Author: Joshua Mathew

1. Holy Qurbana Sign-Up – The church will remain open at a limited capacity (of 80 members) for Holy Qurbana on Sundays only. Please follow the instructions, which were sent via text and posted on the parish website to sign up for Sunday, September 20th. The deadline is Wednesday, September 16th. If you have attended prior services, you will be placed on a waiting list if you leave a voicemail or text to sign up.
2. MMVS Monthly Meeting – the next monthly video interactive MMVS meeting will be Sunday, September 20th at 4PM via Zoom. 

The following is a live stream video link of the Holy Qurbana being celebrated at St. Thomas Long Island: https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Religious-Organization/Stthomasli/posts/

1. Passing of Mrs. Mariamma George – the grandmother of Mrs. Tigi Abraham on Sunday in India. She was 98 and is survived by her husband and children. Mrs. Tigi Abraham will be traveling to India to attend the funeral. Please keep the bereaved family in your prayers.
2. Passing of Mr. P.C. Antony – the father of Mrs. Geethamol George in Kerala on Monday. He was 96 years old. The funeral will take place on Thursday, February 20th at St. George Orthodox Church, Kavumbhagom, Thiruvalla. Mrs. Geetha George is currently in India. Please keep the bereaved family in your prayers.
3. Monthly Committee Meeting – There will be a monthly scheduled Committee Meeting Sunday, Feb 23rd. All committee members are kindly requested to attend.
4. FOCUS Meeting – The next FOCUS Meeting will take place on Friday, Feb 21st at the residence of Mr. & Mrs. George Palakkaddan at 6pm.
5. Tournament Meeting – There will be an Anil John Memorial Basketball tournament meeting on Friday, Feb 21st in church at 7pm.

1. Fast of Nineveh (3-Day Lent) – The Fast of Nineveh will be held from Monday, Feb. 3rd to the 5th.  There will be evening prayer everyday during the fast and will be concluded with Holy Qurbana on Wednesday, Feb. 5th at 6:30PM.
2. Education Day – The Sunday School will be hosting Education Day for all sunday school students on Saturday, Feb. 8th, from 2 to 6pm. Rev. Fr. Andrew Daniel will be our guest speaker. Please remember to give in your $5 registration fee to Amy George or Danniya Samuel.
3. Ordering More Holy Qurbana Books – Just a reminder, if you would like to order Holy Qurbana or Common Prayer books, please stop by the office to submit your name and requested quantity to the Secretary, along with payment to the Treasurer. The cost of each book is $25.  The last day to submit your order and amount owed will be Sunday, Feb. 9th.  

1. Roller Skating Event- Join our Focus/MGOCSM at United Skates of America in Seaford on Sunday, Jan. 12th from 3-5:30pm for a roller-skating fellowship event. All are welcome! The charge to skate is $13 and for those who would like to attend but not skate is $8. Please contact Ms. Sini Jablonski for information about this event. 
2. General Body Meeting – There will be a General Body meeting held on Sunday, Jan. 12th, after Holy Qurbana. It will be to provide an update on the mortgage agreement. All members are requested to attend.
3. St. Thomas LI’s New Members
   1. Mathew John & Family (wife Renish, daughter Leah, and son Noah)
   2. Alexkutty George & Family (wife Leelamma and son Aju)
   3. Vinoj Thomas & Family (wife Beena, daughters Abigail & Annmary, and sons Abel & Abraham)
4. 2020 Parish Administration
   • Parish Secretary:  Ms. Lincy Thottathil
   • Parish Treasurer:  Mr. Stanley Thomas
   • Governing Body Members:
     • Mr. Alex Abraham 
     • Mr. Cheriyan Abraham 
     • Mr. Geevarghese Mathew
     • Mr. T.P Mathew
     • Mr. Kuriakose Abraham
     • Mr. Chacko Koyikalathu
   • Managing Committee Members:
     • Mr. Sunny P. Chacko
     • Mr. Jibi Paul
     • Mr. Samuel Philipose
     • Mr. Abraham Simon
     • Mr. Stephen Thomas
     • Mrs. Rosemary Yohannan
   • Auditors:
     • Mr. Sunnymon George
     • Mr. Shibu Thomas
   • MMVS
     • Secretary: Mrs. Elizabeth Panicker
     • Treasurer: Mrs. Ansue Thomas
     • Central Committee Member: Mrs. Susy Alexander
   • FOCUS
     • Secretary: Mrs. Sini Jablonski
     • Treasurer: Mr. Bills Varghese
   • MGOCSM
     • Secretary: Ms. Ruth Abraham
     • Treasurer: Mr. Joshua Mathew

1. Baby Boy – Drs. Joel & Fateema Abraham were blessed with a baby boy, Aydhin Abraham, this week. Please keep the baby and the family in your prayers.
2. MGOCSM Meeting– The last MGOCSM meeting of this year will be held at the residence of Mr. & Mrs. Vinod Abraham today at 4 pm. All youth members are kindly requested to attend and bring their Qurbana kramam.
3. Christmas Schedule 
   1. Christmas Eve – Evening Prayer will begin at 6:30PM.  
   2. Christmas Day – Service will begin at 7AM. 
4. 2019 Talent Show – The date for annual talent show is December 29^th at 3pm.  The Talent Show is open to all parishioners who are interested in participating. If you would like to show your talents, please reach out coordinators Mrs. Rani Paul and Mrs. Sumini Thomas. The deadline for submitting programs is today. Those who need a track or other arrangements please email Mrs. Rani Paul at your earliest. The email will be posted on the website (ranikj76@yahoo.com). 
   • Additionally, we will be providing dinner to all participants and guests. We appreciate all parishioners sincere cooperation. If you would like to donate for the dinner, please see Mr. T.P Mathew. 
5. Council of Indian Orthodox Churches Combined Christmas & New Years Program – will be held on Jan. 5th at Glen Oaks HS at 4pm. All members are requested to attend. 

