STMTC Messenger March 2017

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

Issue No. 3 Vol. XI March 2017 Monthly newsletter of Kuwait St. Thomas Mar Thoma Church

DECENNIAL PROJECTS Tharayil Kadavu Ministry Construction of a Student Center - 13 Lakhs

Mar Thoma Higher Secondary School for the Deaf Endowment Fund - 5 Lakhs

Kompady Episcopal Jubilee Institute - Endowment Fund - 2 Lakhs

World Prayer Day - March 3

ST. THOMAS MAR THOMA SUNDAY SCHOOL Theme : YOUR KINGDOM COME (Mt 6:10) Date : 22 - 31 March 2017 Time : 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm Director : Mr. Kevin Chacko Shibu, Hyderabad.

Convener : Ms. Neeba Abraham

2017

Please contact Sunday School office bearers for the details.

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 ....

Message: March 2017 Dearly beloved in Christ, Greetings to you all in the precious name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, March 3 is set apart as the world day of prayer. Prayer is reaching out of the creatures to the creator. Prayer gives us intimacy and fellowship with God, forgiveness of sins and a divine peace through communication with our heavenly father. Prayer is also an occasion for repenting our shortcomings, submitting our needs and interceding on other’s behalf.

Prayer also shows our obedience and love to Jesus Christ. Some may think that we have to pray only in times of need or when we are struck with adversities and afflictions. Of course, we are to pray in times of adversity, lest we become faithless and unbelieving.

But we also have to pray in happiness and prosperity in order not to become boastful and proud. Thus prayer should be a continuous process and life centred.

During this month of March we are observing the Great Lent. Lent is a spiritual exercise and it provides deep spiritual experience. It helps us to grow in to the qualities of Jesus Christ.

Lent challenges us for a very simple way of life shaped through commitment, meditation and repentance. Systematic disciplining calls us for abstaining from luxury, selfishness and pride. When we meditates on the passion, cross, death and resurrection of Jesus the believers becomes committed to put on Christ.

In the in-Christ experience we are equipped to give ourselves fully to the will of God. For 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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that we need to follow the characteristics of lent such as food habits that negates selfish desires, life patterns that contradict luxurious lifestyle, spiritual disciplining that brings about reconciliation, social fellowship rooted in selfless love etc. So I humbly request to all my parish members to participate in our lent services very seriously and meaningfully.

As part of our 10th anniversary celebrations our general body decided to take up three projects to proclaim our solidarity to the suffering community in our mother land. One is Tharayil Kadav Ministry which is a coastal region mission work near Kayamkulam. We are planning to support financially for the construction of a student centre there which cost 13 lakhs rupees. Another projects are providing endowments to Mar Thoma Higher Secondary School for the Deaf at Kasargod (5 lakhs) and Episcopal Jubilee Institute at Kompady (2 lakhs). I request you to reduce your living expenses during this lent season and contribute generously for these noble projects.

Our children are preparing for their board examinations and annual examinations.

Let us together pray for them. We are at the last month of this financial year. I request all parish members to pay our subscription, sandharanam, one day income collection, Good Samaritan fund and other dues as early as possible. Let us work together for the extention and expansion of the kingdom of God. 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)

THARAYIL KADAVU MISSION

(Kayamkulam Center Mar Thoma Mission)

Dear St. Thomas Parishioners, ‘Tharayil Kadavu Ministry’ a coastal region mission works near Kayamkulam started by our Late. Metropolitan Dr. Abraham Marthoma in 1936. The whole community belongs to fishermen folk. Their education and health care are below average. They need real support and encouragement. Adoor Diocese restarted that ministry recently. At present, we are concentrating on school going students. We

have after school educational assistance and caring program there. Around 100 students from the neighboring community regularly come there. We provide them nutritious refreshment and educational assistance through qualified teachers. During the time of tsunami, our old dilapidated church building and the mission house survived so the people in that area keep good faith in our church and centre. At present we use the old building as students care centre.

I am very much concerned about safety of the building. So we need a hall where students can comfortably seated and continue their studies.

If the St. Thomas Church can take up this new project, I be very happy to keep this activity on your name.

