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Weekly Announcements – 08/27/2017

    1. Parish OVBS – We had our parish OVBS yesterday. We had close to 60 children participate. Special thanks to all the volunteers, teachers and parents, especially the children who spent the entire day at the church.  Please see the slide show presentation on YouTube https://youtu.be/3VRP4vxC4xI

  1. 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.
  2. Holy Qurbana – Two days during the week we will be having Holy Qurbana. September 7th Thursday evening at 6:30pm for the Birth of St. Mary, the Mother of God. Wednesday, September 13th at 6:30pm for the Feast of the Holy Cross. Kindly make arrangements to attend.
  3. 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.
  4. MGOCSM Charity Drive – The youth will be hosting 2 charity drives for the month of September.
    • The first is for the Jamaica 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. Please see the flyer posted on the downstairs bulletin board for details.
  5. Area Level Sunday School Competition – The Area Level Sunday School talent competition will be held on Saturday, September 23rd at St. Mary’s West Sayville church. If anyone is interested in volunteering to help run the event please contact Danniya Samuel.
  6. MMVS Annual Conference – Our annual conference is on Oct.14th Saturday at the Holy Transfiguration Retreat Center. Anyone interested to go for the conference please contact the MMVS secretary or trustee. There is a fee of $35 for the bus and needs to be collected as early as possible.
  7. AmazonSmile – Do you shop on Amazon? If yes, it is easy to support our parish with each purchase via AmazonSmile.  AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support your favorite charitable organization every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a small portion of the purchase price to your favorite charitable organization. You can choose from nearly one million organizations to support.  A few minutes to set up is all it takes.  Please click the link below to select our parish to support with your Amazon purchase. https://smile.amazon.com/ch/11-3077671
  8. Recent Graduates – Please give the names of all recent graduates (August 2016-June 2017) to the Secretary.
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MGOCSM Sunday School

Parish OVBS

Today our parish hosted its OVBS for the Sunday school and college students. The theme for this years OVBS was taken from St. Mathew 5:48, “Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

The day began with Matins followed by a message from Rev. Dn. Thomas (Shawn) Thomas. After the message the students separated into different groups where they had group discussions about the lives of saints and how that could help us in our spiritual journey. The students also participated in an arts and crafts activity where they colored their patron saint. Later on in the day Fr. Abraham and Dn. Thomas led a special activity of making of the Ameera (Qurbana Appum).

We were blessed with the presence of the Vicar, Very. Rev. Dr Yohannan Sankarathil Chor-Episcopos and the Assistant Vicar, Rev. Fr. Abraham (Abey) George. Thank you to our OVBS coordinator Nevin Joseph, our valuable donors, and the volunteers who made this day possible. We would also like to specially thank Dn. Thomas for being our main speaker for this years OVBS.

Please see the 2017 Parish OVBS album for more photos.

2017 Parish OVBS
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Weekly Annoucements – 08/20/2017

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.

BQLI Combined Area Convention
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Weekly Announcements – 08/13/2017

  1. Weekly Fasting Prayer– Our weekly fasting prayer will be held this Friday from 10am-12pm at the parish. All are kindly requested to attend.
  2. 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.
  3. Sunday School Year 2017-18– First day of Sunday School for the year 2017-2018 will be Sunday, September 17th.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
BQLI Combined Area Convention
St. Mary’s West Sayville Parish Perunal
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Weekly Announcements – 08/06/2017

  1. Holy Qurbana– On Monday, August 14th evening we will have Holy Qurbana for the Feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God. Evening prayer will begin at 6:30pm.
  2. Weekly Fasting Prayer– Our weekly fasting prayer will be held this Friday from 10am-
    12PM at the home of Dr. Thomas Mathew and Mrs. Smitha Mathew. All are kindly requested to attend.
  3. Parish General Body Meeting– Our Parish General Body meeting will be held on Sunday August 20th after service. All eligible members are requested to attend.
  4. Area Martura Conference– Our parish will be hosting this year’s MGOCSM Area Martura Conference which will be held on this Friday, August 11th- Saturday August 12th from 9am-5pm. The theme for the conference is “What is Christian Legacy” and “What are the steps in leaving our legacy”. The speakers for the conference will be Rev. Fr. Alexander Kurian and Rev. Dn. Abu Koshy. All MGOCSM members are requested to attend. Information on how to register online is posted on the Flyer which will be posted on the parish website.
  5. Parish OVBS– Our parish will be hosting a one-day OVBS on Saturday, August 26th from 9am – 7pm. Reach out to either Mrs. Giby Jacob or Ms. Shilpa Mathew to register. The deadline for the registration will be tomorrow, Monday July 31st . There will be a $5 charge for each student signing up. Kindly see Mr. Nevin Joseph for more details.

