- FOCUS Meeting – The next FOCUS meeting will be held at Sunil and Amy George’s house on November 17th at 7 pm. We will be continuing our review and discussion of the book, Beginning to Pray.
- HTRC/St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary Trip – The youth is organizing a trip to the St. Tikhon’s Seminary, and the Holy Transfigiration Retreat Center for all parents and youth. The date has been changed to Saturday, November 18th. Please contact Manoj Varghese or Shojil Abraham at your earliest for further details. Click here to register.
2017 HTRC & St. Tikon’s Trip
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Weekly Announcements – 10/29/2017
- 2017 Account Statements – 2017 statements, as of 10/22/2017, were sent to all members, please review the statements and let the Treasurer know if there any corrections to made.
- Christmas Caroling – This year there will be a new format for Christmas Caroling. Two groups of carolers will be going on 12/16 and 12/17 to cover all the houses in the parish.
- Family Night & Talent Show – This year Family Night and the Talent Show will be held on 11/24/2017 as fellowship gathering at church. More details to come in the coming weeks!!
- MGOCSM Trip – MGOCSM will be taking a trip to Holy Transfiguration Retreat Center and St. Tikon’s Seminary on Nov. 11, 2017. Please use this link for registration: https://goo.gl/forms/Mc1GqrPmyDroTcnh2
- MGOCSM Meeting – There will be a MGOCSM Meeting on Saturday, October 28th at 4pm at the Parish. All MGOCSM members are kindly requested to attend.
- FOCUS Meeting – There will be a FOCUS Meeting on Friday, October 27th at 7pm at the residence of Mr. Bills and Nancy Varghese. All FOCUS members are kindly requested to attend.
- Sunday School Talent Competition – Our parish had five participants at the diocesan level talent competition: Giana Paul, Sara Solomon, Swagath Thomas, Mariel Mathew, and Sonia Joseph. Two of our students won prizes for their efforts
- Swagath Thomas – 2nd Prize for Solo Malayalam Song
- Sonia Joseph – 3rd Prize for Solo English Song
- Feast of St. Geevarghese Mar Gregorios (Parumala Thirumeni) – The feast of is observed every year on Nov. 2nd. The feast will be celebrated this year on Sunday, Nov. 5th. Please see the following link to learn more about thirumeni’s life and deeds: Parumala Thirumeni
- MMVS Quiz Competition – Congratulations to the ladies of our MMVS, who won 2nd place for the Annual Quiz Competition at the MMVS Competition that took place at HTRC.
- Baby Boy Born – Mathew & Annie Thomas were blessed with a grandson, Nathan Samuel on October 11th.
- Parish Committee Meeting – There will be a Parish Committee meeting next Sunday, October 22nd, after refreshments. All Committee Members are requested to attend.
- FOCUS Meeting – Our next FOCUS Meeting will take place on Friday, October 27th at the residence of Mr. Bills & Nancy Varghese. All FOCUS members are requested to attend.
- CROP Hunger Walk – As a parish we participated in the CROP Walk at Eisenhower Park on Saturday. Thank you for all those who donated to the cause and also who walked as well. We raised approximately $1500 through private donations and also through the bake sale. Thanks to all the youth and the parents who participated in the event.
- MGOCSM Winter Summit – The MGOCSM Winter Summit will be taking place from Dec 27th-30th, 2017 at Holy Transfiguration Retreat Center. Click the following link (http://goo.gl/5nZd1k) for registration. Please see the flyer below for more details.
- Parish Committee Meeting – There will be a parish committee meeting next Sunday, October 15th after refreshments.
- Parish Softball Team – Congratulations to our softball team for participating in the annual BKV Memorial Softball Tournament and getting the 2nd place prize.
- Rev. Fr. Alexander Kurien – Special thanks for Rev. Fr. Alexander Kurien for conducting Holy Qurbana this Sunday.
- CROP Hunger Walk – The CROP Hunger Walk will take place next Saturday at Eisenhower Park. Registration will begin at 10am and the walk will begin at 11am. You can either participate in the walk or even donate. Please see this link for our church’s donation page: St. Thomas LI @ CROP Hunger Walk
- Parish Committee Meeting – The next Parish Committee Meeting will be held on Oct. 15th after Holy Qurbana. All committee members make arragements to attend.
- MGOCSM Blood Drive – Special thanks to the MGOCSM for conducting the Blood Drive with the Red Cross. We had 21 people donate, including many of our neighbors!!
- MGOCSM Blood Drive – A friendly reminder that this Saturday, September 30th from 11am to 4pm is the blood drive organized by MGOCSM of our parish. Kindly make arrangements to support the event.
- CROP Hunger Walk – A friendly reminder regarding the CROP Walk, a charity event organized around the nation to help raise funds to fight against hunger. The event is to sponsor the efforts of Church World Services who fights hunger all around the world. Saturday, October 7th at 10am at Eisenhower Park. Please see the following link for details about the event: CROP Hunger Walk.
- The Youth will be hosting a bake sale in the auditorium to raise funds for the CROP walk. Kindly show your support.
- Area Level Competition Winners – We have 5 winners from our church who participated in the area level talent competition.