Yours in His Service Rt. Rev. Dr. Abraham Mar Paulos Episcopa

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Mar Thoma Episcopal Jubilee Institute, Kompady

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Mar Thoma Episcopal Jubilee Institute was established in 1965 to commemorate the episcopal jubilee of Late Dr. Juhanon Mar Thoma Metropolitan and Late Mathews Mar Athanasius Episcopa. The aim of this institution is to train the youngsters for evangelistic purposes. This institute is affiliated to Senate of Serampore College Culcutta and offering the Bachelor of Theology Degree and Diploma in Religious Education. There are 35 youngsters studying in this institute. There are 5 full time faculty members, 7 part time faculty members and 3 office staff are working in this institute. The Bible correspondence course known as Jeevamrutham is conducted by the institute. This course was started in Malayalam in February 1998 in connection with the Millennial Jubilee Celebrations of the birth of Christ and the course in English commenced in February 1999.

amÀ tXmam lbÀ sk¡âdn kvIqÄ t^mÀ Z sU^v, sNÀ¡f )Recognized by Government of Kerala( email: mthssdeaf@gmail.com

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

NAME NANDITA SARA VARGHESE TINU ANNA THOMAS SANJAI MATHEW SIVIN SOJI SHIRLY JERRIN BRYAN PHILIP THOMAS TUSHAR ABRAHAM JOSHI ELMA JOHN MANU ANN VARGHESE CHINCHU SUSAN DAYI JIJAN SAM THOMAS (DR.) JAMES THOMAS LILY MIRIEM MOHAN SHINU P. THOMAS DEEPU SIMON THOMAS JOHN REJI SAMUEL FAITH MARIA ASHISH MICHELLE CYRA SAM LINU CHACKO THOMAS ELINA JOHN SINU JOHN JEMY GEORGE RESIN ACHU KURIAKOSE ESAAC ABRAHAM EAPEN RENJINI SUNIL PHILIP SUSY VARGHESE THOMAS SAJI THOMAS ANKITA ANN BINU RENJI VARGHESE JASMINE SATISH RUBEN GEORGE THOMAS TOBBY MATHEW VARUGHESE AARON ROY RENU CHRISTY ABRAHAM PHILIP ABEL MATHEW ALEX PHILIP VARGHESE (DR.) ROSHAN P. JACOB FENE MARY ABRAHAM JEEVAN VARGHESE JOHN JUMA JACOB SUNNY THOMAS CHAKKUMCHIR MINI CHERIAN REJI IDICULLA PHILIP SHERLY P.Y. JEE ANNIE MATHEW ROY VARGHESE NIDHIN K.RAJ ALKA SUZA KURIAN JOSEPH BEN JACOB SUBIN THOMAS (DR.) GEORGE MATHEW HANNA MARIAM ANUP HARON KOSHY ANUP JACOB JOHN SHOBA ANNIE MATHEW

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MEMBER NO 195 215 454 1523 2612 3133 683 1164 1252 2545 4761 1981 3026 4731 5151 5203 1863 1884 3531 4253 4791 764 835 4983 812 832 833 923 941 2262 2954 3971 524 1282 1374 1334 2871 2891 4412 1254 2942 3431 4132 981 1732 2272 521 1223 1535 1833 2941 3271 5083 5084 381 982

PET NAME NANDITA TINU SANJAI SIVIN SHIRLY BRYAN TUSHAR ELMA MANU CHINCHU JIJAN BEJO ANJU SHINU DEEPU AMMU Michelle LINU ELINA SINU AMMU RESIN RENJINI SUSY SAJI ANNA RENJI JASMINE RUBEN TOBBY AARON RENU ABY ABEL PHIJU ROSHAN JEEVAN JUMA SUNNY MINI REJI SHERLY JEE ROY NIDHIN ALKA BEN SUBIN SABU HANNA HARON GEE SHOBA

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

TELEPHONE 25629665 25616048 25633985 25628044 69693197 25643019 25620983 25630400 25661269 97656253 25657655 85635798 24893245 25645275 24334581 94090315 97159725 25732895 25629186 99830153 25349052 25629186 25629186 25661703 25629644 25667847 25621645 25632957 25652984 25663520 25636526 24330564 23718450 25611249 25661269 25648202 25645717 25643271 66761362 97157006 25652984 25728848 25663820 25653582 25648202 25663459 24349168 24349168 25616438 25643271

MOBILE 99796536 66290253 99605899 66267537 66862436 97220705 99517300 66588173 99413536 66725394 97656253 65105685 66224297 67778443 60399805 60315618 99858961 99301164 94917052 66897629 60631272 94973625 66197107 60631272 60631272 66523843 99770623 97220734 65116877 99550591 69338585 97867814 99615724 67096465 66846021 65062453 55778350 99413536 97482940 99969475 97790304 65150212 99138548 65995056 69338585 66957302 99100729 94060957 97482940 99856518 99692119 99692119 99410212 65150212

