Silver Jubilee Souvenir of St. Peters and St. Paul's Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church (1990 -2015)

St. Peter’s & St. Paul’s Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church Massapequa, New York., Phone: (516) 515 1862 Email: info@stpetersandstpauls.org Website: http://www.stpetersandstpaulsny.org St. Peter’s & St. Paul’s Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church - New York Vicar: Rev. Fr. Rajan Peter, Founder Priest : Very Rev. Issac Paily

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This Silver Jubilee Souvenier is dedicated to the Blessed Memory of

Madhbaha

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Late Lamented

His Holiness Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas Patriarch of Antioch and all the East Supreme Head of the Universal Syrian Orthodox Church

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PATRIARCH OF ANTIOCH & ALL THE EAST

SUPREME HEAD OF THE UNIVERSAL SYRIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH

His Holiness Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II

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CATHOLICOSE OF INDIA

His Beatitude Aboon Mor Baselius Thomas I

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OUR ARCHBISHOP

His Eminence Mor Titus Yeldho

Archbishop & Patriarchal Vicar Malankara Archdiocese of The Syrian Orthodox Church in North America & Canada

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FORMER METROPOLITAN OF USA & CANADA

H.G. Dr. Mor Ivaniose Mathews Kandanad Diocese 10

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METROPOLITAN OF ANGAMALY DIOCESE

H.G. Dr. Abraham Mor Severios

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METROPOLITAN

H.G. Dr. Yuhanon Mor Philoxinos Retired Metropolitan of Malabar Diocese 14

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METROPOLITAN OF KOTTAYAM DIOCESE

H.G. Dr. Thomas Mor Themotheos

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METROPOLITAN OF KOCHI DIOCESE

H.G. Joseph Mor Gregorios Secretary of Holy Episcopal Synod 18

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BLESSED MEMORY

Editorial Board

Late Lamented

His Beatitude Aboon Mor Baselius Paulose II

ABRAHAM PUTHUSSERIL

Catholicos of the East

CHIEF EDITOR

cOMDR MATHEW JOHNSON

bOSE MALLIATH

DENIL SAJU

Jis Kaungumpillil

Binu K George

Bineesh Abraham

general CONVENIOR

Late Lamented

H.E. Yeshu Mor Athanasius

Former Archbishop of USA & Canada

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co-editor

Late Lamented

H.E. Kuriakose Mor Julius

3rd Archbishop of the Malankara Archdiocese in N.A.

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BARACK OBAMA President, USA

OOMMEN CHANDY

THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON

Chief Minister, Kerala

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OOMMEN OOMMENCHANDY CHANDY

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COMMITTEES: BANKING DEMOCRATIC POLICY & COMMUNICATIONS FINANCE JUDICIARY RULES

CHARLES E. SCHUMER Senator, New York

EDWARD P. MANGANO

United States WASHINGTON, DC 20510

County Executive

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Office of the County Executive 1550 Franklin Avenue Mineola, New York 11501

MESSAGE June 27, 2015

June 27, 2015

Dear Friends,

Dear Friends,

Please accept my warmest greetings and congratulations as St. Peter and St. Paul’s Syriac Orthodox Church gathers to celebrate the 25st Anniversary in Massapequa. I am grateful for the opportunity to recognize the fine work of this parish.

Please accept my warmest greetings and congratulations as you gather to celebrate the 25th Anniversary Silver Jubilee of St. Peter and St. Paul’s Syriac Orthodox Church. I am grateful for the opportunity to recognize the fine work of this parish and its parishioners.

Saint Peter and Saint Paul’s Syriac Orthodox Church continues to be a cherished and valuable part of the Long Island community after two and a half decades. The Church has been an active force for improving the community by promoting the education of culture and faith. I applaud the Church’s commitment to a dynamic community and enriching programs that encourage philanthropy and education.

On behalf of all New Yorkers, I thank Saint Peter and Saint Paul’s Church and its parish for their wonderful work. I am confident that Saint Peter and Saint Paul’s Church will continue its noble efforts to strengthen the community for many years to come. Best wishes for a wonderful event.

Sincerely,

Charles E. Schumer United States Senator

Since 1990, St. Peter and St. Paul’s Syriac Orthodox Church has established a distinguished record of excellence, working diligently to provide spiritual leadership and guidance for the members of its congregation and for the community.

St Peter and St. Paul’s Syriac Orthodox Church has perpetuated the ideals and practices of their faith and tradition and has been devoted to the causes and ideals, which uphold the principles of human decency, supporting various religious, cultural, educational and humanitarian concerns.

Please accept my best wishes and let me extend hearty congratulations upon your 25th Anniversary Silver Jubilee Celebration and best wishes to all the dedicated members of St. Peter and St. Paul’s Syriac Orthodox Church for their benevolent service on behalf of their fellowman.

Sincerely,

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EDWARD P. MANGANO County Executive

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Vicar

skâ v ]otägvkv & skâ v t]mÄkv ae¦c kndnb³ HmÀ¯tUmIvkv NÀ¨v, Iyq³kv, aÊm¸nIyphnse HmÀ½¡pdn¸pIÄ

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RAJAN ACHEN

Let us begin by offering thanks to God Almighty who through the intercessions of our patrons, St. Peter and St. Paul: the twin ramparts that protected the early church through the storms of that uncertain era, continues to guard us against the uncertainties that we face today.

Dear friends since The Word became incarnate and entered our human history infusing that tradition with a divine character, we mark that shift in providence with a sense of all-consuming and ineffable joy. “It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and what was lost, and is yet now found.” (Luke 15: 32). Against this backdrop we understand and participate in the custom of jubilee which predates the new covenant and indeed emerged within antiquity at the very nascence of our divine philosophy, and continues to be practiced, a joyous celebration of our divine heritage; as an extension of this, a parish that remains dedicated to its history will have a better understanding of its own sense of self, thereby establishing a foundation whereupon to build for the future.

As we celebrate the 25th Anniversary of our church it is an occasion where we are called to participate in our own history: an opportunity to speak of, and to hear once again the stories of our past, to dedicate ourselves to that memory, and to rededicate our efforts to meet the challenges of our future; however my friends remember that a jubilee year above all is a year to rededicate ourselves to Christ who brings life and grace to humanity; this highlights the various events placed whereby our faith has been strengthened, whereby we’ve been encouraged to participate in works of charity, and whereby brotherly communion has been propagated within our church in particular, and society at large.

May our celebration reflect the joy of the indwelling Holy Spirit as we mark 25 years of a life of devotion to faith and fellowship in witness of the love of The Divine, and again with the guidance of our patron saints. Our church has remained steadfast to our Archdiocese, Our Patriarch, our Archbishop His Eminence Mor Eldho Titus, and to the faith our forbears: the ancient, and holy tradition of the Church of Antioch, which as ever strengthens us in our spiritual convictions.

Allow me at this time to extend on behalf of myself and the parish eternal thanks to our beloved Thirumeni Titus Eldho, to the founding vicar of this parish, Very Rev Issac Paily Corepiscopa, and to the rest of my predecessors who faithfully served the parish in the capacity of vicar. I would like to thank, and remember the people who have contributed financially, and who have worked and continue to work towards the dream of owning a physical domain where we can worship. I would also at this time like to thank, and remember the Board of Trustees who now serves the parish, and whoever has served in that capacity these past 25 years, and our Jubilee committee who greatly contributed to the success of both this day, and this publication. I would like to thank our youth organizations, women’s league, Sunday school staff, and men’s prayer fellowship who contribute to the spiritual vigor of our church. I would also like to thank our sister churches for their support and participation. Finally I would like to thank and congratulate you my parishioners, your commitment and vitality is what allows us to carry forward the proud legacy that is our inheritance. We have a brilliant future ahead of us filled with the promise of our Lord and Father; let us with the divine inspiration of the Holy Spirit, look forward to that journey as we continue to walk in fellowship with Christ our Savior. God Almighty, continue to bless us all.

69 ap-Xð hn. IpÀ-ºm-\ AÀ-¸n-¨v ssZ-hs¯, kv-Xp-Xn-¨p sIm-ïn-cn-¡p-ó _-elo-\-\m-b Rm³ 1985 sabv 26--þmw Xo-b-Xn Ata-cn-¡-bnð hó Zn-h-kw k-t´m-j-t¯-¡mÄ A-[n-Iw Zpx-J-am-bn-cpóp. \m-«n-se-t¸m-se, ip-{iqj \-S-¯p-hm-\pw hn. IpÀ-_m-\ sNm-ñp-hm-\pw, ku-I-cyw F-hn-sS-sbó tNm-Zyw, a-\-Ênð X-fw sI-«n-bn-cpóp. A-t¸mÄ H-cp ssZ-hi-_v-Zw F-sâ sN-hn-bnð ap-gp-In. `-b-s¸-tS-ï Rm³ \n-tómSp Iq-sSbp-ïv, {`-an-¨p t\m-t¡-ï, Rm³ \n-sâ ssZ-h-am-Ip-óp. Rm³ \n-só i-ào-I-cn-¡pw, Rm³ \n-só k-lm-bn-¡pw, F-sâ \o-Xn-bp-Å h-ew ssI sIm-ïv, Rm³ \n-só Xm-§pw F-ó sb-i-¿m 41:10 se h-N-\w kv-a-cn-¨p-sIm-ïv ss[cyw I-sï-¯p-hm³ th-ïn {]mÀ-°n-¨p. A-tXmsSm-¸w F-sâ kz-´w Ip-Spw-_-¡m-c-\m-b, Im-ew sN-bv-X tamÀ _-tk-en-tbm-kv, ]u-tem-kv Zzn-Xnb³, I-tXm-en-¡m _m-h, \m-«nð h-¨v A-\p-{Kln-¨v \ð-In-b Ið-]-\-bnð I-¯-\m-c-¨³, Ata-cn-¡-bnð sN-ñp-t¼mÄ C-Xv D-]-Im-c-s¸-Spw, kq-£n-¨p-sImÄ-I. A-hn-sS bq-Wn-b³ sk-an\m-cn-bnð, H-cp tIm¬-{Kn-tK-j³ D-ïv. tU-hnUv, sN-dp-tXm-«p-Iptóð A-ѳ hn-Im-cn-bpw, Cu-¸³ G-gm-am-enð si-am-i-\pw, ]u-tem-kv ]o-äÀ si-am-i-\pw \m-«nð t]m-bn Im-i-È-óm-cmbn Xn-cn-¨p h-ó-t¸mÄ R-§Ä 5 A-Ñ-òmÀ Xh-W ho-X-¡m-cm-bn, hn-ip-² IpÀ-ºm-\ \-S-¯n h-óp. bq-Wn-b³ skan-\m-cn-bp-sS H-cp sIm-¨p lm-fn-em-bn-cpóp hn. IpÀ-ºm-\ AÀ-¸n-¨n-cpóXv. Cu Im-e-b-f-hnð \yqtbmÀ¡nsâ hn-hn-[ `m-K§-fnð, Xm-a-kn-¡p-ó hn-izm-kn-IÄ-¡v B-cm[-\m-e-b-§Ä C-ñm-Xn-cn-s¡ 5 A-¨-òm-cp-sS tk-h-\w H-cn-S-¯v X-só H-Xp-§m-sX, hn-hn-[ `m-K-§-fnð Xm-a-kn-¡póhÀ-¡v Iq-Sn, B-ßo-b D-WÀ-Æv D-ïm-¡p-hm³ th-ïn ]-cn-{i-an-¡-Ww F-óv F-\n-¡v tXm-ón. A-§n-s\ hn-izm-kn-IÄ Xm-a-kn-¡p-ó \yqPgvkn tÌä³ sFe³Uv,

^m. sFkIv ss]en tImÀ¸nkvtIm¸

Iyq³kv F-ón-hn-S-§-fn-te-¡v R-§-fp-sS Xm-akw e-`y-am-¡p-hm³ ]-cn-{i-an-¡-Ww F-ó Nn-´ D-ïm-bn. _. tU-hn-Uv A-¨³ Xm-a-kn-¡pó F³.sP.bnð shÌv Hmdôv Fó Ø-e-¯v sat¯UnÌv NÀ¨nsâ H-cp lmÄ I-ïp-]n-Sn¨p. A-hn-sS _: Cu-¸³ A-¨-\pw _: ]u-tem-kv ]o-äÀ A-¨-\pw bq-Wn³ kn-an-\m-cn-bn-epw X-h-WI-fm-bn hn. IpÀ-ºm-\ k-aÀ-¸n-¨p h-óp. A-[n-Iw Xm-a-kn-¡m-sX tPm¬-k-\pw (C-t¸mÄ I-am-âÀ B-bn-cn-¡p-ó amXyq tPm¬-k¬ Ip-a-c-Iw) Rm-\pw tÌä³ sFe³Unð D-Å hn-izm-kn-Ifp-am-bn B-tem-Nn-¨v A-hn-sS H-cp B-cm-[-\m-ebw I-ïp-]n-Sn-¨p. A-hn-sS skâv tPm¬-kn-sâ \m-a-¯nð hn-ip-² IpÀ-_m-\ B-Zy-am-bn Rm³ sNm-ñn. ]n-óo-Sv _-lp-am-\-s¸-« G-en-bm-kv F-ca-ä-¯v A-¨³ A-hn-sS hn-Im-cn-bm-bn P-\-§-sf ip-{iq-jn-¨p t]m-óp.

Cu Im-e-sam-s¡-bpw Iyq³-knð Xm-a-kn-¡p-ó hn-izm-kn-IÄ-¡v B-cm-[-\ Ø-ew C-ñm-¯-Xn\mð A-Xn-\m-bn A-tlm-cm-{Xw ]-cn-{i-an-¨p sImïn-cp-ó-t¸mÄ 70þ31þ48 Ghv hpUvsskUnð skâv ta-cn-kv Im-t¯m-en-Ivkv NÀ-¨n-sâ H-cp ]mcn-jv lmÄ D-sï-óv A-dn-bm³ C-S-bm-bn. D-S³ X-só _: ]u-tem-kv ]o-äÀ A-¨-\pw Rm-\pw Iq-Sn t]m-bn A-t\zjn-¨p. A-hÀ ]m-cn-jv lmÄ B-cm-[-\-bv-¡mbn hmSIbv¡v X-cmw Fóv k-½Xn-¨p. ]n-óo-Sv Rm³ Iyq³-kn-sâ hn-hn-[ `m-K§-fnð Xm-a-kn-¡p-ó ]-ÅnB-cm-[-\-I-tfm-Sp XmXv-]-cy-ap-Å hn-izm-kn-I-sf A-dn-bn-¨p.

A-Xp{]-Im-cw 1990 sabv 24--þmw Xo-b-Xn _lp. ^m-ZÀ sF-k-Iv ss]-en-bp-sS `-h-\-¯nð sh-¨v ]-Ån B-cw-`n-¡póXn-s\-¡p-dn-¨p-Å B-tem-N-\ tbm-K-¯nð A-hÀ Fñmhcpw kw-_-Ôn-¨p. IqSm-sX {]-tXy-Iw £-Wn-Xm-¡-fm-b _. ]u-tem-kv ]o-äÀ A-¨-\pw C-t¸mÄ Cu ]-Ån C-S-hm-Imw-Kam-b I-am-âÀ tPm¬-k-Wpw a-äv ]-e hn-in-jv-S A-Xn-Yn-I-fpw ]-s¦-Sp-¡p-I-bp-ïm-bn.

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_. ]u-tem-kv ]o-äÀ A-¨-sâ A-²y-£-X-bnð Iq-Sn-b {]-kv-Xp-X tbm-K-¯nð skâv ]o-tä-gv-kv Bâv skâv t]mÄ-kv a-e-¦-c kn-dn-b³ HmÀ-¯tUm-Iv-kv NÀ-¨v Fó \m-a-t[-b-¯nð 1990 sa-bv 29þmw Xo-b-Xn hn. IpÀ-_m-\-tbm-Sp Iq-Sn ]-Ån B-cw-`n-¡-W-sa-óv \n-Ý-bn-¨p.

Xp-SÀ-óv ]-Ån \-S-¯n-¸n-\m-bn d-h. ^m. sF-kIv ss]-en {]-kn-Uâv B-bpw F-{_-lmw ]p-XptÈ-cn-bnð sk{I«dn, amXyp Xpcpt¯ð {SjdÀ, sNdnbm³ hÀ¡n AcnIp¸pd¯v, Ipcymt¡mkv Im¡t¯m«w, kn.C. hÀ¤okv, sI.sI. tP¡ºv, tUm. cmP¸³ ]Ån¸mS³, kPn hÀ¤okv Fón-hÀ F-Iv-kn. I-½n-än-¡m-cm-bpw sX-c-sª-Sp¡-s¸-«p.

A-ïÀ sk-£³ 4.2 Hm-^v t\m-«v s{]m-ss^ð tImÀ-¸-td-j³ A-\p-k-cn-¨v skâv ]o-tä-gv-kv Bâv skâv t]mÄ-kv a-e-¦-c kn-dn-b³ HmÀ-¯tUm-Iv-kv NÀ-¨v Fó \m-a-t[-b-¯nð Xm-sg ]-dbp-ó-h-cp-sS t]-cnð ]-Ån c-Pn-ÌÀ sN-bv-Xp. {]-kn-Uâv d-h. ^m. sF-k-Iv ss]-en, (2) F{_-lmw ]p-Xp-tÈ-cnð, (3) am-Xyp Xp-cp-t¯ð, (4) sN-dn-bm³ hÀ-¡n A-cn-Ip-]p-d-¯v, (5) Ipcn-bm-t¡m-kv Im-¡-t¯m-«w FónhÀ tNÀóv 1990 sa-bv 29þmw Xo-b-Xn Rm-b-dm-gv-N A-¦-am-en `-{Zm-k-\ k-lm-b sa-{Xm-t]m-eo-¯ tUm. F{_-lmw tamÀ km-h-cn-b-kv, sa-{Xm-t]m-eo-¯³ ]-cn-ip-² ]-t{Xm-kv ]u-tem-kv Ço-lam-cpsS \m-a¯nð ]-Ån {]-Xn-jvT \-S-¯n. Xn-cp-ta-\n-bp-sS ap-JyImÀ-½n-I-Xz-¯nð a-äv ssh-Zn-I-cp-sS k-lI-c-W-¯n-epw aq-ón-tòð IpÀ-ºm-\ \-S-¯n. At\-Iw hn-izm-kn-IÄ B-Zy IpÀ-_m-\-bnð kw_-Ôn-¨p. A-`n-h-µy Xn-cp-ta-\n `-àP-\-§-sf B-inÀ-h-Zn-¨v A-\p-{K-ln-¨v {]-kw-Kn-¨p.

13 IpSpw_hpambn B-cw-`n-¨ sIm-¨p C-ShIbnse A-w-K§Ä F-ñm Im-cy-¯n-epw BßmÀ-°-am-bn k-l-I-cn-¨p {]mÀ-°n-¨p h-óp.

Km-b-Ikw-Lw k¬-tU kv-IqÄ amÀ-¯a-dn-bw h-\n-Xm k-am-Pw bq-¯v eo-Kv skâv t]mÄ-kv s{]-bÀ {Kq-¸v ap-X-em-b B-ßo-b kw-L-S-\-I-fpw `w-Kn-bm-bn {]-hÀ-¯n-¨p t]m-óp.

2-þ4þ1996þð Iq-Sn-b ]-Ån s]m-Xptbm-K Xo-cp-am-\ {]-Im-cw Iq-Sp-Xð ku-I-cymÀ-°w Iyq³-knð 220þ20 94th Ave F-¼-dn bp-ssW-ä-Uv sa-¯-UnÌv NÀ-¨v hmSIbv¡v F-Sp-¡p-hm-\pw 3þ3þ1996 apXð A-hn-sS hn-ip-² IpÀ-_m-\ \-S-¯p-hm-\pw Xo-cp-am-\n-¨p. A-`n-h-µy tUm. F-{_-lmw amÀ 28

km-h-cn-b-kv Xn-cp-ta-\n-bp-sS ImÀ-a-I-Xz-¯nð C-hn-sS-bpw B-Zy IpÀ-_m-\ \-S-¯p-hm-\pw kwK-Xn-bm-bn. A-t\-Iw hn-izm-kn-IÄ hn. IpÀ-_m\-bnð kw-_-Ôn-¨p. 2003 amÀ-¨v 8þmw Xo-b-Xn IqSn-b ]-Ån s]m-Xp-tbm-Kw 555 A-Uv-shâv kv{Soäv sh-Ìv s_-dn \yqtbmÀ¡v 11590 F-ó Ø-e¯p-Å F-¸n-kv-tIm-¸ð NÀ-¨n-sâ ]m-cn-jv-lmÄ hmSIbv¡v F-Sp-¡p-hm-\pw sa-bv 18þmw Xo-b-Xn hn. IpÀ-_m-\-bv-¡v ti-jw sa-¯-Un-Ìv NÀ-¨nð \n-ópw shÌv _dnbn-te-¡v am-dp-hm-\pw 2003 sabv 25þmw Xo-b-Xn ap-Xð shÌv_dn ]-Ån-lm-fnð hn. IpÀ-_m-\ B-cw-`n-¡m-\pw \n-Ý-bn-¨p.

2003 sa-bv 25þmw Xo-b-Xn ]: _-tk-en-tbm-kv tXmam-kv {]-Y-a³ Im-tXm-en-¡m _m-hm-bp-sS {] [m-\ ImÀ-a-nI-Xz-¯nð C-S-h-I sa-{Xm-t]m-eo-¯ B-bn-cpó A`nhµy am-¯q-kv amÀ C-hm-\n-tbmkv Xn-cp-ta-\n-bp-sS k-l-I-c-W-¯n-epw hn. IpÀ_m-\ B-Zy-am-bn k-aÀ-¸n-¨p. hn-hn-[ C-S-h-I hnIm-cn-am-cpw si-am-iòm-cpw hn-in-jv-S hy-àn-I-fpw `-àP-\-§-fpw hn. IpÀ-_m-\-bnð kw-_-Ôn-¨v A-\p-{K-lw {]m-]n-¨p.

1990 ap-Xð \yq-tbmÀ-¡n-sâ hn-hn-[ Ø-e-§fnð a-äv k-`-¡mÀ B-cm-[n-¡pó tZ-hm-e-b-§Ä Im-Wp-t¼mÄ tam-i ssZ-h-s¯ ZÀ-in-¨-Xp-t] m-se k-am-[m-\-t¯m-Spw k-t´m-j-t¯m-Spw IqSn ssZ-h-s¯ ap-Jm-ap-J-am-bn I-ïv kv-Xp-Xn-¡phm³ X-¡ H-cp tZ-hm-e-bw Im-Wn-¨p X-c-W-ta F-óv ap-«n-¸m-bn {]mÀ-°n-¨p \-S-óp. Xp-SÀ-¨-bmbn ]-e Ø-e-§-fn-te-¡pw am-dn, am-dn kÀ-Æo-kv \-S-¯p-ó-Xnð {]-bm-kw A-\p-`-hn-¨ C-S-h-I P-\-§Ä-¡v C-ósñ-¦nð \m-sf kz-´-am-bn H-cp tZ-hm-e-bw ssZ-hw X-cpw F-ó D-d-¨ hn-izm-k¯nð Xo-{h-am-bn ]-cn-{i-an-¨p-sIm-ïn-cp-óp. ssZ-hw A-{_-lm-an-t\m-Sv Ið-]n-¨-Xp-t]m-se Rm³ \n-\-¡p Im-Wn-¸m³ C-cn-¡p-ó Ø-e-t¯¡v t]m-Ip-I Fóv A-cp-fn sN-bv-X-Xv t]m-se ]-e Ø-e-§-fn-epw hn. IpÀ-_m-\ sNm-ñp-hm-\p-Å km-[-\ km-a-{Kn-I-fp-am-bn \-S-¡p-t¼m-gpw ssZhw Im-Wn-¸m-\n-cn-¡p-ó Ø-e-hpw ]-Ån-bpw a\-Ênð kz-]v-\w I-ïp-sIm-ïv, B-ß hn-izm-kt¯m-sS hn. IpÀ-_m-\ AÀ-¸n-¨p-sIm-ïn-cp-óp. ]-g-b \n-b-a-¯nð bm-t¡m-_v ]-d-ª-Xp-t]m-se ""\o F-só A-\p-{K-ln-¨v A-ñm-sX Rm³ \n-só hn-Sp-I-bn-ñ'' Dð-]: 32:26 Fó D-d-¨ hn-izm-k¯nð R-§Ä kz-´-am-bn H-cp tZ-hm-e-bw e-`n¡p-ó-Xn-\m-bn {]mÀ-°n-¡p-I-bpw ]-cn-{i-an-¡pSt. Peter’s & St. Paul’s Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church - New York

I-bpw sN-bv-Xp-sIm-ïn-cp-óp. A-t¸m-gpw ssZ-hw Zm-ho-Zn-t\m-Sv Ið-]n-¨-Xp-t]m-se C-t¸mÄ k-a-bam-bn-ñ, Im-¯n-cn-¡p-I. £-a-tbm-sS A-§n-s\ Im-¯n-cn-¡p-t¼mÄ kw-Jym-]p-kv-X-Iw 13:6 ð ssZ-hw tam-i-tbm-Sv A-cp-fn-sN-bv-Xp. C-{kmtbð a-¡Ä-¡v Rm³ sIm-Sp-¡m-\n-cn-¡p-ó Im-\m³ tZ-iw H-äp t\m-t¡-ï-Xn-\v B-fp-I-sf A-b-bv-¡m. A-Xm-Xp tKm-{X-¯nð \n-óv Hm-tcm B-sf A-b-bv-¡-Ww. ssZ-hIð-]-\{]-Im-cw tami ]-cm³ a-cp-`q-an-bnð \n-ópw A-h-sc A-b-¨p.

