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MGOCSM Sunday School

Weekly Announcements – 09/24/2017

  1. MGOCSM Blood Drive – A friendly reminder that this Saturday, September 30th from 11am to 4pm is the blood drive organized by MGOCSM of our parish. Kindly make arrangements to support the event.
  2. CROP Hunger Walk – A friendly reminder regarding the CROP Walk, a charity event organized around the nation to help raise funds to fight against hunger. The event is to sponsor the efforts of Church World Services who fights hunger all around the world. Saturday, October 7th at 10am at Eisenhower Park. Please see the following link for details about the event: CROP Hunger Walk.
    • The Youth will be hosting a bake sale in the auditorium to raise funds for the CROP walk. Kindly show your support.
  3. Area Level Competition Winners – We have 5 winners from our church who participated in the area level talent competition.
    • Group 2nd – English Solo – Jiana Paul- 1st 
    • Group 3rd– Malayalam Solo Song – Sara Soloman – 1st
    • Group 5th– Malayalam Solo Song – Swagath Thomas – 2nd            
    • Group 6th– Malayalam Solo Song – Mariel Mathew – 2nd            
    • Group 7th– English Solo Song- Sonia Joseph -1st

Special thanks to following Teachers and parents who coordinated Bible Quiz and group song.

  • Bible Quiz-   Josuha Abraham, Mibby Abraham
  • Group Song- Sumini Thomas, Ansu Thomas, Rany Paul
  1. Graduates – Congratulations to all the recent graduates of high school and college! They were recognized for their achievements over the last two Sundays, and presented with a special gift.
  2. Assistant Vicar Schedule – Fr. Abraham (Abey) George will be traveling to Armenia and Georgia from September 24th through October 5th. He will be visiting both patriarchates on behalf of the Ecumenical Department of the Malankara Church to help cultivate strong ties among the churches. He will be periodically checking his email (abey.geo@gmail.com) if anyone would like to contact him. Kindly uphold him in your prayers.
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FOCUS MGOCSM Sunday School

Weekly Announcements – 09/17/2017

  1. FOCUS Meeting – Our next FOCUS meeting will be held this Friday, September 22nd at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Alex and Tigi Abraham. All FOCUS members are requested to attend.
  2. 2017-18 Sunday School Academic Year – Just a friendly reminder that Sunday school classes will began this week. All students are requested to assemble in the sanctuary soon after refreshments.
    • TTC Exam Participants – Congratulations to our Kochamma who went to the TTC Training and took the TTC Exam. She passed the exam with a high score!!
    • Area Sunday School Competitions – Friendly reminder that the area Sunday School Competitions will be held on this Saturday, September 23rd . The flyer for the event will be posted on the website.
    • Parents/Teachers Meeting – Achen and the principal has called a meeting of all the parents and Sunday School teachers for next Sunday before Sunday School. Kindly make arrangements to attend.
  3. MGOCSM Charity Drives – The youth will be hosting two charity drives for the month of September.
    1. Jamaica Armory Women’s Shelter – They will be collecting toiletries, cleaning supplies, and household items.
    2. Children’s Shoe Drive –  A children’s shoe drive for pediatric psych patients at Nassau University Medical Center.
  4. MGOCSM Blood Drive – The youth has organized a blood drive in association with the Red Cross that will be held on Saturday, September 30th from 11am to 4pm at the parish. For anyone interested in donating blood please contact Vineeth Varghese or Danniya Samuel at your earliest.
  5. CROP Hunger Walk – This year the parish is planning to participate in the CROP Hunger Walk, a charity event organized around the nation to help raise funds to fight against hunger. The event is to sponsor the efforts of Church World Services (CWS) who fights hunger all around the world. Saturday, October 7th at 10am at Eisenhower Park. For more details, kindly reach out to Leslie Babu. Please see the following link for details about the event: CROP Hunger Walk.
  6. Hurricane Relief Buckets – CWS has opened up a temporary depot on Long Island and we have contacted them. We are hoping to put relief buckets together on the evening of Thursday 21st at St. Thomas Orthodox Church, Levittown, Long Island. We do need volunteers for the event. We also hope to deliver the finished buckets to the depot the next day
  7. Holy Qurbana Classes – The Holy Qurbana classes originally scheduled for today will be postponed to a later Sunday in October.

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MGOCSM

Blood Drive on Saturday, September 30, 2017!! We need you!!

