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. Donation bins across from the Secretary’s office.
DOWAMA SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE: The application form for DOWAMA Scholarships for Graduating High School Seniors deadline is April 30. Scholarships available on the Archdiocese website. Links in eblast.
2026 PARISH LIFE CONFERENCE: JUNE 10-13, ST JOHN CHRYSOSTOM CHURCH, DENVER: This year’s PLC host is St John Chrysostom/Lakewood, CO. The key-note speaker is Presbytera Jeannie Constantinou, who will speak of the challenges of acquiring an Orthodox phronema in our quickly-growing parishes of today. Early bird registration ends April 24.
MOSES THE BLACK MOVIE, inspired by the life of St Moses the Black, is now available digitally. This film is more than entertainment. It brings to life the witness of repentance, transformation, and the saving power of the Gospel through the remarkable story of one of the Church’s great saints. By supporting this film, we help bring the lives of the Saints into the wider culture and encourage the creation of more projects that share the beauty and truth of the Christian faith with the world.
RETURN OF “DEATH TO THE WORLD” - Sunday, May 3, 6:30 - 8PM.
Gather, Eat, Convo, Compline. No children.
MONTHLY SATURDAY LITURGY (mostly) en español?
Fr. Meletios must bone up on his Spanish 😉; also gonna need a reader/chanter.
ST JOSEPH PLANTING ANOTHER MISSION?
I mean … we gotta! Fr. Joseph will be forming a committee 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: Tosobua Williams (9/12), Sharon Padilla (8/20), Leslie Guzman (7/11), Helen Bigby (7/4), Jennifer Turcios (5/22), Rebecca Murthy (4/19), Mary Judah LeBlanc (4/19)
Health & Wellbeing: Bob & Gayle Born, Georgia Gerkey, Jennifer Myres, Olivia Hinkle, Zechariah Hall, Don Ghiz, Gerry Smit, Natalia Randel, Gloria Squires, Margaret Vranesevich, Rebekah Roorda, Brian Wood, Marilyn Johnson, Liza Simon, Kh Elizabeth Huneycutt, Ashley Trlica, Ron Dunbar, Sarah Fraps, Claudia 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
Traveling (return): Nina Tveritinova/Ukraine (4/16)
Catechumens: Karina Cole, Dylan Schlegel-Smith, 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 Robinson, Bell Doan & 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: Joseph Ortiz, Zoe Alexandra Hughes, Emma Photini Smith; Daniel, Stacy Elizabeth, Freyja Nina & Reagan Brigid McGovern; Brian Ignatius Wood, Sharon Anastasia Padilla; Matthew Blaise, Leslie Xenia, Renata Eudokia, & Luka Luke Guzman; Alexy Umanzor, Alexander Shevchenko, Andres Andrew Blanco, Christine Christina Stevenson, David Messenger, Anthony Walker, Mariam Pino
Departed: Priest Timothy Barkley (4/5), Katherine Miller (4/7), Rebecca Whitwam (Kh Elizabeth’s sister, 3/24), Patriarch Ilia (3/17), John Messenger (David's grandfather, 3/11), Archpriest George Johnson (3/10)
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