- The Feast of Lord’s Entry into The Temple(Mayaltho) – The Feast will be celebrated next Saturday, Feb. 2nd and Holy Qurbana will start at
8am. All members are kindly requested to attend. - Basketball Tournament Meeting– The first meeting for this year’s basketball tournament will be held next Sunday after Sunday School in the balcony. All youth members are encouraged to attend this meeting and actively participate in the planning of this event.
- MMVS Announcements
- Upcoming Charity Drives – They are planning to continue to donate care supplies (toothpaste, toothbrush cream and such) for Valentines Day. In March there will be a food drive they are looking for grains, oil, pasta
and such items to feed the less fortunate. Anyone interested can donate towards the cause. - MMVS Membership – MMVS has a membership fee of $25, all members are requested to give this as soon as possible.
- Upcoming Charity Drives – They are planning to continue to donate care supplies (toothpaste, toothbrush cream and such) for Valentines Day. In March there will be a food drive they are looking for grains, oil, pasta
- Baby Boy – Mr. & Mrs. Koshy Panicker were blessed with a baby boy Nicholas George Panicker this week. Please keep the baby and the family in your prayers.
- General Body Meeting – There will General Body meeting held on Feb. 10, 2019. All members are kindly requested to attend this meeting.
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- Monthly Prayer Meetings – We will be having our first monthly prayer meeting next Sunday, Jan. 27th at
6pm at the residence of Mr. andMrs Mohan Plamparambil, located at 91 Norman St. New Hyde Park. All members are requested to attend. Anyone interested in having house prayer on 4th Sundays in any month from March to December please contact Mrs. Sandhya Stephen. - The Feast of Lord’s Entry into The Temple(Mayaltho) – will be celebrated on Saturday, Feb. 2nd and Holy Qurbana will start at
8am. All members are kindly requested to attend. - Family & Youth Conference 2019 – is being held this year from July 17-19 at Kalahari Resorts in Pocono Mountain, PA. More details about the registration can be found on the conference website: https://www.fyconf.org
- MMVS Announcements –
- Service Day – Last Sunday MMVS members went to a soup kitchen run by Ebenezer church in Freeport. They donated blankets and comforters to the needy people.
- Upcoming Charity Drives – They are planning to continue to donate care supplies (toothpaste, toothbrush cream and such) for Valentines Day. In March there will be a food drive they are looking for grains, oil, pasta
and such items to feed the less fortunate. Anyone interested can donate towards the cause.- FOCUS Meeting – there will be a FOCUS Meeting next Friday, Jan. 25th at
7pm at the residence of Mr. & Mrs. George Palakkadan. - Committee Meeting –
- There will be a 2018 Committee Meeting next Saturday, Jan. 26th at
3pm at the church. All 2018 Committee Members are kindly requested to attend as the 2018 Annual Report will be presented to the Committee at this time.- There will be a monthly committee meeting for the 2019 Committee on Sunday, Jan 27th after Holy Qurbana. All 2019 Committee Members are kindly requested to attend
2019 Family and Youth Conference
Monthly Prayer Meetings – We will be having
- Christmas Service – Monday, 24th evening at 6:30, we will have Christmas evening prayer. The 25th Morning, service will begin at 7 am.
- MGOCSM Meeting – There will be elections for next year’s youth committee after service on December 30th. All youth members are requested to attend this meeting, especially if they are interested in serving on the committee for 2019.
- 2018 Family Night/Talent Show – The annual talent show will be held this year on Sunday, Dec. 30th, 2018 at 4 pm. The Talent Show is open to all who are interested in participating. If you would like to show your talents, please reach out to the Sunday School Principal, Mr. Shibu Thomas or Emily George. The deadline for submitting programs is today.
- In addition, we will be providing dinner to all participants and guests. If you would like to donate for the dinner, please see Mrs. Lali Daniel or Mr. Nevin Joseph
- Combined Christmas & New Year’s Celebrations – The Council of Indian Orthodox Churches of Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island will be hosting its annual Christmas & New Year’s Celebrations on Saturday, Jan. 5th from 4pm-8pm at the Glen Oaks High School auditorium. All members are kindly requested to attend the event.
- Committee Meeting – There will be a 2019 Committee Meeting
on next Saturday, 12/29/2018, at 4 pm at the church. All 2019 Committee Members are requested to attend that meeting.
