Vodcasts
- Sermon Link – Jesus Christ who gives new vision to life (Rev. Santhosh Varughese)
Upcoming Prayers, Meetings & Events
- April 7 – 11
- 7 PM: Lent Prayer (via Zoom)
- April 11 (Friday)
- 10 AM: 40th Friday – Holy Communion Service (Malayalam)
- April 12 (Saturday)
- 11 AM: Senior & Youth Fellowship combined meeting (at church)
- April 13 (Sunday)
- 9 AM: Sunday School
- 10:15 AM: Holy Communion Service (English) – Hosanna Sunday
Kalpanas/Circulars
- Circular No:151 – Regarding Resissa, $3 / adult
- Circular No:152 – Offertory to support seminary
- Circular No: 153 – Good Friday Offertory – special Offertory to support Santhi Mandiram, Hoskott
Great Lent “Sandhya Namaskaram” Prayer
- Our Great Lent Sandhya Namaskaram prayer continues this week. It will be from 7- 8PM via Zoom. Requesting every one to prayerfully attend the prayer meetings. Zoom details are included with the weekly announcements. We have already shared the special lectionary and bible reading portions for the entire season through email this week. If you are interested in sharing the word of God, or participate in daily bible readings, please contact your prayer group leader for signup.
Passion Week Schedule
- April 13 – Hosanna Sunday, Service in English
- April 14 – 04/16 – Sandhya Namaskaram, 7 PM at church
- April 17 – Maundy Thursday – Service in Malayalam, at 7 PM at church
- April 18 – Good Friday, Service starts at 9 AM at church.
- Part 1 – Malayalam
- Part 2 – English
- Part 3 – Malayalam
- April 20 – Easter Sunday, Service in Malayalam. Service starts at 10:15 AM
Sunday School
- Sunday School Talent Show will be held today Sunday April 6th after the service. Requesting everybody to attend and encourage your children who are participating in the talent festival.
- Midwest Regional Sunday School Teachers Retreat is on Saturday April 26th from 10 AM to 12 PM. This is hosted by St. Johns Mar Thoma Church Sunday School, Michigan. Rev. Dr. Moni Mathew is the Guest Speaker. All Sunday school teachers are requested to prayerfully attend
Youth Group
- As announced earlier, Youth Group X Senior Citizens Bible Study on April 12 at 11 am at church.
- MTC Regional United Meeting-Wake up Dreamer on Tuesday, April 15, at 9:30 pm via Zoom.
Great Lent 40th Friday
- Great lent special service for 40th Friday will be celebrated on April 11th Friday @10 AM. We will have Holy Communion service in Malayalam.
Senior Fellowship & Youth Group Combined Meeting
- Senior Fellowship and Youth Group is doing a combined meeting on April 12th Saturday at 11 AM. Requesting all Senior Fellowship and Youth Group members to prayerfully attend this meeting. Please let the youth group know if you need any help with the transportation.
Yuvajana Sakhyam
- Respected Achens, dear Sakha Secretaries, YJS members ,Senior members and Members
Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Malankara Mar Thoma Yuvajana Sakhyam Diocese of North America Midwest Region is organizing a Farewell meeting for Midwest region outgoing Achens on Tuesday April 22 2025 at 7 pm CST/8pm EST via Zoom. The meeting will be presided by Rev. Biju Yohannan (Midwest region YJS President, ). The Main Message will be given by Rev. Varughese John (Vicar and YJS President St Louis MTC). Requesting all YJS members , senior members and members to attend the meeting.
For YJS Midwest region,
Rev.Biju Yohannan (President)
Join Zoom Meeting : https://us05web.zoom.us/j/81224834036?pwd=SVBFemcwT1Y5aTd6WDNKem1Cb0dGdz09
Meeting ID: 812 2483 4036 Passcode: 2023
Spring Cleaning
- We are planning spring cleaning in the church and parsonage. Church inside cleaning is scheduled for April 25th Friday @5:30 PM. Church outside and parsonage outside cleaning is scheduled for April 26th at 9 AM. Signup sheets are posted in the parish hall notice board. Please sign up to help with these activities.
- If you have any personal items left in the church, please make sure to collect it or else we might be throwing those in the dumpster or donating it to charity. We have also seen personal bibles left in the church. Requesting everyone to check if you have anything here that belongs to you.
