- MGOCSM/ FOCUS Meeting — There will be a combined MGOCSM and FOCUS meeting on Friday, April 27th, 5:30 PM at the Aramana. There will be a Question and Answer session with the Metropolitan followed by the Holy Qurbono series. All MGOCSM and FOCUS members are requested to attend.
- Basketball Tournament Meeting — The next basketball tournament meeting will be held on Sunday, April 22nd after Sunday School.
- Area MGOCSM Event — On April 28th there will be an MGOCSM areawide event at Cherry Lane church from 2-6 pm. The theme is “Jesus Christ and the Secrets of the Church” and the main speaker will be Rev. Dn. Shawn Thomas. Registration is $10 and may be done online at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1KbNUIm6PJyzYEh8UW0Oh8_7mO9EQ482aQ1bQgrX9eVY/viewform?usp=sharing_eil&ts=5ace6d82&edit_requested=true
- 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. Pre-registration is being extended to today, April 15th, and will cost $35.
- Theme Verse: “God Molds Us.” (Isaiah 64:8)
- Venue: Our Lady of Lourdes R.C. Church 92-96 220th Street Queen
- Sunday School Teacher Conference/Training — Our church will be hosting a combined Teachers Conference/OVBS Teachers/Volunteers training next Saturday, April 21st, from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM.
- Conference Theme: “The role of a Sunday School Teacher in molding our children in Orthodox faith and praxis” based on Ephesians 4:11 “
- All teachers and youth members are requested to attend and participate.
- N.E. American Diocese Summer Camp for Middle School Children — The Northeast American Diocese is hosting its first ever Summer Camp for Middle School Children (ages 10-14). The theme of the camp will be “Agni: Ablaze for the Lord” and the Verse: taken from St. Luke 12:49 – “I have come to set the world on fire”.
- The camp will be held at HTRC from Thursday, August 9th – Saturday, August 11th. The registration fee will be $100 per child. Please see the Sunday School Principal or Assistant Principal for details.
Category: MGOCSM
- GROW Conference – The annual GROW One Day conference will be hosted at our church this year on Saturday, April 14th, from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Registration is $15 online and $20 at the door so kindly register online at your earliest. Registration can be done using the following link: https://northeastamericandiocese.formstack.com/forms/grow2018
- Altar Servers Meeting and Lunch – There will be an Altar Servers Meeting followed by fellowship lunch at a nearby restaurant on Sunday, April 22nd after service. All Altar Servers are requested to attend.
- 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. Pre-registration is being extended to April 15th. Please see the 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 and we are requesting all teachers cooperation and encourage all teachers to attend the conference.
- Area MGOCSM Event – The event will take place April 28th at St. Gregorios, Cherry Lane church. The theme of the event is Jesus Christ and the Secrets of the Church and the speaker will be Reverend Deacon Shawn Thomas. Contact Ms. Sonia Joseph or Mr. Joshua Mathew to register and for more details.
- 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
- Holy Week Schedule – We will be having evening prayer every day this week, and also Pesaha service Wednesday evening, and Good Friday service on Friday. For exact times please see the Holy Week schedule flyer (in the back), it will also be posted on the website. The flyer below is incorrect and we will NOT be having Evening Prayer on Thursday, March 29th.
- Service of Feet Washing – this year the Diocesan Metropolitan is conducting the Service of Feet Washing at St. Mary’s, West Sayville. Please see their flyer below.
- MGOCSM Fundraiser – The MGOCSM is hosting a fundraiser at California Pizza Kitchen in Westbury on 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 1pm that day to support the cause and engage in fellowship. All youth are encouraged to attend!
- MGOCSM Lancaster Trip – We are planning a church trip to see the new Sight & Sound production “Jesus” in Lancaster on Tuesday August 21st. The cost for adults is $94 and for children, $64. About half of the tickets are already taken so please see Emily George downstairs in the auditorium to reserve your seat!
- 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.
- FOCUS Meeting – the next FOCUS meeting will be held on Friday, March 23rd at 7pm at the residence of Sinu and Giby Jacob. All FOCUS members are kindly requested to attend.
- Youth Meeting– There will be an MGOCSM meeting this Friday March 16th at 6:30 pm at the residence of Dr. Thomas Mathew and family: 3 Parkview Drive, Jericho NY. All youth members are encouraged to attend.