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Weekly Announcements – 07/31/2017

  1. Fast of the Dormition– This Tuesday, August 1st , we are starting the Lent of the Dormition of the Mother of God.
  2. Holy Qurbana– On Monday, August 14th evening we will have Holy Qurbana for the Feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God. Evening prayer will begin at 6:30pm.
  3. Weekly Fasting Prayer– Our weekly fasting prayer will be held this Friday from 10am-
    Noon at the parish. All are kindly requested to attend.
  4. Parish Committee Meeting– Our Parish Committee meeting will be held next Sunday after service. All committee members are requested to attend this meeting.
  5. Parish General Body Meeting– Our Parish General Body meeting will be held on Sunday August 20th after service. All eligible members are requested to attend.
  6. Area Martura Conference– Just a friendly reminder that our parish will be hosting this year’s area MGOCSM Martura conference. All MGOCSM members from our parish are requested to register.
  7. Parish OVBS– Our parish will be hosting a one-day OVBS on Saturday, August 26th from 9am – 7pm. Reach out to either Mrs. Giby Jacob or Ms. Shilpa Mathew to register. The deadline for the registration will be tomorrow, Monday July 31st . There will be a $5 charge for each student signing up. Kindly see Mr. Nevin Joseph for more details.
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Weekly Announcements – 07/23/2017

1. Weekly Fasting Prayer– Our weekly fasting prayer will be held this Friday from 10am-12pm at the parish. All are kindly requested to attend.

2. Parish Picnic– Our Parish Summer Picnic was held yesterday. Special thanks to all the volunteers, especially the youth who helped out.

3. MGOCSM Meeting– Our next MGOCSM Meeting will be held this Saturday, July 29th at 4pm here at the Church. All MGOCSM Members are requested to attend.

4. 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 deadline for the registration will be Monday July 31 st . The Theme for the Conference is “Be Perfect as your heavenly father is perfect” There will be a $5 charge for each student signing up. Kindly see Mr. Nevin Joseph for more details.

5. 2017 AJM Tournament Pics – Click the following link to see photos from the 2017 Anil John Memorial Basketball Tournament.

Parish Picnic 2017
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Weekly Announcements – 07/09/2017

  1. Parish Perunal – We celebrated our Parish Perunal for this this past Friday and Saturday. We want to thank all those who made arrangements to attend and all the volunteers who helped out, please see 2017 St. Thomas Perunal Album for pictures from the Rasa.
  2. Weekly Fasting Prayer– Our weekly fasting prayer will be held this Friday from 10am-Noon at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Vinod and Mibby Abraham. All are requested to attend.
  3. Parish Picnic– Our Parish Summer Picnic will be held on Saturday, July 22nd at Belmont State Park at Bethpage.
  4. MGOCSM Meeting– Our next MGOCSM meeting will be held on Saturday, July 29th at 4pm here at the Church. All MGOCSM Members are requested to attend.
  5. The Marth Mariam Vanitha Samajam – of our area are planning a trip to Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary and Monastery in Jordanville, NY on Wednesday, August 16th. Those who are interested to attending this trip kindly provide your names to Mary Varghese or Sandhya Thomas as soon as possible.
  6. Sunday School Family Outing– The Sunday School is arranging a family outing to go and see the Long Island Ducks Baseball game. It will be held on Friday, August 18th at 6:30pm. We have reserved tickets and if you are interested in attending kindly let Mr. Ajit Thomas know as soon as possible. Just a friendly reminder that parents are responsible for arranging rides and supervising their children.
  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. There will be a $5 charge for each student signing up. Kindly see Mr. Nevin Joseph for more details. Please see the flyer below.
  8. Open Office Hours at the Diocesan Chancery -The first of such office hours will be on Tuesday July 11th at our Diocesan Chancery, 2158 Route 106, Muttontown, New York. The open office hours are from 9AM to 12PM and 3PM to 6PM.
  9. His Holiness the Catholicos –His Holiness the Catholicos will be arriving to NY this Wednesday. Let us pray for His safe arrival.

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Weekly Announcements – 06/25/2017

  1. Anil John Memorial Basketball Tournament – A friendly reminder that July 1st Saturday is the annual basketball tournament at Island Garden Gym. Kindly make arrangements to attend to show your support.
  2. Fasting Prayer – Our weekly fasting prayer will be held at the Church from 10am-Noon. All are requested to attend.
  3. Service Next Week – Kindly note the time change for service for next Sunday. Morning prayer will begin at 7:30am because of a baptism which will be held right after morning prayer.
  4. Parish Perunal – A reminder that our Parish Perunal will be held on July 7th and 8th Friday and Saturday. As our guest speaker we will have Rev. Fr. Paulose Peter, the Vicar of St. Mary’s Orthodox Church, White Plains, NY.
  5. Parish Picnic – Our Parish Summer Picnic will be held on Saturday, July 22nd. Kindly make arrangements to attend.
  6. Sunday School Family Outing – The Sunday School is arranging a family outing to go and see the Long Island Ducks Baseball game. It will be held on Friday, August 18th at 6:30pm. We have reserved tickets and if you are interested in attending kindly let Mr. Ajit Thomas know as soon as possible. Just a friendly reminder that parents are responsible for arranging rides and supervising their children.
  7. Parish OVBS – Our parish will be hosting a one day OVBS on Saturday, August 26th from 9am – 6pm. If you are interested in signup pre-registration will begin next week. There will be a $5 charge for each student signing up. Kindly approach Mr. Nevin Joseph for more details.
  8. Annual GROW Conference – This year’s annual GROW (God Renewing Orthodox Women) conference was held at the newly purchased Holy Transfiguration Retreat Center. Special thanks to all our members who participated and attended the conference.
St. Thomas LI GROW Conference Participants
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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.