- Group 2nd – English Solo – Jiana Paul- 1st
- Group 3rd– Malayalam Solo Song – Sara Soloman – 1st
- Group 5th– Malayalam Solo Song – Swagath Thomas – 2nd
- Group 6th– Malayalam Solo Song – Mariel Mathew – 2nd
- Group 7th– English Solo Song- Sonia Joseph -1st
Special thanks to following Teachers and parents who coordinated Bible Quiz and group song.
- Bible Quiz- Josuha Abraham, Mibby Abraham
- Group Song- Sumini Thomas, Ansu Thomas, Rany Paul
- Graduates – Congratulations to all the recent graduates of high school and college! They were recognized for their achievements over the last two Sundays, and presented with a special gift.
- Assistant Vicar Schedule – Fr. Abraham (Abey) George will be traveling to Armenia and Georgia from September 24th through October 5th. He will be visiting both patriarchates on behalf of the Ecumenical Department of the Malankara Church to help cultivate strong ties among the churches. He will be periodically checking his email (abey.geo@gmail.com) if anyone would like to contact him. Kindly uphold him in your prayers.
- FOCUS Meeting – Our next FOCUS meeting will be held this Friday, September 22nd at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Alex and Tigi Abraham. All FOCUS members are requested to attend.
- 2017-18 Sunday School Academic Year – Just a friendly reminder that Sunday school classes will began this week. All students are requested to assemble in the sanctuary soon after refreshments.
- TTC Exam Participants – Congratulations to our Kochamma who went to the TTC Training and took the TTC Exam. She passed the exam with a high score!!
- Area Sunday School Competitions – Friendly reminder that the area Sunday School Competitions will be held on this Saturday, September 23rd . The flyer for the event will be posted on the website.
- Parents/Teachers Meeting – Achen and the principal has called a meeting of all the parents and Sunday School teachers for next Sunday before Sunday School. Kindly make arrangements to attend.
- MGOCSM Charity Drives – The youth will be hosting two charity drives for the month of September.
- Jamaica Armory Women’s Shelter – They will be collecting toiletries, cleaning supplies, and household items.
- Children’s Shoe Drive – A children’s shoe drive for pediatric psych patients at Nassau University Medical Center.
- MGOCSM Blood Drive – The youth has organized a blood drive in association with the Red Cross that will be held on Saturday, September 30th from 11am to 4pm at the parish. For anyone interested in donating blood please contact Vineeth Varghese or Danniya Samuel at your earliest.
- CROP Hunger Walk – This year the parish is planning to participate in the CROP Hunger Walk, a charity event organized around the nation to help raise funds to fight against hunger. The event is to sponsor the efforts of Church World Services (CWS) who fights hunger all around the world. Saturday, October 7th at 10am at Eisenhower Park. For more details, kindly reach out to Leslie Babu. Please see the following link for details about the event: CROP Hunger Walk.
- Hurricane Relief Buckets – CWS has opened up a temporary depot on Long Island and we have contacted them. We are hoping to put relief buckets together on the evening of Thursday 21st at St. Thomas Orthodox Church, Levittown, Long Island. We do need volunteers for the event. We also hope to deliver the finished buckets to the depot the next day
- Holy Qurbana Classes – The Holy Qurbana classes originally scheduled for today will be postponed to a later Sunday in October.
On September 30th, 2017 we will be hosting a Blood Drive with the Red Cross on September 30th from 11am-4pm! BUT WAIT THERE IS STILL MORE! It’s completely free (besides giving away some of your blood). For those interested please sign up with the link below, and select St. Thomas Malankara Orthodox Church and select which time works best for you.
http://www.redcrossblood.org/give/drive/driveSearchList.jsp?zipSponsor=StThomas
A few requirements is that you must be at least 17 (or have parents permission if you are 16), and be at least 110 pounds.
- Weekly Fasting Prayer– The weekly fasting prayer will take place every Friday unless otherwise notified.
- Sunday school – classes for the 2017-18 year will begin next Sunday- September 17.
- The Feast of the Holy Cross – will be celebrated on Wednesday, September 13th at 6:30pm at our parish.
- FOCUS Meeting – will be held on Friday, September 22nd at the Residence of Mr. and Mrs. Alex and Tigi Abraham. All FOCUS members are requested to attend.
- MGCOSM Charity Drives – The MGOCSM will be hosting two charity drives for the month of September:
- Jamaica Armory Women’s Shelter- They will be collecting toiletries, cleaning supplies, and household items.
- The second is a children’s shoe drive for pediatric psych patients at Nassau University Medical Center.
- MGOCSM Blood Drive – The MGOCSM has organized a blood drive in association with the Red Cross that will be held on Saturday, September 30th from 11am to 4pm at the parish.
- CROP Hunger Walk – As a parish, this year we are planning to participate in the CROP Walk, a charity event organized around the nation to help raise funds to fight against hunger. The event is to sponsor the efforts of Church World Services who fights hunger all around the world. Saturday, October 7th at 10am at Eisenhower Park. For more details, kindly reach out to Leslie Babu. The flyer for the event is posted on the below.
- MMVS Annual Conference – The annual conference is on Saturday Oct.14th at the Holy Transfiguration Retreat Center. Those who are interested in attending the conference, kindly contact the MMVS secretary or the trustee.
- Holy Qurbana Classes – We will be starting classes on the Holy Qurbana starting next Sunday- September 17th Sunday after refreshments for everyone. All are requested to attend.
- Hurricane Harvery Relief Fund – Those who would like to donate towards the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund kindly give the donations to the Secretary or the Trustee of the parish.