A-hÀ t]m-bn Ø-ew I-ïp. ""\-ñ-sX-ópw''NneÀ ""\-ñ-X-ñ'' F-ópw ]-d-ªp. ]-d-ªp. kwJy. 14:6-þ9 A-t¸mÄ tZ-i-s¯ H-äp t\m-¡n-b-hÀ X-sâ a-I³ tb-ip-hm-bpw sb-^p-ó-bp-sS a-I³ Im-te-_pw, R-§Ä H-äp t\m-¡n-b-hÀ R-§Ä H-äp t\m-¡n-b Ø-ew F-{X-bpw \-ñ-Xm-Ip-óp. ""b-tlm-h X-½nð {]-km-Zn-¡p-só-¦nð A-hÀ \-s½ ]m-epw, tX-\pw H-gp-Ip-ó B tZ-i-t¯-¡v sIm-ïp-sN-óv, \-ap-¡v, A-Xv X-cpw, b-tlm-htbm-Sv \-§Ä a-Õ-cn-¡ am-{Xw A-cp-Xv.'' ap-I-fnð kw-Jym ]p-kv-X-I-¯nð ]-d-ªn-cn-¡pó-Xp-t]m-se R-§Ä Ø-e-hpw tZ-hm-e-b-hpw H-äp t\m-¡p-hm³ t]m-bn. \-ñ-Xv F-óv tXm-ón. tb-ip-hn\m-bpw Im-te_pw tZ-iw \-ñ-sX-óv tamim-tbm-Sv ]-d-ª-Xp-t]m-se ]-Ån-bpw ]-cn-k-chpw I-ï-t¸mÄ C-S-h-I P-\-§Ä-¡v C-jv-S-am-b hn-h-cw C-S-h-I sa-{Xm-t¸m-eo-¯m-sb A-dn-bn-¨p.

A-Xn³{]Im-cw C-S-h-I sa-{Xm-t]m-eo-¯ bðtZm amÀ Xo-t¯m-kv Xn-cp-ta-\n ]-Ån-bpw ]-cn-kc-hpw I-ïv \-ñ-Xv F-óv Ið-]n-¨p B-h-iy-am-b \nÀ-t±-i-§Ä \ð-In. C-S-h-I P-\-§-fp-sS H-ó-S-¦-ap-Å {]mÀ-°-\-bpsS-bpw B-{K-l-¯n-sâ-bpw, ]-cn-{i-a-¯n-sâ-bpw ^-e-am-bn kz-´-am-b H-cp tZ-hm-e-bw F-ó kz-]v\w ssZ-hw Im-Wn-¨p X-óp. 1.2 an-ey³ tUm-f-dn-\v tZ-hm-e-b-hpw A-Xn-ep-Å h-kv-Xphpw hm§phm³ ]Ån s]mXptbmKw Xocpam\n¨p. X-Õ-a-bw ]-Ån-bnð \o-¡n _m-¡n 1,15,000 tUm-fÀ X-c-Wsa-ópw km-¼-¯n-I _p-²n-ap-«p-Å-hÀ K-Up-¡-fmbn X-ómð a-Xn F-ópw Xo-cp-am-\n-¨p. A-Xn-\p ]pd-ta C-S-h-I-bnð sa-t¼-gv-knð \n-ópw temA-Sn-Øm-\-¯n-tem hm-bv-]m A-Sn-Øm-\-¯n-tem ]-Ww I-gn-hp-Å-hÀ X-c-W-sa-ópw B-h-iy-s¸-«p.

Iq-Sm-sX C-S-h-I-bv-¡v ]p-d-¯v k-ò-\-Êp-Å hyàn-I-sf I-ïp-]n-Sn-¨v tem¬ B-tbm hm-bv-] B-bn-t«m k-lm-bn-¡m³ B-h-iy-s¸-Sm-\pw `-{ZmSt. Peter’s & St. Paul’s Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church - New York

k-\-¯n-se hn-hn-[ C-S-h-I-fnð t]m-bn kw-`m-h\-IÄ kzo-I-cn-¡p-hm-\pw Xo-cp-am-\n-¨p.

A-`n-h-µy C-S-h-I sa-{Xm-t]m-eo-¯-tbm-Spw ]-Ånbp-sS km-¼-¯n-I Np-äp-]m-Sp-IÄ A-dn-bn-¡m-\mbn hn-Im-cn-bpw {S-Ìn sk-{I-«-dn, I-½-än Aw-K-§fpw H-cp-an-¨v t]m-bn I-ïv kw-km-cn-¨p. Xn-cp-ta-\n ]-e \nÀ-t±-i-§-fpw \ð-IpIbpw 10,000 tUm-fdnsâ sN-¡v X-óv A-\p-{K-ln-¡pIbpw sNbvXp. ]n-óo-Sv ]-Ån-hm-§p-ó-Xn-\p th-ïn C-S-h-I-bnse Hm-tcm `-h-\-¯n-epw a-äv C-S-h-I-fn-se kp-lr¯p-¡-fpsS ASp¯pw t]m-bn ]n-cn-hv \-S-¯n.

C-Xn-\n-S-bnð ]-f-fn s]m-Xptbm-K \n-Ýn-X{]-Imcw ]-Ån hm-§p-ó-Xn-\p-Å tIm¬-{Sm-Iv-äv H¸n«v 1,15,000 tUmfÀ A-Uzm³-kv sIm-Sp-¯p.

A-Xn-\p ti-jw Iq-Sn-b s]m-Xp-tbm-K-¯n-ð ]-Ån hm-§p-ó-Xn-\p k-lm-bn-¡p-ó Im-cy-¯n-ð A-Xr-]v-Xn-bp-Å Ip-td IpSpw_§Ä ]-Ån-bn-ð \n-ópw hn-«p \n-óp. A-Xn-\m-ð km-¼-¯n-I-am-bn h-f-sc A-[n-Iw _p-²n-ap-«pw a-\-{]-bm-k-hpw C-Sh-I-bv-¡v D-ïm-bn. ""`-b-s¸-tS-ï, Rm³ \n-tóm-Sv Iq-sS-bp-ïv'' F-ó sb-i-¿ {]-hm-N-I-sâ h-N-\-s¯ B-{ibn-¨p-sIm-ïv, \n-\p-hm-¡À I-®p-\o-tcm-sS Ic-ªv, A-t]-£n-¨-t¸mÄ A-hÀ-¡v I-cp-W-bpsS hm-Xn-ð Xp-d-óp sIm-Sp-¯-h-\m-b ssZ-hw D-Åp Xp-d-óp I-®p-\o-tcm-sS {]mÀ-°n-¨-t¸mÄ A-Ûp-I-c-am-b hn-[-¯n-ð R-§Ä-¡pw hm-Xnð Xp-d-óp X-óp. R-§-tfm-Sv k-ò-\-Êp-Å hnizm-kn-IÄ k-lm-b-l-kv-X-hp-am-bn h-cm³ C-Sbm-bn A-§-s\ a-\-{]-bm-k-¯n-ð X-fÀ-ón-cp-ó C-S-h-I-sb ssZ-hw a-cp-`q-an-bn-ð C-{km-tb-ð a-¡Ä-¡v ""a-ó'' hÀ-jn-¨-Xp-t]m-se k-ar-²n-bmbn A-\p-{K-l-§Ä hÀ-jn-¨p. Cu C-S-h-I-bnð DÄ-s¸-Sm-¯-h-cm-b ssZ-hhn-izm-kn-I-fm-b sI.kn. hÀ-¤o-kv 2 e-£hpw, ]utemkv sF¡m-c-¡p-Sn 50000hpw, apcfn \mbÀ 50000hpw, anÌÀ tPm-kv h-cn-¡m-«p 1 e-£hpw an-ÌÀ Iym-]vä³ k-®n (tIm-in tXm-akv) 10,000 tUm-fÀ hoX-hpw, Cu C-S-h-Imw-K-§-fm-b hm-cn-b-¯v anÌÀ ]utemkv Bâv an-kn-kv ]utemkv H-cp e-£hpw an-ÌÀ sN-dn-bm³ hÀ-¡n A-cn-Ip-]p-d¯v 250000 hpw, tPm- sF-k-Iv ss]-en, jm-Pp ]n tXm-amkv, A-Pn-¯v A-h-dm-¨³ tXm-«p-¦-ð, an-ÌÀ t_m-kv añn-b¯v, an-ÌÀ sI.F-kv. F{_-lmw sIm-¨p-Ip-Sn-bn-ð, an-ÌÀ PXo-jv s]-cphn-¦-ð, an-ÌÀ cm-tP-jv s]-cp-hn-¦-ð F-ón-hÀ 29

Executive Committee

Rev. Fr. Rajan Peter (President) Abraham Puthusseril (Vice President) George Mathew (Secretary) Varghese P Mathew (Joint Secretary) Iype Kuriakose (Treasurer) Bineesh Abraham (Joint Treasurer)

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Cherian Arikupurathu (Committe member) Raju Maracheril (Committe member) Littu Joseph (Committe member) Saji Kanneth (Committe member) Bose Malliath (Committe member) Binu K George (Committe member)

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15,000 tUm-fÀ ho-X-hpw ISw \-ð-In. Hm-tcm ^m-an-en-bpw 5,000 tUm-f-À hoXhpw, C-S-h-I-bv¡v ]p-d-¯p-Å ]-Ån-I-Ä kp-lr-¯p-¡Ä am-\y hy-àn-IÄ Fónhcnð \nópw D-Åp\n-d-ª kw-`m-h-\-Ä e-`n-¡p-I-bp-ïm-bn. dn-b-ð F-tÌäv t{_m-¡À Bb anÌÀ hÀ¤okv If¯nen\v e`n¨ I½oj³ XpI apgph\pw ]Ån¡v kw`mh\ sNbvXp. F-ñm-h-cp-sS-bpw a-\-Êp \n-d-ª {]mÀ-°-\-bmepw ssZ-h\n-Ý-b-{]-Im-c-hpw 2010 sa-bv 21þmw Xob-Xn B ]p-WyIÀ-½w \-S-¯p-hm³ C-S-h-I-bp-sS hn-Im-cn-bpw {]-kn-Uâpw F-ó \n-e-bn-ð _-e-lo\-\m-b Rm-\pw (^m. sF-k-Iv ss]-en) sk-{I-«dn F-{_-lmw ]p-Xp-tÈ-cn-bnepw {S-j-dÀ tPm-kv ] m-e-¡m-X-S¯nepw C-S-hImw-K-§-fm-b sN-dn-bm³ hÀ-¡n A-cn-Ip-]p-d-¯v, t_m-kv a-ñn-b¯v, kPn tXmakv, dn-b-ð F-tÌ-äv t{_m-¡À hÀ-¤o-kv I-f¯n-ð F-ón-h-cp-sS km-ón-[y-¯n-ð Cu tZ-hme-b-¯-sâ t¢m-kn-§v \-S-¯n-b ti-jw ]-Ån-bpsS Xm-t¡m-ð hn-Im-cn-bm-b Rm³ G-äp hm-§n.

A-§-s\ F-sâ-bpw C-S-h-I-bp-sS-bpw kz´amsbmcp tZ-hm-e-bw F-ó Nn-c-Im-e kz-]v\w bm-YmÀ-°y-am-¡m³ hn-izm-kn- k-aq-lw H-äsI-«m-bn {]-hÀ-¯n-¨-t¸mÄ A-ta-cn-¡³ `-{Zmk-\-¯n-\v A-`n-am-\n-¡m³ X-¡ ]-cn-ip-²-am-b tZ-hm-e-bw I-ïp-In-«n. k-`-bn-em-bm-epw k-aq-l¯n-em-bm-epw Bßo-b-am-b A-Sn-¯-d-bn-eq-sS am{X-sa D-¯-a t\-Xr-Xzw cq-]-s¸-Sp-¯-I-bp-Åp-shóv Cu C-S-h-I sX-fn-bn-¨p. t¢m-knw-Kv, \-S-ó-Xn-\p ti-jw C-S-h-I P-\-§-sf hn-h-cw A-dn-bn-¨p. 1 a-Wn-tbm-Sp Iq-Sn F-ñm-h-cpw tZ-hm-e-b-¯n-sâ ap³ I-hm-S-¯n-ð F-¯n. {]m À-°n-¨ ti-jw Xn-cn I-¯n-¨v Rm³ tZ-hm-e-bw Xp-d-óp. {]mÀ-°-\-sNm-ñn ssZ-h-s¯ a-l-Xz-s¸Sp-¯n, F-ñm-h-cpw ssZ-hm-e-b-¯n-ð {]-th-in¨p. a-Zv-_-lm-bn-ð Xn-cn I-¯n-¨v [q-]-{]mÀ-°-\ \-S-¯n-b ti-jw ssZ-hw \-ap-¡v A-\p-{K-ln-¨p \-ð-In-b k-t´m-j-¯m-ð P-\-s¯ A-\p-{K-ln¨v B-inÀ-h-Zn-¨p. ]n-óo-Sv hn-Im-cn F-ó \n-e-bn-ð ]-Ån-¡v B-Zyam-bn H-cp sN-¡v ]-Ån-\-S-bn-ð \n-óp-sIm-ïv Rm³ {S-Ìn-bv-¡v ssI-am-dn. ]n-óo-Sv an-ÌÀ hÀ-¤okv am-Xyp sIm-ïp h-ó tI-¡v F-ñm-h-cp-sS-bpw km-ón-²y-¯n-ð {]mÀ-°n-¨v ap-dn-¨v A-\p-`-hn-¨v k-t´m-jw ]-c-kv-]-cw ssI-am-dn.

A-óv X-só k-Ôym-{]mÀ-°-\ \-S-¯p-hm-\pw CSt. Peter’s & St. Paul’s Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church - New York

S-h-I sa-{Xm-t]m-eo-¯m-sb hn-h-c-a-dn-bn-¡m-\pw Xo-cp-am-\n-¨p. A`nhµy Fð-tZm amÀ Xo-t¯mkv Xn-cp-ta-\n-bpw hn-in-jv-SmXn-Yn-Xn-I-fm-b A-¦am-en `{Zm-k-\-¯n-sâ k-lm-b sa-{Xm-t]m-eo-¯ tUm. F-{_-lmw amÀ tkt-h-cntbm--kv sa-t{Xmt]m-eo-¯, Xp-¼-a¬ `-{Zm-k-\ sa-{Xm-t]m-eo-¯ A`nhµy tbm-l-óm³ amÀ ao-en-t¯m-kv Xn-cpta-\n-bpw H-cp-an-¨v h-óv k-Ôym-{]mÀ-°-\ \-S¯n. t_-tY-en-ð sh-¨v ]n-Xm-hm-b b-t¡m-_v X-e-bnW-bm-bn D-]-tbm-Kn-¨ I-ñv ]n-tä Zn-h-kw H-cp Xp-W-bm-bn \m-«n A-Xn-tò-ð A-`n-tj-I ssX-ew H-gn-¡p-I-bpw sN-bv-X-t¸mÄ A-Xv ssZ-h`-h-\am-bn-¯o-cp-I-bpw sN-bv-X-Xp-t]m-se Cu tZ-hme-b-¯n-sâ Im-h-ð ]n-Xm-¡-òm-cm-b ]-cn-ip-² ]-{Xm-kv ]u-tem-kv Ço-lm-òm-sc-bpw ]-cn-ip-² I-\y-Im-a-dn-bw A-½-tb-bpw tamÀ _-tk-en-tbmkv, b-ð-tZm _m-h-sb-bpw, a-äv ]n-Xm-¡-òm-scbpw kv-a-cn-¨v {]mÀ-°n-¨v hn. Éo-_m-bp-sS A-Sbm-f-¯m-ð ap-{Z-Ip-¯n, {]-Xn-jvT \-S-¯n. C-Xv C-óp-ap-X-ð ]-cn-ip-² tZ-hm-e-am-bn A-`n-tj-Iw sN-bv-Xn-cn-¡p-ó-Xn-\m-ð hn-ip-²-hpw ]-cn-]m-h-\hp-am-Wv. ]-cn-ip-² am-em-J-òm-cpw Cu tZ-hm-e-b¯n-\v Im-h-em-bn-cn-¡p-óp. Zn-hy]-cn-]m-e-\-¯n-ð ]ÅnbnepÅ kplr¯p¡Ä am\yhyànIÄ FónhcpsS DÅp \ndªp \-S-¡p-hm³ ssZ-hw \-s½ Np-a-X-e-s¸-Sp-¯p-óp. sb-i-¿ 41:10 F-óv sa-{Xm-t]m-eo-¯ {]-Jym-]n-¨p. ]n-óo-Sv \-S-ó s]m-Xp k-t½-f-\-¯n-ð C-S-h-I sa-{Xm-t]m-eo-¯m A-²y-£-\m-bn-cp-óp. hn-Imcn sa-{Xm-t¸m-eo-¯-òmÀ-¡v kzm-K-Xw A-cp-fn {]-kw-Kn-¨p. ]-Ån-hm-§p-hm³ C-S-bm-b Im-cy-§fpw km-l-N-cy-§-fpw ZoÀ-L Im-e-am-bn F-sâ a-\-Ên-ð D-Zn-¨v D-bÀ-ó H-cp kz-]v-\-am-bn-cp-óp R-§Ä-¡v kz-´-am-bn H-cp tZ-hm-e-bw D-ïm-IW-sa-óp-Å-Xv. A-Xv C-óv ]q-h-Wn-ªp. Rm³ C-óv h-f-sc k-´p-jv-S-\m-Wv. Cu C-S-h-I P-\-§fpw F-tóm-sSm-¸w k-t´m-jn-¡p-ó H-cp A-hk-c-¯n-ð lr-Z-bw \n-d-ª k-t´m-j-t¯m-sS A-`n-h-µy Xn-cp-ta-\n-am-cpw ]-Ån-hm-§p-hm³ km[n-¨-Xn-ð k-t´m-jw tc-J-s¸-Sp-¯n, {]-kw-Kn-¨p.

A-`n-h-µy tUm. F-{_-lmw tamÀ tk-th-dn-tbmkv Xn-cp-ta-\n, 1001 tUm-fÀ kw-`m-h-\ \-ð-In. ]-Ån {S-Ìn tPm-kv ]m-e-bv-¡m-¯-Sw sa-{Xm-t]meo-¯-òmÀ-¡pw a-äv F-ñm-hÀ-¡pw \-µn ]-d-bp-Ibp-ïm-bn.

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Cu ]-Ån-bn-ð 2010 sa-bv 28\v B-Zy-am-bn hn.

IpÀ-_m-\ tUm. F-{_-lmw tamÀ km-h-cn-b-kv Xn-cp-ta-\n-bm-ð k-aÀ-¸n-¡-s¸-«p. IpÀ-_m-\-bv-¡v k-tl-mZ-c C-S-h-I-fn-ð \n-óp-Å _. ssh-Zn-I-cpw si-am-i-òm-cpw A-t\-Iw hn-izm-kn-I-fpw hn-in-jvSm-Xn-Yn-I-fpw {]mÀ-°-\-tbm-sS kw-_-Ôn-¨n-cpóp. A-`n-h-µy Xn-cp-ta-\n F-ñm-h-sc-bpw B-inÀh-Zn-¨v {]-kw-Kn-¨p. hn-Im-cn Xn-cp-ta-\n-bv-¡pw ]-Ån-hm-§p-ó-Xn-\v k-lm-bn-¨ F-ñm-h-tcm-Sp-apÅ \-µn-bpw kv-t\-l-hpw A-dn-bn-¨p. A-Xn-\p-tijw F-ñm-h-cpw k-t´m-j-hn-cp-ón-ð ]-¦p-tNÀ-óv R-§-fp-sS k-t´m-j-¯n-ð ssZ-h-s¯ a-l-Xzs¸-Sp-¯n.

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A brief history of St. Peter’s & St. Paul’s Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church New York

ABRAHAM PUTHUSSERIL Chief Editor

MESSAGE It is with great pleasure; I am humbly submitting the 25th anniversary souvenir publication of St. Peter’s and St. Paul’s Syrian Orthodox Church, Massapequa, NY. The souvenir committee began the hardworking of this edition with the support of entire church members. We sincerely appreciate the members of Church managing committee, Silver jubilee committee, St. Mary’s women’s league, St. Paul’s prayer fellowship, Youth league, and Sunday school children for their tireless efforts to make this publication a great success. We sincerely express our warm gratitude towards the respected authors from the churches in United States and from abroad for their wonderful articles.

Our sincere thanks to those who contributed financial support, compliments, and advertisements to the edition that became a milestone in the history of our church.

On behalf of the Silver jubilee souvenir committee, I extend my heartfelt gratitude towards our archbishop Mor Titus Yeldo, Vicar Rev. Fr. Rajan Peter, and founder vicar V. Rev. Issac Paily Cor. for their excellent guidance and support.

Let us all pray that the blessings of St. Peter and St. Paul may continue to shower upon our church and all church members for the generations to come.

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With love and prayers.

Abraham Puthusseril

Chief Editor.

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“Your beginning will seem humble, so prosperous will your future be” (Job 8:7)

W

hen we celebrate the Silver

Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church in

Jubilee of our church, it is

New York which were scattered all over

very

write

the tristate area. To attend one of this

the history of St. Peter’s & St. Paul’s

Church one had to travel long distance,

Malankara Syrian orthodox church. First

pay expensive tolls, consume time and

and foremost, we give thanks to God

money. Due to this, our members have

Almighty for providing all the necessities

been joining parishes of other Christian

and grace; he has showered upon the

denominations, where they established

congregation throughout the years of

and close by. It was very heart breaking

its

Syrian

to see many members of our faith joining

Orthodox Church was started in the

parish of our counterparts. In order to

U. S around 1970, and become more

solve these problems a few members

established in the 1980’s.

To fulfill the

of our Syrian Orthodox Church, under

spiritual need of the Malankara people

the leadership of Very Rev. Issac Paily,

was difficult because of several reasons.

assembled at his residence in Queens

To mention a few; there were only three

Village, New York, to discuss about a

existence.

appropriate

The

to

Malankara

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chief celebrant. He consecrated the church in the name of St .Peter & St. Paul, the Patron Saint of this church, in the presence of many priests, members and guests.

COMMANDER MATHEW JOHNSON General Convener

For the first time ever the Feast of St. Peter & St. Paul was celebrated on June 29, 1990. H. E. Yuhanon Mor Philexinos

MESSAGE

was the chief celebrant. It was His Eminence’s first time visit to our church. new congregation on May 24, 1990.

On this auspicious occasion of the Silver Jubilee celebration, our hearts are filled with thanks to His Almighty for all the provisions and grace that He has showered upon our church. In the past twenty five years the Lord has enabled us to be His witnesses in this adapted country. We are so grateful for our Patron Saint St. Peter’s and St Paul’s for all the blessings. This is the time of thanksgiving and a time for renewal of our faith and commitment to God’s services, now as the church passes another milestone in it’s almost twenty five years of history.

Rev. Fr. Palouse Peter presided over the

It was a very humble beginning on May 24th, 1990 when a handful of Malankara Syrian Orthodox faithful from Kerala who wanted to keep the Jacobite ancient culture, traditions and the rituals of the Church of Antioch, assembled at Rev. Fr. Issac Achen’s house (now Corepiscopa) to form a congregation. By the Grace of the God, I was also a participant in that meeting. We named the congregation as “St. Peter’s & St. Paul’s Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church.” and elected Rev. Fr. Issac Achen as the 1st founding president and the Vicar of the church. Since then he has been serving as the vicar and then as the senior priest. His spiritual leadership has uplifted the members of this church and my own. His dream was fulfilled when we accrued the ownership of the church building in May of 2010. Ever since the formation of this parish, blessings of the Patron Saint showered upon the faithful and the parish, we should continue to seek that blessing through our dedicated prayers and total submission to our Lord.

