MGOCSM & FOCUS trip — Members will be taking a trip to the Monastery of Saint Dionysios the Areopagite next Saturday, August 25th. A link for the event with details will be sent out on the GroupMe for both FOCUS and Youth. All members are invited to attend this spiritual outing.
Lancaster Trip — The trip to Sight and Sound theater in Lancaster will be this Tuesday, August 21st. Breakfast will be provided at the church and all participants are asked to arrive at church no later than 7:30 in the morning so that we may leave on time. Everyone is also encouraged to wear the maroon church t-shirt. As noted earlier, fees collected did not include the cost of lunch and so all are kindly reminded to bring either cash or credit with them.
MMVS Annual Conference — The MMVS annual conference will be held on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2018, at St. Thomas Orthodox Church Philadelphia, Unruh Ave. The registration and the bus fare is $50. Those who interested in attending can contact Mrs. Mary Varghese, Mrs. Sandya Thomas, or Mrs. Usha Sam as soon as possible. The bus to Philadelphia is being booked by the end of this month, so please give your names in advance if you want to reserve a spot on the bus.
Back to School Retreat — The MGOCSM of Brooklyn/ Queens/ Long Island will be hosting a Back to School Retreat on Saturday, September 1st from 9:30 AM to 3 PM led by Seminarian Royce Mathew at St. Gregorios Orthodox Church, Cherry Lane. Elections for the area level committee will also take place at this event and all youth are encouraged to attend. Those who are interested should register here: tinyurl.com/BTSchool2018
School Supply Drive — As the new school year is about to begin, the MGOCSM will be collecting school supplies for children in need in accordance with the Glen Cove Youth Bureau. Kindly place any supplies for donation in the box downstairs next week.
Monthly Committee Meeting — There will be a monthly Committee Meeting next Sunday after Holy Qurbana. All committee members are kindly requested to attend.
Kerala Flood Disaster Relief Fund — As all of you are now aware of the flooding that is taking place in India, we will be circulating a donation sheet for the flood relief fund in Kerala during the General Body meeting. Please contribute within your ability for this effort.
Silver Jubilee Celebration — The Episcopal Silver Jubilee banquet has been postponed till further notice, as Thirumeni has said that, at this time of suffering in Kerala it is not an appropriate time for celebration.
High School & College Graduates — All students or parents of students graduating from High School or College please give your names to the Secretary.
Feast of the Dormition of St. Mary — The end of the Dormition Fast and its Feast will be celebrated this Tuesday, August 14th at 6:30 pm. All are kindly requested to attend.
MGOCSM & FOCUS trip — Members will be taking a trip to the Monastery of Saint Dionysios the Areopagite on August 25th. A link for the event with details will be sent out on the GroupMe for both FOCUS and Youth. All members are invited to attend this spiritual outing.
General Body Meeting — The half-yearly General Body meeting will take place next Sunday, August 19th after Holy Qurbana. Please come to the parish office to pick up documents for the meeting. Please remember to bring back the documents when you come to the General Body meeting next Sunday.
Sunday School Announcements —
Sunday school classes will start again on September 2nd after Holy Qurbana.
Sunday School parish level talent competitions will be held on September 9th after Holy Qurbana. Please give the name of the participants to the principal or the assistant principal.
Sunday School area level competition will be held on September 22nd Saturday at St. Mary’s West Sayville church
If any of the parish members who have the time, motivation, and are willing to teach next year’s Sunday school classes please contact principal or Asst. Principal
MMVS Annual Conference — This year MMVS annual conference will be held on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018, at St. Thomas Orthodox Church Philadelphia, Unruh Ave. The registration and the bus fare cost is $50. Those who interested in attending can contact Mrs. Mary Varghese, Mrs. Sandya Thomas, or Mrs. Usha Sam at your earliest convenience.
St. Mary’s West Sayville Perunal — St. Mary’s Orthodox Church, West Sayville will be celebrating their perunal August 17th & 18th (Friday and Saturday). All those who are available kindly make arrangements to attend. Please see the flyer posted on the parish website for more details.
Council of Indian Orthodox Churches Convention — The annual Council of Indian Orthodox Churches convention will take place at Our Lady of Snows Church on Sept. 14-16 at 6:30 pm. All those who are available during those days are kindly requested to make arrangements to attend.
St. John’s Orthodox Church, Bellerose Blood Drive — St. John’s Orthodox Church in Bellerose will be hosting a blood drive on Saturday, August 18th from 10:30 am to 3:30 pm. If anyone didn’t get a chance to donate blood during our blood drive, here is another opportunity to do so. Please see the flyer posted on the parish website for more details.
Silver Jubilee Celebration — The Northeast American Diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church will be hosting a banquet for the Episcopal Silver Jubilee of our beloved Metropolitan, His Grace Zachariah Mar Nicholovos. The formal banquet will be held on the evening of Sunday, August 26, 2018, at The Greentree Country Club. We have Diocesan Council members here today, selling tickets for the event. Please the Secretary to buy tickets.