1. Christmas Caroling – we are finished with the Christmas Caroling for 2019!! We wanted to thank all the participants of Christmas Caroling (carolers, drummers, instrument players, Santa), and most importantly all the people that welcomed us into their homes. All the pics from Christmas Caroling will be posted on our website at the following link: 2019 Christmas Caroling
2. Feast of Martyrdom of St. Thomas – will be celebrated next Saturday, Dec. 21st. Holy Qurbana will start at 8AM. All members are kindly requested to attend.
3. Altar Server’s Meeting- There will be a meeting for all Altar Servers on Saturday, December 21st at 3:30pm at our church. All Altar Servers are kindly requested to attend.
4. Sunday School – On Sunday, December 22nd, we will be celebrating all December birthdays for Sunday School children.
5. MGOCSM Meeting– There will be an MGOCSM meeting at the residence of Mr. & Mrs. Vinod Abraham on Sunday December 22nd at 4 pm. All youth members are kindly requested to attend and bring their Qurbana kramam.
6. Christmas Schedule
   1. Christmas Eve – Evening Prayer will begin at 6:30PM.
   2. Christmas Day – Service will begin at 7AM.
7. 2019 Talent Show – The date for annual talent show is December 29^th at 3pm. The Talent Show is open to all parishioners who are interested in participating. If you would like to show your talents, please reach out coordinators Mrs. Rani Paul and Mrs. Sumini Thomas. The deadline for submitting programs is Dec. 22nd.
   • In addition, we will be providing dinner to all participants and guests. Expecting all parishioners sincere cooperation and If you would like to donate for the dinner, please see Mr. T.P Mathew.
8. Council of Indian Orthodox Churches Combined Christmas & New Years Program – will be held on Jan. 5th at Glen Oaks HS at 4pm. All members are requested to attend.
9. 2020 Committee Meeting – there will be a 2020 Committee Meeting next Sunday, Dec 22nd. All 2020 Committee Members are kindly requested to attend

1. Christmas Caroling – Next Saturday 12/14 will be the last day of Christmas Caroling. We will meet at the home of Mr. Abraham K. Yohannan & Mrs. Rosemary Yohannan at 8:30AM and the vans will leave from there by 8:45AM.
2. FYC 2020 – will take place from July 15 to July 18th at the Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City.  Please see the flyer below for more details.
3. FOCUS Meeting – the next FOCUS Meeting will take place on Friday, Dec 13th at the residence of Mr. & Mrs. Alex Abraham at 6pm.
4. 2019 Talent Show – The date for annual talent show is December 29^th. The Talent Show is open to all parishioners who are interested in participating. If you would like to show your talents, please reach out coordinators Mrs. Rani Paul and Mrs. Sumini Thomas. The deadline for submitting programs is Dec. 22nd.

1. Orma of H.G. Mathews Mar Barnabas – will be celebrated next Sunday, Dec 8th. We will be serving lunch in his memorial, if anyone would like to donate towards lunch please see the Treasurer.
2. Christmas Caroling – we will be starting Christmas Caroling next Saturday, 12/7.  We will meet at the home of Mr. Abraham K. Yohannan & Mrs. Rosemary Yohannan at 8:30AM and the bus will leave at 8:45AM.  The first home we visit will be Valiya Achen’s house. All carolers are asked to arrive promptly to leave with the bus.
3. MGOCSM Meeting- There will be a youth meeting today, December 1st, 4 pm, at the residence of Mr. & Mrs. Vinod Abraham. All MGOCSM members are requested to attend. 
4. 2019 Talent Show – The tentative date for annual talent show is December 29^th.   The Talent Show is open to all parishioners who are interested in participating. If you would like to show your talents,please reach out coordinators Mrs. Rani Paul and Mrs. Sumini Thomas. The deadline for submitting programs is Dec. 22nd. 

1. Passing of Mrs. Santhamma Korah – the sister-in-law of Mr. George Mathew on Friday in India.  The funeral will be taking place next week at St. Thomas Church, Chennai.  Please keep the bereaved family in your prayers.
2. Monthly Committee Meeting – there is a monthly scheduled Committee Meeting next Sunday, Dec. 1st. 
3. Thanksgiving Potluck – The annual youth and FOCUS Thanksgiving potluck will be held this Friday November 29th, 6:30 pm at the residence of Mr. & Mrs. Sini Jablonski. Please refer to the sign up sheet posted on GroupMe and sign up as soon as possible. 
4. MGOCSM Annual Thanksgiving Conference – The MGOCSM of the NE American Diocese will be holding its one day conference next Saturday, Nov. 30th at St. Stephen’s Orthodox Church of Midland Park, NJ from 8:30AM to 5PM. The main speaker for the conference will Dn. Alexander (Pradeep) Hatcher.  MGOCSM members please see the website for more details on how you can register.
5. MGOCSM Missions Raffle- As announced previously, the MGOCSM is selling raffle tickets for $10  to fundraise for the missions trip. Today is the last day to purchase tickets, so kindly see Ms. Ruth Abraham or Mr. Swagath Thomas to purchase one and support the missions trip today. 
6. MGOCSM Meeting – There will be a youth meeting next Sunday, December 1st, 4 pm, at the residence of Mr. & Mrs. Vinod Abraham. All MGOCSM members are requested to attend.