Thomas said to him, “My Lord and My God”. (St. John 20:28)
Issue No. 9 Vol. VII
September 2013
A Monthly publication for the St. Thomas Mar Thoma Church, Kuwait
13th September
“ If wrinkles must be written upon our brows, let them not be written upon our heart. The spirit should not grow old.” – James A. Garfield
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
Message from Chacko Thomas Achen ""\nsâ hgn btlmhsb `ctaån¡. Ah\n Xs¶ B{ibn¡. Ah³ AXv \nÀÆln¡pw.'' (k¦o. 37:5) Ignª Hê amkw IqSn IÀ¯mhn B{ibn¨v {]hÀ¯n¡m³ e`n¨ Ahkc§Ä¡mbn kvXpXn¡mw. Cu amkw hfsc {]tXyIXbpWvSv. \½psS CShI P\§Ä \m«n Ah[n¡p t]mbn kt´mjt¯msS Xncn¨p h¶v ho WvSpw tPmenbn {] thin¡p¶p. hnZymeb hÀj¯nsâ ]T\w H¶mw XobXn apX Bcw`n¡pì. ""Úm\w k¼mZn¡. hnthIw t\SpI. ad¡êXv. Fsâ hN\§sf hn«pamdpIbpaêXv.'' (k{Zriy. 4:6) sImSp¡pt´mdpw GdnSp¶ [\ amWp Úm\w. Úm\w sImSp¡p¶hscbpw kzoIcn¡p¶hscbpw BZc Wobcm¡pw. Úm\¯nsâbpw hnthI¯nsâbpw hgnIfneqsS k©cnçhm³ \s½ klmbnç¶Xv ssZhhN\amWv. Cu A[yb\hÀjw FÃmhÀçw D¶X hnPbw IcØamçhm³ CSbmIs«. ""hr²·mÀ \nÀ½Zhpw Kuchhpw kpt_m[hpw DÅXpw hnizmk¯nepw kvt\ l¯nepw klnjvWXbnepw BtcmKyapÅhêw Bbncn¡Ww.'' (Xnt¯mkv 2:12) _meyw PohnX¯nsâ ASn¯dbpw hmÀ²Iyw PohnX¯nsâ ta¡qcbpamWv. B[p\nItemI¯v ASn¯dív {]m[m\yw sImSpç¶Xn\m ta¡qc {i²n¡msX t]mæì. apXnÀ¶ amXm]nXm¡sf BZcnçIbpw Ahsc hmÀ²Iy kab¯v kwc£nbvçIbpw sNt¿ WvSXv ss{IkvXha¡fpsS ISabpw D¯chmZn¯hpamWv. ]gb\nba¯n bn{kmtb a¡tfmSv A¸s\bpw A½sbbpw _lpam\n¡Wsa¶v ssZhw Iån¨n«pWvSv . htbmP\§Ä Aë`hk¼¯pÅhcmWv. Ime¸g¡¯m AhêsS hnizmkw iàhpw ZrVhpamWv. \ndª Aë`h§fpsS `qXImehpw Ct¸mÄ hgn \S¯p¶ ssZh¯nepÅ B{ibhpw `mhnsbçdn¨pÅ {]XymibpamWv htbmP\§sf \bnç¶Xv. \½psS amXm]nXm¡sf BZcnbvçhmëw kvt\lnçhmëw CSbmIs«. hnizmk kaql¯nsâ sI«pd¸nëv æSpw_§fpsS ]¦v hnetbdnbXmWv. Hê æSpw_w. {]mÀ°\Iq«w CShI Aë{KlamIWsa¦n Hê kv{XobpsS ]¦v hnetbdnbXmWv. k`bpsS sshhn[yamÀ¶ ip{iqjbn kv{Xoþ]pêj·msc \ntbmKn¨ncnçì. ssZhcmPy ip{iqjbn Iq«pthe¡mcmbn {]hÀ¯nçhm³ kv{XoIsf HêçIbpw AhÀç thWvSt{]mÕml\w \Âæhm³ \ap¡p IS¸mSpWvSv. \½psS tIcfw sk]väw_À amkw HmWw BtLmjnçIbmWv. alm_en \mSphmWnSpw Imew am\hÀ FÃmhêw Hêt]mse Pohn¨hcmWv. AXnepw D]cnbmbn \½psS IÀ¯mhn IqSn FÃmhêw H¶mbn kt´mjnç¶ kpZn\¯në thWvSn {]hÀ¯n¡mw. \½psS CShIbnte¡v `{Zmk\¯n \nìw CShI ip{iqj¡mbn \ntbmKn¨ dh. knPp sNdnbm³ ^nen¸v A¨s\ kzmKXw sN¿pì. CShIív Aë{Klambn Xocs« _lpam\s¸« A¨sâ ip{iqj. FÃmhêw {]tbmP\s¸Sp¯phm³ {i²nçI. \½psS IÀ¯mhv FÃmhscbpw Aë{Kln¡s«. {]mÀ°n¨psImWvSv IÀ¯r ip{iqjbn Nmt¡m tXmak¨³
Acting Vicar
Message from Siju C. Philip Achen Loving greetings to you all in the precious name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Let me humble myself before Lord almighty for giving me an oppurtunity to come here, serve you and be with you,love you and be loved.I thank our respected Poulose Thirumeni and all members of this parish,kaisthana samithy and office bearers for all the care, concern, cooperation towards the Church,Diocese and me since my arrival. I bring greetings and regards to you all from THE DELHI DIOCESE, ABRAHAM MAR POULOSE THIRUMENI and THE VICAR GENERAL REV.MAHESH THOMAS CHERIAN.As we all know our Delhi Diocese is a missionary diocese from down south Andhra to north north eastern states upto Tibetan border scattered in 18 different states.Along