Peter’s & St. Paul’s Malankara Syrian

I would like to take time to congratulate everyone who put in considerable efforts and contributed their talents to prepare this Silver Jubilee souvenir for publication within a short time. I express my heartfelt thanks to our beloved Vicar, Rev. Fr. Rajan Peter for his guidance and spiritual leadership. He has brought harmony within the congregation and brought the church finances to order. I express my heartfelt thanks to the managing committee, editorial board, the jubilee committee members and other committee members, for their great enthusiasm and team work. They have devoted their valuable time in writing articles, collecting advertisements, gathering pictures, taking photos, typing, editing, proofreading, offering suggestions and above all for being supportive. I am also thankful to the St. Francis Press in Ernakulam, especially Mr. Rajan PS as he finished the printing in a short time frame.

We the members of St. Peter’s & St. Paul’s church wanted to submit our sincere allegiance and loyalty to His Holiness Moran Mor Ignatius Aprem II, the supreme head of the Universal Syrian Orthodox Church, His Beatitude Aboon More Baselious Thomas, The Cahtholicose of India, and our beloved Archbishop and Patriarchal Vicar, His Eminence Mor Titus Yeldho and all the spiritual leaders and the clergy. I take this opportunity to express my heartfelt thanks to our Archbishop H.E Mor Titus Yeldho for his leadership commitment and guidance in helping our church during the past years.

We are honored and privileged to publish this souvenir on behalf of St. Peter’s and St. Paul’s church at the time of the Silver Jubilee Celebration, in response to the congregation’s desire. We earnestly wish that this souvenir be seen as an expression of gratitude and thanksgiving to the Lord and also serve for the future generations to look back and learn how the Lord nurtured and prospered St. Peter’s & St. Paul’s church through the years from its very humble beginnings.

meeting. Twelve faithful attended that meeting. The participants unanimously took the following decisions: form a new congregation in Queens and named “St. Orthodox Church”; Elected a Board of Trustees: Very. Rev. Issac Paily (Vicar & President), Mr. K. K. Jacob (Vice President), Mr.

Abraham

Puthusseril

H. E. prayed for the bright future of the church and gave his paternal blessings.

The

church

organizations

formed

various

namely;

spiritual

church

choir;

vanitha samajam and St. Paul’s prayer group. A Christmas carol was conducted for the first time before Christmas and was very successful. On Dec. 25¬¬th a cultural program was conducted after the

Holy

Qurbana

and

prizes

were

(Secretary),

Mr. Mathew Thruthel (Treasurer). Mr. Cherian

Arikupurathu,

Mr.

Kuriakose

Kakkathottam, Mr. C. M. Varghese, Mr. Saji Varghese, Dr. Rajappan Pallippaden as Committee Members, Comdr. Mathew Johnson, Mr. Eappan C Varghese, were the rest of the participants in that meeting. The meeting also authorized the Executive Committee to rent a place in the Queens area to begin the services as soon as possible. They also collected donations

for

the

various

expenses

as well as authorized the Executive Committee to register the Church in the state of New York.

The first Holy Qurbana (Tri-Mass) was conducted on May 29, 1990 at a rented Parish Hall of St. Mary’s Catholic Church at 70-31 40th Ave, Wood Side, New York.

H.E. Abraham Mor Saverious was the

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distributed for the winners.

The

GEORGE MATHEW Secretary

MESSAGE As we celebrate a great success of our parish on June 26 and 27, 2015 which is the Silver Jubilee of our Church, I am greatly honored to write this message. First of all, I wish to thank God Almighty for his enormous blessings that he has showered upon our Parish. By His grace, I am humbled to serve him as Secretary of this Church. Since 1990 our Parish has been conducting Services in Queens and Long Island rented Churches. For past few years, we worked hard, hand in hand to have Church Building of our own for our Parish. On May 2010, we conducted our first service in our new Church in Massapequa New York.

We have Holy Qurbana on Sundays and all other Great Feast days of our Church. Our Sunday school is operating admirably on every Sunday after Holy Qurbana. The St Paul’s Prayers Fellowship has been an integral part of this church and conducting monthly prayer meetings on each church member’s house.

Youth League and St. Mary’s women league members meet regularly after the Service and conducts Bible studies and special prayers. Our Church Choir plays an important role in conducting all church services both in Malayalam and English. All spiritual organizations of our church also involved in many religious, social, and charity activities.

I must express my sincere thanks to H.E. Mor Titus Yeldho for his guidance and leadership and also for his concerns and love for our parish and its members. In this occasion I must thank our Respected Vicar Rev. Fr. Rajan Peter and Founder Priest Very Rev. Isaac Paily Corepiscopos for their dedication and commitment to the Lord and our Church. Rev. Fr. Isaac Paily Corepiscopos has been the driving force behind the purchase of our Church; however our Vicar Rev. Fr. Rajan Peter’s strong administrative skills helped the parish to come out of financial crisis up to a great extent during its financial hard time. I also wants to express my sincere thanks to All Managing Committee members, Silver Jubilee Committee members, Souvenir Committee members and each and every church members for working together to fulfill our Sliver Jubilee celebration to BIG SUCCESS!!

I pray to the Lord God Almighty to protect and strengthen our beloved priests and all of us under his Divine Mercy and Love as we move ahead into the future.

Humbly in Lord’s Service, George Mathew (Secretary)

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membership

church

the attorney’s office at Hicksville to buy

increased quickly so the need for a

the church building for 1.2 million dollars.

bigger place for worship was become

With God’s help, Vicar Very Rev. Issac

necessary. The General body meeting

Paily cor. and the Managing Committee,

conducted on Feb 4, 1996 decided to

managed

rent Embury United Methodist Church

members and nonmembers to buy the

located at 220-20 94th Ave, Queens

new church. We are very much thankful

Village. On March 3, 1996 H. E Abraham

for their kindness for providing the loans

Mor Saverious conducted Holy Qurbana

and donations. On May 21, 2010 at the

at the new location. H.E was very much

attorney’s office in Hicksville, our then

impressed about the progress of the

treasurer Mr. Jose Palakathadam signed

church. On July 4, 1998, Mr. Bijo Mathew,

the legal document for the church at the

son of Mr. Mathew Jacob, was ordained

presence of Very. Rev. Issac Paily, Vice

as a Deacon in our Church. In 1996, the

president Mr. Bose Malliath, Secretary

church organized a Church trip which

Abraham

has been successfully, conducted every

Arikupurathu and Mr. Saji

year since then. On March 8, 2003 a

Vicar Very Rev. lssac Paily received the

building committee was elected. On

key at the closing. Everybody praised

May 25, 2003 we began celebrating

God because it was a miracle, members

Holy Qurbana at the Episcopal Church

could not believe it because we were

located at 555 Advent Street, Westbury.

having shortage of funds, “this was the

On June 2nd, 2003 Aboon Mor Baselious

Lord’s doing it is marvelous in our eye”.

Thomas,

India

We do not dare to rely on our strength

celebrated Holy Qurbana in our church.

and understanding but only on God’s

Arch Bishop H.E. Mathews Mor Ivanious

amazing grace. We dedicated this facility

was the co-celebrant. Several Priests

to His service, for the advancement of

and Deacons and many believers from

the gospel, the fellowship of believers

New York and New Jersey attended the

and witness to Christ’s love. After the

Service. In 2007 the Church constitution

closing, members lit candles at the main

and by­ laws were passed. By this time

door of the church and Very Rev. Issac

our membership grew to about 65. We

Paily conducted a prayer of gratitude

began to search for a better place of

at the Altar. Arch bishop H.E. Yeldo Mor

worship. Our financial situation also was

Titus, H.E. Dr. Abraham Mor Saverious,

much improved.

H.E. Yuhanon Mor Milithous dedicated

The

of

Mr. Yeldo Varkey signed the contract at the

Catholicose

of

to

collect

loans

Puthusseril,

from

Mr.

our

Cherian

K Thomas.

The dream to own a church was the

the main Alter in the name of the Patron

talking among the members. On October

Saint St. Peter & St. Paul and the right

18, 2009 with the approval of our Arch

side Alter in the name of

Bishop, the general body decided to

Yeldho

buy the vacant church located at 4550

the name of St. Mary on the same day

Merrick Rd. Massapequa, New York. On

during the evening prayer. This was a

November 12, 2009 the church treasurer

memorable event in the history of our

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Bava and the left side Alter in

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Rev. Fr. Rajan Peter. H.E. was very much impressed

about

the

Souvenir

and

appreciated the efforts of the Souvenir committee members. Vicar Rev. Fr. Rajan Peter, Very Rev. Issac Paily, Prests,

IYPE KURIAKOSE

Comdr. Mathew Johnson, Chief Editor

Treasurer

Mr. Abraham Puthusseril, Secretary Mr. George Mathew, managing committee

MESSAGE

members and guests spoke on that occasion. The celebration ended with a cultural Program.

church.

Silver Jubilee celebrations and the annual Feast of St. Peter’s & St. Paul’s were conducted on June 26th and 27th 2015. The celebrations started

Dear Family and Friends,

on Sunday June 21 with a flag hosting

We can’t able to imagine how our Lord has blessed our church in last 25 years. His marvelous actions I have seen when we brought our church building in Massapequa, Long Island, Many years of the prayer of our beloved Issac achen, God brought this church with few dollars in the bank and half of the members want to split from us. At that juncture Lord of our fathers did many wonderful things with the help of our few members of our church He fulfilled the dream of ours. It was a real amazing Grace.

ceremony by Very Rev. Issac Paily after

So this silver jubilee celebration is a happy celebration for every one of the St. Peter’s and St. Paul’s Syrian Orthodox Church. Our church is growing again with marvelous miracles day by day because of our sincere devotion to our mother Virgin Mary and intercession and protection of our Holy Apostles and blessings of Mor Yeldho Therumeni. I am blessed and dedicated to be a part of this church and rejoice in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Saturday the 27th of June, the Silver

I would like to take this opportunity to thank our Archbishop His Eminence Mor Titus Yeldho and our Vicars Very Rev. Fr. Issac Paily. and Rev. Fr. Rajan Peter. Their dedicated prayers and unselfish devotion, commitment and spiritual leadership which made us where we stand today. Also, I would like to thank the Secretary, Managing Committee members and all of our fellow church members for your wonderful cooperation and support to our church which has allowed me to have great success for my service to God.

After the procession, with the blessings

My family and I thank each and everyone of our congregation for their hard work and faithfulness to this congregation and church to make it a great success. God bless you all and let’s pray for a wonderful future until our Savior Lord Jesus Christ returns.

With regards Iype Kuriakose Treasurer

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the Holy Qurbana. On Friday the 26th, after the evening prayers Rev. Fr. A. P. George conducted a devotional prayer meeting. A large number of members and guests attended the meeting. On Jubilee

celebration

Moonninmel Qurbana.

started

with

a

H. E. Titus Mor

Yeldho was the chief celebrant and Very Rev. Geevarghese Chattathil and Rev. Fr. A. P George was the co-celebrant. of the faithful, Nercha, a Perunnal Feast was given to all faithful who attended

A

special

thanks

to

our

founder

members, Founder Vicar Very Rev. Issac Paily, former Vicar Rev. Fr. Dr. A. P. George and the present Vicar Rev. Fr. Rajan Peter for their spiritual help and prayers.

Thanks to the Managing committee and the members to help to coordinate the Silver Jubilee.

We the members of this church uphold the loyalty and devotion to the Holy Apostolic Throne of Antioch and the East as well as our Catholicose of India.

Thanks to our Arch Bishop H.E. Yeldho Mor Titus for his timely help and his Paternal blessing. He has truly been a blessing to our church and the Malankara Archdiocese.

It was written “Your beginning will seem humble, so prosperous will your future be” (Job 8:7).

the celebrations. After the Perunnal Feast, a public meeting was conducted.

H.E. Yeldho Mor Titus presided over the meeting. Vicar Rev. Fr. Rajan Peter welcomed the audience.

The long

waited desire of the church member’s was fulfilled at that blessed occasion.

Our Arch Bishop H. E. Yeldho Mor Titus released a draft copy of our silver Jubilee Souvenir, and handed over to our Vicar

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Thomas Kalappurakal Sunday School Headmaster

MESSAGE “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old,he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6 THE MISSION Develop an understanding of the Bible to provide a strong foundation for Christian living Help our children understand that God has a plan for each of them

Sunday School Teachers

Lead our children to a personal commitment to follow Jesus Learn to worship our Lord through singing and praying I would like to take this opportunity to extend my appreciation and to whole heartedly thank our Archbishop His Eminence Mor Titus Yeldho, our Sunday School President, for always showing continuous support and dedication to carrying out our Sunday School mission. I also thank our Very Reverend IssacPailyCorepiscopos and Reverend Father Rajan Peter for their guidance and encouragement. A special thanks to the board of trustees for their assistance in making all activities and events take place. I cannot forget to thank our previous headmasters, Mr. Bose Malliath, Mr. K.K. Varghese and Reverend Father Bijo Mathew for their great service to our children. Thank you to our current assistant headmaster Ms. LisyArikupurathu and previous assistant headmasters, Mr. DenilSaju and Ms. Sheena Mathew. And of course, a very big thanks to teachers, parents and all those who have assisted and supported our Sunday School in numerous ways.

Our Sunday School organization partakes in several special events. During the summer, our children participate in Vacation Bible School, where they learn more about the Bible, sing songs of praise and complete fun activities that incorporate lessons from the Bible. I can also proudly say that the children eagerly hold fundraisers for the church, including bake sales and t-shirt sales, where they raise hundred of dollars. For the regional competition, every year we return with wonderful results with many students placing in all categories and attaining individual championships. It is also to be acknowledged that for numerous years, we havebeen runner up to the overall championship. In regards to the 10th grade exam, several of our students have been rank holders not only at the regional level, but also at the national level. Congratulations to all students who have succeeded in making such wonderful accomplishments and always keep up the great work.

Youth League

May God Almighty bless us and help us as we pray for the wonderful coming years.

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We are called in this life to avoid sin and to live a life of virtue

Anu Denil Secretary,

Sunday School

VanithaSamajam

T

he VanithaSamajam of St. Peter’s and St. Paul’s Syrian Orthodox Church is there to remind the congregation that we are called in this life to avoid sin and to live a life of virtue to the glory of God. Jesus Christ frees women definitively and completely. Womanhood henceforth becomes a representation- an “icon” of the church. Instead of Adam and Eve, we are faced with Christ and his Church “the woman garbed in the Sun”.

(Rev.12:1). A reading of the history of the Syrian Orthodox Church will show the important place women had in the life of the early church. Women have continued to participate in the spiritual as well as physical aspects of the life of the Church.

Women had the opportunity to express their perspectives of the Godhead; St Macrina, a sister to two great Orthodox theologians, St Basil the Great and St

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Gregory of Nyssa. She is referred to by her brothers as the “teacher”. It was she who raised them in faith and instructed them in the theology of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. St Nina, the evangelizer of the Georgians, converted her entire nation by her teachings of Christ and of the Holy Trinity. And there are many other women such as St Barbara, Anastasia, Euphemia, Queen Theodora...

The VanithaSamajam of St. Peters and St. Paul Syrian Orthodox Church emphasize that those women were not “weak vessels” as described in 1 Peter 3:7 but were strong of character and faith, assertive and sometimes aggressive when they needed to be. They were leaders of men and women, of religious and lay communities, courageous, firm, honest, compassionate, creative and wise.Their actions speak far louder than the words said about them. In the stories of saints and martyrs, women

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preached the Gospel or fought alongside men to defend their faith from non-Christian invaders. The presence of such women has continually inspired Orthodox women throughout the centuries. Whenever Orthodox communities found themselves under persecution, women assured the continuity of the church by teaching the young generation at home. Women saints have inspired women as role models.They are called to intercede before God by men and women. This shows the universality of sanctity of the people of God and it also shows that there is no competition in prayer.

It could be called the ministry of women in the St. Peters and St. Paul Syrian Orthodox Church. The families attend the liturgical services. They all, women, men and children participate in the liturgy and the Eucharist.The Church has encouraged women to practice together with men, in accordance to their nature and personal inclinations and vocations, a whole variety of ministries which have been in the areas of liturgical, pastoral, missionary and social work. In the fourth century St Ephrem encouraged women to participate in the congregational chanting during the services: O daughters of the nations...

You put on the rope of praise from the Font, as did your brothers, and from the single Chalice did you receive new life along with them...

Up till now you women have been cast down because of Eve, but henceforth through Mary you are restored again to sing glory... so uncover your faces to sing praise, without feeling ashamed, to Him who, by being born, caused you to acquire freedom of speech”.

In St. Peter’s and St. Paul’s Syrian Orthodox Church women chant in our choir during the liturgical services.

Women have active and valuable collaboration in various fields of social and philanthropic activity in the parishes; such as raising funds for charities in kerala, visiting and taking care of the sick, elderly people and needy children.

For it is known to them, that receiving the poor, the neglected, the oppressed is receiving God through them and ministering to God. This is the service of the second altar of which St Ephrem and St John Chrysostom spoke: “That which can be found everywhere, even in the alleys and streets”. What is important is not the material gift but

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rather the bond of love which is established in the heart of him/her to whom we give.

The Samajam enables the women of our parish to study the Bible and understand the Orthodox traditions and worship. Through the Samajam, women who came from different faiths are able to comprehend Syrian Orthodox values and way of life. The Martha Mariam Vanitha Samajam also provides a platform where women can meet together and consider the Church as a family to help each other and help the needy. The St. Mary’s Prayer meeting conducted monthly has become a great source of blessing in our personal lives. Through the intercession of our Mother we witnessed many miracles in our lives.

The charity boxes collected semiannually has become financial support for many needy in Kerala. The home cooked food provided by VanithaSamajam on father’s day has now become something that the proud fathers eagerly look forward to.

Today as we celebrate the Silver Jubilee of St. Peter’s and St. Paul’s Syrian Orthodox Church its VanithaSamajamare involved in many tasks in the church such as: • Education and Christian nurture at all levels • Church administration and participation in

decision-making bodies at all levels of the parish.

• Social services • Choir directors, readers, singers • Leading youth groups • Representation in the various aspects and areas of ecumenical movement • Publications and communication/media such as prayer books and song books.

By the Grace and Blessings of our God Almighty and through the intersessions of our Mother of God, our VanithaSamajam will continue to be one of the main spiritual organizations of St. Peter’s and St. Paul’s Church.

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SANJU JACOB Secretary, Youth League

St. Pauls Prayer Fellowship

MESSAGE Let us thank God for this blessed day as we celebrate the silver Jubilee of our church.

Indeed it is the happiest occasion in the history of our church. We all were working hard in the guidance of our beloved Archbishop and our vicars, so definitely God blessed us to grow up to this stage. We all have a lot of good memories when we look back, but at the same time, we should remember, this is the mile stone to plan for a better future, correcting our mistakes, if we can find any. And we will see better future for Saint Peter Saint Paul church.

I remember a stanza of a famous poem: “There is no God in the dark corner of a temple, but where the tiller is tilling the hard ground and where the path maker is breaking stones.” When I heard this poem I thought it is absolutely heresy, but when I learned Holy Bible in our Sunday school classes, I understood, Our Lord Jesus Christ also said the same. Jesus Christ said, “Don’t you know, God is not abiding in a man maid building”. According to Jesus Christ, real God’s temple is nothing, but His own hand maid: you and me! If we do not prepare ourselves keeping God in our heart, there is no meaning we work for the church. When we come to church with God in our hearts, this man maid building turns into a real house of God. It is our responsibility to bring God to this place. We can see so many churches in the world turn to places of fight instead of worshipping God, because people go there without God’s spirit, which is real love. We know, God is love.

Let us work together for the glory of God, without any personal interest to keep this place as a source of blessings, worshiping God, spreading Gospel and helping poor in the love of God as our Lord Jesus Christ told us. I pray God to bless us all to do His will showing His diving love to the world through St.Peter’s & St.Paul’s church.

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Thank you very much and God bless you all.

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LIST OF OFFICE BEARERS 1990 President & Vicar Vice President

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1991 President & Vicar Vice President

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1992 President & Vicar Vice President

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1993 President & Vicar Vice President

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1994 President & Vicar Vice President

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1995 President & Vicar Vice President

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1996 President & Vicar Vice President

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V.Rev. Issac Paily Cor. Late K.K Jacob Abraham Puthusseril Mathew Thuruthel

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V.Rev. Issac Paily Cor. Late K.K Jacob Abraham Puthusseril Mathew Thuruthel

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V.Rev. Issac Paily Cor. Abraham Puthusseril Varghese P Mathew Kuriakose Kakkathottam

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V.Rev. Issac Paily Cor. Late K.K Jacob Paulose variath Mathew Thuruthel

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V.Rev. Issac Paily Cor. Late K.K Jacob Saji C Thomas Varghese P Mathew

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V.Rev. Issac Paily Cor. Bose Malliath Mathew Thuruthel Saji C Thomas

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V.Rev. Issac Paily Cor. Dr. Rajappan Pallippadan George Maracheril Mathew Jacob

1997 President & Vicar Vice President

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1998 President & Vicar Vice President

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1999 President & Vicar Vice President

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2000 President & Vicar Vice President

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2001 President & Vicar Vice President

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2002 President & Vicar Vice President

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2003 President & Vicar Vice President

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V.Rev. Issac Paily Cor. Eapen C Varghese Abraham Puthusseril Varghese Abraham

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V.Rev. Issac Paily Cor. Eapen C Varghese Raju Punnoose/ Abraham Puthusseril Jacob George

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V.Rev. Issac Paily Cor. Thomas Joseph Varghese Chunkathil Mathew Jacob

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V.Rev. Issac Paily Cor. Abraham Puthusseril George Maracheril Jose Palackathadam

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V.Rev. Issac Paily Cor. Eapen C Varghese Raju Maracheril Varghese P Mathew

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V.Rev. Issac Paily Cor. Bose Malliath Abraham Puthusseril Saju P Thomas

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V.Rev. Issac Paily Cor. Mathew Jacob Saju P Thomas Varghese P Mathew

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2004 President & Vicar Vice President

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2005 President & Vicar Vice President

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2006 President & Vicar Vice President

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2007 President & Vicar Vice President

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2008 President & Vicar Vice President

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2009 President & Vicar Vice President

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V.Rev. Issac Paily Cor. K V Cherian Kuriakose Mundackal Jacob George

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V.Rev. Issac Paily Cor. Eapen C Varghese Saji Varghese Zacharia C Eapen

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V.Rev. Issac Paily Cor. Eapen C Varghese Bineesh Abraham Raju Maracheril

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V.Rev. Issac Paily Cor. Bose Malliath Bineesh Abraham Raju Maracheril

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V.Rev. Issac Paily Cor. Eapen C Varghese Saju P Thomas George Maracheril

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V.Rev. Issac Paily Cor. Bose Malliath Abraham Puthusseril Yeldo Varkey

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V.Rev. Issac Paily Cor. Bose Malliath Abraham Puthusseril Jose Palackathadam

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2011 President & Vicar

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2012 President & Vicar

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2013 President & Vicar Vice President

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2014 President & Vicar Vice President

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2015 President & Vicar Vice President

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V.Rev. Issac Paily Cor./ Rev.Fr. Dr.A.P George Bose Malliath Abraham Puthusseril Jose Palackathadam

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Rev.Fr. Dr.A.P George/ Rev. Fr. Rajan Peter Bose Malliath Jis Kaungumpillil Jose Palackathadam

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Rev. Fr. Rajan Peter Bose Malliath Jis Kaungumpillil Bineesh Abraham

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Rev. Fr. Rajan Peter Varghese Arikupurathu George Mathew Bineesh Abraham

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Rev. Fr. Rajan Peter Abraham Puthusseril George Mathew Iype Kuriakose

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Jubilee Year Fr. V. M. Thomas Vicar, Mar Gregorios Church, Mesquite, Dallas St. Peter’s and St. Paul’s Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church Queens New York is celebrating its Silver Jubilee in 2015 and the parish is getting ready for the celebrations. It is time to have a reflection about Jubilee in the perspective of Holy Bible.

Jubilee is a time of thanks giving and praise. It is a time of celebration. It is a time to reflect on the past and realize the providence and graces of God. The book of Leviticus pictures the people of God celebrating the ‘Jubilee Year’ with both spiritual and socio–economic importance. Liberation from all kinds of bondage and proclaiming the year of the Lord’s favor to the poor make the Jubilee celebration meaningful and significant. The poor, the captured, the oppressed, and afflicted and the weak get care and priority in the Jubilee agenda of the people of God. In the Hebrew History, the year of Jubilee (Yobel) is a great festival which commemorates the Lords deliverance of His people (Israelites) from the bondage of Egypt under the yoke of the Pharaoh. It released them from the burden of social, economic and religious servitude and returned them to a full free status in society. For them, it was the remembrance of the festival of liberation.

