ST. THOMAS MALANKARA ORTHODOX CHURCH

1. Wedding Announcement – Ms. Ruby Sara Mathews, daughter of Mrs. Rachel A. Mathews & Mr. Mathews K. Abraham residing at 64 Chaffee Ave, Albertson, NY will be getting married to Mr. Libin Varghese, son of Mrs. Mercy Varghese & Mr. Lalji Varghese, Vellarethu Vadakkeparampil, Kozehncherry which will solemnized, by the grace of God, on Monday February 18th, 2019.
2. Fast of Nineveh (3-Day Lent) – The Fast of Nineveh will be held from Feb. 11th to 13th.  There will be evening prayer everyday during the fast and will be concluded with Holy Qurbana on Feb. 13th at 6:30PM.
3. Baby Boy – Mr. & Mrs. Sijo Jacob were blessed with a baby boy Simon S. Jacob this week. Please keep the baby and the family in your prayers.
4. Monthly Prayer Meetings – If anyone would like to host the monthly prayer meeting for February, please contact Mrs. Sandhya Stephen. The prayer meeting will be held on Feb. 24th, the fourth Sunday of the month.
5. Basketball Tournament Meeting– The first meeting for this year’s basketball tournament will be held today after Sunday School in the balcony. All youth members are encouraged to attend this meeting and actively participate in the planning of this event.
6. Family & Youth Conference 2019 – will be held on July 17th-20th at Kalahari Resorts in Pocono Mountain, PA.  A friendly reminder that the last day for early registration is Feb. 15th.
7. Leadership Camp Fundraiser – The youth will be selling cross necklaces and calendars to support the Northeast Leadership Camp and missions, respectively. Both items are $10 each. Please see the table downstairs if you are interested in buying these items and support these ministries.
8. General Body Meeting – There will General Body meeting held on Feb. 10, 2019. The 2018 Annual Report and tax receipt are available in the basement. All members are requested to pick it up today and bring it back next weekend for the General Body Meeting.
9. BQLI GROW Roundtable – BQLI GROW will be holding a one day roundtable Conference at our church on Feb. 9th from 9am-12pm. Please see the parish website for more details. All GROW members are kindly requested to to attend.
10. MGOCSM Meeting – There will be a youth meeting held on Sunday February 17th at 4pm at the residence of Mr. & Mrs. K.S. Georgekutty. All MGOCSM members are encouraged to attend.
11. Education Day – Sunday School will be hosting its annual Education Day on Saturday, February 23rd at our parish at 1:00pm. All Sunday School children are kindly requested to attend. The theme is; the Gospel of St. Mathew 5: 14-16; “Becoming the light of the world.” Please see Mr. Nevin Joseph to register for the event.

1. Monthly Prayer Meetings – We will be having our first monthly prayer meeting next Sunday, Jan. 27th at 6pm at the residence of Mr. and Mrs Mohan Plamparambil, located at 91 Norman St. New Hyde Park.  All members are requested to attend. Anyone interested in having house prayer on 4th Sundays in any month from March to December please contact Mrs. Sandhya Stephen.
2. The Feast of Lord’s Entry into The Temple(Mayaltho) – will be celebrated on Saturday, Feb. 2nd and Holy Qurbana will start at 8am. All members are kindly requested to attend.
3. Family & Youth Conference 2019 – is being held this year from July 17-19 at Kalahari Resorts in Pocono Mountain, PA. More details about the registration can be found on the conference website: https://www.fyconf.org
4. MMVS Announcements –
5. Service Day – Last Sunday MMVS members went to a soup kitchen run by Ebenezer church in Freeport. They donated blankets and comforters to the needy people.
6. Upcoming Charity Drives – They are planning to continue to donate care supplies (toothpaste, toothbrush cream and such) for Valentines Day. In March there will be a food drive they are looking for grains, oil, pasta and such items to feed the less fortunate.  Anyone interested can donate towards the cause.
7. FOCUS Meeting – there will be a FOCUS Meeting next Friday, Jan. 25th at 7pm at the residence of Mr. & Mrs. George Palakkadan.
8. Committee Meeting –
9. There will be a 2018 Committee Meeting next Saturday, Jan. 26th at 3pm at the church.  All 2018 Committee Members are kindly requested to attend as the 2018 Annual Report will be presented to the Committee at this time.
10. There will be a monthly committee meeting for the 2019 Committee on Sunday, Jan 27th after Holy Qurbana.  All 2019 Committee Members are kindly requested to attend2019 Family and Youth Conference

