Announcements – March 29, 2026 – Detroit Mar Thoma Church

Vodcasts

Sermon Link – Hosanna – Entry of the King of Peace (Rev. Santhosh Varughese)

Upcoming Prayers, Meetings & Events

March 30 – April 1 (Monday – Wednesday)
- 7 PM: Lent Sandhya Namaskaram (at church)
April 2 (Thursday) – Maundy Thursday
- 7 PM: Holy Qurbana Service (English)
April 3 (Friday) – Good Friday
- 9 AM: Good Friday Services
  - 1st Service: English
  - 2nd & 3rd Service: Malayalam
April 4 (Sunday) – Easter Sunday
- 9 AM: Holy Qurbana Service (Malayalam)

Kalpanas / Circulars

CIRCULAR # 180 – Transfer Kalpana from Metropolitan
CIRCULAR # DC/213/2026 – Diocesan Council Election Notification
CIRCULAR # 178 – Ressissa – All registered members of our church who are 18 years and older is required to pay $3. This is a mandatory collection by Sabha and this is collected during the passion week. We will be collecting the Ressisa during the Good Friday
CIRCULAR # 179 – Good Friday Offertory is set apart for the operational support of various Old Age homes under sabha’s care. This offertory will be collected during the Good Friday Services on April 3^rd. Each old age home is paired with Mar Thoma parishes around the worldOur parish’s collection will support the Shanthi Mandiram of HosekotteWe will be collecting the Uposhana Varam collections also on the Good Friday. This is also the time for you to check your contribution dues to the parish especially the diocisian contributions. If you havent paid those dues, please remit it during the Good Friday.

Choir Audition

We are excited to welcome new members to both the English and Malayalam choirs. A choir voice audition will be held on Sunday, March 29, beginning at 1:00 PM, after the worship service and refreshments. All parish members aged 12 years and above are welcome to participate. Songs to Prepare:
For the Malayalam Choir
• Enne Rakshippan Unnatham Vittu (Kristiya Keerthanangal 416)
• Nanmayallathonnum Cheythidathavan (Kristiya Keerthanangal 467)(Choir sang both of these songs today)For the English Choir
• ’Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus (AG 26)
• As the Deer Panteth For Water (AG 96)Participants are requested to learn both songs. On the day of the audition, the judges will select one of the songs, and participants will be asked to sing the introduction and the first verse.Practice materials, including lyrics, sheet music, and MP3 recordings, are available at: bit.ly/dmtcchoir

Passion Week Schedule

March 30 –April 1: Sandya Namaskaram (at church)
April 2 –Maundy Thursday, Holy Qurbana Service (English) @ 7 PM
April 3 – Good Friday
- 1st Service– English,
- 2nd & 3rd Service – Malayalam
April 5 – Easter – Holy Qurbana Service (Malayalam) @9 AM

Young Family Fellowship

There will be a Young Families Fellowship (YFF) meeting on Friday, April 10th at 6:30 pm at the church. They will be continuing the study series on “Relationships”. All young adults and young families are requested to join and to reply to the Whatsapp event.

2026 Planned Church Events

APRIL 19 – FAREWELL FOR OUR VICAR REV. SANTHOSH VARUGHESE
JUNE 15 – JUNE 20 – VBS
JULY 18 – PICNIC
JULY 31- AUG 1 – MID WEST JUNIOR CAMP ( AT OUR CHURCH )
AUG 22 – MAR THOMA FEST
AUG 30 – FIRST FRUIT AUCTION
SEPT 6 – ONAM SADHYA
OCT 23 – 25 ( PARISH RETREAT / CONVENTION ) ( TENDATIVE)
OCT 25 – FAMILY SUNDAY / TITHE
NOV 28 – DEC 13 – CAROL ROUNDS ( VISITING HOMES )
DEC 19 – XMAS CAROL SERVICE

Farewell for Rev. Santhosh Varughese & family

Santosh Achan’s farewell willl be held on Sunday, April 19th, immediately after the worship service.We hope and pray that our entire church family will join us on this special day to give Achan a heartfelt and blessed farewell, in gratitude for the wonderful service he and his family have offered to our parish. Please keep achan and family in your prayers as they prepare to move back to India and the new ministry. Achen will be travelling back to India on Wed, April 22^nd. His flight is at 6:15 PM from Detroit, flying by KLM via Amsterdam. We will announce more details on the schedule of events in the coming weeks.If any of you have any questions on the farewell arrangements, please let us know

Update of Rev. Jobin Jose

Office-bearers are working on making the travel arrangements for the Incoming vicar. Things are little in flux due to the ongoing war in the middle east. We are trying the best way to bring him and family during the first week of May. We will update the details as we finalize them

Marthoma Mission Board

2026 Choir Festival

St. John’s MTC, Michigan – Invitation Letter

Showers of Blessings

Our members Jonathan & Jessica Chacko has been blessed with a baby boy Lucas Jonathan Chacko. He was born on 03/27/2026 at 11:39 PM. Both Baby and mom is doing well. Congratulations to both parents and also to the proud Grand parents

Email Issues

If you are not receiving the church emails or weekly announcements, please send an email to the secretary at sec@detroitmarthoma.org. We will check from our side if there are any issues. You can also check your spam folder or blocked emails to see if this email is being blocked. You can also check our church website www.detroitmarthoma.org to see the weekly announcements

Refreshments

Our thanks to the refreshment team for arranging todays refreshments
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.
- Requesting everyone to give the one time yearly contribution for the Refreshment. The minimum required contribution is 100 dollars. If you give the amount at the beginning of the year, it will greatly help the team better plan for the year
- 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 extend our sincere thanks to Rev. Santhosh Varughese for leading the service & message, Rev. P. Chacko, our Lay Leaders, Malayalam Choir, Livestream and Audio teams for their dedicated support in today’s worship 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.

Announcements – March 29, 2026