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Weekly Annoucements – 08/20/2017

  1. Weekly Fasting Prayer – Our weekly fasting prayer will be held this Friday from 10am- 12pm at the parish. Rides can be arranged for those who need them.
  2. FOCUS Meeting – Our next FOCUS Meeting will be held this Friday, August 25th, at 7pm at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Sinu and Giby Jacob. All FOCUS members are kindly requested to attend.
  3. Parish OVBS – Our Parish OVBS will be held this Saturday at the Parish. Those who have registered kindly make sure that you come on time since we have a full day schedule planned.
  4. BQLI Area Convention – The annual B/Q/LI area convention. The main speaker for all three days will be Rev. Dr. Ninan. K. George, professor of Orthodox Theological Seminary in Kottayam. August 25, 26, 27 Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 6:30pm at Our Lady of Snow Roman Catholic Church.
  5. Parish Sunday School Trip – The Sunday school children, parents, teachers took a trip to a Minor League baseball game of the Long Island Ducks.  We wanted to thank everyone who took the time to attend. Please see some pics below.

BQLI Combined Area Convention
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Weekly Announcements – 08/13/2017

  1. Weekly Fasting Prayer– Our weekly fasting prayer will be held this Friday from 10am-12pm at the parish. All are kindly requested to attend.
  2. St. Mary West Sayville Church Parish Perunal – St. Mary’s West Sayville is conducting their Parish Perunal this Friday the 18th at 6pm and Saturday the 19th at 8:30am. The Chief celebrant is Rev. Dr. Ninan. K. George, professor of Orthodox Theological Seminary in Kottayam. The flyer for the perunal is below. Those who are available are requested to attend.
  3. Sunday School Year 2017-18– First day of Sunday School for the year 2017-2018 will be Sunday, September 17th.
  4. Sunday School Talent Competition – will be held on Sunday, September 10th, those who are interested to participate, please register your names by contacting the principal or the vice- principal.
  5. BQLI Area Convention – The annual BQLI area convention. The main speaker for all three days will be Rev. Dr. Ninan. K. George, professor of Orthodox Theological Seminary in Kottayam. August 25, 26, 27 Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 6:30pm at Our Lady of Snow Roman Catholic Church.
  6. Parish General Body Meeting – Next Sunday, August 20th, we will be having our Parish General Body Meeting after service. All eligible members are requested to attend.
  7. FOCUS Meeting –  Our next FOCUS Meeting will be held on Friday, August 25th, 2017 at 7pm at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Sinu and Giby Jacob. All FOCUS members are kindly requested to attend.
BQLI Combined Area Convention
St. Mary’s West Sayville Parish Perunal
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Weekly Announcements – 07/02/2017

1. Anil John Memorial Basketball Tournament– We had our basketball tournament yesterday. We are pleased to announce that our Basketball team won 2nd place in the Tournament. On the 3 on 3 competitions, our team won 1st Place. Congratulations and thank you for your hard work and dedication you put into this. I especially want to thank this year’s organizers and volunteers. Also, special thanks to all the parents who showed up to the tournament to show their support and love.

2. Weekly Fasting Prayer – Our weekly fasting prayer will be held at the Church this Friday from 10am-Noon. All are requested to attend.

3. Parish Perunal – A reminder that our Parish Perunal will be held this Friday and Saturday July 7th and 8th. Friday evening we will be having Rev. Fr. Paulose Peter, the Vicar of St. Mary’s Orthodox Church, White Plains, NY as our guest speaker. All are to attend on a timely manner. Friday evening at 6:30pm and Saturday morning at 8am.

4. FOCUS Meeting – Our next FOCUS Meeting will be held next Sunday at 5pm at the Residence of Mr. and Mrs. Arun and Sheba Joseph. All FOCUS members are requested to attend

5. Parish Picnic – Our Parish Summer Picnic will be held on Saturday, July 22nd. Kindly make arrangements to attend.

6. Parish Committee Meeting – There will be a parish committee meeting on Sunday, July 23rd after service. All Committee members are requested to attend.

7. Parish OVBS – Our parish will be hosting a one day OVBS on Saturday, August 26th from 9am – 7pm. If you are interested in signup for registration will begins today. Reach out to either Mrs. Giby Jacob or Ms. Shilpa Mathew for registration. The flyer are available and will be posted. There will be a $5 charge for each student signing up. Kindly see Mr. Nevin Joseph for more details.

