St. Jonah Orthodox Church Sunday e-Bulletin

St. Jonah Winter Camp: Teens 11-18 years old are welcome to join St. Jonah Winter Camp. It will be held from February 13th though the 16th in Alvin, TX. At camp we will celebrate the Meeting of the Lord Vigil and Liturgy and talk about the meaning of this feast day. The program also includes faith Q and A, sports, games, crafts, survival skills class and campfires. You can register at the camp website stjonahcamp.org. 18 and older can participate as volunteers. Camp registration fee is $110 per person and will go up to $150 closer to the start of the camp. Please talk to Fr. John or Svetlana if you need a scholarship.

Yolka: We will have our Christmas Yolka on Sunday, January 11th, after the Sunday Liturgy. Please share your unique talent at this year's Christmas Yolka concert! It can be an individual performance or a group one. Both kids and adults are welcome!

The Next Slavonic Liturgy we be on Saturday, January 24th, at 9:00 a.m.

The next Parish Council Meeting will be on Friday, January 23rd, at 7:00 p.m. This meeting will be held via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/xgt-zbob-zfo

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, January 14th, at 7:00 p.m., via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/zmi-yjuv-hyw

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

Sisterhood News: The Sisterhood Council's Next Meeting will be on Friday, January 16th, at 7:00 p.m. via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/oow-dkxq-fyc :

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 November 2025):

    Tithes:               $251,970.39
    Building Fund:    $47,836.42

For November 2025:

    Tithes:            $25,477.70
    Building Fund:   $7,186.99
Average Monthly Expenses $19,840

Trapeza:

This Sunday: 1/11/26 (No Fast): Parish Potluck.

Next Sunday: 1/18/26 (Fast: Wine, and oil permitted): The Yates, Mullins, and Nowak families.

Cleaning Teams:

Currently: (Ending on): 1/18/26 – Team Nation.

Next (Ending on): 2/1/26 – Team Chebotko.

Vigil Readers:

This Saturday: 1/10/26: Rdr. Codratus Bornejko & John Mullins.

Next Saturday: 1/17/26: Subdeacon Paisios Martin & Seraphim Thompson.

Liturgy Readers:

This Sunday: 1/11/26: Rdr. Codratus Bornejko & John Mullins.

Next Sunday: 1/18/26: Subdeacon Paisios Martin & Seraphim Thompson.

Servers (Not including Adult Servers):

This Sunday: 1/11/26: Team C: Mathieu Powell, Seraphim Powell, Constantine Powell, William De Carion, Luka Chrisanthus, and Michael Chrisanthus.

Next Sunday: 1/18/26: Team A: Jonah Companik, Daniel Companik, Jens Yates, John Turner, Alexander Mahecha, and Levi (Nicholas) Moreno.

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, Juliana Blazek, Maria (Nicole) Murphy, 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: Archpriest Christopher Stade; Richard Buehning, Valentina Bovtenko, and those slain in the fighting in Ukraine, Russia, Syria, and the Holy Land.

Expectant Mothers:
Monica (Avie) Walling, Sophia Scott, Lydia Martin, Rachel Sisco, Photini (Ebony) Jenkins, and Helen Cantao.

Catechumens:
Howard Segal, Deborah and Alexander Gessell, Savita Bhatti; Jessica Palmer; Thomas Maroney, 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.

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, Carla, 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).

Tuesday, January 13th	6:30 p.m. Vigil for the Feast of the Circumcision
Wednesday, January 14th	9:00 a.m. Liturgy for the Feast of the Circumcision
Saturday, January 17th	5:00 p.m. Vigil
Sunday, January 18th	9:00 a.m. Hours and Liturgy 1:00 p.m Vespers for Theophany