John Bright, the British orator and writer summarizes the jubilee passages in the book of Leviticus as “one that seek to tell us that the land is God’s and we live on this Earth as aliens and sojourners(temporary dwellers), holding all that we have as it were on loan from Him, that God narrowly superintends every business transaction and expects that we conduct our affairs in the fear of Him, dealing graciously with less fortunate brothers in the recollection that we have all been recipients of grace.”For a worshipping community, solidarity with the less fortunate is the challenge of the jubilee.

It is an occasion of thanksgiving. Jubilee is our

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response in gratitude to God’s gracious gifts. It is in Him we live, move and exist. Jubilee is God’s gift for renewal and restoration, release and liberation.

According to Jewish tradition, ‘The sanctity of Jubilee is by choice meals, beautiful garments and delights the soul with pleasure.’

Jubilee is an opportunity to return to God. It is time for introspection to find shortcomings and failures, not of others but of ourselves and turn completely to God. It is an act of remembering mighty works of God and an affirmation of our faith. It is also an affirmation of God’s fidelity and steadfastness.

Jubilee is a hope of delight. It is our response to the continuously operating love of our Lord. It looks forward with immense possibilities in building up God’s Plan. Jubilee is an extension of the Sabbath.

People cannot be merely satisfied with performing sacramental duties. We must carry out the fruits of ourspirituality by helping those who are fallen into debt and have lost their lands.

Theologian William Barclayhas said, ‘Christians should be a friend of one another. External difference of rank, wealth, place and position should not enter into question at all. If a person’s Christianity does not make him friendly, it will not make him anything.

A true church is a real friendship, where people are friends and where the members are one united band of brothers.’

In conclusion, Jubilee is a time of thanks giving and praise and celebration. It is a time to reflect on the past and realize the providence and graces of God. It is time for introspection to find shortcomings and failures, not of others but of ourselves and turn completely to God. It is an act of remembering mighty works of God and an affirmation of our faith in Him. Solidarity with less fortunate is imperative during the Jubilee year. Jubilee is an opportunity to return to God.

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THE HOLY CROSS: THE SYMBOL OF SALVATION Rev. Fr. Mathai Varkey Puthukkunnathu, Atlanta, Georgia.

“For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” 1 Corinthians 1:18

The Holy Cross (Sleebo) is the unique Symbol of Christianity and it reminds us of the redemptive Sacrifice of Christ to save humanity from eternal damnation. The Incarnate Son of God came down from heaven to realign the relationship of humans to the Father, through His sufferings and Crucifixion on Calvary. This shows the limitless love of God the Father towards His creation. It is very clear in John 3:16; “For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” Jesus Christ’s death on the Cross elevated the status of the cross from curse to veneration. Galatians 3:13, “Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”

Hebrews 12:2; “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author

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and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” As per the Syrian Orthodox Rite, a Cross (Gogultha) is placed at the middle of the Church during the Mid Lent Service, to remind the faithful, the redemptive Passion of Christ. The sinful Israelites were bitten by the fiery serpents as a punishment for their wicked deeds. Numbers 21:9; “So Moses made a bronze snake and put it up on a pole.

Then when anyone was bitten by a snake and looked at the bronze snake, he lived.” Likewise the flawed humans who are afflicted with the noxious venom of Satan, (Serpent) can receive the antidote by accepting Christ and the Cross.

Jesus prophesized to his disciples that He would be lifted like the bronze serpent Moses lifted. John 3, 14 &15.

“Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.” 1 Peter 1:18&19; “For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.” A faithful ought to kiss the corners of the cross or the stole ((Jroro) which is tied to the Cross, when he/ she enters and exits the Church building After the Easter Services, the Gogultha is placed at the Sanctuary until the Ascension (40th) day.

It is noteworthy to mention that humans are made in the sign of a cross. If a person stands straight in upright position keeping his hands stretched out, the sign of cross is clearly pictured. We make the sign of cross on us to constantly venerate the Symbol of Christ. During daily prayers, liturgical Services and sacraments, when a faithful hears the word Cross, he/she ought to bow down and make the sign of Cross. The sign of the cross reflects biblical truth.

The Cross of Christ is the crossroads of history and the central event of Scripture.

The Cross has a wider meaning and it encompasses a larger area of Christian spiritual life and suffering as we read in Matthew 16:24. ‘Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself

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and take up his cross and follow me.” We identify and acknowledge Christ through carrying the burdens of our daily lives. Trials and tribulations are part and parcel of the sinful creation. They are placed on humans, who disobeyed God. To Adam he said, “Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat of it,’ “Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life. It will produce thorns and thistles for you and you will eat the plants of the field. By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return.” Genesis 3: 17-19.

Now we have to bear the Cross sincerely and responsibly to (re)gain the crown in waiting.

So these are consequences of human sin which ultimately dissolves on the Cross through the transgressions suffered by Christ. Isaiah 53:5 “But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.” Our eternal salvation has been made possible by Christ on the Cross. He was not only ruthlessly tortured by the Roman Army, but was rejected

by His own household (disciples). Matthew 26:31 “Then Jesus told them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of me, for it is written: ‘”I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ [Zech. 13:7].

Although they were a scared and scattered flock at one point, they rejoined in the reassurance of enormous hope through the resurrection after the third day of His sacrifice on the Cross. The Resurrection of the Son of God brings the lost and the scattered back to the fold.

Galatians 6:14; “May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.” Apostle Paul, who is called the Apostle of the Gentiles, had many worldly accomplishments to be proud of; one of them being a distinguished disciple of Gamaliel; but he wanted to be known as a servant of Jesus, whom he fiercely opposed and persecuted prior to his conversion. When he was made aware of the blindness of his actions, he turned around and accepted his ‘enemy’ as his Lord and Savior and preached the word of the Cross and promoted it fearlessly and forcefully. Romans 8:35 “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?”

His transformation from the torturer to the tortured is tremendous and the message of the Cross becomes a powerful weapon with him. To Paul, the word of Cross becomes the greatest tool by which he conquers kings and kingdoms in favor of Christ.

John Chrysostom, the Bishop of Constantinople in the fourth century, recognized the biblical nature of the sign of the cross. He encouraged the faithful, “When, therefore,

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you sign yourself, think of the purpose of the cross, and quench any anger and all other passions. Consider the price that has been paid for you.” Athanasius, the great bishop of Alexandria who almost single-handedly stood for Christian orthodoxy against the powerful Arian heresy, taught his flock that “by the sign of the cross...all magic is stayed, all sorcery confounded, all the idols are abandoned and deserted, and all senseless pleasure ceases, as the eye of faith looks up from Earth to heaven.”

When marching against a usurper in Italy, Emperor Constantine had a dream that convinced him he would conquer in the “heavenly sign” of Jesus. He accordingly had the shields of his soldiers marked with the “labarum,” a monogram of Christ formed from the Greek letters chi (X) and rho (P); and with this sign he did indeed win a resounding victory at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge outside the Flaminian Gate of Rome on October 28, 312. This eventually led (in March 313) to Constantine and his co-emperor Licinius issuing The Edict of Milan.

Helena (c. 248-c. 328) was the wife of the Roman emperor Constantius I and mother of Constantine the Great, Emperor of Rome. She devoted her life to religious pilgrimages, visited Jerusalem in about 325 CE and founded the Church of the Holy Sepulcher and the Church of the Nativity there. According to tradition, she was the discoverer of the True Cross in Palestine. The song that is used for the procession at the Mid Lent Feast and Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross (Sleeba Perunnal) describes this story.

We beseech the Lord singing: (Syriac): Sleebo voso the Shaino Sleebo neeshod sokuso Sleebod Bevoo frikeenan Bekulan Meshthabehreenan (Malayalam): Shubhachinnam thaan Sleeba Vijayakodithaan Sleeba Namme rakhshicheedum Sleebayil pukazhunuunaam (English) The Cross is the token of peace and it is the flag/ symbol of victory. We glorify the Cross by which we are saved.)

This same song is used at the occasion of the tying of the ‘Thaali’ (Minnu) during the Sacrament of Matrimony per the Malankara Custom. The Bride and the Groom are united in Christ and the Cross. It is noticeable that the Cross is engraved on the ‘Thali’.

Let us pray and entreat the Lord who brought us The Eternal Salvation through His Redemptive Passion on the Cross, to shower His choicest blessings on all of us.

I take this opportunity to wish the very best to the respected Vicars, Board of Trustees and the members of the St. Peter’s and St. Paul’s Syrian Orthodox Church, Massapequa, New York when they rededicate themselves while celebrating the Silver Jubilee of the formation of the Parish. May Almighty God continuously bless us all.

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Being Jesus’s Disciple Neil Kaungumpillil

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hat does it mean to be a disciple of Christ?

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, disciple means,” someone who accepts and helps to spread the teachings of a famous person.” Our famous person is our Lord Jesus Christ. All of the 12 disciples accepted and helped to spread Jesus’ teachings. But how can we be a disciple in Christ? In Romans 12:1, it says,” I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.” It means that we should be a living sacrifice to God and he will use us in any manner that he wishes.

If we are a living sacrifice to God, then we will get blessed and go to heaven. It also is natural for us to thank God for your salvation by turning our lives to him. In Romans 12:19-21, it says,” Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, ‘Vengeance is mine; I will repay, says

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the Lord. Therefore if your enemy hungers, feed him; if he thirsts, give him a drink: for in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.” When our enemies need help, we should help them. We should give them food when they are hungry and give them a drink when they are thirsty. When we do help our enemies, God will bless us.

To be a disciple, we must follow these requirements; they are to help everyone, be committed to God, and follow the Lord’s word.

When we become disciples in Jesus Christ, we must face sacrifices. The sacrifices are that Jesus and God comes first before everything else, meaning we must do things like go to church on Sundays than go to a friend’s party.

We also should be willing to suffer for Jesus; we should keep our faith strong even when we are getting punished for our faith. The sacrifices of a disciple are great, but the rewards for it are greater.

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JESUS LOVES ME Eappan C. Varghese & Family

Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

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Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world.

Black or white, Indian or American, Jesus loves the little children of the world!

Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven........Matthew 18:3 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God………Romans 8:16 Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me………Mark 9:37 Jesus loves me, this I know.

For the Bible tells me so.

Yes, Jesus loves me, for the Bible tells me so!

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St. Peter also known as Simon Peter held an important position among the twelve apostles of Christ.

Originally a fisherman, he played a leadership role and was with Jesus during events witnessed by only a few apostles, such as the transfiguration.

According to the gospels, Peter confessed Jesus as the Messiah. Peter alone was enabled to walk over the sea to the Lord. When he was chosen as a disciple the lord changed his old name and called him Peter meaning rock. The responsibility to strengthen his brothers, after the departure of Jesus from the world, was given to Peter (St Luke 22: 32). Above all it was to Peter that the keys of the kingdom of heaven and the power to bind and to loose on earth, as the visible head of the holy church was given. The Acts of Apostles reveals that, inspired by the holy ghost on the day of Pentecost, the leadership of the church was taken over by Peter as desired by the Lord.

St. Paul, originally known as Saul of Tarsus, was an apostle (though not one of the Twelve Apostles) who taught the gospel of Christ to the firstcentury world. Saul of Tarsus went to Damascus with the authority from the Chief priest to arrest all those who believed in Jesus. As Saul was coming near the city of Damascus, suddenly a light from the sky flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him “Saul, Saul why are you persecuting me”. “Who are you Lord “he asked. “ I am Jesus whom you persecute me “the voice said. Trembling and astonished he said “Lord what do you want me to do “. The Lord said to him “Arise and go to the city and you will be told what you must do” (Acts 9: 4-6).

Then Saul got up from the ground and opened his eyes. He could not see anything. So the men

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traveling with him took him to Damascus. He was not able to see for three days. There was a disciple of Christ at Damascus named Ananias. The Lord sent him to Saul. He placed his hand on Saul and said that the Lord has sent him so that Saul might see again. At once Saul was able to see again. He stood up and was baptized. It was this Saul who was later known as Apostle Paul. He is often shown carrying a large Gospel book, an affirmation of the number of epistles he contributed to what became the New Testament.

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The eyes of the LORD are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good.

- Piouerhs 75:3 (NIV) The Lord is everywhere! From the moment wake up to the last minutes of our day the Lord is always thereHe sees us, feels us and inOeeOtnares our happiness and sorrows. What a mighty Lord! The only problem is that we don’t reatize how close he is to us. We cherry pick the times we want to speak or pray to the Lord. ln our little human minds we actually end up setting up boundaries for the Lord and his works. Th’is is why there are so many times that we are not willing to accept that the Lord has done something for us. We need the Lord’s blessings but in the way we want it!

There was once an old man who truly enjoyed celebrating Christmas. But he had a special,wish for this Christmas - nothing big really - He wanted the Lord Jesus Christ to have dinner with him! So in honor of the Lord’s expected visit - he prepared himself. He bought wonderful new slippers to give to the Lord. He made plenty of woolen shawls to keep the Lord warm.,Last but not the least, he prepared an amazing banquet for the Lord to dine with him. He had faith that the Lord wouldn’t disappoint him seeing the effort he had put in.

The old man anxiously waited for the Lord on Christmas Eve. Soon after sunset he heard the door knock. Excited as ever, he ran to the door hoping to see the Lord. But to his dismay it was an old lady who was thirsty. ln the spirit of Christmas he gave the old lady some water to drink but as the tady was leaving the old man looked at herfeet and:,her: feet were bleeding. Her slippers were so worn out that he couldn’t bare the sight of it. Reluctantly he gave away the slipper:s he had kept for the Lord knowing that he still had the shawl and banquet ready when the Lord came.

An hour. later there was a knock on his door.

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Hoping to see the Lord he ran to the door once again.

This time it was a poor woman with her 2 children. They looked starved and asked if he could give them something to eat. Seeing as how hungry they were the old man invited then in. They were so hungry that they completely finished the wonderful dinner that the old man preparecl- They were grateful and the happiness on their faces could not be measured. As they were leaving, the old man saw their clothes and it was in tatters. He knew they’d not survive the harsh cold of the winter so he gave them the woolen shawls. Theythanked him and left.

The old man was now distraught knowing that the Lord hadn’t come to see him. He was even more disappointed knowing that he had nothing teft to give to the Lord. He sat down and starte{:to cry. Just then the time was midnight and he heard another knock. He slowly went to the door and opened it. Lo and Behold! The Lord had come to see him! He broke down and told the Lord “My Lord I had everything that I wanted to give you but now I am without anything! i gave away tiie slippers, the shawi and even the banquet that I made for you! Forgive me my Lord!” The Lord held the old man close and said to him in a soothing voice “My son you didn’t see it but I did come to you in time. I came as an old woman and you gave me slippers. I came as a poor woman and her children and you gave me warmth and food! You are blessed my son” Live each day as a true Christian! Not just when there is an opportunity but everyday. Remember that your actions are all seen by the Lord. ,And he will reward you accordingly. There is no hiding from him. You may not realize this but the Lord is always working wonders for you. Such is his love. Let us be faithful to him !

Blessed ore those whose ways ore hlameless, wha walk according to the taw of the LORD. Psalms 119:1 (NIV)

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I Arikupurathu Family

was riding behind the back seat of my father’s van, busy with my phone, when suddenly there was a brake. I saw my father’s hand blocking the space between the front seats to protect me. After few seconds the van regained the normal highway speed. At this juncture I realized how much my father loves me.

In our church the main caption is God is love. It is engraved in many places. It never affected me until this incidence. How much my God loves me. It is best explained by His Son Jesus Christ Himself in the story of prodigal son.

When the prodigal son sold his portion of inheritance his father’s heart was grieving. One day when his son left the village, the father was heartbroken. He sat, looking at the horizon, for his son. One day when he saw a man walking like the way his son used to walk, he ran to see whether it was his son. He ran many times because he don’t want the villagers to see him first, and be punished according to the leviticus laws.

One day the son returns. The old man again ran to the edge of the village to receive him. He hugs him.

He kisses him. He looks at him with love. The son starts to mumble the rehearsed passage, “Oh Father I sinned against you and heaven----.” That is it. His father immediately ordered in a loud voice to bring the best robe from the house. The servants brought the robe and the

father himself covered him. Now all his filth and dirts were covered by the robe. Then the father ordered the ring . He put the ring in his dirty finger. His father saw that son is not wearing any saddles. He ordered the best leather sandals. He put it on. The father was overjoyed to see his son. He put his hand around his son and walked back home. The people in the village were also overjoyed to see them both reunite. At home he ordered the fattened cow to be slaughtered so as to celebrate with friends with music.

How wonderful is this story! This is no ordinary story. It is rendered by Jesus Christ Himself. He is the son of God. He knows the heart of His father. He is telling us how much the Father loves us.

My earthly father who loves with all his limitations.

But my Heavenly Father who owns everything, controls everything, loves us all. If we come to Jesus, Our Abba Father will cover all our sins by the robe of righteousness.

He will give us the ring which signifies our sonship in front of all heavenly principalities. He will cover our feet with the sandals that signifies our equal standing with the Abba.

Our life in this world as well in the new world will be celebrations with music for our presence with God. How wonderful that life will be. Only come to Jesus. Come to Jesus. God is Love.

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-ip ssZ-hm-e-b-¯n-ð {]-th-in-¨p. ssZ-hm-e-b-¯n-ð hn-ð-]-\ \-S-¯pI-bpw hm-§p-I-bpw sN-bv-Xp-sIm-ïn-cp-ó F-ñmh-tc-bpw ]p-d-¯m-¡n \m-W-bam-ä-¡m-cp-sS ta-iI-sf-bpw {]m-hp hn-ð-]-\-¡m-cp-sS ta-i-I-sf-bpw a-dn-¨n-«p. A-h-tcm-Sv ""F-sâ `-h-\w {]mÀ-°-\m-`-h\w F-óp hn-fn-¡-s¸-Sp''F-só-gp-Xn-bn-cn-¡p-óp.

F-óm-ð \n-§Ä A-Xn-s\ I-Å-òm-cp-sS Kp-l-bm¡n XoÀ-¯n-cn-¡p-óp F-óp ]-d-ªp. (M-a-th-ew 21: 12--,13) C-Xp \-½p-sS kp-]-cn-Nn-X-am-b th-Z-hmIy-am-Wv.

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]p-{X³ X-¼p-cm³ ssZ-hm-e-b-¯n-ð {]-th-in-¨v B-Zyw sN-¿p-ó-Xv A-hn-sS \-S-¡p-ó t¾-Ñ-X-IÄ Xp-S-¨p \o-¡p-I-bm-Wv. A-´-cw Ip-cp-S-òm-cpw apS-´-òm-cpw X-sâ A-Sp-¡-ð h-óp. Xm³ A-h-sc ku-Iy-am-¡p-I-bpw sN-¿p-ó-Xm-bn \-½Ä Xp-SÀóv hm-bn-¡p-óp. H-cp ]-t£ tcm-Kn-IÄ tb-ip-hnsâ ap³-]n-ð A-Xn-\v ap³-]pw ku-Iy-am-¡p-hm³ th-ïn A-t]-£n-¨n-cn-¡mw-b. ]-t£ X-¼p-cm³ B-Zyw sN-¿p-ó-Xv ip-²o-I-c-W-am-Wv. ]-g-b \n-b-a-¯n-epw ]p-Xn-b \n-b-a-¯n-epw ip-²oI-c-W-s¯-¡p-dn-¨v B-hÀ-¯n-¨m-hÀ-¯n-¨v ]-d-bp-

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óp-ïv. C-{km-tb-ð a-¡Ä ]m-]w sN-¿p-t¼mÄ A-hÀ i-{Xp-¡-fp-sS ap³-]n-ð tXm-täm-Sp-ó-Xpw A-hÀ ssZ-h-¯n-te-¡v Xn-cn-bp-t¼mÄ i-{Xp¡Ä F-{X _-e-ap-Å-h-cm-bm-epw ssZ-hw Iq-sSbp-Å-Xn-\m-ð A-hÀ hn-P-bn-I-fm-bn Xo-cp-ó-Xpw Im-Wmw. H-cp `-h-\-¯n-ð H-cm-fp-sS tam-i-am-b {]-hr-¯nIÄ kw-`m-j-W co-Xn-IÄ F-ñmw B `-h-\-¯nse F-ñm-h-tc-bpw _m-[n-¡p-óp. H-cp ssZ-hme-b-¯n-se H-cm-fp-sS kw-`m-j-W ssi-en-tbm {]-hr-¯n-tbm tam-i-am-bm-ð A-Xv B ssZ-hm-eb-¯n-se Hm-tcm Ip-Spw-_-§-tf-bpw _m-[n-¡póp. k-aq-l-¯n-se G-Xv X-e-¯n-epw C-Xp X-sóbm-Wv Øn-Xn. tbm-l 610 A-²ym-bw hm-bn-¡p-t¼mÄ \-ap-¡v B-JmÀ F-ó hy-àn-sb ]-cn-N-b-s¸-Smw. BJmÀ sN-bv-X sX-äp aq-e-am-Wv C-{km-tb-ð a-¡Ä lm-bn ]-«-W-¡m-cp-sS ap³-]n-ð \n-ópw tXm-tämtS-ïn h-ó-Xpw 36 t]À sIm-ñ-s¸-«-Xpw. hn-ip-² ]u-tem-kv Ço-lm Xo-tam-¯n-tbm-kn\v F-gp-Xn-b te-J-\-¯n-ð C-§-s\ ]-d-bp-óp. ""{]-tbm-P-\ c-ln-X-am-b hyÀ-° hm-¡p-fn-ð \nópw H-gn-ªn-cn-¡-Ww. F-s´-óm-ð A-Xn-ð GÀ-s¸-«n-cn-¡p-ó-hÀ A-h-cp-sS Zp-jv-S-X-sb A[n-I-am-bn hÀ-²n-¸n-¡p-óp. A-h-cp-sS hm-¡v AÀ_p-Z hym-[n-sb t]m-se A-t\-I-cn-ð ]-SÀ-óp ]n-Sn-¡pw. (2 Xn-tam-¯n 2:46) hn-ip-² IpÀ-ºm-\ A-\p-`-hn-¡m³ \-½Ä im-co-cnI-am-bpw B-ßo-b-am-bpw X-¿m-sd-Sp-¡p-ó-Xp-t]m -se \-½Ä ssZ-hm-e-b-¯n-sâ _m-ly-hpw B-´co-I-hp-am-b hn-ip-²n Im-¯p kq-£n-¡-Ww. ssZhm-e-bw hr-¯n-bm-¡m-\pw `w-Kn-bm-¡m-\pw s]mXp-th F-ñm-h-cpw Xm-Xv-]-cyw Im-Wn-¡m-dp-ïv. ]-t£ ssZ-hm-e-b-¯n-\v A-I-t¯m ]-cn-k-c-§fn-tem D-Å \-½p-sS A-\p-Nn-X-½m-ñm-¯ kw-`mj-W-co-Xn-IÄ {]-hr-¯n-IÄ ssZ-hm-e-b-´-co-£¯n-\p tN-cm-¯ ]m-\o-b-§Ä D-]-tbm-Kn-¡p-I, ]p-I-h-en, hn-ip-² IpÀ-ºm-\-bp-Å Zn-h-k-§fn-ð a-äv B-tLm-j-§Ä-¡v {]m-[m-\yw sIm-Sp¡p-I. C-h-sb-ñmw ssZ-hm-e-b-¯n-sâ B-ßo-b hn-ip-²n \-jv-S-s¸-Sp-¯p-óp. (s]m-Xp-th F-ñmw ssZ-hm-e-b-§-fn-epw I-ïp-h-cp-ó H-óm-Wv Rmb-dm-gv-N Zn-h-k-§Ä Hm-Wm-tLm-jw A-Xv a-äp Zn-

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h-k-§-fn-ð \-S-¯p-ó-Xm-Wv \-ñ-Xv) C-h-sb-ñmw ssZ-hm-e-b-¯n-sâ ]-cn-ip-²n \-jv-S-s¸-Sp-¯p-óp. (s]m-Xp-th F-ñm ssZ-hm-e-b-§-fn-epw I-ïp h-cp-ó H-óm-Wv Rm-b-dm-gv-N Zn-h-k-§-fn-ð HmWm-tLm-jw. A-Xv a-äp Zn-h-k-§-fn-ð \-S-¯p-óXm-Wv \-ñ-Xv.) ^-e-tam \-½-fp-sS A-t]-£-I-fptS-bpw bm-N-\-I-fp-tS-bpw t\-sc ssZ-hw ap-Jw Xn-cn-¨v \-½p-sS A-ip-²n-bn-te-¡v th-Z-\-tbm-sS D-äp-t\m-¡p-óp. \n-§Ä ssZ-h-¯n-sâ B-e-bw B-Ip-óp-sh-ópw ssZ-h-¯n-sâ B-ßm-hpw \n-§-fn-ð h-kn-¡p-óp F-ópw \n-§Ä A-dn-bp-ón-ñ-tbm? ssZ-h-¯n-sâ B-e-bw \-in-¸n-¡p-ó-h-s\ ssZ-hw \-in-¸n-¡pw. ssZ-h¯ - n-sâ B-eb - w hn-ip-²w B-Ip-óp. A-Xv \n§Ä X-só-bpw B-Ip-óp. (1 tIm-cn-´yÀ 3: 16þ17) H-cp tZ-hm-e-bw kz-´-am-Xv sIm-tïm A-hn-sS ssZ-h am-Xm-hn-sâ-bpw hn-ip-²-òm-cp-tS-bpw Nn-{X§Ä \n-c-¯n-sh-¨-Xp-sIm-tïm, s]-cp-óm-fp-IÄ b-Ym k-a-bw B-tLm-jn-¨-Xp sIm-tïm ssZhm-e-bw ip-²o-I-cn-¡-s¸-Sp-ón-ñ. ]m-]-an-ñm-¯ Ø-e-¯m-Wv ssZ-h-\n-hm-kw (_mÀ-B-kn-td 34:8) hn. ]u-tem-kv Ço-l sIm-cn-´y-te-J-\-¯n-ð ]-dbp-ó-Xp-t]m-se \n-§-fp-sS A-lw-`m-hw \-ó-ñ.

