Thomas said to him, “My Lord and My God”. (St. John 20:28)
Issue No. 6 Vol. IX
June 2015
Monthly news letter 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
From the Vicar ....
Rev. Sunil Joy
Dearly Beloved in Christ, Greetings to you in the precious name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ! The summer has come. Sun rays are becoming hotter & Kuwait is into yet another hot summer season. Many are visiting their native places or other places on holidays. I wish them a very pleasant vacation and safe journey. I advice Parents and Children to buy and bring the following material when you return after your vacations. These material will help you to actively participate in the Church worships which in turn will strengthen the spiritual growth. 1. NIV Bible for Sunday School children. 2. Church liturgical books, like worship service and hymn books. Transliterated copies are also available at CSS Book shop, Thiruvalla. 3. Christian Literatures from CSS Book shop. To develop mission concern in young people, and their love towards the Church; 1. Visit mission projects of the Church, e.g. Orphanages, physically & mentally challenged people. You may kindly attend the homeland fellowship, which is planned as a mission field visit. 2. Participate in the mission field activities of the Church. 3. Spend a day or more, if possible, at our Kombadi Bible institute, and use the library. We have to give emphasis on liturgical learning for the young and the elder people. I am planning to launch a study program for worship chants and Passion week chants in our church after the vacation period. I am seeking everybody's support and participation to fulfill this endeavor. The parish General body was held on 29th May, 2015. I thank the office bearers for the commitment and leadership for the timely presentation of reports and accounts, and all Kaisthana samithy members for creative suggestions and active involvement. Parish Register is complete and ready for use. I thank Mr. Abraham Varghese (Prasad), Mr. Eapen Varghese (Gigi) & Mrs. Rexy Gigi for their efforts in compiling the parish register. I prayerfully welcome the new office bearers and the Kaisthana Samithy. Let the new financial year be a blessing to the parish. As you are aware, we are introducing a new system to automatically send out e-greetings for members who are celebrating birthdays and wedding anniversaries with effect from Jun 15. I hope you will appreciate this small, but unique act of conserving the green-life on the earth for the existence of the future generations. Also, we have decided to discontinue printing of the monthly newsletter 'messenger' with effect from Jul 15. We will be sending out soft copies through e-mail and through church web site. The new vicar of Ahmadi parish (Rev. Biju Sam) and St. Johns parish (Rev. Sunil A John) reached Kuwait on 26th. St. Thomas family uphold them in prayers that the Lord will bless them to fruitfully work for His Kingdom. I congratulate children who have completed their 10th and 12th successfully. May the Lord guide them with His spirit to continue their studies, and bless them for a bright future. My beloved ones, I thank you for your support extended to me last year for a blessed ministry in Kuwait. One more financial year is left for me to complete my tenure here. Let us work together in one heart and mind for His Glory. May the Lord bless you all with the reward according to your faith in Him. May God bless all. With Warm Regards, Yours in Christ Jesus, Sunil Joy Achen Kuwait St. Thomas Mar Thoma Church. P.O. Box 25562 Safat 13116 Kuwait Tel : 25635253 (Res.) Mob : 6603 0775 E-mail : revsuniljoy@gmail.com
Parsonage : Flat No.14, 1st Floor, Bldg # 20, Street 10, Al-Dhahok Bin Qays Street, Block 10 Salmiya. (Opp. Bestow Super Market)
Environmental protection initiatives ...