- Parish Lenten Retreat: This year’s parish Lenten Retreat will be held on Saturday, March 24th. Confession will begin at 10am. The retreat message will be given at 3:00pm by Rev. Fr. Sujit Thomas. All 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.
- Good Friday Refreshments – Our parish has a tradition of members providing refreshments on Holy Friday as nercha. We will be continuing that this year as well. Those who are interested in giving refreshments for Holy Friday, kindly see the Secretary or Treasurer after service.
- Parish Committee Meeting – We will be having our monthly parish committee meeting next Saturday, March 17th, at 4pm at the Church. All committee members are requested to make arrangements to attend.
- Lancaster Trip– This year we will be arranging a church trip to the Sight & Sound theater in Lancaster on Tuesday August 21st. We will be traveling together from the church to see their new production, titled Jesus. The cost, including bus fee and show ticket, is $94 for adults and $64 for children. Please see Emily George for more information and to reserve your seat.
- Bench – Special thanks to Mr. T.V Varghese for donating the bench in the lobby.
- 2018 OVBS – combined OVBS for the ten Indian Orthodox Parishes of the Queens-Long Island-Brooklyn Area will be held this year at Our Lady of Lourdes R.C. Church School on July 11, 12 & 13 (Wednesday, Thursday and Friday) from 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM. All children between the ages of 4 and 16 are invited to attend.
- Evening Prayer – A friendly reminder that we will be having special lenten Evening Prayers at the church every Wednesday during Great Lent 6:30PM. All are kindly requested to attend.
- Confession – As it is the lenten season, whoever wishes to do Holy Confession, kindly reach out to Achens as soon as possible. We request that you do not wait till the retreat day to do confession.
- Mid-Lent Service: The Mid-lent service will be held this Tuesday, March 6th at 6:30pm. All are kindly requested to attend. A friendly reminder to those who are planning to take Holy Qurbana to fast at least 6 hours prior to receiving Holy Qurbana.
- Holy Week Song Practice: There will be Holy Week song practice held Sunday and Wednesday evenings at 7:00pm at the Church. Whoever is interested to learn the hymns of Holy Week are requested to attend.
- FOCUS Meeting – the next FOCUS meeting will be held on Friday, March 23rd at 7pm. All FOCUS members are kindly requested to attend.
- Parish Lenten Retreat: This year’s parish Lenten Retreat will be held on Saturday, March 24th. Confession will begin at 10am. The retreat message will be given at 3:00pm by Rev. Fr. Sujit Thomas. All are kindly requested to attend.
- Holy Week Donation – All members are kindly requested to make a donation of $100 for the expenses of Holy Week. You may give your donation to the Treasurer today after service. This donation is used for all the additional expenses during Holy Week, and it’s important that all members contribute towards this effort.
- Evening Prayer – A friendly reminder that we will be having special lenten Evening Prayers at the church every Wednesday during Great Lent 6:30PM. All are kindly requested to attend.
- Confession – As it is the lenten season, whoever wishes to do Holy Confession, kindly reach out to Achens as soon as possible. We request that you do not wait till the retreat day to do confession.
- Mid-lent Service: Tuesday, March 6th at 6:30pm we will have be having the Holy Qurbana and Special Mid-lent Service. All are kindly requested to attend.
- MGOCSM Meeting– There will be an MGOCSM meeting held at the church on Friday March 2nd at 6:30 pm. All MGOCSM members are requested to attend.
- STYL Basketball Tournament – There will be a STYL Basketball tournament meeting today after Sunday School. The tickets for the tournament were inaugurated on Sunday.
- Education Day – Special thanks to Sunday School and MGCOCSM for hosting our 2nd annual Education Day. The theme for the day was “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about it’s own things” Mathew 6:34.
- Evening Prayer — There will be special Lenten Evening Prayer at the church every Wednesday during Great Lent 6:30 PM. All are kindly requested to attend.
- Confession — As we are now in the Lenten season, whoever wishes to do Holy Confession, kindly reach out to Achens as soon as possible. We highly suggest that you do not wait until the retreat day to do confession.
- FOCUS Meeting — There will be a FOCUS Meeting this Friday, February 23rd at 7 pm at the residence of Mr. & Mrs. George Palakkadan. A friendly reminder to bring your Shehimo prayer book and Beginning to Pray book.
