November 30th, 2025
Stuff from the Priest: “An American Perspective on the Ukraine Crisis.” 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: Kievan Chant.
Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading:
https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/pent25.pdf
Propers for the Sunday Liturgy (Sunday, November 30th):
https://www.saintjonah.org/lit/lit_november17.htm
Propers for the Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos (Thursday, December 4th):
https://www.saintjonah.org/lit/lit_entry.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, December 3rd | 6:30 p.m. Vigil for the Feast of the Entry |
| Thursday, December 4th | 9:00 a.m. Hours and Liturgy for the Feast of the Entry |
| Saturday, December 6th | 5:00 p.m. Vigil |
| Sunday, December 7th | 9:00 a.m. Hours and Liturgy |
Announcements
Our next Bible Study will be held on Monday, December 1st at 7:00 p.m. We will be continuing with our study of the Book of Leviticus, beginning with Leviticus 14:33 through Chapter 16. You can catch up on previous sessions by clicking here. This Bible Study will be held only via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/opv-ncgi-hdq
St. Herman’s Conference: The St. Herman Conference 2025 for the Diocese of Chicago and Mid-America will be held from December 29, 2025, to January 2, 2026, at Camp Mohawk in Alvin, TX, hosted by St. Jonah Parish in Spring, TX. Check-in is from 5:30 PM to 6:00 PM on December 29th, with the conference ending at 9:00 AM on January 2nd. You can register here: https://sthermandcma.regfox.com/st-herman-conference-dcma-2025
Retreat to Holy Archangels Monastery: We are renting a lodge in which 12 people can sleep, 18 people are allowed to camp around it. The lodge spaces are first come, first serve. The dates are December 12-14. We will be visiting Holy Archangels. The cost is $30 per person, with a maximum charge of $120 per family. It is possible to provide transportation from St. Jonah and supervision for a few kids 12+ if they wish to go and parents cannot attend. For more information talk to Angela Daniel or Svetlana Cherskaya.
The Next Slavonic Liturgy we be on Saturday, December 20th, at 9:00 a.m.
The next Parish Council Meeting will be on Friday, December 19th, at 7:00 p.m. This meeting will be held via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/pyp-wpme-mih
Capital Campaign Meeting on Monday, December 8th at 7:00 p.m. via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/cjs-tbhf-gui :::
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, December 2nd, at 7:00 p.m., via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/cpg-vtdc-vpr
To sign-up to be a presenter, click here: https://forms.gle/zKZeN8iQAk8Jbzdz6
Sisterhood News: The Sisterhood Council’s Next Meeting will be on Thursday, December 11th, at 7:00 p.m. via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/ncm-cxdd-uty
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 October 2025):
Tithes: $226,492.69
Building Fund: $40,649.43
For October 2025:
Tithes: $17,393.14
Building Fund: $2,370.80
Average Monthly Expenses $19,840
Recommended Reading for the week:
You can read “A Statement by His Eminence Nicholas, Metropolitan of Eastern America and New York, First-Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (PDF),” here:
https://www.synod.com/synod/pdf/11mnletter25.pdf
Recommended Listening for the week:
You can listen to the sermon “Despondency,” by Fr. John Whiteford here:
https://www.saintjonah.org/podcasts/sermons/despondency.mp3
Rotations
Trapeza:
This Sunday: 11/30/25 (Fast: Fish, wine, and oil permitted): Beaudoin, Meissner, and Nation families.
Next Sunday: 12/7/25 (Fast: Fish, wine, and oil permitted): The Ely, Krutov, and Jelinek families.
Cleaning Teams:
Currently: (Ending on): 12/7/25 – Team Wilkinson.
Next (Ending on): 12/21/25 – Team Kara.
Vigil Readers:
This Saturday: 11/29/25: Rdr. Moses Munster & Rdr. Daniel Gonzalez.
Next Saturday: 12/6/25: Rdr. Codratus Bornejko & Michael Mahoney.
Liturgy Readers:
This Sunday: 11/30/25: Rdr. Moses Munster & Rdr. Daniel Gonzalez.
