Stmtcmesengerjune2017 by st thomas mar thoma church kuwait

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

Issue No. 6 Vol. XI June 2017 Monthly newsletter of Kuwait St. Thomas Mar Thoma Church

St. Thomas Centre Tel : 2564 7060

(For Private Circulation only)

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

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From the Vicar .... Dearly beloved in Christ, Greetings to you all in the precious name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. By the grace of God our decennial programs and projects went well. Thanks to all for your whole hearted support and participation. I do congratulate our children who have completed their 10th and 12th successfully. My prayers and wishes to those who are going for higher studies to various parts of the world. Many of our parish members are visiting their native places during holidays. I wish them a very meaningful vacation and safe journey. Please find time to visit any one of the mission stations or institutions of our church along with children during your visit to Kerala. We are celebrating the feast of Pentecost on the first Friday in June 17. ‘Come Holy Spirit and renew the creation’ is the theme for our meditation. Having assured the disciples the gift of Holy Spirit, Jesus promises he will not leave them desolate. The presence of the Holy Spirit is with us as a comforter, companion, teacher and advocate who educates us about sin and righteousness. Our church has set apart June 11th Kuwait St. Thomas Mar Thoma Church. P.O. Box 25562 Safat 13116 Kuwait Tel : 25635253 (Res.) Mob : 67077427 revbobbymathew@gmail.com

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as environment Sunday. God gave us this wonderful world. We have an obligation to our creator to preserve it. ‘Water preservation and protection: The eco dharma of the church’ is the theme of our church this year. Our duty and responsibility is to preserve the bio diversity, protect the nature, preserve fresh air and water, resist the exploitation towards the nature etc. We are also meditating on the theme Trinity during this month. Father, Son and Holy spirit-all exist in God as one entity. Those names belong not to three different parts of God, but to the same God. They cannot be separated from one another. The ‘three persons’ always work inseparably; their work is the work of the one and only God. Another theme for this month is Discipleship. St. Peter’s and St. Paul’s day and lent commemorating the life and witness of disciples comes during this month. Discipleship is a call to follow the foot steps of Jesus Christ. Discipleship leads and demands our lives to be focused on the true meaning of the cross. It is a way of suffering and service for Christ. Are we true disciples or mere devotees? With prayerful regards Bobby Achen Parsonage : Flat No.14, 1st Floor, Bldg # 20, Street 10, Al-Dhahok Bin Qays Street, Block 10 Salmiya. (Opp. Bestow Super Market)

ST. THOMAS MAR THOMA CHURCH, KUWAIT KAISTHANA SAMITHI MEMBERS LIST (2017-18) MEM. NO 1 Rev. Bobby Mathew 0011 2 Mr.Manoj Mathew M. 0101 3 Mr.Byju P.Mathews 2001 4 Mr.Mathews K.C. 0971 5 Mr.Roy John 1111 6 Mr.Chacko Daniel 0231 7 Mr.Chacko Alexander P. 1301 8 Dr.Susan Mathews 3172 9 Mr. Thomas P. Abraham 1071 10 Mr. Abraham Varghese 1501 11 Mr. James V.Kottaram 3261 12 Mr. George K. Thomas 0621 13 Mr. Jiji Mathew George 1711 14 Mr. Boban Varghese 0111 15 Mr. Christy Thomas 1281 16 Mr. Avinash Rajan Daniel 4901 17 Mr. Roy Varghese 0521 18 Mr.Roshan P. Jacob 2891 19 Mr.Jacob Mathew C. 3091 20 Mr. Sibu Thotathil Jacob 2141 21 Mr. Mathew P Alexander 0031 22 Mr. Binu John Zachariah 0921 23 Mr.Sunil Tom Mathews 2571 24 Mr.Santhosh Philip 1131 25 Mrs. Beena Jose 4532 26 Mr. Jiji Iducalla John 1361 27 Mr.Shinu Abraham Varghese 4181 28 Dr.Regi Alex Mathew 1331 29 Mr.Mathew M.M. 3241 30 Mr. Biju Varghese 4291 31 Mr.Kunjappan Alexander 0781 32 Mr.Shibu Skaria 2271 33 Mr. Jacob Philip 1441 34 Mr. Andrews Cherian 0401 35 Mr.Thomas Philip K. 0491 36 Aleyamma Philip 4072 37 Sajimon M Chandy 2131 38 Ashish Kurian Mathew 1861 39 Thomas Varghese K 3741