On September 30th, 2017 we will be hosting a Blood Drive with the Red Cross on September 30th from 11am-4pm! BUT WAIT THERE IS STILL MORE! It’s completely free (besides giving away some of your blood). For those interested please sign up with the link below, and  select St. Thomas Malankara Orthodox Church and select which time works best for you.

http://www.redcrossblood.org/give/drive/driveSearchList.jsp?zipSponsor=StThomas

A few requirements is that you must be at least 17 (or have parents permission if you are 16), and be at least 110 pounds.

St. Thomas LI Blood Drive
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MGOCSM MMVS Sunday School

Weekly Announcements – 09/03/2017

  1. Weekly Fasting Prayer – Our weekly fasting prayer will be held this Friday from 10am-Noon at the parish. Rides can be arranged for those who need them.
  2. Sunday School Announcements – Below are some announcements pertaining to upcoming Sunday School year. & Competitions.
    • Teacher’s Meeting – Sunday school teacher’s meeting will be held on Saturday, September 9th at 4:00pm in church. All Sunday School teachers are requested to attend.
    • 2017-2018 Sunday School Year – Sunday school classes will start on September 17 after Holy Qurbana.
    • Talent Competition – Sunday school talent competitions will be held on September 10th after Holy Qurbana. Please give the name of the participants to the principal or the assistant principal.
    • Area Level Competition – Sunday School area level competition will be held on September 23rd Saturday at St. Mary’s West Sayville church
  3. Feast of the Birth of St. Mary  – We will be celebrating the Feast of the Birth of St. Mary, the Mother of God this Thursday evening, September 7th at 6:30pm.
  4. Feast of the Holy Cross – Next Wednesday, September 13th at 6:30pm we will be celebrating the Feast of the Holy Cross. Kindly make arrangements to attend.
  5. MGOCSM Charity Drives – The youth will be hosting two charity drives for the month of September.
    • Jamaica Women’s Shelter –  will be collecting toiletries, cleaning supplies, and household items.
    • Children’s Shoe Drive –  a children’s shoe drive for pediatric psych patients at Nassau university medical center. Please see the flyer posted on the downstairs bulletin board for details.
  6. MGOCSM Blood Drive – The youth has organized a blood drive in association with the Red Cross that will be held on Saturday, September 30th from 11am to 4pm at the parish. For anyone interested in donating blood please contact Vineeth Varghese or Danniya Samuel at your earliest.
  7. MMVS Annual Conference – There is one announcement about the MMVS Annual Conference. Our annual conference is on Oct.14th Saturday at the Holy Transfiguration Retreat Center. Anyone interested to go for the conference please contact the MMVS secretary or the trustee. There is a fee total of $50 for the bus fee and registration that needs to be collected as early as possible.
  8. Holy Qurbana Classes – We will be starting classes on the Holy Qurbana starting September 17th Sunday after refreshments for everyone. All are requested to attend.
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MGOCSM Sunday School

Parish OVBS

Today our parish hosted its OVBS for the Sunday school and college students. The theme for this years OVBS was taken from St. Mathew 5:48, “Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

The day began with Matins followed by a message from Rev. Dn. Thomas (Shawn) Thomas. After the message the students separated into different groups where they had group discussions about the lives of saints and how that could help us in our spiritual journey. The students also participated in an arts and crafts activity where they colored their patron saint. Later on in the day Fr. Abraham and Dn. Thomas led a special activity of making of the Ameera (Qurbana Appum).

We were blessed with the presence of the Vicar, Very. Rev. Dr Yohannan Sankarathil Chor-Episcopos and the Assistant Vicar, Rev. Fr. Abraham (Abey) George. Thank you to our OVBS coordinator Nevin Joseph, our valuable donors, and the volunteers who made this day possible. We would also like to specially thank Dn. Thomas for being our main speaker for this years OVBS.

Please see the 2017 Parish OVBS album for more photos.