Monthly Prayer Meetings – We will be having monthly prayer meetings at 6pm the fourth Sunday of every month starting on January 27th. If anyone would like to host the 1st monthly prayer of 2019 please reach out our Prayer Coordinator Mrs. Sandhya Stephen. Please reach out to her at 516-974-3817 or Stephenthomas1007@gmail.com to discuss.

1. New Year Service: The New Year Service will be held on Tuesday, January 1st at 8:15am.
2. Denaha Service: Next Sunday, morning prayer will begin at 7:30 am followed by Denaha Service and Holy Qurbana.
3. Combined Christmas & New Year’s Celebrations – The Council of Indian Orthodox Churches of Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island will be hosting its annual Christmas & New Year’s Celebrations on Saturday, Jan. 5th from 4pm-8pm at the Glen Oaks High School auditorium. The flyer for the event will be posted on the parish website.  All members are kindly requested to attend the event.

1. Christmas Service – Monday, 24th evening at 6:30, we will have Christmas evening prayer. The 25th Morning, service will begin at 7 am.
2. MGOCSM Meeting – There will be elections for next year’s youth committee after service on December 30th. All youth members are requested to attend this meeting, especially if they are interested in serving on the committee for 2019.
3. 2018 Family Night/Talent Show – The annual talent show will be held this year on Sunday, Dec. 30th, 2018 at 4 pm.  The Talent Show is open to all who are interested in participating. If you would like to show your talents, please reach out to the Sunday School Principal, Mr. Shibu Thomas or Emily George. The deadline for submitting programs is today.
   1. In addition, we will be providing dinner to all participants and guests. If you would like to donate for the dinner, please see Mrs. Lali Daniel or Mr. Nevin Joseph
4. Combined Christmas & New Year’s Celebrations – The Council of Indian Orthodox Churches of Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island will be hosting its annual Christmas & New Year’s Celebrations on Saturday, Jan. 5th from 4pm-8pm at the Glen Oaks High School auditorium. All members are kindly requested to attend the event.
5. Committee Meeting – There will be a 2019 Committee Meeting on next Saturday, 12/29/2018, at 4 pm at the church.  All 2019 Committee Members are requested to attend that meeting.

1. The Feast of St. Thomas – will be held on Thursday, December 20th at 6:30pm. If any who wishes to bring nercha for that day you may do so.
2. Christmas Service – Monday, 24th evening at 6:30, we will have Christmas evening prayer. 25th Morning, service will begin at 7am.
3. 2018 Talent Show – The annual talent show will be held this year on Sunday, Dec. 30th 2018. The Talent Show is open to all who are interested in participating. If you would like to show your talents, please reach out to the Sunday School Principal, Mr. Shibu Thomas or Emily George. The deadline for submitting programs is Dec. 16th.
   • In addition, we will be providing dinner to all participants and guests. If you would like to donate for the dinner, please see Mrs. Lali Daniel or Mr. Nevin Joseph
4. Christmas Caroling – Our Christmas Caroling program will be starting next Saturday at 9am from the house of Valiya Achen.  Everyone please be there promptly so that we get the day started.
   • Also at the houses that we are visiting, if there are snacks are being given, please pack it in to-go bags.
5. 2018 Contributions – members should give all contributions for 2018 before 12/30/2018.