Author: Alex Abraham

1. Holy Qurbana (July 12th) Sign-Up – The church will be open again for a limited capacity (of 50 members) for Holy Qurbana, which will continue for Sunday service only. Please follow the instructions, which were sent via text message and posted on the parish website to sign up for Sunday, July 12th. If you have attended July 5th’s service, you will be placed on a waiting list if you leave a voicemail or text to sign up for July 12th’s service. The deadline to sign up is by Wednesday, July 8th.

Please see the below document for instructions regarding the re-opening of the church.

Births

• Baby Boy – Dr. Sunil & Mrs. Amy George were blessed with a baby boy, Christopher Mathew George, Wednesday, Apr. 8th. Please keep Christopher and family in your prayers.
• Baby Boy – Dr. Princy Thottathil & Dr. Emmanuel Illical were blessed with a baby boy, Isaiah Paul Illical, Wednesday, Apr. 29th. Please keep Isaiah and family in your prayers.
• Baby Girl – Mr. Shobin & Mrs. Amy Varghese were blessed with a baby girl, Alexis Susan Varghese, Friday, May 15th. Please keep Alexis and family in your prayers.

Passings

• Mr. Eapen Joseph – Uncle of Mrs. Rani Paul, passed away Monday, Apr. 6th.  He was 74.
• Mr. Joseph Joseph – Uncle of Mrs. Rani Paul, passed away Wednesday, Apr. 15th.  He was 78.
• Mrs. Aliamma Joseph – Aunt of Mrs. Rani Paul, passed away Friday, Apr. 24th.  She was 78.
• Mrs. Annamma Thomas – Mother of Mrs. Reny Abraham, passed away Tuesday, Apr. 28th in Arizona.  She was 85 and is survived by her daughter, 2 sons (Reji & Roy), and 6 grandchildren.
• Mrs. Saramma Abraham – Mother of Mr. Abraham K. Yohannan and Mr. Mathews K. Abraham, passed away Friday, May 29th in New Hyde Park.  She was 96 and is survived by her 5 children, 14 grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren.

Please keep the bereaved families in your prayers.

Please find Holy Friday Schedule for our Parish below:

• 8:30am – 9:45am:  Morning Prayer/Matins – Malayalam
• 9:45am – 10:30am: 3rd Hour – English
• 10:30am – 10:45am: Break

• 10:45am – 11:30am: 6th Hour – Malayalam

• 11:30am – 12:15pm: 9th Hour – English

• 12:30pm – Devotional

Please find the schedule for 2020 Holy Week below from St. Thomas Indian Orthodox Church, Philadelphia.

Please click on the image of document below to see instructions for the Zoom Video Prayer Meeting.

Please see the update below on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and how it’s affecting our parish.

COVID-19 – Due to the impacts of the novel coronavirus and the current mandate in NY:

• Holy Qurbana on Tuesday, Mar 17^th for Mid-Lent service has been canceled.
• All evening prayers, for Wednesdays and Saturdays, are canceled.
• All post church activities are canceled, such as in-person spiritual organization meetings and Sunday School.
• There will be no refreshments after church (when there is service) to reduce interactions among parishioners.

As the situation progresses, we will continue to provide details and guidelines for the parish.  Please refer to the links below for additional information:

Nassau County’s COVID-19 Webpage: https://www.nassaucountyny.gov/4946/Coronavirus-COVID-19

New York State Department of Health’s Webpage: https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/coronavirus/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Webpage: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/