St. Joseph Announcements
2027 MEMBER FORM – Each year, beginning with Church New Year, we begin collecting the annual Member Form. Please find this year’s form at the candle stand or online 
. Take it, pray about it, give generously! St Joseph is a tithing parish. Your tithes, gifts, and offerings are needed to help us continue our mission and ministry. Glory to God for all things!
CHRISTMAS CARD! Return your 2027 Member Form by Sunday, November 29th to be included in our Parish Christmas Card!
CHURCH SCHOOL HARVEST FESTIVAL, NOVEMBER 8!
Children who are presently in church school will leave per normal protocol after communion. Their teachers and classmates will stay together as they venture through fun games and activities. Parents with toddlers through pre-church school aged children can enjoy our Toddler Town just for them. We ask that parents stay with their children in this area to supervise. We ask that only adults who have signed up to help with the festival travel through the festival events as the area can become very congested. Thank you!
Please have kids wear attire that will not cause heart break should it get torn or stained. This event is weather permitting.
FOOD PANTRY: Please bring peanut butter, pasta (mac n cheese, spaghetti noodles), canned tomatoes, jelly, canned corn, boxed cereals, and hygiene products during office hours or around service times. Donation bins are across from the Secretary’s office.
THE SMALL BIZ BAZAAR - Saturday & Sunday, November 14 & 15! Come and see what the talented people of
St. Joseph have to offer: food, crafts, services,
and more! View the flyer.
- Saturday: 10 AM-4 PM (with door prizes and church tour)
- Sunday: 9-10 AM and 11 AM-1:30 PM
THE NATIVITY FAST begins November 15 and is divided into two periods: (A) November 15 through December 19 when the traditional fasting discipline (no meat, poultry, eggs, dairy, fish, wine, olive oil) is observed on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, with katalysis for wine and olive oil (some also permit fish) on Tuesday and Thursday, and for fish, wine, and olive oil on Saturday and Sunday, and (B) the period of the Forefeast, December 20 through 24, when the traditional fasting discipline is observed Monday through Friday, with katalysis for wine and olive oil on Saturday and Sunday.
SAVE THE DATE – January 30, 2027! Invest in the Next Generation of Orthodox Christians! Join us for a special Orthodox Christian Fellowship gala at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral supporting college students and campus ministry at Texas A&M. Help sustain the campus missionary and sow seeds of faith in the lives of young adults. Attend, sponsor, or donate to help strengthen the next generation of Orthodox Christians
PROSPHORA VOLUNTEERS: Thanks to all who have been signing up! Please consider signing up. The link is in the member’s section.
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: Kh Abigail Rask (5/26), Rebecca Murthy (5/10), Lauren Barron (4/3), Sarah Peña (3/8), Heidi Jepson (12/11) Bell Robinson (12/9)
Health & Wellbeing: Bob & Gayle Born, Georgia Gerkey, Olivia Hinkle, Gerry Smit, Brian Wood, Liza Simon, Ron Dunbar, Nouhad Bassila, Steven White, Martha Kinn, Mihai Maxim, Nina Tveritnova, Kenneth Naff, Caitlin Frias, Christi Ghiz, Shane Jarvis, April & newborn
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, OCMC/the MacDonalds in Albania, FOCUS/The Nest
Military: Noah & Adrian Messina, Julian & Arianna Garcia, Jacob Young
Traveling (return date): George & Michele Motter (New Zealand, 11/10)
Catechumens: Carmen, Skyler & Aidan Stephens, Ludwin Romero, Sabrina Acuna, Paola Arias, Joshua & April Bick, Kyle Brandstater, Chance Dominguez, Ian & April Lewis, D'monte Macintosh, Christopher Martinn, Selah Nielsen, Brandan Taylor; Chase, Jewel & Constantine Wood, 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, Cameron Pacheco
Departed: Don Christopher Ghiz (10/19), Hieroschemamonk Silouan (10/12), Archpriest Athanasius Wilson (10/11), Elizabeth Jarvis (Shane’s mother, 10/4), Frank Glass (10/1)
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