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Weekly Announcements – 06/04/2017

  1. FOCUS Trip – to St. Tikhon’s and HTRC was a great success. Special thanks to all those who attended. We had about 16 people including children who attend the trip. You can view the pictures of the trip on the Photos Page.
  2. MMVS Fasting Prayer Meeting – this Friday, June 9th from 10am- Noon at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham K Yohannan and Rosemary Yohannan. These prayer meetings will be held every Friday. Those who are available that day are requested to attend.
  3. Navathi Celebration – The members of St. Gregorios Orthodox Church cordially invite you to participate in the Navathi celebration of our beloved father in Christ Very Rev. Fr.​ ​Dr. P. S. Samuel Cor-Episcopos. Kindly see the attached flyer for details.
  4. MGOCSM Meeting – our next meeting will be held on Saturday, June 17th at 4pm at the Church. At MGOCSM members are requested to attend. A friendly reminder to bring your Courage to Pray books.
  5. FOCUS Meeting – our next meeting will be held on June 23rd at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Cheriyan Abraham and Susan Cheriyan .
  6. New Holy Qurbana Books – are ready for release. Pre-order forms will be sent out this week. Each book costs $15. If you are interested in purchasing your own copy kindly see Sinu Jacob, the treasurer.
  7. Family and Youth Conference – registration is still open because of a few cancellations. If you are planning to attend, kindly do so as soon as possible. Kindly send in your checks as soon as you register.
  8. STYL Basketball Tournament – will be held on Saturday, July 1st at Island Garden Gym.
  9. Parish Perunal – the Feast of St. Thomas will be held on Friday, July 7th and Saturday, July 8th. We will be having Rev. Fr. Paulose Peter, Vicar of St. Mary’s White Plains Church as our main speaker. Kindly make arrangements to attend.
  10. Parish Picnic – will be held on Saturday July 22. All are requested to attend

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FOCUS Trip To St. Tikhons & HTRC

The FOCUS members along with Fr. Abraham (Abey) George took a trip to St Tikhon’s Orthodox Monastery & Seminary. We got a tour of the monastery church, seminary, museum and the grounds.  The trip was very enlightening and taught us much about the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) and its commonalities with Malankara Orthodox Church.

We stopped by the newly purchased Holy Transfiguration Retreat Center (HTRC) as it was only 20 miles from St. Tikhons.  HTRC will be a great asset for the people of the diocese in the years to come.  Please see the Photos page for more pictures from the trip.

 

 

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Weekly Announcements – 05/21/2017

  1. Holy Transfiguration Retreat Center – Last Monday the Diocese acquired the 320-acre property in Dalton Pennsylvania. The former Fatima Renewal Center is now known as the Holy Transfiguration Retreat Center. Kindly continue to pray and support this new ministry of the Diocese.
  2. New Born Baby Girl – Kindly join us in congratulating Dr. Finny and Anila George on their new born baby girl, Maya Teresa George. Let us keep the newborn and the family in our prayers. Let us keep the new born and her family members in our prayers.
  3. Feast of the Ascension – We will be celebrating the Feast of the Ascension of our Lord this Wednesday, May 24th at 6:30pm. H.G. Zachariah Mar Nicholovos, our Diocesan Metropolitan will be the main celebrant. All are requested to attend.
  4. MMVS Parent and Couples Conference – will be held this Saturday, May 27th at St. Stephens Midland Park Church in NJ. Please contact the Martha Mariam Vanitha Samajam Secretary Mary Varghese or Treasurer Sandya Thomas for more details.
  5. FOCUS Meeting – There will be a FOCUS Meeting on this Friday, May 26th at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Ajith and Rebu Thomas. All FOCUS members are requested to attend.
  6. FOCUS Trip – FOCUS is taking a trip to St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Seminary on Monday, May 29th. FOCUS members and whoever are interested in attending kindly inform Sunil George or Alex Abraham at your earliest convenience.
  7. New Holy Qurbana Books – are ready for release. Pre-order forms are sent out to the parish. Each book costs $15. If you are interested in purchasing your own copy kindly see Sinu Jacob, the treasurer.
  8. STYL Basketball Tournament – there will be a STYL Basketball Tournament meeting next Sunday May 28th after Sunday school, all youth and FOCUS are requested to attend.
  9. Parish Committee Meeting – There will be a Parish committee meeting on Sunday June 4th after service. All Committee members are requested to attend this meeting.
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Weekly Announcements – 05/14/2017

