Podcasts
- Sermon Link – The Amazing Love of Christ – (by Mr. Nicholas Alexander)
Kalpanas/Circulars
- CIRCULAR NO. 172
- Invitation from St. Gregorios Malankara Orthodox Church – Silver Jubilee
Worship Services
- Next Sunday – October 30
- 10:15 AM – Holy Communion Service in Malayalam (Family & Tithe Sunday – Lunch will be provided after the service.)
- 9 AM – Sunday School
- We strongly encourage all members to follow COVID prevention measures when coming to the church:
- Mask use is optional but encouraged
- If you are Covid positive or have known exposure and experiencing symptoms, you are requested to stay home. You may return to church activities after 5 days of isolating
- Thank you for your understanding and cooperation
Online Weekly Prayers
- Intercessory Prayer on Wednesday at 7 PM (via Zoom)
- Widows Prayer on Thursday at 11 AM (via Zoom)
- Fasting prayer this Friday at 10:30 AM (via Zoom)
Prayer Fellowship
- A combined prayer meeting of All Prayer Groups will be held today, Sunday, October 23rd, at 5:30 pm at the church hosted by Mr. & Mrs. Saju & Jessy Philip. All members are kindly requested to attend
Sunday School
- Sunday School Christmas Carol Program practices will continue today Sunday, October 23rd after the refreshments in the church. There will also be 2 practice sessions next weekend:- Saturday, October 29th at 10 am at the church
– Sunday, October 30th after service at the church
We encourage all Sunday School students to come and participate!
Yuvajana Sakhyam
- Mar Thoma Yuvajana Sakhyam Diocese of North America and Europe is having a Liturgical Musical Fest today, October 23rd, at 8 pm. The event will be shown live on ABBA News and live streaming through DSMC. All parish members are welcome to join.
Youth Group
- Youth Group Get Together on Saturday, October 29th for the U of M vs. MSU football game. If any youths are interested to host the get together please contact a youth committee member.
Church Organizations & Area Prayer Groups
- All church organizations and area prayer groups are requested to elect their representatives to the executive committee before November 20th and inform the name of the representatives to the Vicar or Parish Secretary.
Parish Convention & Family Sunday
- Our Parish Convention-2022 will be held from this Friday October 28th to Sunday October 30th at the Church. Theme for the convention is “Family that has to be built upon Christ” based on Ephesians 3:14-19. Rev. Manu Varghese, Vicar of Seattle Mar Thoma Church will be the speaker. Achen will be with us in-person for the convention.
Convention time:
– Friday, October 28th at 7:00 PM
– Saturday, October 29th at 6:30 pm
– Sunday, October 30th after the worship service.
All parish members are encouraged to attend the convention at the church. If any parish members require transportation to the church for convention, please contact area prayer group leaders or the Secretary, transportation arrangements will be made accordingly.
- Family Dedication and Tithe Sunday will also be celebrated on Sunday Oct. 30th, the last day of the convention. All families are requested to participate and sit together for the worship service. Families are also requested to prayerfully prepare and bring the if tithe offering. Lunch will be provided after the service.
Please keep the Convention and Family Dedication/Tithe Sunday in your prayers.
Request from Trustees – Pending Dues
- Trustees are requesting members who have pending dues from First Fruit Auction and food purchases from Mar Thoma Fest to submit dues as soon as possible so that accounts for the respective events can be closed. We appreciate your cooperation.
Note on PayPal Contributions
- On July 29th, 2022, PayPal updated its policies and now charges a fee for contributions to the church PayPal account submitted from a personal PayPal account. Members may still contribute through PayPal without being charged a fee using the PayPal Giving Fund of Detroit Mar Thoma Church. A link to the PayPal Giving fund is posted on the church website and will be sent in the weekly announcements.
- Link to PayPal Giving Fund – Detroit Mar Thoma Church: https://www.paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/1666494
- Please note that when using the PayPal Giving Fund, members cannot designate the category of their contribution therefore once completing a transaction through PayPal Giving Fund, members must provide details to trustees so that contributions may be accounted properly.
- Also please note this policy update only impacts contributions through PayPal. Contributions through Venmo are not affected currently. Thank you once again to all members for your wholehearted financial support for the smooth functioning of the parish.
Refreshments
- Thanks to the refreshment committee for arranging today’s refreshments.
Acknowledgements
Thank you to Rev. Varghese Thomas for leading today’s service and thanks to Mr. Nicholas Alexander for the message. Thank you to P. Chacko Achen, Philip Varghese Achen, Lay leaders and Choir for assisting in today’s service. Thank you all for participating, have a blessed week.
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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