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Weekly Announcements – 1/1/17

  1. Annual STYL Talent Show  – We had our Annual STYL Talent Show this past Friday. Special thanks to the coordinators and participants. Danniya Samuel and Emily George.
  1. Sunday School Anniversary – Today right before Kaimuthu, We will have our parish Sunday School Anniversary. It will be a short 10-15 min program.
  1. Feast of Baptism of Our Lord  – This Thursday Evening (the 5th), we will be celebrating the Feast of the Baptism of our Lord. Evening prayer will begin at 6:30pm. Nicholovos Thirumeni will be celebrating. Kindly make arrangements to attend.
    • Those will be preparing to receive Holy Qurbana make sure you come prepared- through bodily fast- that would include food and drink unless you have a medical condition advised by your physician (at least by 1pm).
  1. Schedule For the Year – Valiachen and I have been working on a schedule for the year with all the feast days and important days.
  1. Combined Orthodox Christmas Program – Flyer: Sunday, January, 8th, 2017 at 4pm Glen Oaks High School.
  1. FOCUS Meeting – For the month of January will be held on Friday, January 20th at 7pm at the Residence of Mr. Cheriyan Abraham. All FOCUS members are requested to attend. A friendly reminder to bring you Sheehimo Books and Beginning to Pray books.
  1. MGOCSM Faith Study Series – for the month of January will be held on Friday, January 27 at 6pm at church. All MGOCSM members are requested to attend.
  1. Altar Servers Meeting – will be held January 15th after Sunday school. We will have a special class on Hesychasm and the practice of the Jesus Prayer. After that we will have fellowship lunch and all Altar Servers are requested to attend.
  1. Bernard’s Roman Catholic Church – visited us a few months back. They have invited us over now to visit their church. We have arranged for Sunday, January 29th Sunday at 3pm. It will be important for us to pay a visit back and spent time with their community as they were so gracious to come and spend time with us.
  1. Holy Transfiguration Retreat Center –  A friendly reminder that collections are still ongoing.
  1. Confession – Those who would like to do confession kindly inform either of the Achens at your earliest convenience.
  2. 2016 Year In Review – Please see the video montage of 2016, from many of the events we’ve done over the year.

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Weekly Announcements – 12/25/16

  1. Christmas Carolers – Special thanks to the Christmas Carolers who spent their time and energy to go around to visit the houses.
  1. Christmas Service Song Practice – Special thanks for all who attended the Christmas song practice. We had it this past Wednesday and Thursday evening. Also, special thanks to the altar servers who came early yesterday to go over the service.
  1. Christmas Service English Books – Special Thanks to the youth for making arrangements for the English Copies of the Service. Many of the youth pitched in to ensure that parts of the service were done in English. Thank you all for your generosity.
  1. Annual Talent Show – Will be held this Friday, December 30th at 6:00pm. If you have not signed up kindly reach out to either Danniya Samuel or Emily George.
  1. New Year’s Day Service –  next Sunday is New Year’s and Morning Prayer will begin at our usual time 8:15am. We will have Evening prayer as usual at 6:30pm on New Year’s Eve.
  1. Sunday School Anniversary – The Sunday School Anniversary will be held next Sunday right before Kaimuthu. All Sunday school students and teachers are requested to attend.
  1. Parish Elections 2017 – Last Sunday we had our Parish Elections for 2017. The results will be posted and officially announced next week.
  1. Feast of Baptism of Our Lord – Thursday evening, January 5th, we will be having celebrating the feast of the Baptism of our Lord. Evening prayer will begin at 6:30pm. Nicholovos Thirumeni will be leading the service. All are requested to attend.

 

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Weekly Announcements – 12/04/16

