St. Jonah Orthodox Church Sunday e-Bulletin

We will be taking special collections on all of the Sundays of Lent to help with the costs of necessary restoration work on the Synod headquarters in Manhattan.

Summer Camp: Registration is now open for the St. Jonah Summer Teen Camp in Denton, TX, running from Monday, June 8th, to Saturday, June 13th. All teens ages 11–18 are invited to join for a week of fellowship and fun activities. The registration fee is $350; if your family requires financial assistance, please reach out to Fr. John or Svetlana regarding scholarships. Visit stjonahcamp.org to register and view program details. See photos from our recent winter session here.

Our next Bible Study will be held on Tuesday, March 24th, at 7:00 p.m. We will be continuing with our study of the Book of Leviticus, beginning with Leviticus 19:32 through Chapter 21. You can catch up on previous sessions by clicking here. This Bible Study will be held only via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/ppb-vphi-xnq

Mother Barbara is leading a study of the book "The Art of Myrrhbearing: Encountering Christ Through Serving Others," by Elissa Bjeletich. Discussions will be held on Google Meets on April 2nd; April 16th, and concluding April 23rd from 7-8 pm Thursday evenings. The group will also be sponsoring Trapeza and April 26th, the Sunday of the Myrrhbearers. The next meeting will be held on Thursday, April 2nd. Pick up a copy from our bookstore. Contact: Mother Barbara Watts 719 207-1055. https://classroom.google.com/c/ODE4ODQ0NjQ2MDkx?cjc=q4qmmlvu

The Next Slavonic Liturgy we be on Saturday, April 18th, at 9:00 a.m.

The next Parish Council Meeting will be on Thursday, March 19th, at 7:00 p.m. This meeting will be held via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/nxu-rrte-hje

Reader and Singing Classes: Demetra Durham is conducting two sets of classes: one for learning the tones, and one for readers. These will alternate weeks when possible, beginning with Readers on February 1. 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.

Choir: The next choir rehearsal will be during Trapeza, on Sunday, March 22nd.

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, April 1st, at 7:00 p.m., via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/uqq-bvwv-aur

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

Sisterhood News: The Next Sisterhood Council Meeting will be held on Thursday, March 26th, via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/ihi-tvxm-xcp

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 December 2025):

    Tithes:               $279,354.88
    Building Fund:    $249,700.61

For December 2025:

    Tithes:            $27,384.49
    Building Fund:   $201,864.19
Average Monthly Expenses $19,840

Trapeza:

This Sunday: 3/22/26 (Fast: wine and oil permitted): The Chebotko, Nation, and Ibañez families.

Next Sunday: 3/29/26 (Fast: wine and oil permitted): The Whiteford, Lardas, and Herghelegiu families.

Cleaning Teams:

Currently: (Ending on): 3/28/26 – Team Eugenia

Next (Ending on): 4/11/26 – Team Nation

Vigil Readers:

This Saturday: 3/21/26: Rdr. Moses Munster & Rdr. Daniel Gonzalez.

Next Saturday: 3/28/26: Rdr. Codratus Bornejko & Michael Mahoney.

Liturgy Readers:

This Sunday: 3/22/26: Rdr. Moses Munster & Rdr. Daniel Gonzalez.

Next Sunday: 3/29/26: Rdr. Codratus Bornejko & Michael Mahoney.

Servers (Not including Adult Servers):

This Sunday: 3/22/26: Team A: Jonah Companik, Daniel Companik, Jens Yates, John Turner, Alexander Mahecha, and Levi (Nicholas) Moreno.

Next Sunday: 3/29/26: Team B: Alex Kettner, Andrew Kettner, Ivan Kuzmin, Ezra Wilkinson, John West, and Mason Boren.

Orthodox:
For the Servants of God, Archimandrite Benedict (Nelson); Archpriest Andre Papkov; Archpriest George Johnson; 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 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, James Powell, Cristin, Dimitri, Christina, Juliana Blazek, Maria (Nicole) Murphy, Matushka Kara (Mary Magdalene) Hall, Thekla (Dounya), Panayiotis (Peter) Lardas, 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: Patriarch Ilia; Archpriest George Johnson; Pierre, and those slain in the fighting in Ukraine, Russia, Syria, and the Holy Land.

Expectant Mothers:
Lydia Martin, Rachel Sisco, Photini (Ebony) Jenkins, Helen Cantao, Callandra Maldonado, Emilia Herghelegiu, and Nina Bernardi.

Catechumens:
Savita Bhatti; Jessica Palmer; Nolan (Silouan) Boe, Nicholas Bruschi; Kristofer Sean Hutter; John Ryan Levy; Richard Risner; Hunter Jones; Andres Lynch; Cameron Winters; Gregory (Tyler) Pemberton; Moses (Grayson) Culton; Caleb Greene; Daniel and Faith Simmons, 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; Caleb Mendez; Travis and Alisa Harris; Christian Chacon; Michael and Grace Venegas; Danielle Meese; Peter Demny, Jon Daniels, Juan Rodriguez, Andrew Skellie, and Alejandro Najera.

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 Rice, Tony Beavers, Steven Jimenez, Kara Mahand, Carla, Dorothy Daniel, Beth Willis, 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: Dorothy Daniel (Dennis Daniel's Mother); Salvador Martinez Jr. (Sophia Hirsch's Father); Zelma Eidson (Garrett Eidson's Mother).

Wednesday, March 25th	6:30 p.m. Matins of the Great Canon
Friday, March 27th	6:30 p.m. Matins of the Akathist Hymn
Saturday, March 28th	9:00 a.m. Liturgy for the Saturday of the Akathist 5:00 p.m. Vigil
Sunday, March 29th	9:00 a.m. Hours and Liturgy