June 14th, 2026
Stump the
Priest: Question: "How can someone best assimilate
into the ‘culture’ of Orthodoxy even picking up other national customs
without losing their own nationality (being of the USA for example)?
How do we find that middle balance of taking the good and leaving the
bad from our own culture?" 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: Podvig.
Saints of the Day for Sunday and
the
coming week, and other edifying reading:
https://saintjonah.org/bltn/pent2.pdf
Propers
for the Sunday Liturgy
(Sunday, June 14th):
https://www.saintjonah.org/lit/lit_pent2.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:
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Saturday, June 20th
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10:00
a.m. Baptism
5:00
p.m. Vigil
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Sunday, June 21st
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9:00
a.m. Hours and Liturgy
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Announcements
Registration is open for the St. Jonah Day
Camp.
The camp will be held at Saint Jonah June 23-27 and is designed for
children ages 5-11. Children 12 and older and adults are encouraged to
volunteer as helpers and counselors. Childcare for volunteers in
provides. Find out more or register at https://stjonahcamp.org/day-camp/
Parish Directory: If you don't
already have photos in the parish director, please send them to Fr.
James Hall. For information about how to use the parish directory, see:
https://saintjonah.org/parish-directory/
The
Next
Slavonic
Liturgy we be on Saturday,
July 18th, at 9:00 a.m.
The
next Parish
Council Meeting
will be on Tuesday, June 23rd, at
7:00
p.m. This meeting will be held via Google Meets:
https://meet.google.com/uvy-fnfm-ztt
Reader and Singing Classes:
Demetra Durham is conducting two sets of classes: one for learning
the tones, and one for readers. 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.
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.
Our next Catechumen Meeting will be
held on Wednesday, June 24th, at 7:00 p.m., via Google
Meets: https://meet.google.com/tvt-kmwn-wua
To sign-up to be a
presenter, click here: https://forms.gle/zKZeN8iQAk8Jbzdz6
Sisterhood
News: The Next Sisterhood Council Meeting
will be held on Wednesday, June 18th,
via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/xct-vttx-drn
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 April 2026):
Tithes:
$116,791.46
Building
Fund: $12,695.81
For April 2026:
Tithes:
$29,443.66
Building
Fund: $3,286.70
Average Monthly Expenses $19,840
Recommended Reading for the Coming
Week:
You can the homily "The Parents’ Phariseeism Drives Children from the
Church," by Nikita Rakytnyanskyi,
here:
https://uoj.news/man-and-church/87300-the-parents-phariseeism-drives-children-from-the-church
Recommended Listening for the Coming
Week:
You can the listen to the Sermon "St. Raphael (Hawaweeny),"
by Fr.
John Whiteford, here:
https://www.saintjonah.org/podcasts/sermons/straphael.mp3
Rotations
Trapeza:
This Sunday: 6/14/26
(Fast: Fish, wine, and oil permitted): The
Jabbour, Chebotkos, Jelinek, Ibaņez
families.
Next Sunday: 6/21/26
(Fast: Fish, wine, and oil permitted): The Whiteford, Albarran, Lardas, and de Carion families.
Cleaning Teams:
Currently: (Ending on): 6/20/26 – Team
Eugenia
Next (Ending on): 7/4/26 – Team Nation
Vigil Readers:
This Saturday: 6/13/26: Rdr. Moses Munster
& Rdr. Danial Gonzalez.
Next Saturday: 6/20/26: Rdr. Codratus Bornejko.
Liturgy Readers:
This Sunday: 6/14/26: Rdr.
Moses Munster & Rdr. Danial Gonzalez.
Next Sunday: 6/21/26: Rdr.
Codratus Bornejko.
Servers (Not including
Adult Servers):
This Sunday: 6/14/26: Team
A: Jonah Companik, Daniel
Companik, Jens Yates, John Turner, Alexander Mahecha, and Levi
(Nicholas) Moreno.
Next Sunday: 6/21/26: Team B: Alex Kettner, Andrew Kettner,
Ivan Kuzmin, Ezra Wilkinson, John West, and Mason Boren.
Commemorations from the
past week:
Yeshaiah Gabriel Huss, Rachel Sisco & Natalie Lina Peņa’s Birthday
– Monday, June 8th.
Oksana and Rafael Mahecha’s Wedding Anniversary; Magnolia (Magdalena)
Wilkinson & Sophie Bottiglieri‘s Birthday – Tuesday, June 9th
William Gore, William Chandonia & William de Carion’s Name Day –
Wednesday, June 10th.
Luke Powell & Luke Chrisanthus’ Name Day – Thursday, June 11th.
Vladimir (Vova) and Laura Ivanov’s Wedding Anniversary; Dennis Daniel,
Justin Turner & Justin Wood’s Name Day – Sunday, June 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; Deacon James Hall; 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 Peņa, 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,
Iryna Poputnikova, Matthew, 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: Michael Lozano, Markos, and those
slain in the fighting in
Ukraine, Russia, Syria,
and the Holy Land.
Expectant Mothers:
Rachel Sisco,
Helen Cantao, Callandra Maldonado, Emilia
Herghelegiu, Nina Bernardi, Magdalena Gore, Marina (Alisa) Harris,
Faith Simmons, Emily Munster.
Catechumens:
Savita Bhatti;
Jessica Palmer; John Ryan Levy; Hunter Jones;
Moses (Grayson) Culton; Noah Plasek; Brody Buechner; Domanic
Barras; Alexis
Prater; 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.
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, 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: Sheila Whiteford.
If you have prayer requests you would like
announced, please e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com
Sunday School:
No Sunday School for the rest of the Summer.
Schedule
for Bright Week through July
2026:
https://saintjonah.org/bltn/april-july2026.htm
Schedule for August through October
2026:
https://saintjonah.org/bltn/aug-oct2026.htm
You
can also see our online parish calendar of events and services here:
https://saintjonah.org/calendar/
Fasting in the Coming
week: On
Monday, June 15th; Saturday, June 20th; and
Sunday, June 21st, fish, wine, and oil are permitted. On Tuesday, June
16th; Wednesday, June 17th; and June 18th, wine and oil are permitted.
Friday, June 19th is a normal fast day.
Click
here for Miscellaneous
Items of Interest.
St. Jonah
Orthodox Church
2910 Spring
Cypress Rd, Spring, TX 77388
www.saintjonah.org
281-467-0264