Announcements – February 11, 2024
Podcasts
- Sermon Link – Beginning of the Great Lent: Jesus Christ who transforms (Rev. Santhosh Varughese)
Kalpanas/Circulars
- CIRCULAR NO. 1393/02/24 – Birthday Celebrations
- DC/46/2024 – WORLD DAY OF PRAYER 2024
Upcoming Prayers, Meetings & Events
- Feb 12 – 16 (Monday – Friday)
- 7 PM: The Great Lent “Sandhya Namaskaram” evening prayers (via Zoom)
- Feb 17 (Saturday)
- 11 AM: Edavaka Mission monthly meeting at church
- 1:30 PM: Youth Group Topical Study at church – Theme: Lent and Sanctification
- Feb 18 (Sunday)
- 9:00 AM – Sunday School
- 10:15 AM: Holy Communion Service in Malayalam
- 5 PM: Prayer Group 4 Prayer meeting (see details below)
Great Lent “Sandhya Namaskaram”
- The Great Lent “Sandhya Namaskaram” evening prayers will start tomorrow Monday, February 12th at 7 pm via Zoom and will be held on weekdays, Monday through Friday. Theme for the Lenten season is “Transformation through Repentance and Confession”. In this lenten season let us continue to prepare ourselves and meditate on God’s Word.
Please note there will be no Fasting Prayer during the lent season.
Prayer Fellowship
- Prayer group 4 will have a prayer meeting on Sunday Feb 18 at 5pm at the residence of Mr. & Mrs. Varughese and Gracy Abraham (49595 Winslow Ct. Plymouth MI 48170). All prayer group members are requested to attend
Senior Fellowship
- Senior Fellowship General Body will be held today, February 11th, after refreshments to review 2023 Annual Report. All senior fellowship members are requested to attend this very brief meeting.
Sunday School
- First Communicants class will be held today, Sunday, February 11th, at 3 pm via Zoom. All First Communicants are required to attend..
Edavaka Mission
- Monthly meeting of the Edavaka Mission on Saturday, February 17th at 11 am. All members are requested to attend
Youth Group
- There will be a youth group topical study on Saturday February 17th at 1:30 pm led by Ms. Anju John. Theme is Lent and Sanctification. All youths are requested to attend.
- There will be a community service event on Saturday February 24th. Further details will be provided soon.
Choir
- The 28th Choir Festival will be held on Saturday, July 27th at St. Mathew’s Marthoma Church, Toronto. All are cordially invited to attend.
- With the upcoming lent season if anyone would like to purchase the Hasha Kramam or Kristheeya Keerthanangal books, DMTC choir will be making these available for purchase at $10 and $15 respectively. All proceeds from the book sale will go towards Choir Fest related funding. Those interested in purchasing the books or making donations can do so in the parish hall after service or contact Mrs. Jessy Philip, Mrs. Sheena Mathews or Mrs. Sarah Laby. Your support is greatly appreciated.
College/University Students in the Diocese of North America
- Our diocese is desiring to outreach to our college/university students and youths as many are away from their homes due to studies and/or employment. Contact information of these youths/students is being collected via Google Form: https://forms.gle/eYPZZ3BYWSwRM4eJ6
Requesting parents, students, and youths to complete the required information. You can assure the information gathered will not be used for any other purpose without their approval other than to contact them. The purpose of this effort is to reach out and build companionship with all our youths and students. Please submit the form on or before February 29, 2024.
Refreshments
- Thanks to the refreshment committee for arranging today’s refreshments.
Acknowledgements
Thank you to Rev. Santhosh Varughese for leading today’s service and for the message. Thank you to Lay leaders and Choir 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, have a blessed week.
Live Streaming of Church Events
Live streaming will be available on the church YouTube channel – https://youtube.com/@DetroitMarthomaChurch. After clicking the link, click on “Live” and find the livestream for the respective church event.
We will do our very best to live stream all church events, however as this is dependent on trained volunteers, there may be technical interruptions and occasions where live streaming is not available. We appreciate your patience and understanding.
Zeffy – Online Payment Option
- Zeffy is a user-friendly platform for not-for-profit organizations that allows for one-time and reoccurring monthly contributions with a no transaction fee option. Contributions can be made with credit card, bank account, Apple or Google pay. We strongly encourage all members to utilize Zeffy for electronic payments. Our Trustees want to thank all the members who have utilized this method as this streamlines the financial activities of the parish.
- Zeffy is available through the DMTC Mobile App or church website (link below):https://detroitmarthoma.org/main/resources-2/online-donation/
- With this online payment option, Paypal will no longer be available as an online payment option. If any member has questions or would like additional assistance with Zeffy please contact our Trustee or Accountant, Mr. Jacob Thomas or Mr. Alan Thomas, at any time
Church Zoom Information
Zoom Meeting ID: 811 6679 1004 Password: 926644
- From the Web Browser
- Dial-in
- (US) +1 312 626 6799 and then enter the access code 811 6679 1004# and then# again and then the passcode 926644#
- (Canada) +1 647 558 0588 and then enter the access code 811 6679 1004# and then# again and then the passcode 926644#
Admin Update
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