May 12th, 2024
Stuff from the Priest: Question: “How can someone best assimilate into the ‘culture’ of Orthodoxy even picking up other national customs without losing their own nationality (being of the USA for example)? How do we find that middle balance of taking the good and leaving the bad from our own culture?” 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: Analogion.
Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading:
https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/pascha1.pdf
Propers for the Sunday Liturgy (Sunday, May 12th):
https://www.saintjonah.org/lit/lit_pascha1.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:
| Tuesday, May 14th | 10:00 a.m. Panikhida at Earthman Resthaven Cemetery |
| Saturday, May 18th | 10:00 a.m. Panikhida at Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery
5:00 p.m. Vigil |
| Sunday, May 19th | 9:00 a.m. Hours and Liturgy |
Announcements
We will be taking a special collection to help the suffering people of the Canonical Church in Ukraine this Sunday (and 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.
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
Our next Bible Study will be held on Tuesday, May 14th at 7:00 p.m. We will be studying the Song of Solomon, Chapters 6 and 7, beginning with Song of Solomon 6:1. 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/rmk-xrgd-btu
If you missed a previous Bible Study, and want to get caught up, you can find the classes here:
https://www.youtube.com/@st.jonahorthodoxchurch5607/playlists
The Next Slavonic Liturgy we be on Saturday, June 22nd, at 9:00 a.m.
St. Cyril Orthodox Church is holding a fundraising concert on May 19th, 2024, from 3 – 5 p.m., at the Holy Comforter Episcopal Church at 2322 Spring Cypress Rd.
The next Parish Council Meeting will be on Monday, May 20th, at 7:00 p.m. This meeting will be held via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/seq-hswd-bsc
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, May 22nd, at 7:00 p.m., via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/und-xuoy-oey To sign-up to be a presenter, click here: https://forms.gle/ULAXFvp8GyT6t83M7
Sisterhood News: The next Sisterhood Meeting will be held on Thursday, May 17th, via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/cbx-pdob-gqr
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 March 2024):
Tithes: $61,383.99
Building Fund: $954,245.09
For March 2024:
Tithes: $26,004.37
Building Fund: $1,154.00
Average Monthly Expenses $13,252.00
Recommended Reading for the week:
You can read “Paschal Epistle of His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America and New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad,” here:
https://www.synod.com/synod/eng2024/20240503_enmnpaschalepistle.html
Recommended Listening for the week:
You can listen the Sermon “The Theotokos as an Ideal of Motherhood,” by Fr. John Whiteford, here:
https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/amvon/the_theotokos_as_an_ideal_of_motherhood
Rotations
Trapeza:
This Sunday: 5/12/24 (No fasting): Meal provided by the parish brotherhood, in honor of our Mothers.
Next Sunday: 5/19/24 (No fasting): Whiteford, Kim, and Munster families.
Cleaning Teams:
Currently: (Ending on): 5/19/24 – Team Chebotko.
Next (Ending on): 6/2/24 – Team Kara.
Vigil Readers:
This Saturday: 5/11/24: John Mullins & Rdr. Kodratus Bornejko.
Next Saturday: 5/18/24: Nikolai Goldmann & Rdr. James Hall.
Liturgy Readers:
This Sunday: 5/12/24: John Mullins & Rdr. Kodratus Bornejko.
Next Sunday: 5/19/24: Nikolai Goldmann & Rdr. James Hall.
Servers (Not including Adult Servers):
This Sunday: 5/12/24: Team C: Mathieu Powell, Seraphim Powell, Constantine Powell, William De Carion, Luka Chrisanthus, Michael Chrisanthus.
Next Sunday: 5/19/24: Team A: Jonah Companik, Daniel Companik, Jens Yates, John Turner, and Levi (Nicholas) Moreno.
Commemorations from the past week:
Nathaniel Henderson & Barrett Nathaniel Mahand’s Name Day – Sunday, May 5th.
Matushka Sara Shephard and John Watts’s Birthday / Georgiana Chrisanthus, George Nahlous, George Hixson, George Trott, Alexandra Chibukhchyan, Aleksandra Murphy & Alexandra Galitzine’s Name day – Monday, May 6th.
Jared (Alexis) Hirsch’s Name day; Piotr Fraczek’s Birthday – Tuesday, May 7th.
Marco Maldonado’s Name day – Wednesday, May 8th.
Rdr Gabriel & Anja Gesche Peña’s Wedding Anniversary / Rassophore-Monk David Mahand’s Birthday – Thursday, May 9th.
Fr. Sergei Baranov ordination & Tomas Maldonado, Eric (Thomas) Lickwar & Tomas Charytoniuk’s Name day; Fr. David Companik & Antonio Maldonado’s Birthday – Sunday, May 12th.
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: Protodeacon Joseph Jarostchuk, Monk Constantine, 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, Josiah Plumley; 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, 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 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 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, May 15th, fish, wine, and oil are permitted. On Friday, May 17th, wine and oil are permitted. All other days are fast free.
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St. Jonah Orthodox Church
2910 Spring Cypress Rd, Spring, TX 77388
www.saintjonah.org
281-467-0264