  1. Nativity Lent – We are in the season of the Nativity lent. I hope the cooks of the house makes dishes that are conducive for lent. As we abstain from food, let us add prayer and reading of the scriptures to our lives. Let us train to keep our bodies and our minds sober during these days. It is also the appropriate time for confession.
  1. Thanksgiving Potluck Dinner – Last Sunday we had our Youth/FOCUS Potluck Thanksgiving Dinner.  Please see the post on the Potluck Dinner and the Photos page for pictures from the event.
  1. Christmas Caroling – We will being Christmas Caroling this afternoon. All those who are able to come kindly.  The schedule for areas being visted are posted in the parish hall bulletin board.
  1. Sunday School UNICEF Collection – I am pleased to announce that our Sunday school children raised $222.07 towards UNICEF. This money will be used to help provide food, clean water, and healthcare for children around the world. Special thanks to all the children parents and Sunday school children that participated.
  1. Sunday School Christmas Tree Gift Program – The area Sunday school will be participating in a Christmas tree gift program with the Salvation Army. Our Church has been assigned to buy 15 gifts for the program. If you are interested in purchasing a gift, please contact the Sunday school principal or Vice principal.
  1. Orma Qurbana for Barnabas Thirumeni – This Thursday, Dec 8th evening, our parish will be hosting the diocesan commemoration of 4th memorial of H.G Mathews Mar Barnabas. Evening prayer will begin at 6:30pm. All are requested to attend.
  1. General Body Meeting – On Sunday, December 18th we will be having the parish General Body to the elect the new Governing body members for the year 2017. All eligible members are requested to attend.
  1. FOCUS Meeting – This Friday we will be having our FOCUS Meeting at 7pm at the residence of Sinu and Giby Jacob. All FOCUS Members are requested to attend. Kindly bring your Shehimo books and Beginning to Pray books.
  1. FOCUS Nation 2017 will be held from Thursday February 9th through Sunday, February 12th, 2017 at Camp Allen in Houston Texas. The Theme of the Conference will be “Becoming Human: A Journey through Orthodox Spirituality”. The Main speaker of the Conference will be Rev. Fr. Abraham (Abey) George. He is the asst. Vicar of St. Thomas Orthodox Church in Long Island. Registration is currently open. Those interested kindly register online by using the following link, FOCUS Nation 2017.
  1. Christmas  Schedule – Special Christmas Evening prayer will be held on December 24th at 6:30pm. Christmas Service on Christmas day will begin at 7am.
  1. Annual Talent Show – The annual talent show will be held on Friday, December 30th at 6:00pm. Mark your calendars and those who are interested in performing the 30th kindly reach out to Danniya Samuel or Emily George.
  1. Holy Transfiguration Retreat Center
    • Each family should donate a minimum of $2000 (within 3 year span)
    • Loans accepted up to 3% interest. We were directed by Thirumeni to collect as a parish for the Dukrono of Valiya Thirumeni December 11th, Sunday.
    • The funds should be send in to the Aramana by Thursday, December 15th.
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Weekly Announcements – 11/20/16

  1. St. Bernards RC Church Visits – Last Sunday afternoon. We had the St. Bernard’s Roman Catholic Church of Levittown, NY visit us. We had about 80 people. I received a thank you email from Diane, appreciating the parish for being so welcoming and shared how much they all enjoyed and appreciated visiting us. Special thanks for all who volunteered for the event.  Please see the post from last week for more information: St. Bernards RC Church Visits
  2. Mrs. Roshini Mathew 40th – This past Tuesday was 40th day of remembrance of our beloved Roshni, we will be offering incense at the cemetery this afternoon.
  3. Altar Servers Training – Our next Altar Servers Training will be held next Sunday, Nov 27th right after Sunday school. All Altar Servers are requested to attend.
  4. Annual Youth Potluck – Next Sunday, the 27th, the FOCUS and the Youth will be having a Potluck Dinner here at Church from 4:30pm till 7pm. It will be a time for all of the FOCUS and Youth to come together to spend time in fellowship. We will be having charity activity stations and fun activities/games as well. To sign up for items you wish to bring kindly contact Manoj Varghese
  5. Christmas Carol Song Practice – We will be beginning Christmas Carol Song practice. Once the schedule for the house visits are finalized it will be announced soon.
  6. Orma of Barnabas Thirumeni – Thursday, Dec 8th we will be celebrating the 4th Dukrono (Orma) of Barnabas Thirumeni. Evening prayer will begin at 6:30pm. All are requested to make arrangements to attend.
  7. FOCUS Meeting – Our next FOCUS Meeting will be held on Dec 9th, Friday at 7pm at the residence of Mr. Sinu and Giby Jacob. All FOCUS Members are requested to attend.
  8. MGOCSM Faith Study – Our next MGOCSM Faith Study Series will be on Dec 23rd.
  9. Vailyachen & Kochamma – God –Willing Valiyachen and Kochamma will return this Tuesday from India. Let us uphold in our prayers for their safe return.
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Weekly Announcements – 10/30/16

