October 25th, 2026
Stump the Priest: Question: “Does the Orthodox Church believe Christians are gods in an embryo form? I am troubled by this notion, because it is a fundamental concept of Spiritualism.” 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: Altar.
Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading:
https://saintjonah.org/bltn/pent21.pdf
Propers for the Sunday Liturgy (Sunday, October 25th):
https://www.saintjonah.org/lit/lit_hf7council_pent21.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:
| Saturday, October 31st | 10:00 a.m. New Waverly Liturgy
5:00 p.m. Vigil |
| Sunday, November 1st | 9:00 a.m. Hours and Liturgy |
Announcements
The Next Slavonic Liturgy we be on Saturday, November 7th, at 9:00 a.m.
The next Parish Council Meeting will be on Tuesday, October 27th, at 7:00 p.m. This meeting will be held via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/cer-fqxi-grz
Choir: The next rehearsal will be held on November 7th, at 12 noon.
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.
Catechumen Classes during the second half of the Liturgy: Beginning October 4th, there will be catechism classes in the trapeza hall beginning after the litany and dismissal of the catechumens. This designed to supplement the catechumen meetings that we do via Google Meets. All catechumens are encouraged to attend. If you are a baptized Orthodox Christian and would like to assist in teaching a catechism class during the liturgy, please reach out to John Mullins.
Our next Online Catechumen Meeting will be held on Thursday, October 28th, at 7:00 p.m., via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/cgv-wcog-gao
To sign-up to be a presenter, click here: https://forms.gle/zKZeN8iQAk8Jbzdz6
Sisterhood News: The Next Sisterhood Meeting will be held on Thursday, November 19th, at 7:00 p.m., via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/day-jqma-diu
Meal Trains: If you would like to request a meal train, for postpartum, illness, or etc., fill out the following form. Please only request meal trains for yourself and your family. https://forms.gle/quhW82fSQ71EpYYz5
Expectant Mothers: Please fill out the following survey, to help with baby shower planning. https://forms.gle/7xRVg48WBt7h1Q5D6
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: 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 August 2026):
Tithes: $202,661.48
Building Fund: $24,429.31
For August 2026:
Tithes: $23,489.97
Building Fund: $4,061.99
Average Monthly Expenses $19,840
Recommended Reading for the Coming Week:
You read “The Bright Icon Lamp of Manchuria,” Alexandra Kalinovskaya, here:
https://orthochristian.com/180954.html
Recommended Listening for the Coming Week:
You can the listen to the sermon “St. Jonah of Manchuria,” by Fr. John Whiteford, here:
https://saintjonah.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/stjonah.mp3
Rotations
Trapeza:
This Sunday: 10/25/26 (No Fast): Parish Picnic Potlock.
Next Sunday: 11/7/26 (No Fast): The Jackson, Chebotko, and Hipe families.
Cleaning Teams:
Currently: (Ending on): 11/7/26 – Team Wilkinson.
Next (Ending on): 11/21/26 – Team Kara.
Vigil Readers:
This Saturday: 10/24/26: Rdr. Daniel Gonzalez.
Next Saturday: 11/7/26: Rdr. Codratus Bornejko.
Liturgy Readers:
This Sunday: 10/25/26: Rdr. Daniel Gonzalez.
Next Sunday: 11/8/26: Rdr. Codratus Bornejko.
Servers (Not including Adult Servers):
This Sunday: 10/25/26: Team A: Jonah Companik, Daniel Companik, Jens Yates, John Turner, Alexander Mahecha, and Levi (Nicholas) Moreno.
Next Sunday: 11/8/26: Team B: Alex Kettner, Andrew Kettner, Ivan Kuzmin, Ezra Wilkinson, John West, and Mason Boren.
Commemorations from the past week:
The Newly Illumined Maria (Maya Rose) Dominguez, and her sponsor Irina Borisevich.
Andres Lynch, Aleksandra Murphy’s Birthday – Monday, October 19th
Fr. Benigno Pardo’s birthday, and ordination anniversary; Deacon James Hall’s ordination anniversary; Jonah Companik’s Name day – Tuesday, October 20th.
Jonah Companik & Nina Bernardi’s Birthday – Wednesday, October 21st.
Callistratus de Carion and Justyna Charytoniuk’s Birthday – Thursday, October 22nd.
Elizabeth and Alejandro Albarran’s Wedding Anniversary – Sunday, October 25th.
If you have corrections or additions, e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com
Prayer Requests:
Orthodox:
For the Servants of God, 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; Nun Haralambia, 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 GallagherMethodius Dan Herghelegiu , 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, Matthew, John Lardas, Ella Pound, Lucia, and the children Caison Elisabeth Kellam, Cassian Shepard, 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: Archimandrite Justin, Cornelia, Taisia, and those slain in the fighting in Ukraine, Russia, Syria, and the Holy Land.
Expectant Mothers:
Nina Bernardi, Magdalena Gore, Marina (Alisa) Harris, Emily Munster, Filofteia Fraczek, Emilia Mullins, Seraphima Smith, and Stephanie Dunn.
Catechumens:
Savita Bhatti; Jessica Palmer; John Ryan Levy; Moses (Grayson) Culton; Aaron Lockhart, Brody Buechner; Domanic Barras; 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, Elijah Masick, Jeremiah Coonen, Maggie Stewart Webb, and Joel, Yeimi (Alicia), and Emiliana Jacques; Adele, Arturo Olmos, Corey Burns, Michelle Hipe, Jackline Mwangi, Katrina Yordy, Rebecca Hull, Andrew Plumley, Jackson Schoonover, Daniel Schoonover, Mark Williamson, Lucia and Jesse Alba.
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, Liam, Peter Hipe, Michelle Schunk, Gabe Kennedy, Janis Hall (Fr. James Hall’s mother), 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: Peter Hipe (Michelle Hipe’s father).
If you have prayer requests you would like announced, please e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com
Sunday School:
No Sunday School this week due to parish picnic.
Schedule for November 2026 through January 2027:
https://saintjonah.org/bltn/november26-january27.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 28th; and on Friday, October 30th, wine, and oil is 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
