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Worship Services
- Next Sunday: June 2nd
- Holy Qurbana Service in Malayalam at 10:15 AM
- Sunday School at 9 AM
- Bible Study at 9:30 AM
Weekly Prayers
- Intercessory Prayer on Wednesday at 6:30 PM at the Church.
- Fasting prayer on Friday at 10:30 AM at the Church.
Prayer Fellowship
- Prayer Group 5: Will have a prayer meeting today, May 26th, Sunday at 5:30 pm at the residence of Mr. Prasanth Mathew (21080 Strawberry Hills Drive, Macomb, MI 48044) hosted by Mr. Samuel Thomas & Aleyamma Samuel.
Sunday School
- SS would like to thank Runcie Chacko for serving as the Proctor for the Diocesan Exam last Sunday. Thanks to Sony Chacko, Jason Abraham and Justin Abraham for their help in making it run smoothly and all who helped with setting up the hall for the Diocesan Exam.
- Talent Festival: SS Talent Festival will be held on Sunday, June 2nd after the service in the sanctuary. Details are posted on the noticeboard. Those who are interested please provide your names to Manju Alex or Mini Varghese by May 26th. All the SS children are encouraged to participate. All are invited to attend and enjoy the various talents of our children.
- Memory verse recital: The memory verse recital portions are posted on the notice board. The last date for completing this is July 14th.
- SS Junior Camp: will be held from July 19th to 21st in Chicago hosted by Chicago Mar Thoma Church.
Children of 3rd grade to 10th grade interested in going for the Junior Camp in Chicago please give your names to the teachers or the SS Superintendent Mrs. Sarasu David by Sunday June 23rd. 11th grade and up can attend as volunteers and teachers. A short meeting of the teachers and volunteers who are planning to attend junior camp will be held next Sunday, June 2nd after the service. - VBS-2019: VBS will be held from June 17th to 23rd at Church. SS Students are requested to register with their class teachers. And also teachers and volunteers are requested to sign up.
Youth Group
- Lock-in on May 26th, Sunday at 5:30 pm. Girls’ Lock-in at Christian Cherian’s house and Boys’ Lock-in at Nithin & Ashwin Philip’s House.
- Youth Group Picnic: Youth Group Picnic will be held on May 27th, Monday at 10:30 am at Rotary Park, Livonia. If you are coming to lock-in and/or picnic and have food allergies, please contact Tommy Samuel so that the food arrangements can be done accordingly. Please give $10 to Maya Abraham or Tommy Samuel to help cover the cost of food for the weekend.
- Midwest Sports Tournament
Our youth group will be hosting the 4th Annual Midwest Sports Tournament on Friday, May 31st and Saturday, June 1st at the Beech Woods Recreation Center in Southfield. Youths from the Midwest Region will be competing in Women’s Volleyball and Men’s Basketball. Our Youth group invites everyone from our church to join this tournament and enjoy the fellowship of our brothers and sisters in Christ. As they prepare to host the tournament, they are in need of financial donations to help cover the costs of hosting the tournament. They have a table set up in the Hall for donations and any questions. Please keep the Midwest Sports Tournament in your prayers. - DIOCESAN YOUTH FELLOWSHIP CONFERENCE 2019 – The Diocesan Youth Fellowship Conference 2019 will be held from July 25th to July 28th, 2019, hosted by the Youth Fellowship of the Mar Thoma Church of Dallas – Farmers Branch in Dallas. The theme is “Bloom Where You Are Planted” based on 1 Corinthians 3:6-9. Anyone who is 18 years and older may attend and if you are interested, more information can be found in the Youth Group Email. Registration Deadline is May 26th and registration fee is $165.
- Diocesan Mission Trips: The Diocese has the following mission trips planned for the year 2019. If you are interested to participate in these mission trips, you can find more details in the Youth Group Email.
- The Oklahoma Native American Mission Trip
- The Mexico Mission VBS 2019
- The Alabama Native American Mission Trip
- The Urban Missions Trip – Dallas, TX
- The India Mission Trip
Yuvajana Sakhyam
- Yuvajana Sakhyam monthly meeting will be held on June 8th, Saturday at 3:00 pm at the church
- Diocesan Yuvajana Sakhyam Conference
20th Diocesan Yuvajana Sakhyam Conference will be held from October 4th to October 6th, hosted by Christos Mar Thoma YuvajanaSakhyam, Philadelphia. Those who are interested to attend the conference please contact Thomas Scariah. Registration deadline is July 31. More information is available at https://www.ysconference2019.org.
Edavaka Mission
- Edavaka Mission is planning to give financial support for Nursing Students in India and request donations for this project. Please make check to Detroit Marthoma Church and in the memo please write Edavaka Mission-Nursing student support.
- The Mar Thoma Voluntary Evangelist’s Association of the Diocese of North America and Europe is hosting the 15th Diocesan Conference from August 1st to August 4th in Toronto at the St. Mathew’s Mar Thoma Church. The theme of the conference is based on 1 Cor 3:9, “Co-Workers of the Kingdom of God” and will be led by Rt. Rev. Dr. Isaac Mar Philoxenos Episcopa, Rt. Rev. Dr. Mathews Mar Makarios Episcopa, clergies and lay leaders. Those who are interested to attend the conference please contact Mr. Georgey Mathews. Registration deadline is June 30th.
Senior Fellowship
- Senior Fellowship 5th National Diocesan Conference will be held from September 25th-28th at Ascension Mar Thoma Church, Philadelphia, PA. Those who are interested to attend please contact Mr. George Thomas (Babu) or Mr. P.M. George for registration forms and more details.
Sevika Sanghom
- Sevika Sanghom monthly meeting will be held on June 1st, Saturday at 3.00 pm at the Church.
- Sevika Sanghom 19th Annual Diocesan Conference will be held from Thursday, October 10th through Sunday, October 13th at Trinity Mar Thoma Church, Houston. The theme for this year’s conference is Women: Agents of Life (Exodus 1:17) and will be led by Rt. Rev. Dr. Isaac Mar Philoxenos Episcopa, Rt. Rev. Dr. Abraham Mar Paulos Episcopa. The registration deadline is July 31st. Those who are interested to attend the conference please contact Mrs. Suja George.
DMTC Development Project Update
- Development Project site plan is already submitted to the city of Southfield and currently city is working with the architects on any clarifications. We will update you once we have any further information.
As you already know, we have been collecting pledges for the church development project and many of you have already pledged. The list is posted on the notice board and If you haven’t pledged your support yet, please see the trustee or convener to add your pledge amount.
Vicar’s House Visit
- Achen will be visiting houses in Prayer Group 2 area from May 26th to June 1st.
Transferred Members
- List of members who transferred from the Detroit Mar Thoma Church to the new congregation is posted on the notice board
Refreshments
- Thanks to the refreshment committee for arranging today’s refreshments- Idli and Sambar.
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Varghese Thomas Achen for celebrating today’s Holy Qurbana and Philip Varghese (Gigi) inspiring message. Thanks to P. Chacko Achen, Philip Varughese Achen, Lay leaders and English Choir for assisting today’s service.
DMTC Family wishes all our fellow brethren celebrating their Birthday & Wedding Anniversary this coming week; May the Almighty Lord bless each one of you and your family in the new year & years ahead.
Please uphold our near & dear ones who are sick and those grieving the loss of their loved ones.
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Admin Update
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