July 26th, 2026
   
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If you have a question you would like to ask, e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com

The Orthodox Term of the Week: Litany.

Saints of the Day for Sunday and the coming week, and other edifying reading:

https://saintjonah.org/bltn/pent8.pdf

Propers for the Sunday Liturgy (Sunday, July 26th):

https://www.saintjonah.org/lit/lit_hf6councils_pent8.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:

Saturday, August 1st

5:00 p.m. Vigil

Sunday, August 2nd

9:00 a.m. Hours and Liturgy

 Announcements

Buy, Sell, Trade: A Telegram Channel for Parishioners of St. Jonah Orthodox Church to Buy, Sell, or Trade things that they want to get rid of... and to not bring them randomly to the Parish Hall: https://t.me/+maqM8nJe1LcwMjQx

Trapeza:
We need more families to volunteer to host Trapeza. If you are willing to do it, please contact Matushka Patricia. We need at least 3 new families to balance out the schedule.

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, August 22nd, at 9:00 a.m.

The next Parish Council Meeting will be on Wednesday, July 29th, at 7:00 p.m. This meeting will be held via Google Meets:

https://meet.google.com/mqy-muxk-fct

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, August 5th, at 7:00 p.m., via Google Meets:

https://meet.google.com/vtm-prcg-brg

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

Sisterhood News: The Next Sisterhood Meeting will be held on Sunday, August 30th, at 12:30 p.m., in the Church:

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 May 2026):

    Tithes:                 $
137,073.18
    Building Fund:    $15,587.57

For May 2026:
  
    Tithes:                $
20,281.72
    Building Fund:   $2,891.76
    Average Monthly Expenses $19,840

Recommended Reading for the Coming Week:

You listen to Lecture 4: The Enlightenment, Part 1" by Fr. Seraphim (Rose), here:

https://saintkosmas.org/s/OrthodoxSurvivalCourse-Lecture04-FrSeraphimRose.pdf


Recommended Listening for the Coming Week:

You can the listen to the Sermon "The Feeding of the Five Thousand in the Four Gospels (Matthew 14:14-21; Mark 6:32-44; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-15)," by Fr. John Whiteford, here:

https://saintjonah.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/feeding5000_4G.mp3

Rotations

Trapeza:

This Sunday: 7/26/26 (No fast): The Albarran, Rafaelano, and Lonnie Howard families.

Next Sunday: 8/2/26 (No fast): The Koulikova, Anna Howard, Gore, and Crain families.

Cleaning Teams:

Currently: (Ending on):
8/1/26 – Team Jessica.

Next (Ending on): 8/15/26 – Team Wilkinson.

Vigil Readers:

This Saturday:
7/25/26: Rdr. Codratus Bornejko & John Mullins.

Next Saturday: 8/1/26: Rdr.Daniel Gonzalez.

Liturgy Readers:

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

Next Sunday: 8/2/26: Rdr.Daniel Gonzalez.

Servers (Not including Adult Servers):

This Sunday: 7/26/26: Team A: Jonah Companik, Daniel Companik, Jens Yates, John Turner, Alexander Mahecha, and Levi (Nicholas) Moreno.

Next Sunday: 8/2/26: Team B: Alex Kettner, Andrew Kettner, Ivan Kuzmin, Ezra Wilkinson, John West, and Mason Boren.
  
Commemoration