Announcements – June 6, 2021

Posted on June 6th , 2021

Kalpanas/Circulars

  • Circular-19

COVID-19 Relief Contributions

  • As the Diocese of North America and Europe, we are committed to joining our hands in supporting the severely suffering fellow humans in India. As a mark of our solidarity with the suffering, please contribute generously for helping the needy by sending your contribution at the earliest. Diocesan Circular- 208 from the Diocesan Episcopa regarding the Covid 19 Relief contribution is attached. Please remember the people affected by the pandemic in your prayers.

DC 208 2021 Covid Relief_India

Worship Service

  • Next Sunday – June 13 (Graduation Sunday)
    • Holy Qurbana Service in English at 10:15 am (Live Streaming)
      • Link for participating:  https://youtu.be/huyYvLREk2M (Please subscribe to the DetroitMarthoma YouTube channel for future services/events)
      • Next Sunday (June 13) will be observed as Graduation Sunday. All the 2021 High School Graduates are requested to register online and be present for the special dedication prayer next Sunday. Please contact the Sunday School Superintendent Mr. Biju Mathews – (248) 561 1053 for more details.
    • Sunday School – morning session at 9 AM

100 members are now allowed to attend the worship service and/or partake in the Holy Qurbana in person. Those who wish to attend in person, please register online and sign the waiver by Saturday morning:  https://detroitmarthoma.org/main/resources/attendance-registration/

Online Payments through PayPal

  • Please note that if you choose to send in your contribution through PayPal, please choose “Sending to Family & Friends” option. Otherwise there is 3% fee that will be taken out of your contribution by PayPal. The church will not receive the full amount contributed.

Online Weekly Prayers

  • Intercessory Prayer on Wednesday at 7 PM (via Zoom)
  • Fasting prayer this Friday at 10:30 AM (via Zoom)

Combined Prayer Meetings

  • Prayer Groups 3 & 4:  Combined prayer meeting will be held today (June 6th) at 6 pm via Zoom.
  • Prayer Groups 5, 6 & 7: Combined prayer meeting will be held on June 13th at 6 pm via Zoom.

Yuvajana Sakhyam

  • Yuvajana Sakhyam monthly meeting will be held on June 12th, Saturday at 5:30 pm in-person at the Church.

Midwest Sevika Sanghom Prayer Meeting

Sunday School

  • VBS 2021 – will be held from June 21st to June 27th, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm via Zoom. Students are requested to register via Google Form. If anyone is interested to volunteer to teach, help in anyway during VBS, please register using Google Form. – VBS 2021 Registration
    • Worship/Creative Presentation Team – Volunteers Needed (8th grade and up; Deadline TODAY – MONDAY; Contact Jocelyn George)
      Ms. Jocelyn George is in charge of Worship/Creative Presentation for VBS. She is looking for 5-7 people to help sing and lead actions. Please let her know by Monday at the latest if you’d like to be a part. Volunteering for Worship/Creative Presentation is open to all those in 8th grade and above. Her contact information is below:

      Jocelyn George – Email: jmgeorge01@gmail.com  – Cell: (313) 980-2771

    • VBS Registration –

      Participants and Volunteers Needed (Deadline WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16th 11:59 PM; Via Google Form)
      Please note that VBS Registration closes on Wednesday, June 16th 11:59 pm (EST). VBS is open to everyone – family and friends outside of our church, out of state, etc. Encourage students and volunteers to register using the link    –   https://forms.gle/pGLhQCm2x9dr3iU46

    • VBS T-Shirt Design Competition – – Deadline THIS SUNDAY, JUNE 13th 11:59 PM; Contact Tenny Samuel.
      • We would like to involve everyone in creating our VBS T-shirt Design this year!! The rules for the T-Shirt Design Competition are as follows:
        Please create a black and white design for our VBS T-Shirt related to the Theme: Discovery on Adventure Island – Quest for God’s Great Light and/or the Theme Verse: Isaiah 60:1 (NIV)
        “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.
      • Submit your design by this Sunday, June 13th 11:59 PM to Ms. Tenny Samuel via email to “tenny914@gmail.com” and feel free to contact her with any questions via cell at (586) 675-2323.
      • The winning design will be chosen anonymously and featured on the VBS T-shirt!! Thank you and excited to see what everyone comes up with!!
  • Memory Recital 2021 – Sunday School Students are requested to contact their respective teachers and get the assigned portions for your grade. All students are encouraged to complete this on any day before the due date Sunday, July 11th, 2021.

Edavaka Mission

  • MTVEA Diocesan Monthly Prayer Meeting will be held on June 7th, Monday at 8.30 pm EST by zoom. Rev. EAPEN VARGHESE (Immanuel MTC, Houston) will give the message.
    Meeting ID: 872 4274 0053     Password: 101010

Audio/Video Training

  • We are going to install a new Audio/Video and Live streaming system as a part of our church renovation. This system is much more advanced and complicated than our existing Audio system. So the AV contractor is giving training on the new system. Those who are interested in getting the training please give me your names before next Sunday (June 13). AV sub-committee will be selected later from this group per the normal sub committee selection process of the church.

DMTC Souvenir – 2021

  • All those who did not reserve their compliment in the DMTC Souvenir, please contact Souvenir committee convener Mr. C. V. Samuel (586) 216-0602 or Joint convener Ms. Diana John (248) 635-9557 for more details (please see the attached brochure).

Souvenir Brochure

DMTC Expansion Project Sponsorship Update

  • Sponsorship Update: There are still more items that are available for sponsorship. We request individuals/group/Organization to sponsor some of the remaining items. For any further information, please contact church trustee Mr. George Koshy (248-615-1888). (Please list below).
Items Total Count Cost per Item
Wall Scones 13  $          443.00
Sanctuary Recess Lights 15  $          730.00
Madhbaha Spot Lights 4  $          265.00
Speakers 2  $       4,350.00
Podium Mics 2  $          700.00
Live Streaming Switcher 1  $       1,000.00

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Varghese Thomas Achen for celebrating today’s Holy Qurbana and for the message. Thanks to P. Chacko Achen, Lay leader Mr. Kuruvilla Thomas, Malayalam Choir members & Rebecca Varghese (Piano) for assisting in today’s service. Thanks to Mr. Sujeev Cherian & Mr. Boben George for assisting with live streaming and Kripa Varghese for helping as admission volunteer. Thanks to Mr. K. K. George and family for sponsoring today’s lunch and DMTC Refreshment committee for the arrangements.

DMTC Family wishes all our fellow members 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.

Thank you all for participating today’s worship service. Have a blessed week.

Admin Update

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