St. Jonah Orthodox Church Sunday e-Bulletin

Summer Camp: The St. Jonah teen overnight camp registration is NOW OPEN! Teens 12-18 years old are invited to join. The camp will take place in the Dallas area, in Denton, TX from Monday, June 10th to Saturday, June 15th. The registration fee is $400. All details about the camp, registration and scholarship application forms are available at stjonahcamp.org

The next Parish Council Meeting will be on Thursday, April 25th, at 7:00 p.m. This meeting will be held via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/xmr-rphv-uhb

Our next Bible Study will be held on Tuesday, April 16th at 7:00 p.m. We will be studying the Song of Solomon, Chapters 2 and 3, beginning with Song of Solomon 2:1. 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/bhn-zpmf-jzt

The Next Slavonic Liturgy we be on Saturday, May 11th, 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.

Our next Catechumen Meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 23rd, at 7:00 p.m., via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/xvt-mabb-vwv To sign-up to be a presenter, click here: https://forms.gle/ULAXFvp8GyT6t83M7

Sisterhood News: The next Sisterhood Meeting will be held on Thursday, May 17th, via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/cbx-pdob-gqr

The Sisterhood is selling lenten pierogi $5 for a bag of 6. They are located in the freezer. The money would go toward the Catastrophic fund.

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 29th February 2024):

    Tithes:            $35,379.62
    Building Fund:    $953,091.09

For February 2024:

    Tithes:            $15,985.33
    Building Fund:   $950,922.74
Average Monthly Expenses $13,252.00

Trapeza:

This Sunday: 4/14/24 (Fast: wine and oil permitted): The Turner, Henderson, and Yates families.

Next Sunday: 4/21/24 (Fast: wine and oil permitted): The Whiteford, Munster, and Jimenez families.

Cleaning Teams:

Currently: (Ending on): 4/21/24 – Team Eugenia.

Next (Ending on): 5/5/24 – Team St. Jonah.

Vigil Readers:

This Saturday: 4/13/24: Nikolai Goldmann & Rdr. James Hall.

Next Saturday: 4/20/24: Shane Martin & Justin Wood.

Liturgy Readers:

This Sunday: 4/14/24: Nikolai Goldmann & Rdr. James Hall.

Next Sunday: 4/21/24: Shane Martin & Justin Wood.

Servers (Not including Adult Servers):

This Sunday: 4/14/24: Team B: Alex Kettner, Andrew Kettner, Ivan Kuzmin, Padraig McIsaac, Ezra Wilkinson.

Next Sunday: 4/21/24: Team C: Mathieu Powell, Seraphim Powell, Constantine Powell, William De Carion, Luka Chrisanthus, Michael Chrisanthus.

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; 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; Aleksandra 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, John Lickwar, Sophia Drobot, Mikhaela (Jennifer) Diaz, Svetlana, Gerald Campbell, and the children Niklaus Doucet, Caison Elisabeth Kellam, Anna Krutova, and Nicholas Mullins 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, Denis, Sophia, Soldier Alexei, Maria, Ivan, and Artem; and Dimitriy.

For newly reposed servants of God: Patriarch Neofit, Bishop Antony, Archpriest Victor Trotskyy, Archpriest Herman Schick, Monk Constantine, Presbytera Virginia, Vitaly, Seraphim Barnes, and those slain in the fighting in Ukraine, Russia, Syria, and the Holy Land.

Expectant Mothers:
Rachel Sisco, Presbytera Christina Solis, Hannah Valerio, Lydia Martin, and Genevieve Companik.

Catechumens:
Howard Segal, Deborah and Alexander Gessell, Nina and Gerasimos Spiers; Josiah Plumley; Kashif (Jude) Bhatti; Savita Bhatti; Jessica Palmer; Moses Abishai Bhatti, John Nowak, Anne Nowak; Sean Elliott Burley; Zachary, Kelly, Evyn, and Ezra Locke; Mason Boren, Thomas Maroney, Michael Biczak, Nolan (Silouan) Boe, Greg and Christian Carrow, Eddy Marushkin and Mila (Olga) Marushkina.

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, Jennie Mobley, 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, James Franklin and his family, Marcie Dark, Tim, Karen, Taylor, Lindsay, Jon, Alex, and Andrew Burns, Audrey and Michael Morgan, and Michelle Brazzil.

For the newly resposed Wanda Alexander (Jessica Kravtsov's aunt).

Wednesday, April 17th	6:30 p.m. Matins of the Great Canon
Friday, April 19th	6:30 p.m. Matins for the Saturday of the Akathist
Saturday, April 20th	9:00 a.m. Liturgy for the Saturday of the Akathist 5:00 p.m. Vigil
Sunday, April 21st	9:00 a.m. Hours and Liturgy