Thomas said to him, “My Lord and My God�. (St. John 20:28)
Issue No. 4 Vol. IX
APRIL 2015
A Monthly publication for the St. Thomas Mar Thoma Church, Kuwait
Happy Easter
HEARTY WELCOME
"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
PARISH DAY 2015
The 8th Parish Day of St. Thomas Mar Thoma Parish will be held at Indian Community Senior Branch Auditorium on Thursday, April 16th, 2015, 07:00 pm. Rt. Rev. Dr. Mathews Mar Makarios Episcopa will be the Chief Guest. Other dignitaries from NECK and Vicars from sister Parishes will also be attending the function. We invite the presence and participation of all St. Thomas Parish members.
Rt. Rev. Dr. Mathews Mar Makarios, Episcopa of Kottayam - Kochi Diocese
We thank God Almighty for the blessings He has showered upon our Parish and also for keeping us under His care for the past 8 years. P.O. Box 25562 Safat 13116 Kuwait Tel : 25635253 (Res.) Mob : 6603 0775 St. Thomas Centre Tel: 2564 7060 E-mail: st.thomasmtcq8@gmail.com www.st-thomasmtckuwait.com
Rev. Sunil Joy Vicar
revsuniljoy@gmail.com (For Private Circulation only)
Rev. V. G. Babu, Salem Mar Thoma Church, Pathanapuram will be our chief guest for the Holy Week Services. May God Almighty strengthen him to lead the services meaningfully. Parsonage Location Salmiya, Street 10, Bldg No. 20 1st Floor, Flat No. 14 Al-Dhahok Bin Qays Street Opp. Bestow Super Market
From the Vicar .... Dearly Beloved in Christ! I am happy to greet you all in the precious name of our risen Lord, Jesus Christ. The Christian community has entered the Holy Week of the Great Lent. The prophet Joel writes, “Yet even now,” says the LORD, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; and rend your hearts and not your garments. Return to the LORD, your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love, and repents of evil” (2: 12-13). Once a poor boy in dirty and torn clothes walked into an orphanage and expressed his desire to the superintendent: “I would like to stay here.” The man replied; I don’t know you; do you have any recommendation?” The boy held up his torn clothes and said, “Nothing more than these rags, Sir, I thought that this should be sufficient proof to let me in”. Immediately the superintendent swept the boy into his arms and took him to the orphanage. The boy was washed and given new clothes and food. God calls the Judah to return to worship with all their hearts, with fasting, with weeping and with mourning; and to rend their hearts and not their garments. The tearing of garments in lamentation was an expression of deep emotion in times of grief, terror or horror at some misfortune; but the expression of repentance in Judah’s heart is to be even more emphatic. The word ‘heart’ in Hebrew idiom symbolizes what the ‘brain’ symbolizes in language today. The heart was understood as the seat of will and intellect, so that Judah is being asked to turn away from apostasy and return to God in a deliberate act of will. To repent or turn to God has the meaning of “turning around,” of going in the opposite direction, so that a person is leading a life in reversal to that before. My dear people, in the Great Lent the Holy Week is the perennial invitation to a radical introspection and conversation to walk with the crucified people- the sick, the downtrodden, the dehumanized and victims of internal war, natural calamities, man- made issues, nuclear explosion etc. The cry of the people is “Hosanna”- save us now. The Lent is a costly call to renew our commitment to re-enact the memory of the Crucified One through our solidarity with ‘the crucified people’ of our times. We, the Christians have a greater role in the enactment of Cross- struggle to save God’s world. Let us give our ears to the cry, “Save Us Now”- the groaning pain of God’s world. The Church is a risen community in Jesus and set as a model today to reveal Him even in the midst of struggles and powers of death. Let the Holy Week put all of you in the wheel of discipline and praxis of renewal and repentance for a renewed life in Christ. May Risen Lord be with you all!
HAPPY EASTER! With Prayerful Regards, Yours Lovingly, Sunil Joy Achen
OFFICE BEARERS 2015 - 2016
Vijoy M. Alexander Vice President
Roshan P. Jacob Lay Ministrant
Christy Thomas Secretary
Lukose Raju Lay Ministrant
Mon Mathews C. John Abraham Mathew P. Trustee - Finance
Thomas P. Abraham Auditor
Trustee - Accounts
John Varghese Auditor
Chacko Daniel Reserve Auditor
FAREWELL
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Rev. Sunil Joy presenting the mementos to Mr. Mathew Abraham K., Mr. Sony Thomas and their families during the farewell meetings.
