St. Joseph Announcements
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.
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.
METROPOLITAN SABA will visit St Joseph:
Tuesday, January 20 at 7PM - Dinner with the Young Adults (YAM)
Friday, January 30 - Orthros (8:30AM) and Divine Liturgy (10AM) for Three Hierarchs
FOCUS HOUSTON: The Director of FOCUS/Houston will be visiting for coffee hour following the 10AM Liturgy on January 25. Please join Christine Nuñez in the Hall to hear a brief update about the work being done through our ministry partnership!
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), 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, Ray Connell, Olivia Hinkle, Helena Baumbach, Zechariah Hall, Don Ghiz, Gerry Smit, Natalia Randel, Amy Hunt, Tim Bartel, Reagan McGovern, Taylor Barron, Blayne Clark, Chuck Lickteig, Kathy Bassila, Rondelu Robinson, David Trippon
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: Keller John Deal, An drew 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; Daniel, Danielle, Octavia Elizabeth, Constantine, Bjorn John, Maximilian
Departed: 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), Nettie Barron (Taylor’s grandmother, 12/13), George Mims (12/10)
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