S.NO

NAME

PRAYER GROUP President/Vicar V.President Secretary Trustee Accountant Lay Reader Lay Reader Mandalam Member Assembly Member Assembly Member Ararat Ararat Canaan Canaan Eden Eden Emmaus Emmaus Ephraim Ephraim Gethsemane Gethsemane Gihon Gihon Hermon Hermon Jerusalem Jerusalem Mahanaim Mahanaim Mizpah Mizpah Olivet Olivet Sunday School Sevika Sangam Edavaka Mission Choir Yuvajana Sakhyum

TEL. RESI. 25635253 25646726 25661536 24316015 25613051 25652751 25710468 25636489 25649170 25652846 60094399 24335198 25668174 25635156 25663520 25612447 25652984 25611249 24762691 24893157 25650273 25661703 25626196 25652543 25653028 2550429 97157006 25632578 25645983 25662952 25645275

MOBILE

EMAIL ID

66030775 99816826 97839101 99561506 97223988 66165292 97859325 97922816 97944214 97592351 99450894 66044008 97801302 66562536 97867814 97789456 69338585 65062453 66278743 98004525 97835292 66523843 50018400 97910385 65958920 99281995 66657380 67096465 99893110 55742722 97214239 65995056 55774249 66396367 60042812 51151384 60798969 99858961 55861204

revbobbymathew@gmail.com manjq8@hotmail.com byjuparappattu@gmail.com mchacko61@gmail.com johnroy16@yahoo.com daniel.chacko@alshaya.com pc_alexander@hotmail.com susanmat98@gmail.com thomaskwt@gmail.com abrahampanamthottathil@gmail.com kottaramjames@yahoo.co.in george.thomas@alshaya.com jiji.raji@gmail.com bobanq8@gmail.com christythomaskuwait@gmail.com avinash_daniel@lycos.com efffhr@gmail.com roshanjisha@yahoo.co.in jessyrajesh@yahoo.co.in sibujac@yahoo.com charlyputhuseri@gmail.com binujohnz@yahoo.com suniltom1111@gmail.com santhoshp@hotmail.com hannakwt@gmail.com johnjiji@hotmail.com shinu47@gmail.com ramvettathu@hotmail.com mmmathew15@gmail.com bijuvarghese7777@gmail.com alexander7214239@gmail.com sh2000ann@yahoo.co.in jpkaviyoor@yahoo.co.in andrewscherian@gmail.com tpkoleth@yahoo.com sabukoodal@yahoo.com sajimc2007@gmail.com eashish01@gmail.com mailtojerry5881@gmail.com

CONGRATULATIONS • Our vicar Rev. Bobby Mathew for being elected as Edavaka Mission Center President. • Our member Mr. Mathews Koshy for being elected as Edavaka Mission Center Trustee. • Our member Mr. George Kuruvila for being elected as Sunday School Center Secretary.