with our community we are looking after the welfare of ‘the people of the land’ especially The Adivasis,Tribals and the downtrodden. Our diocese is serving with number of hostels for these under privileged group and also proudly to say ‘THE GRAMJYOTHI SCHOOLS’ which now growing with 4 higher secondary schools,6 high schools,73 balwadis and primary schools.’Gramjyothi’ had drawn light to many villages and our alumnis include doctors,lawyers,civil service persons and so on.Apart from these as our forefathers taught, we never missed the mission zeal and we have thousands of believers especially in Andhra, Orissa & Tibetan Border.Some of the new initiatives are Vijayanagaram mission which is sponsored by our parish,Utkal mission,Kalinga mission where we started Tribal hostels recently.All these works requires your prayers and participation.Kindly do spare a couple of months or more to be with the villagers as we need quality teachers to teach in our schools, trained medical personnel to offer them medical care. If interested please let me know or inform the diocese as we will arrange for the same. I Thank once again Lord Almighty and you all for the love & concern especially helping out very generously for the mission needs of the diocese. I wish and pray that you all be blessed in return for all the helps & concern towards this noble cause.I am very delighted to say the Kuwait St.Thomas Parish is a very blessed parish, a loving caring & humble ‘people of God’ who are blessed by enough potentials & people to say a nice group of children,youngsters &elders, a beautiful choir which makes the experience of worship beyond words.Thank you lord for all the blessings upon this community & I pray Lord continue to shower upon your blessings to these your people and generations as they be loyal to you, to the church and continue to remain as a role model for all the parishes.
MASHKUR Love & Prayers, Rev. Siju C Philip
Birthdays in september Date
Name
Member No
pet name
Prayer Group
Telephone
Mobile 66180986
1
EMILY MARY BINU
02383
EMILY
MAHANAIM
25658460
2
SAUMYA MARIAM
00504
SAUMYA
CANAAN
25641766
66511065
2
PREETHI SIMON (DR.)
02532
PREETHI
KADESH
25619413
66577386
3
KEVIN C. VARUGHESE
03303
KEVIN
ARARAT
66474967
3
JOEMON JOHNSON
04541
JOEMON
EPHRAIM
94022309
3
SAM THOMAS SAMUEL
01881
JIM
EPHRATH
24334581
99301164
3
GLENN V.GEORGE
01193
GLENN
CANAAN
25641749
66575826
4
REENA ASHISH
00966
REENA
EDEN
25659514
66512291
5
SOSAMMA CHACKO
01512
SUMA
MIZPAH
25750317
99004109
25634996
5
JACOB CHANDY
00051
REJU
CANAAN
5
JACOB CHERIAN
02841
SHAJI
EPHRAIM
6
HANNAH ELIZABETH MATHEWS
00614
HANNAH
GEEHON
6
NATHAN SHINU VARGHESE
04183
NATHAN
KADESH
66770303 97459430
25323698
97225771 66657380
6
MANOJ KURUVILLA
04471
MANOJ
CANAAN
50074800
7
NIKHIL GEORGE MATHEW
01403
NIKHIL
EMMAUS
97615189
8
THOMAS JOHN
03111
SHIJU
ARARAT
9
JOEL T BIBU
02023
JOEL
GETHSEMANE
24311746
66467024 97230802
10
JENIN THOMAS
03113
JENIN
ARARAT
24311746
66467024
10
MALINI ANUP DANIEL
00337
MALINI
CANAAN
25629747
99068514
11
KEVIN MANOJ MATHEW
00105
KEVIN
CANAAN
25646726
99816826
11
ALEXY ANN ALEXANDER
00784
ALEXY
MIZPAH
97214239
97952102
11
JACOB GEORGE P.