Birthdays in APRIL Date 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 14 14 15 16 16
Name BLESSY BOBAN VARGHESE MINI GEORGE MATHEW CUCKOO ALEY MATHEW JOHN JOHN C. MATHEW MARY KOSHI MATHEW SHARON ELSA BIJU DIANA BOBBY GEORGE ANNAMMA JOSE SAJI THOMAS JOSYMOL ZACHARIAH SUSAMMA ABRAHAM LIZY RAJU ANJALI MARY JOHN MATHEW MATHEW PRINCY MARY SAM SHIBU MATHAI THOMAS JINU JOHN VARGHESE EVAN KOSHY ARUN STEVE PHILIP BLESSON THOMAS CHACKO P. LEYONA EBEY ABRAHAM THOMAS PEEDIKAYIL OOMMEN BINOY THOMAS THOMAS VARGHESE LEJU JACOB EASO PETER JOHN SAM GEORGE IVY ABRAHAM VARGHESE (DR.) ANGELENE ABRAHAM ANITHA THOMAS PETER SIMMY VARGHESE RESHMI RAJAN ANGELA ANNA BAIJU JOHANN JOHN MATHEW ANNIKA ELSA ROY SANTHAMMA EASOW VARGHESE OOMMEN JOSE EAPEN SHEEBA SUNIL SUSAN MATHEW SUSAN MATHEWS (DR.) ALISHA MARY BINOY SUJA GEORGE CHERIAN JITHIN CHACKO JACOB SUNIL JOY RANJEETA SUSAN AVINASH ANITHA ABRAHAM GEORGE VARGHESE BEVIN THOMAS THOMAS JOTHI JOHN MARYKUTTY ALEXANDER LAURA ANN PHILIP CHRISTI MARIAM CROSS ABRAHAM MATHEW P. MATHAI KOCHUMMAN
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BLESSY MINI CUCKOO JOBY MARY CHINNU DOLLY RAJAMMA SAJI JOSY SUSAN LIZY ANJALI MATHAICHEN PRINCY SHIBU KOCHUMOL EVAN STEVE THANKACHEN LEYONA BYJU BINOY THOMAS LEJU
CANAAN EMMAUS MIZPAH EDEN EPHRAIM MAHANAIM EMMAUS ARARAT GENERAL AREA CANAAN CANAAN MIZPAH KADESH GIHON EPHRATH EPHRAIM CANAAN ARARAT MAHANAIM EDEN MIZPAH GETHSEMANE EDEN MIZPAH MIZPAH OLIVET GETHSEMANE MIZPAH MIZPAH OLIVET EPHRAIM MAHANAIM EMMAUS KADESH MIZPAH KADESH ARARAT CANAAN CANAAN EMMAUS EDEN EPHRAIM EPHRAIM EDEN EDEN MIZPAH CANAAN ARARAT MIZPAH MAHANAIM OLIVET MAHANAIM OLIVET OLIVET
IVY ANGELENE ANITHA SIMMY RESHMI ANGELA JOHANN ANNIKA SANTHAMMA JIJI JOSE Sheeba TIONA SALLY AMMU SUJA JITHU RANJEETA ANITHA GIGI BEVIN JOTHI JESSY AMMU MUTHU KUNJUMON JAMES
Telephone
Mobile
25635156
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Birthdays in APRIL Date 16 16 16 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 21 21 21 22 22 23 23 24 24 24 24 25 25 25 26 27 27 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 29 29 30 30 30 30
Name AJIT MAMMEN ABRAHAM ANGELINE SARA SANTHOSH JOEL KOSHY NOBLE THOMAS GEORGE MATHEW JACOB GEORGE MATHEW JESLEAN JOSE OLIVIA MARIAM GEORGY JAISON JOY SANOJ MATHEW THOMAS NISHA MARIAM DANIEL GEORGY M. CHERIAN NIGEL SHAJI PHILIP JERALD PHILIP MATHEW REEBA MARIAM DANIEL CICILY VARGHESE SUSAN VARGHESE JACOB CHACKO ABRAHAM TIMOTHY VARGHESE THOMAS ANNAMMA CHACKO ANISHA ANNIE BINU JOEL VARGHESE BAIJU AILEEN ANN LALU SHINTU KURIAN MONSON MATHEW ABRAHAM ELIZABETH ANU CISAL GEO JERRY GEORGE MATHEW SOJI PHILIP ZACHARIAH SUSAN JIJI MATHEW BOBAN VARGHESE K. ELIZABETH MATHEW BENCY ANNIE CHACKO JERRIN CHERIAN GEORGY JOANNA JOHN RAJESH ABRAHAM VARKEY SAMUEL SUNIL PHILIP ELCY RAJAN JOHN MAMMEN DAVID PHILIP VIJOY MATHEW ALEXANDER JOSE KUTTY KUNJAPPAN BEENA ANN TOBBY KRISTAN KURUVILLA JOHN RINU ABY PRINCE RONE GEORGE MATHEW JERINA SUSAN MATHEW JOSE BABY SIMON KEVIN GEORGE JOHN JINCY JOHN
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GETHSEMANE GETHSEMANE GIHON CANAAN KADESH EMMAUS ARARAT EPHRATH EPHRAIM CANAAN EDEN EDEN OLIVET CANAAN EDEN KADESH EPHRATH KADESH KADESH EDEN GETHSEMANE MAHANAIM ARARAT ARARAT GETHSEMANE EPHRATH MAHANAIM MIZPAH OLIVET CANAAN CANAAN CANAAN EPHRAIM EDEN KADESH EDEN MAHANAIM EPHRAIM OLIVET EDEN GIHON ARARAT CANAAN CANAAN KADESH EPHRAIM GETHSEMANE ARARAT EMMAUS MIZPAH