Rev. Sunil A. John - Parish Leaders Retreat 2017-18 Page 3 of 8

BIRTHDAYS DATE

NAME

MEMBER NO

PET NAME

PRAYER GROUP

TELEPHONE

MOBILE

THOMAS P. ABRAHAM

01071

MON

CANAAN

25649170

97944214

JACOB PHILIP

01441

SABU

OLIVET

25632578

55774249

SUSY RAJAN

00332

SUSY

CANAAN

25629747

99068514

MEGHNA ELIZA PHILIP

02494

MEGHNA

CANAAN

25662310

66236469

JEEVAN ALEX MATHEW

00034

JEEV

GETHSEMANE

25650273

97835292

JOHN VARGHESE

00201

REJI

CANAAN

25627036

99086449

JINI ANN ISSAC

01962

JINU

CANAAN

JIBU JACOB THOMAS

03371

JIBU

GETHSEMANE

LITTY JACOB

05432

LITTY

JERUSALEM

AVINASH RAJAN DANIEL

04901

AVINASH

EDEN

25612447

NISHAD THOMAS

04971

NISHAD

HERMON

67726989

NEBU JOHN

01421

NEBU

MIZPAH

25759574

66978321

KEVIN JOHN JACOB

01444

KEVIN

OLIVET

25632578

55774249

THOMAS MATHEWS

03491

MANISH

HERMON

SIBI GEORGE

04182

SIBI

JERUSALEM

LARON VARGHESE ABRAHAM

01934

LARON

EDEN

67050820

1805151

EMIL MATHEW VARGHESE

02293

EMIL

JERUSALEM

25659976

66232678

SAJI BABY

03051

SAJI

GIHON

JESTIN JOE GEORGE

00763

APPU

MIZPAH

25732895

66897629

BINU THOMAS

03012

BINU

MIZPAH

23727907

99468239

60758781 25614746

94413839 55402733 97789456

55618765 66657380

97638510

AARON MATHEW

04853

AARON

CANAAN

69661290

66252901

SHEEBA JAMES

03352

SHEEBA

ARARAT

24315306

97287546

JESSY SHAJI

00772

JESSY

EPHRAIM

24319387

94426797

ASHLEY MERRIN SHAJI

00773

ACHU

EPHRAIM

24319387

94426797

TITUS MATHEW

00994

TIM

CANAAN

25640153

66750875

USHA P. ABRAHAM

01452

USHA

JERUSALEM

25647805

97434147

STEFFI BIJU VARGHESE

02393

SREE

MAHANAIM

25641963

99369353

RACHEL JACOB

03182

SHEELA

MAHANAIM

25646043

99056031 97327224

BRIJITH THOMAS PETER

03413

BRIJITH

MIZPAH

25748139

EAPEN THOMAS

02801

RENNY

JERUSALEM

25668263

66543990

CHRIS MATHEW BIJU

01784

CHRIS

OLIVET

25630169

99223165

SARAH MARIAM SHIBU

01964

SARAH

CANAAN

ROYCE RINU

03653

ROBBIE

GETHSEMANE

25651478

97718217

WILLY MATHEW

04491

WILLY

EMMAUS

CHRIS SHIBU CHERIAN

00413

KICHU

HERMON

25649403

99891450

60758781 50400890

MATHEWS K. ABRAHAM

00611

LALU

GIHON

25323698

97225771

THOMAS PETER

03411

MOHAN

MIZPAH

25748139

97327224

SAM MATHEWS

04021

SAM

EMMAUS

TIJI ANS ABRAHAM

04142

TIJI

EMMAUS

50401102

ALVIN C. VARUGHESE

03304

ALVIN

ARARAT

66474967

MERIENA RAJESH

04152

MERIENA

OLIVET

JENEY ANN JACOB

05022

JENEY

EPHRAIM

50972828

66033408 22391783

97228816

BINCY ANNA JACOB

05132

BINCY

MAHANAIM

90970151

MATHEW V. ABRAHAM

01541

EBU

GIHON

25341972

66935777

RUTH MARY JOHN

01634

RUTH

MIZPAH

25743908

97214572

24893157

98004525

SIBU THOTTATHIL JACOB

02141

SIBU

EPHRAIM

RHEA SUSAN THOMAS

03494

RHEA

HERMON

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55618765

BIRTHDAYS DATE

NAME

MEMBER NO

PET NAME

PRAYER GROUP

TELEPHONE

MOBILE

NITHA MATHEW

04852

NITHA

CANAAN

69661290

66252901

JOHN YOHANNAN

01161

THAMPY

CANAAN

25630400

66588173

22391783

97216460

SAJINI JACOB MATHILUNKAL

03772

SAJINI

EPHRAIM

RENU ABRAHAM KOSHY

04352

RENU

MAHANAIM

SERAH MARY SHIJI

04963

SERAH

CANAAN

97356146 60034632

SUSAN IDICULA MATHAI

00452

SUSY

MAHANAIM

25633985

JOSHUA JACOB

05094

JOSHUA

OLIVET

69612796

99605899

ROGIE NINAN SAMUEL

05241

ROGIE

GETHSEMANE

66460976

GEORGE THOMAS

01091

GEORGY

MIZPAH

25637568

67043576

BINU THOMAS KORUTHU

02951

KUNJU

MIZPAH

25621645

66257383

SWAPNA ELIZABETH JOSEPH

04052

SWAPNA

EPHRAIM

24731745

97682203

25652342

99076494

SUSAN RINU

02092

SINI

HERMON

RICHARD THOMAS MATHEWS

03493

RICHARD

HERMON

KRISTIN MANOJ MATHEW

01103

SONU

MIZPAH

23715407

ALAINA THOMAS JINU

01233

ACHU

GETHSEMANE

25641796

JIKKY SANJAY KURUVILLA

02461

JIKKY

MIZPAH

KEVIN SKARIA CHACKO

03503

KEVIN

EPHRAIM

JERRY GEORGE OOMMEN

03991

JERRY

JERUSALEM

SUNITA SUSAN JOSHI

00682

SUNITA

HERMON

ABIYEL JOSE SUNIL

03704

ABI

JERUSALEM

MOSES KURIAN MATHEW

03974

MOSES

CANAAN

55618765 99844364 99114562 67766034 24745215

99331738

25620983

99517300

25632957

99550591

66545961 99228639

REUBEN ALEX JOHN

04474

REUBEN

CANAAN

50074800

50070014

RACHEL CHANDY

00052

GRACE

CANAAN

25634996

66075789

ASHISH TOM MATHEWS

02573

ASHISH

GIHON

25626196

99835773

SHERLIN MARY VARGHESE

04092

SHERLIN

MAHANAIM

25638325

66035539

KATRIELLE THELMA MATHAI

04946

KATRIELLE

OLIVET

25633941

55364465

SHIRLY SUSAN ZACHARIAH

00922

SHIRLY

GETHSEMANE

25661703

66523843

VARGHESE VARGHESE V.

