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1. Christmas caroling – The 2023 Christmas caroling will start this Saturday (Dec 2nd). The van will leave from Mr. Abraham K Yohannan residence at 9.30am. Please arrive on time. On Sundays (Dec 3rd) – the caroling starts at 2.30pm.

1. Parish Family Night – Our Parish family night will be held on Sunday, October 8th. It will be held at the Cotillion Restaurant from 4:00pm- 8:30pm. Please sign up as soon as possible. $50 per head. Children 5 to 10 years of age are half price and below 5 years free. Registration will be done online and the link is found in the St Thomas parish Family ‘what’s up’ group. Everyone please register at the earliest. Hope to see everyone there.
2. Community Service – The Mcvey Food Pantry is accepting donations of staple food and household items. Please consider donating to help out the local East Meadow and Levittown community. There will be a donation box set up in the parish hall.
3. Marriage Conference – please see the flyer below for registration information.

1. The Feast of Holy Cross – The Feast of Holy Cross (Sleeba Perunal) will be celebrated on Wednesday, September 13th evening at 6:30pm.
2. Parish Family Night – Our Parish family night will be held on Sunday, October 8th. It will be held at the Cotillion Restaurant from 4:00pm- 8:30pm. Please sign up as soon as possible. $50 per head. Children 5 to 10 years of age are half price and below 5 years free. Registration will be done online and the link is found in the St Thomas parish Family WhatsApp group. Everyone please register at the earliest. Hope to see everyone there.
3. Community Service – The Mcvey food pantry is accepting donations of staple food and household items. Please consider donating to help out the local East meadow and Levittown community. There will be a donation box set up in the parish hall.
4. MGOCSM Gala & Reunion

1. Parish Picnic – will be held on Saturday, August 19th @ Belmont Lake State Park. Please arrive by 8:30AM.
2. Sight&Sound Trip – if you have registered for the trip, it will be coming up on August 23rd. We will be going to Sight&Sound Theatre for the performance of Moses.
3. Parish Harvest Festival – will be held on Sunday, August 27.
4. General Body Meeting – There will be an in-person General Body meeting held Sunday, Aug 20th after Holy Qurbana. All members are kindly requested to attend this meeting.
5. 2022 Graduates – All students who graduated from high school, college or post graduation in 2023 are requested to submit their names to the Office.
6. Council of Indian Orthodox Churches – please see the flyer below regarding details of the annual convention.

1. The Fast of Dormition of St. Mary – will observed from August 1-15. The end of the Fast is Tuesday, August 15. We will have Holy Qurbana on Monday 14th at 6:30pm.
2. Parish Picnic – will be held on Saturday, August 19th @ Belmont Lake State Park. Please arrive by 8:30AM.
3. Sight&Sound Trip – if you have registered for the trip, it will be coming up on August 23rd. We will be going to Sight&Sound Theatre for the performance of Moses.
4. Parish Harvest Festival – will be held on Sunday, August 27

1. Parish Perunnal – All are Welcome to the Feast of our Patron Saint, St. Thomas, the Apostle!

1. Feast of Ascension – Holy Qurbana at 6.30pm this Wednesday
2. Bible study class – The CIOC is conducting a Bible study class at St. Gregorios Orthodox Church, Cherry Lane on May 20th by Rev Fr Dr Rinju P Koshy “A journey through Kathirippu.

1. Holy Week Donation – A friendly reminder to those who have not yet contributed the $100 donation for Holy Week, please give your donation to the Treasurer as soon as possible.

1. Sight & Sound Trip (Moses) – Our parish is arranging a trip to the Sight & Sound theater in Lancaster PA to see the show Moses on Wednesday August 23rd. The total cost to attend for adults will be $140 and $100 for children 12 and below. For more information, please see Mrs. Mibby Abraham.

Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen! ക്രിസ്തു ഉയിര്‍ത്തെഴുന്നേറ്റു!

1. Festal Kalpana from our Diocesan Metropolitan, His Grace Zachariah Mar Nicholovos.