St. Jonah Orthodox Church Sunday e-Bulletin

Annual Parish Meeting: The Annual Parish Meeting will be held on Sunday, February 8th, and will be called to order immediately after the dismissal at the Liturgy. All members of the parish who are 21 years or older, who have declared their membership can participate in the meeting.

St. Jonah Winter Camp: Teens 11-18 years old are welcome to join St. Jonah Winter Camp. It will be held from February 13th though the 16th in Alvin, TX. At camp we will celebrate the Meeting of the Lord Vigil and Liturgy and talk about the meaning of this feast day. The program also includes faith Q and A, sports, games, crafts, survival skills class and campfires. You can register at the camp website stjonahcamp.org. 18 and older can participate as volunteers. Camp registration fee is $110 per person and will go up to $150 closer to the start of the camp. Please talk to Fr. John or Svetlana if you need a scholarship.

The House Blessing Schedule is posted. All dates are tentative, until confirmed, and can be changed to accommodate the needs of the families that have confirmed a date, and so until you confirm a date, you will need to refresh this page to ensure that the dates have not been changed since you last looked at it: https://saintjonah.org/bltn/houseblessings2026.htm

Mother Barbara will be leading a study of the book "The Art of Myrrhbearing: Encountering Christ Through Serving Others," by Elissa Bjeletich. Discussions will be held on Google Meets. Starting Feb 19 and concluding April 23rd from 7-8 pm Thursday evenings with two exceptions. Pick up a copy from our bookstore. Contact: Mother Barbara Watts 719 207-1055.

The Next Slavonic Liturgy we be on Saturday, February 28th, at 9:00 a.m.

The next Parish Council Meeting will be on Thursday, March 19th, at 7:00 p.m. This meeting will be held via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/nxu-rrte-hje

Reader and Singing Classes: Demetra Durham is conducting two sets of classes: one for learning the tones, and one for readers. These will alternate weeks when possible, beginning with Readers on February 1. The Readers class is for all new readers already on the rotation, and any who may be interested in reading – covering not only the orders of the services, but also vocal technique so that they can actually be heard, understood, etc. Anyone interested should let her know.

Choir: The next choir rehearsal will be during Trapeza, on Sunday, February 15th.

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 Get-Together: On Saturday, February 14th, at 3:00 p.m. the Catechumens and those willing to serve as Godparents are invited to share a meal in the parish house.

Our next Catechumen Meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 4th, at 7:00 p.m., via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/ama-xtix-rxn

To sign-up to be a presenter, click here: https://forms.gle/zKZeN8iQAk8Jbzdz6

Sisterhood News: The Next Sisterhood Council Meeting will be held on Friday, February 20th, via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/tjq-csrm-hir

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 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 December 2025):

    Tithes:               $279,354.88
    Building Fund:    $249,700.61

For December 2025:

    Tithes:            $27,384.49
    Building Fund:   $201,864.19
Average Monthly Expenses $19,840

Trapeza:

This Sunday: 2/8/26 (No Fast): Parish Council.

Next Sunday: 2/15/26 (No Fast): The Jabbour, Lickwar, and D. Gonzalez familes.

Cleaning Teams:

Currently: (Ending on): 2/15/26 – Team Jessica.

Next (Ending on): 3/1/26 – Team Wilkinson.

Vigil Readers:

This Saturday: 2/7/26: Rdr. Codratus Bornejko & John Mullins.

Next Saturday: 2/14/26: Subdeacon Paisios Martin.

Liturgy Readers:

This Sunday: 2/8/26: Rdr. Codratus Bornejko & John Mullins.

Next Sunday: 2/15/26: Subdeacon Paisios Martin.

Servers (Not including Adult Servers):

This Sunday: 2/8/26: Team A: Jonah Companik, Daniel Companik, Jens Yates, John Turner, Alexander Mahecha, and Levi (Nicholas) Moreno.

Next Sunday: 2/15/26: Team B: Alex Kettner, Andrew Kettner, Ivan Kuzmin, Ezra Wilkinson, John West, and Mason Boren.

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, James Powell, Cristin, Daniel Gonzalez, Dimitri, Christina, Juliana Blazek, Maria (Nicole) Murphy, 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: Yelena, Tatiana, Denis, Sophia, Maria, Ivan, and Artem; and Dimitriy.

For newly reposed servants of God: Archpriest Stephen Plumlee, Archpriest Christopher Stade, Vladimir, and those slain in the fighting in Ukraine, Russia, Syria, and the Holy Land.

Expectant Mothers:
Monica (Avie) Walling, Lydia Martin, Rachel Sisco, Photini (Ebony) Jenkins, Helen Cantao, and Callandra Maldonado.

Catechumens:
Howard Segal, Deborah and Alexander Gessell, Savita Bhatti; Jessica Palmer; Thomas Maroney, Nolan (Silouan) Boe, Nicholas Bruschi; Kristofer Sean Hutter; John Ryan Levy; Richard Risner; Hunter Jones; Andres Lynch; Cameron Winters; Gregory (Tyler) Pemberton; Moses (Grayson) Culton; Caleb Greene; Daniel and Faith Simmons, 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; Caleb Mendez; Travis and Alisa Harris; Christian Chacon; Michael and Grace Venegas.

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 Rice, Tony Beavers, Steven Jimenez, Kara Mahand, Carla, Dorothy Daniel, Beth Willis, 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: Dorothy Daniel (Dennis Daniel's Mother); Salvador Martinez Jr. (Sophia Hirsch's Father); Zelma Eidson (Garrett Eidson's Mother).

Saturday, February 14th	5:00 p.m. Vigil
Sunday, February 15th	9:00 a.m. Hours and Liturgy