Stmtc messenger dec 2015

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

Issue No. 12 Vol. IX

December 2015

Monthly news letter of Kuwait St. Thomas Mar Thoma Church

 Christmas Carol rounds & House

visits ( 2 Dec. to 15 Dec.)  Samoohavivaham - Voluntary

Donation Envelops (4th Dec. Onwards)  Christmas Carols Service

(6.30 pm on 19 Dec. at SIMS)  Watchnight Service - 31st Dec. 9:00 pm

St. Thomas Centre Tel : 2564 7060

Hearty Welcome to Rt. Rev. Dr. Abraham Mar Paulos Episcopa

(For Private Circulation only)

E-mail: st.thomasmtcq8@gmail.com www.st-thomasmtckuwait.com

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From the Vicar ....

Christmas Message

The glory of Jesus exemplifies humility, loneliness and fearlessness. Though Israelites have viewed Tabernacled Among Us Mountains as the ‘Seat of God’ Jesus taught that His glory is eternal and never grows dim by Feliz Navidad to the Blessed being humble. Therefore he exhorts his disciples ones in Christ, to walk down the valley in order to perceive his "The word became flesh and people who await Him. dwelt among us" (John 1:14). ‘Dwelt’ is the Only a 'big' personality can become a 'small' simple word signified by the Biblical ‘tabernacle’ one; only God can become man. Jesus said to which implies (tented) or ‘dwelt among us.’

James and John to become more humble rather Tabernacle, the portable sanctuary, refers to the ancient Israelites who used the box not just to keep some of the God given Manna but it also housed the Ark of the Covenant – the Ten Commandments during the Exodus. More significantly, it was considered as the tangible representation of the very presence of God through which every spiritual and material supply were met with.

being great, "Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Mark 10: 43-5).Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me" (Matt.16: 24).

As we know of, many people around us have near manifested the goodness of God for the betterment of mankind. That brings to mind Naushad, the auto driver in Kozhikode, who was more of a philanthropist than a mere driver and hence he still lives in the hearts of the ordinary and his glory continues to illuminate although he is called to the heavenly abode.

We may venerate heights, but God came from heaven heights to earth low to tabernacle in the midst of weak & sinful as meek & lowly - is the message of Christmas. The ‘Most High’ has selfemptied to show the real humanness in man.

Let us strive to live a close-knitted life than being high id & egocentric.

of the id, Ego and Super Ego.

Sunil Joy Achen

May God bless you all to be ‘living tabernacle’ St. John continues, '...we saw His glory… from among mankind so as to sing meaningfully… the Father' (Jn.1:14). Chabod denotes glory. Heaven came down and glory filled my soul………

Prefixing an ‘I’ to the word Chabod reads and proclaim …. ‘Joy to the World….’

‘Ichabod’ and turns it antonym which means ‘without glory’ (1 Samuel 4:21).

With much love at Christmas time & always, Sigmund Freud, the famous Austrian psychologist, named the modern world 'Ichabod.' To him the modern world is made up Yours in Christ,

Kuwait St. Thomas Mar Thoma Church.

P.O. Box 25562 Safat 13116 Kuwait Tel : 25635253 (Res.) Mob : 6603 0775 E-mail : revsuniljoy@gmail.com

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Parsonage : Flat No.14, 1st Floor, Bldg # 20, Street 10, Al-Dhahok Bin Qays Street, Block 10 Salmiya.

