Announcements – December 19, 2021

Posted on December 19th , 2021

Kalpanas/Circulars

  • CIRCULAR 40 & 41

Worship Services

  • Christmas Service – December 25th, Saturday,
    • Holy Qurbana Service in Malayalam at 9 AM
  • Next Sunday – December 26th, Sunday
    • Holy Qurbana Service in English at 9 AM
    • Sunday School – is cancelled
  • Year Ending – Watch night service – December 31st, Friday
    • 9:30 PM – Witnessing Session
    • 11 PM – Holy Qurbana Service in English.

2021 Christmas Carol Service Recording

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)

Youth Group

  • Midwest Regional Youth Conference-2021 will be held on December 27th and 28th at St. Thomas Marthoma Church of Chicago. The theme for this year is “Unashamed” based on 2 Corinthians 3:18.
    • Youth Fellowship is requesting Donations for travel assistance to Chicago for the Midwest Regional Conference. You can make donations through cash/check or venmo @DetroitMarThomaYF. Our youth group would like to thank all those who donated. They really appreciate your love and support. Please continue to keep our youth group in your prayers.
    • There is a mandatory meeting after the service for all youths and the parents of the youths those are attending the Midwest Regional Conference. Detailed information about the reginal conference travel and stay will be provided in this meeting.

25th Diocesan Leadership Conference

  • The 25th Session of the Diocesan Leadership Conference will be hosted by the Redeemer Mar Thoma Church at the America’s Keswick Christian Retreat & Conference Center in Whiting, New Jersey from January 6th to 9th, 2022. The registration date has been extended to Monday, December 20th

Charity Project – Home for the Evangelist

  • As a part of new Madbaha and renovated sanctuary dedication, our general body has decided to provide a house to a needy evangelist in Kerala with an estimated budget of 13,000 dollars (10 lakhs rupees). We request every family to participate generously towards this project by donating a minimum of 100 dollars or more. Please make a check to DMTC and in the memo please write “home for evangelist”.

Trustees Appeal

  • We have only 1 Sunday to close the financial year on Dec 31st. Kindly make all the payments (Subscription, Tithe, Christmas donation and other dues) as early as possible. Your support is prayerfully appreciated.
  • All Parish organizations are requested to prepare annual reports and accounts for general body meetings.

Ecumenical Christmas Program

  • Ecumenical Christmas Program is scheduled for Dec 26th at 6PM. The program will be livestreamed over YouTube. YouTube link is included below.
    https://youtu.be/I6XZLPzipXA

Ecumenical Christmas 2021 flyer

Refreshments

Thanks to the Refreshment committee for arranging today’s refreshments

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Rev. Varghese Thomas for celebrating today’s Holy Qurbana and for the message. Thanks to Rev. P. Chacko, Rev. Philip Varghese, Lay leader Mr. Kuruvilla Thomas, Mr. Biju Mathews, Malayalam Choir Members & Rebecca Varghese (Piano) for assisting in today’s service.

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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