St. Jonah Orthodox Church Sunday e-Bulletin

We will be taking a special collection for the Catastrophic fund to help out families in the parish who need assistance.

We are asking for donations of non-perishable food, and grocery store gift card for those who are need of help with food in our parish.

Our next Bible Study will be held on Monday, December 1st at 7:00 p.m. We will be continuing with our study of the Book of Leviticus, beginning with Leviticus 14:33 through Chapter 16. You can catch up on previous sessions by clicking here. This Bible Study will be held only via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/opv-ncgi-hdq

St. Herman's Conference: The St. Herman Conference 2025 for the Diocese of Chicago and Mid-America will be held from December 29, 2025, to January 2, 2026, at Camp Mohawk in Alvin, TX, hosted by St. Jonah Parish in Spring, TX. Check-in is from 5:30 PM to 6:00 PM on December 29th, with the conference ending at 9:00 AM on January 2nd. You can register here: https://sthermandcma.regfox.com/st-herman-conference-dcma-2025

Retreat to Holy Archangels Monastery: We are renting a lodge in which 12 people can sleep, 18 people are allowed to camp around it. The lodge spaces are first come, first serve. The dates are December 12-14. We will be visiting Holy Archangels. The cost is $30 per person, with a maximum charge of $120 per family. It is possible to provide transportation from St. Jonah and supervision for a few kids 12+ if they wish to go and parents cannot attend. For more information talk to Angela Daniel or Svetlana Cherskaya.

The Next Slavonic Liturgy we be on Saturday, December 20th, at 9:00 a.m.

The next Parish Council Meeting will be on Friday, December 19th, at 7:00 p.m. This meeting will be held via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/pyp-wpme-mih

Capital Campaign Meeting on Tuesday, November 18th at 7:00 p.m. via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/xvh-ootc-ojz

Choir: There will be a Choir Rehearsal on Sunday, November 23rd, during Sunday School.

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, December 2nd, at 7:00 p.m., via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/cpg-vtdc-vpr

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

Sisterhood News: The Sisterhood Council's Next Meeting will be on Thursday, December 11th, at 7:00 p.m. via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/ncm-cxdd-uty

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 October 2025):

    Tithes:               $226,492.69
    Building Fund:    $40,649.43

For October 2025:

    Tithes:            $17,393.14
    Building Fund:   $2,370.80
Average Monthly Expenses $19,840

Trapeza:

This Sunday: 11/23/25 (No fast): The Whiteford and Jelinik families.

Next Sunday: 11/30/25 (Fast: Fish, wine, and oil permitted): Beaudoin, Meissner, and Nation families.

Cleaning Teams:

Currently: (Ending on): 11/23/25 – Team Jessica.

Next (Ending on): 12/7/25 – Team Wilkinson.

Vigil Readers:

This Saturday: 11/22/25: Subdeacon Paisios Martin & Seraphim Thompson.

Next Saturday: 11/29/25: Rdr. Moses Munster & Rdr. Daniel Gonzalez.

Liturgy Readers:

This Sunday: 11/23/25: Subdeacon Paisios Martin & Seraphim Thompson.

Next Sunday: 11/30/25: Rdr. Moses Munster & Rdr. Daniel Gonzalez.

Servers (Not including Adult Servers):

This Sunday: 11/23/25: Team B: Alex Kettner, Andrew Kettner, Ivan Kuzmin, Ezra Wilkinson, John West, and Mason Boren.

Next Sunday: 11/30/25: Team C: Mathieu Powell, Seraphim Powell, Constantine Powell, William De Carion, Luka Chrisanthus, and 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; 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, Kristina Crain, James Powell, Cristin, Daniel Gonzalez, Dimitri, Christina, 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: Vladimir, Yelena, Tatiana, Denis, Sophia, Maria, Ivan, and Artem; and Dimitriy.

For newly reposed servants of God: Thekla Podrasky, and those slain in the fighting in Ukraine, Russia, Syria, and the Holy Land.

Expectant Mothers:
Olga Carrow, Matushka Ruth McPherson, Catherine (Katie) Powell, Anna Levy, Monica (Avie) Walling, Sophia Scott, Katherine Huss, Lydia Martin, Rachel Sisco, and Photini (Ebony) Jenkins.

Catechumens:
Howard Segal, Deborah and Alexander Gessell, Savita Bhatti; Jessica Palmer; Thomas Maroney, Nolan (Silouan) Boe, Nicholas Bruschi; Kristofer Sean Hutter; John Ryan Levy; Benjamin and Ruby Grosvenor; Richard and Dora Risner; William and Magdalena (Mattie) Gore; Hunter Jones; Andres Lynch; Cameron Winters; Gregory (Tyler) Pemberton; Moses (Grayson) Culton; Caleb Greene; Daniel and Faith Simmons, Photina (Ebony) Jenkins; 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.

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, 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, 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: Carlos Rogerio Garcia (Ana Lickwar's Father).

Saturday, November 29th	5:00 p.m. Vigil
Sunday, November 30th	9:00 a.m. Hours and Liturgy