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Holy Trinity Orthodox Church Festival

The Vicar and the Assistant Vicar, along with a few of the MGOCSM members and parishioners attended the annual Festival of the Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, located in East Meadow, New York.

Upon arrival, The Reverend Father Martin Kraus, the Pastor of Holy Trinity, greeted the group. Fr. Martin gave a tour of the beautiful church and explained the significance of the icons depicted both inside and outside of the sanctuary. He also briefly explained the history of the parish. The group met with other visitors from different Orthodox parishes around the Long Island region. After the tour of the Church, the group partook of the food arranged in the periphery of the church where the group had the opportunity to share about the rich tradition of the Malankara Orthodox Church, and to learn more about the Orthodox Church in America.

St. Thomas Parish would like to thank Holy Trinity Orthodox Church for graciously inviting and welcoming us to this Festival. We look forward to working with this Parish in the near future!

2016 Holy Trinity Orthodox Church Trip
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Weekly Announcements – 8/28/16

  1. Altar Servers Meeting – There will be meeting with the Altar Servers today after refreshments. All Altar Servers are requested to attend.
  2. Lancaster Trip – We had our parish trip to Lancaster to watch the show Samson. Thank you all for those who attended and special thanks to everyone who helped organize this event. 
  3. Sunday School Meeting – This Sunday is the last Sunday of the month of August which means the new academic year is starting soon! Next Sunday, September 4th, we will have a general session for all Sunday school and Youth members of the parish who will be going back to School. Kindly assemble in church after refreshments next Sunday.  After the General Session, there will be a meeting for Sunday School teachers.  All Sunday school teachers are requested to attend the meeting.
  4. School Supply Charity – The Youth will be partnering with the Coalition For The Homeless in collecting school supplies for the children who live in shelters. A list of acceptable supply items are posted in the auditorium bulletin board. Today is the last day for collecting items.
  5. Holy Trinity Orthodox Church Festival – Holy Trinity Orthodox Church of East Meadow is having their parish festival this Saturday, September 3rd from 10am-6pm. We will assemble at our church at 3:30pm so that we can go together.  Please see their flyer for more details.
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Lancaster Trip – Samson

We wanted to thank everyone that came on our summer trip to Sight & Sound Theater to see the play of Samson. It was a great trip and an amazing experience. Special thanks to everyone who helped organize this event. 

St. Thomas LI @ Samson
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Weekly Annoucements – 8/21/16

1. Parish Souvenir – The Souvenir Photo Session will be held today after refreshments.

2. Lancaster Trip Schedule – We are having our Lancaster Trip to Sight & Sound Theater this Wednesday. The schedule for the trip is posted below:

  • 8:00 AM: Breakfast will be served in the auditorium of the Church
  • 8:30 AM: The bus will leave the Church to Lancaster, PA
  • 12:00PM: We will have lunch (individuals must pay for themselves)
  • 2:00PM: Arrive at the Theater
  • 2:45PM: Show Begins
  • 8:00PM: Arrive back in Levittown, NY

3. Sunday School Meeting – The meeting of both Achens with the Sunday school principal and teachers will be on Sunday, September 4th instead of Sunday, August 28th. All Sunday school teachers are requested to attend this meeting.

4. School Supply Charity – The Youth will be partnering with the “coalition for the homeless” in collecting school supplies for the children who live in shelters. A list of acceptable supply items will be posted in the auditorium bulletin board. Items will be collected only until next Sunday so that it may be distributed in a timely manner before school reopens.

5. Holy Trinity Orthodox Church Festival – Holy Trinity Orthodox Church of East Meadow is having their parish festival on Saturday, September 3rd from 10am-6pm. The MGOCSM of this parish has made this into a youth event that everyone will take part in. We will meet at the Church on September 3rd at 3:00pm. See attached flyer

6. Orthodox Convention – The Combined Orthodox Convention will be held Friday August 26th- Sunday August 28th at 6:30pm. See attached flyer

  • Some copies are left in the lobby area of the Church.
  • The Main Speaker: Rev. Fr. P.A. Philip.
  • His Holiness the Catholicose will be inaugurating the convention Friday Evening. Sunday school children are asked to be present Friday evening at 6pm to receive His Holiness.
  • The Dress code for the children will be as follows:
  • Boys: White shirt, black pants and red tie.
  • Girls: White Dress

7. Arrival of the Catholicos & Return of Our Diocesan Metropolitan – Our Diocesan Metropolitan will be returning back after attending the Holy Synod this Tuesday and HH the Catholicos will be arriving to New York this Thursday. Let us uphold them in our prayers for their safe arrival.