- MMVS Attendance Award — The MMVS of our parish would like to award Mrs. Elizabeth Sunny the MMVS Attendance Award, for attending and participating in every MMVS meeting for the past year.
- MGOCSM Meeting — There will be an MGOCSM meeting held at the church on Friday, March 2nd at 6:30 pm. All MGOCSM members are requested to attend especially since this will be the MGOCSM’s first meeting of the year.
- GROW One Day Conference — The 7th annual One-Day GROW Conference will be held on April 14th from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm at our church. It will be open to all women ages 13 and up. Registration is $15 online and $20 at the door so please try to register online at your earliest.
- Education Day — This coming Saturday, February 24th there will be an Education Day for all the Sunday School students. This event is FREE of cost and is a great opportunity for the Sunday School children to enjoy fellowship with one another and also learn from this year’s theme which is taken from Matthew 6:34. All are asked to arrive by 1:30 pm so that we can start the day promptly and finish the activities in time for evening prayer.
- STYL Basketball Tournament — This year’s STYL Basketball tournament will be held on Saturday, June 30th. There will be a STYL Basketball tournament meeting next Sunday after Sunday School. The tickets for the tournament will be inaugurated next week.
STLI Education Day
- Youth Meeting– The Youth meeting for this Friday, February 16th is being postponed and a new date will be announced soon.
- MGOCSM Lenten Retreat– The MGOCSM of the Brooklyn/Queens/Long Island area is hosting a Lenten Retreat on Saturday February 17th from 9AM- 1:30 PM at St. Gregorios Cherry Lane. The theme for this event is Jesus and the Wooden Cross and the main speaker will be Seminarian Amal Punnoose. Registration is $10 and all youth are encouraged to attend.
- Education Day– There will be an Education Day for all the Sunday School students on Saturday February 24th. All are asked to arrive by 1:30 pm so that we can start the day promptly and finish the activities in time for evening prayer.
- FOCUS Meeting – there will be a FOCUS Meeting on Friday, February 23rd at 7pm at the residence of Mr. & Mrs. George Palakkadan.
- Family & Youth Conference 2018 – The early bird discount rate period for this year’s Family & Youth Conference will end this Thursday, February 15th. All that are interested please register online at the following site: https://www.fyconf.org/
- Wake & Funeral Details – Below are the Wake and Funeral details for Mrs. Mariamma Mathew, mother of Mrs. Rosomma Thomas & Mrs. Susamma Aju Alexander.
- WAKE: Friday February 16th, 2017 from 6pm-9pm @ St. Vincent de Paul Malankara Catholic Cathedral, Elmont.
- FUNERAL: The funeral mass will be held on Saturday, February 17th starting at 8am @ St. Vincent de Paul Malankara Catholic Cathedral, Elmont.
- The address of the church is 1500 DePaul St, Elmont, NY 11003.
- Youth Meeting — There will be a youth meeting at our church Friday, February 16th at 6:30 pm. This will be the first meeting of the year for the youth and we hope that all youth will be in attendance.
- MGOCSM Lenten Retreat — The MGOCSM of the Brooklyn/Queens/Long Island area is hosting a Lenten Retreat on Saturday, February 17th from 9 AM- 1:30 PM at St. Gregorios Cherry Lane. The theme for this event is Jesus Christ and the Wooden Cross and the main speaker will be Seminarian Amal Punnoose. Registration is $10 and all youth are encouraged to attend. Registration should be completed through the following link: www.tinyurl.com/lentenretreat2018
- Education Day — There will be an Education Day for all the Sunday School students on Saturday, February 24th. All are asked to arrive by 1:30 pm so that we can start the day promptly and finish the activities in time for evening prayer.
- MMVS Fundraising — Our parish’s MMVS will be conducting a fundraising event where they will be providing food for the parish on Sunday’s during Great Lent (all Sundays before Palm Sunday) for a donation of $600 to the MMVS. Please contact Mrs. Mary Varghese, Mrs. Sandhya Stephen or Mrs. Rosemary Yohannan for further details.
- Parish General Body — There will be a Parish General Body Meeting next Sunday, February 11, 2018, after service. Service will start at 8 AM instead of the regularly scheduled 8:15 AM. All members are kindly requested to attend.
Flyer for the MGOCSM Lenten Retreat