Podcasts
- Sermon Link – Renewal of the Church / Mar Thoma Voluntary Evangelists’ Day – (by Mr. Anil George)
Kalpanas/Circulars
- DC/395/2022 – SUVISHESHA NIDHI COLLECTION
General Body Notice
- The General Body Meeting of the Detroit Mar Thoma Church will be held on Sunday, November 20th, 2022 in the sanctuary after the Holy Communion Service presided by the President and Vicar, Rev. Varghese Thomas. All General Body members are requested to attend this meeting.
The agenda is as follows:
- Election of Office Bearers and Auditors for the year 2023
- Election of Maintenance Committee for the year 2023
- Election of Refreshment Committee for the year 2023
- AOB with permission of Chair
Worship Services
- Next Sunday – November 13
- 10:15 AM – Holy Communion Service in English (World Sunday School Day)
- 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)
- Fasting prayer this Friday at 10:30 AM (via Zoom)
Prayer Fellowship
- Prayer Group 4 will have a prayer meeting today, Sunday, November 6th at 5:00 pm at the residence of Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Varghese in Canton, MI. 565 Buckingham Canton, MI 48188. Election of Prayer Group 4 representative for the year 2023 will be held during the meeting. All prayer group members are requested to attend.
Church Fall Cleaning
- Church Fall Cleaning is scheduled today after the worship service. All members are requested to participate.
Sunday School
- Sunday School Christmas Carol Program practices will continue today Sunday, November 6th after service. There will also be 2 practice sessions next weekend:
- Saturday, November 12th at 10 am at the church
- Sunday, November 13th after service at the church
We encourage all Sunday School students to come and participate!
Yuvajana Sakhyam
- Monthly meeting of the Yuvajana Sakhyam will be held on Saturday November 12th at the church at 5:30pm. Election of office bearers for the year 2023 will be held during the meeting.
- Yuvajana Sakhyam membership drive is due by Sunday Nov 13th, 2022. Eligible church family members ages between 12 to 45 are requested share your names to YS secretary, Stanley Samuel. Membership fee is $5 for registering members to our Diocese and Kendra Yuvajana Sakhyam.
- Next edition of the “Yuvadhara” – will be released on February 13th, 2023. The theme for this edition is “Mission Centered Life”. Creative content, such as poetry, story, essay, cartoon and articles with Christian values and related to the theme are welcome. Compliments are requested from Yuvajana Sakhyam families and businesses to meet the financial needs of this publication; compliments start from $100 to $250. Compliments and content must be emailed by November 30, 2022 to yuvadharanews@gmail.com.
Sevika Sanghom
- Monthly Meeting of the Sevika Sanghom will be held on Sunday, November 13th, after the service. Election of office bearers for the year 2023 will be held during the meeting. All Sevika Sanghom members are requested to attend
Edavaka Mission
- Next meeting of the Edavaka Mission will be held on Saturday, November 19th, at 5:30 pm. Election of office bearers for the year 2023 will be held during the meeting
Christmas Carol Rounding
- This year’s Christmas Carol Rounding is scheduled for 2 weekends, Dec. 3rd, 4th, 10th, and 11th. The carol rounding group is planning to visit all parish families. Those families who prefer the Carol Rounding group NOT to visit their homes are requested to inform their area prayer group leaders as soon as possible so that proper arrangements can be made.
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.
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. Anil George for the message. Thank you to P. Chacko 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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