October 3rd, 2021
Stump the Priest: Question: “What does St Paul mean when he says “Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience as also saith the law” (1 Corinthians 14:34)? Does this mean that women cannot direct or sing in the choir?” Click here for the Answer.
If you have a question you would like to ask, e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com
Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading:
https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/pent15.pdf
Requires Adobe Acrobat reader (which is free to download):
http://get.adobe.com/reader/
Propers for the Sunday Liturgy (Sunday, October 3rd):
https://www.saintjonah.org/lit/lit_september20.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:
| Monday, October 4th | 6:30 p.m. Visit of the Iveron Icon |
| Saturday, October 9th | 9:00 a.m. Slavonic Liturgy
5:00 p.m. Vigil |
| Sunday, October 10th | 9:00 a.m. Hours & Liturgy |
Announcements
There will be a Google Meets meeting for the Catechumens in the parish on Tuesday, October 5th, at 7:00 p.m. To login in, click on this link at that time: https://meet.google.com/szj-hsvt-nde
The next Parish Council Meeting will be on Tuesday, October 26th, at 7:00 p.m.
The next Slavonic Liturgy will be Saturday, October 9th, at 9:00 a.m.
We currently have spent $317.00 more on Trapeza expenses than we have taken in. If you would like to help cover that expenses, please mark your donation as “Trapeza.”
You will find texts for reader services that you can do at home through the 16th Sunday after Pentecost (October 10th), here:
https://fatherjohn.blogspot.com/2021/09/reader-services-though-16th-sunday.html
Bookstore News: We have many new titles in.
Sisterhood News: The Sisterhood Council will meet on Thursday, October 21st, at 7:00 p.m.
Parish Finances:
Calendar year to date total (01 January thru 31 August 2021):
Tithes: $132,973.00
Building Fund: $269,370.00
For August 2021:
Tithes: $22,264.00
Building Fund: $950.00
Average Monthly Expenses $13,252.00
Recommended Reading for the week:
You can read “Conscience and the Canons Forbid Recognizing the Schismatics,” here:
https://orthochristian.com/142086.html
Recommended Listening for the week:
You can also listen to the sermon “Innumerable Miracles: Saint John the Theologian,” by Fr. Josiah Trenham, here:
https://thearena.sounder.fm/episode/innumerable-miracles
Rotations
Trapeza (to pick your weekend, sign up here):
This Sunday: 10/3/21 (No Fast): Laura Ibanez (for 1st wedding anniversary) and Lydia West (for John’s 3rd Birthday).
Next Sunday: 10/10/21 (No Fast): Daniela Mocofan and Xenia Kettner.
Cleaning Teams:
Currently: (Ending on): 10/3/21 – Team Fernando.
Next (Ending on): 10/17/21 – Team Nation.
Vigil Reader:
This Saturday: 10/2/21: Rdr. Kodratus Bornejko.
Next Saturday: 10/9/21: Rdr. Moses Munster.
Liturgy Reader:
This Sunday: 10/3/21: Rdr. Kodratus Bornejko.
Next Sunday: 10/10/21: Rdr. Moses Munster.
Commemorations from the past week:
The Newly Illumined Elias Northcutt, and his sponsors: Nicholas and Amelia Tsougarakis.
Nikitas Stevens’ Name day – Tuesday, September 28th.
Lyudmyla Solovey’s Name Day; Eric Thomas Lickwar’s Birthday – Wednesday, September 29th.
Vera Nation, Sophie Koulikova, Sophia Cynthia Hirsch, Vera & Sophia Yate’s Name day – Thursday, September 30th.
Konstantin Nicholas Galitzine Sierra’s Birthday / Fernando (Gabriel) & Julie (Julie-Ann) Maldonado’s Wedding Anniversary – Saturday, October 2nd.
Garrett (Maximus) Eidson’s Birthday – Sunday, October 3rd.
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; Matushka Margarita Pardo; Thekla Podrasky; Ann (Eleanor) Wandke; Ann (Sonia) Shepherd; Zoe Wren; Denise (Leslie) Barnett; Marina Watson; Demetra Durham; Sophia (Cynthia) Hirsch; Joan Marie Pennings; Katherine Garbett Casanova; Renee (Ann) Nahlous; Merilee (Mary) Eidson; Jerry (John Herman) and Rozanne (Anne) Spires; Michael Murphy; John Gentry, who are ill.
For Nikolai, who is struggling.
For the safety and salvation of those in Kiev: Vladimir, Yelena, Tatiana, Alexei, Maria, Ivan, and Artem.
For the newly reposed Archpriest Sergei Glagolev, Deacon Michael Bishop, Zoya Nazarova, Emilia Klar, Timothy Petrochko, Panagiotis Comits, and the Orthodox who have perished in the pandemic, and those slain in the violence in Syria, Lebanon, Ukraine, and the Holy Land.
Expectant Mothers:
Elizabeth Cline, and Lydia Martin.
Catechumens:
Rachel Burns, Jonathan Cantao, Tristan Scott, Jessica Kravtsov, Marcus Ballentine, Piotr Fraczek, Tyler Barrett, Ethan Peterson, Annie Nowak, and Jayden DeRosia.
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, Sr., Shane and Tami Peacock, Larry West, who are ill.
For 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.
The Captive Gregorios.
For the Departed: Cecilia Beck.
If you have prayer requests you would like announced, please e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com
Sunday School:
Toddlers (2-3): Mat. Genevieve Companik and Elizabeth DeCarion.
Children, Age 4-6: Taught by Iryna Chebotko and Vera Yates.
Children, Age 7-8: Taught by Mat. Sara Shephard and Jacob Kettner.
Children, Age 9-12: Taught by Mat. Patricia Whiteford.
Teens 13+: Taught by Christopher Cline and Fr. David Shephard (meeting in the Church).
Teens and Adults: Taught by Fr. John Whiteford.
The Schedule for August through October 2021:
https://saintjonah.org/bltn/aug-oct2021.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 6th; and Friday, October 8th, 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
