- MGOCSM Meeting – There will be a MGOCSM Meeting on Saturday, October 28th at 4pm at the Parish. All MGOCSM members are kindly requested to attend.
- FOCUS Meeting – There will be a FOCUS Meeting on Friday, October 27th at 7pm at the residence of Mr. Bills and Nancy Varghese. All FOCUS members are kindly requested to attend.
- Sunday School Talent Competition – Our parish had five participants at the diocesan level talent competition: Giana Paul, Sara Solomon, Swagath Thomas, Mariel Mathew, and Sonia Joseph. Two of our students won prizes for their efforts
- Swagath Thomas – 2nd Prize for Solo Malayalam Song
- Sonia Joseph – 3rd Prize for Solo English Song
- Feast of St. Geevarghese Mar Gregorios (Parumala Thirumeni) – The feast of is observed every year on Nov. 2nd. The feast will be celebrated this year on Sunday, Nov. 5th. Please see the following link to learn more about thirumeni’s life and deeds: Parumala Thirumeni
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- MMVS Quiz Competition – Congratulations to the ladies of our MMVS, who won 2nd place for the Annual Quiz Competition at the MMVS Competition that took place at HTRC.
- Baby Boy Born – Mathew & Annie Thomas were blessed with a grandson, Nathan Samuel on October 11th.
- Parish Committee Meeting – There will be a Parish Committee meeting next Sunday, October 22nd, after refreshments. All Committee Members are requested to attend.
- FOCUS Meeting – Our next FOCUS Meeting will take place on Friday, October 27th at the residence of Mr. Bills & Nancy Varghese. All FOCUS members are requested to attend.
- FOCUS Meeting – Our next FOCUS meeting will be held this Friday, September 22nd at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Alex and Tigi Abraham. All FOCUS members are requested to attend.
- 2017-18 Sunday School Academic Year – Just a friendly reminder that Sunday school classes will began this week. All students are requested to assemble in the sanctuary soon after refreshments.
- TTC Exam Participants – Congratulations to our Kochamma who went to the TTC Training and took the TTC Exam. She passed the exam with a high score!!
- Area Sunday School Competitions – Friendly reminder that the area Sunday School Competitions will be held on this Saturday, September 23rd . The flyer for the event will be posted on the website.
- Parents/Teachers Meeting – Achen and the principal has called a meeting of all the parents and Sunday School teachers for next Sunday before Sunday School. Kindly make arrangements to attend.
- MGOCSM Charity Drives – The youth will be hosting two charity drives for the month of September.
- Jamaica Armory Women’s Shelter – They will be collecting toiletries, cleaning supplies, and household items.
- Children’s Shoe Drive – A children’s shoe drive for pediatric psych patients at Nassau University Medical Center.
- MGOCSM Blood Drive – The youth has organized a blood drive in association with the Red Cross that will be held on Saturday, September 30th from 11am to 4pm at the parish. For anyone interested in donating blood please contact Vineeth Varghese or Danniya Samuel at your earliest.
- CROP Hunger Walk – This year the parish is planning to participate in the CROP Hunger Walk, a charity event organized around the nation to help raise funds to fight against hunger. The event is to sponsor the efforts of Church World Services (CWS) who fights hunger all around the world. Saturday, October 7th at 10am at Eisenhower Park. For more details, kindly reach out to Leslie Babu. Please see the following link for details about the event: CROP Hunger Walk.
- Hurricane Relief Buckets – CWS has opened up a temporary depot on Long Island and we have contacted them. We are hoping to put relief buckets together on the evening of Thursday 21st at St. Thomas Orthodox Church, Levittown, Long Island. We do need volunteers for the event. We also hope to deliver the finished buckets to the depot the next day
- Holy Qurbana Classes – The Holy Qurbana classes originally scheduled for today will be postponed to a later Sunday in October.
- Weekly Fasting Prayer– The weekly fasting prayer will take place every Friday unless otherwise notified.
- Sunday school – classes for the 2017-18 year will begin next Sunday- September 17.
- The Feast of the Holy Cross – will be celebrated on Wednesday, September 13th at 6:30pm at our parish.
- FOCUS Meeting – will be held on Friday, September 22nd at the Residence of Mr. and Mrs. Alex and Tigi Abraham. All FOCUS members are requested to attend.
- MGCOSM Charity Drives – The MGOCSM will be hosting two charity drives for the month of September:
- Jamaica Armory Women’s Shelter- They will be collecting toiletries, cleaning supplies, and household items.
- The second is a children’s shoe drive for pediatric psych patients at Nassau University Medical Center.
- MGOCSM Blood Drive – The MGOCSM has organized a blood drive in association with the Red Cross that will be held on Saturday, September 30th from 11am to 4pm at the parish.
- CROP Hunger Walk – As a parish, this year we are planning to participate in the CROP Walk, a charity event organized around the nation to help raise funds to fight against hunger. The event is to sponsor the efforts of Church World Services who fights hunger all around the world. Saturday, October 7th at 10am at Eisenhower Park. For more details, kindly reach out to Leslie Babu. The flyer for the event is posted on the below.
- MMVS Annual Conference – The annual conference is on Saturday Oct.14th at the Holy Transfiguration Retreat Center. Those who are interested in attending the conference, kindly contact the MMVS secretary or the trustee.
- Holy Qurbana Classes – We will be starting classes on the Holy Qurbana starting next Sunday- September 17th Sunday after refreshments for everyone. All are requested to attend.
- Hurricane Harvery Relief Fund – Those who would like to donate towards the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund kindly give the donations to the Secretary or the Trustee of the parish.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Weekly Fasting Prayer– Our weekly fasting prayer will be held this Friday from 10am-12pm at the parish. All are kindly requested to attend.
- 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.
- Sunday School Year 2017-18– First day of Sunday School for the year 2017-2018 will be Sunday, September 17th.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- FOCUS Meeting – our next meeting will be held on June 23rd at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Cheriyan Abraham and Susan Cheriyan .
- 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.
- 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.
- STYL Basketball Tournament – will be held on Saturday, July 1st at Island Garden Gym.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.