Announcements – May 10, 2020

All meetings will be held by Zoom (details below)

Worship Services


  • Next Sunday- May 17th

Weekly Prayers


  • Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 7 PM by Zoom (see details below)
  • Fasting prayer on Friday at 10:30 am by Zoom (see details below)

Prayer Fellowships


  • Prayer group 4 will have a prayer meeting on May 10th, Sunday at 5:30 pm by teleconference
  • Prayer group 5 will have a prayer meeting on May 10th, Sunday at 6:30 pm by teleconference
  • Prayer group 7 will have a prayer meeting on May 17th, Sunday at 6:00 pm by Zoom (see details below)

Sunday School


  • Sunday School Teacher’s prayer session will be held on May 14th, Thursday at 7 pm via Zoom meeting (see details below).

Edavaka Mission


  • Edavaka Mission monthly meeting will be held on May 16th, Saturday at 6:00 pm through Zoom meeting (see details below)

Sevika Sanghom – MidWest Region – Prayer Line


  • Intercessory prayer will be held on May 16th at 11 am. Rev. Christopher Phil Daniel will give the message and please send your prayer request to Rev. Saju John, Indianapolis, email: revsajujohn@gmail.com Phone: 317-900-2380. Prayer Line Dial-in number: 605 475 2090 Access code: 5384326#
    (Please see the attached for more details)
  • Prayer Line Sevika Sanghom May16,2020

Diocesan Yuvajana Sakhyam Activity Inaugration


  • Inauguration of the activities of the Mar Thoma Yuvajana Sakhyam Diocese of North America and Europe for the year 2020-2023 will be held on May 22nd Friday at 8pm EST via Zoom meeting .His Grace Rt. Rev. Dr. Isaac Mar Philoxenos Episcopa will inaugurate the activities. Requesting all YS members to attend this meeting. (Please see the attached for more details)
  • Diocesan YS activity Inaguration flyer

Zoom Details


  • Preferred method: Connect via computer, tablet or smart phone
  • Secondary Method: Connect via phone
    • One tap mobile
      • +16465588656,,83422006949# US
      • +13126266799,,83422006949# US
      • +16475580588,,83422006949# Canada
      • +16473744685,,83422006949# Canada
    • Dial-in – Meeting ID: 834 2200 6949
      • +1 312 626 6799 US
      • +1 646 558 8656 US
      • +1 647 558 0588 Canada
      • +1 647 374 4685 Canada

Please note: Since we will be seeing each other live on Zoom video conferencing; kindly have proper attire and maintain proper etiquette. Your prayerful participation is much appreciated.
If you need any technical assistance please contact: Sujeev Cherian – 734-308-8188 or Alan G. John – 313-999-3365

Online Payment Options


As part of our continued effort to ease the ways of paying contribution and also to make it safe for people handling the finances of our parish, we have finalized on the following easy online payment options. We have started working on these even before the Covid-19 pandemic per requests from many of our parish members. As we always believe, God has a plan for everything. These are the easy payment options and details to Contribute/Donate to Detroit Mar Thoma Church.

  • Check
    • Send in checks through normal mail
    • Please note the purpose of the Contribution (see suggestions below)
    • Address it to:

Detroit Mar Thoma Church
24518 Lahser Road
Southfield, MI 48033

  • Bank Bill Pay
    • Utilize your bank’s online bill pay option
    • Note the purpose of the contribution in the note section (see suggestions below)
    • Designate the following as the recipient:

Detroit Mar Thoma Church
24518 Lahser Road
Southfield, MI 48033

  • PayPal
    • Use your PayPal personal account on the web or phone app.
    • Donate to dmtc.sec@gmail.com and designate as “Sending to a friend”
    • Your PayPal account is recommended to be connected to your Bank account. Credit/Debit card association will incur fees and the full amount donated will be reduced by the fees charged.
    • Note the purpose of the contribution in the note/message section (see suggestions below)
  • Venmo
    • Use your Venmo account app on your phone
    • Donate to @Detroit-MarThoma
    • Your Venmo account is recommended to be connected to your Bank account. Credit/Debit card association will incur fees and the full amount donated will be reduced by the fees charged.
    • Note the purpose of the contribution in the note/message section (see suggestions below)
  • Categories to denote with your donation:
    • Subscription
    • Offertory
    • Tithe
    • Christmas Donation
    • Charity (Specify the details)
    • Diocese/Sabha (Specify the details- Recessa, Self-Denial, Deppi, Suvisesha Nidhi, etc.)
    • Church Building
    • Sub-Organization (specify which one and details)
    • Refreshment
    • Birthday/Anniversary
    • Special Donation (specify the details)

Acknowledgements


Thanks to Varghese Thomas Achen for leading today’s divine worship service and Mrs. Jaya Mary James for the very touching message. Thanks to P. Chacko Achen, lay leader Mr. Justin Abraham and all others for assisting in today’s service. Thanks to our Sunday School children for the Mother’s day presentation. Thank you all for participating today’s service. Have a blessed week and stay safe.

DMTC Family wishes all our fellow brethren celebrating their Birthday & Wedding Anniversary this coming week; May the Almighty Lord bless each one of you and your family in the new year & years ahead.

Please uphold our near & dear ones who are sick and those grieving the loss of their loved ones.

Admin Update


If you are currently not receiving emails from the church or would like to update your email address, please notify us by sending it to dmtc.sec@gmail.com. Send your name and address in the email so that we can identify you properly. Please visit the church website www.detroitmarthoma.or