As we know, Mar Thoma Sabha has earmarked June as the environment protection month. Special prayers are planned on this occasions to seek God's intervention to protect our environment. Each of us are committed to support protecting the environment especially considering it's major effect on future generations and humanity as a whole. A major contributing factor for sustaining the environment is the presence of t rees & unfortunately in our race for publishing printed material we cut trees in a disproportionate manner, which obviously impacts the environment. Outside - Wedding
The Church has taken up few minor initiatives to address the concern for environment. ie., By reducing the use of paper for printing greetings cards and the monthly newsletter ‘Messenger’. Birthday and Wedding greetings have been converted to be an automatically triggered e-greetings to the individuals email ID with copies to the Vicar on respective days. However to continue with the provision for birthday & wedding anniversary offertories, greeting envelops (designs as below) will be used. The messenger will be distributed as soft copies in pdf format through email as well as uploaded on church website. "\n-sâ F-Ãm-h-gn-I-fn-epw \n-s¶ Im-t¡-ï-Xn-¶p A-h³ \n-s¶-¡p-dn-¨p X-sâ Zq-X-·m-tcm-Sp I-ev-]n-¡pw"
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Psalms 91:11
The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy. Zephaniah 3:17
For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
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Mar Thoma Syrian Church Of Malabar
ST. THOMAS MAR THOMA CHURCH, KUWAIT
Mar Thoma Syrian Church Of Malabar
ST. THOMAS MAR THOMA CHURCH, KUWAIT
The earth is the LORD'S, and all it contains, The world, and those who dwell in it. For He has founded it upon the seas And established it upon the rivers. Psalms 24:1-2
Birthdays Date 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16
Name THOMAS P. ABRAHAM JACOB PHILIP BEENA THOMAS PREETHI ANNIE JACOB SUSY RAJAN MARIAMMA JACOB IDICULLA ABRAHAM MEGHNA ELIZA PHILIP JEEVAN ALEX MATHEW JOHN VARGHESE JINI ANN ISSAC JIBU JACOB THOMAS AVINASH RAJAN DANIEL NISHAD THOMAS NEBU JOHN KEVIN JOHN JACOB THOMAS MATHEWS SIBI GEORGE LARON VARGHESE ABRAHAM EMIL MATHEW VARGHESE SAJI BABY JESTIN JOE GEORGE SHAWN THOMAS BINU THOMAS SHALIN BABY MATHEW AARON MATHEW SHEEBA JAMES ANUP RAJAN DANIEL TITUS MATHEW USHA P. ABRAHAM STEFFI BIJU VARGHESE RACHEL JACOB BRIJITH THOMAS PETER EAPEN THOMAS AMY ANN ABRAHAM CHRIS MATHEW BIJU SARAH MARIAM SHIBU ROYCE RINU WILLY MATHEW CHRIS SHIBU CHERIAN MATHEWS K. ABRAHAM THOMAS PETER SAM MATHEWS TIJI ANS ABRAHAM MERIENA RAJESH JENEY ANN JACOB SHEEBA SUSAN ABRAHAM
Member No 01071 01441 03572 04752 00332 00952 01121 02494 00034 00201 01962 03371 04901 04971 01421 01444 03491 04182 01934 02293 03051 00763 02644 03012 03053 04853 03352 00334 00994 01452 02393 03182 03413 02801 00164 01784 01964 03653 04491 00413 00611 03411 04021 04142 04152 05022 05102
