St. Stephens Raffle – all members who participated in the raffle from St. Stephens Orthodox Church are kindly requested to give the contributions to our Treasurer.
MMVS Diabetics Education Seminar – the MMVS is conducting an informational seminar on diabetics education on June 15th @ 4pm at the church. They will be going over the basics of the disease and how to manage it.
MMVS Raffle Drive – MMVS is conducting a raffle to help with their charity activities. Please support them and in this effort.
Sunday School Assigned Competition – the church level assigned competition will be held on on June 23rd. All Sunday school students are encouraged to participate, all topics are posted downstairs. Please see Principal or Asst. Principal for more details.
End of Sunday School Year – Final Exams will be held on June 16th.
AGNI Middle School Camp – Northeast American Diocese will host “AGNI: Ablaze for the Lord” camp for Middle School students from August 8-10, 2019 at Holy Transfiguration Retreat Center. The main speakers are Rev. Fr. Shawn Thomas and Mrs. Lijin Thomas. Eligible participants are children ages 10-14. For more information please contact Fr. Sujit Thomas, Diocesan Secretary. Please use the following link to register: https://forms.gle/V2gwWQCgBxTcLkzH7
Parish Picnic – will be held on July 20th, 2019. All members are kindly requested to make arrangements to attend.
MGOCSM Charity Event – On Sunday May 26th, Memorial Day weekend, the youth will be preparing dinner for the families at the Ronald McDonald house of Long Island. If you are available to help out that day between 3 and 6 pm please sign up at your earliest using the link on GroupMe or the church website: tinyurl.com/RMD-STLI.
MMVS Announcements
MMVS Annual Conf – will be held on Oct. 12th, 2019 in Philadelphia. All who are interested are requested to reach out to the MMVS members to register for the conference. The cost of transport to the conference will be subsidized this year, for more details please reach out to MMVS members.
Diabetics Education Seminar – the MMVS is conducting an informational seminar on diabetics education on June 15th @ 4pm at the church. They will be going over the basics of the disease and how to manage it.
Monthly Prayer Meeting – the monthly prayer meeting will take place next Sunday, May 26th @ 6PM at the residence of Mr. Sunny P. Chacko.
Monthly Committee Meeting – there will be a monthly scheduled Committee Meeting next Sunday, May 26th after Holy Qurbana. All committee members are kindly requested to attend.
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.
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.
MGOCSM Thanksgiving Conference — The Annual MGOCSM Thanksgiving Conference will be held on Saturday, November 24th at St. Gregorios Valley Stream from 10 AM- 5 PM. Registration is $10 and may be completed online.
Winter Summit — As announced previously, this year’s Winter Summit for college and post-graduate students will be held at the Holy Transfiguration Retreat Center from December 26th – 29th. The absolute last day to register is this Wednesday, November 14th. Fees for the camp are now $150 and registration must be completed online. For more information please see Ms. Angel Sunny.
Vans from Queens/Nassau Area for Evening Prayer — We are thinking about starting a van service to bring members to evening prayer on Saturdays. If you are interested please give your name to Dr. Sunil George. If there is enough demand for this service we will make arrangements for this regularly.
FOCUS Meeting — There will be a FOCUS Meeting next Friday, Nov. 16th at 7 pm at the residence of Mr. & Mrs. Alex Abraham. All FOCUS members are kindly requested to attend.
2018 Christmas Caroling — As announced last week, this year’s Christmas Caroling will take place the weekend of Dec. 15th. As we get closer to the date we will announce which areas are being covered on which day.
2nd Christmas Caroling Practice – The next Christmas Carol Practice will be held on next Saturday, 11/17 at 4:30 pm. All members are requested to attend to make it a success.
Monthly Committee Meeting — There will be a monthly Committee Meeting next Sunday, Nov. 18th, after Holy Qurbana.
General Body Meeting — There will be a General Body meeting held on Dec. 2nd, 2018 for Election Of Office Bearers for 2019. All members are requested to attend this meeting. All dues will be posted downstairs NEXT week, if you need to clarify any details please talk to the Treasurer.
2018 Talent Show — The annual talent show will be held this year on Sunday, Dec. 30th, 2018. All who are interested in participating please reach out to the Sunday School Principal, Mr. Shibu Thomas.
MGOCSM Drive — The MGOCSM is hosting a drive to support Kids Change the World, an organization that works to support young children in need around the world. Please place children’s books and plastic grocery bags you would like to donate in the marked box downstairs.
