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.
BAPTISMAL ROBE SEWING DAY: Calling all women! Kelsey Moore and Shamassy Abigail will be leading a sewing day to add to our baptism robe collection. All levels of sewing skill - or lack there of - are needed! If you have them please bring: iron and ironing board, fabric scissors, rotary cutter and mat, sewing machine, and/or serger. We will provide fabric, thread, and bias tape. Many hands make light work so please grab a sack lunch, and join us in the parish hall for a day of sewing and fellowship! Saturday, February 28, starting at 9:30 AM.
EL TONTO POR CHRISTO: Tickets available for Pre-sale now! El Tonto Por Cristo, an art house spiritual drama directed by Josh David Jordan, will premiere in Houston on Sunday, March 22. "Follow a community of Texas coast monastics as one monk embraces the life of a holy fool in this first-of-its-kind English language Orthodox narrative feature. Purchase tickets in the fellowship hall today!" The movie will be shown at Showbiz-Fall Creek, 4811 Canyon Lakes Trace Dr, Humble, TX 77396.
CHEESEFARE (last day for fish, eggs, and dairy) - February 22
GREAT FAST / LENT begins Monday, February 23
LENTEN RETREAT - MARCH 7 with Fr Josiah Trenham
Churchmanship - Learning to be a Faithful Parishioner -
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ORTHODOX TOURS: “We invite you to join us on an Orthodox pilgrimage to Italy (May 12–23), which will culminate with the Divine Liturgy in Bari on the very feast of the Translation of the Relics of St Nicholas the Wonderworker from Myra in Lycia to Bari.
Another opportunity to 'visit with St Nicholas' is offered through a pilgrimage to Turkey (September 14–26, 2026). During this journey, we will visit Myra in Lycia, the site of the saint’s episcopal ministry and the setting of many of his miracles.
Both pilgrimages are offered through Orthodox Tours, an educational ministry that for over 25 years has provided travel experiences lovingly tailored for Orthodox Christians and for all those interested in Church history and holy places.” See eblast for more info.
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: Tosobua Williams (9/12), Leslie Guzman (7/11), Jennifer Turcios (5/22), Rebecca Murthy (4/19), Mary Judah LeBlanc (4/19), Alyssa Sanchez (3/28), Daria Pino (3/16)
Health & Wellbeing: Shelby & Mike Butts, Bob & Gayle Born, Georgia Gerkey, Jennifer Myres, Olivia Hinkle, Zechariah Hall, Don Ghiz, Gerry Smit, Natalia Randel, Tim Bartel, Reagan McGovern, Chuck Lickteig, Rondelu Robinson, Rachel Beard, David Trippon, Gloria Squires, Christi Pramudji-Dawe, Steven White & David Messenger, Margaret Vranesevich, Matt Mines
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: 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 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: Dimitrios Amelyan, Lea Elizabeth Malak
Departed: Richard Klein (Christi Dawe’s father, 1/27), Shelly Mediano (David Messenger & Steven White’s mother, 1/23), Ray Basil Connell (1/19), Issa Baba (1/12), Matei Cozma (1/6), Archimandrite Daniel Keller (1/5)
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