Welcome to Saint Mary & Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church, in Houston, Texas; a church in the Diocese of the Southern United States, under the guidance of His Grace Bishop Youssef and served by Father Younan William & Father James Gendi.
Schedule Changes, Additions, & Cancellations
+ Divine Liturgies
St. Anthony's Chapel:
-> Wednesday 9:00 - 11:00 AM
-> Friday 9:00 - 11:00 AM
Main Sanctuary:
-> Sunday 8:00 - 11:30 AM
+ Confessions:
->Monday 7:00 - 11:00 PM (Office) By appointment only - Fr. Younan
->Wednesday 9:00 - 11:00 PM (Office) - Fr. James
->Saturday 8:00 - 10:00 PM (Cry Room) - Fr. James
Coptic Youth Center (CYC)
+ Pre-K to 1st Grade MCP is this Saturday 5/25 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
+ All the CYC activities and MCP schedule are posted on the church website http://www.saintmaryhouston.org/content/youth-center-schedule.
High School Summer Conventions
+ Boys: June 14-17
+ Girls: June 28 - July 1
+ Location: Columbia Lakes Golf Club and Resort (West Columbia, TX)
+ For more information and registration visit the diocese's http://www.suscopts.org/scyc/bth/overview.html.
Texas Kids Camp / Elementary (Boys & Girls)
+ The Summer Texas Kids Camp will be held at St. Mary's - CYC -Houston Texas.
+ Max occupancy is 100 participants.
+ Participants are required to read and sign the camp’s guideline documents.
+ Dates : 6/19/2013 - 06/22/2013
+ Grades: 2nd to 5th
+ Fees : $ 100.00 each
+ Registration deadline: 06/9/2013
+ Servants must register.
+ Transportation: Each church is responsible to transport the kids to and from the camp site and to the field trips.
+ Online registration: https://www.suscopts.org/ConventionRegistration/attendees
St. Justin Martyr Apologists Debate: The Existence of God
+ Who can register: HS and College students may participate, everyone else is welcome to come and watch!
+ When: Friday, September 27, 2013 @ 7:00 - 9:30PM
+ Where: CYC Banquet Hall - St. Mary's Church - Houston, TX
+ Registration Deadline: June 9 , 2013
+ Register Online to Participate: http://www.saintmaryhouston.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=72. Please contact Nader Shehad at nshehad@gmail.com for questions.
+ This debate will focus on the following questions:
1. What evidence is there for the existence of God?
2. What evidence is there against the existence of God?
3. Can the existence of God be proven?
4. Can the existence of God be disproven?
5. How does the existence or non-existence of God affect our daily lives?
Other Announcements
+ Ladies night is this Friday 5/24 from 7:00 - 9:00 PM.
+ The Arabic & English Bible contests of the Epistle to the Ephesians are now available at the bookstore.
Service Schedule
When in doubt, the Service Schedule is kept updated on the left side of the website under "At St. Mary's" heading.