Thomas said to him, “My Lord and My God”. (St. John 20:28)
Issue No. 10 Vol. VII
October 2013
A Monthly publication for the St. Thomas Mar Thoma Church, Kuwait
Recipe for : A Happy Home • • • • • • • •
Combine a family of loving hearts Melt together Add a lot of love Mix well with respect and trust Add gentleness, laughter, faith, hope and love Pour in lots of understanding Sprinkle with kisses and a dash of hugs Bake for a lifetime
Yield : One Happy Family 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. Chacko Thomas Acting Vicar
vicar@stpetersmarthomakuwait.org (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
Welcome to Very Rev. George Zachariah P. We the office bearers, Kaisthanasamathi members & St. Thomas family whole-heartedly welcome Very Rev. George Zachariah P. to our parish. Achan will be here till the arrival of our designated vicar Rev. Sunil Joy
Message from Chacko Thomas Achen “btlmhsb `bs¸«v Ahsâ hgnIfn \S¡p¶ Gh\pw `mKyhm³”. (k¦oÀ¯\w 128:1) Ignª amkw e`n¨ ssZhIr]bv¡mbn kvtXm{Xw. Delhi `{Zmk\¯n \n¶pw k` \ntbmKn¨ Rev. Siju C. Philip A¨sâ tkh\w GÁw A\p{Klambncp¶p. CtXmsSm¸w `{Zmk\ ]ncnhn\pthWvSn FÃm `h\§fpw kµÀin¨v kw`mh\ tiJcnbv¡phm\pw Cu DZya¯n klIcn¨ CShI NpaXe¡mÀ, `{Zmk\ Assembly Members, CShI P\§Ä F¶nhtcmSpÅ \µn Adnbn¡p¶p. {]tXyIn¨v Rev. Siju Achen sâ ip{iqj CShIbpsS BßoI hfÀ¨bv¡v klmbIcambncp¶p. A¨t\mSpÅ {]tXyI \µn Adnbn¡p¶p. AtX t]mse {IaoIcW§Ä sNbvX CShI NpaXe¡mtcmSpw \µn Adnbn¡p¶p. C\nbpw Hcp amkt¯¡v ip{iqj sN¿phm³ h¶p tNÀ¶ncn¡p¶ _lpam\s¸« Very Rev. George Zachariah A¨s\ CShI H¶S¦w kt´mjt¯msS kzmKXw sN¿p¶p. CShIbpsS kwLS\IÄ FÃmw `wKnbmbn {]hÀ¯n¨p sImWvSncn¡p¶p. KmbIkwLw Oct.18\p “Sacred Music Day (Choir Day)” Bbn {IaoIcn¨ncn¡p¶p. \½psS tZhmeb KmbI kwLs¯ HmÀ¯p {]mÀXvYn¡Ww. Oct. 26\p \S¯phm³ B{Kln¡p¶ “The Messiah” F¶ {]tXyI kwKoX ip{iqjbn FÃmhcpw {]mÀXvY\tbmSv h¶p ]s¦Sp¡Ww. kvtXm{X¯nsâ, kaÀ¸W¯nsâ, km£y¯nsâ Ahkcambn amds«. kphntijt¯mSpw, kphntijthetbmSpw DÅ {]Xn_²XbpsS `mKambn Xocs«. AtXmsSm¸w ssZh¯nsâ IpªmSv cmPmhmbn hmgp¶ \nXy cmPys¯¡pdn¨v {]Xymi Xcp¶ A\p`hambn Xocs«. IpSpw_w kvt\lw ioen¡p¶Xpw A\p`hn¡p¶Xpw ]¦nSp¶Xpamb {]mÀXvY\ kvYeamWv `h\w. AhnsS kvt\lw kzmÀXvYX CÃmXmbn hfÀ¯nbm FÃm CS§fnepw, kaql¯nepw {]Xn^eamIpw. AXpt]mse Xs¶bmWv hnizkvXX ]men¡phm³ `h\¯n ]cnioen¡p¶Xv. PohnX aqey§fpw AdnbmsX Xs¶ `h\¯n \n¶pw hyIvXnbnte¡v e`n¡p¶XmWv. kaql¯ns\ Adnbphm³, \à BfpIsf e`yam¡phm³ IpSpw_§Ä icnbmbn cq] s¸SWw. Cu hÀjs¯ IpSpw_ [ym\w AXn\p CSbmIv¡s« F¶v {]mÀXvYn¡p¶p. IÀ¯r ip{iqjbn Nmt¡m tXmak¨³ Acting Vicar
Glimpses of Sargolsavam 2013
Birthdays in october Date
Name
Member No
pet name
Prayer Group
Telephone
Mobile
1
ASHISH KURIAN MATHEW
01861
ASHISH
CANAAN
25645275
99858961
1
SARAMMA KOSHY KUNJU DANIEL
02682
KUNJUMOLE
OLIVET
25640989
99575308
2
SUSY MATHEW
00092
SUSY
GIHON
22657126
99730699
2
REGI ALEX MATHEW(DR.)