A-ev-]w ]p-fn-am-hp ]n-Þ-s¯ ]p-fn-¸n-¡p-óp F-óv \n-§Ä-¡-dn-ªp-Iq-sS-tbm. \n-§Ä ]p-fn¸n-ñm-¯-h-cm-bn-¡p-ó-Xp-t]m-se X-só ]p-Xn-b ]n-Þ-am-¡p-hm³-¯-¡-h-®w \n-§-fn-ð \n-ópw ]-g-b ]p-fn-am-hv \o-¡n-I-f-b-Ww. \-ap-¡p th-ïn A-dp-¡-s¸-« a-in-l B-Ip-óp \-½p-sS s]-k-lm.

B-I-bm-ð ]-g-b ]p-fn-am-hp-sIm-ï-ñ. Xn-ò-bpw Zp-cn-X-am-Ip-ó ]p-fn-am-hp sIm-ïp-a-ñ. {]-Xyp-X \nÀ-½-e-X-bp-tS-bpw hn-ip-²n-bp-tS-bpw ]p-fn-am-hpsIm-ïv \-ap-¡v s]-cp-ómÄ B-tLm-jn-¡mw. (1 sIm-cn-´yÀ 6þ9) C-óv Cu Pq-_n-en B-tLm-j th-f-bn-ð ssZ-hw X-ó \-ñ Zm-\-§Ä-¡v \-µn-bpw kv-tXm-{X-hpw I-tc-äp-ó-tXm-sSm-¸w hn. ]-t{Xm-kv-]u-tem-kv Çolm-òm-cp-sS \m-a-¯n-ð 25 hÀ-j-§Ä-¡p-ap-¼v B-cw-`n-¨ Cu ssZ-hm-e-bw h-fÀ-ón-Xn-t\m-sSm¸w \-½p-sS B-ßm-hpw h-fÀ-ón-«p-tïm A-tXm B-cw-`n-¨n-S-¯p-X-só-bm-tWm F-óv \-ap-¡v Hmtcm-cp-¯À-¡pw B-ß-]-cn-tim-Z-\ \-S-¯mw

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Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.

- Martin Luther King, Jr

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e live in a world that has become synonymous with technological advances. The conveniences that an average human being enjoys today would be something straight out of a sci-fi movie a few decades ago.

The unfortunate fact is that in spite of all this, human life has in no way become any simpler. And along with the daily intricacies of life we have exposed ourselves to huge amounts of skepticism. We look at the world though a microscope in the same way we feel we’re being looked at. The question remains - where does faith factor into all of this? How can a person have faith in God when all the world does is judge you?

George Muller was a missionary who lived during the 1800’s. He is known as one of the greatest prayer warriors to have ever walked this planet. Quite simply he would pray about everything.

His faith in the Lord was amazing yet simple.

He believed that the Lord had answers to everything.

So in turn he made it a habit to pray about everything.

Nothing was too small or too big. A famous incident that happened in Mueller’s life is worth mentioning.

Once, while crossing the Atlantic on the SS Sardinian in August 1877, George Muller’s ship ran into thick fog.

The Captain said that he was slowing the ship down for safety. Mueller explained to the captain that he needed to be in Quebec by the following afternoon. He had never missed a ministry engagement in 52 years. Unfortunately the captain said Muller’s appointment would have to be missed. Muller asked to use the chartroom to pray for the lifting of the fog. The captain followed him down, claiming it would be a waste of time. After Muller prayed, the captain started to pray, but Muller stopped him; partly

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Renju Jacob because of the captain’s unbelief, but mainly because he believed the prayer had already been answered. When the two men went back to the bridge, they found the fog had lifted. The captain became a Christian shortly afterwards.

A remarkable tale indeed of a man of prayer, who by his faith dared not only the elements but also the greatest enemy known to man. Unbelief. Doubt is a disease that weakens the best of us, but it is not too hard to overcome.

If you are able to pray to the Lord he will make sure that your faith in Him is not wasted. Miiller had so much faith in the Lord that he believed that captain’s prayer was not even necessary. That is how faithful our Lord is! As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.” - Romans 10:11 [NIV] Faith is like an exercise. The more you do it, the stronger you become.

A n d how can you know that Lord is faithful?

Because he loves you! The Lord loves you, just the way you are! You are his creation and you are perfect to him.

People can never love like that - even the best of relationships and human love is far from being unconditional. Our Lord however loves you unconditionally! For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. - John 3:16 [NIV] So in short children of God, believing in the Lord in the most difficult circumstances or in the simplest ones will make you grow stronger every day! Pray and exercise your faith daily and the world will not be able to so much as lay a finger on you! Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1

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et me ask you... Do you Believe you are a sinner? Have you ever lied to your papa or amma? Have you ever fought with your siblings? Have you ever stolen, cheated, envied or gossiped? Because I Know I have. Have you?

And if you have, how do you think “God will ever let you enter his heavenly kingdom? The answer is through the sacrifice of His only son, Jesus Christ.

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First, do you know what sacrifice is? Sacrifice is the act of giving up or offering something of value for the sake of something more Worthy.

What jesus had done was the greatest sacrifice Known to man, even if most didn’t understand that at the time.

Jesus was sent down from, heaven in the form of a mortal to rid the world of its sins through his sacrifice. He was sent down to die just for our sins so that we may enter heaven, and what do we do? We keep on sinning in our everyday lives and we don’t even realize it. Jesus was tortured, forced to wear a crown of thorns and was Burdened to carry a huge Wooden cross to His death. He Was humiliated, He was stripped of His clothes and they were gambled off as if it were a game, [St. John 19:23]. And still, Jesus accepted this suffering and died for these cruel men so that they may gain redemption. As Jesus was being crucified, he had nails driven into His hands and feet and even after He had died, he still wasn’t left alone. In John 19:34 it reads, “ Instead, one of the soldiers pierced jesus side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water. We must remember, Jesus was human just like us. We all have had our fair share of scrapes, cuts and falls. Now remember the pain you were in. That was NOTHING compared to what our Lord had gone through.

Through His great sacrifice, His DEATH, He saved us all and gave us all salvation, so don’t abuse it. Remember, the next time you sin just think of all the pain and suffering Jesus went through and think, “Am I Worthy to enter the Kingdom of God? Am I worthy of His ultimate sacrifice?’’. These questions should guide us in our everyday lives and help us in our journeys “to go and sin no more.’’ John 8:11.

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nce, there was a Jewish man traveling from Jerusalem to Jericho. After a while, a group of men came up to him. They tore off his clothes, took all of his belongings and his money, beat him up, and left him lying in the side of the road bleeding. He cried help but nobody could hear him. After some time, a priest was walking and he saw the Jewish man. Instead of helping him, he continued walking.

Later on, a Levite was walking and he saw the Jewish man. He also ignored the man and kept walking. Finally, a Samaritan came along the same path. Jews did not like Samaritans. So, the Jewish man

thought that the Samaritan would laugh at him instead of helping him. The Samaritan saw the man and went to him and felt compassion. The Samaritan put oil and wine on the sores and he bandages on them.

The Samaritan lifted him up on his donkey and took him to a hotel to take care of him. The Samaritan paid all the expenses so the man could stay there until he felt better. The Samaritan said he would pay extra costs if he wasn’t better in 2 months.

The moral of the story is to help people no matter where you are from.

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God’s Helping Words In My Life Binju Bose Going to church and family evening prayers have always been a staple in my life. It has always been a routine with my family ever since I was young, but it has been during Medical School that I feel that I have gotten closer to God and have had my faith get stronger.

Studying for exams has sometimes felt like an impossible feat and it has been through reading the Bible and God’s reassuring words that I have been able to push through so far. I wanted to share some of my favorite Bible verses that I have read when I’m studying or when I’m feeling stressed and I hope that these Bible verses can help anyone who is going through a difficult time. God always has a plan and it will always be the best plan for YOU.

Psalms 34:4 “I sought the Lord, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears.”

Ephesians 3:20 “To Him who by means of His power working in us is able to do so much more than we can ever ask for or even think of.”

Mathew 28:20 “And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

Daniel 10:19 “Do not be afraid, you who are highly esteemed,” He said. “Peace! Be strong now; be strong.” When He spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, “Speak, my Lord, since you have given me strength.”

Luke 12:25 “And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?”

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Jeremiah 29:11 ‘“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

Philippians 4:13 “I can do everything through Him who gives me strength.”

Proverbs 2:6 “For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.”

Isaiah 40:21 “…but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”

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Mark 10:27 “Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.”

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“J

esus got up and gave an order to the wind and to the stormy water; they quieted down, and there was a great calm.” (Good News Bible, Luke 8:24) This verse pertains to the story of how Jesus pacified the storm when he was with his disciples on a boat. The apostles were afraid, yet Jesus showed them God’s power by taming the elements. Connecting this with modern life, we are constantly barraged by all sorts of stimuli that create a storm of work, stress, and responsibilities.In times like this, it is important to remember that God is there for us. He will give us peace. Whether we want peace for the world, for others, and/or for ourselves, it seems improbablewhen disorder is much easier to achieve than order. In spite of this, we still strive for it. We can satisfy this seemingly innate yearning through God andour own actions.

Pray always. Sometimes we put off prayer because we do not have the time. Many of us turn to the Lord when we need something, but we seem to forget about Him when things are going well. This should not be the case. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (Good News Bible) says the following: “Be joyful always, pray at all times, be thankful in all circumstances. This is what God wants from you in your life in union with Christ Jesus.” As we can see, we must pray regularly. By knowing God is there to answer our prayers, we can be at ease.

Embrace relationships. This guideline is an encouragement to keep your family, friends, and loved ones close.

One of my favorite Bible verses is John 15:12-13 (Good News Bible) and it says: “My commandment is this: love one another, just as I love you. The greatest love a person can have for his friends is to give his life for them.” Essentially, to have fruitful bonds with people, you need to be willing to puttime, effort, and love into relationships. As a result, you will surround yourself with people who will help bring peace into your life.

Accept others. It is easy to judge others and distance yourselves from people who are different than you; however, doing so is an injustice to both them and yourself. In John 7:24 (Good News Bible), Jesus declares, “Stop judging by external standards, and judge by true standards.” I take

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this verse to mean that people should be assessed by their actions and behaviors,rather than by how they look.

Furthermore,it is not fair to judge people based solely on their cultures. Similarly, a person should not be judged for choosing to follow only some of his/her culture’s values and not all of them.If you are willing to accept others for who they are, you yourself will feel much less anxiety and it will be easier to see the world in a positive light.

Confess sincerely. This idea of baring your sins and actions before God is one that can make people uneasy, but it is important to communicate with Him. Sincerity in confession is emphasized because it is not enough to simply list wrongdoings when speaking with God. You have to take it one step further by acknowledging what you have done, thinking of how you can change your behaviors, and asking for mercy. Proverbs 28:13 (Good News Bible) says, “You will never succeed in life if you try to hide your sins. Confess them and give them up; then God will show mercy to you.” Being open with God can allow for a great weight to be lifted from your shoulders. As a result, peace will follow.

Enact faith.Spreading the word of the Lord is one thing, but it is imperative that we turn our words into actions.

Our lives must reflect the faith that we preach. In Philippians 4:9 (Good News Bible), Paul writes, “Put into practice what you learned and received from me, both from my words and from my actions. And the God who gives us peace will be with you.” It is evident from this verse that words alone are not enough to get peace and prosperity.

By living and enacting your faith, tranquility will inundate your soul.

These five tenets are my suggestions to attain a life of peace. In fact, I have made it easier to remember by way of an acronym for PEACE: Pray always, Embrace relationships, Accept others, Confess sincerely, and Enact faith. Life is complex, and we will always face struggles and hardships. Living by these guidelines and believing in the limitless power of God will allow peace to wash over us.

Just as Jesus calmed the storm, He will surely calm our hearts.

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Ô-§Ä D-ïm-bn-cp-óp. ]-s£, B-`y-´-c I-em-]§-fm-ð I-eq-jn-X-am-b kn-dn-b-bn-ð A-ta-cn-¡³ `-c-W-Iq-Sw GÀ-s¸-Sp-¯n-b bm-{Xm \n-b-{´-W-§tfm, kn-dn-b³ `-c-W-Iq-Sw hn-tZ-in-IÄ-¡v GÀ-s¸Sp-¯n-b IÀ-i-\ hn-e-¡p-I-tfm F-\n-¡p h-en-b {]-Xn-_-Ô-am-bn tXm-ón-bn-ñ. ]. ]n-Xm-hn-sâ tZ-l-hn-tbm-Kw A-dn-ª Rm³ amÀ-¨v 26þmw Xo-b-Xn cm-hn-se 4.30\p sIm-¨n-bn-ð \n-ópw tZm-l h-gn e-_-t\m-\n-se _-bv-dq-«n-te-¡v bm-{X Xn-cn-¨p. A-hn-sS-bp-Å tlm-«-ð A-e-Iv-kmï-dn-ð ap-dn-sb-Sp-¯p. 27þmw Xo-b-Xn A-Xn-cm-hn-se a-e-¦-c bm-t¡m-_m-b kp-dn-bm-\n k-`-bn-se Xn-cpta-\n-am-cpw Rm-\pw Iq-sS skâv A-t{^w A-c-a-\ I-¯o-{U-en-ð F-¯n-t¨À-óp. A-hn-sS ]. ]n-Xmhn-sâ `u-Xn-I i-co-cw s]m-Xp-ZÀ-i-\-¯n-\p h-¨ncp-óp. {Xn-Xzw C-d-§n-h-óv B-h-kn-¡p-ó hn-ip-²

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a-lv-_-lm-bv-¡v A-Sp-¯p-Å Ø-e-¯v kz-¤o-b Ihm-Sw Xp-d-¡p-ó-Xpw Im-¯v In-S-ó ]. ]n-Xm-hn-sâ ssI-¿n-ð ]n-Sn-¸n-¨n-cp-ó Éo-_m-bn-ð ap-¯n {]m À-°-\m \nÀ-`-c-am-b bm-{Xm aw-K-§-f-§Ä t\Àóp. B-izm-k-Zm-b-I-s\ \-jv-S-s¸-«-Xn-sâ Zpx-Jhpw th-Z-\-bpw A-t\-I-cp-sS ap-J-§-fn-ð \n-g-en-¨p Im-Wm-am-bn-cp-óp. a-e-¦-c-bn-ð \n-óv t{i-jvT ImtXm-en-¡ tXm-a-kv {]-Y-a³ _m-hm DÄ-s¸-sS 25 sa-{Xm-t¸m-eo-¯-òm-cpw, A-ta-cn-¡³ `-{Zm-k-\ sa{Xm-t¸m-eo-¯ F-ð-tZm tamÀ Xo-t¯m-kv Xn-cp-ta\n-bpw Iu¬-kn-ð sa-t¼-gv-kpw F-¯n-t¨À-ón-cpóp. hn-hn-[ a-X ta-e-²y-£-òm-cpw ap-kv-enw a-X-]p -tcm-l-Xn-òm-cpw B-Z-cm-Rv-P-en-IÄ AÀ-¸n-¡p-óXn-\v F-¯n-bn-cp-óp. AÀ-ta-\n-b³ Im-tXm-en-¡m, {Ko-¡v HmÀ-¯-tUm-Iv-kv ]m-{Xn-bÀ-¡o-kv, amÀ-¸m¸m-bp-sS {]-Xn-\n-[n IÀ-±n-\mÄ IpÀ-«v tIm-Jv, kndn-b³ HmÀ-¯-tUm-Iv-kv k-`m kn-\-Uv sk-{I-«-dn

tamÀ sX-tbm-^n-tem-kv tPmÀÖv kmen_ F-ónh-cpw, a-e-¦-c bm-t¡m-_m-b k-`m kn-\-Uv sk{I-«-dn tPm-k-^v amÀ {Ko-tKm-dn-tbm-kv sa-{Xm-t¸meo-¯m-bpw A-\p-kv-a-c-W {]-kw-K-§Ä \-S-¯n. tI-c-f kÀ-¡m-cn-sâ {]-Xn-\n-[n-I-fm-b tUm. _m_p t]mÄ, a-{´n A-\q-]v tP-¡-_v, km-Pp t]mÄ Fw.F-ð.F., Sn.bp. Ip-cp-hn-f Fw.F-ð.F., s_-ón s_-l-\m³ Fw.F-ð.F. Xp-S-§n-b-hÀ k-ón-lnX-cm-bn-cp-óp. t{i-jvT Im-tXm-en-¡m _-tk-en-tbmkv tXm-a-kv {]-Y-a³ _m-hm {]-[m-\ ImÀ-½n-I\pw, ssI-am-Jmw tamÀ tk-th-dn-tbm-kv lm-h Xn-cpta-\n k-l-ImÀ-½n-I-\p-am-bn-cp-óp. t{i-jvT _m-hm a-e-bm-f `m-j-bn-ð ip-{iq-j-bv-¡v Xp-S-¡w Ip-dn-¨p. tIm-«-bw `-{Zm-k-\m-[n-]³ tXm-a-kv amÀ Xn-tam-¯ntbm-kv ip-{iq-j-bp-sS {]-[m-\ {I-aw Cw-¥o-jn-ð

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sNm-ñn. N-cn-{X-¯n-ð B-Zy-am-bm-Wv a-e-¦-c-bn-ð \nóp-Å Im-tXm-en-¡m _m-hm H-cp ]m-{X-bÀ-¡o-knsâ I-_-d-S-¡-¯n-\v {]-[m-\ ImÀ-½n-I-\m-b-Xv. Chn-sS F-Sp-¯p ]-d-tb-ïn-b th-sdm-cp Im-cyw; ]cn. ]n-Xm-hn-s\ Xn-c-ª-Sp-¯-Xpw, Øm-\m-tcm-l-Ww \-S-¯n-b-Xpw (1980 sk-]v-äw-_À 14) a-e-¦-c-bn-se t{i-jvT Im-tXm-en-¡ B-bn-cp-ó _-tk-en-tbm-kv ]u-tem-kv Zzn-Xo-b-sâ {]-[m-\ ImÀ-½n-I-Xz-¯nem-bn-cp-óp F-óp-Å-Xm-Wv. e-_-t\m³ kÀ-¡mÀ \-S-¯n-b Hu-tZym-Kn-I hn-S-hm-§-ð N-S-§n-ð e_-t\m³ {]-kn-Uâv an-Jm-tb-ð kp-sse-am³ ]-s¦-Sp-¯v B-Z-cm-Rv-P-en-IÄ AÀ-¸n-¨p. C-S-¡n-sS \-S-¯-s¸-« ^nseIvknt\mkv am-Xyq-kv \-bn-kv Xncp-ta-\n-bp-sS k-¦oÀ-¯-\m-em-]-\-hpw amÀ A-t{]an-sâ sa-{½m-¡-fp-sS B-em-]-\-hpw hn-izm-kn-I-sf Zpx-J-¯n-em-gv-¯n. e-_-\o-kv ssk-\y-¯n-sâ-bpw ln-kv-_p-Å t]m-cm-fn-I-fp-sS-bpw ta-ð-t\m-«-¯n-ð ]. ]n-Xm-hn-sâ `u-Xn-I i-co-cw U-amkv-¡-kn-te-¡v sIm-ïp-t]m-Im³ se-akn-\n-ð h-¨-t¸mÄ Ip-c-h-bn-«pw ssIsIm-«n-bpw ]q-¡Ä hn-X-dn-bpw _m³-Uv ta-f-t¯m-sS-bpw F-ñm-h-cpw bm-{X ]-dªp. a-e-¦-c-bn-ð \n-tóm A-ta-cn-¡-bnð \n-tóm h-ó ]n-Xm-¡-òmÀ-¡v kn-dn-bbn-ð D-ïm-bn-cp-ó bm-{Xm hn-e-¡p-IÄ aq-ew A-hn-tS-¡v t]m-Ip-hm³ km-[n-¨n-ñ.

F-óm-ð kn-dn-b-bn-ð \-S-¡p-ó I-_-dS-¡ ip-{iq-j-bn-ð kw-_-Ôn-¡p-ó-Xn-\v kn-dn-b³ `-c-W-Iq-Sw {]-tXy-I {I-ao-I-cW-§Ä sN-bv-Xn-cp-óp. F-´p kw-`-hn-¨mepw Rm-\pw \m-«n-ð \n-ópw h-ó jn-_p ssS-ä-kv, a-t\m-c-a dn-t¸mÀ-«À \n-j Pn-_n, Iym-a-dm-am³ kp-ta-jv F-ón-hÀ I-_-d-S¡-¯n-ð ]-s¦-Sp-¡p-ó-Xn-\v Xo-cp-am-\n-¡p-I-bpw Xn-cp-ta-\n-amÀ-¡v t]m-Ip-ó-Xn-\p th-ïn {I-ao-I-cn¨n-cp-ó _-kn-ð I-b-dn tIm¬-thm-bn-sb ]n-´p-Scp-I-bpw sN-bv-Xp. kn-dn-b³ A-XnÀ-¯n ap-X-ð Uam-kv-I-kv h-sc ]-«m-f-¯n-sâ-bpw ln-kv-_p-Å t]mcm-fn-I-fp-sS-bpw kw-c-£-W-bn-ð B-bn-cp-óp bm{X. R-§-fp-sS kp-c-£-bv-¡v th-ïn-b {I-ao-I-c-W§Ä {]-kn-Uâv B-km-Zv H-cp-¡n-bn-cp-ó-Xn-\m-ð bm-{X-bv-¡v H-cp {]-bm-k-hpw D-ïm-bn-ñ. kn-dn-b³ A-XnÀ-¯n ap-X-ð ]._m-hm-bp-sS a-e-¦-c A-^-tbgv-kv sk-{I-«-dn am-Xyq-kv amÀ-Xn-tam-¯n-tbm-kv Xncp-ta-\n R-§-fp-sS Iq-sS bm-{X sN-bv-Xv R-§-sf F-ñm-hn-[-¯n-epw k-am-[m-\n-¸n-¡p-I-bpw ss[-cys¸-Sp-¯p-I-bpw sN-bv-Xp. cm-{Xn 8 a-Wn-tbm-Sp IqSn U-am-kv-I-kn-ep-Å _m-_v-täm-a skâv tPmÀ-Öv

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]m-{Xn-bÀ-¡m I-¯o-{U-en-ð F-¯n-tNÀ-óp. hgn-bn-ð ]-e Ø-e-¯pw kn-dn-b³ ]-«m-f-hpw lnkv-_p-Åm t]m-cm-fn-I-fpw R-§-sf X-S-ªp-h-¨p ]-cn-tim-[n-¨v kp-c-£ D-d-¸p-h-cp-¯n-bm-Wv I-S-¯n hn-«-Xv. X-òq-ew h-f-sc Xm-a-kn-¨m-Wv R-§Ä skâv tPmÀ-Öv ]m-{Xn-bÀ-¡m I-¯o-{U-en-ð F-¯ntNÀ-ó-Xv. C-hn-sS-bm-Wv ]. ]n-Xm-hn-sâ ]-g-b BØm-\w. Im-ew sN-bv-X tamÀ bm-¡q-_v aq-óm-a³ ]m-{Xn-bÀ-¡o-kn-sâ I-_-dn-S-hpw C-hn-sS-bm-Wv. ]. _m-hm-bp-sS `u-Xn-I i-co-cw s]m-Xp-ZÀ-i-\-¯n-\p h-¨p. I-¯o-{U-en-te-¡p-Å F-ñm h-gn-I-fpw Sm-¦pIÄ D-]-tbm-Kn-¨p X-S-ªn-cp-óp. B-`y-´-c I-em-]w D-Å-Xp Im-c-Ww {In-kv-Xym-\nI-sf-ñmw X-só A-b-ð-cm-Py§-fn-te-¡pw A-`bmÀ-°n Iym-¼p-I-fn-te-¡pw ]-emb-\w sN-bv-Xn-cp-óp. kón-ln-X-cm-b `-à-P-\-§-fp-sS ap-J-¯p `-b-¯n-sâ-bpw `o-Xnbp-sS-bpw I-cn-\n-g-ð Im-Wm-ambn-cp-óp. R-§Ä A-c-a-\-bv-¡Sp-¯p-Å A-ð-¹m-k tlm-«-en-ð ap-dn-sb-Sp-¯v In-S-só-¦n-epw D-d¡w h-ón-ñ. sh-fp-¸n-\v t_mw-_v s]m-«p-ó i-_v-Zw tI-«p. cm-hn-se ]-Ån-bn-ð sN-óp. I-\ym-kv-{XoIÄ ]. _m-hm-bp-sS `u-Xn-I i-co-c-¯n-\v A-Sp-¯n-cp-óv Km-\§Ä B-e-]n-¨p-sIm-ïn-cp-óp.