2017 Parish OVBS
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FOCUS MGOCSM Sunday School

Weekly Announcements – 08/13/2017

  1. Weekly Fasting Prayer– Our weekly fasting prayer will be held this Friday from 10am-12pm at the parish. All are kindly requested to attend.
  2. St. Mary West Sayville Church Parish Perunal – St. Mary’s West Sayville is conducting their Parish Perunal this Friday the 18th at 6pm and Saturday the 19th at 8:30am. The Chief celebrant is Rev. Dr. Ninan. K. George, professor of Orthodox Theological Seminary in Kottayam. The flyer for the perunal is below. Those who are available are requested to attend.
  3. Sunday School Year 2017-18– First day of Sunday School for the year 2017-2018 will be Sunday, September 17th.
  4. Sunday School Talent Competition – will be held on Sunday, September 10th, those who are interested to participate, please register your names by contacting the principal or the vice- principal.
  5. BQLI Area Convention – The annual BQLI area convention. The main speaker for all three days will be Rev. Dr. Ninan. K. George, professor of Orthodox Theological Seminary in Kottayam. August 25, 26, 27 Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 6:30pm at Our Lady of Snow Roman Catholic Church.
  6. Parish General Body Meeting – Next Sunday, August 20th, we will be having our Parish General Body Meeting after service. All eligible members are requested to attend.
  7. FOCUS Meeting –  Our next FOCUS Meeting will be held on Friday, August 25th, 2017 at 7pm at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Sinu and Giby Jacob. All FOCUS members are kindly requested to attend.
BQLI Combined Area Convention
St. Mary’s West Sayville Parish Perunal
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MGOCSM Sunday School

Weekly Announcements – 08/06/2017

  1. Holy Qurbana– On Monday, August 14th evening we will have Holy Qurbana for the Feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God. Evening prayer will begin at 6:30pm.
  2. Weekly Fasting Prayer– Our weekly fasting prayer will be held this Friday from 10am-
    12PM at the home of Dr. Thomas Mathew and Mrs. Smitha Mathew. All are kindly requested to attend.
  3. Parish General Body Meeting– Our Parish General Body meeting will be held on Sunday August 20th after service. All eligible members are requested to attend.
  4. Area Martura Conference– Our parish will be hosting this year’s MGOCSM Area Martura Conference which will be held on this Friday, August 11th- Saturday August 12th from 9am-5pm. The theme for the conference is “What is Christian Legacy” and “What are the steps in leaving our legacy”. The speakers for the conference will be Rev. Fr. Alexander Kurian and Rev. Dn. Abu Koshy. All MGOCSM members are requested to attend. Information on how to register online is posted on the Flyer which will be posted on the parish website.
  5. Parish OVBS– Our parish will be hosting a one-day OVBS on Saturday, August 26th from 9am – 7pm. Reach out to either Mrs. Giby Jacob or Ms. Shilpa Mathew to register. The deadline for the registration will be tomorrow, Monday July 31st . There will be a $5 charge for each student signing up. Kindly see Mr. Nevin Joseph for more details.

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Weekly Announcements – 07/16/2017

  1. Weekly Fasting Prayer– Our weekly fasting prayer will be held this Friday from 10am-Noon at the parish. All are kindly requested to attend.
  2. Parish Picnic– Our Parish Summer Picnic will be held on Saturday, July 22nd at Belmont State Park at Bethpage at 9am. Everyone please bring your church t-shirts. If you need to purchase one the youth will be selling them downstairs during refreshments. Bring your own breakfast and lunch will be served at the park.
  3. MGOCSM Meeting– Our next MGOCSM Meeting will be held this Saturday, July 29th at 4pm here at the Church. All MGOCSM Members are requested to attend.
  4. Parish Committee Meeting – our next Parish Committee Meeting will be held Sunday, August 6th after service. All committee members are requested to attend
  5. Parish General Body meeting – our next Parish General Body meeting will be Sunday August 20th after service.
  6. Area Martura Conference: Our parish will be hosting this year’s MGOCSM Area Martura Conference which will be held on Friday, August 11th– Saturday August 12th from 9am-5pm. The theme for the conference is “What is Christian Legacy” and “What are the steps in leaving our legacy”. The speakers for the conference will be Rev. Fr. Alexander Kurian and Rev. Dn. Abu Koshy. All MGOCSM members are requested to attend. Information on how to register online is posted on the Flyer which will be posted on the parish website.
  7. MMVS Trip – The Marth Mariam Vanitha Samajam of our area are planning a trip to Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary and Monastery in Jordanville, NY on Wednesday, August 16th. Those who are interested to attending this trip kindly provide your names to Mrs. Mary Varghese or Mrs. Sandhya Thomas as soon as possible.
  8. Parish OVBS– Our parish will be hosting a one day OVBS on Saturday, August 26th from 9am – 7pm. If you are interested in signup for registration will begins today. Reach out to either Mrs. Giby Jacob or Ms. Shilpa Mathew for registration. The Theme for the Conference is “be Perfect as your heavenly father is perfect” There will be a $5 charge for each student signing up. Kindly see Mr. Nevin Joseph for more details.
  9. His Holiness the Catholicos – will be leaving back to India Monday afternoon. Let us pray for his safe return back to India.
  10. First Day at Church – Kindly join me in welcoming the newborn baby girl, Maya George, of Finny and Anila George. Let us uphold the new born baby and her family in our prayers.