Next Sunday: 12/7/25: Rdr. Codratus Bornejko & Michael Mahoney.
Servers (Not including Adult Servers):
This Sunday: 11/30/25: Team C: Mathieu Powell, Seraphim Powell, Constantine Powell, William De Carion, Luka Chrisanthus, and Michael Chrisanthus.
Next Sunday: 12/7/25: Team A: Jonah Companik, Daniel Companik, Jens Yates, John Turner, and Levi (Nicholas) Moreno.
Commemorations from the past week:
Christian and Olga Carrow’s Wedding Anniversary; Theodore Shephard’s Name day – Monday, November 24th.
Penelope Cline’s Birthday; Piotr and Maria-Anna Galitzine’s wedding anniversary – Tuesday, November 25th.
Marina (Maya) Marushkina, Demetra Durham & Elizabeth Chebotko’s Birthday – Wednesday, November 26th.
Amanda Gulden’s Name Day – Friday, November 28th.
Matthew (Cory) Meissner, Mathieu Powell’s Name Day – Saturday, November 29th.
Richard Beaudoin’s birthday – Sunday, November 30th.
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; 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, Daniel McLellan, Lydia Chernousova, Stephanos Rosseau, Josiah Plumley, Christopher Gulden, Aleksander, soldier Aleksandr, Nathaniel Bhatti, Anna, Cynthia (Melangell) Rausch, Rdr. James Lardas, Kristina Crain, James Powell, Cristin, Daniel Gonzalez, Dimitri, Christina, 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: Vladimir, Yelena, Tatiana, Denis, Sophia, Maria, Ivan, and Artem; and Dimitriy.
For newly reposed servants of God: Thekla Podrasky, and those slain in the fighting in Ukraine, Russia, Syria, and the Holy Land.
Expectant Mothers:
Matushka Ruth McPherson, Catherine (Katie) Powell, Anna Levy, Monica (Avie) Walling, Sophia Scott, Katherine Huss, Lydia Martin, Rachel Sisco, and Photini (Ebony) Jenkins.
Catechumens:
Howard Segal, Deborah and Alexander Gessell, Savita Bhatti; Jessica Palmer; Thomas Maroney, Nolan (Silouan) Boe, Nicholas Bruschi; Kristofer Sean Hutter; John Ryan Levy; Benjamin and Ruby Grosvenor; Richard and Dora Risner; William and Magdalena (Mattie) Gore; Hunter Jones; Andres Lynch; Cameron Winters; Gregory (Tyler) Pemberton; Moses (Grayson) Culton; Caleb Greene; Daniel and Faith Simmons, Photina (Ebony) Jenkins; Matthew, Veronica, Addison, Sebastian, and Christian Callis; Noah Plasek; Brody Buechner; Jeremy Figaro; Domanic Barras; Alexis Prater; Michael Crain; Zoe Michelle Lewis; James and Case (Cassian) Cammack.
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, Julie Nelson, Charlotte LeBlanc, Kent and Nicoline, Lara Regis, Ana Maria, Sean, Audrey, Bob Richardson, Dylan DeRosia, Phillip Rice, Tony Beavers, Steven Jimenez, Kara Mahand, 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: Carlos Rogerio Garcia (Ana Lickwar’s Father).
If you have prayer requests you would like announced, please e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com
Sunday School:
No Sunday School this weekend.
Schedule of Services for November 2025 through January 2026:
https://saintjonah.org/bltn/november25-january26.htm
You can also see our online parish calendar of events and services here:
https://saintjonah.org/calendar/
Fasting in the Coming week: Monday, December 1st; Wednesday, December 3rd; and Friday, December 5th, are normal fast days. On Tuesday, December 2nd; Thursday, December 4th; Saturday, December 6th; and Sunday, December 7th, fish, wine and oil are permitted.
Click here for Miscellaneous Items of Interest.
St. Jonah Orthodox Church
2910 Spring Cypress Rd, Spring, TX 77388
www.saintjonah.org
281-467-0264