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A-hn-sS \-S-ó ip-{iq-j-IÄ-¡v ssI-am-Jmw tamÀ tk-th-dn-tbm-kv lm-h Xn-cp-ta-\n {]-[m-\ ImÀ-½nI-\m-bn-cp-óp. a-e-¦-c-bn-ð \n-tóm A-ta-cn-¡-bn-ð \n-tóm k-`-bp-sS ]n-Xm-¡-òm-sc-tbm Øm-\n-Isf-tbm B-sc-bpw I-ïn-ñ. F-¦n-epw \yq-tbmÀ-¡nð \n-óv {io. a-¯m-bn Io-tW-en, `m-cy kq-k³, ap³ k-`m {S-kv-än I-am-ïÀ cm-P³ kvI-dn-b (U-ðln) F-ón-h-sc Im-Wp-hm³ km-[n-¨-Xn-ð k-t´mjw tXm-ón. ip-{iq-j-bp-sS A-h-km-\-`m-K-¯p-Å {]mÀ-°-\-IÄ-¡p ti-jw A-t\-IhÀ-jw ip-{iqj sN-bv-X a-Zv-_-lm-tbm-Sp-Å hn-S-]-d-b-ð \-S-¯n `u-Xn-I-i-co-cw ]p-d-t¯-s¡-Sp-¯-t¸mÄ P-\-§Ä Ip-c-h-bn-«pw, ssI-¿-Sn-¨pw _m³-Uv ta-f-t¯m-Spw Iq-sS hn-S ]-d-ªp. A-t\-I-cp-sS I-®p-I-fn-ð \nópw I-®p-\oÀ ho-Wp. A-hn-sS \n-ópw 25 In-temao-äÀ A-I-se-bp-Å am-dm-¯v sk-bv-Z-\ a-e-ap-I-fnð ]. _m-hm X-só ]-Wn-I-gn-¸n-¨ skâv F-t{^w B-{i-a-¯n-se skâv ]o-tä-gv-kv & skâv t]mÄ-kv I-¯o-{U-en-ð B-bn-cp-óp I-_-d-S-¡w. `o-I-cÀ X«n-s¡m-ïp t]m-b B-e-t¸m BÀ-¨v _n-j-¸v tamÀ C-{_m-lmw bp-l-óm-bp-sS k-tlm-Z-c-\pw tam-dmsâ k-tlm-Z-cn-bpw A-´n-a bm-{Xm-sam-gn-¡m-bn k-ón-ln-X-cm-bn-cp-óp. `u-Xn-I i-co-cw skâv ]otä-gv-kv & skâv t]mÄ-kv I-¯o-{U-en-ð h-¨v I_-d-S-¡ ip-{iq-j-bn-se A-h-km-\ {]mÀ-°-\-IÄ \-S-¯n. ]-Ån-bp-sS A-Sn-`m-K-¯p ]. _m-hm X-só ]-Wn-I-gn-¸n-¨ I-_-dn-se \m-ep A-d-I-fp-Å-Xn-ð G-ä-hpw h-e-Xp h-i-¯p-Å A-d-bn-em-Wv `u-Xn-I i-co-cw A-S-¡w sN-bv-X-Xv. I-_-d-S-¡ ip-{iq-j-bpsS B-Zy-´w ]. ]n-Xm-hn-sâ `u-Xn-I i-co-c-¯n-\Sp-¯p \n-ev-¡p-ó-Xn-\p-Å `m-Kyw F-\n-¡v e-`n-¨p. tamÀ A-t{^w I-cow Xn-cp-ta-\n-bn-ð (C-t¸m-g-s¯ ]m-{Xn-bÀ-¡o-km-b tam-dm³ tamÀ C-ám-¯n-tbm-

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kv A-t{^w Zzn-Xo-b³ _m-hm Xn-cp-ta-\n) \n-ópw Ip-´n-cn-¡w hm-§n ]. _m-hm-bp-sS `u-Xn-I i-coc-¯n-ð AÀ-¸n-¨-t¸mÄ F-sâ lr-Z-bw I-e-§n, I-®p-IÄ Cu-d-\-Wn-ªp. A-t¸m-tg-¡pw a-Wn Aôm-b-Xn-\m-epw cm-{Xn-b-mIp-ó-Xn-\p ap-¼v e-_-t\m\n-ð F-t¯-ï-Xn-\m-epw _-kn-ð I-b-dn bm-{X Xn-cn-¨p. kn-dn-b³ A-XnÀ-¯n-bn-ð {]-iv-\w H-ópw C-ñm-sX I-S-óp-sh-óp h-cn-In-epw e-_-\o-kv sN-¡v t]m-Ìn-ð R-§-fp-sS hn-k F-Iv-k-s]-bÀ B-sbópw ]-d-ªv G-I-tZ-iw A-ôv a-Wn-¡qÀ X-S-ªph-¨p. `m-Ky-¯n-\p A-Xp-h-gn h-ó se-_-t\m-\n-se sa-{Xm-t¸m-eo-¯m tamÀ ¢n-ao-kv Um-\n-tb-ð Xn-cpta-\n R-§-sf Im-Wp-I-bpw ]n-g sIm-Sp-¯v hn-Sphn-¡p-I-bpw sN-bv-Xp. A-ñm-bn-cp-óp-sh-¦n-ð ]p-dw tem-Iw Im-Wm-sX R-§Ä A-hn-sS I-gn-tb-ï-Xmbn h-tó-s\. sh-fp-¸n-\v 2 a-Wn-tbm-sS tlm-«-ð A-e-Iv-km-ï-dn-ð a-S-§n-sb-¯n cm-hn-se H-cp Sm-Ivkn F-Sp-¯v e-_-t\m³ Np-än I-d-§n I-ïp. 29þmw Xo-b-Xn tXm-a-kv tamÀ Xn-tam-¯n-tbm-kv Xn-cp-ta\n-bp-sS Iq-sS e-_-t\m-\n-ð \n-óv sIm-¨n h-gn

skâv tPm-k-^v I-¯o-{U-en-ð F-¯n-t¨-cp-I-bpw A-hn-sS \n-óp Rm³ Ip-a-c-I-¯p-Å F-sâ `-h-\¯n-ð h-óp tN-cp-I-bpw F-ñm-bv-t¸m-gpw F-ñm C-S-§-fn-epw R-§-sf h-gn \-S-¯p-I-bpw D-ïm-Imam-bn-cp-ó F-ñm-hn-[ A-]-I-S-§-fn-ð \n-ópw Im¯p-c-£n-¡p-I-bpw sN-bv-X ssZ-h-s¯ a-l-Xz-s¸Sp-¯p-I-bpw sN-bv-Xp. ]m. km-Jm {]-Y-a³ _m-hm a-e-¦-c k-`-sb I-®n\p Xp-eyw kv-t\-ln-¡p-I-bpw, G-ä-hpw Iq-Sp-X-ð sa-{Xm-òm-sc-bpw ssh-Zn-I-sc-bpw hm-gn-¡p-I-bpw, I-am-ïÀ, sj-h-en-bmÀ ap-X-em-b kv-Ym-\-am-\-§Ä \-ev-Ip-I-bpw sN-bv-Xv k-`-sb A-\p-{K-ln-¡p-I-bpw sN-bv-sX-¦n-epw, \-½p-sS IÀ-¯m-hn-s\ Ip-cn-in-ð Xq-¡m³ ]o-em-t¯m-kn-sâ tdm-a³ ]-S-bm-fn-IÄ 102

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St. Peter’s & St. Paul’s Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church - New York

]n-Sn-¨-t¸mÄ X-sâ A-cp-a in-jy-òmÀ in-Yn-e-am-bn Hm-Sn-b-t¸mÄ Xm-t\-ä-hpw A-[n-Iw kv-t\-ln-¡pó tbm-l-óm³ IÀ-¯m-hn-sâ Ip-cn-in-¦-ð am-dmsX A-`-bw {]m-]n-¨-Xp-t]m-se F-\n-¡pw e-_-t\m ³ ap-X-ð U-am-kv-I-kv h-sc-bpw A-hn-sS \n-óv am-dm-¯v sk-bv-Z-\ a-e-ap-I-fn-ð D-Å skâv ]o-tägv-kv & skâv t]mÄ-kv I-¯o-{U-en-ep-Å I-_-dnð A-S-¡w sN-¿p-ó-Xp h-sc-bpw C-S-b-s\ X-sâ Ip-ªm-Sp-IÄ ]n-´p-S-cp-ó-Xp-t]m-se ]n³-Xp-S-cphm³ km-[n-¨-Xn-ð Im-cp-Wy-hm-\m-b ssZ-h-s¯ a-l-Xz-s¸-Sp-¯p-óp. \n-Xy-Xb - n-te-¡v hn-Sh - m-§n-t¸m-sb-¦n-epw hn-izm-knI-fp-sS lr-Zb - ¯ - n-ð F-ópw Po-hn-¡p-ó ]. ]n-Xm-hv ssZ-hk - ó - n-[n-bn-ð \-ap-t¡-hÀ-¡pw a-²y-Ø\ - m-bn¯oÀ-ón-cn-¡p-Ib - m-Wv. B hn-et- b-dn-b a-²y-kvY - X-bpw {]mÀ-°\ - b - pw \-ap-¡v Iq-«m-bn-cn-¡s - «. Cu bm-{X-bp-sS H-cp kn.Un. {]-Im-i\ - w sN-¿p-hm³ F\n-¡v C-Sb - m-¡n-b ssZ-hs - ¯ a-lX - z-s¸-Sp-¯p-óp.

Cu bm-{X-bn-ð F-ñm-hn-[ ]n-´p-Wb - pw X-ó F-sâ k-l[ - À-½n-Wn G-en-bm-½ tPm¬-k\ - pw \-µn {]-Imin-¸n-¨p-sIm-ïp \nÀ-¯p-óp. ]. ]n-Xm-hn-t\m-Sp-Å R-§f - p-sS `-àym-Zc - h - p-IÄ A-£c - I - p-kp-a§ - f - m-bn Xr-¸m-Z¯ - n-ð k-aÀ-¸n-¡p-óp.

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-äp-Å-hÀ-¡p e-`n-¡p-ó \-ò-bpw A-\p-{K-hpw Im-Wp-t¼mÄ ssZ-h-s¯ a-l-Xz-s¸-Sp-¯m³ B-ßo-b-X-bp-sS \n-d-hp-Å-hÀ-¡p am-{X-ta km[n-¡p-I-bp-Åp. A-§-s\-bp-Å \-ñ a-\p-jy-sc hn.{K-Ùw ]-cn-N-b-s¸-Sp-¯p-óp-ïv. G-sd hÀ-j §-fn-se X-]-Êp I-eÀ-ó {]mÀ-°-\-bv-¡p-tijw F-en-k-_-¯n-\p H-cp Ip-ªp ]n-d-ó-t¸mÄ k-t´m-jw ]-¦n-Sp-ó P-\-s¯ Im-Wmw... ""IÀ¯m-hv A-h-tfm-Sv h-en-b Im-cp-Wyw Im-Wn-¨n-cn¡p-óp F-óp tI-«v A-b-ð-¡m-cpw _-Ôp-¡-fpw A-h-tfm-sSm-¯v k-t´m-jn-¨p'' (eq-¡m 1:58) tcmKn-I-sf tb-ip kp-J-s¸-Sp-¯p-ó-Xp I-ï P-\-¡q«w C-{km-tb-en-sâ ssZ-h-s¯ a-l-Xz-s¸-Sp-¯n

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(a-¯m 15:31) F-óp kp-hn-ti-jw km-£n-s¸-Sp¯p-óp. ssZ-h-¯n-sâ kv-t\-lw lr-Z-b-¯n-ð Xo-¡q-«n-b-hÀ-¡-tñ C-§-s\-sbm-s¡ kv-t\-ln¡m-\pw kv-Xp-Xn-¡m-\pw km-[n-¡p-I-bp-Åq?.

F-óm-ð a-äp-Å-h-cp-sS Po-hn-X-¯n-se t\-«§-fpw D-bÀ-¨-I-fpw Im-Wp-t¼mÄ A-kq-b-bp-sS hn-j-en-]v-X-hn-Im-c-§-fm-ð A-h-cp-sS k-t´m-jw X-ñn-s¡-Sp-¯p-ó-h-cpw C-ó-s¯ k-aq-l-¯n-epïv. A-Ô-bm-N-I³ tb-ip-hn-te-¡v t\m-¡n-bt¸mÄ P-\w A-h-s\ i-Im-cn-¨p (eq-¡m 18:39) F-óp ]-d-bp-óp. \n-cp-Õm-l-s¸-Sp-¯p-I-bpw apdn-s¸-Sp-¯p-I-bpw sN-¿p-ó kw-kv-¡m-c-§-fpw

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{]-hr-¯n-I-fpw I-S-óp-h-cp-ó-Xv A-]-c-sâ \-ò-bnep-Å A-kq-b-sIm-ïm-Wv. \-ò-Im-Wp-t¼mÄ Aw-Ko-I-cn-¡m-\pw A-h-sc-tbmÀ-¯v \-µn ]-dbm-\pw km-[n-¡p-ó

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bv-X \-ò-IÄ Aw-Ko-I-cn-¡m³ km-[n-¡m-¯ aq¯-]p-{X-s\-¡p-dn-¨v ]-d-bp-óp. ""A-h³ tIm-]n-¨v A-I-¯v I-b-dm³ hn-k-½-Xn-¨p'' (eq-¡m 15:28). \-ò-I-fpw t\-«-§-fpw Im-Wp-t¼mÄ lr-Z-bw Xp-d-óp k-t´m-jn-¡m-\pw ssZ-h-s¯ a-l-Xzs¸-Sp-¯p-hm-\pw km-[n-¡-W-sa-¦n-ð ]-cn-ip-²mßm-hn-sâ \n-d-hv B-h-iy-am-Wv. hn.]u-tem-kv Ço-lm ]-d-bp-óp. ""\mw ]-c-kv-]-cw {]-tIm-]n¸n-¡p-ó-h-cpw A-kq-b-s¸-Sp-ó-h-cpw hyÀ-°m-`nam-\n-I-fpw B-Im-Xn-cn-¡-s«''.(K-em 5:20) sX-äm-b hn-[n-hm-¡p-I-fm-epw \ym-b-hm-Z-§-fm-epw a-äp-Åh-cp-sS k-ð-t¸-cv \-in-¸n-¨v th-Z-\-bn-em-gv-¯n-bn«p-sï-¦n-ð ssZ-hXn-cp-ap-¼n-ð am-¸p tNm- Z n- t ¡- ï - X mWv. ssZ-hw X-ó \m-hpw I-®pw ImXpw a-äp-Å-h-cn-se \-ò Im-Wp-ó-Xn\pw tIÄ-¡p-óXn-\pw kv-Xp-Xn-¡pó-Xn-\pw th-ïn D- ] - t bm- K n- ¡ p- I a-äp-Å-h-cn-se ssZ- h - k m- ó n- ² yhpw ssZ-h-¯n-sâ A- Û p- X - I - c - a m- b C-S-s]-S-epw I-ïv ssZ-h-s¯ kvXp- X n- ¡ m- \ m- c w- ` n¡p-I. P- d o- t ¡m- b psS h-gn-b-cn-In-ð Po-hn-X-Zpx-J-§Ä Xm-§m-\m-ImsX, `n-£ bm-Nn-¨p Po-hn-¡p-ó H-cp Ip-cp-S-\pïm-bn-cp-óp. tb-ip-hn-ep-ïm-bn-cp-ó hn-izm-kw am-{X-am-bn-cp-óp. A-h-sâ \n-e-hn-fn tI-«v A-h-s\ kp-J-s¸-Sp-¯n-b-t¸mÄ k-t´m-jw \n-d-ª a-\-tÊm-sS P-\-§-fpw ssZ-h-s¯ kv-Xp-Xn-¨p (eq-¡m 18:43) F-óv Xn-cp-h-N-\w km-£y-s¸-Sp¯p-óp.

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The Church that God Built Denil Saju

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his is a reflection of what God has provided for us in this building we call our Church. It is important for us to realize what it is that God is doing when he builds a Church. We have seen how God has blessed and how God has given Himself glory in the process of this building. At the very beginning when we started, we trusted God to raise all the money. And we raised all the money needed to buy this building in time. It was nothing short of a miracle. We believed in God for something He only could do. And now that He’s done it, we give Him all the praise. God has built this Church. We believed Him for it. We gave. We sacrificed. We prayed. We worked.

But the glory is all His. And as we look at this Church today, we realize that it is a metaphor. It is a picture of the true Church. A replica of the Old Testament Church that God himself commissioned to the minute details and the Arc of Noah that transported his chosen people. The Church is divided into four sections. The Holy Sanctuary (Madbaha), Azhikkakam where the table of Prayer (Namaskaara Mesha) is kept, The Nave (Hykala) and The Porch (Narthex). The Madbaha is known more commonly as the most Holy place. This division of the Church represents heaven. It is in this section of the Church that the sacrament of the Body and Blood of our Savior is offered by the Holy Priest. The altar is otherwise known as the Table of Life’ because it is there that we can find the Holy Eucharist. It is often also referred to as the ‘Tomb of the Glorified Lord’

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because it is here that the bread and wine is placed and transformed into the Body and Blood of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The Cross can be found at the center of the altar and represents the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, the greatest sacrifice. The Cross signifies peace, victory, and salvation. So the building then is nothing more than a symbol or a picture of the true Church. It’s foundation is Christ. It’s behind the scenes strength is the spirit of God. And it’s living stones are the believing community.

So, God has raised a monument to Himself and His grace and He has raised a picture of His Church. And each time we come here to worship and each time we see it, let it remind us that it is His Church. God has built this as He has been building us.

The exciting thing is not that this building is ours. But the exciting thing is that the Church that God is growing here fills this building. That God has been building your lives and our lives together and that because He has been building the true Church. This building just holds it. That is what is exciting. God is nurturing and growing this Church. God is building the Church. God is putting up the living stones.

Thinking back twenty five years, we barely had a couple of families and started worship in the basement of a house. And realize today how far we have come. This has been an amazing journey to reach here. Just like the journey to the Promised Land only a chosen few ended up on this Ark. God picked his chosen few to worship in

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this building. And God is building more than this building.

He’s building lives. And He has given us this building to house the lives He is building.

It was so exciting to see God build His Church, His way. When our Very Rev. Isaac Paily Corepiscopos and Arikupurathu Cherian uncle were sitting at the bank worried where the rest of the money necessary to fulfill the purchase will come from, it was God who send his humble servant to the bank and loaned us money. A stranger to most of our members but God works in mysterious ways.

It was God who opened the hearts of many to contribute to this colossal effort.

It is important for us to recognize what God wants to do with this Church. The only time the Church can ever really be what God wants it to be is when it makes that commitment and so we need to reaffirm the very basic reality of the Church. We need to restate what our commitment is as the believing community of God. Another twenty five years from now what will this place be. Will this building suffer the same fate of the Scientology Church who we bought this building from.

Well, we do not know. God knows. But what it will be will be predicated on the commitment that we must make.

This place can be to the glory of God until Jesus comes.

Or it can depart from that and who knows what it will become. And it is all predicated on whether or not it is built God’s way with God’s plans. But our joy and comfort is our Lords promise to our Apostle “And on this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.” And so if St. Peter’s and St. Paul’s Church is to be here for the next twenty five years still holding out the glory of God, it will be because we allowed Jesus to build His Church His way. We should continue to walk in the path of our forefathers who were taught the teaching of our Lord Jesus through his Apostles. And we should transfer this faith that was handed down to us to our future generations. And that should be our prayer.

It is in Acts 2:41-47 we meet the first Church in history. This was the Church that Jesus built on the day of Pentecost. This was the first one. Close to the flame. Born at Pentecost, Unspotted, Uncorrupted, in its infancy the purest Church. In the days of its splendid prime when the memory of Jesus was vivid and the gift of the Holy Spirit was new. It is thriving on the ecstasy of new life. And you know something? They did not know anything about a Church. There was no precedent. They did not have a book on the Church. They didn’t have a denomination

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to go to. They didn’t even have a New Testament.

They had nothing. They did not have any seminars or conferences or conventions. There was nothing but the Apostolic teachings and the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

Our foundations can be traced back to this very dawn of Christianity. It was in Antioch, after all, that the followers of Jesus were called Christians as we are told in the New Testament, “The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.” (Acts 11:26). We still share the same Eucharist that this first Church shared and our beliefs are rooted in the beliefs of this very first Church. This is our great reassurance that the gates of hades will not prevail.

Our forefathers assembled at Mattancherry holding on to a rope tied to a bending cross and took the great oath that they themselves and their future generations will never be separated from the Holy See of Antioch and their Patriarch. Heaven must be rejoicing that their grandkids are keeping this promise on the shores of Massapequa in a distant land. We are upholding their promise and their faith in their future generations to uphold this promise.

There are parts of the world today where there’s not so much to be happy about having a Church. And it is not because they are not faithful to God. Why should we have this place? And our brothers and sisters in Syria and Iraq are meeting in a hidden place to worship? What have we done to deserve this? Let not our happiness be predicated on our facility as we celebrate this Jubilee. Let it be on the Lord. May all the glory be His. May this Church continue to be a source of great blessing in our lives and be the Arc that transports us to the Promised Land.

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ntimacy with God should be our prime and highest goal in life. Getting to know god should be a very important part of our life. How can we make an intimate relationship with God? Through prayer we can achieve it. Prayer is defined as a solemn request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God. That’s the reason why God loves to have us approach him as his children, expecting and believing in him to hear and to answer all our prayers.

This method of praying also makes our relationship with god more real in our minds too. The goal of prayer is to know God. Prayer is the only medium through which man and God can communicate. Through prayer we can touch God’s heart. All throughout the bible we can see god performing various miracles to heal and help his children and to answer their prayers. When we pray to God without any doubt in our hearts he for sure would come down to work for us. If we want to lead a very good Christian life we should pray well.

Prayer is the backbone for a Christian. We can pray for anything and everything, and if it is a genuine request, God works for us. God loves to give us everything that we need.

As we are the children of God, we should ask our needs to our Father in prayer. Then we will be able to experience his blessings in every aspect of our life- spiritual, physical and material blessings.

When we pray we can pray for various different things like:

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1. Forgiveness of sins: In our day to day life, we commit so many sins knowingly and unknowingly. Our thinking, relationship with our kin’s, our talks may have some hidden evil within them and it may be wrong in the sight of the Lord. So, we should pray to God to forgive our sins and when we confess, He will surely forgive us.

2. Deliverance from troubles: We live in a world where we face a lot of troubles. Life is not that easy. But we can ask god to ease our pain through our lives. Deliverance from troubles can happen only when God works for us.

So how can God stand to deliver us from troubles?

Through prayer we can ask God to deliver us from all troubles. When we pray, God works for us and he deliver us from all our troubles.

3. Personal healing: Sometimes we need physical as well as mental healing.

When we are physically ill, we rush to consult a doctor and it may work out. But if we are mentally ill, nobody can heal it except God. God alone works for our complete healing. Bible says, when we pray for each other, we will be healed. Therefore, for our healing we should pray to our one and only God, and He will heal us completely.

4. Material blessings: In this world, people always look for material blessings such as good house, valuable clothes, cars and other luxury things that everyone desires and lives for. In the Bible it says, when we pray to God, he will surely give us good gifts according to his will and wish.

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5. Divine wisdom and revelation of Word: God gave us unique talents and gifts. Some people may excel in singing, preaching, writing and so on. Some may not have capability to do so. But God says, if anyone lacks wisdom, we should ask God for it in prayer, he will give us wisdom. He will surely reveal to us his Word. When Solomon asked for wisdom as a gift from god, he happily gave it to Solomon. That wisdom made his capable to conquering many lands and ruling Israel.