BIRTHDAYS DATE 14 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 18 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 21 21 22 23 23 23 23 25 25 25 25 26 26 26 27 27 27 27 27 27 28 28 29 29 30 30 30 31 31 31 31 31 31 31

NAME NEENA ANN VARGHESE JOHN SAM GEORGE SONIA MOHAN GEORGE GIJI SAJIMON JOHN MATHEW ALEXANDER MATHEW M. M. ROSHITA MARIAM GEORGE SOSAMMA THOMAS DEENA GEOL AMY MARIE ALAN JAGAN JOHN THOMAS BRITO MATHEW VARGHESE CHACKO DANIEL NOEL SHAJI PHILIP PREETHI VARGHESE SUBY BABU TOBIA JOEL ALEXANDER GREESHMA ELIZABETH GEORG REJITA MARY JOSEPH MARY MATHEW ABRAHAM ALAN ALEX VINOD JIBI JOHN KIDANGIL SUBY MATHEW THOMAS THOMAS GEORGE PUTHUKERIL MERCY JACOB SHAWN VARGHESE BLESSON ABRAHAM ISSAC ABRAHAM LALU BABY NOBLE TOM JOSEPH MONSY MATHEW (DR.) JUSTIN RAJ SHARON ELIZABETH MATHEW MATHAI ALEXANDER NIKHILA MARIAM THOMAS GRACY THOMAS NIDHIN JACOB GEORGE BENITA SARA MATHEW MANOJ K. VARGHESE VALLIYA THAZHEL SAJAN STEVEN VERGHESE GIGI NANCY KURIAN JOE JOHN SANDRA ANN THOMAS ALEYAMMA IS S AC RONA VARGHESE RAJU P. ABRAHAM VARUGHESE JONATHAN ABRAHAM PAZHOOR ELIZABETH SOMINI ABRAHAM KEZIA ANN JACOB SAM CHERIYAN LIJI VARGHESE BEELA MATHEW P.K.CHERIAN

MEMBER NO 4812 213 1272 2132 2634 3241 624 2641 2032 3853 251 4911 231 1353 2572 5352 1084 1194 3042 282 4384 1631 991 1093 1442 4094 21 3441 4421 4851 1224 1794 2991 264 702 893 2004 3471 4131 353 1762 543 1074 132 794 1911 43 462 1443 3011 3252 3932 4331

PET NAME NEENA JOE SONIA GIJI JOHN ANIYAN RICHU BIJI DEENA JAGAN BRITO RAJU NOEL PREETHI SUBY TOBIA GREESHMA REJITA MARY ALAN JIBI SUBY THOMASKUTTY KOCHUMOL SHAWN ISSAC LALU NOBLE MONSY JUSTIN SHARON RAJU NIKHILA GRACY NIDHIN BENITA MANOJ S AJAN STEVE NANCY JOE SANDRA PONNAMMA RON REJI JONATHAN SOMINI KEZIA KOCHUMON SONNY BEELA CHERIAN

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

TELEPHONE 2560572 25616048 22623051 25650429 24335198 25651132 25621963 25636918 25652751 25626196 65770416 25643302 25641749 24755693 25615203 25743908 25640153 25637568 25632578 25638325 25634157 94967896 65100023 25618174 25728848 25613750 25619976 25610213 24330292 25659639 25661536 24346703 25645717 25658549 25610029 25633251 25649170 25634270 25641839 24347481 25612559 25637067 25632578 23727907 25632457

MOBILE 66046936 66290253 66691680 60798969 97100853 99893110 66044008 97541688 66588150 66246413 66289971 65993969 66165292 66763090 99835773 99582291 66575826 96961688 99550996 97637410 97214572 66750875 99463476 55774249 66035539 66239656 66839839 50157206 66252901 66957302 69096501 99515448 99795431 65561294 66552969 97839101 97153151 97790304 99556257 99531965 66777350 97944214 66568667 99406115 97757607 66503684 99860513 55774249 99468239 66751937 99800713 99425816

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

“Happy Birthday"

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WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES DATE

M. No.

PRAYER GRP.

