February 5th, 2012
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Saints of the Day for Sunday and the
coming week, and other edifying reading:
http://www.saintjonah.org/bltn/triod1.pdf
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http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
Propers for the Sunday Liturgy:
http://www.saintjonah.org/lit/lit_nmmruss_triod1.htm
You can find propers for other upcoming Liturgies by clicking here, and upcoming Rubrics for services by clicking here.
Announcements:
Our next Parish Council Meeting will be Wednesday, March 14th at 7:00 pm.
There will be no Sunday School next
Sunday (February 5th). We will start the hours and Liturgy at 9:00
a.m.
If you have not already done so, please confirm when you would like your house blessed. See the draft schedule here:
http://www.saintjonah.org/houseblessings.htm
Our Annual Parish Meeting will be held on Sunday, February 19th, 2012. Only parish members, who are at least 21 years of age, who financially support the parish, who make their confession and take Holy Communion not less than once a year, and who tend to the moral and economic welfare of the parish may vote. To be a parish member you need to fill out a membership form. If you have questions about whether or not you are a member, speak to Fr. John Whiteford.
If you are interested in serving on the Parish Council in the coming year, please speak to Fr. Innokenty.
Trapeza:
This Sunday: 2/5/12 (Fast free) – The Bodden and the
Williams families.
Next Sunday: 2/12/12 (Fast free) – The Nahlous and
the Jabbour families.
Outside Supervision
during Trapeza:
This Sunday: 2/5/12 – Kara Hall.
Next Sunday: 2/12/12 – James Hall.
Vigil Reader:
This Saturday, 2/4/12: Rdr Steven Pennings.
Next Saturday, 2/11/12: John Lickwar.
Vigil Servers:
This Saturday, 2/4/12: David Companik, Tomas Maldonado.
Next Saturday, 2/11/12: None -- Reader’s Vespers.
Liturgy Reader:
This Sunday, 2/5/12: Peter Lickwar.
Next Sunday, 2/12/12: Rdr Steven Pennings.
Liturgy Servers:
This Sunday, 2/5/12: Rdr. Steven Pennings, David Companik, Ibrahim Chalhoub, Nikitas
Stevens, Nikolai Lay, Jerusalem Witte, Nick Bruner.
Next Sunday, 2/12/12: Typika served.
Commemorations from
the past week:
Anthony Ngo & Antonio Maldonado's Name's Day -- Monday,
January 30th.
Rdr. Steven Pennings,&
Elizabeth Whiteford Birthday -- Friday, February 3rd.
Fernando (Gabriel) Maldonado's Birthday -- Saturday,
February 4th.
Bishop Peter's name's day -- Sunday, February 5th.
If you have corrections or additions, e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com
Prayer Requests:
For the Servants of God, Ann Kellis (Non-Orthodox), Michael Likiardopoulos (Orthodox), Elena (Orthodox), Gaye (non-Orthodox) and Garth Cushman (non-Orthodox (Robin Bryant’s father)), who are ill, and the Handmaiden of God Heather (non-Orthodox) who is recovering from surgery
For the repose of Neonilla (Orthodox); Archpriest Lawrence Girard; Robert (Bronco) Zegarac (Orthodox, Melanie McDonald’s uncle), and Hope Danish Wisloski (Orthodox, Julie Maldonado’s Grandmother).
If you have prayer requests you would like announced, please
e-mail frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com
Sunday School:
No Sunday School
this Sunday
Schedule of Services
in the Coming week:
|
Saturday, February 11th |
5:00 p.m. Reader’s Vespers. |
|
Sunday, February 12th |
9:00 a.m. Sunday School 9:40 a.m. Hours 10:00 a.m. Typika |
The Schedule of Services for February 2012 through the end of Lent:
http://www.saintjonah.org/lent2012.htm
The Schedule of Services for Holy Week 2012:
http://www.saintjonah.org/holyweek2012.htm
You can also see our online parish calendar of events and services here:
http://www.saintjonah.org/calendar/Calendar_St._Jonah/Parish_calendar.html
Fasting in the Coming
week:
The week of February 5th through February 12th is fast
free.
Recommended Reading
for the week:
A Review of The Crazy Side of Orthodoxy, Author: Charles Shingledecker. Publisher: Regina Orthodox Press, 2011. Reviewed by Patrick Barnes:
http://orthodoxinfo.com/phronema/review-of-the-crazy-side-of-orthodoxy.aspx
Recommended Listening
for the week:
You can listen argument for the absolute necessity of God’s existence by R. C. Sproul here:
http://www.ligonier.org/rym/broadcasts/audio/defending-faith-sproul/
Miscellaneous Items
of Interest:
Prayers before and after meals, for laymen:
http://www.saintjonah.org/services/meal.htm
You can read Fr. John Whiteford’s suggested approach to reading the entire Bible here:
http://fatherjohn.blogspot.com/2009/01/simple-approach-to-reading-entire-bible.html
You can read this article on how we should conduct ourselves in Church here:
http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/praxis/beautyofthyhouse.aspx
You can read the rule of St. Pachomius here:
http://www.saintjonah.org/services/stpachomius.htm
You can download a program that you provide you with the Scripture readings of the day, and the lives of the saints of the day here:
http://saintjohnwonderworker.org/menologion.htm
You can also listen to a podcast Orthodox Bible Study series
which is conducted by Presbytera Eugenia Constantinou (who is an Orthodox Bible
scholar, in addition to being a priest's wife) by going to this page:
http://ancientfaith.com/podcasts/searchthescriptures
You can read about upcoming events at other parishes in the Houston area on
this yahoo group:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orthodox-houston-events/
If you join it, you will get updates mailed directly to you.
Click here for a very nice online Church Calendar with detailed fasting rubrics
St. Jonah Orthodox Church
2910 Spring Cypress Rd,
Spring, TX 77388
www.saintjonah.org
281-467-0264