01094
JACOBKUTTY
MIZPAH
25637568
99463476
11
MANI JACOB
02071
SALY
EDEN
25624138
97520573
11
JEHOSHUA GEORGE BOBBY
01593
JOSH
EMMAUS
25622547
65134650
12
VIPIN VARGHESE
01153
VIPIN
KADESH
25650623
66391082
25657821
12
SUSAN JOSEPH KOLLAMALA
00733
JOASHA
EMMAUS
12
JACOB IDICULLA
02761
SUNIL
EPHRAIM
14
ABEL PHILIP VARGHESE
01133
ABEL
GEEHON
14
ROCHELLE DENNY KOSHY
01273
ROCHELLE
EPHRAIM
99601604 99807401
25652543
97910385 66691680
15
MATHEW PHILIP
00091
JOY
GEEHON
22657126
99730699
15
AARON PHILIP CHACKO
01563
AARON
ARARAT
24348934
97213522
15
ABEL PHILIP CHACKO
01564
ABEL
ARARAT
24348934
97213522
15
SHERLY BINU
02952
SHERLY
MAHANAIM
67785016
66257383
15
ALICE SAMUEL
02122
ALICE
ARARAT
24315281
15
TITTU MATHEW ABRAHAM
04211
TITTU
MAHANAIM
99552771 94976926
16
JEENA AVINASH
00335
JEENA
CANAAN
25629747
99068514
16
BYJU JOHN
04631
BYJU
MIZPAH
23710871
66321524
17
PHILIP C. M.
00191
JOSE
CANAAN
25629665
99796536
17
SUJA BOBAN
00112
SUJA
CANAAN
25635156
66562536
17
ABRAHAM STEPHEN
00721
SUNNY
MIZPAH
25624177
66284427
17
SAJI MATHEW GEORGE
01511
SAJI
MIZPAH
25750317
99004109
17
SACHIN SAMUEL MATHEW
01433
SACHIN
MIZPAH
25611453
97810618
Birthdays in september Date
Name
Member No
pet name
Prayer Group
17
ANNIE VARGHESE
03052
SUJA
GEEHON
17
ANNAMMA MATHEW
00312
OMANA
EDEN
17
RICHLIN ANN GEORGE
03733
RICHLIN
MAHANAIM
18
GEORGE T. J.
