Worship Services
- Next Sunday: June 23rd
- Holy Qurbana Service in English at 10:15 AM
- Sunday School at 9 AM
- Bible Study at 9:30 AM
Weekly Prayers
- Intercessory Prayer on Wednesday at 6:30 PM at the Church.
- Fasting prayer on Friday at 10:30 AM at the Church.
Prayer Fellowship
- Prayer Group 5: Will have a prayer meeting on June 16th Sunday at 5:30 PM at the residence of Mr. Praveen & Selin Thomas in Sterling Heights. Address: 4512 Allegheny Dr., Sterling Heights
Sunday School
- Memory verse recital: The memory verse recital portions are posted on the notice board. The last date for completing this is July 14th.
- SS Junior Camp: will be held from July 19th to 21st in Chicago hosted by Chicago Mar Thoma Church. The main speaker for the camp is Rev. Prince Varghese and the theme is “Finding your Identity in Christ”.
Children of 3rd grade to 10th grade interested in going for the Junior Camp in Chicago please give your names to the teachers or the SS Superintendent Mrs. Sarasu David. Last date to register for Junior Camp is next Sunday June 23rd, after that there will be a late fee charge to the registration.
- VBS-2019: VBS will be held from June 17th to 23rd at the Church. Monday 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm, Tuesday to Friday 7 pm -9:30 pm, Saturday 10 am – 4 pm. SS Students are requested to register with their class teachers. And also teachers and volunteers are requested to sign up. Achen will be leading a VBS prayer session from 7:45pm-8:30pm in the sanctuary to uphold all activities of VBS throughout the week. Please come and participate in the VBS prayer session.
- VBS Flyer
Youth Group
- DIOCESAN YOUTH FELLOWSHIP CONFERENCE 2019 –The Diocesan Youth Fellowship Conference 2019 will be held from July 25th to July 28th, 2019, hosted by the Youth Fellowship of the Mar Thoma Church of Dallas – Farmers Branch in Dallas. The theme is “Bloom Where You Are Planted” based on 1 Corinthians 3:6-9. Anyone who is 18 years and older may attend and if you are interested, more information can be found in the Youth Group Email. Registration Deadline is extended to June 9th and registration fee is $165.
- Diocesan Mission Trips: The Diocese has the following mission trips planned for the year 2019. If you are interested to participate in these mission trips, you can find more details in the Youth Group Email.
- The 2019 Urban Missions trip, organized under the Neighborhood Mission of the Mar Thoma Mission Board, will be held from July 21st to 25th partner with Habitat for Humanity and local soup kitchens in the Dallas area. It will be an opportunity to understand and be involved in inner-city mission works. Registration deadline is June 16th. Registration fees ($250) include food, accommodations, and local transportation for the duration of the mission trip.
- The India Mission Trip to Devanahalli & Hoskotte Mission in Karnataka from August 1st to August 10th. Registration deadline is June 15th and total number of participants will be ten on first come basis.
- The Oklahoma Native American Mission Trip, the Mexico Mission VBS 2019.
Yuvajana Sakhyam
- Diocesan Yuvajana Sakhyam Conference
20th Diocesan Yuvajana Sakhyam Conference will be held from October 4th to October 6th, hosted by Christos Mar Thoma YuvajanaSakhyam, Philadelphia. Those who are interested to attend the conference please contact Thomas Scariah. Registration deadline is July 31. More information is available at https://www.ysconference2019.org.
Edavaka Mission
- Edavaka Mission is planning to give financial support for Nursing Students in India and requesting donations for this project. Please make check to Detroit Marthoma Church and in the memo please write Edavaka Mission-Nursing student support.
- The Mar Thoma Voluntary Evangelist’s Association of the Diocese of North America and Europe is hosting the 15th Diocesan Conference from August 1st to August 4th in Toronto at the St. Mathew’s Mar Thoma Church. The theme of the conference is based on 1 Cor 3:9, “Co-Workers of the Kingdom of God” and will be led by Rt. Rev. Dr. Isaac Mar Philoxenos Episcopa, Rt. Rev. Dr. Mathews Mar Makarios Episcopa, clergies and lay leaders. Those who are interested to attend the conference please contact Mr. Georgey Mathews. Registration deadline is June 30th.
Senior Fellowship
- Senior Fellowship meeting scheduled for Saturday, June 22nd is cancelled.
- Senior Fellowship 5th National Diocesan Conference will be held from September 25th-28th at Ascension Mar Thoma Church, Philadelphia, PA. Those who are interested to attend please contact Mr. George Thomas (Babu) or Mr. P.M. George for registration forms and more details.
Sevika Sanghom
- Sevika Sanghom monthly meeting will be held today after the service at the church.
- Sevika Sanghom is supporting a Nursing Student in India and this is the second year. Sevika Sanghom request donations for this project. Please make check to Detroit Marthoma Church Sevika Sanghom and give to Sevika Sanghom treasurer Jessy Philip.
- Sevika Sanghom – Midwest Region – Prayer Line – Intercessory prayer on June 13th, Thursday 9pm, Rev. Suneeth Mathew (Chicago) 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: 605-313-4498 Access code: 304336
- PRAYER LINE June 2019
- Sevika Sanghom 19th Annual Diocesan Conference will be held from Thursday, October 10th through Sunday, October 13th at Trinity Mar Thoma Church, Houston. The theme for this year’s conference is Women: Agents of Life (Exodus 1:17) and will be led by Rt. Rev. Dr. Isaac Mar Philoxenos Episcopa, Rt. Rev. Dr. Abraham Mar Paulos Episcopa. The registration deadline is July 31st. Those who are interested to attend the conference please contact Mrs. Suja George.
Parish Picnic
- Church Picnic will be held on June 29th, Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm at Firefighters Park in Troy.
Vicar’s House Visit
- Achen will be visiting houses in Prayer Group 4 from June 9th to June 15th.
Refreshments
- Thanks to our Sunday school and Refreshment committee for arranging today’s refreshments – Fried Rice and Chicken Curry.
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Varghese Thomas Achen for celebrating today’s Holy Qurbana and Mr. Thomson David for the inspiring message. Thanks to P. Chacko Achen, Philip Varghese Achen, Lay leaders and Malayalam Choir for assisting today’s service.
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.
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