01331
REGI
EPHRATH
24330564
67096465
2
SHANNON CHINNU SOJI
01525
CHINNU
OLIVET
25628044
66267537
2
SAMUEL MATHEW
02121
SAMKUTTY
ARARAT
24315281
99552771
24916475
94903031
2
SARHAN THOMAS
04271
SARHAN
EDEN
2
AISHWARYA MATHEW
04803
AISHWARYA
GIHON
66281994
3
JOY THOMAS
01821
SHIBU
EDEN
66014866
3
JASMINE KOSHY VETTUPARA
04672
JASMINE
EMMAUS
66494156
5
RESLY SUSAN REJI
01143
RESLY
ARARAT
24344521
97219433
7
DON THOMAS CROSS
01724
KITHU
GETHSEMANE
25649357
99597282
8
DAISY ISSAC ABRAHAM
00022
DAISY
OLIVET
25634157
69977286
8
ALLAN IDICULLA ABRAHAM
01123
ALLAN
MIZPAH
25731735
65608884
8
REBEKAH SHAJI JOSEPH
01413
BEKAH
KADESH
25612248
94063161
9
GEORGE K. THOMAS
00621
PRAKASH
ARARAT
24335198
66044008
25626196
99835773
25659514
66512291
9
NATHANIA SHEEBU OOMMEN
01653
NATHANIA
ARARAT
9
SUNIL TOM MATHEWS
02571
SUNIL
GIHON
9
SHEENA ANNA GEORGE
03732
SHEENA
MAHANAIM
10
MARIAMMA GEOREGEKUTTY
00962
PENNAMMA
EDEN
66191663 97254038
10
ACCAMMA JOHN
01162
LATHA
CANAAN
25630400
66588173
10
KELVIE THOMAS
01203
KELVIE
GETHSEMANE
25652006
99320230
BEENA
EMMAUS
25649072
97609876
10
SERENA MARY ABRAHAM
04414
11
ELIZABETH ABRAHAM
00142
EMMAUS
55778350
11
LIJU CHACKO VARGHESE
03311
LIJU
EPHRAIM
66883181
11
ISAAC VARGHESE CHACKO
03313
ISAAC
EPHRAIM
66883181
11
SUSHA ZACHARIA
03722
SUSHA
ARARAT
12
THOMAS PYNUMMOOTIL MATHEW
01793
RYAN
KADESH
25613750
99583014 99291895
12
SHALU EBY
01872
SHALU
GENERAL AREA
25639980
99985373
12
MARIAM JOSEPH
02872
REMAH
MIZPAH
23718450
66846021
13
JIKKI JACOB CHANDY
00053
JIKKI
CANAAN
25634996
66770303
13
JONINA MIRIAM ABRAHAM
01643
JONINA
OLIVET
25648067
99416554
13
JULIE ELSA JACOB
01772
JULIE
ARARAT
24318939
99105702
24319442
13
AJO K. PHILIP
03911
AJO
EPHRAIM
14
SMITA SHEEBU OOMMEN
01652
SMITA
ARARAT
14
JACOB MATHEW
02511
PRASAD
MIZPAH
14
BRYAN DANIEL ROBY THOMAS
02663
BRYAN
KADESH
94491567 66191663 66270297
25627554
66779089
14
ABEL OOMMEN THOMAS
04693
ABEL
GETHSEMANE
25621376
66408581
15
SUMI SAM GEORGE
00214
SUMI
OLIVET
25616048
66290253
15
TRESSA MARIE JOHN