6. Souls of men: In Jesus’ great commission, he asked us to preach his word and to win the lost souls for his nation. This world does not allow all of us to reach the unreached with the love of Jesus by public means. But all of us can pray for the unreached people to reach Jesus’ love. Prayer is the first step to win the lost souls. Praying for souls will not go in vain. One or the other day, they will come to know Jesus’ through love and Salvation.

7. Holy life: The people of this world are leading a very sinful life. As children of God, we should lead a holy life.

As we live in this sinful world, we may tempt to do sins.

But with the help of Holy Spirit we can overcome all temptations. We must try our best not to commit sins.

Living a holy life is one of the most important things to lead a Christian life. God knows what counsel to give us in every situation and he loves to point us in the right way. Therefore, we should pray to God to guide us in every aspect of our lives. When we work, we just work, but when we pray, God works. That is why prayer is important for a Christian.

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The Lord’s Provision Sheeja Thomas

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n this Silver Jubilee Celebration of St. Peter’s and St. Paul’s Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church, I would like to praise God for 25 years of blessings upon this church family. This parish is my home parish, and although I’ve been married and away for 16 years, St. Peter’s and St. Paul’s is still very close to my heart. Many of

of the best known in the Old Testament. It is the story of Abraham, and the TEST which God has given him.

God asks Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac, the son that Abraham and his wife Sarah waited for for 25 years...the son of Abraham’s old age. What did Abraham do when God asked him to sacrifice Isaac? Without flinching, HE

my loved ones, including my mother, are active members.

I will always look back with much love and gratitude to Isaac Achen and the entire church.

I am taking this opportunity to share with you my thoughts of the Provision of our Lord. I’d like for you to close your eyes and imagine you are sitting in church.

I want to ask you to look to either side of you. Look at who is sitting around you. Look beyond the beautiful sari, nicely pressed shirt. Look beyond all that and imagine the ONE THING that you think this person might be praying for. I don’t want to make you all feel uncomfortable. I just want to bring it closer to home. Just keep it in the back of your mind -the ONE THING that this person might be MOST in need of today.

Now, let’s take a look at the book of Genesis Genesis chapter 22. This is a familiar story, perhaps one

OBEYED. He obeyed the Lord, travelled 50 miles to Mount Moriah with Isaac - it probably took him 3 days of walking just to get there. After they get to the mountain at Moriah, Isaac asks his father where the lamb for the burnt offering is. Abraham replies in verse 8 “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son”. So Abraham proceeds - he builds an altar, arranges the wood pieces on it, ties Isaac up and lays him on the altar, and FINALLY, he takes out the knife to slay his son. Then what happens? The Lord calls out to Abraham to stop, not to lay a hand on the boy. Abraham looks up, and what does he see? He sees a ram, caught by its horns in a thicket.

Abraham then sacrifices the ram instead of his son Isaac.

Now let’s read the next verse, verse 14: “So Abraham called that place THE LORD WILL PROVIDE. And to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the Lord, IT

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WILL BE PROVIDED”. ABRAHAM CALLED THAT PLACE ‘THE LORD WILL PROVIDE’.

Now, if you were Abraham, what would you call that place? Being asked to sacrifice your child, the most treasured thing in your life, I can think of many other names: “My worst nightmare”, “The darkest day of my life”, “My living Hell”. But Abraham called that place “The Lord will provide”. And that’s exactly what the Lord did: He PROVIDED. He provided the ram to be sacrificed instead.

What did Abraham have that a lot of us probably lack? OBEDIENCE AND FAITH. Obedience that was IMMEDIATE AND COMPLETE. Faith was INCREDIBLY DEEP AND UNWAVERING. Now there are many instances in the bible of the LORD’S PROVISION in the face of adversity and struggle. 1 KINGS:17 presents to us a widow and her son living in Zarephath. The prophet Elijah asks this widow to give him a piece of bread to eat. She knows she has only enough flour and oil for one last meal for herself and her son, but she obeys and gives Elijah what she believes to be her last meal. And the Lord provides her with enough flour and oil to last her for years. Verse 16 reads “For the jar of flour was not used up and the jug of oil did not run dry, in keeping with the word of the Lord spoken by Elijah”. God’s provision for the widow was the oil and flour. Her obedience and faith were rewarded.

The bible promises us over and over that the Lord will provide for us. 2 Chronicles 15:7 tells us” But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.” And even if we are not rewarded in THIS life, we are promised an eternal reward for our faith and obedience. 1 Corinthians 2:9 tells us: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him”.

Now, God’s provision may not always be something we accept or even recognize. We pray for the things we think we need in our lives. We pray for weeks, months, years, on our knees in desperation to the Lord.

I once read a story about a man who planted 2 seeds - one fern, one bamboo. He took very good care of both watering them as needed and making sure they got enough sunlight. The fern grew very quickly. It sprouted from the earth and covered his garden floor with its lush green.

The bamboo produced nothing, month after month, year after year. But the man never gave up on it, hoping that one day it would grow. Finally, in the fifth year, it sprouted a tiny plant. Nothing like the fern; the bamboo was tiny.

But in the next few months, the bamboo grew to over 100 feet! It had spent the first five years GROWING ROOTS! We may not recognize God’s provision, his plan for us, but we must have utter faith in him. Like the man, we must obediently and faithfully water our dreams and our hopes; we must persevere in our prayers. We may not know that

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the Lord is growing roots for our dreams, but we MUST believe it. HE WILL PROVIDE. Let’s come back to Abraham. God’s provision was the ram. And God provided it ONLY because Abraham passed God’s test of OBEDIENCE and FAITH. When we are called by the Lord to our own Mount Moriah, the ultimate test, our greatest struggle, how will we respond?

Will our obedience be complete and our faith unwavering?

Will we even recognize God’s provision as such when it is before us?

Have you been to that mountain? I have. Twentynine years ago, my father died suddenly. We were left, a young widow and two little girls, alone on that mountain.

What did I call that place? For a long time, it was pure darkness. But my mother MUST have called it something else. Her faith allowed her to call that place nothing less than “THE LORD WILL PROVIDE”. And He did. He has provided. His grace has touched us in so many ways, for so many years. Praise God. We all have our Mount Moriah, different sizes at different points in our lives. For some, it may be a small molehill today, a steep and painful climb tomorrow. We all struggle with something all the time. There’s the aunty with the aching shoulder who’s tried every medicine out there. There’s the family sitting by their loved one’s ICU bed day after day, praying for a miracle. There’s the mom & dad who pray that their daughter will find the right husband, and soon. There are the parents who just lost their child to cancer. There’s the husband and wife whose marriage is being held together by the weakest of threads.

There’s the family dealing with abuse or addiction. There’s the uncle who just lost his job, and is terrified about his next mortgage payment. There’s the elderly Appachan or Ammachi, living alone in isolation and longing for their children thousands of miles away. There’s my almostteenager, struggling to find the right place in his world, for now. This is all of us. We could probably use a bit more transparency in our church, but we’ll leave that for another day. We all struggle with something.

Remember I asked you to imagine the person sitting next to you at church? Well, imagine him or her climbing the mountain with their biggest need or struggle. Say a prayer for that person. Pray that they will not fail in their walk...that they will be ready to make their sacrifice. Pray that they will see the ram, that they will recognize God’s provision for them. It is an incredibly hard thing to do to remain full of faith and obedience when we climb that mountain. Let’s just make that challenge a little easier to face, by praying for each other. With our eyes fixed on the Cross, and our arms linked in prayer, we can walk down the other side of the mountain with the Lord’s provision in hand. The Lord will provide. May God bless you all.

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When you let me that summer be who I am let me express myself a single red leaf that fell from your enormous branch as you stood by watching the summer changing me into someone else making a lot of commotion while you prayed silently you were the one who gave me

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the encouraging smile as I flew I smiled with the feeling of freedom while you waited for my feet to touch the ground, and find my way back to you.

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What Does the Bible Say About Helping the Poor?

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Emil Sabu

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erving, ministering, helping - all of these words describe what we are called to do as followers of Christ. In I Corinthians 12:28, the apostle Paul writes, “And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.” This list includes helping others and especially those in need.

Christians are commanded to help one another but we are also called to help those who are less fortunate than we are. First John 3:17 states that, “If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him?”. God asked, “Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter when you see the naked, to clothe them, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood” (Isaiah 58:7)? We also need to “Speak up for

those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy” (Prov 31:8-9 Jesus said, “And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is my disciple, I tell you the truth, he will certainly not lose his reward” (Matt 10:42). Someday when you see Christ and receive your reward, you might be pleasantly surprised to hear that, “The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me’ (Matt 25:40).

Helping others - especially the poor and needy - is a gift and a calling that we cannot shirk as Christians. So let’s go out and help our neighbors and our friends in need.

John Joseph (Thampan) & Salomi

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Fó KoXw sNmñpó kabw t{XmtWmknsâ hS¡phis¯ XncnIÄ sXfnbn¡póXv B«nSb³amcpsS hchns\bpw ""shfnhn³ X«nð hkn¡pw.........'' Fó KoXw sNmñpó kab¯v sX¡phis¯ XncnIÄ sXfnbn¡póXv hnZzmòmcpsS hchns\bpw kqNn¸n¡póp. KoXw Ahkm\n¡pótXmsS kzÀ¤w Xpd¡póXns\ kqNn¸n¨v XncÈoe \o¡póp. XpSÀóv Bihkv{X§Ä [cn¨v [q]Ieihpambn \nð¡pó ]«Imcs\ ip{ipjI³ I¯n¨ sagpIpXncnbpambn kzoIcn¡pIbpw ]«¡mc³ [q]w sh¨v, t{XmtWmkns\ s_Zvsetlanse ]pð¡qSmbn Iïv t{XmtWmkv ap¯n P\§Ä¡v [q]w hoipIbpw ""\n³amXmhv...........'' Fó KoXw Be]n¡pIbpw sN¿póp. XpSÀóv ""ssZhsa \o ]cnip²\mIpóp...........'' Fó {XnXz kvXpXn (I_dS¡ kab¯v amemJamÀ CXp amdn amdn sNmñpóXv tI«v AcnaXymImc³ Hutk^pw, \nt¡mZotamkpw RMÄ¡pthïn {Iqin¡s¸«hs\....... Fóp sNmñn.) aqóp {]mhiyw sNmñpóp. Çolm hmb\bpsS Hcp¡¯n\mbn ""Xphne tijw......'' Fó KoXw sNmñpIbpw aZv_lmbpsS hS¡phi¯v \ Sbnð \nóv s]mXpteJ\§fnð \nópw (1, 2, ]t{Xmkv, 1, 2, 3, tbmlóm³, bmt¡m_v, bqZm) hmbn¡póp. AXn\ptijw ""] utemkv Çolm...... KoXw sNmñn Ahkm\ n¡pótXmsS sX¡phis¯ \Sbnð \nópw ]utemkv ÇolmbpsS teJ\¯nð \nópw hmbn¡póp. ]nóoSv ""ltñeq¿m ltñeq¿m ltñeq¿m............'' Fó KoXw Gh³ tKentbm¬ hmbn¡póXn\mbn ]«¡mc³ CSXp hit¯¡v Xncnªv {]Z£nWambn hóv FñmhÀ¡pw kam[m\w \ðInb tijw

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kphntij§fnð \nópw hmbn¡póp. ] nónSv ""bPam\³ hcpw t\cw'' Fó KoXw {] antbm³ lqtkmsb Fó {]mÀ°\ Chbv¡v tijw IÀ¯mhnsâ amt½mZnkmbnð shfns¸Sp¯nb {Xn¯zs¯ HmÀ½n¸n¨v [q]Ieiw hmgv¯pIpw, hnizmk {]amWw sNmñn¨v Fñmhscbpw kXyhnizmk¯nð Dd¸n¡pIbpw ""bmNtIïpw kabanXm....''

Fó KoXw sNmñpIbpw sN¿póp Cu kab¯v ip{ipjI³ [q]Ieihpambn aZv_ lmbnð \nónd§n FñmhÀ¡pw [q]w hoin {]Imcw hsc sNóv FñmhÀ¡pw ip²nIcn¨v Xncn¨p hóv aZv_lmbpsS Xmsg \nð¡póp.

Cu kab¯v ]«¡mc³ IÀ¯mhv injyòmcpsS ImepIÄ IgpInbXns\ A\pkvacn¨v ssI hncepIÄ IgpIn XpS¡pIbpw, FñmhcpsSbpw {]mÀ°\ Bhiys¸«Xn\p tijw t{XmtWmknsâ ap¼nð ap«pIp¯n kz´w ]m]tamN\¯n\pw hn. IpÀºm\bnð HmÀt¡ïhÀ¡mbpw {]mÀ°\ Ahkm\ n¸n¡pótXmsS ip{ipjI³ AhnizmknIsf ]pd¯m¡nbncn¡póp hnizmknIfpsS IpÀºm\ Bcw`n¡mw Fóp ]dbmsX ] dªv _msdð tamÀ kvXusa³ Imtemkv ]

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mSpótXmsS ]«¡mc³ ZÀ_mbnð Ibdn \ n§Äs¡ñmhÀ¡pw kam[m\w DïmIs« Fóp ]dªv Hómas¯ kam[m\w ssIamdnb tijw Fñmhcpw IÀ¯mhnsâ ap¼msI Xe Ip\n¡póp ]cky ip{iqjbpsS Bcw`w, Xpt¸«n Cd§nbXv Chsb HmÀ½n¸n¡pó timivj BtLmjw \S¯pó kab¯v ssIaWn, aÄ hlkm Ch D]tbmKn¡póp, ]«¡mc³ cïmaXv kam[m\w sImSp¡póp cïv ssIIfpw DbÀ¯n {]mhnsâ NndIpIÄ t]mse Nen¸n¨v ]«¡mc³ A¸hpw hoªpw hmgv¯póp CXn\ptijw XÀtÆmZbw, tÜmÀt¯mbpw Hcp½ns¨Sp¯v ImWn¡póXv IÀ¯mhnsâ cïmw hchns\ kqNn¸n¡póp ]nóoSv Gi¿mhv {]mÀ°n¨v BImi¯p \ nópw Xobnd¡n _enZln¸n¨Xns\ HmÀ¯v ]«¡mc³ s\ô¯Sn¨v IÀ¯msh Ftómcpfn sN¿Wsa Fóp aqóp {]mhiyw {] mÀ°n¡pt¼mÄ ]cn. dqlm ]cnip² IpÀº\ tað Cd§n hkn¨v AXns\ IÀ¯mhnsâ Xncpicochpw càhpam¡n amäpóp. XpSÀópÅ BZy XptZ\pIÄ bYm{Iaw Poht\ Sncn¡pó Bßob ]nXm¡Ä, hnizmknIÄ `cWIÀ¯mIÄ ChÀ¡mbpÅXpw aäpÅh bYm{Iaw hm§nt¸mb ssZhamXmhv ] cnÈp²òmÀ, JWvVn¸nsâ ip{ipjbv¡v ap¼v FñmhÀ¡pw hnïpw kam[m\w sImSp¯v ""A³]pStbms\..'' Fó KoXw sNmñpó kab¯v A¸hpw hoªpw kwtbmPn¸n¡póXv IjvSm\p`hw, Ipc-

nip acWw, I_dS¡w, DbnÀ¸v Chsb kqNn¸n¡póp. IÀ¯r {]mÀ°\¡v tijw FñmhÀ¡pw kam[m\w sImSp¡póp. XpSÀóv AWbv¡s¸« hnip² clky§Ä ssIs¡mÅpóXn\p ap¼mbn Fñmhcpw XeIp\n¡póp XpSÀóp FñmhÀ¡pw k½m\w sImSp¡póp. XpSÀóp \S¡pó aqómas¯ dpiva injyòmsc Henhp aebnð Iq«ns¡mïpt]mbn A\p{Kln¡póXns\ ImWn¡póp. ]nónSp ]nemk DbÀ¯n ""]cnÈp²\mb GI]nXmhpw ....''Fópw Imk DbÀ¯n Hómbncn¡pó ]cnip² FópÅ {]mÀ°\IÄ kzÀ¤mtcmlWs¯ ImWn¡póp AXn\ptijw ]«¡mc³ Imkmbpw ]oemkbpw aqSn ]Zhnbnð \nónd§n hn.ssZhamXmhv, ]cnip²òmÀ, ]«mÀ, ]tcXÀ ChcpsS [q] {]mÀ°\ \S¯póp ]nXmhpw ]p{X\pw ]cnÈp² dqlmbpw Fóv Fñmhcpw A«lkn¨v sNmñnIgnbpt¼mÄ XncÈne \o¡n IÀ¯mhnsâ cïmw hchns\ ImWn¡pó clky§fpsS BtLmjw \S¡póp. Cu kabw \mw CcpIc§fpw Iq¸n BZcthmsS \nevt¡ïXmIpóp. IrXÚXm {]mÀ°\m kam[m\w sImSp¡m³ Chbv¡p tijw Fñmhcpw IÀ¯mhnsâ ap¼msI XeIp\ n¡póp kam]\ {]mÀ°\, dqiva Ch Ignªv XncÈne CSpóp.

XpSÀóv ]«¡mc³ ap«ntòð \nóp clky {]mÀ°\, IpÀºm\m\p`hw, {]kwKw Fónh¡p tijw P\w ]ncnªp t]mIpóp.

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]«Imc³ kam[m\w \evIpó kµÀ`§Ä Gh? 1. Gh³ tKmentbm³ hmb\¡mbn \nð¡pó kabw 2. ]Zhnbnð Ibdn kam[m\ {]mÀ°\ sNmñnb tijw 3. timi¸ BtLmjw Ignªv 4.

Bdmas¯ Xp_vtZ³ Ignªv 5. IÀXr {]mÀ°\ Ignªv 6. clky§fpsS BtLmj§Ä¡p ap¼v 7. IrXÚXm {]mÀ°\¡vtijw IpdnbmemtÊm³ Fóv P\w cïv {]mhiyw ]dbpó kµÀ`w GXv? 1. XznXzkvXpXn Ignªv 2. Bdmw Xp_vtZ³ Ignªv 3. IÀ¯msh FtómScpfn sNbvXv, ]cnip² dqlm Cd§n Bhkn¨v hn. IpÀºm\sb IÀ¯msh Xncpcà§fm¡n XoÀ¡Wsa Fó {]mÀ°\bv¡v tijw 4. a²ykv° {]mÀ°\bpsS a²yw hn. IpÀºm\bnð \mw HmÀ¡pó {][m\ kw`h§Ä Gh? 1. IÀ¯mhnsâ P\\wþt{XmtWmkv Npäpó kabw 2. am½pZokm þ [q]Ieiw hmgv¯pó kabw 3. hn. IpÀºm\ Øm]\w þ ]Zhnbnð IbdpóXv 4. ]ckyip{iqjmBcw`w þ timi¸m BtLmjw 5. IjvSm\p`hw, Ipcnip acWw I_\S¡w DbnÀ¸v þ JÞn¸nsâ ip{ipjm, A¸hnªpIÄ hmgv¯pó kabw 6. DbnÀ¸v þ JÞn¸nsâ kabw ssIaWn i_vZw tIÄ¡t¼mÄ 7. kzÀ¤mtclWwþ Imkmbpw ]nemkbpw DbÀ¯n BtLmjn¡póXv 8. cïmw hchv þ clky§fpsS FgpóÅn¸v \mw IÀ¯mhnsâ ap¼msI Xe Ip\n¡pó kµÀ`§Ä Gh? 1. ]ckv]cw kam[m\w sImSp¡pt¼mÄ 2. IÀXr{]mÀ°\ Ignªv kam[m\w sImSp¯tijw 3. hn. clky§Ä ssIt¡mïXn\v tijw IrXÚ{]mÀ°\ Ignªv kam[m\w sImSp¯ tijw 4. ]pt¯mebv¡v tijw hn. IpÀºm\bnð D]tbmKn¡pó {Ko¡p ]Z§fpw AÀ°hpw GXv? 1 kvtXmsa³ Imtemkv þ \mw \ñh®w \nð¡Ww 2. IpdntbembntÊm³ þ IÀ¯msh R§fpsS tað IcpW sNmcntbWta hn. IpÀºm\bnð ]«¡mc³ dpivam \ðIpó Ahkc§Ä Gh? 1. timi¸m BtLmj§Ä Ignªv, A²ymbw cïnsâ Bcw`¯nð 2. JÞn¸nsâ ip{ipjbv¡v ap¼v 3. IÀXr{]mÀ°\bv¡v tijw clky§fpsS BtLmj¯n\v ap³] v hn. IpÀºm\bnð XncÈne D]tbmKn¡pó kµÀ`§Ä Gh? 1. hn. IpÀºm\ ]ckyambn Bcw`n¡pt¼mÄ (XncÈoe \o¡póp) 2. A³]pStbms\ Fó KoX¯n\p ap³]v JÞn¸nsâ ip{ipjbvIv (XncÈne CSpóp) 3. IÀXr {]mÀ°¡v ap³]v þ XncÈoe \o¡póp 4. Ahkm\w þ Bta³ þ IÀ¯mhv AhnSs¯ IpÀºm\...... {]mÀ°\¡v XncÈoe CSpóp.

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ur souvenir celebrates the 25th anniversary of our church’s founding, and this is indeed an important milestone - because it pushes us to look not backwards but ahead. In pausing to recollect the 25 years since this community was formed, we should consider what our record demonstrates in terms of achievements, and what we want to achieve in the next 25 years.

It is, of course, no small matter to build a church community and to maintain our ties to one another despite financial upheavals, membership attrition, and even to some extent, our own ambivalence about the role the church plays in our daily lives. But how can our church grow in relevance to us as individual members, and to the larger community around us? The answer lies in taking advantage of the opportunities we have long neglected—to become true stewards of the cultural legacy we hold and to use our church community to participate in public service.

These goals require us to network and connect with other Syrian Orthodox churches in our region, and they require us to be creative. Take the overarching efforts of both the Syrian Orthodox Church and the Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North America. Both these organizations have arms dedicated to teaching and continuing the legacy of the church as a whole. St. Mark’s Cathedral in Teaneck, New Jersey recently held a lecture on the history of the church that explored topics such as the language and Bible of the Syrian Orthodox Church. The Malankara Archiodecese reaches out, for example, through its Lenten retreats.

Now that we have our own church facility, wouldn’t it be a wonderful use to organize or consolidate with other churches in the Northeast to organize a regular series for our members? A regular series of lectures, or book readings on topics such as the religious history of the church, its music, and art; an explanation of the Syriac we hear during Qurbana, or even an explanation of the Qurbana itself. We might invite speakers from the clergy

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and even within the lay population that have taken an interest in learning more about these topics. Just as the church organizes larger tours to the Middle East and even more recently, Greece—we might organize trips to local museums and historical societies in New York to learn about our history and artifacts.

I think an ambitious plan would require us to coordinate with the many churches even within New York. It may be expensive, and it may take hours of work just to get members to attend and participate. But we must have something to show for 25 years of existence, and an anniversary celebration alone is not enough. Our church must show its relevance by educating us—its adult members—about our historical and cultural legacy.

This brings me to my second point about relevance.

Our church needs to establish and emphasize a culture of service—both within our community and to the larger group of people around us. Why do we not reach out, for example, to community health efforts where we can make a real contribution in time and effort? There are always local chapters of medical groups such as the American Heart Association, that organize community events such as blood pressure and cholesterol screenings. With the number of medical professionals in our group, wouldn’t it be great if we volunteered to host such an event in our area of Long Island, or participated in events that are already organized?

Within our network of Malankara Orthodox churches, we could have listserves and Facebook groups for people to network, and reach older members in need of transportation; or sick members in need of emotional support or even basics such as meals that they don’t have time to prepare.

The 25th anniversary is a celebration and I agree we should take part with joy. But I look at this event as a call to arms: what do we have to show for it? What do we want to show for the next 25 years?

