- College Winter Summit Conference — From December 27th to December 30th, a few of our parish’s college students attended the Diocese’s Winter Summit Conference at the Holy Transfiguration Retreat Center.
- Feast of the Theophany (Denaha) — On Saturday, January 6th, we will be celebrating the Feast of Denaha; matins will begin at 8:00 am followed by the Denaha service and Holy Qurbana. Our Diocesan Metropolitan, His Grace Zachariah Mor Nicholovos, will be leading services.
- Fast of Nineveh at HTRC — The Holy Transfiguration Retreat Center is pleased to announce that they will be conducting a retreat during the Fast of Nineveh. The Retreat will begin on the evening of Sunday, January 21, 2018, and end with Holy Qurbana on the morning of Thursday, January 25, 2018. During these days, prayers will be offered in the chapel, along with devotional addresses/meditations offered by our esteemed clergy. Meals will be provided to all the participants. There will be opportunities for Holy Confession and counseling. The registration fee of $250 is to be made payable to the Northeast American Diocese. Participants are encouraged to register online at the link provided here: https://
transfigurationretreat.org/ events/three-day-lent-retreat- registration-form/ - Council of Indian Orthodox Churches — The Council of Indian Orthodox Churches event will take place on Saturday, January 6th, at 4 pm.
The Council of Indian Churches Event Flyer 
St. Thomas Long Island College Students at the Winter Summit Conference 2017 at HTRC
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- New Year’s Day Service – Monday, January 1st Service will begin regular time as Sundays: 8:15am. New Years, and the Feasts of Sts. Basil the Great and Gregory the Theologian.
- Denaha Service – Saturday, January 6th Matins for Denaha Service will begin at 8:00am followed by Holy Qurbana.
- Valiya Achen & Kochamma – will be traveling to India on Tuesday, please keep them in your prayers, so that they may have a safe journey and return.
- MGOCSM Bowling Night – special thanks to all MGOCSM and FOCUS members for coming to the final event of the year.
The Vicar, Very Rev. Dr. Yohannan Sankarathil Chor Episcopos and the members of St. Thomas Malankara Orthodox Church, LI would like to wish our Achen, Rev. Fr. Abraham (Abey) George a blessed Happy Birthday! As a Church, we really appreciate everything Achen has done for us for the past couple of years. Within the past year, our Church was able to continue to grow spiritually and further explore the world of Orthodoxy. His new position as the Director of the FOCUS of our Diocese allowed his spiritual drive to encourage the passion for Christ into the hearts of the members of the Church. Achen’s life has been the model by which our parishioners have sprung up within recent years in trying to hold the Church in the correct faith. He has become a spiritual father for many individuals and has motivated them to seek further knowledge of Orthodoxy to become closer to God. Achen has truly blessed us all, through the grace of God, with his life and spiritual demeanor. We pray for Achen and his ministry in the Lord’s vineyard as a priest. May God grant our Achen many years!
- Rev. Fr. Alexander Kurien – Special thanks for Rev. Fr. Alexander Kurien for conducting Holy Qurbana this Sunday.
- CROP Hunger Walk – The CROP Hunger Walk will take place next Saturday at Eisenhower Park. Registration will begin at 10am and the walk will begin at 11am. You can either participate in the walk or even donate. Please see this link for our church’s donation page: St. Thomas LI @ CROP Hunger Walk
- Parish Committee Meeting – The next Parish Committee Meeting will be held on Oct. 15th after Holy Qurbana. All committee members make arragements to attend.
- MGOCSM Blood Drive – Special thanks to the MGOCSM for conducting the Blood Drive with the Red Cross. We had 21 people donate, including many of our neighbors!!
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Passing of Mrs. Licy Oonnoonny
It is with great sadness that we wish to inform you of the passing of Mrs. Licy Oonnoonny. She is survived by her children and grand children. Please see the wake & funereal details below.
- FOCUS Meeting – Our next FOCUS Meeting will be held this Friday, June 23rd at 7pm at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Cheriyan Abraham and Susan Cheriyan. All FOCUS members are requested to attend.
- Weekly Fasting Prayer – Our weekly fasting prayer will be held at the Church this Friday, June 23rd from 10am-Noon. All are requested to attend.
- Basketball Tournament – A friendly reminder that July 1st Saturday is the STYL Basketball tournament. Kindly make arrangements to attend to show your support.
- 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.
- Parish Picnic – Our Parish Summer Picnic will be held on Saturday, July 22nd. Kindly make arrangements to attend.
- Thomas Celebration – The St. Thomas Ecumenical Federation is having their St. Thomas Celebration on Sunday, July 2nd at 4pm. Kindly see the flyer below for details.
- Feast of Pentecost – Next Sunday is the Feast of Pentecost. We will be starting Morning Prayer at 7:30am.
- Parish Committee Meeting – There will be a Parish committee meeting on Sunday June 4th after service. All Committee members are requested to attend this meeting.
- MMVS Prayer Meeting – The MMVS Prayer meeting Friday, June 9th from 10am – 12pm at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham K Yohannan and Rosemary Yohannan. Those who are available that day are requested to attend.
- GROW Conference – A friendly reminder regarding GROW Conference. It will be held on June 24th Saturday at HTRC. The speaker for the conference is Rev. Fr. Sujit Thomas. If you have not registered yet kindly do so as soon as possible.
- 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 Mr. Sinu Jacob, the Treasurer.
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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. Please see the wake & funereal details below.
St. Thomas Malankara Orthodox Church, LI was blessed with the presence of H.G. Dr. Joshua Mar Nicodimos, Metropolitan of the Nilackal Diocese and the Assistant Metropolitan of Mavelikara Diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church.
- Our next Parish General Body meeting will be held next Sunday, April 30th right after refreshments. All eligible members are requested to attend.
- STYL Basketball Tournament meeting will be held next Sunday, April 30th at 4pm at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Paul and Lilly Thottathil. All MGOCSM and FOCUS members are requested to attend this meeting.