(Opp. Bestow Super Market)

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

NAME NEETHA MARIAM ABRAHAM DENNY KOSHY DENIL CHACKO MATHEW ANGEL MARIAM ABEY AARON P. ABEY SEEMA ANNIE JOHN DEEPU GEORGE SIMON ANIL MATHEW SONA ANN THOMAS JOHNET ABRAHAM SUNNY ANU GEORGE THAKADIYIL THO ELISHA ELZA MATHEWS ABRAHAM THOMAS (DR) NINAN P.I SANTHOSH MATHEW KAITHOTT AMIL MATHEW ALEX SEENA ANN ABRAHAM ALEN TOM ANU AARON MATHEW TINKU MATHEWS K.A. ARON JOHN MANU C. BINU THOMAS KUREEKKATTIL MANJU KOSHY (DR.) GEORGE VERGHESE (DR.) SHERIN ELSA SAMUEL KURUVILLA MATHEWS PREENA SUSAN ABRAHAM CHRIS PHILIP MATHEW (DR.) MATHEWS KOSHY NICOLE MARY JOHN PHILIPOSE VALIYAPARAMPIL PUTHUR CHARLEY THOMAS SHEBIN THOMAS MATHEW MANESH KOSHY JACOB SHEJI ALEX (DR.) ANITA JOSE (DR.) CHACKO ATTACHERIL SKARIA BINOY RAJAN IAN NEBY MATHEW EMY NISHAD JESSICA SARAH THOMAS JEREMY ABRAHAM THOMAS ALEYAMMA MATHEW CUCKOO ELIZEBA JACOB EAPEN ABRAHAM Jobin Mathew CHRISTY THOMAS IRINE SARAH JERRIN

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MEMBER NO 01372 01271 01514 03583 03584 01492 02103 00901 01073 03435 03871 04833 04411 04841 02051 02504 03102 03873 03983 00884 01753 02381 02683 03171 00934 01601 03112 00093 00501 02687 02981 04451 01804 03041 01332 03481 03501 03711 04783 04972 01264 01265 01312 04822 04981 05201 01281 02613

PET NAME NEETHA DENNY DENIL ANGEL AARON SEEMA DEEPU ANIL SONA ANU ELISHA

SANTHOSH AMIL SEENA ALEN AARON ASHISH ARON BINU MANJU SONY SHERIN REJI REEBI CHRIS RAJAN COOKIE PHILIP RONY SHEBIN MANESH SHEJI ANITA SAJI BINO IAN EMY CHICHU JOJO GRACE CUCKOO Jobin CHRISTY IRINE

PRAYER GROUP EDEN EPHRAIM MIZPAH ARARAT ARARAT MAHANAIM EPHRAIM EDEN CANAAN OLIVET EPHRATH ARARAT EMMAUS OLIVET GETHSEMANE CANAAN ARARAT EPHRATH CANAAN KADESH KADESH MAHANAIM OLIVET EMMAUS GETHSEMANE OLIVET ARARAT GIHON CANAAN OLIVET MIZPAH MAHANAIM MAHANAIM EPHRAIM EPHRATH GIHON EPHRAIM EDEN MAHANAIM KADESH EMMAUS EMMAUS EPHRATH MAHANAIM KADESH GIHON EDEN EPHRATH

TELEPHONE

MOBILE

25636526

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BIRTHDAYS DATE 15 16 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 21 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 23 23 23 23 24 24 24 25 25 25 25 26 26 26 26 27 27 27 27 28 28 28 28 29 29 31

NAME ERIN GEORGY SUSAN GEORGE GEEVARGHESE THOMAS NEHAL GEORGE MATHEW SIMI MIRIAM ASHISH DHAYA ANNA ROSHAN ASHLY MONCY RENESH VARGHESE RAJU SHARON RACHEL SUNIL SHAJI JOSEPH SUNITHA GEORGE PHILIP JOY SUNIL EAPEN VERGHESE RONNELL JACOB REENA K.MATHEW SARA SUSAN CHERIAN SNEHA SUZANNA GEORGE MATHEW SAMUEL MON MATHEWS C. JOHN GEORGE EAPEN JOBY NEBU JOHN RUBIN K. THOMAS LEYA SARA JACOB REEMA MATHEW ASHWIN ISSAC MATHEW GEORGE MATHEW SHEEBA SIMON ABRAHAM VARGHESE CHRISTINE ELIZABETH ABRAHA SHAJI PHILIP THENASSERIL DAVID JOHN IDICULLA JOEL THOMAS GEORGE K. ROSHAN ROY THOMAS ATHUL SHIJU GEORGE ANJALI MERIN JACOB SHERIN THOMAS BINDU MATHEW SAMUEL RENJI VARGHESE JERRY T MATHEW VINEETH ABRAHAM PAZHOOR BYJU P. MATHEWS SNEHA SARA THOMAS SHREYAMARIAM BABY MATHEW SHEENA KOSHY RAJI ANU KOSHY ROHAN ABRAHAM ATHYAL