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Kattarukudy Family

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tXm-«-¯n-se hr-£-§-fp-sS ^-ew R-§Ä-¡v Xnómw, Fómð \n-§Ä a-cn-¡m-Xn-cn-t¡-ï-Xn-\v tXm-«-¯n-sâ \-Sp-hn-ep-Å hr-£-¯n-sâ ^-ew Xn-ó-cp-Xv. sXm-Sp-I-bpw A-cp-Xv, F-óv ssZ-hw I-ð-]n-¨n-«p-ïv, F-óv kv-{Xo ]-d-bp-óp. ]m-¼v kv{Xo-tbm-Sv, \n-§Ä a-cn-¡p-Ibn-ñ \n-Ý-bw, A-Xv Xn-óp-ó \m-fn-ð \n-§-fp-sS I-®v Xp-d-¡p-I-bpw \n-§Ä \-ò Xn-ò-I-sf-¡p-dn-¨v A-dn-bp-ó-h-cm-bn ssZ-h-s¯-t¸m-se A-S-¡p-Ibpw sN-¿pw F-óv ssZ-hw A-dn-bp-óp-sh-óv ]-d-bp-óp. Cu k-a-bam-Wv A-hÀ-¡v BibIp-g-¸w D-ïm-¡p-ó-Xv. Cu BibIp-g-¸-am-Wv a-\p-jy-s\ B-ßo-b cw-K-

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¯pw `u-XnI cw-K-¯pw Po-hn-¡m³ X-S-Ê-am-bn \n-e-sIm-Åp-ó-Xv. G-Xm-Wv i-cn, G-Xm-Wv sX-äv F-óv Xn-cn-¨-dn-bp-hm³ ]-e-t¸m-gpw a-\p-jyÀ-¡v km-[n-¡m-sX t]m-Ip-óp. A-h³ \-ò-sb Im-WmsX Xn-ò-bn-te-¡v ]n-im-Nv A-h-s\ sIm-ïv t]mIp-óp. D-ð-]m 3: 10 ð sX-äv sN-bv-X a-\p-jy-s\ ssZ-hw hn-fn-¡p-óp. B-Z-ta B-Z-ta \o F-hn-sSbm-Wv A-hÀ D-¯-c-am-bn ]-d-bp-óp. tXm-«-¯n-ð \n-sâ i-_v-Zw tI-«n-«v Rm³ \-á-\m-I-sIm-ïv `-b-s¸-«v H-fn-¨n-cn-¡p-I-bm-Wv. F-ñm N-cm-N-c-§sf-bpw kr-jv-Sn-¨-h-\m-b ssZ-h-¯n-\v \-½Ä F-hn-sS H-fn-¨n-cp-óm-epw Im-Wp-hm³ km-[n-¡psa-óv a-d-óp-t]m-I-cp-Xv. ssZ-hw a-\p-jy-cp-sS \-òsb am-{X-am-Wv B-{K-ln-¡p-ó-Xv D-ð-] : 12: 1--þ3 ð ssZ-hw A-{_-lm-an-s\ hn-fn-¨v ""\o \n-sâ tZi-s¯-bpw NmÀ-¨-¡m-sc-bpw ]n-Xr-`-h-\-s¯-bpw hn-«v, ]p-d-s¸-«v, Rm³ \n-só Im-Wn-¸m³ C-cn¡p-ó tZ-i-t¯-¡p-t]m-Ip-I Rm³ \n-só h-ensbm-cp Pm-Xn-bm-¡pw \n-só A-\p-{K-ln-¨v \n-sâ t]À h-ep-Xm-¡pw. \o H-cp A-\p-{K-l-am-bn-cn-¡pw \n-só A-\p-{K-ln-¡p-ó-h-sc Rm³ A-\p-{K-ln¡pw F-óv ssZ-hw A-cpÄ sN-¿p-óp. A-{_-lmw ssZ-h-I-ð-]-\-sb kzo-I-cn-¨v Im-\m³ tZ-i-¯v sN-óv ]mÀ-¯p. t_-tY-en-ð b-tlm-h-bv-¡v H-cp bm-Kw D-ïm-¡n B-c-[n-¨p. ]p-d-¸m-Sv 3: 1-þ6 ð tlm-td-_v ]À-Æ-X-¯n-ð XoPz-me-bp-sS \-Sp-hn-ð \n-óv ssZ-hw tam-im tam-im F-óv hn-fn-¨p. A-Xn\v A-h³ C-Xm Rm³ F-óp-]-d-ªp. \o C-t§m«v A-Sp-¡-cp-Xv, \o \n-ð-¡p-ó Ø-ew hn. `q-an-bmI-bm-ð Im-en-ð \n-óv sN-cn-¸v A-gn-¨p I-f-bp-I, ]p-d-¸m-Sv 32:15. ssZ-hw I-ð-]n-¨ {]-Im-cw tam-i ko-\m-bv ]À-Æ-X-¯n-ð ssZ-h-hp-am-bn ap-Jm-ap-Jw kw-km-cn-¨v I-ev-]-\-IÄ hm-§p-óp. D-ð-] 3: 14 ð ssZ-hw tam-itbm-Sv Rm³ B-Ip-óp Rm³ B-Ip-óp Rm³ B-Ip-ó-p F-óp-Å-h³ F-só \n-§-fp-sS A-Sp-¡-ð A-b-bv¨n-cn-¡p-óp F-ón§-s\ C-{km-tb-ð a-¡-tfm-Sv ]-d-b-Ww F-óv ]pd-¸m-Sv 31:1þ12. ssZ-hw tam-i-tbm-Sv kw-km-cn-¡póp. C-Xm Rm³ sb-lp-Zm tKm-{X-¯n-ð s{^-cnsâ a-I-\m-b Du-cn-bp-sS a-I³ s_-k-te-en-s\ t]À-sNm-ñn hn-fn-¨n-cn-¡p-óp. A-h-s\ F-´n-\p hn-fn-¨p-sh-ópw A-h³ sN-bv-X-sX-s´-ópw A-hnsS hn-h-cn-¡p-óp-ïv ]p-d-¸m-Sv 31:1þ5. s_-k-teen-s\ k-lm-bn-¡p-hm-\m-bn Zm³ tKm-{X-¯n-ð A-ln-km-am-¡n-sâ a-I-\m-b H-slm-eo-bm-_o-s\ A-h-t\m-Sv Iq-sS- B-¡n ssZ-h-¯n-sâ km-£ySt. Peter’s & St. Paul’s Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church - New York

s¸-«-I-hpw Ir-]m-k-\-hpw k-am-K-a-\ Iq-Sm-c-hpw Iq-Sm-c-¯n-sâ D-]-I-c-W-§-fpw X-¦w sIm-ïp-Å \n-e-hn-f-¡pw Xp-S-§n F-ñm km-[-\ km-a-{Kn-Ifpw D-ïm-¡p-ó-Xn-\pw ]p-tcm-ln-XÀ-¡p-Å hn. h-kv-{X-§-fpw kp-K-Ô [q-]hÀ-¤-hpw F-ñmw D-ïm-¡p-ó-Xn-\pw A-h-sc ssZ-hw Np-a-X-e-s¸-Sp¯n-b-Xm-bn Im-Wp-óp. ssZ-hi-_v-Zw {i-hn-¡p-ó B-Sp-IÄ¡v thïn-bm-W-tñm, ssZ-h]p-{X³ a-\p-jy-h-Xm-cw sN-bv-X-Xv, \-s½ ]m-]-¯n-ð \n-ópw c-£n-¨-Xv. a-\p-jy-tcm-Sp-Å kv-t\-l-s¯ {]-Xn, ]m-]-an-ñm¯-h-\m-b Xm³, ]m-]n-I-fm-b \-ap-¡p-th-ïn {Iq-in-ð _-en-bm-bn¯oÀ-óp. D-bÀ-s¯-gp-tó-ä tb-ip-hn-t\m-Sv injy-òmÀ tNm-Zn-¡p-óp IÀ¯m-th R-§Ä _-e-lo-\-cm-sW-ópw, \n-só Iq-Sm-sX H-ópw sN-¿p-hm-\p-Å I-gn-hn-sñ-ópw \n-\-¡-dn-bm-am-bn-cp-ón-«pw \n-só D-t]-£n-¨p-t]mIm³ \o R-§-sf F-´n-\m-Wv A-\p-h-Zn-¨-Xv? IÀ-¯m-hv a-dp-]-Sn-bm-bn ho-Wp-t]m-Ip-ó-hÀ-¡pw hn-hn-[ X-e-§-fn-ð B-ßo-bt\-Xr-Xzw h-ln-¡pó-hÀ-¡pw H-cp-t]m-se hcpwIme§fnð k-`-sb ]-Wn-Xp-bÀ-¯m³ \n-§Ä-¡v F-fn-a B-h-iy-amWv. ]m-]n-I-fpw _-e-lo-\-cpw ho-ïpw ho-ïpw ho-Wp-t]m-Ip-ó-h-cpw \n-§-fp-sS A-Sp-¯v h-cpt¼mÄ A-h-tcm-Sv \n-§Ä I-cp-W-bp-Å-h-cmbn-cn-¡-Ww. \n-b-a-t¯-¡mÄ kv-t\-l-¯n-sâ B-ßm-hn-ð \n-§Ä A-h-sc kv-t\-ln-¡-Ww \n-§-fpw ho-W-h-cpw _-e-lo-\-cm-sW-óv Xn-cn-¨dn-hpw C-t¸mÄ \n-§Ä B-bn-cn-¡p-ó A-h-Øbpw \n-§-fp-sS tbm-Ky-X-sb {]-Xn-b-ñ, {]-Xy-pX ssZ-h-¯n-sâ Im-cp-Wy-am-sW-ó t_m-[y-hpw \n-§Ä-¡v D-ïm-I-Ww F-óv tb-ip A-h-tcm-Sv I-ev-]n-¨p. Cu k-tµ-iw \½psS am-Xm-]n-Xm-¡fn-epw k-`m-[n-Im-cn-I-fn-epw Fñmw Cu I-cp-Wbp-sS kp-hn-ti-jw kz-´-am-¡n-bm-ð sX-äv sN¿p-ó-h-cpw {In-kv-Xo-b amÀ-¤w D-t]-£n-¨v t]m -Ip-ó-h-cpw A-Xv Xn-cn¨dnªv \-ò-bn-te-¡v Xn-cn¨p-h-cp-hm³ D-Å t_m-[yw A-hÀ-¡v D-ïm-Ipw. k-`-bp-sS N-cn-{Xw ]-cn-tim-[n-¨m-ð ]-g-b \n-b-a-¯n-epw ]p-Xn-b \n-b-a-¯n-epw A-t\-Iw ssZ-hZm-k-òmÀ-¡pw `-c-Wm-[n-Im-cn-IÄ-¡pw k-`-bp-sS A-Sn-Øm-\in-e-I-fm-b in-jy-òmÀ¡pw ho-gv-¨-bpw A-_-²-§-fpw D-ïm-bn-«p-ïv. ]-e- ]-Þ-X-I-fpw `n-ó-X-I-fpw k-`-bn-ð kw-`hn-¨-Xp-t]m-epw h-f-sc A-dn-hp-Å-h-cpw, ]-ÞnX-cpw k-`-bp-sS A-[n-Im-c-Øm-\-§Ä h-ln-¡p141

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ó-h-cp-am-b hy-àn-I-fn-eq-sS-bm-bn-cp-óp. sX-än-ð A-I-s¸-«v t]m-hp-I kzm-`m-hn-I-am-Wv B-Z-¯n-\pw l-Æ-bv-¡pw kzm-`m-hn-I-am-bn kw-`-hn-¨ sX-ämWv a-\p-jy-hÀ-¤-s¯ ap-gp-h-\m-bn ]m-]-¯n-sâ A-Sn-a-bm-bn Xo-cp-hm³ C-S-bm-b-Xv. a-\p-jy-s\ ]m-]-¯n-ð \n-ópw ho-sï-Sp-¡m-\m-W-tñm X-sâ G-I-Pm-X-\m-b ]p-{X-s\ Im-ð-h-cn-bn-ð bm-K-am¡-s¸-«-Xv. B-Z-an-\pw l-Æm-bv-¡pw ssZ-hI-ð-]-\-sb Ip-dn-¨p-ïm-b kw-i-b-am-bn-cp-óp I-ð-]-\ ew-Ln¡m³ C-S-bm-b-Xv. Nn-´n-¡p-ó-hÀ-¡m-Wv kw-ib-§Ä D-ïm-Ip-ó-Xv, {]-hÀ-¯n-¡p-ó-hÀ-¡m-Wv A-_-²-§Ä ]-äp-óXv. bm-{X sN-¿p-ó-hÀ-¡m-Wv h-gn sX-äm³ C-S-bp-Å-Xv. H-ópw sN-¿m-sX In-S¡-bn-ð X-só In-S-óm-ð Cu ]-d-ª-sXm-s¡ H-gn-hm-¡mw. A-_-²-§Ä F-fn-a-s¸-Sm-\pw k-`tbm-Sv tNÀ-óv \n-ð-¡m-\p-ap-Å t{]-c-Wmi-ànbm-bn a-\p-jyÀ cq-]m-´-c-s¸-S-Ww. ap-Åp-IÄ-¡nS-bn-ð Ip-cp-§n-¡n-S-¡p-ó B-Sn-\v A-Sp-t¯-¡v h-cm³ I-gn-bn-ñ. C-S-b³ B-Sn-s\ tX-Sn-sN-ñ-Ww. A-t¸mÄ C-S-b³ A-Sp-¯p \n-óv am-dn-t¸m-Im-Xncn-¡-¯-¡-h-®w, B-Sv C-S-b-s\ kv-t\-ln-¡m-\pw hn-iz-kn-¡m-\pw A-Xp Im-c-W-am-Ipw. a-lm-ß-mKm-Ôn-bp-sS Z-£n-Wm-{^n-¡³ Po-h-X-Im-e-s¯ D-ä kp-lr-¯p-¡-fm-bn-cp-óp sl-³dn t]m-f-¡v, `m-cy an-ñn-{Kmw t]m-f-¡v. kphn-ti-j-§-fn-epw ]-g-b\n-b-a {K-Ù-§-fn-epw A-Ûp-X-I-cam-b A-dnh-m-Wv KmÔnbmb B KpP-dm-¯n ssh-iy-k-ap-Zm-bmw-K-¯n-\p-ïm-bn-cp-óXv. {In-kv-Xp-hn-sâ Kn-cn-{]-`m-j-W-¯n-ð \n-óp-Å `m-K-§Ä {]-kw-K-§-fn-epw tIm-S-Xn ap-dn-bn-se hm-Z{]-Xn-hm-Z th-Zn-I-fn-ep-sam-s¡ Km-Ôn-Pn k-ar-²-am-bn D-²-cn-¡-am-bn-cp-óp. A-Xp-t]m-se tPm¬ \yp-am-sâ "eoUv ssI³Unen sseäv' F-ó hn-Jym-X-am-b h-cn-I-fm-bn-cp-óp Km-Ôn-Pn-bv¡v C-jv-S-s¸-« a-säm-cp {]mÀ-°-\. {In-kv-Xp-hn-sâ Kn-cn-{]-`m-j-Ww F-t¸mgpw F-sâ a-\-Ên-ep-ïv A-sX-sâ h-gn-Im-«n-bpw {]-tNm-Z\-hp-am-sW-ópw Km-Ôn-Pn H-cn-¡-ð t]mf-¡v Z-¼-Xn-I-tfm-Sv ]-d-ªp. A-§n-s\-sb-¦n-ð F-´p-sIm-ïv {In-kv-Xp-a-Xw kzo-I-cn-¨p Iq-tS-sbóv tNm-Zn-¨p. Xn-cp-h-N-\-§Ä F-só A-Xy-[n-Iam-bn B-IÀ-jn-¡p-óp F-óv ]-d-ª Km-Ôn-Pn an-ñn-tbm-Sv H-cp tNm-Zyw am-\-h-cm-in-¡m-bn {In-kvXp a-X-¯n-ep-Å G-ä-hpw km-c-h-¯m-b k-tµ-isa-´v? an-ñn H-tóm c-tïm aq-tóm k-tµ-i-§Ä St. Peter’s & St. Paul’s Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church - New York

]-d-ª A-h-tcm-Sv H-scm-ä F-®w am-{Xw Nq-ïnIm-«-W-sa-óv Km-Ôn-Pn B-h-iy-s¸-«p. ""\n-§-fpsS Kp-cp-hm-b {In-kv-Xp-hpw \n-§-fpw k-tlm-Z-ccm-sW-óv'' C-Xm-Wv {In-kv-Xo-b-X-bp-sS G-ä-hpw {]-[m-\-am-b k-tµ-iw'' F-óv Km-Ôn-Pn an-ñn-bv-¡v ]-d-ªp-sIm-Sp-¯p. {In-kv-Xp-hn-s\ B-g-¯n-ð A-dn-ª Km-Ôn-Pn H-cp k-\m-X-\ lnµphmbn D-d-¨p \n-ó-Xn-\p ]n-ón-ð cm-jv-{So-b Im-c-W-§fp-ap-ïm-bn-cp-óp. `m-c-X-¯n-\v kzm-X-{´yw In-«n sXm-«-Sp-¯ hÀ-jw 1948 P-\p-h-cn 30\v A-t±-lw sh-Sn-tb-äv, a-cn-¡pw ap³-]v A-t±-lw {]mÀ-°n-¨p.

X-só sh-Sn-sh-¨ hy-àn-tbm-Sv £-an-¡-W-saópw A-bm-sf in-£n-¡-cp-sX-ópw B-bn-cp-óp ]-d-ª-Xv. A-t±-l-¯n-sâ a-c-Ww, Im-ð-h-cn-bn-se {In-kv-Xp-hn-sâ _-en-sb HmÀ-an¸n-¨n«p-sï-óv ZrIv-km-£n-IÄ hn-e-bn-cp-¯p-I-bp-ïm-bn. ""k-am[m-\-¯n-sâ A-t¸m-kv-tXm-e¡pw {Inkv-XpaX-¯n-sâ kp-lr-¯n-\pw B-Z-cm-Rv-P-en-IÄ'' F-óm-Wv 12þmw ]n-bq-kv ]m-¸ Km-Ôn-Pn-bp-sS a-cW-s¯-¡p-dn-¨v A-\p-tim-Nn-¨-Xv. 1948 P-\p-h-cn 31se ln-µp-Øm³ ssSw-kn-ð B-cp-sS tam-N-\¯n-\p th-ïn Km-Ôn-Pn Po-hn-¨p-thm B kz-P-\§Ä X-só A-t±-l-s¯ sIm-ópshóv F-gp-Xn. A-Xp X-só-b-tñ am-\-h-cm-in-bp-sS c-£-bv-¡mbn kzÀ-¤w Nm-bn-¨n-d-§n-b-h-\m-b {In-kv-Xp-hn-s\ kz-´w P-\-§Ä X-só tem-IN-cn-{X-¯n-se KmÔn-Pn-bp-sS a-c-W-hpw H-cp sh-Ån-bm-gv-N-bm-bncp-óp. 194 hÀ-j-§Ä-¡p-ap³-]v tb-ip{In-kv-Xphn-s\ sIm-e-s¸-Sp-¯n-b A-tX-Zn-h-kw X-só ]n-Xm-th C-hÀ sN-¿p-ó-Xv F-s´-óv C-hÀ A-dnbm-bv-I-bm-ð C-h-tcm-Sv s]m-dp-¡-W-ta-sb-óv tbip {]mÀ-°n-¨-Xp-t]m-se Km-Ôn-Pn-bpw {]mÀ-°n¨p X-sâ LmXIt\mSv £-an-¡-W-ta F-óv. ]n-Xm-hmw ssZ-hw kzÀ-¤-¯n-ð \n-ópw \-s½ hn-fn-¡p-óp. ""\n-§Ä F-ñm-h-cpw F-sâ A-Sp-¡-ð h-cp-hn³ F-ó B i-_v-Zw \-½Ä Xncn-¨-dn-ªv ssZhk-ón-[n-bn-ð k-aÀ-¸n-¨v {]mÀ°n-¡p-hm³ i-àn \-ð-I-s«. \-½p-sS {]-Xn-k-Ôn-L-«-§-fn-ð ssZ-hw k-ao-]-Ø-\m-sW-óv ]-g-b \n-b-a-¯n-epw ]p-Xn-b \n-b-a-¯n-epw ]-e-cp-tS-bpw Po-hn-X-¯n-ð ImWp-óp-ïv. ]n-Xm-th F-só A-\p-{K-ln-¨ñmsX Rm³ \n-só hn-Sp-I-bn-ñm-sb-óv ]n-Xm-hm-b bmt¡m-_v {]mÀ-°n-¨p. Ct¿m-_v Ip-¸-bn-ð \n-ópw Zm-\n-tb-ð knw-l-§-fp-sS Kp-l-bn-ð \n-ópw 143

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3 ss]-X-§Ä A-án-N-qf-bn-ð \n-ópw k-ap-{Z¯n-sâ A-Sn-¯-«n-ð \n-ópw C-kv-lm-¡n-s\ _-en I-¯n-bnð \n-ópw ssZ-hw c£n¨phtñm.

A-Ûp-X-§-fpw A-S-bm-f-§-fpw tcm-K-im-´n-I-fpw hÀ-jn-¡p-hm³ ssZ-hw sX-c-sª-Sp-¯v \n-tbmKn-¨ A-t\-Iw t]-sc ]-g-b\n-b-a-¯n-epw ]p-Xn-b \n-b-a-¯n-epw \mw hm-bn-¡póp-ïv. DZm: tam-i, A-l-tdm³, G-en-bm-hv, F-eo-im, km-ap-th-ð, injy-òmÀ Xp-S-§n- A-t\-Iw t]À, C-hÀ F-ñm-hcpw ssZ-h-i-_v-Zw Xn-cn-¨-dn-ªv A-h-cp-sS Po-hnXw ssZ-h-¯n-\v k-aÀ-¸n-¨-h-cm-Wv. k-l-\-¯n-sâ XoNq-f-bn-ð Iq-sS bm-{XsN-¿p-ó {In-kv-Xo-b a-¡Ä-¡v ssZ-h-i-_v-Zw B-izm-k-¯n-sâ \o-cp-d-h-bm-Wv. tb-ip-hnsâ hn-iz-kv-XX, ]-S-bm-fnIfpsS k-l-\-§Ä k-t´m-j-t¯m-sS \-½Ä G-sä-Sp-¡p-t¼mÄ \mw Po-hn-X-s¯ Xy-Pn-¨v Po-h-sâ In-co-S-¯n-\v AÀl-cm-Ip-I-bp-Åp-sb-ó D-d-¨ hn-izm-kw kv-tX-¸mt\m hn. ]u-tem-kpw \-s½ ]Tn-¸n-¨p.

D-ev-]-¯n 2:18ð a-\p-jy-\p Xp-W-bm-bn, a-\pjy-s\ X-só ssZ-hw \-ð-In-sb-¦n-ð tbm-l: 14:16ð Rm³ ]n-Xm-hn-t\m-Sv tNm-Zn-¡pw, A-h³ k-Xy-¯n-sâ B-ßm-hpw F-ó a-säm-cp Im-cyØ-s\ F-tó-¡pw \n-§-tfm-Sp Iq-sS C-cn-t¡ï-Xn-\v \n-§Ä-¡pw X-cpw. H-cp hn-izm-kn-sb kw-_-Ôn-¨n-S-t¯m-fw ssZ-hw \-½p-sS Iq-sS h-kn-¡p-ó ]-cn-]m-e-I-\pw kw-c-£-I-\pw k-lmb-I-\pw ssZ-hw X-só. Xn-cp-h-N-\-§-fn-eq-sS \mw bm-{X sN-¿p-ó-t¼mÄ B-izm-kh-N-\-§-fp-am-bn \-t½m-sSm-¸-ap-Å tb-ip-hn-sâ km-ón-[yw \-s½ i-à-cm-¡pw tbm-l: 14. injy-òm-tcm-Sv A-cpÄ sN-bv-Xp: ""Rm³ \n-§-sf B-\mY-cm-bn hn-SpI-bn-ñ, Rm³ \n-§-fp-sS A-Sp-t¯-¡v h-cpw.

D-bÀ-¯v F-gp-tó-ä tb-ip-hn-s\ t\-cn-ð I-ï in-jyÀ-¡v Cu h-N-\-¯n-sâ k-Xyw hy-à-ambn, a-\-Ên-em-bn. Cu t_m-[y-¯n-em-Wv hn-ip-² ]u-tem-kv D-d-s¡ {]-kv-Xm-hn-¨-Xv ""C-\n-ta-ð Rm³ A-ñ, Po-hn-¡p-ó {In-kv-Xp-hm-Wv F-ón-ð Po-hn-¡p-ó-Xv F-óv. K-em: 2:20. k-l-\-§-fpw ]o-U-\-§-fpw am-{X-a-ñ a-c-W-s¯-t]m-epw k-ss[cyw kzo-I-cn-¡p-hm³ A-t\-I-sc {]m-]v-X-cm-¡n-bXv \-t½m-Sp Iq-sS D-Å tb-ip-hn-sâ ssN-X-\yw B-Wv. _-e-lo-\-cm-b A-t\-Iw a-\p-jyÀ \-½p-sS _-ew k-Zm ssZ-h-km-ón-[ykv-a-c-W-bn-ð Po-hn¡p-ó a-\p-jy³ H-ä-bv-¡m-sW-¦n-epw H-ä-bm-\-ñ.

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G-i-¿. 43:5 ð `-b-s¸-tS-ï, Rm³ \n-tómSv Iq-sS-bp-ïv F-ó ssZ-hi-_v-Zw \-½p-sS sN-hnI-fn-ð ap-g-§m³ C-S-bm-I-s«.

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Pq-_n-en B-tLm-j-¯n-\v aw-K-fm-iw-k-IÄ t\-cp-óp.

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St. George’s Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church 611 Roosevelt ave, Carteret, New jersey, 07008

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