00891
RAJU
MIZPAH
Telephone
Mobile
25615823
99758170
25659639
66552969
97638510 97254038
18
MERCY PHILIP
01342
MERCY
ARARAT
24348934
66280967
19
MANOJ PHILIPOSE
00591
MANOJ
MIZPAH
25612452
66599269
19
SHEEJA SUSAN THOMAS
04042
SHEEJA
CANAAN
25660857
99398297
19
SUNITA ANIE SAMUEL
02622
SUNI
EMMAUS
25616846
99252794
19
KEVIN SAJAN THAZHEL
04134
KEVIN
KADESH
99039701
19
GIANN SAIRA KOSHY
04353
GIANN
MAHANAIM
97356146
20
HAROLD S. WARTIKA
03482
HAROLD
GEEHON
25359283
66893031
20
PREEMA JOHN
01163
PREEMA
CANAAN
25630400
66588173
20
ROSHIN ANNA BINU
02704
ROSHIN
EDEN
25622107
97514540
20
NEETHA CHERIAN
04332
NEETHA
GETHSEMANE
25630661
99425816
20
BEENA THOMAS
03152
BEENA
EPHRAIM
24316340
97100727
21
JOE MAMMEN JOHN
01253
JOE
OLIVET
25661269
99413536
24315281
21
JESSICA MARIAM SAMUEL
02124
JESSICA
ARARAT
21
LEENA VARUGHESE
03602
LEENA
ARARAT
21
MELITTA ANN MATHEW
03863
MELITTA
ARARAT
22
SMITHA P. THOMAS
03132
SUMI
EMMAUS
25643019 25610029
23
NEHA MERIN KURIAN
01764
NEHA
ARARAT
23
JOSE MATHEW
04591
JOSE
KADESH
24
EBEY ABRAHAM
04171
EBEY
MIZPAH
25
MATHEW VARGHESE
03661
MATHEW
CANAAN
99552771 94047776 97133949 97220705 99531965 60424930
23717060
99132184 65878276
25
SOSAMMA THOMAS
01202
SUMA
GETHSEMANE
25652006
99320230
25
LISA ANN JACOB
04163
LISA
KADESH
25617209
99228448
26
DILEEP KOLLAMALA MATHEW
01461
DILEEP
GETHSEMANE
25639678
67057479
26
PRAVEEN MATHEW THOMAS
01791
PRAVEEN
KADESH
25613750
99291895
25612248
94063161 97682203
26
EUYAKIM I CHEERAN
03603
THAMPAN
ARARAT
27
DITTY SHAJI JOSEPH
01412
DITTY
KADESH
94047776
27
ANNA MARIAM JERRY
04673
ANNA
EMMAUS
28
ARYAN JOE VARGHESE
04053
ARYAN
EPHRAIM
24731745 24311746
29
JITHIN JOHN THOMAS
03114
JITHIN
ARARAT
29
SHIMSY ALEX
02502
SHIMSY
CANAAN
66494156 66467024 66062752
30
RINCY MANU ABRAHAM
01752
RINCY
KADESH
30
GEORGE JOHN
02151
GEORGEKUTTY
KADESH
25635609
66224249 25639980
65134650
30
AARON K. EBY
01874
AARON
GENERAL AREA
30
SAIRAH ANNE ABRAHAM
04413
SAIRAH
EMMAUS
55778350
30
ALAN ABY VARGHESE
03851
ALAN
CANAAN
66246413
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.
" Happy Birthday"
99985373
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NEW MEMBERS Arun Zachriah Mem No.: 477 Prayer Group: Eden Mother Parish : Cheppad Mar Thoma Church Contact No: 6854673
Sinu John
Mem No.: 479 Prayer Group : Ararat Mother Parish : Carmel Mar Thoma Church, Vadasserikara Contact No: 97159725
Farewell
Rev. Siju C. Philip presenting the memento to Mr. Simon Abraham (Member No.0400) during the farewell meeting.
Neby Mathew
Mem No.:478 Prayer Group : Mahanaim Mother Parish: Ebenezer Trinity Mar Thoma Church, Chattisgarh Contact No: 60740928
Wedding Anniversaries in september Date
Prayer Grp.
Tel. Res.
2
SAMUEL MATHEW & ALICE SAMUEL
Name
ARARAT
24315281
Mobile 99552771
3
ABHILASH A. ABRAHAM & MANEETA SUSAN THOMAS
OLIVET
25648067
99416554
25662310
66236469
3
PRINCE MATHEW & BINCY PRINCE
EPHRAIM
6
MANOJ P. KOSHY (DR.) & ANJU ANN PHILIP (DR.)
CANAAN
99017053
6
MANOJ KURUVILLA & ANJU SUSAN KURUVILLA
CANAAN
7
PRAVEEN MATHEW THOMAS & SHEENA ELIZABETH MATHEW
KADESH
25613750
99291895 66265733
50047800
9
ALEX K.M. & LIZAMMA ALEX
EPHRAIM
24346514
9
MONACHEN GEEVARGHESE & SUSAN VARUGHESE
EPHRATH
24311491
97115102
9
THOMAS JOHN & PREENA SUSAN ABRAHAM
ARARAT
24311746
66467024
10
BIJU P. ABRAHAM & JULIE BIJU
OLIVET
25630169
99223165
10
JACOB JOSEPH VELLOOR & BINU JACOB
GETHSEMANE
25653582
99460957
10
SUNIL KURIAN & SHEEBA SIM0N
10
BIBU T. BABU & NISHA KURIAN
GETHSEMANE
25758782
97230802
11
LALOO THOMAS & ALICE LALOO
GETHSEMANE
25657655
99588244
12
MATHAI KOCHUMMAN & JOLLY MATHAI KOCHUMMAN
OLIVET
25617268
99426691
12
ALEXANDER GEORGE & OMANA ALEXANDER
ARARAT
24331467
99211019
12
GEORGY MATHEW & SEENA ANN ABRAHAM
ARARAT
24316092
65108084
13
FINNEY GEORGE & BINDU FINNEY GEORGE
MAHANAIM
25610329
66631761
14
NEBY MATHEW & MITHU CHERIAN
MAHANAIM
15
SAM GEORGE & MARIYAMMA SAM
OLIVET
19
JOYAL SAM MATHEW & NISHA PAUL
OLIVET
20
RAJU MATHAI M.