High School & College Graduates — all students or parents of students graduating from High School or College please give your names to the Secretary.
Agni: Ablaze for the Lord Middle School Camp — The Northeast American Diocese hosted a middle school camp from August 9-11 at the Holy Transfiguration Retreat Center. There were 38 participants from all over the diocese. During the camp, the students played games, made friends, and learned about Purification, Illumination, and Deification. We hope that we can have all of our middle school students participate in this great camp next year!
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Silver Jubilee Celebration — The Northeast American Diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church will be hosting a banquet for the Episcopal Silver Jubilee of our beloved Metropolitan, His Grace Zachariah Mar Nicholovos. The formal banquet will be held on the evening of Sunday, August 26, 2018 at The Greentree Country Club, located at 538 Davenport Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10805 at 5pm. His Holiness Moran Mar Baselios Marthoma Paulose II, Catholicos of the East & Malankara Metropolitan, will preside over the celebrations. Tickets are $100 per person if you wish to reserve seats. Esteemed leaders from the ecumenical community will also be present on this joyous occasion. See the invitation: http://www.neamericandiocese.org/multimedia/document/uncategorized/Episcopal%20Jubilee%20Invitation.pdf
Feast of the Dormition of St. Mary — To end the Dormition Fast, the Feast will be celebrated on Tuesday, August 14th at 6:30pm. All are kindly requested to attend.
Holy Confession — Those who desire to do Confession during this Lenten season kindly reach out to the Achens as soon as possible to arrange an appropriate time.
MGOCSM & FOCUS Meeting — Next Sunday, August 12th we will be having a Google Hangout meeting as continuation of the Q&A from earlier this year. A link to join will be posted on the GroupMe and all are MGOCSM and FOCUS members are encouraged to log on at 7 pm.
BQLI FOCUS Fellowship — On Friday, August 10th there will be a meeting of the areawide FOCUS at St. Basil, Franklin Square. The meeting will be from 7pm-9pm. Please see the flyer on the website for more details.
BQLI Martura – The MGOCSM of Brooklyn/Queens/LI will be hosting the fourth annual Martura summer conference at this church on August 10th & 11th from 9:30AM to 5PM. Registration is $10 for one day and $15 for both days and may be completed online (at: tinyurl.com/Martura2018). As part of a charity activity that will take place at the conference, there is a bake sale in the auditorium today after service.
Sunday School Announcements —
Sunday school classes will start again on September 2nd after Holy Qurbana.
Sunday School parish level talent competitions will be held on September 9th after Holy Qurbana. Please give the name of the participants to the principal or the assistant principal.
Sunday School area level competition will be held on September 22nd Saturday at St. Mary’s West Sayville church
If there are any parish members who have the time, motivation, and are willing to teach next year’s Sunday school classes please contact principal or Asst. Principal
General Body Meeting — The half-yearly General Body meeting will take place on Sunday, August 19th after Holy Qurbana.
Softball tournament — Last Sunday our church softball team won first place in the St. John’s Softball League. They have been traveling for games as part of this tournament for many weeks and this is the third year they have won.
STYL Takes The First Place Trophy At The St. John’s Summer Softball League Tournament!
Martura 2018 – The MGOCSM of Brooklyn/Queens/LI will be hosting the fourth annual Martura summer conference at this church on August 10th & 11th from 9:30 AM to 5 PM. Registration is $10 for one day and $15 for both days and may be completed online (at tinyurl.com/Martura2018). As part of a charity activity that will take place at the conference, there will be a bake sale in the auditorium after service next Sunday. If you would like to make something for the sale please see Ms. Ruth Abraham or Ms. Sonia Joseph.
Monthly Committee Meeting – The monthly scheduled committee meeting has been postponed till next week. Details will be provided at a later time.
Holy Dormition Fast – As we enter the month of August, we also enter into the fast of the Dormition of the Theotokos, the Mother of God. As with any fast, this is a good time to spend reading scripture and other spiritual activities. Holy Qurbono will be conducted on Tuesday, August 14th at 6:30 pm to conclude the fast and celebrate the Feast. May the prayers of the Holy Virgin Mary be upon us!
STYL Takes The First Place Trophy At The St. John’s Summer Softball League Tournament!
Lancaster Trip – Just a friendly reminder that money for the Lancaster trip is due no later than next Sunday, July 29th. If you previously reserved a seat and no longer will be able to attend, please let Emily George know at your earliest so that those on the waitlist may have a chance.
Martura – The MGOCSM of Brooklyn/Queens/LI will be hosting the fourth annual Martura summer conference at this church on August 10th & 11th from 9:30AM to 5PM. The main speaker for this year’s conference is Rev. Fr. Geevarghese John. Registration is $10 for one day and $15 for both days and may be completed online at: tinyurl.com/Martura2018. Since the conference will be hosted at this parish, all MGOCSM members are especially encouraged to attend. If you are interested in volunteering to help with the event please see Mr. Joshua Mathew or Ms. Sonia Joseph.
