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Contact Info:
St. Joseph Orthodox Church
10644 Hammerly Blvd, Houston, TX 77043
Phone: (713) 973-7001  FAX: (713) 973-7006

 

 

The Very Rev. Fr. Matthew B. MacKay

PERSONAL:

  • Born: November 18, 1955, Hollywood, CA.

  • Married Lynn Marie Shiple, December 30, 1981, St. Jude Episcopal Church Marietta, GA.

  • Children: Patrick & Sean

  • *Ordained and ministered in the Episcopal Church for seven years; converted to Orthodoxy in February 1993.

ORDAINED:

  • Deacon,  April 1994, Bishop ANTOUN, St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, San Francisco, CA.

  • Priest,  July 1994, Bishop BASIL, Midwest Parish Life Conference, St. George Orthodox Church, Cicero, IL. sponsoring.

  • Archpriest, November 2004

EDUCATION:

  • St. Stephen’s House of Study, Antiochian Village, certificate, 1994

  • University of the South,  Sewanee, TN. M. Div. 1986

  • The Citadel,  Charleston, SC. B.S. Education & Biology 1979

  • Wheeler High School,
    Marietta, GA. Graduate 1974

 EXPERIENCE:

-Ministry-

  • St Joseph Orthodox Church, Houston, TX.  Founding Pastor, 1994 to present

  • Dean, East Texas, Diocese of Wichita and Mid America, November 2004 to present

  • St. Silouan Orthodox Mission, College Station, TX.  Founding Priest-in-charge, 2001 to present

  • St. Luke’s Hospital Chaplain, (C. P. E. site), Milwaukee, WS. 1993-1994

  • Naval Military Chaplain, Norfolk, VA. USS John F. Kennedy, 1992-1993

  • Iwakuni, Japan. USMC Air Base Chapel, 1989-1992

  • St. Michael’s by the Sea Episcopal Church, Carlsbad, CA. Assistant, 1986-1989

 -Secular-

  • USMC, Camp Pendleton, CA. 1st Lt., Artillery, 1979-1983


Contact Info:
St. Joseph Orthodox Church
10644 Hammerly Blvd, Houston, TX 77043
Phone: (713) 973-7001  FAX: (713) 973-7006

 

 

The Rev. Fr. James Early, Assistant Pastor PERSONAL:

  • Born: March 8, 1968, Bethesda, Maryland.
  • Married: Jennifer Lee Tuckett, September 29, 1990
  • Children: Audrey, Courtney, Elizabeth, Christine
EDUCATION:
  • Diploma, Sam Rayburn High School, Pasadena, Texas, 1986

  • Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 1990

  • Master of Divinity, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1996

  • Diploma in Orthodox Theological Studies, St. Stephen’s Course, 2005

EXPERIENCE:

-Ministry-

  • Foreign Missionary, International Mission Board (Southern Baptist Convention), 1996-2001.  (Ordained as a Southern Baptist minister at Forest Cove Baptist Church, 1998.) 

  • Received into the Orthodox Church, April 2002

  • Deacon, St. Joseph Orthodox Church, August 2004–February 2006

  • Priest, St. Joseph, February 2006 – present

 -Secular-

  • Instructional Specialist, Data Disaggregation, Pasadena (Texas) Independent School District, 2006 – Present

  • Math Teacher, J. Frank Dobie High School, 2002-2006

  • Math Teacher, Thompson Intermediate School, 2001-2002

  • Missionary, International Mission Board (SBC), 1996-2001

  • Teacher, Grace Preparatory Academy, Arlington, TX, 1993-1996

  • Electrical Engineer, International Paper Co., Georgetown, SC, 1991-1992

Contact Info:
St. Joseph Orthodox Church
10644 Hammerly Blvd, Houston, TX 77043
Phone: (713) 973-7001  FAX: (713) 973-7006

 

Deacon Meletios Marx

PERSONAL: 

  • Born: January 25, 1969

  • Married Kristi McKey, June 12, 1993, Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Houston, TX

  • Children: Noah

ORDAINED: 

  • Deacon, November 19, 2006, Bishop Basil, St. George Orthodox Church, Houston, TX

  • Subdeacon, November 14, 2004, Bishop Basil, St. Joseph Orthodox Church, Houston, TX

  • Reader, November 13, 2004, Bishop Basil, St. Joseph Orthodox Church, Houston, TX

 EDUCATION:

  • St. Stephen’s House of Studies, Antiochian Village, certificate, 2005

  • Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX.  B.S. in Rehabilitation 1992

  • Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, Houston, TX.  Graduated in 1987

EXPERIENCE: 

            -Ministry-

  • Deacon, St. Joseph Orthodox Church, November 2006-present

  • Sunday School Director, St. Joseph Orthodox Church, August 2004-present

 -Secular-

  • Orientation and Mobility Specialist, Houston ISD 1992-present

 

The above photos are courtesy of Doug Burns of www.dnbproductions.com

 


Father Matthew, Father James, and Deacon Marx are under the direction of His Grace, Bishop BASIL (Essey) of Wichita, Kansas who is under the Leadership of Metropolitan PHILIP (Saliba) of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America.

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