- MGOCSM Fundraiser – The MGOCSM is hosting a fundraiser at California Pizza Kitchen in Westbury on this Friday, April 6th. The restaurant will be donating 20% of the profits from that day back towards the youth fund to be donated to charity. The youth will also be meeting up for lunch at the restaurant at 4 pm that day to support the cause and engage in fellowship. All MGOCSM members are encouraged to attend! Please bring the attached flyer below to the restaurant so that they can make the donation to the church. California Pizza Kitchen Flyer (To Print)
- GROW Conference – The annual GROW One Day conference will be hosted at our church this year on April 14th from 8:30 to 4:30. Registration is $15 online and $20 at the door so please register online at your earliest. Register by using the link: https://northeastamericandiocese.formstack.com/forms/grow2018
- Sunday School Announcements
- Area Wide OVBS – A combined OVBS for all parishes of the Brooklyn, Queens, and Long Island area will be held this year on July 11th-13th. OVBS will be using a centralized curriculum with lessons based on the theme. The registration fee will be $35 per child (This includes a T-Shirt, Songbook, 3 days Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Snacks and Drinks). Pre-registration is required, $35/child until April 8th. The fee will increase after April 8th. Please see Principal /Asst. Principal for details.
- Sunday School Teacher Conference/Training – Our church will be hosting a combined Teachers Conference/OVBS Teachers/Volunteers training. It will be held on Saturday, April 21st, 2018 conducted by Rev. Fr. Dr. Thomas George.
- House Visits – As there is a tradition to visit and bless houses of parishioners the days after Easter, the Achens will scheduling visits to houses from the week of April 22nd and continue until all houses are covered. Both Achens and a lay person will visit the house. Visits will mostly take place on Thursday evenings and Sunday afternoons. Kindly schedule a visit by contacting Mr. Stanley Thomas at your earliest convenience.
- 2017 Sunday School Newsletter – Please see the attached Sunday School 2017 Newsletter, which lists all Sunday school events from 2017. Thanks to Ajith Thomas and Shilpa Mathew for putting the newsletter together. SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER_2017
Flyer for MGOCSM Fundraiser. (Bring to California Pizza Kitchen) 
Page 1 of 2017 SS Newsletter 
Page 2 of 2017 SS Newsletter
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Parish Lenten Retreat
This year’s parish Lenten Retreat will be held on Saturday, March 24th. Confession will begin at 10 am. The retreat message will be given at 3:00 pm by Rev. Fr. Sujit Thomas. The day will conclude with Vespers at 6:30 pm. All are kindly requested to attend.
St. Thomas Orthodox Church of Long Island will be having Divine Liturgy on Thursday, March 22nd, for the 40th day of the Great Lent. The chief celebrant will be H.G. Zachariah Mar Nicholovos, the Metropolitan of the Northeast American Diocese. Vespers will begin at 6:30 pm followed by Divine Liturgy. All are welcome to attend!
- MMVS Meeting – There will be meeting today after refreshments. All MMVS are requested to attend.
- Altar Servers Meeting – Will be held today after Sunday school. We will have a special class on Hesychasm, dealing with intrusive thoughts and the practice of the Jesus Prayer. After the session we will plan to have fellowship lunch at a restaurant nearby. All Altar Servers are requested to attend. Please find some pictures from the fellowship lunch below.
- FOCUS Meeting – Will be held this 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 Shehimo Books and Beginning to Pray books.
- General Body Meeting – will be held on Sunday, January 22nd. All eligible members are requested to attend.
- MGOCSM Faith Study Series – This month’s will be held on Friday, January 27 at 6pm at church. For this month we will be discussing on the topic of How to Discern the Will of God in our journey in life. All MGOCSM members are requested to attend.
- MGOCSM Education Series – The MGOCSM is hosting a 4-part education Series on the Holy Qurbana. It will be taught by Aju Achen on the first Sundays of February, March, April and May. The first of these series is on Sunday, February 5th from 2-3:30 at St Basil Franklin Square. The fee is $20 for all four classes and a registration link will be made available in the coming weeks. If you are interested or have questions regarding this event, please contact one of youth members.
- New Jersey Leadership Camp – The camp will be held this July and in the hopes of fundraising for this camp, the committee has released 2017 calendars which will be available for purchase for $10. The calendar contains important information regarding saints as well as weekly bible readings. If you would like to purchase one, please see Julia Mathew and Manoj Varghese.
- Family Conference 2017 – will be held from July 12-15th (Wednesday-Saturday) at Kalahari Resorts at Poconos Manor in Pennsylvania. Discounted rates will be given till end of this month. To register go online to www.fyconf.org.
- New Born Baby Girl – Kindly join me in congratulating Mr. Linu and Remya Panicker on their new born baby girl, Evelyn Lizbeth Panicker. Let us keep the newborn and the family in our prayers.
The weekly announcements for June 12th, 2016 are as follows:
- Altar Servers Training – Saturday, June 18th, 2016 at 4pm.
- FOCUS Meeting – will be held on Friday, June 24th at 7:00pm at the residence of Juby & Giny.
- MMVS Bible Study – will be next week after Service- Sunday, June 26th.
- Parish Perunal – July 1st and 2nd, Friday and Saturday. Please see the flyer.
- Trip to Lancaster PA – Wednesday, August 24th. We have 27 seats left. Cost is $88 per adult and $57 for children. Kindly see Danniya Samuel or Shojil Abraham to sign up or for more details.
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