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1. Feast of Pentecost – Next Sunday is the Feast of Pentecost. We will be starting Morning Prayer at 7:30am.
2. Parish Committee Meeting – There will be a Parish committee meeting on Sunday June 4^th after service. All Committee members are requested to attend this meeting.
3. MMVS Prayer Meeting – The MMVS Prayer meeting Friday, June 9^th 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.
4. GROW Conference – A friendly reminder regarding GROW Conference. It will be held on June 24^th 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.
5. 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.

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.

• Christ is Risen! Indeed he is Risen!
• Next week, H.G. Joshua Mar Nicodimos, Metropolitan of Nilackel Diocese will celebrate Holy Qurbana.
• We will be having our next Parish General Body meeting on Sunday, April 30th after refreshments. All eligible members are requested to attend.

Please see the 2017 Holy Week Schedule for our parish.  We hope that you will make the time to attend these services.

St. Thomas Malankara Orthodox Church, Long Island will be having Holy Qurbana on Thursday, April 6th for the 40th day of Great Lent. Evening prayer will begin at 6:30pm. All are welcome to attend!

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