Vodcasts
- Sermon Link – Birth of John the Baptist – Bible Sunday: Word of God, the source of Peace (Rev. Santhosh Varughese)
Upcoming Prayers, Meetings & Events
- December 8 (Monday)
- 8 PM: Diocesan Senior Citizens Prayer Fellowship (via Zoom)
- December 10 (Wednesday)
- 7 PM: Intercessory Prayer (via Zoom)
- December 12 (Friday)
- 10:30 AM: Fasting Prayer (via Zoom)
- Evening: Christmas Carol Rounding (Roseville/Warren/ Few Houses in Sterling Heights/Macomb/Shelby)
- December 13 (Saturday)
- 10 AM: Sunday School Christmas Carol Program practice (at church)
- Afternoon/Evening: Christmas Carol Rounding (Sterling Heights)
- December 14 (Sunday)
- 9 AM: Sunday School (Sunday School Christmas Carol Program practice during morning session)
- 10:15 AM: Holy Communion Service (English)
- After Service: Sunday School Christmas Carol Program practice
- Afternoon/Evening: Christmas Carol Rounding (Troy/Rochester Hills/Oakland Township)
Condolences
- With profound sadness, we announce the passing of Mrs. Marykutty Samuel ( 85 years ), elder sister of our member Mrs. Santhamma Abraham, in India on Friday Dec 5, 2025. Funeral was held on Saturday Dec 6th in the Quiet Corner Church, Bangalore.
Detroit Mar Thoma Church expresses our deepest condolences on the passing and praying for the peace and comfort of the bereaved family.
Sunday School
- The Sunday School Christmas Carol Program practices will continue next weekend on: ~ Saturday, December 13th 10 am – 12 pm~ Sunday, December 14th during the morning common session at 9 am & after refreshments
We encourage all Sunday School students to come and participate!
Senior Citizens
- Marthoma Church North American Diocese is conducting a prayer fellowship on Mon Dec 8th at 8:00 PM EST hosted by South West region. Main speaker for the meeting is Rev. Dr. Martin Alphonse, well renowned Maramon Convention Speaker. Requesting all the senior fellowship members to attend this prayer meeting.
Christmas Carol Rounding – 2025
- We have started the Christmas Carol rounding from last week Friday and the last two days, it has been wonderful. Thanks to all the families who have welcomed the carolers to your home and treated us with lots of wonderful treats. Our new plan is also working very good. We were able to finish the carols before 10 PM every day, in fact it finished by 8:30 PM yesterday.
We will continue caroling today and will be the final day on the west side areas. Today we are planning to start at 2 PM from the church to the first house.
- Next week we will be covering the east side homes:
- Friday, Dec 12: Roseville/Warren/ Few Houses in Sterling Heights/Macomb/Shelby
- Saturday, Dec-13: Sterling Heights
- Sunday, Dec-14: Troy/Rochester Hills/Oakland Township
Christmas Carol Service
- Our Christmas Carol Service is on Dec 20th Saturday at 5 PM. Fr. Wilson Antony Kandankary, vicar of the St. Thomas Syro Malabar Church will be our chief guest. We will also have representatives from Grace Centers Of Hope and Detroit Rescue Missions attending the service, the two charities that we selected for financial support from the Marthoma Fest fund raising initiatives to receive the checks.
Like I announced last week, there is a big surprise gift to our parish from our vicar Santosh Achan and we invite everyone in our church to witness that during the Christmas Carol service. This is also a very special Christmas service as this is going to be his Christmas Carol service with us here in Detroit before he moves back to India. So I once again invite everyone for the Dec 20th Christmas Carol service.
Ecumenical Christmas Program
- Date: Sunday, December 28th
Time: 5:00 PM
Venue: St. Thomas Syro Malabar Church Hall – We are delighted to announce that the Detroit Ecumenical Council’s 31st Annual Christmas Program will be held on December 28th @ 5:00 PM. We encourage all member churches to participate and join in celebrating the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Each member church is allotted 10 minutes for their program. Please submit your program details to deckcmi@gmail.com by December 15th.Charity InitiativeAs part of our Christmas celebration, we are inviting member churches to propose charitable causes for consideration.
Please submit your applications by December 15th. One cause will be selected, and a special collection will be held during the program to support it.Sponsorship Opportunities
We are seeking sponsorships to help cover event costs.
If you or your church would like to support this year’s program, please contact:
Secretary: Jerix Thekkel – 734-508-2021
Trustees Update
- Year – End Contribution Reminder: As we are reaching the end of the year and Christmas season, kindly request everyone to check on your voluntary contribution & Refreshments account and submit any pending dues as soon as possible. Per Trustees, Accounts for 2025 will close on 12/31 midnight and any amount paid after that will be accounted for next year. Please take a moment to check and make your payments promptly. Voluntary Contribution is 85 dollars per month as decided by parish. If you are unsure about how you have contributed so far, please stop by at the office or send them an email with your name to trustees@detroitmarthoma.org
- Mar Thoma Theological Seminary Centenary Celebration- Fund raising : If you would like to donate towards the construction project, please send your checks to Trustee with memo as Theological Seminary fund collection
- Another note from the Trustees, the Church doors (front and back) are unlocked during Sunday school, and worship service. Please do not prop the doors open, please keep them closed, this will enhance security for our church, as well as minimize maintenance concerns as we approach the colder weathers.
Refreshments
- Our thanks to Mr. John Philipose & Diana John who sponsored today’s refreshments. Thanks to refreshment team for the arrangements
- 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.
- We also request everyone—kids and adults alike—to please dispose of used plates, cups, and glasses in the trash cans provided. Leaving them around the parish hall creates extra work for our volunteers, who already dedicate their time to arrange the refreshments, clean up all the plates, coffee makers and other vessels used in the refreshments and make the space ready for the next event. Let’s all do our part to keep the hall clean and reduce the burden on our volunteers and office bearers. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!
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 conducting the Holy Communion service and for the message, We also would like to thank the Lay Leaders, Choir, Livestream and Audio teams for assisting in 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.