Messenger December 2012 by st thomas mar thoma church kuwait

Thomas said to him, “My Lord and My God”. (St. John 20:28)

Issue No. 12 Vol. VI

December 2012

A Monthly publication for the St. Thomas Mar Thoma Church, Kuwait

P.O. Box 25562 Safat 13116 Kuwait Tel : 2563 5253 (Res.) Mob : 6603 0775 St. Thomas Centre Tel: 2564 7060 E-mail: st.thomasmtcq8@gmail.com www.st-thomasmtckuwait.com

Rev. Thomas Koshy Panachamoottil Vicar fatherpanachi@gmail.com

(For Private Circulation only)

Parsonage Location Salmiya, Street 10, Bldg No. 20 1st Floor, Flat No. 14 Al-Dhahok Bin Qays Street Opp. Bestow Super Market

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St. Thomas Picnic 2012

Our Vijayanagaram Mar Thoma Mission Project brochure releasing by Rt. Rev. Dr. Thomas Mar Theethos, Bishop of Mumbai Diocese & receiving donation and first commitment form from our member Dr. Simon George. REGULAR PROGRAMS AT ST.THOMAS CENTRE Sunday School

Every Friday at 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm

Yuvajana Sakhyam

Every 1st and 3rd Friday after the Worship service

Junior Choir

Every Thursday at 6.00 to 7.30 PM

Sevika Sanghom

All Saturdays at 5.00 PM

Senior Choir

Every Thursday at 7.30 to 9.30 PM

Edavaka Mission

All Saturdays at 7.00 PM

Birthdays in december Date

Name

1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 15 15 15 15 16 16

PHILIP MATHEW NEETHA MARIAM ABRAHAM JACOB ABRAHAM DENNY KOSHY DENIL CHACKO MATHEW ANGEL MARIAM ABEY AARON P. ABEY STEVEN JOHN MULLASSERY SEEMA ANNIE JOHN DEEPU GEORGE SIMON ANIL MATHEW SONA ANN THOMAS ANU GEORGE THAKADIYAL THOMAS JIBIN PHILIP VARUGHESE ABRAHAM THOMAS (DR.) SANTHOSH MATHEW KAITHOTTA AMIL MATHEW ALEX TERSY THOMAS SEENA ANN ABRAHAM ALEN TOM ANU AARON MATHEW TINKU BINU THOMAS ARON JOHN MANU C. BINU THOMAS KUREEKATTIL MANJU KOSHY (DR.) GEORGE VERGHESE (DR.) SHERIN ELSA SAMUEL KURUVILLA MATHEWS PREENA SUSAN ABRAHAM MATHEWS KOSHY NICOLE MARY JOHN PHILIPOSE VALIYAPARAMPIL PUTHUR CHARLEY THOMAS SHEBIN THOMAS MATHEW MANESH KOSHY JACOB MATHEW ABRAHAM K. SHEJI ALEX (DR.) ANITA JOSE (DR.) CHACKO ATTACHERIL SKARIA BINOY RAJAN JESSICA SARAH THOMAS JEREMY ABRAHAM THOMAS ALEYAMMA MATHEW GAUTHAM T. KOSHY PANACHAMOOTTIL CHRISTY THOMAS IRINE SARAH JERIN ERIN GEORGY JOSEPH OORIYATHARA P. SUSAN GEORGE SUJI MATHEW SAMUEL

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Prayer Group EMMAUS EDEN GETHSEMANE EPHRAIM MIZPAH ARARAT ARARAT MIZPAH MAHANAIM EPHRAIM EDEN CANAAN EPHRATH CANAAN EMMAUS GETHSEMANE CANAAN EDEN ARARAT EPHRATH CANAAN EDEN KADESH MAHANAIM OLIVET EMMAUS GETHSEMANE OLIVET ARARAT CANAAN OLIVET SHEKAM MAHANAIM MAHANAIM EPHRAIM GIHON EPHRATH GIHON EPHRAIM EDEN EMMAUS EMMAUS EPHRATH CANAAN EDEN EPHRATH ARARAT MAHANAIM GETHSEMANE KADESH

