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Weekly Announcements – 09/22/19

  1. CROP Walk – The annual Church World Service’s CROP walk against hunger will be held on Saturday, October 12th at Eisenhower Park. Please see Mrs. Sini Jablonski for more information or view the following link to join the team >> https://www.crophungerwalk.org/eastmeadowny/StThomasLI
  2. Car Wash – Two weeks ago, the FOCUS hosted a car wash and bazaar fundraiser. Special thanks to all those who made food or donated their valuables to sell, those who spent hours washing cars, and especially to Mrs. Sini Jablonski, FOCUS secretary, for leading this event. Through these efforts, the FOCUS was able to fundraise over $2,000 for the parish. 
  3. Sandwich Sale – Next Sunday the youth will be hosting a sandwich fundraiser in the basement after service. Sandwiches will be only $5 and meals for $8. Everyone is kindly requested to support and youth members who are available to help assemble sandwiches are asked to please come to church on Saturday at 4:00 pm. 
  4. GROW Roundtable – On Saturday, 9/28 from 9am-12pm, the GROW BQLI Roundtable will host Part 2 of their “Wonder Women” faith series at St. Gregorios Cherry Lane Church. The focus will be on exploring life stories and lessons from strong women of the Bible/saints. This will be a great opportunity to learn about exemplary women such as Ruth, Deborah, Esther and their parallels to our lives. Lijin (Kochamma) Thomas will be the main speaker. A crafty activity and lunch will be provided. The registration fee for this event will be $10.  Please register at http://tinyurl.com/BQLIWonderWomen
  5. Important Upcoming Parish Events – please keep the following upcoming dates in mind when making plans. 
    1. Upcoming General Body Meetings
      1. October 20th: 2020 Parish Elections 
      2. November 24th: 2020 Budget 
    2. 2019 Christmas Caroling Dates
      1. December 7th, 8th and 14th
  6. Monthly Committee Meeting – there will be a monthly scheduled Committee Meeting next Sunday, September 29th, after Holy Qurbana.  All Committee Members are kindly requested to attend.