MGOCSM Meeting — The next youth meeting will be held on Friday, November 9, 2018, 5:30 pm at the residence of Mr. & Mrs. Sunny P. Chacko. All youth members are kindly requested to attend.
MGOCSM Thanksgiving Conference — The Annual MGOCSM Thanksgiving Conference will be held on Saturday, November 24th at St. Gregorios Valley Stream from 10 AM- 5 PM. Registration is $10 and may be completed online.
Vans from Queens/Nassau Area for Evening Prayer — We are thinking about starting a van service to bring members to evening prayer on Saturdays. If you are interested please give your name to Dr. Sunil George. If there is enough demand for this service we will make arrangements for this regularly.
2018 Christmas Caroling — This year’s Christmas Caroling will take place the weekend of Dec. 15th and 16th, and like last year we will be going as two separate groups. As we get closer to the date we will announce which areas are being covered on which day.
Christmas Caroling Song Practice — The first song practice for Caroling will take place next Saturday, Nov 10th at 4 pm in the hall. All are encouraged to attend and learn the songs.
Feast of St. Gevarghese Mar Gregorios (Parumala Perunal) — will be celebrated next Sunday, Nov. 4th. Special thanks to everyone that signed up to bring food for the feast. Anyone not bringing food is requested to give donations.
MGOCSM Drive — The MGOCSM is hosting a drive to support Kids Change the World, an organization that works to support young children in need around the world. Please place children’s books and plastic grocery bags you would like to donate in the marked box downstairs.
MGOCSM Meeting — The next youth meeting will be held on Friday, November 9, 2018, 5:30 pm at the residence of Mr. & Mrs. Sunny P. Chacko. All youth members (ages 13 – 22) are kindly requested to attend.
MGOCSM Thanksgiving Conference — The Annual MGOCSM Thanksgiving Conference will be held on Saturday, November 24th at St. Gregorios Valley Stream from 10 AM- 5 PM. Registration is $10 and may be completed online.
Winter Summit Registration — This year’s Winter Summit for college and post-graduate members will be held from December 26th – 29th at the Holy Transfiguration Retreat Center. The last day to register for this conference will be this Thursday, November 1st.
House Visits — We have been doing house visits for the past six months and it has been going well. If you would like to schedule one for your home please reach out to Mr. Stanley Thomas.
CROP Hunger Walk — We are less than 2 weeks away from this year’s CROP Hunger walk which will be held on Saturday, October 13th, 10 AM, at Eisenhower Park. Please visit our team page to join the team or make a donation online. All of the money raised goes to the Church World Services who work locally and around the globe to battle hunger. They will also be providing aid to those recently affected by Hurricane Florence. For more information, please see the flyer posted on the bulletin downstairs.
Paint Night —The FOCUS and MGOCSM will be hosting a paint night in the auditorium this Friday, October 5th at 7 pm. Participants can either paint a large canvas for $20, small canvas for $10, or a craft pumpkin for $5 and all proceeds will be donated to the CROP walk. There are limited supplies so please register online or see Ms. Leslie Babukutty as soon as possible.
MGOCSM meeting — The next youth meeting will be held on Friday, October 12th, 5:30 pm at the residence of Mr. & Mrs. Shibu Thomas. All youth members are requested to attend.
Metropolitan’s Silver Jubilee — The banquet we had planned to honor our Nicholovos Thirumeni’s Episcopal Jubilee was postponed. The new date is Saturday, November 17th (11 am – 3 pm). His Holiness Baselios Mar Thoma Paulose II will bless the occasion. It will also be attended by dignitaries from our sister churches. Tickets for the banquet are $100. To purchase a ticket please contact the Secretary.
Male Cantors Group — The parish will be starting a male cantors group. If any men or boys wish to participate please submit your name in the office.
Kerala Flood Disaster Relief Fund — Anyone that has signed up for the Kerala Flood Relief effort see the Treasurer to give your contribution, the list of contributions is posted downstairs. We will be sending all the money collected tomorrow.
MMVS and MGOCSM donations — Through the bake sale held three weeks ago, the MMVS was able to raise $870 for the Kerala relief fund and the MGOCSM collected $200. Special thanks to everyone who took the time to make food for the sale and also to those who supported these efforts.
CROP walk — We are less than 3 weeks away from this year’s CROP Hunger walk which will be held on Saturday, October 13th, 10 AM, at Eisenhower Park. Please visit our team page to join the team or make a donation online. All of the money raised goes to the Church World Services who work locally and around the globe to battle hunger. They will also be providing aid to those recently affected by Hurricane Florence. For more information, please see the flyer posted on the bulletin downstairs.