  1. FOCUS Meeting – Our next FOCUS Meeting will he held on Friday, November 11th at 7pm at the residence of Alex and Tigi Abraham. All FOCUS members are requested to attend.
  2. Altar Servers Meeting – The next Alter servers meeting will be held on Sunday, November 13th after Sunday School. All Alter servers are requested to attend.
  3. MGOCSM Thanksgiving Conference – Will be held on Saturday, November 26th from 9am to 4pm. It will be held at St. George Orthodox Church in Fairless Hills, PA. The Main speaker of the conference will be Rev. Fr. Vijay Thomas. All MGOCSM members kindly make arrangements to attend the conference. Please see the flyer below
  4. “Christmas in November” – The Holy Trinity Orthodox Church of East Meadow is having their “Christmas in November Sale” on Saturday, November 5 from 10am-4:30pm. They are selling quality handmade gifts from selected craft and gift vendors. They will be offering light refreshments and a raffle auction. It is free admission. Those who are interested in attending this event please see the flyer for more
  5. Parumala Perunal – Just a reminder that next Sunday, Nov 6th we will the celebrating the Perunal of Parumala Thirumeni.
2016 MGOCSM Thanksgiving Conference
Christmas in November
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Weekly Announcements – 10/23/16

1. Parumala Perunal – will be celebrated this year on November 2nd (Wednesday), and it commemorates the memorial of Saint Geevarghese Mar Gregorios, also known as Parumala Thirumeni. We will be having a special potluck lunch at the church on Sunday, November 6th. Please see the bulletin board in the parish hall for which items to bring, and coordinate with the Secretary or Treasurer on what dishes you would like to bring.

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Weekly Announcements – 10/9/16

1. Altar Servers Meeting – will be postponed to another Sunday. The date will be determined soon.

2. MGOCSM Faith Study – series will be held on Friday, October 14th at 6:30pm. All MGOCSM members are requested to attend.

3. MMVS Annual Conference – this year’s annual conference will be held at St. Thomas Orthodox Church at Unruh Ave, Philadelphia. All members who have registered to attend the conference, please be at St. Gregorios Cherry Lane by 6am. Bus leaves at 6:15am.

4. Anil John – As we commemorate 1 year memorial of Anil John, we will be going to the Oakwood Cemetery right after service to offer incense and prayers. 

5. Roshini Mathew – Wake for Roshni Mathew will be held today at the parish from 3pm-8:30pm, the 2nd and the 3rd service will be held tonight. The final service will be held tomorrow at 8:30am-10:30am; followed by the service at the burial site at All Saints Cemetery in Great Neck.

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Passing of Mrs. Roshni M. Mathew 

On behalf of all the members of St. Thomas, Long Island we would like to announce the passing of one of our loving members, Mrs. Roshni M. Mathew. Roshni was an active member of the parish among the MGOCSM & FOCUS. She is survived by her husband Detective Philip Mathew and son Christian.

Viewing & Funeral Services will be at:

St. Thomas Malankara Orthodox Church

110 Schoolhouse Road

Levittown, NY 11756

Viewing: Sunday October 9th, 2016 at 3:30PM – 8:30PM
Funeral Service: Monday October 10th, 2016 at 8:30AM

Interment following church services at:

All Saints Cemetery

855 Middle Neck Rd.

Kings Point, NY 1102

We express our deepest condolences to the grieving family at this difficult time. Thank you to everyone for your prayers and we request your continued prayers for our departed Roshni, and the grieving family and friends.

A live stream of the funeral can be found at Soji Media 

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Weekly Announcements – 10/2/2016

  1. Area Sunday School Competitions – were held this weekend. Special thanks to all the volunteers, the youth, the parents and all those who were present to show their support and help on both Friday and Saturday.
    • Congratulations to Sonia Joseph for winning 1st Prize for English Solo Song competition.
  2. MMVS Quiz Review – on Saturday, October 8th, The area Marth Mariam Vanitha Samajam will be hosting a question and answer Review Session at St. Gregorios Orthodox Church, Cherry Lane from 10am-12pm. This will be in preparation for the Bible Quiz Competition that will be held at the MMVS Annual Conference on October 15th.
  3. Altar Servers Meeting – will be held next Sunday after refreshments.
  4. FOCUS Meeting – will be held this Friday, October 7th at 7pm at the Residence of Mr. & Mrs. Alex and Tigi Abraham. All FOCUS members are requested to attend. Kindly bring your Sheehimo Books for evening prayer.
  5. MGOCSM Faith Study – series will be held on Friday, October 14th at 6:30pm.
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Weekly Announcements – 9/11/16

  1. Feast of the Holy Cross (Sleeba Perunal) – On Tuesday, September 13th, we will be celebrating the feast of the Holy Cross. Evening prayer will begin at 6:30pm followed by Holy Qurbana.
  2. MMVS Bible Study – There will be an Area wide Bible Study for the MMVS at St. Gregorios Orthodox Church, Elmont on September 17 @ 9am.  All MMVS members are encouraged to attend.
  3. Onam Lunch (Sadyha) – On Sept 25th we will be having a traditional Onam Sadyha after service.  All members are asked to bring an item of your choice from the list publised on the bulletin board in the parish hall.