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Passing of Kevin Mathew

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.

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Weekly Announcements – 05/14/2017

  1. The Passing of Kevin Mathew ­– 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.
  2. MMVS Parent and Couples Conference – will be held on Saturday, May 27th at St. Stephens Midland Park Church in NJ. Please contact the Martha Mariam Vanitha Samajam Secretary Mary Varghese or Treasurer Sandya Thomas for more details. Please see the flyer below for more details.
  3. Feast of the Ascension – We will be celebrating the Feast of Ascension of our Lord on Wednesday, May 24th at 6:30pm. H.G. Zachariah Mar Nicholovos, our Diocesan Metropolitan will be the main celebrant. All are requested to attend.
  4. FOCUS Trip – FOCUS is planning a trip to St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Seminary on Monday, May 29th. FOCUS members and whoever are interested in attending kindly inform Sunil George or Alex Abraham at your earliest convenience.
  5. MGOCSM Meeting – There will be a MGOCSM meeting this Saturday at 4pm at the Church. Valiyachen will be leading the meeting. All MGOCSM members are requested to attend.
  6. New Holy Qurbana Books – 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 Sinu Jacob, the treasurer. For information on the new books kindly visit this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hkIlOi4Vss
  7. Sunday school Announcements:
    • June 4th is the Centralized Exam for the 12th grade
    • June 25TH is Centralized Exam for 5th, 8th, 12th and TTC
    • Church Assigned competitions will be held on June 18th, Details have been mailed out and also posted on Sunday School bulletin board.
    • Regional OVBS is July 5,6,7 at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Queens Village.  Please see Principal or Vice principal for more information.
    • Sunday school final is June 11th.

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Weekly Announcements – 05/07/2017

  1. MMVS Charity Drive – The Marth Mariam Vanitha Samajam will be conducting a charity drive for veterans. A collection box will be kept in the basement to collect household items (unused clothing, lines, blankets, cleaning supplies, kitchen items, footwear, etc.). All are requested to participate in this charity drive.
  2. MMVS Parents & Couples Conference – is happening Saturday May 27th Saturday at St. Stephens Midland Park Church, NJ. If you are interested please contact the MMVS Secretary for transportation details.
  3. Feast of Ascension – We will be celebrating the Feast of Ascesnsion of our Lord on Wednesday, May 24th at 6:30PM.  H.G. Zachariah Mar Nicholovos, our Diocesan Metropolitan, will be the chief celebrant.  All are kindly requested to attend.
  4. Holy Transfiguration Retreat Center (HTRC)- All members are requested to donate towards the cause of the NE American Diocese.  A reminder that the closing for the center is scheduled for Monday May 15th.
  5. Diocesan Assembly Members – During last week’s General Body meeting, Mr. Nevin Joseph and Mr. Joel Georgekutty were selected as the parish’s representatives to the Diocesan Assembly.
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Weekly Announcements – 04/30/2017

  1. Holy Qurbana Next Week – Next week Rev. Fr. Joykutty will be celebrating the Divine Liturgy.
  2. Holy Transfiguration Retreat Center (HTRC)- All members are requested to donate towards the cause of the NE American Diocese.
  3. MMVS Charity Drive – The Marth Mariam Vanitha Samajam will be conducting a charity drive for veterans. A collection box will be kept in the basement to collect household items (unused clothing, lines, blankets, cleaning supplies, kitchen items, footwear, etc.). All are requested to participate in this charity drive.
  4. GROW Conference – is happening June 24th Saturday at HTRC. Many of the FOCUS members have already registered so I encourage all young women (High School and College) to attend this event. The flyer for the event is below.  Register now at http://tiny.cc/grow2017
  5. MGOCSM Meeting – our next MGCOSM meeting will be held on Saturday, May 20th at 4pm. All MGOCSM members are requested to attend. Valiyachen will be leading the meeting.
  6. FOCUS Meeting – our next FOCUS meeting will be held on May 26th at 7pm at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Ajith and Rebu Thomas. All FOCUS members are requested to attend.
  7. Altar Servers Meeting  – and Fellowship Lunch will be held on Sunday, May 28th.

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Divine Liturgy celebrated by H.G. Dr. Joshua Mar Nicodimos

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.

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Weekly Announcements – 04/23/2017

  1. Our next Parish General Body meeting will be held next Sunday, April 30th right after refreshments. All eligible members are requested to attend.
  2. STYL Basketball Tournament meeting will be held next Sunday, April 30th at 4pm at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Paul and Lilly Thottathil. All MGOCSM and FOCUS members are requested to attend this meeting.thomassunday

 

 

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Weekly Announcements – 04/16/2017

  • 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.

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2017 Holy Week Schedule

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

2017 Holy Week Schedule
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Liturgy for the 40th Day of Great Lent

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!

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Weekly Announcements – 04/02/2017

  1. Week 6 Of Great Lent – Please see the lectionary (bible readings) and devotional for Week 6 of the Great Lent at the following link. Great Lent Week 6 Lectionary & Devotional.
  2. FOCUS Meeting – Our Next FOCUS Meeting will be held this Friday, April 7th at 7pm, at the Residence of Mr. and Mrs. Mariusz and Sini Jablonski. All FOCUS members are kindly requested to attend.
  3. Lenten Retreat and Confession– Our Parish Lenten Retreat and Confession will be held this Saturday, April 8th at 9:30am. This year we will be having two speakers, one for the Youth and one for adults. Rev. Dn. Shawn Thomas will be here to address the Youth and FOCUS at 2:30pm and Rev. Fr. Biju Paranthal will address the adults at 4pm. All are requested to attend.
  4. Hosana Sunday – A friendly reminder that next Sunday is Hosana Sunday, morning prayer will begin at 7:30am.  We will also be having evening prayer next Sunday at 6:30pm. All are requested to attend.
  5. First Day at Church – Kindly join us in welcoming Aaron John Abraham Son of Mr. and Mrs. Sarasan and Naisy Abraham.

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