October 15th, 2023
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If you have a question you would like to ask, e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com
Propers for the Sunday Liturgy (Sunday, October 15th):
https://www.saintjonah.org/lit/lit_october02.htm
Propers for the Feast of St. Jonah (Friday, October 20th):
https://www.saintjonah.org/lit/lit_stjonah.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:
| Thursday, October 19th | 5:00 p.m. Lesser Blessing of the Waters
6:30 p.m. Hierarchical Vigil |
| Friday, October 20th | 9:00 a.m. Hours and Hierarchical Liturgy |
| Saturday, October 21st | 5:00 p.m. Vigil |
| Sunday, October 22nd | 9:00 a.m. Hours and Liturgy |
Announcements
We will have our Annual Parish Picnic on Sunday, October 22nd, after the liturgy.
Our next Bible Study will be held on Monday, October 16th at 7:00 p.m. We will be studying the Gospel of Luke, Chapters 11 and 12, beginning with Luke 11:5. 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/tzr-dqan-ovv
The next Parish Council Meeting will be on Tuesday, October 31st, at 7:00 p.m. This meeting will be held via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/xss-zgrp-pad
The Next Slavonic Liturgy we be on Saturday, October 28th, at 9:00 a.m.
Catechumens: The next online Catechumen Meeting will be on Wednesday, October 25th, at 7:00 p.m. and will be held via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/dpf-zagd-mwq
If you are a catechumen, or are not a catechumen, but would like to participate in classes for Catechumens, be sure to joine the Catechumen io group online.
You can also join the St. Jonah Catechumen group on Telegram.
Sisterhood News: The next Sisterhood Meeting will be held on Thursday, October 26th. All the women of the Sisterhood are invited to attend.
Family Promise: We will be collecting supplies like paper towels, laundry products, and household cleaners to benefit Family Promise, a local shelter that exclusively helps families with children facing homelessness. Items will be collected in the Parish Hall. The last day to bring donations is Sunday October 15th.
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 31st August 2023):
Tithes: $126,399.27
Building Fund: $13,309.57
For August 2023:
Tithes: $12,086.67
Building Fund: $1,252.25
Average Monthly Expenses $13,252.00
Recommended Reading for the week:
You can read “Was Patriarch Tikhon a Supporter of the New Calendar?’ by Dmitry Safonov, here:
https://orthochristian.com/156540.html
Recommended Viewing for the week:
You can listen to the sermon “The Golden Rule,” by Fr. John Whiteford, here:
https://www.saintjonah.org/podcasts/sermons/goldenrule2.mp3
Rotations
Trapeza:
This Sunday: 10/15/23 (No fast): The Kettner, Sieroshtanov, and Linares families.
Next Sunday: 10/22/23 (No fast): Parish Potluck.
Cleaning Teams:
Currently: (Ending on): 10/15/23 – Team Kara.
Next (Ending on): 10/22/23 – Team St. Jonah.
Vigil Reader:
This Saturday: 10/14/23: Rdr. James Hall.
Next Saturday: 10/21/23: Shane Martin.
Liturgy Reader:
This Sunday: 10/15/23: Rdr. James Hall.
Next Sunday: 10/22/23: Shane Martin.
Servers (Not including Adult Servers):
This Sunday: 10/15/23: Team C: Mathieu Powell, Seraphim Powell, Constantine Powell, William De Carion, Luka Chrisanthus, Michael Chrisanthus.
Next Sunday: 10/22/23: Team A: Jonah Companik, Daniel Companik, Jens Yates, and Levi (Nicholas) Moreno.
Commemorations from the past week:
Alice (Alexandra) Cline’s Birthday; Ivan Mahecha and John Ely’s Name Day – Monday, October 9th.
Avie (Monica) Walling and Vladislav Yates’s birthday – Tuesday, October 10th.
Olga Koulikova’s Birthday – Wednesday, October 11th.
Xenia Evind’s Birthday – Thursday, October 12th.
Juliana and Keith (Kyriakos) Chrisanthus’s Wedding Anniversary; Keith (Kyriakos) Chrisanthus’s Name Day – Friday, October 13th.
Subdeacon Romanos Wren’s Name Day – Saturday, October 14th.
Elena and Kevin Shaw’s Wedding Anniversary / Giustina Rafaelano Xu & Justyna Charytoniuk’s Name day – Sunday, October 15th.
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; Thekla Podrasky; Ann (Eleanor) Wandke; 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; Valentin, Rada and Florentina, Sophia Petropoulos, Olga, Nathaniel (Barrett) Mahand, Eliasious, Rdr. John Economou, Robert McIsaac, Galina Lay, Rdr. Joshua Gonzales, Lisa (Euphemia) Bornejko, Cosmas (Spencer) Burton, Jeffery Gallagher, Suzannah Soloviev, Savva (Tyler) Barrett, Dennis Tilley, Rdr. Gabriel Peña, John Watts, Sophia Drobot, Mikhaela (Jennifer) Diaz, Svetlana, and the children Caison Elisabeth Kellam and Anna Krutova, who are ill.
For Nikolai, who is struggling.
For the safety and salvation of those in Kiev: Vladimir, Yelena, Tatiana, Soldier Alexei, Maria, Ivan, and Artem.
For those slain in the fighting in Ukraine, Russia, and Syria.
Expectant Mothers:
Elizabeth Cline, Emilia Mullins, Vera Yates, Rachel Sisco, Lydia Martin, and Presbytera Christina Solis.
Catechumens:
Howard Segal, Deborah and Alexander Gessell, Adriane Melnyczuk, William Chandonia, Sabina Centinia, Christine Kim; Nina and Gerasimos Spiers; Josiah Plumley; Kashif (Jude) Bhatti; Jessica Palmer; Janos Roszik; Dennis, Angela and Torin Daniel; Justin, Ashley, Caroline, and John Turner, Alex Trevino, Moses Abishai Bhatti, John Nowak, and Anne Nowak.
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); Pam Morris (Eleanor’s niece); Zee Eidson, Michael and Brenda Eidson, for the child Mason Eidson, Gene and Beth Beggs, Scott and Carol Phillips, Jerald Spires, Shane and Tami Peacock, Larry West, Ana Crespo, Liza, Aida Diaz, Antonio, John Lay, Jennie Mobley, Linda Ballentine, Kathleen Sorrentino, Andrea Engelke, Robin Nicole Thomson McMillin and Ernest Sibley, who are ill.
For the Bruto da Costa family, Ken, Christina, Aki and family; and Johnnie, Damon and Elisabeth Myers, and their child, Dorothy, Scott and Shannon Eidson and their family, James Franklin and his family, Wayne Bo Peacock, Vince Powell and his child Rex, Richard, Teresa. Marcie Dark, Tim, Karen, Taylor, Lindsay, Jon, Alex, and Andrew Burns, and Michelle Brazzil.
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 Danny Gonzales.
Teens and Adult: Taught by Fr. John Whiteford.
Schedule of Services for August through October 2023:
https://saintjonah.org/bltn/aug-oct2023.htm
Schedule of Services for November 2023 through January 2024:
https://saintjonah.org/bltn/november23-january24.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, October 18th; and Friday, October 20th, fish, 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
