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.
We wanted to thank everyone that attended our first ever Parish Open House. Special thanks to all our neighbors and nearby churches that came to visit our parish. It was a great success. We hope that we can work together to achieve many things that need attention in our community. Thank you to both our Vicar and Assistant Vicar for their presence & guidance throughout the planning. We also wanted to thank our parish, MGOCSM, and FOCUS members who volunteered throughout the day. Our doors are always open to anyone who would like to visit our parish, attend liturgy, take part in our bible studies, and events. Please see our Photo Gallery for more images from the day.
Today, St. Thomas Malankara Orthodox Church, LI, celebrated the Feast day (Perunal) of St. Thomas the Apostle, the patron saint of our parish.
Excerpt from the homily delivered by Fr. Andrew (Leeson) Daniel: “Tradition holds that St. Thomas came to India in 52 A.D to spread the Gospel. It is said that he had the fear of going to a foreign land but that did not stop him from going and preaching the Gospel. Throughout his ministry, he continued to seek out the truth by questioning his faith. Our Lord empowered St. Thomas and the other disciples by teaching them and bringing a certain discipline and order into their lives. By teaching these ordinary men, Christ entrusted the church to them. These men soon turned out to become apostolic leaders of the Church. St. Thomas had many doubts and questions about his faith, and yet, God used him as a tool to proclaim his divinity, the same way each and every one of us are called to do the same…”
The Chief Celebrant was Rev. Fr. Andrew (Leeson) Daniel, Vicar of Mar Gregorios Orthodox Church, Staten Island, NY.
We were blessed with the presence of Very Rev. T.M. Zachariah Chor Episcopos.& Very Rev. Paulose Adai Chor Episcopos, along with the vicar and the assistant vicar of the parish.
See more pictures from the service on the Photo Gallery.
On behalf of all the members of St. Thomas Long Island, we would like to announce the passing of the mother of Mr. John Thekkakara & Mr. Varughese Thekkakara. We will continue to pray for the grieving family and send them our heartfelt condolences. Details of the funeral are listed below:
Funeral Service for Mrs. Achamma Simon
June 27th 2016 at 8am IST at the Thekkakaramannil House.
Interment at St. Mary’s Orthodox Church, Vakayar, Konni
On behalf of all the members of St. Thomas, Long Island we would like to announce the passing of one of our loving members, Mrs. Amminiamma John. Our deepest condolences goes to the grieving family and ask everyone to keep them in your prayers.
Viewing & Funeral Service will be at our church:
St. Thomas Orthodox Church, Long Island
110 Schoolhouse Road
Levittown, NY 11756
Viewing: Monday June 27th, 2016 at 5:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Funeral Service: Tuesday June 28th, 2016 at 8:30 AM
Interment following church services at:
All Saints Cemetery
855 Middle Neck Rd.
Kings Point, NY 11024
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