01362
TRESSA
OLIVET
25653028
99281995
15
KRUPA SARA BIJU
01783
KRUPA
OLIVET
25630169
99223165
16
JOSELIN ANN JOSE
00664
JOSLIN
ARARAT
24317138
99712793
16
KARTHIK THOMAS MATHEW
04044
KARTHIK
CANAAN
25660857
99398297
25652984
17
SHEEBA ROY
00522
SHEEBA
EMMAUS
17
GLEN GEORGE MATHEW
01993
GLEN
MIZPAH
97862061 99432984
Birthdays in october Date
Name
Member No
pet name
Prayer Group
17
RENJI RAJU
03281
RENJI
EPHRAIM
18
SAMUEL MATHEW
00931
BABU / SAM
GETHSEMANE
Telephone
Mobile
25622382
66671409
66857851
18
SANTHOSH PHILIP
01131
SANTHOSH
GIHON
25652543
97910385
18
DANYA ELIZA ASHISH
01864
ACHU
CANAAN
25645275
99858961
18
JOSE V. MATHEW
02961
JOSE
CANAAN
18
JINU JOJU
04662
JINU
MIZPAH
66481465 97411840
19
KUNJACHEN JOHN M.
00061
KUNJACHEN
MIZPAH
66473650
19
ASHA MARY ACHANKUNJU
00883
ASHA
KADESH
25646384
66547820
19
KEVIN TOM VARGHESE
01394
KEVIN
KADESH
25621469
66420854
25619359
20
ANU MATHAI
02052
ANU
GETHSEMANE
20
ABEL GEORGE ALEX
02503
ABEL
CANAAN
99578545 66062752
21
KENNY MATHEW
00373
KENNY
EPHRAIM
24885372
99438263
21
VARUGHESE JOHN
00691
SAJI
EMMAUS
25646274
66106744
25615982
97643176 99561506
21
JENU JOY THOMAS
01822
JENU
EDEN
21
PAUL JACOB KOSHY
02833
CIJOY
EDEN
66014866
21
NEHA JOSE
04593
NEHA
KADESH
22
JITHIN JACOB MATHEW
00973
JITHIN
EPHRATH
24316015
22
BOBBY JOHNSON GEORGE
01591
BOBBY
EMMAUS
25622547
22
SIJO JOHN THOPPIL
04311
SIJO
GETHSEMANE
23
USHA JAGAN THOMAS
00252
USHA
OLIVET
23
SHEEBU OOMMEN
01651
SHEEBU
ARARAT
60424930 65134650 96639002 25636918
66289971 66191663
23
ANJU ANN PHILIP (DR.)
02492
ANJU
CANAAN
25662310
66236469
24
RICHARD JOHN
00544
RICHU
EDEN
25633251
66777350
24
BEENA MARY GEORGE
02152
BEENA
KADESH
25635609
65134650
24
MILI ROBY MATHEWS
02662
MILI
KADESH
25627554
66779089
25
SHEENA ELSA JACOB
00384
SHEENA
MIZPAH
25616438
65066601
26
RAKHEE ELIZABETH MATHEW
03472
RAKHEE
ARARAT
24346703
97153151
27
MATHEW PHILIP CODIYATTU
00193
SANJO
CANAAN
25629665
99796536
28
JESSY THOMAS
00262
JESSY
EMMAUS
25610213
99795431
28
STEPHEN JOHN M.