MEMBER NO 03103 01322 00831 01404 01862 02894 04033 00793 00813 01411 03272 00014 00351 01243 01432 04333 00823 01431 01741 03731 01423 02652 03852 04552 00974 01991 04102 00461 01323 01351 01364 00843 02593 02823 04753 00492 00732 00943 04671 00041 02001 02653 03054 01562 02912 02533

PET NAME ERIN TEENA ACHENKUNJU NEHAL SIMI DHAYA ASHLY RENY SHARON SHAJI SUNITHA Jojo GIGI RONNELL REENA SARA SNEHA PRAMOD MONCY SANTHOSH JOBY RUBIN LEYA REEMA ASHWIN BINZEN SHEEBA IKE CHRISTINE SHAJI DAVID JOEL ROSHAN ATHUL SHERIN BINDU SAMUEL JERRY VINEETH BYJU SNEHA SHREYA SHEENA RAJI ROHAN

PRAYER GROUP ARARAT GETHSEMANE EMMAUS EMMAUS CANAAN EMMAUS EPHRAIM CANAAN MAHANAIM EDEN MIZPAH CANAAN OLIVET CANAAN MIZPAH GETHSEMANE EMMAUS MIZPAH KADESH MAHANAIM MIZPAH MIZPAH MIZPAH KADESH EPHRATH MIZPAH MIZPAH GETHSEMANE GETHSEMANE OLIVET KADESH EDEN KADESH KADESH MIZPAH EMMAUS EMMAUS OLIVET EMMAUS OLIVET OLIVET MIZPAH GIHON ARARAT EPHRATH KADESH

TELEPHONE

MOBILE

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Thanking God Almighty for His mercy. May Lord God Bless you abundantly.

“Happy Birthday"

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WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES DATE

NAME

M. No.

PRAYER GRP.

TEL. RES.

