St. Jonah Orthodox Church

The New e-Bulletin is now posted: https://saintjonah.org/e-bulletin/sunday-e-bulletin-november-17th-2024/

Our next Bible Study will be held tonight (Tuesday, November 12th) at 7:00 p.m. We will be studying the Epistle to the Romans, Chapters 7 and 8, beginning with Romans 7:8. To catch up on past sessions, click here. This Bible Study will be held only via Google Meets:
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/icf-tpoi-xgh
Or dial: (US) +1 413-438-3824 PIN: 149 520 741 #

Call for Prayers for the Soul of the Newly-Reposed Archbishop Peter of Chicago and Mid-America. | Призыв к молитве о душе новопреставленного Архиепископа Чикагского и Среднe-Американского Петра.

All clergy and faithful are implored to pray for the soul of the newly-reposed hierarch. | Всё духовенство и все верные призываются к молитве о душе новопреставленного архиерея Петра.

Полный отчет | Full report | Rapport complet: https://orthodox-europe.org/content/repose-of-archbishop-peter-of-chicago/

Our next Bible Study will be held on Tuesday, November 5th at 7:00 p.m. We will be studying the Epistle to the Romans, Chapters 6 and 7, beginning with Romans 6:10. This Bible Study will be held only via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/isx-oksh-yie
Or dial: (US) +1 402-867-1237 PIN: 757 697 785 #

The New e-Bulletin is now posted: https://saintjonah.org/e-bulletin/sunday-e-bulletin-november-3rd-2024/

Our next Bible Study will be held Tonight (Wednesday, October 30th) at 7:00 p.m. We will be studying the Epistle to the Romans, Chapters 5 and 6, beginning with Romans 5:15. Here is the Login information:
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/ask-qusc-izpOr dial: (US) +1 415-604-0403 PIN: 355 328 289 #

The New e-Bulletin is now posted: https://saintjonah.org/e-bulletin/sunday-e-bulletin-october-27th-2024/

Our next Bible Study will be held Tonight (Tuesday, October 15th) at 7:00 p.m. We will be studying the Epistle to the Romans, Chapters 3 and 4, beginning with Romans 3:21. This Bible Study will be held only via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/thj-dbmb-cyiOr dial: (US) +1 865-630-2893 PIN: 784 711 835 #

The New e-Bulletin is now posted: https://saintjonah.org/e-bulletin/sunday-e-bulletin-october-13th-2024/

Our next Bible Study will be held tonight (Thursday, October 10th) at 7:00 p.m. We will be studying the Epistle to the Romans, Chapters 3 and 4, beginning with Romans 3:1. This Bible Study will be held only via Google Meets:
https://meet.google.com/yzs-ocfm-zeu
Or dial: (US) +1 651-571-1312 PIN: 600 754 163 #

The New e-Bulletin is now posted: https://saintjonah.org/e-bulletin/sunday-e-bulletin-october-6th-2024/

Our next Bible Study will be held Tonight (Tuesday, September 24th) at 7:00 p.m. We will be studying the Epistle to the Romans, Chapters 2 and 3, beginning with Romans 2:1. This Bible Study will be held only via Google Meets:
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/nkt-pkco-hbf
Or dial: (US) +1 708-762-8705 PIN: 927 603 461 #

Hello Folks,

Our next Bible Study will be held on Tuesday, September 17th at 7:00 p.m. We will be studying the Epistle to the Romans, Chapters 1 and 2, beginning with Romans 1:1. For those appearing in person, we will have Small Compline at 6:15 p.m., followed by Refreshments. For those appearing via Google Meets, here is the login information:

Bible Study
Tuesday, September 17 · 7:00 – 8:00pm
Time zone: America/Chicago
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/ctz-bhwu-xsf
Or dial: (US) +1 518-759-2412 PIN: 393 526 761 #

The New e-Bulletin is now posted: https://saintjonah.org/e-bulletin/sunday-e-bulletin-september-15th-2024/

Archbishop Elpidophoros is not an Orthodox bishop

From the speech of Archpriest Sasha Petrovich from the Serbian Orthodox Church (St. Nicholas Church in Omaha, Nebraska, USA) at a conference in defense of Orthodoxy and the UOC in Sofia:

"During his six years of leadership of the Greek Archdiocese of the USA, Archbishop Elpidophoros has taken many steps and made various statements that stand in sharp contrast to the teaching of the Orthodox Church, based on Holy Scripture and Holy Tradition, as well as formulated at the Ecumenical Councils and in the works of the Holy Fathers."

In his presentation, the priest presented evidence that the head of the Greek Archdiocese publicly and openly advocates the legalization of abortion, supports sodomy and tramples on all moral Christian principles, praises Freemasonry, and openly professes the heresy of perennialism (the teaching that all religions possess the fullness of truth, which leads them to God, only by different paths).

In particular, the hierarch wrote a speech that was read at the opening of the largest Hindu temple in America, which stated: "This Hindu temple is a holy place. I send you my congratulations and blessings for the success and prosperity of this sacred cause."

Moreover, Archbishop Elpidophoros allowed the priests of his archdiocese to administer communion to the heterodox spouses of Orthodox parishioners, and during the “pandemic” he became an ardent agitator for unprecedented changes in the method of communion (such “preventive and sanitary measures” were introduced that were not required even for medical workers).

The hierarch also crossed many red lines in communicating with non-Orthodox, performing joint prayer not only with Catholics (for example, the archbishop served a joint prayer service with the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in March 2024), but also with non-Christians in general.

At the end of his speech, Father Sasha Petrovich concluded that: “Archbishop Elpidophoros is not an Orthodox bishop and that he is leading his entire archdiocese to spiritual destruction.”