- 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.
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- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- Holy Qurbana Next Week – Next week Rev. Fr. Joykutty will be celebrating the Divine Liturgy.
- Holy Transfiguration Retreat Center (HTRC)- All members are requested to donate towards the cause of the NE American Diocese.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- Altar Servers Meeting – and Fellowship Lunch will be held on Sunday, May 28th.
- Our next Parish General Body meeting will be held next Sunday, April 30th right after refreshments. All eligible members are requested to attend.
- 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.
- Mid-Lent Service – will be held this Tuesday, 21st evening at 6:30pm.
- Feast of Annunciation – will be held on March 25th. Morning prayers will begin at 8am.
- STYL Basketball Tournament Meeting – next Sunday the 26th after Sunday School. All youth and FOCUS are requested to attend this meeting.
- Parish General Body – meeting date is changed and will be held Sunday, April 2nd. All eligible members are requested to attend.
- Lenten Retreat – Our Parish Lenten Retreat and Confession will be held on Saturday, April 8th starting at 2pm. This year we will be having two speakers, one for the Youth and one for adults. Dn. Shawn Thomas will be here to address the Youth and FOCUS and Rev. Fr. Biju Paranthal will be here for the adults. All are requested to attend.
- Holy Week Schedule – Please see the schedule for Holy Week on the Calendar. Just a reminder that we will be having evening prayer every evening during Holy Week. Kindly make arrangements to attend.
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Weekly Announcments – 03/12/2017
- Week 3 Of Great Lent – Please see the lectionary (bible readings) and devotional for Week 3 of the Great Lent at the following link. Great Lent Week 3 Lectionary & Devotional.
- MGOCSM Meeting – the next MGOCSM will be held week next on Friday, March 17th at 6pm. All Youth members are requested to attend.
- Parish Committee Meeting – will be held this Saturday, March 18th at 3pm. All Committee and members are requested to attend.
- Mid-Lent Service – there will be a Mid-Lent service held on Tuesday, 21st evening at 6:30pm.
- Feast of Annunciation – The Feast of Annunciation will be held on March 25th. Morning prayers will begin at 8am.
- Parish General Body Meeting – will be held on Sunday, March 26th. All eligible members are requested to attend.
- First Day at Church – Kindly join us in welcoming the newborn baby boy, David Varghese, of Bills and Nancy Varghese. Let us uphold the new born baby and his family in our prayers.
- Great Lent Evening Prayer – During Great Lent we will be having evening prayers on Wednesday at 6:30pm.
- After evening prayers on Wednesday, I request all the choir members to assemble to go over the songs for Holy Week.
- Please see the lectionary (bible readings) and devotional for Week 2 of the Great Lent at the following link. Great Lent Week 2 Lectionary & Devotional.
- FOCUS Meeting – will be held this Friday, March 10th at 7pm at the residence of Juby and Giny Thomas. All FOCUS members are requested to attend.
- MGOCSM Meeting – will be held week next on Friday, March 17th at 6pm. We will be beginning to read a new exciting book and discussing it. We will begin with Evening prayer followed by the meeting. All Youth members are requested to attend.
- Parish Committee Meeting – will be held on Saturday, March 18th at 3pm. All Committee and members are requested to attend.
- Parish General Body – meeting will be held on Sunday, March 26th. All eligible members are requested to attend.
- First Day at Church – Kindly join me in welcoming the newborn baby girl, Evelyn Panicker, of Linu and Remya Panicker. Let us uphold the new born baby and her family in our prayers
- Great Lent – Just a friendly reminder that Great Lent begins tomorrow Monday, February 27th. If you would like to setup a time for confession kindly contact our clergy as soon as possible.
- Evening prayers during Lent – we will be having evening prayer every Wednesday at 6:30pm starting this Wednesday, March 1st during Lent.
- Choir Practice – After evening prayers on Wednesday, all the choir members are requested to assemble to go over the songs for Holy Week.
- Please see the lectionary (bible readings) and devotional for Week 1 of the Great Lent at the following link. Great Lent Week1 Lectionary & Devotional.
- Monthly Prayer Meeting – Our first prayer meeting for the year will begin next Sunday at 5pm at the residence of Valiayachen and Kochamma. All are requested to attend.
- MGOCSM Meeting – our next MGOCSM meeting will be held on Friday, March 17th at 6pm. All Youth members are requested to attend
- FOCUS Meeting – our next FOCUS meeting will be held on Friday, March 10th at 7pm at the residence of Mr. Juby and Giny Thomas. All FOCUS members are requested to attend.
- Valiyachen and Kochamma – will be returning back from India this coming Saturday. Let us pray for their safe return.
- Sunday School Education Day – Yesterday we had our Sunday School Education Day led by the MGOCSM of our parish. I want to thank the youth for taking the initiative for organizing the program for the day.
- MGOCSM Meeting – Our next MGOCSM meeting will be held this Friday, February 24th at 6pm at the residence of Dr. Thomas Mathew and Mrs. Smitha Mathew. All MGOCSM members are requested to attend.
- Great Lent – Just a friendly reminder that Great Lent begins next Monday, February 27th. If you would like to setup a time for confession kindly contact Valiya Achen or Abey Achen as soon as possible.
- Lenten Evening Prayer – We will be having Lenten evening prayer every Wednesday during Great lent at 6:30pm beginning Wednesday, March 1st. All are requested to attend.
- March Monthly Prayer Meeting – The monthly prayer meeting for March will be held on March 5th at Vailya Achen’s house.
- Worship Schedule – of the year is finalized and printed. See below for details.
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Sunday School Education Day
On February 18th, the MGOCSM and Sunday School held our first Education Day for the Sunday School kids of our parish. The theme of the event was from Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ, who gives me strength.” We started the day with prayer, followed by a general session led by Shojil Abraham. Shojil helped the kids of our Sunday School better understand the theme by showing them a presentation and giving them examples of how God gives us strength. He also spoke about the importance of the grace of God and how to receive it.
After the general session, we sang songs with the kids and broke into different groups to talk further about the theme. Each group was led by our Sunday School teachers who prepared a lesson plan for their classes. The teachers emphasized the grace of God working in our lives and how he provides us strength. They also created fun theme related activities for the kids to take part in.
We would like to thank both our Achens for their guidance and presence during this event. Thank you to all our MGOCSM youth and Sunday School teachers who made this event a fun and successful day for our kids.
Please see link below for additional pictures: