Announcements – April 12, 2026 – Detroit Mar Thoma Church

Vodcasts

Sermon Link – New Sunday – My Lord and My God (Rev. Santhosh Varughese)

Upcoming Prayers, Meetings & Events

April 15 (Wednesday)
- 7 PM: Intercessory Prayer (via Zoom)
April 16 (Thursday)
- 10:00 AM: Senior Fellowship meeting (at church)
- 8:30 PM: Diocesan Mid-West Yuvajana Sakhyam 2026 Activity Inaugural Event (via Zoom – see details below)
April 17 (Friday)
- 10:30 AM: Fasting Prayer (via Zoom)
April 18 (Saturday)
- 9:30 AM: Midwest Regional Sevika Sanghom Spring Retreat (via Zoom – see details below)
- 11:30 AM: Sevika Sanghom & Edavaka Mission Prayer meeting ((at church)
April 19 (Sunday)
- 9 AM: Sunday School
- 10:15 AM: Holy Qurbana Service (Malayalam)
- After Service: Farewell for Santhosh Achen, Donna Kochamma, Nivedhya, Naomi and Nanma

Choir

A Choir meeting is planned immediately after the benediction today in the sanctuary. Requesting all choir members, both English and Malayalam to attend this meeting. This is the farewell gathering for Achen & Kochamma, requesting the presence of all choir members

Youth Group

Youth Group is selling the last clothing Merchandise to raise funds for the Regional Conference. Please contact Ms. Abigail Shinoj or Joshua Thomas if would like to order some.

Senior Fellowship

Senior Fellowship will have a meeting on Thursday April 16^th at 10:00 AM at church. Requesting all senior members to prayerfully attend the meeting

Yuvajana Sakhyam

The Mar Thoma Yuvajana Sakhyam, Diocese of North America – Midwest Region, will host its 2026 Activity Inaugural Event on April 16 at 8:30 PM EST via Zoom.
The event will feature Rev. James K. John as the Guest Speaker, addressing the topic “Activating Faith in a Digital World.” The program will also include a Sent‑Off Ceremony for Rev. Santhosh Varughese, Vicar of Detroit Mar Thoma Church.

All members are cordially invited to attend.

ZOOM Details:

Meeting ID: 728 7862 2326
Passcode: 256116

Edavaka Mission & Sevika Sanghom

The Mid-West Regional Sevika Sanghom will be hosting a Spring Retreat via zoom on April 18th 9:30am with the message delivered by Rev. Biju Yohannan, Vicar of the Minneapolis Mar Thoma Congregation. This gathering will also include a Farewell Meeting for Rev. Santhosh Varughese who has faithfully served as the President of the Mid-West Regional Sevika Sanghom for the past three years. We prayerfully invite your presence and participation.
Join Zoom Meeting

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85776420043?pwd=32GjBgoWFL6UvYbdBwlJYdfSDqlRxs.1

Meeting ID: 857 7642 0043

Passcode:
A combined monthly prayer meeting of the Edavaka Mission and Sevika Sanghom will be held on Saturday, April 18th at 11:30 AM at the church, followed by a farewell meeting for Achen and Kochamma. All members of the Edavaka Mission and Sevika Sanghom are warmly invited to attend the meeting

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

Next week will be a very special and meaningful Sunday for our parish as we gather for the farewell of our beloved Santosh Achen and family. This will also be Achen’s final service with us, marking the end of a blessed chapter in our parish life.
We lovingly invite all our families to come together, attend the service, and join us in expressing our gratitude, love, and best wishes during the farewell program, which will begin immediately after the service.

Lunch is arranged for everyone, and we hope you will stay back and share this fellowship together.

Let us join as one family to thank God for Achen’s ministry among us and to send him and his family forth with our prayers and blessings.

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.

Update of Rev. Jobin Jose

Achen & his family starts their travel from India on Thursday May 7 and will reach here on Friday May 8 at 1:15 PM. He is coming in through Air France via Paris. Executive Committee has all the transition plans finalized and they will be working to get everything ready for a smooth transition.

Executive Committee updates

Quarterly contributions list is published and posted in the notice board. Please take a look at your contributions and contact Trustees if you have any questions. This is also a time to remit your dues, especially Resissa, Self Denial, Refreshments, Voluntary Contributions. Per the latest accounts, we haven’t received the required Resissa and Diocesan Sunday collections for our parish yet. Each member is suppose to remit 3 dollars / adult for Resissa and 20 dollars per family for Diocesan Contribution. This is a mandatory collection for the church. Please check the list and pay the amount to the trustees

Marthoma Mission Board

2026 Choir Festival

St. John’s MTC, Michigan – Invitation Letter

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 – April 12, 2026