00361
BABU
MIZPAH
25616795
66782239
28
FEBA ABRAHAM
01503
FEBA
OLIVET
25652846
97592351
28
AMIE SAIRA KURIAN
01534
AMIE
GETHSEMANE
25663820
99468253
28
AARON BENNY THOMAS
02043
AARON MON
KADESH
25659310
99671087
JOY
MAHANAIM
25633985
99605899
25758782
28
ANGEL MARIAM MATHEW
03823
29
IDICULA MATHAI
00451
GIHON
29
ALEYAMMA ABRAHAM
00652
KUNJUMOL
MIZPAH
29
SHOLLY THOMAS
01352
SHOLLY
OLIVET
65970401 99807632 66763090
29
SRUTHI GEORGE CHERIAN
03764
AMMU
EPHRAIM
24616910
99662437
30
CROSSBLE THOMAS
01721
SHIBU
GETHSEMANE
25649357
99597282
31
TANIA ELZA ALEXANDER
01083
TANIA
MAHANAIM
25637873
99582291
31
TOM MATHEW
03934
TOM
MAHANAIM
25632457
99800713
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.
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26
NEW MEMBERS Mathew C. Abraham
Mem No.: 480 Prayer Group: Gihon Mother Parish : St. Marks C.S. I. Church Kulathupuzha Contact No: 94903031
Juny Thomas Mathew Mem No.:481 Prayer Group : Kadesh Mother Parish: Kuriannoor Mar Thoma Church Contact No: 66046936
Wedding Anniversaries in october Date 2 5 6 7 7 8 9 10 10 11 11 14 14 17 17 17 19 19 19 20 20 22 25 25 26 27 29 30 30 30
Name
Prayer Grp.
RAJESH ABRAHAM VARKEY & SEEMA RAJESH VARKEY MATHEW V. ABRAHAM & MARY MATHEW GEORGE T. KOLETH & ANU M. GEORGE NEBU JOHN & SARAMMA NEBU ABRAHAM VARGHESE & MARIAMMA OOMMEN PHILIP VARGESE & LEETHU THOMAS BIJU THOMAS & SHERLY ANNI JOHN ROY JOHN & SISSILI JOHN KURUVILLA MATHEWS & SUJA KURUVILLA GEORGY C. THOMAS & ASHA GEORGY SHINU ABRAHAM VARGHESE & SIBI GEORGE DILEEP KOLLAMALA MATHEW & JESLE D. MATHEW BOBBY JOHNSON GEORGE & DIANA BOBBY GEORGE JIKKI SANJAY KURUVILLA & ANI ISNARENI SANJAY SUJI MATHEW SAMUEL & BINDHU ABRAHAM THOMAS K. MATHEW & SHANY V. ABRAHAM GEORGE K. THOMAS & ANNIE GEORGE JOHN MATHEW & SUJA MATHEW GEORGE VARGHESE (DR.) & SUSAN MATHEWS (DR.) ISSAC JACOB & ALEYAMMA ISSAC VALLIYA THAZHEL SAJAN & MINI CHERIAN VARGHESE ALEXANDER & SAVITHA MATHEW AJO K. PHILIP & BEENA ELIZABETH JIBU CHACKO VARGHESE & SWAPNA ELIZABETH JOSEPH MANU ABRAHAM C. JOHN & RINCY MANU ABRAHAM BINU VARGHESE JOHN (DR.) & MERLEY ELIZABETH (DR.) MANJU KOSHY (DR.) & TENNY JOHN (DR.) JOHN VARGHESE & JINU JOHN VARGHESE BINU ABRAHAM & SHEENA MOLE K. THOMAS MATHEWS & ANIE KALAMANNIL JACOB
EDEN GIHON EDEN MIZPAH EPHRAIM OLIVET MAHANAIM KADESH OLIVET EPHRATH KADESH GETHSEMANE EMMAUS MIZPAH KADESH EMMAUS ARARAT MAHANAIM EMMAUS CANAAN KADESH EPHRATH EPHRAIM EPHRAIM KADESH CANAAN OLIVET CANAAN EDEN KADESH
Tel. Res. 25341972 25625029 25759574
66425309 25613051 25667304
25639678 25622547 23727529 25758782 24335198 94403845 25636489 25634270 24317873 24319442 24731745 25617784 25640989 25627036 25622107 24711711
Mobile 67050820 66935777 97504243 66978321 66295483 99256828 67094578 99740830 99423735 67058476 66657380 67057479 65134650 67766034 66279687 65719207 66044008 66049592 66568667 99039701 97916134 94491567 97682203 66224249 65078450 99575308 99086449 97514540 66181875
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 2.30 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
“Come unto Me, all who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” - Matthew 11:28
CONDOLENCES ON THE SAD DEMISE OF: Ms. Carolyn Charishma Sajan (8), Balaji Nagar, Kukatpally, Hyderabad,daughter of Mr. Valliya Thazhel Sajan, Membership # 413, Kadesh Prayer Group. Mr. C. M. Philip (94) Cheriavadakedathu House, Kuriannoor P.O, Tiruvalla father of Mr. Mathew Philip (Joy), Membership # 009, Geehon Prayer Group. St. Thomas family expresses our heart-felt condolence to the bereaved family members on the sad demise of their beloved ones. May the Lord strengthen and comfort them.
