March 31st, 2024
Stuff from the Priest: “St. Gregory Palamas on Christ’s Sacrifice for our Sins.” Click here for the Article.
If you have a question you would like to ask, e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com
The Orthodox Term of the Week: Hesychasm.
Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading:
https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/lent2.pdf
Propers for the Sunday Liturgy (Sunday, March 31st):
https://www.saintjonah.org/lit/lit_lent2_t2.htm
Propers for the Friday Presanctified Liturgy (Friday, April 5th):
https://www.saintjonah.org/presanct/presanct_f3.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:
| Friday, April 5th | 6:30 p.m. Presanctified Liturgy |
| Saturday, April 6th | 5:00 p.m. Vigil |
| Sunday, April 7th | 9:00 a.m. Hours and Liturgy |
Announcements
We will be taking a special collection to cover the funeral expenses of Seraphim Barnes.
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 $400. All details about the camp, registration and scholarship application forms are available at stjonahcamp.org
The next Parish Council Meeting will be on Thursday, April 25th, at 7:00 p.m. This meeting will be held via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/xmr-rphv-uhb
Our next Bible Study will be held on Tuesday, April 2nd at 7:00 p.m. We will be studying the Song of Solomon, Chapters 1 and 2, beginning with Song of Solomon 1:1. 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/gqr-qzef-xut
The Next Slavonic Liturgy we be on Saturday, May 11th, at 9:00 a.m.
Parish Development Committee: The Parish Development Committee will meet on Wednesday, April 3rd at 7:00 p.m.
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, April 10th, at 7:00 p.m., via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/wtd-wxje-xck To sign-up to be a presenter, click here: https://forms.gle/ULAXFvp8GyT6t83M7
Sisterhood News: Our parish will be serving Family Promise Montgomery County by providing evening meals for local homeless families enrolled in their Shelter Program Sunday, March 31 through Friday, April 5th. Sign up to cook a meal or find more information in the Trapeza Hall.
April 5th, Friday, 9am -1pm and April 7th 3pm- 6pm are Cleaning Days, please come to help out with deep cleaning of church and parish hall.
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 February 2024):
Tithes: $35,379.62
Building Fund: $953,091.09
For February 2024:
Tithes: $15,985.33
Building Fund: $950,922.74
Average Monthly Expenses $13,252.00
Recommended Reading for the week:
You can read “St. Gregory Palamas and the Tradition of the Fathers,” by Archpriest George Florovsky, here:
https://orthochristian.com/77774.html
Recommended Listening for the week:
You can listen to Fr. Seraphim (Rose)’s Orthodox Survival Course, Parts 4-7, here:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2MlnzUaukBO43HUvurKc75
Rotations
Trapeza:
This Sunday: 3/31/24 (Fast: wine and oil permitted): The Daniel, Kuzmin, and Rafaelano families.
Next Sunday: 4/7/24 (Fast: fish, wine and oil permitted): Parish Potluck.
Cleaning Teams:
Currently: (Ending on): 4/7/24 – Team Nation.
Next (Ending on): 4/21/24 – Team Chebotko.
Vigil Readers:
This Saturday: 3/30/24: Shane Martin & Justin Wood.
Next Saturday: 4/6/24: Rdr. Moses Munster & Daniel Gonzalez.
Liturgy Readers:
This Sunday: 3/31/24: Shane Martin & Justin Wood.
Next Sunday: 4/7/24: Rdr. Moses Munster & Daniel Gonzalez.
Servers (Not including Adult Servers):
This Sunday: 3/31/24: Team C: Mathieu Powell, Seraphim Powell, Constantine Powell, William De Carion, Luka Chrisanthus, Michael Chrisanthus.
Next Sunday: 4/7/24: Team A: Jonah Companik, Daniel Companik, Jens Yates, and Levi (Nicholas) Moreno.
Commemorations from the past week:
Mary & Zachery Kuykendall’s wedding anniversary; Alexander Liepman, Jesse Kuykendall & Piotr Galitzine’s birthday – Monday, March 25th.
Riad (Gabriel) Chalhoub’s Birthday – Tuesday, March 26th.
Lydia West and Ezekiel Wilkinson’s Birthday – Thursday, March 28th.
Alexis Trevino, Padraig McIsaac & Matushka Patricia Whiteford’s Name day – Saturday, March 30th.
Sarah Carlisle’s Birthday – Sunday, March 31st.
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, and Nicholas Mullins 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: Patriarch Neofit, Bishop Antony, Archpriest Victor Trotskyy, Archpriest Herman Schick, Presbytera Virginia, Vitaly, Seraphim Barnes, Vera, and those slain in the fighting in Ukraine, Russia, Syria, and the Holy Land.
Expectant Mothers:
Rachel Sisco, Presbytera Christina Solis, Hannah Valerio, Lydia Martin, and Genevieve Companik.
Catechumens:
Howard Segal, Deborah and Alexander Gessell, Nina and Gerasimos Spiers; Josiah Plumley; Kashif (Jude) Bhatti; Savita Bhatti; Jessica Palmer; Moses Abishai Bhatti, John Nowak, Anne Nowak; Sean Elliott Burley; Zachary, Kelly, Evyn, and Ezra Locke; Mason Boren, Thomas Maroney, Michael Biczak, 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, 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 resposed Wanda Alexander (Jessica Kravtsov’s aunt).
If you have prayer requests you would like announced, please e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com
Sunday School:
Children, Ages 3-4: Taught by Mat. Genevieve Companik.
Children, Ages 5-6: Taught by Iryna Chebotko.
Children, Ages 7-9: Taught by Mat. Sara Shephard.
Children, Ages 10-12: Taught by Hannah Morgan.
Teens and Adult: Taught by Fr. John Whiteford.
Schedule of Services for February and Great Lent 2024:
https://saintjonah.org/bltn/lent2024.htm
You can also see our online parish calendar of events and services here:
https://saintjonah.org/calendar/
Fasting in the Coming week: Monday, April 1st; Tuesday, April 2nd; Wednesday, April 3rd; Thursday, April 4th; and Friday, April 5th, are normal fast days. On Saturday, April 6th, wine and oil are permitted. On Sunday, April 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
