May 31st, 2026
Stump the Priest: Question: “What is the difference between the Baptism in water and the Baptism by the “Holy Spirit and Fire” in Acts 1:5?” 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: Chrism.
Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading:
https://saintjonah.org/bltn/pentecost.pdf
Propers for the Sunday Liturgy (Sunday, May 31st):
https://www.saintjonah.org/lit/lit_pentecost.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:
| Sunday, May 31st | 9:00 a.m. Hours and Liturgy for Pentecost
11:30 a.m. Kneeling Vespers of Pentecost |
| Saturday, June 6th | 4:00 p.m. Panikhida
5:00 p.m. Vigil |
| Sunday, June 7th | 9:00 a.m. Hours and Liturgy |
Announcements
Summer Camp: Registration is now open for the St. Jonah Summer Teen Camp in Denton, TX, running from Monday, June 8th, to Saturday, June 13th. All teens ages 11–18 are invited to join for a week of fellowship and fun activities. The registration fee is $350; if your family requires financial assistance, please reach out to Fr. John or Svetlana regarding scholarships. Visit stjonahcamp.org to register and view program details. See photos from our recent winter session here.
Summer Camp Envelope Fundraiser: Help our youth by picking an envelope ($1–$100) from the Parish Hall wall to cover camp meal costs! Donations are accepted via cash, check, HEB gift card, or Zelle to (281) 220-7599. Please write the baptismal names of those to be commemorated on your envelope —or include them in your Zelle memo/text to the same number. Please mark non-Orthodox or departed. The wall is updated weekly – thank you for your generosity!
Parish Directory: If you don’t already have photos in the parish director, please send them to Fr. James Hall. For information about how to use the parish directory, see: https://saintjonah.org/parish-directory/
The Next Slavonic Liturgy we be on Saturday, July 18th, at 9:00 a.m.
The next Parish Council Meeting will be on Tuesday, June 23rd, at 7:00 p.m. This meeting will be held via Google Meets:
https://meet.google.com/uvy-fnfm-ztt
Reader and Singing Classes: Demetra Durham is conducting two sets of classes: one for learning the tones, and one for readers. The Readers class is for all new readers already on the rotation, and any who may be interested in reading – covering not only the orders of the services, but also vocal technique so that they can actually be heard, understood, etc. Anyone interested should let her know.
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, June 10th, at 7:00 p.m., via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/gsd-thzt-vmx
To sign-up to be a presenter, click here: https://forms.gle/zKZeN8iQAk8Jbzdz6
Sisterhood News: The Next Sisterhood Council Meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 18th, via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/xct-vttx-drn
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 or join the Sisterhood Telegram channel, to be up-to-date with all Sisterhood news and announcements.
Brotherhood News: The Brotherhood Council will meet on Sunday, June 7th.
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 March 2026):
Tithes: $87,347.80
Building Fund: $9,409.11
For March 2026:
Tithes: $46,297.70
Building Fund: $3,208.99
Average Monthly Expenses $19,840
Recommended Reading for the Coming Week:
You can the homily “The Day of the Holy Trinity. Pentecost:The Gospel of the Descent of the Holy Spirit,” by St. Nicholai (Velimirovich), here:
https://orthochristian.com/62382.html
Recommended Listening for the Coming Week:
You can the listen to the Sermon “The Holy Spirit: Wind, Fire, and Water (Sunday of Pentecost),” by Fr. John Whiteford, here:
https://www.saintjonah.org/podcasts/sermons/windfirewater.mp3
Rotations
Trapeza:
This Sunday: 5/30/26 (No Fast): The Beaudoin, Daniel, and Lickwar families.
Next Sunday: 6/7/26 (No Fast): The Beaudoin, Daniel, and Lickwar families.
Cleaning Teams:
Currently: (Ending on): 6/6/26 – Team Kara
Next (Ending on): 6/20/26 – Team Eugenia
Vigil Readers:
This Saturday: 5/29/26: Rdr. Codratus Bornejko & John Mullins.
Next Saturday: 6/6/26: Subdeacon Paisios Martin.
Liturgy Readers:
This Sunday: 5/30/26: Rdr. Codratus Bornejko & John Mullins.
Next Sunday: 6/7/26: Subdeacon Paisios Martin.
Servers (Not including Adult Servers):
This Sunday: 5/30/26: Team B: Alex Kettner, Andrew Kettner, Ivan Kuzmin, Ezra Wilkinson, John West, and Mason Boren.
Next Sunday: 6/7/26: Team C: Mathieu Powell, Seraphim Powell, Constantine Powell, William De Carion, Luka Chrisanthus, and Michael Chrisanthus.
Commemorations from the past week:
The Newly Illumined Andres Lynch, and his sponsor: Agustine Rafaelano.
Yelena and Constantine Craig’s, and Michel & Monique Jabbour’s Wedding Anniversary – Monday, May 25th.
