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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 – 05/07/2017

  1. 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.
  2. MMVS Parents & Couples Conference – is happening Saturday May 27th Saturday at St. Stephens Midland Park Church, NJ. If you are interested please contact the MMVS Secretary for transportation details.
  3. Feast of Ascension – We will be celebrating the Feast of Ascesnsion of our Lord on Wednesday, May 24th at 6:30PM.  H.G. Zachariah Mar Nicholovos, our Diocesan Metropolitan, will be the chief celebrant.  All are kindly requested to attend.
  4. Holy Transfiguration Retreat Center (HTRC)- All members are requested to donate towards the cause of the NE American Diocese.  A reminder that the closing for the center is scheduled for Monday May 15th.
  5. Diocesan Assembly Members – During last week’s General Body meeting, Mr. Nevin Joseph and Mr. Joel Georgekutty were selected as the parish’s representatives to the Diocesan Assembly.
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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 – 02/05/2017

  1. Three Day Lent (Nineveh lent) – begins tonight onto Wednesday. As we cut down on food and spend more time in prayer, let us also spend time reading the book of Jonah. I suggest that you spend time discussing the book with your spouse and your children.
  1. Evening Prayer & Qurbana this Week – Friendly reminder that we will be having evening prayer Monday and Tuesday evening at 6:30pm this week. On Wednesday evening we will be celebrating Holy Qurbana for the end of the Nineveh fast. Evening prayer will begin at 6:30pm. All are requested to attend.
  1. Thomas LI Visits St. Bernards RC Church – Last Sunday we visited St. Bernard’s Roman Catholic Church. The Church community gave us a warm welcome: the Fr. Ralph Sommer, the priest at the parish, along with the members of the congregation. We had a little over 20 people from our parish for this visit. Special thanks to all who participated in this event.
  1. Marth Mariam Vanitha Samajam Meeting – will be meeting today right after refreshments. Going forward the samjam will be meeting every week unless otherwise notified. All Samajam members are requested to attend.
  1. MGOCSM Study Series – The area MGOCSM is launching a 4 part study series on the Holy Qurbana led by Aju Achen. The First class today from 2pm-3:30pm at St. Basil’s Church, Franklin Square. The fee is $20 to attend all four sessions. I encourage all the Youth, particularly those who are teaching Sunday school to attend.
  1. FOCUS Meeting – Our next FOCUS meeting will be held on Friday, February 17th at 7pm at the residence of Deepu and Leena Palakaddan. All FOCUS members are requested to attend.
  1. Altar Servers Meeting – will be held on Sunday February 19th after Sunday School. All Altar Servers are requested to attend.
  1. MGOCSM Meeting – Our next MGOCSM meeting will be held on Friday, February 24th at 6pm. It will be held at the residence Dr. Thomas Mathew and Mrs. Smitha. All MGOCSM members are requested to attend.
  1. FOCUS Nation – Abey Achen will be away this week starting Thursday, he will be flying out to Houston, Texas for the FOCUS Nation 2017 Conference and will be returning Sunday Night. Kindly uphold him in your prayers. We will be having a guest achen celebrating Holy Qurbana next Sunday. Also, since next Sunday is the Sunday commemorating all the departed clergy, kindly write down and submit the names of the departed clergy that you would like to be remembered to the Altar Servers for next week.
  1. Newborn Baby Boy – Kindly join me in congratulating Mr. John Abraham (Sarasan) and Naisy Abraham on their new born baby boy Aaron Mathai Abraham. Let us keep the new born and the family in our prayers.
  1. Our Last Stand Film – A documentary film about the persecuted Christian community living in Syria and Iraq called “Our Last Stand”  is going to be screened at a theater here in Long Island on Sunday February 12th, from 6:30pm -7:30pm followed by discussion and a reception.   The event is hosted by St. Peter’s Syriac Orthodox Church in Hicksville, and is open to the public. Kindly see the flyer for more details.
Our Last Stand Film
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St. Bernard’s welcomes St. Thomas

 On Sunday afternoon, January 29th, the St. Thomas Long Island parish community visited St. Bernard’s Roman Catholic Church located in Levittown, NY. The Assistant Vicar, Reverend Father Abraham (Abey) George, along with many faithful were welcomed by the priest of St. Bernard’s, Father Ralph Sommer, along with many of the members of the parish.

The afternoon began with a welcome hymn, followed by Father Ralph addressing the guests on the history and the traditions of the Roman Catholic Church. Few of the administrators of the church introduced themselves and explained at what capacity they each served within the parish. The address was followed by a question and answer session where both priests answered questions regarding their respective ecclesiastical traditions. Father Ralph displayed and explained the use of various holy oils used in various sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church. The afternoon came to an end with a closings hymn followed by our parish chanting an intercessory hymn to St. Mary, the Mother of God, in Malayalam. After a group photo, Father Ralph invited us for coffee and refreshments where we had the opportunity to meet and interact with the members of the parish.

On behalf of the Clergy and the parishioners of St. Thomas, Long Island, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to Father Ralph Sommer and the administration of St. Bernard’s Roman Catholic Church who organized this event. We would like to offer our sincere thanks to all the parishioners for their hospitality and for everyone who welcomed us into their community. We look forward to working with St. Bernard’s family on various levels for the benefit of the Levittown community we serve.

