St. Joseph Announcements
“WEEK OF LITURGIES” – AXIOS! Father Timothy will celebrate his week of liturgies at St Joseph on 9/7, 9/8, 9/10, 9/11, 9/14 at 7AM. Your prayers!
FOOD PANTRY: Please bring bags of non-perishable food products to the Hall during office hours or around service times. Donation bins are across from the Secretary’s office.
FAMILY NIGHT BEGINS THIS WEDNESDAY: Vespers at 6PM / food / Christian Ed for all ages. We end promptly at 8PM.
- 2-3ish years: SOYO and helpers will watch over our littlest members during Christian Ed
- Ages 3-6: Helen Huneycutt and helpers will teach the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd: a Montessori approach to Orthodox spiritual formation for early childhood
- Ages 7-10: Sal and SOYO helpers will be playing games, memorizing Scripture, and reading an Orthodox children’s book w/ our elementary students.
HOWDY COLLEGE STUDENTS / PARENTS! The Antiochian Women of St. Joseph have an outreach ministry to keep in touch with St Joseph college students throughout the school year. We like to send greetings during the semester to let the students know that we are keeping them in our thoughts and prayers as they attend schools of higher education and
work on their degrees. We also send venmo/zelle gifts a few times a year to encourage them, especially as they study for finals.
We are in the process of gathering names for our 2026-2027 list. If you/your child would like to be included, please send the following information to Kh Elizabeth Huneycutt: Name, date of birth, school attending, email address, snail mail address, cell phone number. Please indicate if they have a Venmo or Zelle account. If you/your child would rather not be a recipient, but would like to be remembered on our prayer list, please note that. Please send all information by Tuesday, September 8. Many thanks!
ALTAR TRAINING – THIS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 AT 9:30AM. Orthodox men aged 8 and up are welcomed; lunch provided. Only those present will be scheduled. Please contact Subdeacon Basil with questions or concerns.
ATTENTION, LADIES OF SAINT JOSEPH! Join the Sisterhood of St Joseph on September 12 at 2PM in the Hall for a Tea Party and Women’s Clothing Swap! Come dressed to impress and don’t forget to wear your favorite hat or fascinator! Bring along a tasty nibble to share, and gently used clothing, shoes, and accessories that you’re ready to pass along. Enjoy afternoon tea, fellowship, fun, and finding something new-to-you! Any clothing items left over will be donated to a local charity. We can’t wait to see you there!
ST THEKLA BENEFIT CONCERT - LIFE IN 3D: Help St Thekla Mission buy land and build a church. September 19, 7-9PM at Grace Presbyterian Church, 10221 Ella Lee Ln, Houston, TX 77042. Purchase tickets online.
NEXT SPANISH LITURGY: Saturday, September 26 at 9AM.
FOCUS: Join our ministry partner FOCUS Houston for their Love in Action Benefit Dinner, September 26, for an evening celebrating the mothers, children, volunteers, and supporters who make this community of care possible. Tickets available for purchase now: www.focushouston.org/loveinaction
THE SMALL BIZ BAZAAR - Saturday & Sunday, November 14 & 15! If you own a business, run a crafty side hustle, or have info to share about local organizations, apply now for a booth and share your talents with our community this Fall. Booths are free for members of St Joseph!
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: Lauren Barron (4/3), Sarah Peña (3/8), Heidi Jepson (12/11), Bell Robinson (12/9), Tosobua Williams (9/12), Sharon Padilla (8/29)
Health & Wellbeing: Bob & Gayle Born, Georgia Gerkey, Olivia Hinkle, Don Ghiz, Gerry Smit, Natalia Randel, Brian Wood, Liza Simon, Ron Dunbar, Nouhad Bassila, Steven White, Christi Pramudji Dawe, Martha Kinn, Timothy Swaty, Mihai Maxim, Nina Tveritnova, Kenneth Naff
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
Military: Noah & Adrian Messina, Julian & Arianna Garcia, Jacob Young
Traveling (return date): Kate Baumbach (Ecuador, 9/6)
Catechumens: Preston Brown, Kyle Green, Ruby Villarreal, Ian, Melissa, Evangeline & Emmeline Boyle, Divine Odeh, Nanette, Brian, Madison, Margot, Reese & Shep Womac, Heidi & Wesley Jepson; Zack Arts, Bryan Bharath, Blake & Cree Boyer, Julian Deleon, Caitlin Frias, Tammara Magee; Ahmed, Kaitlyn & Eirik Malik, Joshua Mata, Benjamin Parker; Jon, Jensy, Penelope & Juliette Santos, Marcos Soto, Logan Tanner, Kiefer Teague; Matthias, Kelsey, Scarlett & Silas Tinnin, Brian Wondra, Toni Marie Chavez; Jose, Liliana, Sebastian, Lucia & Thiago Vazquez; Preston, Lauren, Murphy & Virginia Wahl; Dylan Glazener, Dylan Dunkelberger, Luis Valdez, Lorenzo Velasquez, Allen Cooper, Nina Fierro, Emmanuel Lopez, Griselda Hernandez, Zachary & Mira Boon, Katja Rudyk, Justin Kulhanek, Kolbe Donovan, Angel Ramos, Andres & Zeida Estrada, Cash Harris, Amaury & Giselle Burgos, Ryan Atlee, Gwyneth Atlee, Stephanie Fisher, Brent Burdett, David Ringe, Andrew Hartzog, Moises & Vanessa Perez, Jake, Leah & Prudence Almarez, Alex & Lila Dehoyos, Erica Garcia, Daniel Pop, Angie Reyes, Sam Raiffeisen, Jose Jimenez, Brandon Guajardo, James Beck, Shervin Tavakoli, James Barry, Mina Kai, Darius Dempsey, Samuel, Helen & Jackson Bigby, George Chansomphou, Erik Rios, Van-Michael Graves, Javier Perez, Dulce Landin, Jonathan Hernandez, Alan Arce, Cody Gil, John Paul Carlson, Collin Chen, Christian Groff, Katie Hire
Newly Illumined: Samuel, Bell Mary & Aria Barbara, Robinson; Julian Zuniga, Juan John Navarro, Andrea Gertrude Baez, Ethan Gabriel Perry, Jamie Athanasius Porier, Larry Moses Delarosa Sr, Justin Smith, Agnes Murthy
Departed: Alexandru Maxim (Oana’s uncle, 8/20), Brandon Bethancourt (8/9), Ruth Swaty (8/4), Mary Adelene Abercia (8/3), Deacon Barsoum Barsoum (7/31), Kh Christina Tassos (7/30), Mary Myers (Christi Dawe’s aunt, 7/30)
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