St. Jonah Orthodox Church Sunday e-Bulletin

Sunday School: We need 1 or 2 more volunteers for the Sunday School for this coming year. Please speak to Matushka Sara Shephard if you are willing to do this.

We now have The Law of God, by Fr. Seraphim Slobodskoy back in stock in the Bookstore.

The Parish Development Committee will meet on Thursday, September 3rd, at 7:00 p.m. via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/ten-mdyp-uch

The Next Slavonic Liturgy we be on Saturday, August 22nd, at 9:00 a.m.

The next Parish Council Meeting will be on Tuesday, August 25th, at 7:00 p.m. This meeting will be held via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/ayx-ijpb-mhe

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, September 3rd, at 7:00 p.m., via Google Meets:

https://meet.google.com/xkq-uqkz-frj

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 June 2026):

    Tithes:               $160,922.04
    Building Fund:    $15,587.57

For June 2026:

    Tithes:            $23,848.86
    Building Fund:   $2,891.76
Average Monthly Expenses $19,840

Trapeza:

This Sunday: 8/23/26 (Fast:Wine and oil permitted): The Cammack, Mullins, and Chong families.

Next Sunday: 8/30/26 (No fast): Parish Potluck.

Cleaning Teams:

Currently: (Ending on): 8/29/26 – Team Kara.

Next (Ending on): 9/12/26 – Team Eugenia.

Vigil Readers:

This Saturday: 8/22/26: John Mullins.

Next Saturday: 8/29/26: Rdr. Daniel Gonzalez.

Liturgy Readers:

This Sunday: 8/23/26: John Mullins.

Next Sunday: 8/30/26: Rdr. Daniel Gonzalez.

Servers (Not including Adult Servers):

This Sunday: 8/23/26: Team B: Alex Kettner, Andrew Kettner, Ivan Kuzmin, Ezra Wilkinson, John West, and Mason Boren.

Next Sunday: 8/30/26: Team C: Mathieu Powell, Seraphim Powell, Constantine Powell, William De Carion, Luka Chrisanthus, and Michael Chrisanthus.

Orthodox:
For the Servants of God, 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; Nun Haralambia, 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, 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, Matthew, John Lardas, Ella Pound, and the children Caison Elisabeth Kellam, Cassian Shepard, 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: Jorge Tschebotarjew, Nicholas, Theresa, and those slain in the fighting in Ukraine, Russia, Syria, and the Holy Land.

Expectant Mothers:
Helen Cantao, Callandra Maldonado, Emilia Herghelegiu, Nina Bernardi, Magdalena Gore, Marina (Alisa) Harris, Faith Simmons, Emily Munster, Filofteia Fraczek, Emilia Mullins, Seraphima Smith, and Stephanie Dunn.

Catechumens:
Savita Bhatti; Jessica Palmer; John Ryan Levy; Moses (Grayson) Culton; Noah Plasek; Brody Buechner; Domanic Barras; 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; Adele, Arturo Olmos, and Corey Burns.

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: Jacob Huss (John Huss' brother); James Ballentine (Marcus Ballentine's father).

Sunday, August 23rd	9:00 a.m. Hours and Liturgy 1:00 p.m. Akathist to St. Xenia
Thursday, August 27th	6:30 p.m. Vigil for the Transfiguration
Friday, August 28th	9:00 a.m. Liturgy for the Transfiguration
Saturday, August 29th	4:00 p.m. The Making of New Catechumens. 5:00 p.m. Vigil
Sunday, August 30th	9:00 a.m. Hours and Liturgy