St. Joseph Announcements
METROPOLITAN SABA will visit St Joseph:
Friday, January 30 - Orthros (8:30AM) and Divine Liturgy (10AM) for Three Hierarchs
PARISH COUNCIL: At Sunday’s annual meeting, Petros Markantonis and Graham Valenta were elected to 3-year terms. Fr Joseph has appointed Joel Seybert, James Anno, and Megan Parks to 1-year terms. Your prayers.
SOUPER EVENT 2026: Calling all Soup Makers and Tasters to our annual Soup Event!
On Sunday, February 8, St Joseph parishioners will once again offer delicious bowls of soup, stews, and chili (along with bread and drinks) during coffee hour. Everyone is invited to participate by signing up to bring your favorite soup and by purchasing tickets. This event is all you can eat and has become a fun parish tradition - including a contest for "Best Soup" with prizes! Sign up with the link in the weekly Eblast.
Discounted Tickets will be sold February 1: Adults & Teens - $15; Youth (ages 5-12) - $8; Children (4 & under) - free.
Accepted forms of payment: Cash, Checks, Cards, and PayPal
Online Discounted Tickets - see link in eblast
** Bonus: Teen Soyo will also have a bake sale that day. Bring cash to support their endeavors!
WEDNESDAYS AT 6PM: Akathist, immediately followed by “Ask Abouna” for Inquirers and Catechumens (no meal). The Akathist is open to all; “Ask Abouna” (Q&A) is for Catechumens and Inquirers. We’re usually done by 7:15PM.
FOOD PANTRY: Please bring bags of peanut butter, pasta (mac n cheese, spaghetti noodles), canned tomatoes, jelly, canned corn, boxed cereals, and hygiene products to the Hall during office hours or around service times. Donations may be left in the bins across from the Secretary’s office.
EL TONTO POR CHRISTO: Tickets available for Pre-sale now! El Tonto Por Cristo, an art-house spiritual drama directed by Josh David Jordan, will premiere in Houston on Sunday, March 22. Follow a community of Texas coast monastics as one monk embraces the life of a holy fool in this first-of-its-kind English-language Orthodox narrative feature. Purchase tickets in the fellowship hall today! The movie will be shown at Showbiz-Fall Creek, 4811 Canyon Lakes Trace Dr, Humble, TX 77396.
BISHOP THOMAS - Visiting February 15
LENTEN RETREAT - MARCH 7 with Fr Josiah Trenham
Churchmanship - Learning to be a Faithful Parishioner
Registration info coming soon!
PROSPHORA VOLUNTEERS: Thanks to all who have been signing up! Please consider signing up. The link is in the member’s section.
2026 MEMBERSHIP FORMS are available in the hall or online 
. A new form must be on file each year for members to be in good standing. Our General Fund, which pays the operating expenses of the parish, does not receive money from the archdiocese, festivals, dances, or galas. The members of St. Joseph Church are the sole source of parish income. Occasional fundraising events are for non-budgeted items, building projects, or special ministries. The work and ministry of St. Joseph Church is made possible by tithing and pledging members. May God bless your generosity!
BURIAL: St. Joseph is one of the contributing parishes making possible an Orthodox Cemetery in Houston; we have a section reserved for Orthodox Christians at Forest Park, Westheimer. Please help sustain this ministry by making your arrangements in advance; see Fr. Joseph for information. May God rest the souls of our faithful departed – and grant you and yours long life!
KROGER: If you have a rewards card with Kroger, please add St. Joseph's to your rewards program through the online community rewards! This can only be done at www.krogercommunityrewards.com. Thank you!
DEADLINES: The deadline for Monday’s eblast (other than Sunday pics) is Noon on Friday. The deadline for Sunday's bulletin is Noon on Monday.
HEALTH & WELLBEING: To better know about the people on our parish prayer list, Fr Joseph has assigned a Prayer List Coordinator, Susan Barry, to keep track of parishioners requests and keep the list up to date. To add a name, please email the Parish office and include your name and number.
Please pray for:
With Child: Leslie Guzman (7/11), Jennifer Turcios (5/22), Rebecca Murthy (4/19), Mary Judah LeBlanc (4/19), Alyssa Sanchez (3/28), Daria Pino (3/16), Danielle Morgan (1/23)
Health & Wellbeing: Shelby & Mike Butts, Bob & Gayle Born, Georgia Gerkey, Jennifer Myres, Olivia Hinkle, Zechariah Hall, Don Ghiz, Gerry Smit, Natalia Randel, Tim Bartel, Reagan McGovern, Chuck Lickteig, Kathy Bassila, Rondelu Robinson, David Trippon, Gloria Squires
Supported Ministries: The Saint Constantine School/College, Fellowship of St Moses the Black, East Spring Branch Food Pantry, Monastery of the Life-Giving Trinity, Holy Archangels Monastery, St Paraskevi Monastery, Orthodox Christian Mission Center/the MacDonalds in Albania, FOCUS/The Nest
Catechumens: Eric, Jordan, Ruth & Daniel Freeman; James Beck, Shervin Tavakoli, James Barry, Mina Kai, Darius Dempsey, Samuel, Helen & Jackson Bigby, George Chansomphou, Erik Rios, Van-Michael Graves, Javier Perez, Stewart Skinner, Trent Newton, Ryan O'Byrne, Ethan Perry, Samuel Robinson, Bell Doan & Aria Robinson, Dulce Landin, Jonathan Hernandez, Rodrigo Pereira, Alan Arce, Cody Gil, Juan Navarro, Sterling McCrevey, Alyssa Sanchez, Jamie Porier, Matthew Castillo, John Paul Carlson, Vincent Maradiaga, William Villena, Collin Chen, Matthew, Leslie, Renata & Luka Guzman, Andres Blanco, Brian Wood, Christine Stevenson, Zoe Hughes, Emma Smith, Sharon Padilla, Alexy Umanzor; Daniel McGovern, Stacy Hanson, Freyja & Reagan McGovern; David Messenger, Christian Groff, Justin Smith, Larry Delarosa Sr, Steven Salinas & Mirian Serrano, Alex Shevchenko, Katie Hire, Anthony Walker
Newly Illumined: Lea Elizabeth Malak, Keller John Deal, Andrew Donahue, Christopher Nektarios Jenkins, Mason James Keller, AJ Aaron Knapp; Jade Ephrem, Gloria Praxedes & Yves Ignatius Crouch; Tif Luke & Evelyn Anastasia, Jason Dean, Elizabeth Tirmizi; AnnaSophia Crabtree, Stephen & Matthias White
Departed: Ray Basil Connell (1/19), Issa Baba (1/12), Matei Cozma (1/6), Archimandrite Daniel Keller (1/5), Ginger Hinkle (12/27), Nancy Anastasia Pcsolyar (Kathy Bassila's sister, 12/23), John Evans (12/19), Bernard Joseph Lickteig (Chuck's father, 12/18), Sister Theophano (Geronda Dositheos’ mother, 12/16)
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