pet name MON SABU BEENA SUSY KUNJUMOL AVARACHEN MEGHNA JEEVAN REGI JINU JIBU AVINASH NISHAD NEBU KEVIN MANISH SIBI LARON EMIL SAJI APPU SHAWN BINU SHALIN AARON SHEEBA ANUP TIM USHA SREE SHEELA BRIJITH RENNY AMY CHRIS ROYCE WILLY KICHU LALU MOHAN SAM TIJI MERIENA JENEY SHEEBA
Prayer Group CANAAN OLIVET EPHRATH MIZPAH CANAAN OLIVET MIZPAH CANAAN GETHSEMANE CANAAN CANAAN EPHRAIM EDEN KADESH MIZPAH OLIVET KADESH KADESH EDEN KADESH GIHON MIZPAH GETHSEMANE MIZPAH GIHON GETHSEMANE ARARAT CANAAN CANAAN KADESH MAHANAIM MAHANAIM MIZPAH KADESH OLIVET OLIVET CANAAN EPHRATH EMMAUS KADESH GIHON MIZPAH EMMAUS EMMAUS OLIVET EPHRAIM KADESH
Telephone
Mobile
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Birthdays Date 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 19 20 21 22 22 24 24 25 25 25 25 25 26 26 26 27 27 27 27 27 28 28 28 28 29 29 30 30 30 30 30
Name JACOB PHILIP CODIYATTU SMILEY ANNIE GEORGE(DR) MATHEW V. ABRAHAM RUTH MARY JOHN SIBU THOTTATHIL JACOB NITHA MATHEW JOHN YOHANNAN SAJINI JACOB MATHILUNKAL RENU ABRAHAM KOSHY SERAH MARY SHIJI SUSAN IDICULA MATHAI SHOBIN K. MATHEWS GEORGY C. THOMAS JITTYMOL MARIAM MATHEW JOSHUA JACOB GEORGE THOMAS BINU T. KORUTHU PREETHI ELIZABETH CHERIAN SWAPNA ELIZABETH JOSEPH SUSAN RINU MICHELLE ANN DANIEL KRISTIN MANOJ MATHEW ALAINA JINU JIKKY SANJAY KURUVILLA KEVIN SKARIA CHACKO JERRY GEORGE OOMMEN SUNITA SUSAN JOSHI ABIYEL JOSE SUNIL REUBEN ALEX JOHN RACHEL CHANDY ELEENA SARA JACOB SABU THOMAS ASHISH TOM MATHEWS SHERLIN MARY VARGHESE SHIRLY SUSAN ZACHARIAH VARGHESE VARGHESE V. JEFFRIN GEORGE MATHEW BIJINU K. BINU NIKITA ELSA VARGHESE ANITHA GEORGE JOEL VARGHESE JOHN SUJA KURUVILLA PRAISE ELSA BINU SNEHA GEORGE JOLLY RENJIT (DR.)
Member No 00194 00342 01541 01634 02141 04852 01161 03772 04352 04963 00452 01611 03161 03862 05094 01091 02951 01612 04052 02092 02353 01103 01233 02461 03503 03991 00682 03704 04474 00052 00383 01731 02573 04092 00922 01151 01713 02382 00693 00822 00203 01602 02703 03273 04522
pet name JACKU SMILEY EBU RUTH SIBU NITHA THAMPY SAJINI RENU SERAH SUSY SHOBIN BYJU JITTY JOSHUA GEORGY KUNJU PREETHI SWAPNA SINI MISHA SONU ACHU JIKKY KEVIN JERRY SUNITA ABI REUBEN GRACE ELEENA SABU ASHISH SHERLIN SHIRLY SAM JEFFY BIJINU NIKKI ANITHA JOEL SUJA PRAISE CHINCHU JOLLY
Prayer Group EDEN EMMAUS GIHON MIZPAH EPHRAIM GETHSEMANE CANAAN EPHRAIM MAHANAIM EDEN MAHANAIM GENERAL AREA EPHRATH ARARAT OLIVET MIZPAH MIZPAH GENERAL AREA EPHRAIM KADESH OLIVET MIZPAH GETHSEMANE MIZPAH EPHRAIM EPHRATH KADESH KADESH CANAAN CANAAN MIZPAH EDEN GIHON MAHANAIM GETHSEMANE KADESH CANAAN MAHANAIM EMMAUS EMMAUS CANAAN OLIVET EDEN MIZPAH MAHANAIM
Telephone
Mobile
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Thanking God Almighty for His mercy. May Lord God Bless you abundantly.
“Happy Birthday"
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Farewell
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Farewell to Mrs. Sheby Raju, daughter of Raju Upadeshi, Pollachi Mission - Mar Thoma Sabha, on 22 May 15 at St. Thoma centre.
