St. Jonah Orthodox Church Sunday e-Bulletin

Please make sure your children are aware of this: a survey crew was at the church this week, remarking our property lines. Please ensure that no one moves any pink flagging, wooden stakes, or metal pins. It is very important that these stay in place during utility relocation up to the start of construction.

Thanksgiving: If you do not have family in town and would like to celebrate this holiday with a family in the parish, or if you are a family that would be willing to host such people, please let Fr. John Whiteford know.

The Parish Development Committee will meet at the Parish House on Thursday, November 12th at 6:00 p.m.

The Next Slavonic Liturgy we be on Saturday, November 7th, at 9:00 a.m.

The next Parish Council Meeting will be on Monday, November 30th, at 7:00 p.m. This meeting will be held via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/ffr-covi-fof

Choir: The next rehearsal will be held on November 7th, at 12 noon.

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.

There will be a Catechumen Get-together on Saturday, November 13th, at the Parish House, at 3:00 p.m.

You can also join the St. Jonah Catechumen group on Telegram.

Catechumen Classes during the second half of the Liturgy: There are catechism classes in the gazebo behind trapeza hall beginning after the litany and dismissal of the catechumens. This is designed to supplement the catechumen meetings that we do via Google Meets. All catechumens are encouraged to attend. If you are a baptized Orthodox Christian and would like to assist in teaching a catechism class during the liturgy, please reach out to John Mullins.

Our next Online Catechumen Meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 11th, at 7:00 p.m., via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/auw-rffi-ung

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

Sisterhood News: The Next Sisterhood Meeting will be held on Thursday, November 19th, at 7:00 p.m., via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/day-jqma-diu

Meal Trains: If you would like to request a meal train, for postpartum, illness, or etc., fill out the following form. Please only request meal trains for yourself and your family. https://forms.gle/quhW82fSQ71EpYYz5

Expectant Mothers: Please fill out the following survey, to help with baby shower planning. https://forms.gle/7xRVg48WBt7h1Q5D6

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 September 2026):

            Tithes:               $226,932.88
            Building Fund:    $27,866.30

        For September 2026:

            Tithes:            $23,489.97
            Building Fund:   $3,436.99
                 Average Monthly Expenses $19,840

        Recommended Reading for the Coming Week:

        You read "The Holy, Glorious Demetrios the Myrrh-gusher of Thessaloniki," here:

        https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2007/10/26/103059-holy-glorious-demetrios-the-myrrh-gusher-of-thessaloniki

        Recommended Listening for the Coming Week:

        You can the listen to the lecture " God's Revelation To The Human Hear," by Fr. Seraphim (Rose), here:

        https://youtu.be/vnnxC2j9CNA?si=OGmIZNtrbm-5H42N

Rotations

Trapeza:

This Sunday: 11/8/26 (No Fast): The Maldonado, Albarran, and Rafaelano families.

Next Sunday: 11/15/26 (No Fast): The Chong, Krutov, and Carrow families.

Cleaning Teams:

Currently: (Ending on): 11/21/26 – Team Kara.

Next (Ending on): 12/5/26 – Team Eugenia.

Vigil Readers:

This Saturday: 11/7/26: Rdr. Codratus Bornejko & Jonah Companik.

Next Saturday: 11/14/26: John Mullins.

Liturgy Readers:

This Sunday: 11/8/26: Rdr. Codratus Bornejko & Jonah Companik.

Next Sunday: 11/15/26: John Mullins.

Servers (Not including Adult Servers):

This Sunday: 11/8/26: Team C: Mathieu Powell, Seraphim Powell, Constantine Powell, William De Carion, Luka Chrisanthus, and Michael Chrisanthus.

Next Sunday: 11/15/26: Team A: Jonah Companik, Daniel Companik, Jens Yates, John Turner, Alexander Mahecha, and Levi (Nicholas) Moreno.

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 GallagherMethodius Dan Herghelegiu , 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, Lucia, and the children Caison Elisabeth Kellam, Cassian Shepard, and Anna Krutova, who are ill.

For Madeleine, Elias, and Nikolai, who are 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: Archimandrite Justin, Hierodeacon Gorazd (Kamolov), Cornelia, Taisia, and those slain in the fighting in Ukraine, Russia, Syria, and the Holy Land.

Expectant Mothers:
Marina (Alisa) Harris, Emily Munster, Filofteia Fraczek, Emilia Mullins, and Seraphima Smith.

Catechumens:
Savita Bhatti; Jessica Palmer; John Ryan Levy; Moses (Grayson) Culton; Aaron Lockhart, 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, Corey Burns, Michelle Hipe, Jackline Mwangi, Katrina Yordy, Rebecca Hull, Andrew Plumley, Jackson Schoonover, Daniel Schoonover, Mark Williamson, Lucia and Jesse Alba.

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, Peter Hipe, Michelle Schunk, Janis Hall (Fr. James Hall's mother), and the children Evan-Marie, Ava and Evelyn, who are ill.

For the Bruto da Costa family, Lesley, Andrew, 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: Frances Carrow (Greg Carrows's mother).