Trustees Update
- Many of our members take advantage of Zeffy to send their donations online. Recently, Zeffy has revised its agreement with us, limiting the upper limit of credit card transactons to $300 per transaction. Please note that you can continue using Zeffy to send your contributions to the church. However, if your donation exceeds $300, and is made using credit card, please make sure to use multiple transactions. Additionally, if you have set up any automatic payments above $300, please update your automatic payment setup accordingly.
If you are using direct bank transfer ACH/PAD transactions through Zeffy, there is no change and no upper limit. This change is applicable to credit cards only.
Maintenance Updates
- We have replaced the cooking oven in the parsonage with a new gas oven as most of the burners were out and not repairable. Thanks to Trustees for addressing the issue and making all the arrangements.
- Our Maintenance team is reviewing and fixing many things in church and parsonage themselves, saving church lot of funds. Yesterday they have replaced the light fixtures in the parish hall side room. Thanks to the entire maintenance team and especially Mr.Alan John & Mr.Thomas George ( Chachi ) for taking care of the fixtures.
Refreshments
- Thanks to Mr. Joseph Chacko & Daizen for sponsoring today’s refreshments, celebrating the first wedding anniversary of Jonathan & Jessica, which is today. Congratulations Jonathan & Jessica and may God continue to bless you!!!.
- Note from the refreshment team:
- Refreshments will be served for 30 minutes only and the cleanup will start after. Requesting every one to join the fellowship time as soon as we finish the benediction.
- They are also requesting those who haven’t contributed to the annual refreshment fund to do so soon. The minimum expected is 100 dollars.
Birthdays & Wedding Anniversaries
- DMTC Family wishes all our fellow members celebrating their Birthday and Wedding Anniversary this upcoming week. May the Almighty Lord bless each one of you and your family in the New Year and the years ahead.
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Rev. Santhosh Varughese for leading the divine worship service and message today. Thanks to Rev. P. Chacko, Rev. Phillip Varughese, Lay Leaders & Choir for assisting todays service
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.
Office Bearers Contact Information
- As part of our transition to the new domain, contact emails of the office bearers has been updated. Please take a note of the new email Ids for the church office bearers
- Vicar: vicar@detroitmarthoma.org or 248-792-1134 (Mobile)
- Secretary: sec@detroitmarthoma.org
- Trustees: trustees@detroitmarthoma.org
We are not monitoring the old emails any more. Please take a note of the new emails.
Online Photo Directory
As many of you may or may not know we maintain an online photo directory of parish families. Many photos in the directory are outdated and we invite and encourage all families to provide a more recent photo to be included in the directory. If families have a new photo please e-mail it to the secretary at sec@detroitmarthoma.org. We thank everyone for their support. Link and log-in information for the photo directory will be included in the weekly announcements.
Online Photo Directory Link: https://detroitmarthoma.org/main/resources/parish-directory/
Photo Directory Passcode: 48033
Note about Security – Email/Phone Contacts from the church
- As we are all aware there are many security threats to our personal information in the modern age and unfortunately many ill-intended people try to access this information through underhanded methods. One of the common methods used are communication mediums such as e-mail or phone. We ask members to please take precaution when reviewing and responding to text messages and e-mails they receive including text messages/e-mails from church representatives. In regards to church emails our vicar (Santhosh Achen), secretary and trustees have specific church e-mail accounts: Vicar: vicar@detroitmarthoma.org or 248-792-1134 (Mobile) Secretary: sec@detroitmarthoma.org Trustees: trustees@detroitmarthoma.org. The Vicar, Secretary, and Trustees have their own personal e-mail which they rarely use to communicate parish related matters. If any member is suspicious or uncomfortable with a text message or email they have received from a church representative we ask that you do not respond and instead contact the church representative by phone or in -person. Also please note the Vicar or office bearers will NEVER ask for any personal information (ex. bank account or credit card number) or request for purchases to be made on their behalf via text message or email. We have recently been made aware of a scam e-mail that was sent out using the name of a church representative and therefore we are recommending appropriate precautions by parish members. If you have any further questions please contact the church office bearers.
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. Thomas Abraham 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
If you are currently not receiving emails from the church or would like to update your email address, please notify us by sending it to sec@detroitmarthoma.org. Send your name and address in the email so that we can identify you properly. Please visit the church website