, Jennie Mobley, and Linda Ballentine who are ill.
For Ken, Christina, Aki and family; and Johnnie, Damon and Elisabeth Myers, and their child, Dorothy, Scott and Shannon Eidson and their family, James Franklin and his family, Wayne Bo Peacock, Vince Powell and his child Rex, Richard, Teresa. Marcie Dark, Tim, Karen, Taylor, Lindsay, Jon, Alex, and Andrew Burns, Michelle Brazzil, and child Riley Faith.
For the newly reposed Mary Garcia (Joseph Ibañez’s grandmother).
If you have prayer requests you would like announced, please e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com
Sunday School:
Toddlers (2-3): Mat. Genevieve Companik.
Children, Age 4-6: Taught by Iryna Chebotko.
Children, Age 7-9: Taught by Mat. Sara Shephard.
Children, Age 9-12: Taught by Matushka Patricia Whiteford.
Teens and Adults: Taught by Fr. John Whiteford.
The Schedule for February and Great Lent 2023:
https://saintjonah.org/bltn/lent2023.htm
The Schedule for Holy Week 2023:
https://saintjonah.org/bltn/holyweek2023.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, March 27th; Wednesday, March 29th; Thursday, March 30th; Friday, March 31st; Saturday, April 1st; and Sunday, April 2nd, wine and oil are permitted. Tuesday, March 28th is a normal fast day.
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St. Jonah Orthodox Church
2910 Spring Cypress Rd, Spring, TX 77388
www.saintjonah.org
281-467-0264