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Please click link below for additional pictures:

https://stthomasli.org/media-gallery/photos/

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Weekly Announcements – 01/15/2017

  1. MMVS Meeting – There will be meeting today after refreshments. All MMVS are requested to attend.
  1. Altar Servers Meeting – Will be held today after Sunday school. We will have a special class on Hesychasm, dealing with intrusive thoughts and the practice of the Jesus Prayer. After the session we will plan to have fellowship lunch at a restaurant nearby. All Altar Servers are requested to attend.  Please find some pictures from the fellowship lunch below.
  1. FOCUS Meeting – Will be held this Friday, January 20th at 7pm at the Residence of Mr. Cheriyan Abraham. All FOCUS members are requested to attend. A friendly reminder to bring you Shehimo Books and Beginning to Pray books.
  1. General Body Meeting – will be held on Sunday, January 22nd. All eligible members are requested to attend.
  1. MGOCSM Faith Study Series – This month’s will be held on Friday, January 27 at 6pm at church. For this month we will be discussing on the topic of How to Discern the Will of God in our journey in life. All MGOCSM members are requested to attend.
  1. MGOCSM Education Series – The MGOCSM is hosting a 4-part education Series on the Holy Qurbana. It will be taught by Aju Achen on the first Sundays of February, March, April and May. The first of these series is on Sunday, February 5th from 2-3:30 at St Basil Franklin Square. The fee is $20 for all four classes and a registration link will be made available in the coming weeks. If you are interested or have questions regarding this event, please contact one of youth members.
  1. New Jersey Leadership Camp – The camp will be held this July and in the hopes of fundraising for this camp, the committee has released 2017 calendars which will be available for purchase for $10. The calendar contains important information regarding saints as well as weekly bible readings. If you would like to purchase one, please see Julia Mathew and Manoj Varghese.
  1. Family Conference 2017 – will be held from July 12-15th (Wednesday-Saturday) at Kalahari Resorts at Poconos Manor in Pennsylvania. Discounted rates will be given till end of this month. To register go online to www.fyconf.org.
  1. New Born Baby Girl – Kindly join me in congratulating Mr. Linu and Remya Panicker on their new born baby girl, Evelyn Lizbeth Panicker. Let us keep the newborn and the family in our prayers.

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Weekly Announcements – 11/13/16

  1. The Altar Servers meeting will be held today after Sunday school. All Altar servers are requested to attend.
  2. MMVS is having their food sale today. Kindly support them by purchasing the food they have set up downstairs for us. Special thanks to all of the Samajam member for arranging this sale.
  3. MGOCSM is participating in a food drive with the Mary Brennan Inn in Hempstead. Parents and youth kindly participate in this Charity event since we in the season of Thanksgiving.
  4. This Saturday, November 19th, there will be and MGOCSM– OCYM alumni meeting held at St. Mary’s Linden Church at 9:30am-12:30pm. The meeting will be presided by our Diocesan Metropolitan, H.G. Zachariah Mar Nicholovos. For more details kindly look at the  event flyer below.
  5. The FOCUS and the MGOCGM will be having a Potluck Dinner at Church on November 27th from 4:30pm till 7pm. It will be a time for all of the FOCUS and Youth to come together to spend time in fellowship. We will be having charity activity stations and fun activities/games as well. To sign up for items you wish to bring kindly contact Manoj Varghese.                                                                                                           mgocsm-ocym-alumni-page-001
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Weekly Announcements – 10/16/16

  1. Parumala Perunal – will be celebrated this year on November 2nd (Wednesday), and it commemorates the memorial of Saint Geevarghese Mar Gregorios, also known as Parumala Thirumeni.  We will be having a special potluck lunch at the church on Sunday, November 6th.  Please see the bulletin board in the parish hall for which items to bring, and coordinate with the Secretary or Treasurer on what dishes you would like to bring.
  2. The MMVS Annual Conference – was held yesterday at St. Thomas Orthodox Church at Unruh Ave, Philadelphia. Congratulations to our MMVS who won third place in the Bible Quiz.
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MMVS Bible Quiz – 3rd Place Winners

The MMVS of St. Thomas Malankara Orthodox Church, Long Island won 3rd Place in the MMVS Annual Conference Bible Quiz. The conference was held at St. Thomas Orthodox Church, Philadelphia. Congratulations to everyone who participated in the Bible Quiz!

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Weekly Announcements – 10/9/16

1. Altar Servers Meeting – will be postponed to another Sunday. The date will be determined soon.

2. MGOCSM Faith Study – series will be held on Friday, October 14th at 6:30pm. All MGOCSM members are requested to attend.

3. MMVS Annual Conference – this year’s annual conference will be held at St. Thomas Orthodox Church at Unruh Ave, Philadelphia. All members who have registered to attend the conference, please be at St. Gregorios Cherry Lane by 6am. Bus leaves at 6:15am.

4. Anil John – As we commemorate 1 year memorial of Anil John, we will be going to the Oakwood Cemetery right after service to offer incense and prayers. 

5. Roshini Mathew – Wake for Roshni Mathew will be held today at the parish from 3pm-8:30pm, the 2nd and the 3rd service will be held tonight. The final service will be held tomorrow at 8:30am-10:30am; followed by the service at the burial site at All Saints Cemetery in Great Neck.