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
Verse: “Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Hebrews 12:1-2
We wanted to thank all the teams that participated in the 2016 Anil John Memorial Basketball Tournament. The 1st place winners of this year’s Men’s tournament is the Mar Thoma Sleeha Syro Malabar Catholic Church, Chicago and the 2nd place winners is our own St. Thomas Long Island team. Special thanks to our team members: Stanley Thomas, Steve Thomas, Nevin Joseph, Joel Abraham, Justin Joseph, Sijo Jacob, George Palakaddan, Midhun Kuruvilla, Shino Sunny, John Thomas, and Sinu Jacob (coach).
The 1st and 2nd place winners of the 3-on-3 tournament are St. Stephens Orthodox Church, Franklin Square and HKC Soldiers.
This year’s tournament was dedicated to Anil John, who will forever be in our hearts.
See more photos on the Media Page
The MGOCSM of St. Thomas Malankara Orthodox Church would like to announce that the parish will be hosting its annual basketball tournament. In its 15th year, the Parish is remembering our beloved Anil John. The tournament has been renamed in his honor to STYL Presents: The Anil John Memorial Basketball Tournament. This year the members of the MGOCSM would like to remind everyone to #BeLikeAnil. Come join us this Saturday, July 9th at Island Garden Gym in West Hempstead. For more details please visit www.stylball.com.
1. Church Perunal – We had our Parish Perunal on Friday & Saturday. Special thanks to all who helped out & participated. For details and pictures, please click here.
2. Trip to Lancaster PA – To see the Live production, the story of Samson at Sight and Sound on Wednesday, August 24th, kindly see Danniya or Shojil to sign up or for more details. We have 14 seats left.
3. Annual Basketball Tournament – The Anil John Memorial Basketball Tournament will be held this coming Saturday, July 9th. We request that we all buy tickets as soon as possible. Those who have already purchased tickets kindly bring the money and give it the responsible youth representatives who are in charge of collecting them. Kindly show your support by attending the tournament Saturday morning at Island Garden. Tournament will begin at 9am.
4. Parish Open House – will be held on July 17th Sunday from 2-6pm. A few of our Youth & FOCUS members went to invite neighbors and will continue covering more houses throughout the next couple of weeks. Special thanks to everyone who helped out. The nearby Orthodox Churches have also been informed.
5. Church Picnic – will be held on Saturday, July 30th at Belmont Lake State Park.
6. Malayalam Class – through the initiative of Kochamma and Achen, class will be starting this Tuesday from 5pm-7pm at the residence of Achen.
Today, St. Thomas Malankara Orthodox Church, LI, celebrated the Feast day (Perunal) of St. Thomas the Apostle, the patron saint of our parish.
Excerpt from the homily delivered by Fr. Andrew (Leeson) Daniel: “Tradition holds that St. Thomas came to India in 52 A.D to spread the Gospel. It is said that he had the fear of going to a foreign land but that did not stop him from going and preaching the Gospel. Throughout his ministry, he continued to seek out the truth by questioning his faith. Our Lord empowered St. Thomas and the other disciples by teaching them and bringing a certain discipline and order into their lives. By teaching these ordinary men, Christ entrusted the church to them. These men soon turned out to become apostolic leaders of the Church. St. Thomas had many doubts and questions about his faith, and yet, God used him as a tool to proclaim his divinity, the same way each and every one of us are called to do the same…”
The Chief Celebrant was Rev. Fr. Andrew (Leeson) Daniel, Vicar of Mar Gregorios Orthodox Church, Staten Island, NY.
We were blessed with the presence of Very Rev. T.M. Zachariah Chor Episcopos.& Very Rev. Paulose Adai Chor Episcopos, along with the vicar and the assistant vicar of the parish.
See more pictures from the service on the Photo Gallery.
On behalf of all the members of St. Thomas Long Island, we would like to announce the passing of the mother of Mr. John Thekkakara & Mr. Varughese Thekkakara. We will continue to pray for the grieving family and send them our heartfelt condolences. Details of the funeral are listed below:
Funeral Service for Mrs. Achamma Simon
June 27th 2016 at 8am IST at the Thekkakaramannil House.
Interment at St. Mary’s Orthodox Church, Vakayar, Konni
On behalf of all the members of St. Thomas, Long Island we would like to announce the passing of one of our loving members, Mrs. Amminiamma John. Our deepest condolences goes to the grieving family and ask everyone to keep them in your prayers.
Viewing & Funeral Service will be at our church:
St. Thomas Orthodox Church, Long Island
110 Schoolhouse Road
Levittown, NY 11756
Viewing: Monday June 27th, 2016 at 5:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Funeral Service: Tuesday June 28th, 2016 at 8:30 AM
Interment following church services at:
All Saints Cemetery
855 Middle Neck Rd.
Kings Point, NY 11024
Thank you everyone for coming to the monthly FOCUS Meeting. We’ve continued our discussion on Orthodoxy and its core principles of purification, illumination, and theosis.
Special thanks the MGOCSM members for watching the young kids during the meeting!!
