St. Joseph Announcements
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.
The Miraculous Icon of St Anna RETURNS TO ST JOSEPH! Archimandrite Sergius, the abbot of St Tikhon’s monastery, will speak at St Joseph on Saturday, August 29, on “Acquiring the Mind of Christ.” He will be accompanied by the wonderworking icon of St Anna. Mark your calendars – more details to come!
The Miraculous Icon of St Anna (the mother of the Theotokos and grandmother of Christ) is a wonderworking icon currently enshrined at St Tikhon’s Monastery in South Canaan, Pennsylvania. It is globally renowned for spontaneously streaming fragrant myrrh and acting as a powerful source of healing, particularly for couples struggling with infertility.
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.
SOYO First Saturday, August 1 2-5PM: Food, fun, fellowship, and Christian Education - what more could you want? Sign up in eblast.
FIRST SPANISH LITURGY: Saturday, August 1 at 9AM!
DORMITION FAST, AUGUST 1-14: During this Fast, we observe the traditional fasting discipline (no meat, poultry, fish, milk, cheese, eggs, wine, and olive oil) Monday through Friday with katalysis for wine and olive oil on Saturday and Sunday, and for fish, wine, and olive oil on the great feast of the Transfiguration on Thursday, August 6. (Transfiguration Liturgy will be served, by anticipation, on Wednesday, August 5th at 6PM.) The Paraklesis service (salutations to the Theotokos) will be offered on Wednesday, August 12th at 6PM. Lamentations at the Tomb of the Theotokos will be served on Friday, August 14th at 6PM.
BLESSING OF GRAPES: We will bless First Fruits at the end of (6PM) Liturgy on Wednesday, August 5, in anticipation of the Great Feast of the Transfiguration.
LAMENTATIONS: We will serve the Lamentations at the Bier of the Most Holy Theotokos on the eve of the Dormition Feast, Friday – August 14.
SOYO Post-Dormition Liturgy Pool Party - August 15, Noon-3PM: Come attend the Divine Liturgy for the Dormition of the Mother of God at 9AM at St. Joseph then carpool to the Vanderkolk’s for an afternoon of fun and feasting foods (please wear “Camp St. Raphael appropriate” swimwear). Sign up in the eblast!
THE SMALL BIZ BAZAAR will be held on 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!
THE NARTHEX - Shhh! Once you enter the temple, from the outside door, be quiet! There are people reverencing icons, lighting candles, going through struggles, praying for healing and their departed loved ones. It is not a place to visit and socialize.
ALTAR TRAINING – SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 AT 9:30AM. Men aged 8 and up are welcomed; lunch provided. Only those present will be scheduled. Please contact Subdeacon Basil with questions or concerns.
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: Bell Robinson (12/9), Tosobua Williams (9/12), Sharon Padilla (8/20)
Health & Wellbeing: Bob & Gayle Born, Georgia Gerkey, Jennifer Myres, Olivia Hinkle, Don Ghiz, Gerry Smit, Natalia Randel, Margaret Vranesevich, Brian Wood, Liza Simon, Ron Dunbar, Claudia Baumbach, Chrysa Bova, Nouhad Bassila, Ted Stieglitz, Steven White, Chuck Lickteig
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): Lama DeVries (Syria, today), Nick & Patty Papas (8/1), Bell & Aria Robinson (8/5), Jeff & Rachel Beard (8/5)
Catechumens: Bryan Bharath, Blake Boyer & 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, Giselle Soto, Amaury Burgos, Ryan Atlee, Gwyneth Atlee, Stephanie Fisher, Brent Burdett, David Ringe, Andrew Hartzog, Moises Perez, Vanessa Perez, Jake & Leah Almarez, Alex & Lila Dehoyos, Erica Garcia, Julian Zuniga, Daniel Pop, Angie Reyes, Andrea Baez, 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, Stewart Skinner, Ethan Perry; Samuel, Bell & Aria Robinson; Dulce Landin, Jonathan Hernandez, Alan Arce, Cody Gil, Juan Navarro, Jamie Porier, John Paul Carlson, Collin Chen, Christian Groff, Justin Smith, Larry Delarosa Sr, Katie Hire
Newly Illumined: Vincent Maradiaga, Ryan Joseph O'Byrne, Sterling Paisios McCrevey, Trent Antipas Newton, Rodrigo Paul Pereira; Steven Stephen, Mirian Angelina, Joshua Joel & Liam Peter Salinas, William Villena & Alyssa Elesa Sanchez
Departed: Archpriest Andrew Eugenis (7/19), Kh Susan Eklund (7/18), Richard Stieglitz (Ted’s uncle, 7/4), Priest Alexander Haig (6/25)
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