Combined Orthodox Convention
Holy Trinity Orthodox Church Festival

 

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Weekly Announcements – 8/14/16

  1. Parish Souvenir – As the Souvenir for the Parish is being worked on, we need pictures of the parish administration and of various spiritual organizations of the parish. The Souvenir Photo Session will be held next Sunday, August 21st after refreshments. All are requested to stay back. If you are still planning to give materials for the souvenir and still have not payed for the souvenir compliments, the deadline is next Sunday, August 21st.
  2. Softball Tournament Winners – Our STYL youth won 1st Place in the St. John’s Orthodox Church Summer Softball Tournament. Congratulations to the team!
  3. Lancaster Trip Schedule –  Please see the schedule for the trip below.
    • For those attending the Lancaster trip, we will be meeting at the Church  at 8am on August 24th for breakfast .
    • The bus will leave from the church by 8:30am.
    • We will stop for lunch (individuals must pay for themselves) and arrive at the theater by 2pm.
    • We hope to return back to the church by 8pm.
    • If you have not submitted the payment for the trip kindly do so as soon as possible to either Shojil Abraham or Danniya Samuel. It would be nice if we can all wear our church t-shirts for the trip.
  4. Parish T-shirts – Our parish t-shirts will be sold today and next week after service in the auditorium. They will be $10 each.
  5. Holy Trinity Orthodox Church Festival – The Holy Trinity Orthodox Church of East Meadow is having their parish festival on Saturday September 3rd from 10am-6pm. Flyer is attached.
  6. St. Mary’s West Sayville Perunal – St. Mary’s West Sayville is having their perunal Friday and Saturday, August 19th and 20th. See attached flyer for details.
  7. Orthodox Convention – Combined Orthodox Convention will be held Friday August 26th– Sunday August 28th at 6:30pm. See attached flyer.
    • Some copies are left in the lobby area of the Church.
    • The Main Speaker: Rev. Fr. P.A. Philip.
    • His Holiness the Catholicose will be inaugurating the convention Friday Evening. Sunday school children are asked to be present Friday evening at 6pm to receive His Holiness.
Holy Trinity Orthodox Church Festival
St. Mary’s West Sayville Preunal Flyer
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Birthday Wishes to Our Thirumeni

The Vicar and Assistant Vicar, along with the members of St. Thomas Malankara Orthodox Church, Long Island would like to wish our Diocesan Metropolitan H.G. Zachariah Mar Nicholovos a Blessed Birthday!

May the Lord continue to bless our Thirumeni and his ministry as he continues to bring our diocese to great heights!

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FOCUS Meeting – 8/12/16

Thank you everyone who came to the monthly FOCUS Meeting. At this month’s meeting we screened a movie, Contact. The movie discussed the pursuit of truth and how both science and religion are on the same path for truth but use different methods. Special thanks to Sunil & Amy George for hosting the meeting. 

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Weekly Announcements – 8/7/16

  1. Amminitykutty Kochamma – (Wife of KK. John Achen, and Mother of Geevarghese John Achen) passed away on Thursday, August 4th, 2016. Kindly keep her and the bereaving family in your prayers. The wake will be today from 4:30pm-9pm. Funeral services will be tomorrow at 9am. Both  services will be held at St. Thomas Orthodox Church, 1009 Unruh Ave, Philadelphia, PA.
  2. FOCUS Meeting- will be held this Friday, August 12th at 7pm at the residence of Sunil and Amy. All FOCUS members are requested to attend.
  3. Lancaster Trip – money is due today. Kindly See Danniya Samuel or Shojil Abraham to submit your payment. Cash, check, and payment through Venmo will be accepted.
  4. Church T-shirts – are still available for $10. They will be sold today and next Sunday after service. 
  5. Souvenir Photo Session – As the souvenir for the Parish is being worked on, we need pictures of the parish administration and spiritual organizations. The souvenir photo session will be held on Sunday, August 21st. All are requested to stay back after service.
  6. Materials for the Souvenir – Drawings, reflections about the Parish, and articles can be reviewed by us if you need our suggestions before publishing it in the souvenir.
  7. Fifteen Day Lent – Lent of the falling asleep of the Mother of God continues on. Let us take this time to do Holy Confession, spend time reading scripture, and abstaining from certain types of food. Confession will be available by appointment.
  8. The Area Matura Conference:

MGOCSM of Northern NY/Boston/Connecticut & Brooklyn/Queens/Long Island 

Date/Time: Friday, August 12th (9 AM – 5 PM) to Saturday, August 13th (10 AM – 5 PM)

Venue: St. Gregorios Orthodox Church, Elmont, NY

Speaker: Rev. Dn Levon Asdourian & Seminarian Bobby Varghese

Theme: Witness His Joy

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St. John’s Softball League 1st Place Winners

The MGOCSM and FOCUS of St. Thomas Orthodox Church, LI won 1st place yesterday in the St. John’s  Orthodox Church Summer Softball League. Our team was able to defend last year’s title, even after a very tough regular season.  We would like to thank our sister parish St. John’s Orthodox Church, Rockland   for giving us this great opportunity to take part in this league. A special thanks to all of our fans who attended the games and encouraged our team throughout the day.

2016 Softball Team
2016 St. Thomas LI Softball Team
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St. Thomas LI Softball Team & Fans
St. John’s Summer Softball League Champions 2016
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St. Stephens Orthodox Church Super Bowl 2016- 2nd Place Winners

The MGOCSM and FOCUS of St. Thomas Orthodox Church, LI won second place yesterday in the St. Stephens Orthodox Church Super Bowl 2016. This was our first ever trophy from a bowling tournament in STYL history. We would like to thank our sister parish St. Stephens for giving us this great opportunity to take part in this tournament. Everyone on the team strategically worked together and played really well to reach the finals. Thank you to everyone who participated and came to support the team.

2016 Bowling Tournament Participants
2016 Super Bowl 2nd Place Winners