January 14th, 2024
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If you have a question you would like to ask, e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com
The Word of the Week: Katavasia.
Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading:
https://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/pent32.pdf
Propers for the Sunday Liturgy (Sunday, January 14th):
https://www.saintjonah.org/lit/lit_circumcision_sunday.htm
Propers for the Feast of Theophany (Friday, January 19th):
https://www.saintjonah.org/lit/lit_theophany.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, January 17th | 6:30 p.m. Vigil for the Eve of Theophany |
| Thursday, January 18th | 9:00 a.m. Royal Hours of Theophany
10:30 a.m. Vesperal Liturgy of Theophany Eve 6:30 p.m. Vigil for Theophany |
| Friday, January 19th | 9:00 a.m. Liturgy for Theophany |
| Saturday, January 20th | 4:00 p.m. Panikhida
5:00 p.m. Vigil |
| Sunday, January 21st | 9:00 a.m. Hours and Liturgy |
Announcements
The Tentative House Blessing schedule is posted here: https://saintjonah.org/bltn/houseblessings2024.htm
No date is confirmed until the family let’s the Fr. John Whiteford or Fr. David Companik know that the proposed date will work. If you for some reason do not wish to have your home blessed this year, or if you are not listed and want your home blessed, let Fr. John Whiteford know ASAP.
Our next Bible Study will be held on Tuesday, January 16th at 7:00 p.m. We will be studying the Gospel of Luke, Chapters 21 and 22, beginning with Luke 21:29. 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/fud-czpg-nvc
Parish Council Nominations: We will hold our Annual Parish Meeting on Sunday, February 18th. If you have any nominations for Parish Council, please contact Fr. John Whiteford or Michael Wilkinson, no later than January 25th.
The next Parish Council Meeting will be on Friday, January 26th, at 7:00 p.m. This meeting will be held via Google Meets:
https://meet.google.com/fyh-rhxw-gvc
The Next Slavonic Liturgy we be on Saturday, February 3rd, at 9:00 a.m.
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.
Sisterhood News: The next Sisterhood Meeting will be held on Sunday, January 14th, after Trapeza. All the women of the Sisterhood are invited to attend.
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 30th November 2023):
Tithes: $175,612.24
Building Fund: $21,696.94
For November 2023:
Tithes: $20,571.76
Building Fund: $5,203.00
Average Monthly Expenses $13,252.00
Recommended Reading for the week:
You can read the Christmas Epistle of Metropolitan Onouphry of Kiev, here:
https://orthochristian.com/158105.html
Recommended Listening for the week:
You can listen to the sermon “Loving God and Hating Sin (Psalm 118:97-104)” by Fr. John Whiteford, here:
https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/amvon/clean_heart
Rotations
Trapeza:
This Sunday: 1/14/24 (No fasting): Sisterhood Luncheon (Potluck).
Next Sunday: 1/21/24 (No fasting): The Martin, Nation, and Smith families.
Cleaning Teams:
Currently: (Ending on): 1/14/24 – Team Fernando.
Next (Ending on): 1/28/24 – Team Nation.
Vigil Readers:
This Saturday: 1/13/24: Rdr. Moses Munster & Daniel Gonzalez.
Next Saturday: 1/20/24: Nikolai Goldmann Rdr. James Hall.
Liturgy Readers:
This Sunday: 1/14/24: Rdr. Moses Munster & Daniel Gonzalez.
Next Sunday: 1/21/24: Nikolai Goldmann Rdr. James Hall.
Servers (Not including Adult Servers):
This Sunday: 1/14/24: Team A: Jonah Companik, Daniel Companik, Jens Yates, and Levi (Nicholas) Moreno.
Next Sunday: 1/21/24: Team B: Alex Kettner, Andrew Kettner, Ivan Kuzmin, Padraig McIsaac, Ezra Wilkinson.
Commemorations from the past week:
Newly Illumined Dennis, Angela (Angelina), Torin (Gabriel), and Tiergan (Basil) Daniel, and their sponsors: Priest David, Mihail and Irina Teodoreanu, and Nun Barbara.
Newly Illumined Penelope Cline, and her sponsors Sophia (Heather) Christman and John Lardas.
Fr. David Companik, Deacon David Shephard, Joseph Ibañez, James Hirsch, James Powell, David Richards, Rassophore-Monk David (Mahand)’s Name day – Monday, January 8th.
Stephen Villarreal’s Name day – Tuesday, January 9th.
Ioanna Graeff and Matushka Genevieve (Jennifer) Companik’s Birthday – Wednesday, January 10th.
Angela Daniel, and John Jelinik’s Birthday / Anniversary of Fr. John Whiteford’s ordination / Vassili Ivanov, Basil (Tiergan) Daniel. Emilia Dydyshka Wood, Emma Marsh, & Emily Companik’s Name day – Sunday, January 14th.
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; 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; 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, Lisa (Euphemia) Bornejko, Cosmas (Spencer) Burton, Jeffery Gallagher, Suzannah Soloviev, Savva (Tyler) Barrett, Dennis Tilley, Rdr. Gabriel Peña, Nun Barbara (Watts), John Watts, Sophia Drobot, Mikhaela (Jennifer) Diaz, Svetlana, and the children Niklaus Doucet, Caison Elisabeth Kellam, Anna Krutova, and John Lickwar 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, Soldier Alexei, Maria, Ivan, and Artem; and Dimitriy.
For newly reposed servants of God: Archpriest Moses Berry, Hieromonk Alexander (Lisnichuk), Anatoliy, Anne (Eleanor) Wandke, Viacheslav Chebotko, Susan Bodulow, and those slain in the fighting in Ukraine, Russia, Syria, and the Holy Land.
Expectant Mothers:
Rachel Sisco, 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; Savita Bhatti; Jessica Palmer; Janos Roszik; Alex Trevino, Moses Abishai Bhatti, John Nowak, Anne Nowak; Sean Elliott Burley; Pablo Chong; Zachary, Kelly, Evyn, and Ezra Locke; and Mason Boren.
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, Ernest Sibley, Julie Nelson, 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, 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.
For the newly reposed Tony Johnson.
If you have prayer requests you would like announced, please e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com
Sunday School:
No Sunday School this week do to the Annual Sisterhood Meeting.
Schedule of Services for November 2023 through January 2024:
https://saintjonah.org/bltn/november23-january24.htm
Schedule of Services for February and Great Lent 2024:
https://saintjonah.org/bltn/lent2024.htm
You can also see our online parish calendar of events and services here:
https://saintjonah.org/calendar/
Fasting in the Coming week: On Thursday, January 18th, 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