Telephone 25630152 25636526 25616438 25750317

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Birthdays in december Date

Name

17 17 17 18 18 18 18 19 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 23 23 23 23 23 24 24 24 25 25 25 25 26 26 26 27 27 27 27 28 28 28 28 29 29 29 30 30 31 31

GEEVARGHESE THOMAS SIMI MIRIAM ASHISH ASHLY MONCY RENESH VARGHESE RAJU SHARON RACHEL SUNIL SHAJI JOSEPH SUNITHA GEORGE VARGHESE P. C. EAPEN VERGHESE REENA K. MATHEW SARA SUSAN CHERIAN SARAH MARY MATHEW SNEHA SUZANNA GEORGE MATHEW SAMUEL AMIEL ALEX VARGHESE MON MATHEWS C. JOHN GEORGE EAPEN ANGEL SHAJI GEORGE ANU ABRAHAM K. JOBY NEBU JOHN RUBIN K. THOMAS LEYA SARA JACOB REEMA MATHEW ASHWIN ISSAC MATHEW GEORGE MATHEW SHEEBA SIMON ABRAHAM VARGHESE CHRISTINE ELIZABETH ABRAHAM SHAJI PHILIP THENASSERIL DAVID JOHN IDICULLA JOEL THOMAS GEORGE K. ROSHAN ROY THOMAS ATHUL SHIJU GEORGE SHERIN THOMAS BINDU MATHEW SAMUEL RENGI VARGHESE BINU SHAJI VINEETH ABRAHAM PAZHOOR BYJU P. MATHEWS SNEHA SARA THOMAS SHREYA MARIAM BABY MATHEW SHEENA KOSHY RAJI ANU KOSHY BINDHU ABRAHAM MARIYAMMA MATHEW NABILA ABRAHAM MATHEW ROHAN ABRAHAM ATHYAL ABIN BOBY

Member No 00831 01862 04033 00793 00813 01411 03272 00751 00351 01432 04333 04623 00823 01431 01623 01741 03731 03924 00141 01423 02652 03852 04552 00974 01991 04102 00461 01323 01351 01364 00843 02593 02823 00492 00732 00943 03922 00044 02001 02653 03054 01562 02912 04192 00742 01683 02533 04571

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Prayer Group EMMAUS CANAAN EPHRATH CANAAN MAHANAIM KADESH MIZPAH CANAAN OLIVET MIZPAH GETHSEMANE EDEN EMMAUS MIZPAH EPHRATH KADESH MAHANAIM EDEN EMMAUS MIZPAH SHEKAM CANAAN EDEN EPHRATH GETHSEMANE MIZPAH GETHSEMANE GETHSEMANE OLIVET KADESH EDEN KADESH KADESH EDEN EMMAUS OLIVET EDEN MIZPAH OLIVET SHEKAM GIHON ARARAT EPHRATH KADESH GIHON MAHANAIM KADESH MAHANAIM

Telephone 25629186 25645275 25641839 25349052 25612248 25663459 25642079 25658549 25611453

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Thanks to God Almighty for his mercy that kept you safe and sound during the past year. Praying to Lord God to shower his Blessings, on each of you, all through the year ahead. "Happy Birthday"

MISSION

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NEW MEMBERS Byju John & Family

Rony Koshy Kuruvilla

Member No: 0463 Prayer Group: Shekam Mother Parish: Jarusalem, Nanthankode- TVRM Contact No.: 66321524

Member No: 0464 Prayer Group: Mahanaim Mother Parish: Venomy Salem, Kuzhuvalloor Contact No.: 55205391

Nibu P.N.

Joju P Mathew

Member No: 0465 Prayer Group: Gihon Mother Parish: Salem Marthoma, Elanthoor Contact No.: 96970497

Member No: 0466 Prayer Group: Mizpah Mother Parish: St.Pauls, kizhakenmuthoor Contact No.: 97411840

Christmas Carol Rounds 2012 (Schedule) 1. Gihon - Sekham - 2. Ararat - Ephrath - Ephraim - 3. Canaan - Eden - 4. Kadesh - Mahanaim - 5. Gethsemane - Emmaus - 6. Olivet - Mizpah -

(Participation by Prayer Group Members, Office Bearers & Committee Members 5th December Wednesday (Gihon) 6th December Thursday (Shekam) Dec. 1st Onwards Dec. 8,9,10 & 12 Dec. 12,13,15 &16 Dec. 15,16,17 & 19 Dec. 9,10,12 & 13

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• Evangelist Salary

- KD 20 per month

• Student’s Expenses - KD 10 per month

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Wedding Anniversaries in december

We wish the following couples a Happy Wedding Anniversary. Please attend and partake in the thanksgiving prayer during the Holy Communion Service. Date

Name

Prayer Grp.

