Baby Girl –Mr. & Mrs. Juby & Giny Thomas were blessed with a baby girl Sophia Lyanna Thomas. Please keep the baby and the family in your prayers.
MGOCSM Charity Event –On Sunday, May 26th, memorial day weekend, the youth will be preparing dinner for the families at the Ronald McDonald House of Long Island. If you are available to help out that day between 3 and 6 pm please sign up at your earliest using the link on GroupMe or the church website: tinyurl.com/RMD-STLI.
Career Expo @ St. Gregorios Queens – The youth of St. Gregorios Orthodox Church, Queens will be hosting a Career Expo on May 18, 2019, from 9 am – 1 pm. The goal of this event is to provide support and resources to children in making decisions about their careers and inspiring them to pursue their dreams. There will be many of our own successful children who will represent a wide range of professions at the event.
Summer Institute @ HTRC – our diocese is holding Summer Institute program, scheduled for Sunday, June 9th ( 4pm) to Friday June 14th (4pm). V. Rev. Fr. John Behr is the main resource person. It is an incredible privilege to have such a distinguished resource person. Registration fee is $375. Please find the link to register online https://transfigurationretreat.org/events/summerinstitute/ and the flyer on the parish website.
St. Stephens Raffle– all members who participated in the raffle from St. Stephens Orthodox Church are kindly requested to give the contributions to our Treasurer.
FOCUS Meeting – there will be a FOCUS Meeting on Friday, May 10th at the residence of Mr. & Mrs. Alex & Tigi Abraham at 6:30pm.
Career Expo at St. Gregorios Queens – The youth of St. Gregorios Orthodox Church, Queens will be hosting a Career Expo on May 18, 2019 from 9 am – 1 pm. The goal of this event is to provide support and resources to children in making decisions about their careers and inspiring them to pursue their dreams. There will be many of our own successful children who will represent a wide range of professions at the event.
Summer Institute at HTRC – our diocese is holding Summer Institute program, scheduled for Sunday June 9th ( 4pm) to Friday June 14th (4pm). V. Rev. Fr. John Behr is the main resource person. It is an incredible privilege to have such a distinguished resource person. Registration fee is $375. Please find the link to register online https://transfigurationretreat.org/events/summerinstitute/ and the flyer on the parish website.
FOCUS Seminar on Kind & Careful Online Communication
MGOCSM Meeting– There will be an MGOCSM meeting next Sunday, May 5th at the church at 4 PM. The basketball tournament meeting will follow immediately afterward. All youth members are encouraged to attend both meetings.
FOCUS Seminar – our parish is hosting a one-day seminar on Kind & Careful Online Communication for Parents. The seminar will be held next Saturday, May 4th, from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM at our parish hall.
CPK Fundraiser– There will be a fundraiser for our parish at the California Pizza Kitchen in Westbury this Friday, April 26th. 20% of the profits from all dine-in and take-out sales that day will be donated back to our parish once you show them our flyer. There are copies of the flyer in the back and on the church website. Kindly share this flyer with co-workers, family, and friends to help make the event a success. FOCUS and youth members are also encouraged to join for a fellowship dinner at the restaurant at 7 pm.
MGOCSM Meeting– There will be an MGOCSM meeting on Sunday, May 5th at 4 pm, followed by a basketball tournament meeting. The location will be announced next week. All youth members are encouraged to attend both meetings.
FOCUS Seminar – our parish is hosting a one-day seminar on Kind & Careful Online Communication for Parents. The seminar will be held on Saturday, May 4th, from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm at our parish hall. Please take copies of the flyer from the back and you can also find it on our website.
Monthly Committee Meeting – there will be a monthly scheduled Committee Meeting next Saturday, April 27th at 4:30pm.
St. George Perunal – St. Gregorios Orthodox Church, Cherry Lane will be celebrating the Feast of St. George on Friday April 26th and Saturday April 27th. Please see the flyer below
Holy Week Donation – All members are kindly requested to make a donation of $100 to help meet the expenses for Holy Week. Kindly give your donation to the Treasurer as soon as possible.
Special thanks to Dr. Paul Thottathil for donating the palm leaves for Palm Sunday and Mr. Chacko Koyikalathu for donating incense and charcoal for Holy Week.
Holy Week Schedule – please refer to Holy Week Schedule on our website for all details of service this week.
Evening Prayer – We will be having evening prayer on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday evenings this week.
Feast of Pesaha – Will be celebrated this Wednesday, 4/17 starting at 6pm. All members are requested to bring at least one appam for that evening.
Great Friday – Service will start at 8:30am.
Wedding Announcement – Ms. Sigi Rajan, daughter of Mrs. Annamma Rajan & Mr. Rajan K. Allakkottu residing at 89-66 217th Street, Queens Village NY will be getting married to Mr. Joseph Curichiyil, son of Mrs. Mary Curichiyil & Mr. Tony Curichiyil residing at 2157 Andrea Drive, Bensalem PA.
