November 17th, 2024
Stump the Priest: Question “I have a recent convert friend who is worried about the validity of his chrismation after the priest left the Church. What should we say to people who received sacraments from priests who either apostatize later or turn out to be grossly immoral, and so now doubt the validity of those sacraments?” 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: Litany for the Departed.
Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading:
https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/pent21.pdf
Propers for the Sunday Liturgy (Sunday, November 17th):
https://www.saintjonah.org/lit/lit_november04_t4.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:
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Saturday, November 23rd 10:00 a.m. Baptism
5:00 p.m. Vigil
Sunday, November 24th 9:00 a.m. Hours and Liturgy
2:00 p.m. Wedding
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Announcements
No Bible Study This Week
On Sunday, November 24th, at 4:00 p.m. Christian Carrow & Mila Marushkina will be getting married at St. Sava’s.
The Next Slavonic Liturgy we be on Saturday, December 7th, at 9:00 a.m.
The next Parish Council Meeting will be on Friday, November 22nd, at 7:00 p.m. This meeting will be held via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/fjb-orhg-bgh
St. Jonah Teen Winter Camp will be held from January 1st through January 4th in Alvin, TX. All teens ages 13+ are welcome to attend. 18 year olds can choose to be campers or volunteers. Parishioners of 18+ are invited to join as volunteers. The camp tuition is $110 per person. Please visit camp website stjonahcamp.org for further details. You can register to attend St. Jonah winter camp online:
For campers (13+): please register here
For volunteers (18+): please register here
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 Tuesday, November 19th, at 7:00 p.m., via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/ott-hpng-ebc
To sign-up to be a presenter, click here: https://forms.gle/BE5pWuSAezurtJ1i8
Sisterhood News: On Sunday, 11/17 at 1 p.m., there will be a baby shower for Emily Munster.
On Saturday, 12/14 at 9 a.m., the Sisterhood will be making nutrolls, help appreciated.
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 September 2024):
Tithes: $186,526.96
Building Fund: $1,095,683.30
For September 2024:
Tithes: $17,900.23
Building Fund: $1,836.00
Average Monthly Expenses $19,840
Recommended Reading for the week:
You can read the “The Veneration of St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco: Recollections of a Spiritual Son,” by Archbishop Peter (Loukianoff), here:
https://orthochristian.com/29140.html
Recommended Listening for the week:
You can listen to “Remembrances of St. John of Shanghai,” here:
https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/features/remembrances_of_st_john_of_shanghai/
Rotations
Trapeza:
This Sunday: 11/17/24 (No fast): The Turner, Henderson, and Yates families.
Next Sunday: 11/24/24 (No fast): The Jackson, Kravtsov, and Wilkinson families.
Cleaning Teams:
Currently: (Ending on): 11/17/24 – Team Chebotko.
Next (Ending on): 12/8/24 – Team Eugenia.
Vigil Readers:
This Saturday: 11/16/24: Shane Martin, Justin Wood, and Samuel Vanderburg.
Next Saturday: 11/23/24: Rdr. Kodratus Bornejko & Steven Villarreal.
Liturgy Readers:
This Sunday: 11/17/24: Shane Martin, Justin Wood, and Samuel Vanderburg.
Next Sunday: 11/24/24: Rdr. Kodratus Bornejko & Steven Villarreal.
Servers (Not including Adult Servers):
This Sunday: 11/17/24: Team C: Mathieu Powell, Seraphim Powell, Constantine Powell, William De Carion, Luka Chrisanthus, Michael Chrisanthus.
Next Sunday: 11/24/24: Team A: Jonah Companik, Daniel Companik, Jens Yates, John Turner, and Levi (Nicholas) Moreno.
Commemorations from the past week:
The Newly Illumined: Gregory, Kathy, Christian, Marc, and Marina (Maya) Carrow; and Olga (Mila) and Edward Marushkin, and their sponsors Rdr. James Hall, Matushka Patricia Whiteford, Paul Jackson, Matthew (Cory) Meissner, Mikhaela Diaz, and Rosa Mahand.
Fayrouz (Anastasia) Chalhoub’s Name day – Monday, November 11th.
Stanislav (Stachys) Kuzmin’s Name Day; (Monica) Avie and Levi Walling’s Wedding Anniversary – Wednesday, November 13th.
Moses Abishai Bhatti, Robert McIsaac & Noah Charytoniuk’s Birthday & Fr. Benigno Pardo’s Name day – Thursday, November 14th.
John West & Elizabeth de Carion’s Birthday – Saturday, November 16th.
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; Maximus (Garrett) and 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, 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, Daniel McLellan, Lydia Chernousova, and the children Caison Elisabeth Kellam, Anna Krutova, and the soldier Aleksandr 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: Archbishop Peter, Niklaus Doucet, Brenda, and those slain in the fighting in Ukraine, Russia, Syria, and the Holy Land.
Expectant Mothers:
Filofteia Fraczek, Nina Bernardi, Caitlin Zelesnik, Emilia Mullins, and Emily Munster.
Catechumens:
Howard Segal, Deborah and Alexander Gessell, Lonnie Howard; Savita Bhatti; Jessica Palmer; John Nowak, Anne Nowak; Sean Elliott Burley; Thomas Maroney, Nolan (Silouan) Boe, Nicholas Bruschi; Kristofer Sean Hutter; John Ryan Levy; Brianna Ivanyo; Christopher, Amanda, Naomi, Nova, and Natasha Gulden; Benjamin Grosvenor; James, Diana, Caspian (Cassian), and Beauregard Bartholomew Shepard.
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, Charlotte LeBlanc, Kent and Nicoline, 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, Michelle Brazzil, and Hurucaan Valerio.
For the repose of Carmelita Cline (Christopher Cline’s grandmother).
If you have prayer requests you would like announced, please e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com
Sunday School:
Children, Ages 3-4: Taught by Matushka Genevieve and Elizabeth De’Carion.
Children, Ages 5-6: Taught by Iryna Chebotko and Monica Moreno.
Children, Ages 7-9: Taught by Mat. Sara Shephard and Angela Daniel.
Children, Ages 10-12: Taught by Danny Gonzalez.
Teens and Adults: Taught by Fr. John Whiteford.
Schedule of Services for November 2024 through January 2025:
https://saintjonah.org/bltn/november24-january25.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, November 20th; and Friday, November 22nd, fish, wine, and oil are permitted. All other days are fast free.
Click here for Miscellaneous Items of Interest.
St. Jonah Orthodox Church
2910 Spring Cypress Rd, Spring, TX 77388
www.saintjonah.org
281-467-0264