Tel. Res.

Mobile

EASOW K. I. & SANTHAMMA EASOW

MIZPAH

25751147

99780609

ABRAHAM VARGHESE & JESSY A. MATHEW

OLIVET

25652846

97592351

ABRAHAM V. JOHN & JOMOL ABRAHAM

MIZPAH

66891075

99270127

CHACKO ALEXANDER P. & ELIZABETH ALEXANDER

MIZPAH

25710468

66067546

JOHN GEORGE & SUNITA ANIE SAMUEL

EMMAUS

25616846

99252794

SUNIL JOY & JEENU SUNIL

ABEY P. THOMAS & ELIZABETH JOSEPH

THOMAS GEORGE & GRACY THOMAS

SAJI BABY & ANNIE VARGHESE

ANUP RAJAN DANIEL & MALINI ANUP DANIEL

MATHEW PHILIP & JITTYMOL MARIAM MATHEW

SUBIN THOMAS (DR.) & ELWINA SUBIN

EDEN

66714543

ARARAT

94453095

EPHRATH

24330292

66191007

GIHON

97638510

CANAAN

25629747

99068514

ARARAT

97133949

MAHANAIM

25648202

97482940

SHEEBU OOMMEN & SMITA SHEEBU OOMMEN

ARARAT

66191663

SAM CHERIAN & BINU THOMAS

SHEKAM

23727907

99468239

THOMAS GEORGE & ANNE THOMAS

CANAAN

25623273

97934381

JOSEPH GEORGE & ELSY JOSEPH GEORGE

MAHANAIM

25636722

66632157

IDICULLA ABRAHAM & ANITHA ABRAHAM

MIZPAH

25731735

65608884

BINU T KORUTHU & SHIRLY BINU

MAHANAIM

67785016

66257383

SAM PHILIP & BINSU SAM

EMMAUS

66166523

VARUGHESE MATHEW & ANNAMMA MATHEW

EDEN

25615823

99758170

REJI PHILIP ATHYAL (DR.) & PREETHI SIMON (DR.)

SHAJI THOMAS & SOSAMMA THOMAS

PUTHUR CHARLY THOMAS & SAPNA ELIZABETH THOMAS

29 29

KADESH

25619413

66577386

GETHSEMANE

25651132

99204016

MAHANAIM

97279954

ANDREWS JOHN MULLASSERY & SUSAN JOHN

MIZPAH

25616795

66782239

MATHEWS K ABRAHAM & SARADA MATHEWS ABRAHAM

GIHON

25323698

97225771

GEORGE VARGHESE K & LEELAMMA K GEORGE

GIHON

66224297

BLESSON GEORGE VARGHESE & RIYA MEERA KURIAN

GIHON

66224297

JIBU JACOB THOMAS & BENCY ANNIE CHACKO

EPHRAIM

25624570

66557486

SUNNY THOMAS CHAKKUMCHIRA & VIJI SUNNY THOMAS

MAHANAIM

99969475

SHAJI GEORGE & BINU SHAJI

EDEN

60427100

VARUGHESE THOMAS M & SOSAMMA THOMAS

GETHSEMANE

25652006

99320230

JOHN YOHANNAN & ACCAMMA JOHN

CANAAN

25630400

66588173

PHILIP BABY & LIGY MATHEW (DR.)