MMVS Announcements – MMVS would like to thank everyone who supported our fundraising project the six sponsors, our star supporters who cooked authentic and delicious food, people who donated, men and women who physically helped us. We especially thank Ansu Thomas, Valsa Abraham, Mibi Abraham, T.A. Thomas, Alex Pattarethu, Arun Joseph, John Joseph, Samuel P. Mathai, Stephen Thomas for their relentless help in cooking kanji every Sunday. The MMVS raised $3600 dollars, and it was truly a blessing to see everyone come together to support MMVS. Mrs. Usha Alex and Mrs. Sandhya Stephen would like to personally thank each one of you that brought a smile during our fundraising fellowship.
40th Day of Lent – This Thursday, April 11th, we will be having Holy Qurbana at 6:30PM for the 40th Day of Lent. All members are kindly requested to attend.
Holy Week Schedule – Please take a look at the Holy Week Schedule in the back. It will also be posted downstairs and on the parish website.
Parish Lenten Retreat – We will be having our parish Lenten Retreat next Saturday, April 13th. Confession will start at 10AM and the retreat message will be from 3PM onwards.
CPK Fundraiser – There will be a fundraiser for our parish at the California Pizza Kitchen in Westbury on Friday April 26th. 20% of the profits from all dine-in and take-out sales that day will be donated back to our parish once you show them our flyer. FOCUS and youth members are also encouraged to join for a fellowship dinner at the restaurant at 7 pm. Please see the flyer which will be posted on our church website for more information.
Holy Week Donation – All members are kindly requested to make a donation of $100 to help meet the expenses for Holy Week, the contribution list is posted in the basement for your convenience. Kindly give your donation to the Treasurer as soon as possible.
FOCUS Seminar – Our parish is hosting a one day seminar on Kind & Careful Online Communication for Parents. The seminar will be held on May 4th, from 9:30am to 12:30pm at our parish hall. This seminar will be open to all parents of all ages and friends of the parish to learn about guiding our children through the ever-changing world of technology and social media. Please reach out to FOCUS members regarding registering for this seminar.
FOCUS Meeting – There will be a FOCUS Meeting on Friday, April 12th at the residence of Mr. & Mrs. Ajit & Rebu Thomas at 6:30pm.
FYC 2019 Souvenir – Anyone that is contributing towards the FYC 2019 Souvenir please bring all related materials to Mrs. Rosemary Yohannan at the earliest.
Talmeedo Men’s Retreat – will be taking place at HTRC from June 16-22, 2019, and the theme for this year’s group, the Beta Class, is “Passions and Virtues”. For those interested in registering kindly refer to the link tinyurl.com/talmeedo2019 and please see Mr. Joshua Mathew for any questions.
2018 HTRC Year In Review – Kindly redirect to this webpage to view our Diocese’s Retreat Center’s Year In Review of 2018. https://stthomasli.org/2018-htrc-year-in-review/
Holy Week Donation – All members are kindly requested to make a donation of $100 to help meet the expenses for Holy Week, the contribution list is posted in the basement for your convenience. Kindly give your donation to the Treasurer as soon as possible.
Shoes –we kindly request that no one puts their shoes by southside entrance near the stairs going downstairs, as this is a safety hazard. There are children and elderly who could trip on them while going downstairs, so please move your shoes to the lobby area when entering the church.
Mid-Lent Service – will be held on this Tuesday March 26th at 6:30PM. All members are kindly requested to attend.
Holy Week Donation – All members are kindly requested to make a donation of $100 to help meet the expenses for Holy Week. Kindly give your donation to the Treasurer as soon as possible.
Monthly Prayer Meeting – The monthly prayer meeting for March will be held next Sunday, March 31st, at 6pm at the residence of Mr. & Mrs. Vinod & Mibby Abraham.
Feast of Annunciation to St. Mary – will be held on Monday, March 25th at 8 am. All members are kindly requested to attend.
Mid-Lent Service – will be held on Tuesday, March 26th at 6:30 PM. All members are kindly requested to attend.
FOCUS Meeting – there will be a FOCUS Meeting on Friday, March 22nd at the residence of Mr. & Mrs. Alex & Tigi Abraham at 6:30 pm.
MGOCSM Lenten Retreat – The Annual BQLI Lenten Retreat will be held on March 23rd, 2019 at our parish from 9 am – 4 pm. The theme of the retreat will be “The Penitent Thief”. All MGOCSM members are encouraged to attend. Please see the flyer below for more details.
Monthly Committee Meeting – there will be a monthly scheduled Committee Meeting next Sunday, March 24th after Holy Qurbana.
Monthly Prayer Meeting – The monthly prayer meeting for March will be held on March 31st, at 6 pm at the residence of Mr. & Mrs. Vinod & Mibby Abraham
2019 MGOCSM BQLI Lenten Retreat
Happy Birthday to our Vicar, Very Rev. Dr. Yohannan Sankarathil Cor-Episcopos!March MGOCSM Meeting
