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1. Holy Qurbana (July 26th) Sign-Up – The church will be open again at a limited capacity (of 50 members) for Holy Qurbana, which will continue for Sunday service only. Please follow the instructions, which were sent via text and posted on the parish website to sign up for Sunday, July 26th.  The deadline is Wednesday, July 22nd.  If you have attended prior services, you will be placed on a waiting list if you leave a voicemail or text to sign up for July 26th’s service.
2. Monthly Prayer Meeting – We will have our monthly video interactive prayer meeting Sunday, July 26th at 4PM for the entire parish via Zoom. 

1. Passing of Mr. Thambi K. I. – the brother of H. H. Moran Mar Baselios Marthoma Paulose II (Bhava Thirumeni) and relative of Mr. Benny Rajan and Mrs. Beena Vinoj. He passed away Wednesday, July 8th in Parumala Hospital and was 78 years old. The funeral took place on Thursday, July 9th in Thrissur.  Please keep the bereaved family in your prayers.
2. Holy Qurbana (July 19th) Sign-Up – The church will be open again at a limited capacity (of 50 members) for Holy Qurbana, which will continue for Sunday service only. Please follow the instructions, which were sent via text and posted on the parish website to sign up for Sunday, July 19th.  The deadline is Wednesday, July 15th.  If you have attended prior services, you will be placed on a waiting list if you leave a voicemail or text to sign up for July 19th’s service.
3. Baby Girl – Mr. Simon Abraham & Mrs. Shary Simon were blessed with a baby granddaughter, Sasha Sam, Tuesday, June 9th. Please keep the baby and family in your prayers.

1. Holy Qurbana (July 12th) Sign-Up – The church will be open again for a limited capacity (of 50 members) for Holy Qurbana, which will continue for Sunday service only. Please follow the instructions, which were sent via text message and posted on the parish website to sign up for Sunday, July 12th. If you have attended July 5th’s service, you will be placed on a waiting list if you leave a voicemail or text to sign up for July 12th’s service. The deadline to sign up is by Wednesday, July 8th.

Please see the below document for instructions regarding the re-opening of the church.

1. Feast of St. Thomas (Parish Perunal) – There will be a live streamed service for the Feast of St. Thomas (Parish Perunal) on Saturday, July 4th at 7:30AM.
2. Live Video-Streaming Services – will continue as follows: 
   1. Holy Qurbana streamed Sundays at 7:30AM via Facebook Live.
   2. Evening Prayer streamed Saturdays at 6:30PM via Facebook Live.
   3. Monthly Prayer Meetings on last Sunday of the month at 4PM via Zoom.  The next prayer meeting will be Sunday, July 26th at 4PM.
3. Public Reopening of Church – Beginning Sunday, July 5th, the church will reopen at a limited capacity (of 50 members) for Holy Qurbana. Lilio (Midnight) Prayer will begin at 7:30AM, Morning Prayer at 8AM, and Qurbana by 8:45AM.  Follow the instructions sent via text and posted on the parish website to sign up.  

1. Passing of Mrs. Mariamma Abraham – the mother of Mr. John Abraham and Mrs. Shyni Abraham Koshy (our previous member) and the wife of our vicar’s brother. She passed away Monday and was 80 years old. The funeral took place on Wednesday, June 17th. Please keep the bereaved family in your prayers. 
2. GROW/MMVS – The GROW Ministry and MMVS of the BQLI Area are hosting a mental health awareness workshop through Zoom on Saturday, June 27th from 9:00am to 12:30pm. The first workshop in this series that took place last year was on Anxiety and Stress. This year the discussion will be about Depression and Suicide. This virtual event is open to everyone, men, women and children ages 13 and older, of both the Northeast and Southwest Dioceses. Please let your family and friends know. Register at https://tinyurl.com/MentalAwarenessII before June 23rd. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Julia Mathew.

Births

• Baby Boy – Dr. Sunil & Mrs. Amy George were blessed with a baby boy, Christopher Mathew George, Wednesday, Apr. 8th. Please keep Christopher and family in your prayers.
• Baby Boy – Dr. Princy Thottathil & Dr. Emmanuel Illical were blessed with a baby boy, Isaiah Paul Illical, Wednesday, Apr. 29th. Please keep Isaiah and family in your prayers.
• Baby Girl – Mr. Shobin & Mrs. Amy Varghese were blessed with a baby girl, Alexis Susan Varghese, Friday, May 15th. Please keep Alexis and family in your prayers.

Passings

• Mr. Eapen Joseph – Uncle of Mrs. Rani Paul, passed away Monday, Apr. 6th.  He was 74.
• Mr. Joseph Joseph – Uncle of Mrs. Rani Paul, passed away Wednesday, Apr. 15th.  He was 78.
• Mrs. Aliamma Joseph – Aunt of Mrs. Rani Paul, passed away Friday, Apr. 24th.  She was 78.
• Mrs. Annamma Thomas – Mother of Mrs. Reny Abraham, passed away Tuesday, Apr. 28th in Arizona.  She was 85 and is survived by her daughter, 2 sons (Reji & Roy), and 6 grandchildren.
• Mrs. Saramma Abraham – Mother of Mr. Abraham K. Yohannan and Mr. Mathews K. Abraham, passed away Friday, May 29th in New Hyde Park.  She was 96 and is survived by her 5 children, 14 grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren.

Please keep the bereaved families in your prayers.

Please find Holy Friday Schedule for our Parish below:

• 8:30am – 9:45am:  Morning Prayer/Matins – Malayalam
• 9:45am – 10:30am: 3rd Hour – English
• 10:30am – 10:45am: Break

• 10:45am – 11:30am: 6th Hour – Malayalam

• 11:30am – 12:15pm: 9th Hour – English

• 12:30pm – Devotional

Please find the schedule for 2020 Holy Week below from St. Thomas Indian Orthodox Church, Philadelphia.

Please click on the image of document below to see instructions for the Zoom Video Prayer Meeting.

Please see the update below on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and how it’s affecting our parish.