01151

SAM

JERUSALEM

25650623

66391082

JEFFRIN GEORGE MATHEW

01713

JEFFY

CANAAN

25668174

97801302

25658460

66180986

BIJINU K. BINU

02382

BIJINU

OLIVET

ABRAHAM NOBLE JOSEPH

05411

ABRAHAM

MIZPAH

THOMAS MATHEW

05441

THOMAS

MAHANAIM

JOEL VARGHESE JOHN

00203

JOEL

CANAAN

25627036

98831510 66220892 99086449

SUJA KURUVILLA

01602

SUJA

OLIVET

25667304

99423735

PRAISE ELSA BINU

02703

PRAISE

EDEN

25622107

97514540

SNEHA GEORGE

03273

CHINCHU

MIZPAH

25663459

99856518

JOLLY RENJIT (DR.)

04522

JOLLY

MAHANAIM

55667602

65526339

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

Happy Birthday

Sunday School

Organizations - Schedules at St. Thomas Centre Yuvajana 1st and 3rd Fridays after the Fridays 2.15 - 4.30 pm Worship service Sakhyam

Junior Choir

Thursdays 6.00 to 7.30 pm

Sevika Sanghom Saturdays 5.15 pm

Senior Choir

Thursdays 7.30 to 9.30 pm

Edavaka Mission Saturdays 7.00 pm Page 5 of 8

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES DATE 1 3 9 10 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 20 23 23 24 24 25 26 26 26 28 28 29

M. No.

PRAYER GRP.

JACOB PHILIP & MERCY JACOB JAMES THOMAS & PREETHI JAMES NOBLE TOM JOSEPH & SHERIL SARA NOBLE JINU CHACKO THOMAS & PREETHA M.M. JOSE BABY SIMON & ANNAMMA JOSE SOJI PHILIP ZACHARIAH & SINI SOJI PHILIP ROBY D. MATHEWS & MILI ROBY MATHEWS VARGHESE VARGHESE V. & CICILY VARGHESE JUNY THOMAS MATHEW & NEENA ANN VARGHESE DANIEL K. GEORGE & MOLLY DANIEL GEORGE KURIAN & JENY GEORGE CHRISTY THOMAS & RENU CHRISTY SAMUEL MATHEW & MERCY MATHEW BINO ABEL VARGHESE & PRIYA G. JOSE KUTTY KUNJAPPAN & ANNAMMA JOSE THOMAS CHACKO & JESSY THOMAS

NAME

00144 00198 00442 00123 00066 00152 00266 00115 00481 00361 00064 00128 00093 00029 00267 00026

OLIVET MAHANAIM GIHON GETHSEMANE ARARAT OLIVET EMMAUS JERUSALEM HERMON EMMAUS JERUSALEM EDEN GETHSEMANE GIHON MIZPAH EMMAUS

RANJIT PUTHENPURACKAL ABRAHAM & TWINKLE ANNIE ABRAHAM SAMSON JOSEPH & MARIYAMM ABRAHAM SHIBU CHERIAN & MARY MATHEW MANOJ PHILIPOSE & MARYAM MANOJ SUBIN THOMAS (DR.) & JUMA JACOB MATHEW C. ABRAHAM & ASHA MATHEW MATHEW PHILIP CODIATTU & NANDITA SARA VARGHESE

00492 00185 00248 00059 00294 00480 00019

EMMAUS MIZPAH EPHRAIM MIZPAH JERUSALEM JERUSALEM EDEN

TEL. RES.

