St. Joseph Announcements
MONDAY: We will celebrate Liturgy for the Elevation of the Holy Cross at 7AM.
WEDNESDAY FAMILY NIGHT
Vespers at 6PM / food / Christian Ed for all ages. We end promptly at 8PM. Family Night is required for Catechumens and Inquirers.
- 2-3ish years: SOYO and helpers will watch over our littlest members during Christian Ed
- Ages 3-6: Helen Huneycutt and helpers will teach the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd: a Montessori approach to Orthodox spiritual formation for early childhood
- Ages 7-10: Sal and SOYO helpers will be playing games, memorizing Scripture, and reading an Orthodox children’s book w/ our elementary students.
LEARN TO CHANT -- BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 16: You’re invited to prayerfully consider learning the discipline of reading and chanting the divine services. In addition to the fundamentals of Byzantine chant, training will be offered (during Family Nights - beginning 9/16) on the structure of services, as well as the reading of the epistle, psalms, hours, and post communion prayers. No previous musical experience required. Contact Reader Peter.
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. Take it home, 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!
FOOD PANTRY: Please bring bags of non-perishable food products to the Hall during office hours or around service times. Donation bins are across from the Secretary’s office.
ST THEKLA BENEFIT CONCERT - LIFE IN 3D: Help St Thekla Mission buy land and build a church. September 19, 7-9PM at Grace Presbyterian Church, 10221 Ella Lee Ln, Houston, TX 77042. Purchase tickets online.
FEASTS OF ST SILOUAN AND ST THEKLA: Our daughter parishes, St Silouan/College Station and St Thekla/Richmond will be celebrating their patronal feast days. All are invited.
St Silouan (4544 Gloria Allen Drive, College Station 77845)
- Wednesday, September 23rd ~ Vigil at 5PM (Great Vespers, Orthros, and Liturgy, ~3 hours). A festal meal will follow.
St Thekla (2201 Thompson Rd #104, Richmond 77469)
- Wednesday, September 23rd ~ Great Vespers at 6:30 PM
- Thursday, September 24rd ~ Orthros/Divine Liturgy at 9:30 AM/10:30 AM
NEXT SPANISH LITURGY: Saturday, September 26 at 9AM.
FOCUS: Join our ministry partner FOCUS Houston for their Love in Action Benefit Dinner, September 26, for an evening celebrating the mothers, children, volunteers, and supporters who make this community of care possible. Tickets available for purchase now: www.focushouston.org/loveinaction
THE SMALL BIZ BAZAAR - Saturday & Sunday, November 14 & 15! If you own a business, run a crafty side hustle, or have info to share about local organizations, apply now for a booth and share your talents with our community this Fall. Booths are free for members of St Joseph!
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: Lauren Barron (4/3), Sarah Peña (3/8), Heidi Jepson (12/11), Bell Robinson (12/9), Tosobua Williams (9/12)
Health & Wellbeing: Bob & Gayle Born, Georgia Gerkey, Olivia Hinkle, Don Ghiz, Gerry Smit, Natalia Randel, Brian Wood, Liza Simon, Ron Dunbar, Nouhad Bassila, Steven White, Christi Pramudji Dawe, Martha Kinn, Timothy Swaty, Mihai Maxim, Nina Tveritnova, Kenneth Naff, Maren Jensen, Sharon & 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, Orthodox Christian Mission Center/the MacDonalds in Albania, FOCUS/The Nest
Military: Noah & Adrian Messina, Julian & Arianna Garcia, Jacob Young
Catechumens: 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
Newly Illumined: Samuel, Bell Mary & Aria Barbara Robinson; Julian Zuniga, Juan John Navarro, Andrea Gertrude Baez, Ethan Gabriel Perry, Jamie Athanasius Porier, Larry Moses Delarosa Sr, Justin Smith, Agnes Murthy
Departed: Edgar Jensen (Maren’s father, 9/8), Jeneya Dennard (9/7), John Romanos Phares (9/3), Alexandru Maxim (Oana’s uncle, 8/20), Brandon Bethancourt (8/9), Ruth Swaty (8/4)
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