Sunday School – Here are the assigned competition church level winners. Drawing: Group 1 – 1st Place: Mathew Palakkadan, 2nd Place: Isabella Thomas; Group 2 – 1st Place: Julia Thomas, 2nd Place: Noah Jacob; Group 3 – 1st Place: Abigail Thomas, 2nd Place: Jiana Paul. Essay: Group 4 – 1st Place: Jaiden Paul; Group 6 – 1st Place: Swagath Thomas; Group 7 – 1st Place: Joshua Mathew. Thank you to all the participants. 1st and 2nd place winners can participate in the area level assigned competition, which will be held at St. Basil Church, Franklin Square on Sunday, August 5th at 3 PM.
Monthly Committee Meeting – There will be the monthly scheduled committee meeting next Sunday, after church. All committee members are kindly requested to attend.
Episcopal Visit – Next Sunday, our Diocesan Metropolitan, His Grace Zachariah Mar Nicholovos will be conducting Holy Qurbana.
2018 Parish Picnic – Yesterday we held our annual picnic at Belmont Lake State Park. It was a great day of fellowship, fun, and food. Special thanks to Mr. Arun Joseph, Ms. Emily George, Mr. Manoj Varghese and everyone who spent hours preparing and cooking the food and making arrangements so that we could all get together and enjoy one another’s company.
Lancaster Trip – Just a friendly reminder that money for the Lancaster trip is due no later than Sunday the 29th. If you previously reserved a seat and no longer will be able to attend, please let Emily George know at your earliest so that those on the waitlist may have a chance.
MGOCSM & FOCUS Game night – Special thanks to everyone that participated in the Game Night.
Passing of Mr. K.O. Thomas – With great sadness we regret to inform of the passing of Mr. K.O. Thomas, the father of Mr. Thomas K. Thomas. The funeral service will be conducted in India. Please keep the bereaving family in your prayers.
Sunday School/OVBS – Sunday School Area 2 OVBS will be held on July 11th, 12th, & 13th from 8AM to 3:30PM at Our Lady of Lourdes R.C. Church School, 92-96 220th St., Queens Village, NY 11428.
FOCUS/ MGOCSM Meeting – There will be a joint MGOCSM and FOCUS meeting this upcoming Friday, July 13th at 6:30 pm at the church. All are kindly requested to attend.
2018 Parish Picnic – This year’s picnic will be held on Saturday, July 14th, 2018 at Belmont State Park. We encourage all members to please arrive before 10am, wearing the maroon church t-shirt and to participate on this day of fellowship.
Memorial Service of Mr. P.I. John – There will be a memorial service for Mr. P.I. John next Sunday, July 15th. Lunch will be provided by the family. All are invited to attend.
Basketball Tournament– Special thanks to Youth members for organizing the event and all the parents that helped out to make the event a success. Check out pictures for the tournament: 2018 Tournament Pics
2018 Parish Perunal– Our Parish Perunal will be held on Friday, July 6th and Saturday July 7th. Friday evening we will evening prayer followed by a devotional address. Saturday morning at 8am we will begin morning prayer followed by Holy Qurbana. All are requested to attend.
2018 Parish Picnic – This year’s picnic will be held on Saturday July 14th, 2018 at Belmont State Park. We encourage all members to participate on this day of fellowship.
Half-Yearly Dues – just a friendly reminder that first six months of the year are over, please see the Treasurer to review any outstanding dues.
Passing of Mr. P.I. John – Mr. P.I John passed away last Tuesday, June 19th, and funeral services were conducted on Saturday, June 23rd. Please keep the bereaving family in your prayers.
Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul – Holy Qurbana for the end of the fast and to celebrate the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul will be held on Thursday, June 28th at 6:30 pm.
Basketball Tournament – The STYL Presents: Anil John Memorial Basketball Tournament is coming up next Saturday at Island Garden Gym. As every year, the success of this tournament is due to the combined efforts of not only the youth and FOCUS, but also the parents, so the presence and support of all church members are kindly requested.
Tournament Meeting – The day before the tournament, Friday, June 29th, there will be a meeting at the residence of Mr. & Mrs. Cherian Abraham at 7 pm. This will be our last meeting before the actual tournament so it is especially important that all youth members make an effort to attend.
STYL BBQ – As every year, we will be having a youth barbecue the day after the tournament. This year it will be at the residence of Mr. & Mrs. Juby Thomas on Sunday, July 1st at 2 pm.
Parish Perunal – Our Parish Perunal will be held on Friday, July 6th and Saturday, July 7th. Friday evening we will be having evening prayer followed by a devotional address. Saturday morning at 8 am we will begin morning prayer followed by Holy Qurbana. All are requested to attend.
2018 Parish Picnic – This year’s picnic will be held on Saturday, July 14th, 2018 at Belmont State Park. We encourage all members to participate on this day of fellowship.