Alexandra Albarran; Joseph and Ignacio Ibanez’s Birthday; Rdr. Moses & Emily Munster, and Deacon James & Matushka Kara (Mary Magdalene) Hall’s Wedding Anniversary – Tuesday, May 26th.
Ioann Galitzine and Justin Turners’s Birthday – Wednesday, May 27th.
Makrina De Carion. Ilya Krutov, Wiktor Charytoniuk, and Deacon James Hall’s Birthday & Fr. John & Matushka Patricia Whiteford’s Wedding Anniversary – Thursday, May 28th.
Brandon Mahand’s Name day – Friday, May 29th.
Gregory and Katherine Carrow’s Wedding Anniversary – Saturday, May 30th.
Daniel and Faith Simmons’ Wedding Anniversary; Olga Soboleva’s Birthday – Sunday, May 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; Deacon James Hall; Presbytera Sarah Trembley; Ann (Sonia) Shepherd; Subdeacon Romanos and Zoe Wren; Denise (Leslie) Barnett; Demetra Durham; Sophia (Cynthia) Hirsch; Joan Marie Pennings; Katherine Garbett Casanova; Renee (Ann) Nahlous; Maximus (Garrett) and Merilee (Mary) Eidson; Rozanne (Anne) and Jerry (John Herman) Spires; Michael Murphy; Valentin, Rada and Florentina, Olga, Nathaniel (Barrett) Mahand, Eliasious, Rdr. John Economou, Robert McIsaac, Galina Lay, Lisa (Euphemia) Bornejko, Cosmas (Spencer) Burton, Jeffery Gallagher, Savva (Tyler) Barrett, Dennis Tilley, Rdr. Gabriel Peña, Nun Barbara (Watts), John Watts, John Lickwar, Sophia Drobot, Mikhaela (Jennifer) Diaz, Svetlana, Gerald Campbell, Elizabeth De Carion, Lydia Chernousova, Stephanos Rosseau, Josiah Plumley, Christopher Gulden, Aleksander, soldier Aleksandr, Nathaniel Bhatti, Anna, Cynthia (Melangell) Rausch, Rdr. James Lardas, James Powell, Cristin, Dimitri, Christina, Juliana Blazek, Maria (Nicole) Murphy, Matushka Kara (Mary Magdalene) Hall, Abby (Ruth) Hall, Thekla (Dounya), Panayiotis (Peter) Lardas, Iryna Poputnikova, and the children Caison Elisabeth Kellam and Anna Krutova, 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: Yelena, Tatiana, Denis, Sophia, Maria, Ivan, and Artem; and Dimitriy.
For newly reposed servants of God: Daniel McLellan, Evangelia, and those slain in the fighting in Ukraine, Russia, Syria, and the Holy Land.
Expectant Mothers:
Rachel Sisco, Helen Cantao, Callandra Maldonado, Emilia Herghelegiu, Nina Bernardi, Magdalena Gore, Marina (Alisa) Harris, Faith Simmons, Emily Munster.
Catechumens:
Savita Bhatti; Jessica Palmer; Nicholas Bruschi; Kristofer Sean Hutter; John Ryan Levy; Hunter Jones; Andres Lynch; Moses (Grayson) Culton; Noah Plasek; Brody Buechner; Domanic Barras; Alexis Prater; Zoe Michelle Lewis; Caleb Mendez; Christian Chacon; Michael and Grace Venegas; Danielle Meese; Peter Demny, Jon Daniels, Juan Rodriguez, Andrew Skellie, Alejandro Najera, Lucy (Lulu) Berard, Charles Jones, Nolan Jones, Daniel Hoosier, and Elijah Masick.
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, Kathleen Sorrentino, Andrea Engelke, Robin Nicole Thomson McMillin, Julie Nelson, Charlotte LeBlanc, Kent and Nicoline, Lara Regis, Ana Maria, Sean, Audrey, Bob Richardson, Dylan DeRosia, Phillip and Barbara Rice, Tony Beavers, Steven Jimenez, Kara Mahand, Carla, Dorothy Daniel, Beth Willis, Liam, and the children Evan-Marie, Ava and Evelyn, 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, Michelle Brazzil, Robbin Russell, Naseem Bhatti, and Hurucaan Valerio.
The newly departed: Sheila Whiteford.
If you have prayer requests you would like announced, please e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com
Sunday School:
No Sunday School for the rest of the Summer.
Schedule for Bright Week through July 2026:
https://saintjonah.org/bltn/april-july2026.htm
Schedule for August through October 2026:
https://saintjonah.org/bltn/aug-oct2026.htm
You can also see our online parish calendar of events and services here:
https://saintjonah.org/calendar/
Fasting in the Coming week: There is no fasting this week. The Apostles Fast begins on Monday, June 8th.
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St. Jonah Orthodox Church
2910 Spring Cypress Rd, Spring, TX 77388
www.saintjonah.org
281-467-0264
