St. Joseph Announcements
ABSENCE: Fr Joseph will be away through June 13. Your prayers.
THE APOSTLES FAST BEGINS TOMORROW: During this fast we abstain from meat and dairy during the entire fast. Fish, wine, and olive oil are permitted every day except for Wednesdays and Fridays. The fast ends on June 28 and the feast of the Apostles Peter and Paul is celebrated on June 29.
ATTENTION CATECHUMENS & INQUIRERS! Catechesis is now offered on Wednesdays at 6:30PM. With over 100 attending class, 8:30-9:30AM on Sundays, parking has become a challenge for the late liturgy crowd. Thank you for understanding. 😉
OF YOUR CHARITY, if you wish to help strangers that sometimes appear after Sunday’s service asking for monetary donations – donate to the Discretionary Fund. Additionally, if you are solicited, the appropriate reply is, “You'll need to speak with a priest.”
DEATH TO THE WORLD: Refreshments, Convo, and Compline on Sunday, June 14, 6:30-8PM.
DO YOU WANT TO BE A PRIEST? Register Now! Vocations Retreat is August 20-23, 2026. More info in eblast.
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. Donation bins are across from the Secretary’s office.
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), Leslie Guzman (7/11), Helen Bigby (7/4)
Health & Wellbeing: Bob & Gayle Born, Georgia Gerkey, Jennifer Myres, Olivia Hinkle, Don Ghiz, Gerry Smit, Natalia Randel, Margaret Vranesevich, Brian Wood, Liza Simon, Ashley Trlica, Ron Dunbar, Claudia Baumbach, Chrysa Bova, Nouhad Bassila, Melissa Brega, Kate Baumbach
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
Catechumens: Jose, Liliana, Sebastian, Lucia, Thiago Vazquez; Preston, Lauren, Murphy, Virginia Wahl; Dylan Glazener, Dylan Dunkelberger, Luis Valdez, Lorenzo Velasquez, Allen Cooper, Joshua Meza, Nina Fierro, Emmanuel Lopez, Lila Dehoyos, Griselda Hernandez, Zachary & Mira Boon, Katja Rudyk, Justin Kulhanek, Kolbe Donovan, Leah Almaraz, 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 Almarez, Alex Dehoyos, Erica Garcia, Julian Zuniga, Daniel Pop, Angie Reyes, Andrea Baez, Sam Raiffeisen, Jose Jimenez, Brandon Guajardo; 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, Bell & Aria Robinson; Dulce Landin, Jonathan Hernandez, Rodrigo Pereira, Alan Arce, Cody Gil, Juan Navarro, Sterling McCrevey, William Villena & Alyssa Sanchez, Jamie Porier, Matthew Castillo, John Paul Carlson, Vincent Maradiaga, Collin Chen, Christian Groff, Justin Smith, Larry Delarosa Sr, Steven Salinas & Mirian Serrano, Katie Hire
Newly Illumined: Joshua LeBlanc, Constantine Villena
Departed: Elizabeth Germany (5/31), Rosemary Pemper (Kate Baumbach's mother, 5/28), Warren John Farha (5/20), Joan Tabitha Rue (Melissa Brega’s mother, 5/16), Khouriya Carla Zell (5/14), Petros Papas (Nick's father, 5/1), Daniel McLellan (4/28)
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