Vodcasts
- Sermon Link – Education: Grow in the grace of God and humans (Rev. Santhosh Varughese)
Upcoming Prayers, Meetings & Events
- June 4 (Wednesday)
- 7 PM: Intercessory Prayer (via Zoom)
- June 5 (Thursday)
- 8:30 PM: Midwest Sevika Sanghom Prayer Meeting (via Zoom – see details below)
- June 6 (Friday)
- 10:30 AM: Fasting Prayer (via Zoom)
- 6 PM: Young Family Fellowship (Normandy Oak Park in Royal Oak – see details below)
- June 8 (Sunday)
- 9 AM: Sunday School
- 10:15 AM: Holy Communion Service (English – Graduation Sunday) – Rev. Johnson Varghese, a retired clergy of Mar Thoma Church visiting our parish will be celebrating the Holy Communion
Youth Group
- Congratulations to our boys who won the 2025 Mid West Basketball championship after a nail biting final game. The tournament was conducted yesterday in Chicago. Two teams from our church competed in the basketball tournament this year. This is the first time ever that our church is winning this coveted trophy. Big Congratulations and round of applauds to the boys!!!!.We had also our girls competed in the volleyball tournament. Despite injuries and sickness, they did fight well yesterday. Congratulations to the all girls volley ball team !!!
- DYFC 2025: The 45th Diocesan Youth Fellowship Conference of the Diocese of North America of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church will be held from July 31-August 3, 2025. Registration is now Open. If you are 18+ and interested please register soon!. Registration ends JULY 6th. More information will be in the youth group email. Please use the link to find more information and the registration form: https://www.dyfc2025.org/For more details, contact youth group secretary Debbie George or Abigail Shinoj
- DYFC 2025 - Registration Flyer
Sevika Sanghom
- The Mid-West Regional Sevika Sanghom will host a Prayer Meeting on Thursday, June 05, 2025 at 8:30 PM EST via Zoom platform. Rev. Ashish Thomas, Vicar of Chicago Mar Thoma Church will deliver the message. The theme is “Transcending Horizons for Christ” and is based on the bible passage John 4: 7 – 31.Requesting all Sevika Sanghom members to attend this meeting.
Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82022161782?pwd=KEANB3bXZ78lKYMQOCY70fQKtBaJUY.1
Meeting ID: 820 2216 1782 Passcode: 715532
Young Family Fellowship
- There will be a Young Families Fellowship (YFF) meeting on Friday, June 6th at 6 pm at Normandy Oak Park in Royal Oak, MI (4234 Delemere Blvd, Royal Oak, MI 48073). Dinner will be provided. All young adults and young families are requested to join and weather permitting, the playground and splash pad will be available for kids from 4 pm through the evening.
If attending please RSVP on the WhatsApp event that has been shared. For any questions please contact John Mathews (Tiffy)
Graduation Sunday
- We are celebrating June 8 as our graduation Sunday for honoring all the students who are graduating this year. Requesting all graduates to participate in this special Sunday service
Sunday School
- Our 2025 Vacation Bible School is around the corner. This year’s VBS Theme is Egypt: Joseph’s Journey (From Prison to Palace)
- Event Dates: June 16th-22nd, 2025
- Event Time: 5:30 pm for Registration [Monday], 6:00-9:00 pm [Thurs – Friday], 9:30 am-4 pm [Saturday]
- Registration Fee: $10 per child or $30 maximum per family
- Registration Link: https://forms.gle/zLtG9PuLoY1AjWB19
- Payment method: Cash, Zeffy, or Check [Payable to DMTC Sunday School] – Please note Donations are welcomed and encouraged
VBS T-shirt is available but optional and will be an additional $10 per shirt.
We cannot wait for all our kids to join the most anticipated week of the summer, filled with laughter, learning, and discovering God’s amazing love through the story of Joseph!
If you have any questions or are interested to volunteer or teach please contact any of the VBS Coordinators (Blessy Mathew, Beena Subin, Tessy Mathews).
VBS Coordinators Contact:
- Blessy Mathew (586) 879-9663
- Beena Subin (734) 276-8890
- Tessy Mathews (586) 295-0121
Diocesan Family Conference
- 35th family conference of Diocese of NA will be conducted from July 3 – 6 hosted by North East RAC. Conference is conducted at Long Island New York. Registration is in progress. For more details contact Achen, Assembly members, Mr. Boben George and Mr. Runcie Chacko.
Yuvajana Sakhyam
- Midwest region YJS is conducting an essay competition based on the theme “Faith and witness in the midst of the generations in the migrant church. (കുടിയേറ്റ സഭയിലെ തലമുറകളുടെ ഇടയിൽ വിശ്വാസവും സാക്ഷ്യവും).”
- Participants must be registered members of the Marthoma Yuvajana Sakhyam in the North American Diocese.
- Essay can be composed either in English or Malayalam and competition will be conducted separately for each language. The essay should be legible and be based on Christian Values.
- Essay Registration fees: $10 per church (Payable through Venmo or Zelle (93776822759)) to Midwest Regional YJS Treasurer Mr. Abraham Eapen.
- The deadline for essay submissions is 11:00 PM CST/11:55 PM EST on July 10th, 2025.
- Detailed rules/guidelines for essay are also attached. Please encourage yourself to participate in this competition and be blessed. Prizes will be 1st and 2nd to the winners in each language category and prizes will be announced at the Midwest region YJS Kalamela on August 23rd 2025. If you have any questions, please contact Midwest Regional YJS President or Secretary.
- Midwest Region Conference and Kalamela – St. Johns Mar Thoma Church, MI on Saturday Aug 23rd
- DMTC Yuvajana Sakhyam is seeking participants for Male and Female English and Malayalam song competition, English & Malayalam Elocution, group bible quiz, group song competition. For more details on the criteria and participation reach out to convenor Sandeep George or Yuvajana Sakhyam secretary Stanley.Only registered members for year 2025 will be able to participate during the Kalamela competitions
Names needs to be provided by June 15
Hoping for your prayerful participation for the conference and Kalamela.
- DMTC Yuvajana Sakhyam is seeking participants for Male and Female English and Malayalam song competition, English & Malayalam Elocution, group bible quiz, group song competition. For more details on the criteria and participation reach out to convenor Sandeep George or Yuvajana Sakhyam secretary Stanley.Only registered members for year 2025 will be able to participate during the Kalamela competitions
Mar Thoma Festival
Our most anticipated annual summer event, Mar Thoma Fest will be held on Saturday, August 16th. The convenors of this program, Stanley, Becca, Shane and Runcie are actively planning the programs & Schedule and I believe it is going to be very interesting and different this year.
As the school year is getting over soon, they need to start the dance and other cultural program performance practices soon. Please signup for the dance performances – specifically kids from the 1st grade through college.
They are also looking for of help with choreographers for the kids dances. Anyone high school age or older is welcome to choreograph, it is your chance to show your choreography skills and impress your friends 😊. If you are interested, reach out to Rebecca Varghese ( Becca )
Google signup form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfIZSTdy9rX93_86hYAyToHNGx-DJO7xXon-HNXDJgbbEtctg/viewform?usp=sharing
Refreshments
- Thanks to the Refreshments committee for the today’s refreshments. Requesting everyone to join the fellowship immediately after benediction
- 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
We want to thank Rev. Santhosh Varughese for leading the worship service and for the message today. Thanks to Rev. P. Chacko, Rev. Philip Varughese, Lay Leaders, Choir, Live stream and Audio teams for assisting today’s 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