  1. The Passing of Kevin Mathew ­– It is with great sadness that we wish to inform you of the passing of Kevin Mathew. He is survived by his parents Mr. Abraham O. Mathew & Mrs. Suja Mathew, and siblings Julia Mathew and Jason Mathew.
  2. MMVS Parent and Couples Conference – will be held on Saturday, May 27th at St. Stephens Midland Park Church in NJ. Please contact the Martha Mariam Vanitha Samajam Secretary Mary Varghese or Treasurer Sandya Thomas for more details. Please see the flyer below for more details.
  3. Feast of the Ascension – We will be celebrating the Feast of Ascension of our Lord on Wednesday, May 24th at 6:30pm. H.G. Zachariah Mar Nicholovos, our Diocesan Metropolitan will be the main celebrant. All are requested to attend.
  4. FOCUS Trip – FOCUS is planning a trip to St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Seminary on Monday, May 29th. FOCUS members and whoever are interested in attending kindly inform Sunil George or Alex Abraham at your earliest convenience.
  5. MGOCSM Meeting – There will be a MGOCSM meeting this Saturday at 4pm at the Church. Valiyachen will be leading the meeting. All MGOCSM members are requested to attend.
  6. New Holy Qurbana Books – New Holy Qurbana books are ready for release. Pre-order forms are sent out to the parish. Each book costs $15. If you are interested in purchasing your own copy kindly see Sinu Jacob, the treasurer. For information on the new books kindly visit this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hkIlOi4Vss
  7. Sunday school Announcements:
    • June 4th is the Centralized Exam for the 12th grade
    • June 25TH is Centralized Exam for 5th, 8th, 12th and TTC
    • Church Assigned competitions will be held on June 18th, Details have been mailed out and also posted on Sunday School bulletin board.
    • Regional OVBS is July 5,6,7 at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Queens Village.  Please see Principal or Vice principal for more information.
    • Sunday school final is June 11th.

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Weekly Announcements – 04/30/2017

  1. Holy Qurbana Next Week – Next week Rev. Fr. Joykutty will be celebrating the Divine Liturgy.
  2. Holy Transfiguration Retreat Center (HTRC)- All members are requested to donate towards the cause of the NE American Diocese.
  3. MMVS Charity Drive – The Marth Mariam Vanitha Samajam will be conducting a charity drive for veterans. A collection box will be kept in the basement to collect household items (unused clothing, lines, blankets, cleaning supplies, kitchen items, footwear, etc.). All are requested to participate in this charity drive.
  4. GROW Conference – is happening June 24th Saturday at HTRC. Many of the FOCUS members have already registered so I encourage all young women (High School and College) to attend this event. The flyer for the event is below.  Register now at http://tiny.cc/grow2017
  5. MGOCSM Meeting – our next MGCOSM meeting will be held on Saturday, May 20th at 4pm. All MGOCSM members are requested to attend. Valiyachen will be leading the meeting.
  6. FOCUS Meeting – our next FOCUS meeting will be held on May 26th at 7pm at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Ajith and Rebu Thomas. All FOCUS members are requested to attend.
  7. Altar Servers Meeting  – and Fellowship Lunch will be held on Sunday, May 28th.

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Weekly Announcements – 04/23/2017

  1. Our next Parish General Body meeting will be held next Sunday, April 30th right after refreshments. All eligible members are requested to attend.
  2. STYL Basketball Tournament meeting will be held next Sunday, April 30th at 4pm at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Paul and Lilly Thottathil. All MGOCSM and FOCUS members are requested to attend this meeting.thomassunday

 

 

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Weekly Announcements – 04/02/2017

  1. Week 6 Of Great Lent – Please see the lectionary (bible readings) and devotional for Week 6 of the Great Lent at the following link. Great Lent Week 6 Lectionary & Devotional.
  2. FOCUS Meeting – Our Next FOCUS Meeting will be held this Friday, April 7th at 7pm, at the Residence of Mr. and Mrs. Mariusz and Sini Jablonski. All FOCUS members are kindly requested to attend.
  3. Lenten Retreat and Confession– Our Parish Lenten Retreat and Confession will be held this Saturday, April 8th at 9:30am. This year we will be having two speakers, one for the Youth and one for adults. Rev. Dn. Shawn Thomas will be here to address the Youth and FOCUS at 2:30pm and Rev. Fr. Biju Paranthal will address the adults at 4pm. All are requested to attend.
  4. Hosana Sunday – A friendly reminder that next Sunday is Hosana Sunday, morning prayer will begin at 7:30am.  We will also be having evening prayer next Sunday at 6:30pm. All are requested to attend.
  5. First Day at Church – Kindly join us in welcoming Aaron John Abraham Son of Mr. and Mrs. Sarasan and Naisy Abraham.

Catholicate Day Celebrations
Great Lent Week 6 Lectionary