MOBILE

4

EASOW K. I. & SANTHAMMA EASOW

00057

MIZPAH

25751147

99780609

4

ABRAHAM VARGHESE & JESSY A. MATHEW

00150

OLIVET

25652846

97592351

5

ABRAHAM V. JOHN & JOMOL ABRAHAM

00138

MIZPAH

66891075

99270127

6

CHACKO ALEXANDER P. & ELIZABETH ALEXANDER

00130

MIZPAH

25710468

97859325

8

SUNIL JOY & JEENU SUNIL

00426

EDEN

65972733

66714543

8

JOHN GEORGE & SUNITA ANIE SAMUEL

00262

EMMAUS

25616846

9

ABEY P. THOMAS & ELIZABETH JOSEPH

00358

ARARAT

10

THOMAS GEORGE & GRACY THOMAS

00070

EPHRATH

10

SAJI BABY & ANNIE VARGHESE

00305

GIHON

15

MATHEW PHILIP & JITTYMOL MARIAM MATHEW

00386

ARARAT

15

ANUP RAJAN DANIEL & MALINI ANUP DANIEL

00033

CANAAN

23

MATHEW VARGHESE & RACHEL JACOB

00471

MIZPAH

99252794 94453095

24330292

65561294 97638510 97133949

25629747

99068514 65705404

25

SAM CHERIYAN & BINU THOMAS

00301

MIZPAH

23727907

99468239

26

THOMAS GEORGE & ANNE THOMAS

00105

CANAAN

25623273

97934381

27

BINU T. KORUTHU & SHERLY BINU

00295

MIZPAH

67785016

27

SAM PHILIP & BINSU SAM

00359

EMMAUS

27

THOMAS PEEDIKAYIL OOMMEN & ASHA SUSAN MATHEW

00469

GETHSEMANE

27

JERRY T MATHEW & JASMINE KOSHY VETTUPARAMPIL

00467

EMMAUS

27

IDICULLA ABRAHAM & ANITHA ABRAHAM

00112

MIZPAH

25731735

65608884

28

SHAJI THOMAS & SOSAMMA THOMAS

00264

GETHSEMANE

25651132

97541688

28

VARUGHESE MATHEW & ANNAMMA MATHEW

00031

EDEN

25615823

28

PUTHUR CHARLEY THOMAS & SAPNA ELIZABETH THOMAS

00445

MAHANAIM

28

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

00253

KADESH

29

BLESSON GEORGE VARUGHESE & RIYA MEERA KURIAN

00302

GIHON

66224297

66257383 65777625

25621376

66408581 66494156

99758170 97279954

25619413

66577386

29

WILLY MATHEW & SHAMA MATHEW

00449

EMMAUS

94087422

29

GEORGE VARUGHESE K. & LEELAMMA K. GEORGE

00302

GIHON

66224297

29

SUNNY THOMAS CHAKKUMCHIRA & VIJI SUNNY THOMAS

00343

OLIVET

29

JIBU JACOB THOMAS & BENCY ANNIE CHACKO

00337

GETHSEMANE

25624570

30

SAM KOSHY MATHEW & CUCKOO ELIZEBA JACOB

00482

MAHANAIM

25646043

94046656

30

VARUGHESE THOMAS M. & SOSAMMA THOMAS

00120

GETHSEMANE

25652006

99320230

99831215

99969475 66557486

30

MATHEWS ABRAHAM & SUMI ANTAONY

00504

MIZPAH

31

BENSON GEORGE VARUGHESE & LILY MIRIEM MOHAN

00302

GIHON

96608379

31

PHILIP BABY & LIGY MATHEW (DR.)

00228

OLIVET

25611291

99574695

31

JOHN YOHANNAN & ACCAMMA JOHN

00116

CANAAN

25630400

66588173

66224297

“Happy Wedding Anniversary" Sunday School

Organizations - Schedules at St. Thomas Centre Yuvajana 1st and 3rd Fridays after the Fridays 2.30 - 4.30 pm Worship service Sakhyam

Junior Choir

Thursdays 6.00 to 7.30 pm

Sevika Sanghom Saturdays 5.00 pm

Senior Choir

Thursdays 7.30 to 9.30 pm

Edavaka Mission Saturdays 7.00 pm

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Christmas Carol This christmas Season brings you - GOOD NEWS OF GREAT JOY !!! Luke 2: 8-10 A musical journey with the St. Thomas Marthoma Church Choir takes you back to Bethlehem.

Its not just the welcoming of a new born baby but.... the coming down of the creator into the world....JUST FOR US !

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KUDUMBADYANAM & KUDUMBA PRADISHTA

Kudumbadyanam Music Team with their Families, Fr. Joseph Puthenpurackal & Rev. Sunil Joy

NEW MEMBERS

Kudumba Pradishta Holy Qurbana Service

NEW BORN

Mr. Jobin Mathew , Porunelloor House, Velliyara PO, Ayroor, Plankamon. St. Johns Mar Thoma Church, Kumplamthanam has joined the Parish with membership No.521, in Gihon prayer group.

Mr. Jacob Thomas, Thazhathillathu house, Vaduvanchal Po, Waynad.

Mother parish St. Thomas Mar Thoma Church, Vaduvanchal has joined the Parish with membership No. 516, in Kadesh prayer group.

