Author: Alex Abraham

The Anil John Memorial Basketball Tournament 2016

Post author By Alex Abraham
Post date July 9, 2016

We wanted to thank all the teams that participated in the 2016 Anil John Memorial Basketball Tournament. The 1st place winners of this year’s Men’s tournament is the Mar Thoma Sleeha Syro Malabar Catholic Church, Chicago and the 2nd place winners is our own St. Thomas Long Island team. Special thanks to our team members: Stanley Thomas, Steve Thomas, Nevin Joseph, Joel Abraham, Justin Joseph, Sijo Jacob, George Palakaddan, Midhun Kuruvilla, Shino Sunny, John Thomas, and Sinu Jacob (coach).

Mar Thoma Sleeha Syro Malabar Catholic Church, Chicago — 2016 Anil John Memorial Basketball Tournament Champions

St. Thomas Orthodox Church Basketball Team — 2016 Anil John Memorial Basketball Tournament 2nd Place Winners

The 1st and 2nd place winners of the 3-on-3 tournament are St. Stephens Orthodox Church, Franklin Square and HKC Soldiers.

St. Stephens Orthodox Church Team — 2016 3-on-3 Champions

This year’s tournament was dedicated to Anil John, who will forever be in our hearts.

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“My Lord and My God”

Post author By Alex Abraham
Post date July 2, 2016

Today, St. Thomas Malankara Orthodox Church, LI, celebrated the Feast day (Perunal) of St. Thomas the Apostle, the patron saint of our parish.

Excerpt from the homily delivered by Fr. Andrew (Leeson) Daniel: “Tradition holds that St. Thomas came to India in 52 A.D to spread the Gospel. It is said that he had the fear of going to a foreign land but that did not stop him from going and preaching the Gospel. Throughout his ministry, he continued to seek out the truth by questioning his faith. Our Lord empowered St. Thomas and the other disciples by teaching them and bringing a certain discipline and order into their lives. By teaching these ordinary men, Christ entrusted the church to them. These men soon turned out to become apostolic leaders of the Church. St. Thomas had many doubts and questions about his faith, and yet, God used him as a tool to proclaim his divinity, the same way each and every one of us are called to do the same…”

The Chief Celebrant was Rev. Fr. Andrew (Leeson) Daniel, Vicar of Mar Gregorios Orthodox Church, Staten Island, NY.

We were blessed with the presence of Very Rev. T.M. Zachariah Chor Episcopos.& Very Rev. Paulose Adai Chor Episcopos, along with the vicar and the assistant vicar of the parish.

See more pictures from the service on the Photo Gallery.

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FOCUS Meeting – 6/24/2016

Post author By Alex Abraham
Post date June 24, 2016

Thank you everyone for coming to the monthly FOCUS Meeting. We’ve continued our discussion on Orthodoxy and its core principles of purification, illumination, and theosis.

Special thanks the MGOCSM members for watching the young kids during the meeting!!