OLIVET

25611291

99574695

BENSON GEORGE VARGHESE & LILY MIRIEM MOHAN

GIHON

66224297

Visitation of Virgin Mary to 7.30 PM HOP, NECK, Kuwait City Elizabeth - Bearers of Good News (Bible Sunday)

TIME

Annunication to Joseph

The Mystery of Holy Incarnation

HOLY COMMUNION

PROGRAMME

1 John 5:13-20

1 Timothy 3:10-17

EPISTLE

St. Luke 1:57-66

St. Luke 1:39-56

GOSPEL

Judges 13:2-25

Genesis 18:1-16

FIRST LESSON

Hebrews 2:1-10

1 John 1:1-10

SECOND LESSON

KADESH

PRAYER GROUP/ ORGANIZATION

WILL BE ASSIGNED

MIZPA

WILL BE ASSIGNED

ARRARAT

EDEN

EDAVAKA MISSION

SUNDAY SCHOOL

MAHANAIM

OLIVET

HOLY COMMUNION

Revelation 2:12-17 1 John 5:1-12

Revelation 2:12-17 Isaiah 40:1-11 Isaiah 11:1-10

Colassians 1:15-20 Acts 1:6-11

Isaiah 40:1-11

Micah 5:1-9 Zechariah 14:1-5

St. Matthew 1: 18-23 FASTING PRAYER

St.Luke 12:22-34

Hebrews 13:7-21

Philippians 4:4-9

1 Peter 5:6-11

HOLY Philippians St.Matthew| COMMUNION 4:4-9 1: 18-23 HOLY Romans St.John COMMUNION 1: 8-16 1:1-14 X'MAS CAROL SERVICE HOLY 1 Timothy St.Luke COMMUNION 1:14-17 2:1-10 HOLY 1 Thessalanians St.John COMMUNION 1:14-17 14:1-7 HOLY COMMUNION

Exodus 33:12-23

HOLY COMMUNION (English)

WORSHIP SCHEDULE FOR THE MONTH OF december 2012 DATE

7.30 AM

THEME

4 TUE

7.30 PM HOP, NECK, Kuwait City

VENUE

7 FRI STC, SALMIYA

7.30 PM HOP, NECK, Kuwait City

10.00 AM

STC, SALMIYA

Birth of John the Baptist

11 TUE 7.30 AM

STC, SALMIYA

14 FRI 14 FRI

SIMS, SALMIYA

STC, SALMIYA

18 TUE 7.30 AM Yaldo - Feast of Nativity. Birth of our Saviour

6.30 PM STC, SALMIYA

Our Lord who is coming again

21 FRI 24 MON 7.30 PM STC, SALMIYA

Witnessing & Year Ending. Watch Night Service. God who is always with us

21 FRI

28 FRI STC, SALMIYA

7.30 AM

31 MON 9.30 PM

Prayer Groups shall identify and assign appropriate personnel as Two Laymen to Assist in Church services,Two Lesson Readers And Four Children to collect offertory, during Worship services and Holy Communion services for both St.Thomas center & Hall of Peace. Please co-ordinate with Lay Readers .

St. Thomas Messenger for the month of December is sponsored by the following couples on the occasion of their wedding anniversaries: Mr. Valliya Thazhel Sajan & Mrs. Mini Cherian, Mr. John Varughese & Mrs. Jinu John Varughese, Mr. Geol Abraham & Mrs. Deena Geol, Mr. Jacob Thomas & Mrs. Soumya Mary Varghese, Mr. Varghese Oommen & Mrs. Annamma Thomas, Mr. Johns Lessly Thomas & Mrs. Mini Johns Lessly. St.Thomas family takes this opportunity to thank them for their support.

Vice President Laloo Thomas

99891450 / 25649403

Secretary Shibu Cherian

66565496 / 25630521

Trustee - Finance Abraham Mathew P.

66165292 / 25652751

Trustee - Accounts Chacko Daniel

66562536 / 25635156

Lay Ministrant Boban Varghese K.

99468253 / 25663820

Lay Ministrant Dr. Abraham Kurian

ST.THOMAS OFFICE BEARERS 2012-2013

Sponsorship for St. THOMAS MESSENGER We request individuals / organizations / prayer groups to sponsor our monthly bulletin “St. Thomas Messenger” every month. You could even share the special occasions in your family with St.Thomas family by sponsoring an issue of “St. Thomas Messenger”. Your kind co-operation in this matter is solicited. For Further details, please contact the office bearers in advance.

99588244 / 25657655