Paint Night —The FOCUS and MGOCSM will be hosting a paint night in the auditorium on Friday, October 5th at 7pm. Participants can either paint a canvas for $20 or a craft pumpkin for $5 and all proceeds will be donated to the CROP walk. There are limited supplies so please register online or see Ms. Leslie Babukutty to reserve a spot if you are interested.
Metropolitan’s Silver Jubilee — the Banquet we had planned to honor our Nicholovos Thirumeni’s Episcopal Jubilee was postponed. The new date is Saturday, November 17th (11am – 3pm). His Holiness Baselios Mar Thoma Paulose II, will bless the occasion. It will also be attended by dignitaries from our sister churches. Tickets for the banquet are $100. To purchase a ticket please contact the Secretary.
Wedding Announcement — Dr. Joel Abraham, son of Mr. Kuriakose & Mrs. Daisy Abraham, residing in New Hyde Park, NY, will be getting married to Dr. Fateema Islam residing in Manhattan, NY on Saturday, Sept 15th, 2018 at St. Thomas Malankara Orthodox Church, Levittown, NY.
Kerala Flood Disaster Relief Fund — Anyone that has signed up for the Kerala Flood Relief effort kindly see the Treasurer to give your contribution. We would like to send the money to Kerala as soon as possible.
Holy Qurbana for the Feast of the Holy Cross — We will be conducting the Feast of the Holy Cross on Thursday, September 13th at 6:30 pm. All are kindly requested to make arrangements to attend these liturgical services.
Council of Indian Orthodox Churches Convention — The annual Council of Indian Orthodox Churches convention will take place at Our Lady of Snows Church on Sept. 14-16 at 6:30 pm. All those who are available during those days are kindly requested to make arrangements to attend.
MMVS Annual Conference — The MMVS annual conference will be taking place in Philadelphia this year. Please give your names to reserve a spot on the bus.
CROP walk — We will be participating in the 9th annual CROP Hunger walk, to support the Church World Service’s initiative to end hunger, on October 13th, 10 AM, at Eisenhower Park. All are encouraged to join our team for the walk online at www.tinyurl.com/CROPwalkregistration. Please see the flier on the bulletin downstairs for more information.
Metropolitan’s Silver Jubilee — The Banquet we had planned to honor our Metropolitan Mor Nicholovos for his Episcopal Jubilee was postponed. The new date is Saturday, November 17th (11 am – 3 pm). His Holiness Baselios Mar Thoma Paulose II will bless the occasion. It will also be attended by dignitaries from our sister churches. Tickets for the banquet are $100. To purchase a ticket please contact the Secretary.
School Supply Drive — Special thanks to all those who supported the school supply drive. Through your efforts and donations, we were able to give over 270 items to the Glen Cove Youth Bureau to be used by children in need this school year.
Sunday School Competitions
Sunday School parish level talent competitions will be held today after Holy Qurbana.
Sunday School area level competition will be held on September 22nd Saturday at St. Mary’s West Sayville church.
Volunteers needed for area level Sunday school talent competition — Any parents, teachers or students who can help out with Area level Sunday School Competition, please contact Principal or Asst. Principal.
Kerala Flood Disaster Relief Fund — As all of you are now aware of the flooding that is taking place in India, we will be circulating a donation sheet for the flood relief fund in Kerala. Please contribute within your ability for this effort.
Sunday School Announcements
Sunday School parish level talent competitions will be held on September 9th after Holy Qurbana. Please give the name of the participants to the principal or the assistant principal at your earliest convenience.
Sunday School area level competition will be held on September 22nd Saturday at St. Mary’s West Sayville church.
Joshua Abraham received 4th rank from TTC centralized exam, Congratulations!!!
MGOCSM Meeting — The next youth meeting will be held this Friday, September 7th at 5:30 pm at the residence of Mr. & Mrs. Jose Varghese. All youth members are kindly requested to attend.
Holy Qurbana for the Feasts of the Birth of St. Mary and Holy Cross — We will be conducting the Feast of the Birth of the Theotokos on Saturday, September 8th at 8:00 am and the Feast of the Holy Cross on Thursday, September 13th at 6:30 pm. All are kindly requested to make arrangements to attend these liturgical services.
Council of Indian Orthodox Churches Convention — The annual Council of Indian Orthodox Churches convention will take place at Our Lady of Snows Church on Sept. 14-16 at 6:30 pm. All those who are available during those days are kindly requested to make arrangements to attend.
MMVS Annual Conference — The MMVS annual conference will be taking place in Philadelphia this year. Please give your names to reserve a spot on the bus.
