ST. THOMAS MALANKARA ORTHODOX CHURCH

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.

1. MMVS Bible Study – will be today after refreshments in the auditorium.
2. Apostles Lent – will conclude this coming Tuesday. If anyone would like to do Holy Confession kindly reach out to either of the Achens.
3. Church Perunal – This Coming Friday and Saturday. Friday we being at 6:30pm; Saturday, at 8am.
4. Trip to Lancaster PA – to see the Live production the story of Samson: Sight and Sound. Wednesday, August 24^th. Kindly see Danniya or Shojil to sign up or for more details. We have 20 seats left.
5. STYL Basketball Tournament – is in couple of weeks. 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 persons who are in charge of collecting them.
6. Parish Open house – will be held on July 17^th Sunday from 2-6pm. Flyers will be given out to the community.
7. Prayer Meeting – tonight at 6:30pm at the residence of Mr. John Mathunni.
8. Funeral Arrangements for Mrs. Amminiamma John – Monday Wake (6:30pm at Church), Tuesday morning (8:30am)- funeral.

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

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