All services and meetings will be held by Teleconference (details below)
Condolences
Detroit Mar Thoma Church expresses our deepest condolence at the sad demise of
- Mathai T. John (84), father of our parish members Mrs. Gracy John & Mr. George Mathai on Wednesday, April 22. Funeral service was held on Saturday, April 25th.
- Our member Dr. K.M. George (95) on Thursday, April 23. Funeral service will be held on Monday, April 27th at McCabe funeral home in Farmington Hills, MI. Family viewing will start at 9.00am and the funeral service will start at 10.30am and final Interment at Glen Eden Memorial Park, Livonia. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, only family members are allowed at the funeral home. Live stream link will be informed later.
May the Almighty Lord strengthen and comfort these families with peace that passeth all human understanding.
Podcast
- Sermon Link – ‘ Invitation to Christ’s Hospitality’ (by Rev. P. Chacko)
Worship Services
- Next Sunday- May 3rd
- Divine Worship Service in Malayalam at 10:15 am by teleconference
Weekly Prayers
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 7 PM by teleconference
- Fasting prayer on Friday at 10:30 am by teleconference
Prayer Fellowships
- Combined Special Online Prayer – There will be a combined special online prayer meeting today (April 26th) at 7 pm on behalf of Mrs. Gracy Mathews & Mr. George Mathai commemorating the life of their late father Mr. Mathai T. John
- Prayer group 1 will have a prayer meeting on May 3rd, Sunday at 5 pm by teleconference
- Prayer group 2 will have a prayer meeting on May 3rd, Sunday at 7 pm by teleconference
Sevika Sanghom
- Monthly meeting will be held on May 2nd, Saturday at 6:00 pm thru teleconference.
Showers of Blessing
- Mr. Sandeep George & Natasha Elza Simon were blessed with a baby girl Evana Liz George on 04/22/2020. Baby Evana and mother are doing well. Congratulations to the family.
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)
Teleconference Details
- Preferred method: Connect via computer or mobile app (free conference call)
- Web address: https://join.freeconferencecall.com/dmtcsec
- Online meeting ID (App or Computer): dmtcsec
- Secondary Method: Connect via phone – (205) 825-9401 (no access code required within US) / Outside US – Access Code: 267529
(If you get busy signal dial backup number – (951) 262-7373 and then enter when prompted 2058259401#)
(Please place yourself on mute during the conference unless you are speaking. *6 to mute/un-mute on your phone or mute button in app/web)
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Varghese Thomas Achen for leading today’s divine worship service and P. Chacko Achen for the message. Thanks to Justin Abraham for assisting in 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.
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