MONI ANJU OLIVIA JAISON SANOJ NISHA GEORGY NIGEL JERRY REEBA CICILY SUSAN SHAJI DAISY ANU JOEL AILEEN SHINTU MONSON ELIZABETH CISAL JEFRY SOJI RAJI BOBAN SHEEBA BENCY JERRIN CHINNU RAJESH SAMUEL ELCY SAJU DAVID VIJOY KOCHUMON BEENA KRISTAN RINU CHACKOCHEN JERI JOSE KICHU JINCY
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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"
VBS 2015 This year’s VBS for our children was conducted from 19th to 27th March 2014 at the St. Thomas Centre. It was a blessed programme under the able leadership of Mr. Anil K. Sam, CSSM Tiruvalla. The VBS was attended by about 225 children, with 30 teachers and 20 volunteers sharing the God's word with them.
FAREWELL TO CLERGY
The witnessing day was memorable, touching and Spirit-controlled, with most of our children, and teachers, dedicating or re-dedicating their lives to Jesus. Let us pray that our children will remain faithful in their commitment to the Lord. All thanks and glory to our Lord Jesus Christ.
NEW BORN DHAYA ANNA ROSHAN Date of birth: 17.12.2014 D/o Roshan P. Jacob & Jishamol Roshan Prayer Group: Emmaus Family No. 289
A farewell meeting was held, at St. Thomas Center on 10th March, after the Holy Communion service, to bid farewell to Rev. K. A. Varghese (Ahmadi MTC), Rev. C. V. Symon (St. Johns MTC) and Rev. Fr. N. C Mathew (Knanaya Church).
JONATHAN SHINU VARGHESE Date of birth: 07.02.2015 S/o Shinu Abraham Varghese & Sibi George Prayer Group: Kadesh Family No. 418
Wedding Anniversaries in APRIL Date 1
Name VILAS VARGHESE & JISHA JOHN
M. No.
Prayer Grp.
00334
GIHON
Tel. Res.
Mobile 99899379
1
MATHEW P. ALEXANDER & ELIZABETH JESSY MATHEW
00003
GETHSEMANE
25650273
97835292
2
SHIBU MATHEWS & SWAPNA SEBASTIAN
00483
ARARAT
24336752
97663981
5
MATHAI ALEXANDER & ANNIE ALEXANDER
00299
MAHANAIM
25619976
99515448
7
GEORGE JOHN & BEENA MARY GEORGE
00215
KADESH
25635609
65134650
10
RONY KOSHY KURUVILLA & ELZA GEETHU
00464
GIHON
55218028
55205391
11
NINAN P.I & GRACY NINAN
00484
OLIVET
25630169
65827599
12
VIJOY MATHEW ALEXANDER & MARY MATHEW ALEXANDER
00263
GIHON
22623051
97100853
13
THOMAS VARGHESE & RUBIN K. THOMAS
00265
MIZPAH
25730462
66293772
16
SHIBU OOMMEN VARGHESE & CIBY SHIBU VARGHESE
00336
ARARAT
24311746
18
SAJI THOMAS & SHEEJA SAJI
00285
GENERAL AREA
66644803 99382994
18
VIJU GEORGE & BEENA CHACKO
00220
MAHANAIM
25629583
99808469
19
JACOB CHANDY & RACHEL CHANDY
00005
CANAAN
25634996
66770303
19
SAJAN SKARIA & REEMA MATHEW
00455
KADESH
50608024
60478309
19
ANOOP K. ALEX & RAJI ANU KOSHY
00291
EPHRATH
24344721
99436077
20
P.K.CHERIAN & NEETHA CHERIAN
00433
GETHSEMANE
21
SHAJI PHILIP THENASSERIL & SHOLLY THOMAS
00135
OLIVET
23
JOHN MATHEW & SUSAN JOHN MATHEW
00024
EMMAUS
25642194
66711102
23
SHAJI JOSEPH & DITTY SHAJI JOSEPH
00141
EDEN
25612248
69977286
99425816 66763090
24
REV. SUNIL JOY & SHEEBA SUNIL
00001
CANAAN
25635253
66030775
24
JOHN SAM GEORGE & TINU ANNA THOMAS
00021
OLIVET
25616048
66290253
25
ANIL MATHEW & JESSY ANIL
00090
EDEN
25625837
99682433
26
GEORGE T. J. & PREMSY ANNAMMA GEORGE
00089
MIZPAH
25659639
66552969
27
SHIBU THOMAS JOHN (DR.) & PREETHA ABRAHAM (DR.)