2

DEEPU MOHAN & SUSHA ZACHARIA

NAME

372

ARARAT

TEL. RES.

MOBILE

3

BOBAN VARGHESE K. & SUJA BOBAN

11

CANAAN

25635156

66562536

94967896

66839839

99583014

3

LALU BABY & RINI V. CHANDY

344

ARARAT

10

THOMAS CHACKO & REENA THOMAS

117

EPHRAIM

16

SHIBU CHERIAN & SOMY SHIBU CHERIAN

41

HERMON

25649403

16

SINU JOHN & SHIJI GEORGE

479

ARARAT

97159725

25

JOHN MATHEW & MERCY PHILIP

134

ARARAT

24348934

26

SANTHOSH JOHN VARUGHESE & TIJI ANS ABRAHAM

414

EMMAUS

97335426

“Happy Wedding Anniversary"

99891450 66280967 50401102

MEDICAL SEMINAR - CANCER AWARENESS PROGRAMME

Farewell to Sunday School Students

Organizations Schedules at St. Thomas Centre Sunday School

Fridays 2.15 - 4.30 pm

Junior Choir

Thursdays 6.00 to 7.30 pm

Senior Choir

Thursdays 7.30 to 9.30 pm

Yuvajana Sakhyam

1st and 3rd Fridays after the Worship service

Sevika Sanghom

Saturdays 5.15 pm

Edavaka Mission

Saturdays 7.00 pm

Heavenly Father, during this Lenten season, give me a new and expanded vision for my life. Help me to live full of faith. Teach me to find hope in the face of adversity.

“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. K.C.Abraham (67),Kizhekkeparmpil House, Nakkada, Valanjuvattom, Thiruvalla father of Mr. Binu Abraham (Mem# 270 Eden PG) was called to heavenly abode on 8th February 2017. Funeral will be held on 11th February at Nakkada St. Pauls MTC.  Mr. Manoj Kaleekal (45), Kaleekal, Kanjikuzhi, Kottayam brother in law of Mr. Jose P. Joy and Mrs. Beena Jose (Mem# 453 Hermon P.G.)was called to heavenly abode on 8th February 2017.

St. Thomas Parish expresses our heart-felt condolences to the bereaved family members.

May the Lord strengthen and comfort them.

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07:30 PM

NECK - HOP

THEME

The Forgiving Christ

WORSHIP

HOLY QURBANA (English) HOLY QURBANA

HOLY QURBANA

1st LESSON 2nd LESSON

ASSISTED BY:

EDAVAKA MISSION

VBS

HERMON

GETHSEMANE

OFFICE BEARERS

EMMAUS

SUNDAY SCHOOL & JUNIOR CHOIR

CANNAN

EPHRAIM & EPHRATH

WORSHIP SCHEDULE FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2017 VENUE

GOSPEL

TIME

EPISTLE

DATE / DAY

MARK. 1:40-45

St. Thomas Centre

EPH. 2: 1-10

7:30 AM

1 JOHN. 1:5-10

03-FRI ZECH. 13:1-9

MARK. 2:1-12

14-TUE St. Thomas Centre The Accepting Christ

HOLY QURBANA

ROM. 8:6-11

MATH. 15:21-28

NECK - HOP

7:30 AM 07:30 PM

The Cleansing Jesus

ACT. 16:11-18

GAL. 6:1-5

LUK. 13:10-17

NECK - HOP

GEN. 4:8-16

PHLM. 1:1-21

GAL. 5:1-12

MARK. 10:45-52

07:30 PM

HOS. 2:14-23

ROM. 8: 31-39

EPH. 2:1-10

07-TUE

EXOD. 3:1-10

PHILI. 2:5-11

St. Thomas Centre

HOLY QURBANA

JOB. 42:10-17

7:30 AM

Fifth Sunday in Lent

PRASYARADHANA & FASTING PRAYER

10-FRI

St. Thomas Centre

The Restoring Christ

Thomas Varghese K. Trustee - Accounts

55861204 25650273/97835292 mailtojerry5881@gmail.com charlyputhuseri@gmail.com

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60798969 sajimc2007@gmail.com

Sajimon M. Chandy Lay Ministrant

St. Thomas Centre

17-FRI 21-TUE 7:30 AM 07:30 PM

24-FRI 28-TUE 7:30 AM

John Mathew Trustee - Finance

31-FRI

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

Boban Varghese Secretary

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Mathew P. Alexander Lay Ministrant

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