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Farewell to Mr. Jacob Joseph P. & Family (Mem. No. 95) on 8 May 15 at St. Thomas centre
NEW MEMBER BLESSON PALLICKAL KOSHY Mem. No. : 511 Prayer Group : MIZPAH Mother Parish : PARACKATHANAM ST. THOMAS MTC Contact :
Newly Wedded Farewell to Mr. Shaji Joseph & Family on 8 May 15 at St. Thomas centre
Arun Thomas Laloo, son of Sabha Mandalam member Mr. Laloo Thomas and Mrs. Alice Laloo married Nisha Mariam Daniel, Daughter of Mr. Chacko Daniel & Mrs. Lissy Daniel on 27th April 15 at St. Thomas Mar Thoma Church, Kozhencheri. St. Thomas Family wishes a Happy & Blessed family life to Nisha & Arun.
Wedding AnniversarIES Date
M. No.
Prayer Grp.
1
JACOB PHILIP & MERCY JACOB
Name
00144
OLIVET
3
KUNJACHEN JOHN M. & LIZY K. JOHN
00006
EPHRAIM
Tel. Res. 25632578
Mobile 55774249 66473650
3
JAMES THOMAS & PREETHI JAMES
00198
MAHANAIM
25657655
10
JINU CHACKO THOMAS & PREETHA M.M.
00123
GETHSEMANE
25641796
65105685 99114562
14
JOSE BABY SIMON & ANNAMMA JOSE
00066
ARARAT
24317138
99712793
15
ROBY D. MATHEWS & MILI ROBY MATHEWS
00266
MIZPAH
25627554
66779089
15
SOJI PHILIP ZACHARIAH & SINI SOJI PHILIP
00152
OLIVET
25628044
66267537
16
VARGHESE VARGHESE V. & CICILY VARGHESE
00115
KADESH
25650623
66391082
16
JUNY THOMAS MATHEW & NEENA ANN VARGHESE
00481
KADESH
2560572
66046936
25663826
99608206
17
DANIEL K. GEORGE & MOLLY DANIEL
00361
EMMAUS
17
GEORGE KURIAN & JENY GEORGE
00064
KADESH
94495370
20
MATHEW C. M. & MARY KOSHI MATHEW
00037
EPHRAIM
24885372
99438263
20
CHRISTY THOMAS & RENU CHRISTY
00128
EDEN
25663520
97867814
23
BINO ABEL VARGHESE & PRIYA G.
00029
GIHON
25319557
66830185
23
SAMUEL MATHEW & MERCY MATHEW
00093
GETHSEMANE
25622382
66671409
24
JOSE KUTTY KUNJAPPAN & ANNAMMA JOSE
00267
ARARAT
24317585
66172425
24
THOMAS CHACKO & JESSY THOMAS
00026
EMMAUS
25610213
99795431
25614539
25
THOMAS GEORGE P. & ANITHA GEORGE
00082
EMMAUS
26
SHIBU CHERIAN & MARY MATHEW
00248
EPHRAIM
97247242 99301481
26
SAMSON JOSEPH & MARIYAMM ABRAHAM
00185
MIZPAH
26
MANOJ PHILIPOSE & MARYAM MANOJ
00059
MIZPAH
25612452
66599269
97940757 94903031
28
MATHEW C. ABRAHAM & ASHA MATHEW
00480
GIHON
94903031
29
MATHEW PHILIP CODIYATTU & NANDITA SARA VARGHESE
00019
EDEN
25629665
30
JACOB MATHEW & MARY JACOB
00251
MIZPAH
99796536 66270297
“Happy Wedding Anniversary" Organizations - Schedules at St. Thomas Centre Sunday School
Every Friday at 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm
Yuvajana Sakhyam
Junior Choir Senior Choir
Every Thursday at 6.00 to 7.30 PM Every Thursday at 7.30 to 9.30 PM
Sevika Sanghom Edavaka Mission
Every 1st and 3rd Friday after the Worship service All Saturdays at 5.00 PM 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 DEMISES OF: Mrs. Lissy Varghese (64),Tunchathu House, Vagathanam, Kottayam, Mother of Mrs. Priya Varghese (W/o Mr. Jimmy Varghese, Mem# 406) was called to heavenly abode on Friday, 22 May 15 Mr. Sam Philip (64), Kaithamattathu Bunglow, M O Ward, Alleppey, Father-in-law of Mrs. Eleena Sara Jacob (Mem # 383) was called to heavenly abode on 25 May 15. Funeral was held on 27 May 15 at St. George Mar Thoma Church, Alleppey. Major T.C John, (94 years), Pazhavelil House, Tholassery -Thiruvalla, father of Mrs. Mary Mathew Alexander (Nirmala, W/o Mr. Vijoy Alexander Mem # 26, Vice President - Kuwait St. Thomas Mar Thoma Church) was called to heavenly abode on 4 May 2015. Funeral was held at St. Paul's CSI Church, Pune, Maharashtra. St. Thomas Family expresses our heart-felt condolence to the bereaved family members on the sad demise of his beloved ones. May the Lord strengthen and comfort them.