21
CHACKO ABRAHAM THUNDIYIL & DAISY ABRAHAM
24
MIZPAH
66605358
99007319 25616048
66290253 55804695
EPHRATH
24330292
97540381
GENERAL AREA
25710468
99632147
VARUGHESE MATHEW & MINI VARUGHESE MATHEW
EMMAUS
25619683
99112919
25
SIMON GEORGE (DR.) & ANITHA SIMON (DR.)
EPHRAIM
24891688
65017096
27
CHERIAN A. & ANNAMMA CHERIAN
MAHANAIM
25613344
99658213
27
JACOB CHACKO & SAJINI JACOB MATHILUNKAL
EPHRAIM
24337438
97216460
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 Junior Choir
Every Thursday at 6.00 to 7.30 PM
Sevika Sanghom
Every 1st and 3rd Friday after the Worship service 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
Sunday School
Every Friday 2.30 to 4.30 pm
Yuvajana Sakhyam
“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: Mr. C.M.John (89), Chellathu House Thiruvalla father of Mr. John Mathew (Sunny) & Mr. Varghese John (Saji) Membership # 24 & 69 , Emmaus Prayer Group. Mr. N. T. George (74), Nedumthodathil House, Thiruvananthapuram, father-in-law of Mr. Ajit Mammen Abraham, Membership # 132, Gethsemane 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
VENUE HOP, NECK STC, SALMIYA HOP, NECK STC, SALMIYA HOP, NECK STC, SALMIYA HOP, NECK
THEME Education Day: Education Quest for Divine Knowledge
Sevika Sanghom Day : Motherhood Participation in the Divine Plan Senior Citizen day: Hopeful Old Age The Sacrament of Marriage
PROGRAMME HOLY COMMUNION
EPISTLE
GOSPEL
SECOND LESSON
Isaiah 14:6-15
1 Samuel 1:20-28
Hebrews 13:1-6
Ephesians 6:10-20
Ephesians 6:1-9
FIRST LESSON
2 Timothy 1:1-10
St. Luke 2:36-38
Genesis 24:1-14
1 Corinthians 2:1-9 Ephesians 6:1-9
HOLY COMMUNION
Titus 2:1-7
St. Mark. 10:1-12
HOLY COMMUNION IN ENGLISH
HOLY COMMUNION
Ephesians 5:21-32
1 Corinthians St. John. 1:1-9 14:1-7 2 Timothy St. Luke 1:1-10 2:25-35 FASTING PRAYER St. Luke 2:25-35
HOLY COMMUNION
Proverbs 4:1-19 1 Samuel 1:20-28
CANAAN
EDEN
ARARATH
SEVIKA SANGHOM
GETHSEMANE
SUNDAY SCHOOL & JUNIOR CHOIR EDAVAKA MISSION
EPHRATH / EPHRAIM
PRAYER GROUP/ ORGANIZATION
WORSHIP SCHEDULE FOR THE MONTH OF september 2013 TIME
7:00 AM
03 TUE 7.30 PM 06 FRI 10.00 AM
7:00 AM
10 TUE 7.30 PM 13 FRI
7:00 AM
17 TUE 7.30 PM 20 FRI 24 TUE 7.30 PM 27 FRI
Romans St. John Exodus Revelation 7:00 AM STC, SALMIYA Salvation: The Gift of God HOLY COMMUNION EMMAUS 5:1-11 3:1-16 14:15-31 7:9-17 Prayer Groups shall 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 and Holy Communion services for both St.Thomas Center & Hall of Peace. Please co-ordinate with Lay Ministrants .
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 September is sponsored by: St. Thomas Marthoma Church 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