00126
EMMAUS
25660975
66533284
28
GEORGE MATHEW & SUNITHA GEORGE
00327
MIZPAH
25663459
99856518
28
SABU GEORGE & ALEYAMMA PHILIP
00407
KADESH
99735194
66174259
28
JOSEPH GEORGE & ANNAMMA JOSEPH GEORGE
00076
MIZPAH
25732895
66897629
29
ASHISH KURIAN MATHEW & SIMI MIRIAM ASHISH
00186
CANAAN
25645275
99858961
We wish all these couples a Happy Wedding Anniversary.
Please attend and partake in the thanksgiving prayer during the Holy Communion Service. 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
NEW MEMBERs ANUP THOMAS KOSHY
JEBY JACOB
Mem. No. 508 Prayer Group: Ararat Mother Parish: Kavumbhagom Ebenezer
Mem. No. 509 Prayer Group: OLIVET Mother Parish: KIZHAKKENMUTHOOR ST. PAULS MTC
MATHEW JACOB
Mem. No. 510 Prayer Group: KADESH Mother Parish: PEROORKKADA EBENEZER MTC
DATE 02 THU
TIME 7.30 PM
VENUE STC, SALMIYA
14 TUE
10 FRI
07 TUE
05 SUN
7.30 AM
7.30 PM
7.30 AM
7.30 PM
5:00 AM
HOP, NECK, Kuwait City
STC, SALMIYA
HOP, NECK, Kuwait City
STC, SALMIYA
HOP, NECK, Kuwait City
STC, SALMIYA
THEME Passover Thursday
Heb. 9:1-15
SECOND LESSON
WILL BE ASSIGNED
PRAYER GROUP/ ORGANIZATION GOSPEL
FIRST LESSON
EPISTLE
Exo. 12:1-17
Gal. 3:1-22
1 Pet. 1:1-25
PROGRAMME
HOLY COMMUNION 1 Cor. 11:23-34 St.Mat.26:17-30
Isa. 53:1-12
Col. 3:1-11
Acts. 1:1-8
Phil.2:1-18
Acts. 4:32-37
GETHSEMANE
MAHANAIM
EDEN
WILL BE ASSIGNED
KADESH
ARARATH
MIZPAH
WILL BE ASSIGNED
WILL BE ASSIGNED
St.Mat. 26:47-75
Isaiah.60
Gen. 32:22-32
St.Luke.13:1-9
Isa. 25:1-9
St.John 20:24-29
St.Luke 24:13-25
Heb. 3:1-19
Num. 21:1-9
Zech. 13:1-9
Acts .17:10-17
Acts.2:43-47
Exo. 14:5-3
St.Mat. 27:1-44
HOLY COMMUNION
Good Friday - Cross: Death of Death
Resurrection: Celebrating the Joy of Salvation
HOLY COMMUNION
Community formation around HOLY COMMUNION resurrection experience
EDAVAKA DINAM
New Sunday - Encounter with HOLY COMMUNION 1 Thes. 1:3-12 the Risen
1 Thes. 4:13-18 St.Mat. 28:1-10
St.Mat. 27:45-56
WORSHIP SCHEDULE FOR THE MONTH OF april 2015
06:00 – 09:00 AM
17 FRI 7.30 PM STC, SALMIYA
STC, SALMIYA
21 TUE 7.30 AM HOP, NECK, Kuwait City
10:00 – 01:00PM
24 FRI 7.30 PM
03 FRI
28 TUE
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 .
25630521 / 66565496 mathewca@yahoo.com
Abraham Mathew P. Trustee - Accounts
25611249 / 65062453 roshanjisha@yahoo.co.in
Roshan P. Jacob Lay Ministrant
25728848 / 66957302 lukoseradisson@gmail.com
Lukose Raju Lay Ministrant
ST. THOMAS OFFICE BEARERS 2015-2016 Mon Mathews C. John Trustee - Finance 25663520 / 97867814 25665482 / 99785934 christythomaskuwait@gmail.com monmathews72@gmail.com
Christy Thomas Secretary
Sponsorship for St. THOMAS MESSENGER We request individuals / organizations / prayer groups to sponsor our monthly bulletin “St. Thomas Messenger” Âery month. You could Âen 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. Vijoy M. Alexander Vice President 22623051 / 97100853 vijoyal@hotmail.com
Note : Any changes in worship venue or time will be informed through e-mail.