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The Assistant Vicar, Rev. Fr. Abraham(Abey) George, and the parishioners of St Thomas Malankara Orthodox Church of Long Island would like to wish our Vicar, Very. Rev. Dr. Yohannan Sankarathil, Cor-Episcopa, a blessed Happy Birthday!

Achen has been our spiritual mentor for the past 31 years serving at St. Thomas, LI. He has ceaselessly pushed our parish to grow in all levels. From the origins of the American Diocese, Achen’s hard work and dedication towards serving the Diocese cannot be forgotten. All the spiritual organizations of St. Thomas Long Island are very thankful to him for bestowing his knowledge and ideas to help the parish grow as God’s faithful children. Through his prayers and his ministry, the parishioners are strengthened and are moved to grow closer towards Christ and His Kingdom.

We want to wish him a very Happy Birthday, and a blessed ministry in the Lord’s vineyard!

Due to inclement weather conditions, St. Thomas Malankara Orthodox Church will not be having Divine Liturgy on Sunday, January 8th, 2017. We wish everyone safe travels during this time. Thank You!

On November 13th, Sunday afternoon, St. Thomas Malankara Orthodox Church opened their doors to the faithful of St. Bernard’s Roman Catholic Church of Levittown, NY. The Assistant Vicar of St. Thomas parish, Reverend Father Abraham (Abey) George, along with the parishioners welcomed about 80 faithful of St. Bernard’s parish and their parish Priest, Reverend Father Ralph Sommer. 

The evening began with Fr. Abraham addressing the guests on the history and the ancient traditions of St. Thomas Christians of Kerala, India. The address was followed by a question and answer session where many questions regarding Orthodox faith, liturgy, spirituality and culture were addressed. After the tour of the sanctuary and a group photo, Fr. Abraham invited the guests to the parish auditorium for coffee and refreshments where the guests 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 Diane Vella who helped organize this event, and all the guests from St. Bernard’s parish for visiting and spending time with us. We also offer our sincere thanks to our parishioners, particularly the MGOCSM and FOCUS members who offered their time and efforts for this event. We look forward to having the clergy and the parishioners of St. Bernard’s parish for future events at St. Thomas, and we hope to work together on various levels for the benefit of the Long Island community we serve.

Please see below link for highlights from the visit: 

 https://youtu.be/t2IIH7Wt4qU

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.

The wake and the funeral service for Roshni M. Mathew will be live streamed beginning at 3pm today (e.s.t), and the funeral service tomorrow morning at 9am (e.s.t). Kindly click the link below.
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Due to unexpected circumstances, the MGOCSM Back to School Retreat originally planned for next Saturday September 17th will be postponed. The new date will be published when it’s available. 

We wanted to thank everyone that came on our summer trip to Sight & Sound Theater to see the play of Samson. It was a great trip and an amazing experience. Special thanks to everyone who helped organize this event. 

St. Thomas LI @ Samson

#gains

Samson

Sight & Sound Theater

The Vicar and Assistant Vicar, along with the members of St. Thomas Malankara Orthodox Church, Long Island would like to wish our Diocesan Metropolitan H.G. Zachariah Mar Nicholovos a Blessed Birthday!

May the Lord continue to bless our Thirumeni and his ministry as he continues to bring our diocese to great heights!

Thank you everyone who came to the monthly FOCUS Meeting. At this month’s meeting we screened a movie, Contact. The movie discussed the pursuit of truth and how both science and religion are on the same path for truth but use different methods. Special thanks to Sunil & Amy George for hosting the meeting.