MOBILE

25632578 25657655 65100023 25641796 24317138 25628044 25627554 25650623 25620572 25663826 25663520 25622382 25319557 23710479 25610213

55774249 65105685 50157206 99114562 99712793 66267537 66779089 66391082 66046936 94495370 99608206 97867814 66671409 66830185 66172425 99795431

25612452 25648202 50819100 25629665

69981974 97940757 99301481 66599269 97482940 69649492 99796536

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

Happy Wedding Anniversary NEW MEMBERS Mr. Avinash Stanly Sam & Family, Mangalethu House,East Othera P.O,Thiruvalla. Mother Parish St.Pauls Marthoma Church Othera,has joined the parish with membership No. 547 in Olivet Prayer Group.Mobile : 97593898 Mr. Nithin George Abraham, Ayyakkavil House, Kottanadu P.O, Thiruvalla. Mother Parish Jerusalem Marthoma Church Perumpetty, has joined the parish with Membership No. 548 in Mizpah Prayer Group. Mobile : 94929010

Mr. Anish Chacko & Family, Kalamannil Poikayil House, Kumbanadu P.O, Thiruvalla. Mother Parish Christ Church Marthoma Parish, Vattakottal, Kumbanadu has joined the parish with Membership No. 549 in Hermon Prayer Group. Mobile : 50448914 Mr. Ginu Sam Thomas,Thayil House, Punnakadu P.O, Kozhencherry. Mother Parish St. Thomas Marthoma Church Kozhencherry has joined the parish with Membership No. 550 in Gihon Prayer Group.Mobile:60484486

“Come unto Me, all who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” - Matthew 11:28

CONDOLENCES ON THE SAD DEMISES OF:

 Mr. V.V.Thomas (94) Vengamootil,Ayroor father-in-law of Mr.Varghese Mathew & father of Mrs. Annamma Mathew (Mem#31 Eden P.G) was called to heavenly abode on 16/05/2017  Mrs. Mariamma Philipose (75) Valiakalayil, Mundoor mother of Mr.Manoj Philipose (Mem#59 Mizpah P.G) was called to heavenly abode on 17/05/2017. Kuwait, St. Thomas Mar Thoma Church extends heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family. May the Lord strengthen and comfort them.

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CHOIR DAY

Rev. Alex C Samuel Holy Qurbana at NECK

Fasting Prayer - Message by Biju Nedumbram

YMCA Quiz competition 2nd prize

NEW BORN

Dr. Subin Thomas & Mrs. Juma Jacob (Jerusalem Prayer Group, Mem# 294) blessed with a baby girl on 12/05/2017

The St Thomas Mar Thoma Yuvajana Sakhyam had its inaugural meeting on 19th May 2017. President Rev. Bobby Mathew inaugurated the meeting by lighting the lamp.

Mr. Moncy Abraham & Mrs. Slinju Moncy (Ephraim Prayer Group,Mem# 403) blessed with a baby boy on 13/05/2017

Mr. Titus Benson Thomas & Mrs. Nisha Chacko (Eden Prayer Group, Mem# 505) blessed with a baby boy on 16/05/2017. Book Bazar by Emmaus Prayer Group

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TIME St. Thomas Centre

VENUE

ACTS 11: 19-26

EPISTLE

MATT. 28: 16-20

JOHN 20: 19-23

GOSPEL

1st LESSON 2nd LESSON

ACTS 2: 1-13

2 COR. 13: 11-14

JOHN 4: 16-26

WORSHIP

EZEK. 36: 24-36

ROM. 7: 12-25

1 THESS. 5: 12-22

JOHN 3: 22-30

THEME

EZEK. 1: 4-28

REV. 4: 1-11

TITUS 2: 1-15

MATT. 25: 14-30

HOLY QURBANA

ISA. 6: 1-8

ACTS 2: 37-47

2 COR. 8: 1-15

The feast of Pentecost Come Holy Spirit, Renew the creation

2 KINGS 2: 1-15

1 TIM. 6: 17-21

HOLY QURBANA

EXO. 18: 13-27

Trinity Sunday: We believe in Holy Trinity

Discipleship as Witness

HOLY QURBANA

WORSHIP Worship: Celebration of the Faith & FASTING PRAYER of the People of God HOLY QURBANA

Stewardship of the resources

WORSHIP SCHEDULE FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE 2017 DATE / DAY 7:30 AM NECK - HOP

02-FRI 07:30 PM

NECK - HOP

06-TUE

7.30 PM St. Thomas Centre

St. Thomas Centre

13-TUE 7.30 AM NECK - HOP

7:30 AM

16-FRI 7.30 PM

09-FRI

20-TUE St. Thomas Centre NECK - HOP

7:30 AM 07:30 PM St. Thomas Centre

23-FRI 27-TUE 7:30 AM

Roy John Trustee - Accounts

30-FRI

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

Mathew K.C Trustee - Finance

25613051 / 97223988 johnroy16@gmail.com

ASSISTED BY:

HERMON

OLIVET

MAHANAIM

YUVAJANA SAKHYAM

EDAVAKA MISSION & SEVIKA SANGOM

ARARAT

JERUSALEM

EPHRAIM

MIZPAH

Chacko Daniel Lay Ministrant

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Chacko Alexander Lay Ministrant

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