St. Thomas Family welcomes Mr. Jobin Mathew and Mr. Jacob Thomas to the Parish

St. Thomas family congratulates Jerry & Jasmine (Mem # 467) Emmaus prayer group, on the arrival of their new born baby girl Joanna Mariam Jerry on 1 Sep 2015. Its our prayer to Lord Almighty to bless the new born and the family.

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22 Tue

18 Fri

15 Tue

11 Fri

08 Tue

04 Fri

01 Tue

DATE/ DAY

7.30 AM

7.30 PM

7.30 AM

7.30 PM

7.30 AM 10:00 AM

7.30 PM

7.30 AM

7.30 PM

TIME

St. Thomas Centre, SALMIYA End of the Twenty five Days Lent HOLY QURBANA

St. Thomas Centre, SALMIYA

HOP, NECK, Kuwait City

St. Thomas Centre, SALMIYA

HOP, NECK, Kuwait City

St. Thomas Centre, SALMIYA

HOP, NECK, Kuwait City

St. Thomas Centre, SALMIYA

HOP, NECK, Kuwait City

VENUE

Christmas

Our Lord Comes

Our Lord Comes

Annunciation to Joseph

Annunciation to Joseph

Bible Sunday

Bible Sunday

Annunciation to Virgin Mary

THEME

HOLY QURBANA

HOLY QURBANA

HOLY QURBANA

HOLY QURBANA

HOLY QURBANA

HOLY QURBANA FASTRING PRAYER

HOLY QURBANA

HOLY QURBANA

HOLY QURBANA

WORSHIP

1 Pet. 5:6-11

1 Tim. 1:14-17

1 Tim. 1:14-17

Rom. 1:8-16

Rom. 1:8-16

Phil. 4:4-9

Phil. 4:4-9

Gal. 1:11-17

Gal. 1:11-17

Eph. 1:3-10

EPISTLE

St.Luke. 13:6-9

St.Luke. 2:1-20

St.Luke. 2:1-20

St.John. 1:1-14

St.John. 1:1-14

St.Mat. 1:18-23

St.Mat. 1:18-23

1 Sam. 7:5-17

Micah. 5:1-9

Micah. 5:1-9

Isa. 11:1-10

Isa. 11:1-10

Isa. 40:1-11

Isa. 40:1-11

St.Luke.1:57-66 1 King. 19:1-21

St.Luke.1:57-66 1 King. 19:1-21

St.Luke. 1:26-38 Zech. 2:10-13

1st LESSON

Heb. 13:7-21

Col. 1:15-20

Col. 1:15-20

1 John. 5:1-12

1 John. 5:1-12

Acts. 20:17-25

Acts. 20:17-25

Rev. 10:1-11

Rev. 10:1-11

Gal. 4:1-7

2nd LESSON

PARISH LAY MINISTRANTS

EMMAUS

PRAYER GROUP SECRETARIES

OLIVET

PRAYER GROUP K.S REPRESENTATIVES

EDEN

PARISH VICE-PRESIDENTS EDAVAKA MISSION

EPHRATH /EPHRAIM

KADESH

MIZPAH

ASSISTED BY:

WORSHIP SCHEDULE FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2015

25 Fri 7.30 PM St. Thomas Centre, SALMIYA

GOSPEL

29 Tue 09:00 PM

Watchnight Service

31 Thu

Prayer Groups shall identify and assign two laymen, two lesson readers and four persons for offertory during worship services.

To be co-ordinated with lay ministrants.

Christy Thomas Secretary

25665482 / 99785934 monmathews72@gmail.com

Mon Mathews C. John Trustee - Finance

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

Office Bearers Team Vijoy M. Alexander Vice President

25663520 / 97867814 christythomaskuwait@gmail.com

Sponsorship for St. THOMAS MESSENGER : For sponsoring the Messenger please contact office bearers team.

Note : Any changes in worship venue or time will be informed through e-mail.

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22623051 / 97100853 vijoyal@hotmail.com

for Private Circulation only

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