for Private Circulation only
VENUE
THEME
PROGRAMME
EPISTLE
GOSPEL
1st LESSON 2nd LESSON
WORSHIP SCHEDULE - June 2015 TIME
Service Assisted By:
OLIVET
DATE
1 John 1: 1-10
St.John 11: 1-18
Gen. 1: 1-28
2. Cor. 13: 11-14
STUDENTS
HOLY COMMUNION
Jam. 1:1-8
Trinity FRIDAY - We worship in Triune God
1 King. 3: 16-28
EDEN
HOP, NECK, Kuwait City
St.Luke. 10: 21-24
Jam. 1: 1-8
7.30 PM Phil. 4: 4-9
1 King. 3: 16-28
02 TUE HOLY COMMUNION
St.Luke. 10: 21-24
SUNDAY SCHOOL
STC, SALMIYA
Phil. 4: 4-9
Rev. 21: 1-8
7.30 AM HOLY COMMUNION
Prov. 8: 22-31
05 FRI Students Sunday Wisdom from Above
St.Luke. 8: 22-25
HOP, NECK, Kuwait City
Phil. 1: 9-20
KADESH
7.30 PM
ENGLISH HOLY COMMUNION/ FASTING PRAYER
Rev. 21: 1-8
09 TUE
Environmental Sunday
Prov. 8: 22-31
STC, SALMIYA
St.Luke. 8: 22-25
EMMAUS
7.30 AM
Phil. 1: 9-20
1 John. 5: 1-12
12FRI
HOLY COMMUNION
Isa. 6: 1-8
GETHSEMANE
HOP, NECK, Kuwait City
St.John. 4:13-26
1 John. 5: 1-12
7.30 PM
2 Thes. 2: 13-17
Isa. 6: 1-8
16TUE
HOLY COMMUNION
St.John. 4:13-26
SECRETARY PRAYER GROUP
STC, SALMIYA
2 Thes. 2: 13-17
Heb. 11: 23-40
MIZPAH
7.30 AM
HOLY COMMUNION
Dan. 6: 11-23
Heb. 11: 23-40
19FRI
Worship the Lord in Truth and Spirit
St.Mark. 10:35-45
Dan. 6: 11-23
HOP, NECK, Kuwait City
2 Cor. 6: 11-18
St.Mark. 10:35-45
7.30 PM
HOLY COMMUNION
2 Cor. 6: 11-18
23TUE
Cost of discipleship
HOLY COMMUNION
STC, SALMIYA HOP, NECK, Kuwait City
7.30 AM 7.30 PM
26 FRI 30TUE
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 Mon Mathews C. John Trustee - Finance 25663520 / 97867814 25665482 / 99785934 christythomaskuwait@gmail.com monmathews72@gmail.com
Christy Thomas Secretary
Prayer Groups are requested to 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 at St.Thomas centre & NECK - Hall of Peace. Please co-ordinate with Lay Readers .
Vijoy M. Alexander Vice President 22623051 / 97100853 vijoyal@hotmail.com
Sponsorship for St. THOMAS MESSENGER : We are seeking sponsorships for “St. Thomas Messenger”. Your kind co-operation in this matter is solicited. Note : Any changes in worship venue or time will be informed through e-mail.