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Weekly Announcements – 07/09/2017

  1. Parish Perunal – We celebrated our Parish Perunal for this this past Friday and Saturday. We want to thank all those who made arrangements to attend and all the volunteers who helped out, please see 2017 St. Thomas Perunal Album for pictures from the Rasa.
  2. Weekly Fasting Prayer– Our weekly fasting prayer will be held this Friday from 10am-Noon at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Vinod and Mibby Abraham. All are requested to attend.
  3. Parish Picnic– Our Parish Summer Picnic will be held on Saturday, July 22nd at Belmont State Park at Bethpage.
  4. MGOCSM Meeting– Our next MGOCSM meeting will be held on Saturday, July 29th at 4pm here at the Church. All MGOCSM Members are requested to attend.
  5. The Marth Mariam Vanitha Samajam – of our area are planning a trip to Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary and Monastery in Jordanville, NY on Wednesday, August 16th. Those who are interested to attending this trip kindly provide your names to Mary Varghese or Sandhya Thomas as soon as possible.
  6. Sunday School Family Outing– The Sunday School is arranging a family outing to go and see the Long Island Ducks Baseball game. It will be held on Friday, August 18th at 6:30pm. We have reserved tickets and if you are interested in attending kindly let Mr. Ajit Thomas know as soon as possible. Just a friendly reminder that parents are responsible for arranging rides and supervising their children.
  7. Parish OVBS– Our parish will be hosting a one day OVBS on Saturday, August 26th from 9am – 7pm. If you are interested in signup for registration will begins today. Reach out to either Mrs. Giby Jacob or Ms. Shilpa Mathew for registration. There will be a $5 charge for each student signing up. Kindly see Mr. Nevin Joseph for more details. Please see the flyer below.
  8. Open Office Hours at the Diocesan Chancery -The first of such office hours will be on Tuesday July 11th at our Diocesan Chancery, 2158 Route 106, Muttontown, New York. The open office hours are from 9AM to 12PM and 3PM to 6PM.
  9. His Holiness the Catholicos –His Holiness the Catholicos will be arriving to NY this Wednesday. Let us pray for His safe arrival.

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Weekly Announcements – 07/02/2017

1. Anil John Memorial Basketball Tournament– We had our basketball tournament yesterday. We are pleased to announce that our Basketball team won 2nd place in the Tournament. On the 3 on 3 competitions, our team won 1st Place. Congratulations and thank you for your hard work and dedication you put into this. I especially want to thank this year’s organizers and volunteers. Also, special thanks to all the parents who showed up to the tournament to show their support and love.

2. Weekly Fasting Prayer – Our weekly fasting prayer will be held at the Church this Friday from 10am-Noon. All are requested to attend.

3. Parish Perunal – A reminder that our Parish Perunal will be held this Friday and Saturday July 7th and 8th. Friday evening we will be having Rev. Fr. Paulose Peter, the Vicar of St. Mary’s Orthodox Church, White Plains, NY as our guest speaker. All are to attend on a timely manner. Friday evening at 6:30pm and Saturday morning at 8am.

4. FOCUS Meeting – Our next FOCUS Meeting will be held next Sunday at 5pm at the Residence of Mr. and Mrs. Arun and Sheba Joseph. All FOCUS members are requested to attend

5. Parish Picnic – Our Parish Summer Picnic will be held on Saturday, July 22nd. Kindly make arrangements to attend.

6. Parish Committee Meeting – There will be a parish committee meeting on Sunday, July 23rd after service. All Committee members are requested to attend.

7. Parish OVBS – Our parish will be hosting a one day OVBS on Saturday, August 26th from 9am – 7pm. If you are interested in signup for registration will begins today. Reach out to either Mrs. Giby Jacob or Ms. Shilpa Mathew for registration. The flyer are available and will be posted. There will be a $5 charge for each student signing up. Kindly see Mr. Nevin Joseph for more details.