DATE
TIME
FIRST LESSON
SECOND LESSON GOSPEL
Revelation 7:9-17
EPISTLE
Exodus 14:15-31
Acts 11:19-26
PROGRAMME
St. John 3:1-16
2 Kings 7:3-9
THEME
St. Luke 10:1-11
2 Corinthians 4:7-18
VENUE
1 Corinthians 9:16-23
Exodus 4:1-17
HOLY COMMUNION HOLY COMMUNION
St. John 9:35-41
Salvation - The Gift of God Voluntary Evangelist's Day Passion for Evangelisation
2 Corinthians 12:1-10
HOLY COMMUNION HOLY COMMUNION
2 Corinthians 12:1-10 Colossians 3:10-17 1 Timothy 4:7-16 Romans 3:26-30
St. John 9:35-41 St.Luke 1:46-55 St. Luke 18:18-30
2 Corinthians 4:7-18 Acts 16:19-34 Philippians 3:1-16 2 Timothy 4:1-8
PARISH CONVENTION
St.Luke.2:21-38
Exodus 4:1-17 1 Samuel 21:10 - 22:5 Ecclesiastes 12:1-8 Genesis 32:22-32
FASTING PRAYER
HOLY COMMUNION IN ENGLISH
HOP, NECK STC, SALMIYA HOP, NECK Day of the people with Special Skills : Special people in the midst of limitations
22 TUE 7.30 PM 7:00 AM
HOLY COMMUNION
Romans 5:1-11
WILL BE ASSIGNED
OLIVET
CHOIR
MIZPAH
SUNDAY SCHOOL & JUNIOR CHOIR EDAVAKA MISSION
KADESH
Edavaka Mission
MAHANIAM
PRAYER GROUP/ ORGANIZATION
WORSHIP SCHEDULE FOR THE MONTH OF october 2013
7:00 AM
01 TUE 7.30 PM 04 FRI 08 TUE 7.30 PM
STC, SALMIYA CHOIR DAY
7:00 AM
STC, SALMIYA Youth Sunday - Youth with the Creator
STC, SALMIYA
15 TUE 7.30 PM
HOP, NECK SENIOR CITIZENS DAY
10.00 AM
7:00 AM
STC, SALMIYA
Family : Expression of Relationship
11 FRI
25 FRI STC, SALMIYA
18 FRI
29 TUE 7.00 PM
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.
St. Thomas Messenger for the month of October is sponsored by: Mr. Laloo& Mrs. Alice Laloo, Mr. Georgy Mathew & Mrs. Seena Ann Abraham, Dr. Simon George & Dr. Anitha Simon St.Thomas family takes this opportunity to thank them for their support. Vice President Alexander Vaidyan P K
Secretary Jiji Mathew George
25649170 / 97944214 thomaskwt@gmail.com
Trustee - Finance Thomas P. Abraham
25661703 / 66523843 binujohnz@yahoo.com
Trustee - Accounts Binu John Zachariah
25728848 / 66957302 lukoseradisson@gmail.com
Lay Ministrant Lukose Raju
25659976 / 66232678 manojannivilla@yahoo.com
Lay Ministrant Mathew Varghese
ST. THOMAS OFFICE BEARERS 2013-2014
24318176 / 97205846
25668174 / 97801302 jiji.raji@gmail.com
Note : Any changes in worship venue or time will be informed through e-mail.
alexander_vaidyan@hotmail.com