Worship Services
- Next Sunday: August 11th
- Holy Qurbana service in English at 10:15 AM
- There will be no Sunday School and Bible study until Sep 1st.
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 4: Today’s prayer meeting is cancelled
- Prayer Group 5: Will have a prayer meeting on August 11th Sunday at 5:30 PM at the residence of Mr. Shaji & Laly Thomas in Sterling Heights.
Address: 3425 Corkwood Dr., Sterling Heights
Sunday School
- SS Anniversary will be held on August 10th, Saturday at 3:00 pm at the church. SS children who are interested to participate in any solo or group performance please give your names to the coordinators Mr. Edwin James or Mr. Reji Alexander or there will be a table setup in the fellowship hall for signup. Everybody is welcome to attend the SS Anniversary on next Saturday at 3:00 pm. Please come and encourage our SS children.
Youth Group
- Summer Volleyball will be held on August 7th, Wednesday at 6:30pm at Boulan Park
Sevika Sanghom
- Monthly meeting will be held on Aug 11th, next Sunday after the worship service.
- Atlanta Project Collection: Each Parish Sevika Sanghom unit in the Diocese is requested to collect special fund for the Atlanta Project and assigned amount for our Sevika Sanghom unit is $2,500.
- Sevika Sanghom is supporting a Nursing Student in India and request donations for this project. Please make check to Detroit Mar Thoma Church Sevika Sanghom and give to Sevika Sanghom treasurer Jessy Philip.
- 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. Registration deadline is June 30th, next Sunday and after the deadline there will be a $25 late fee will be added to the registration fee.
Senior Fellowship
- Our Senior Fellowship is planning a trip to Sight and Sound Theaters in Ronks, PA to see the Jesus Show on Thursday, August 8th. Those who have signed up for the trip, please be at church by 5:15am. Please keep those who are traveling in your prayers.
- 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.
Yuvajana Sakhyam
- Yuvajana Sakhyam monthly meeting will be held on August 10th, Saturday at 5:30pm 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 Yuvajana Sakhyam, 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 requesting donations to give financial support for Nursing Students in India. Please make check to Detroit Marthoma Church and in the memo please write Edavaka Mission-Nursing student support.
Mar Thoma Fest – 2019
- Mar Thoma fest 2019 will be held on Saturday, August 17th. If you are interested to participate in singing, skit or dance please give your names to Marthoma fest conveners Mrs. Jaya Varghese or Mrs. Sabina Cherian.
Sign up link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeoqiotlhrNosD9VVlDGhPBDUka8kjRPF68snbg_SdXAv2eKg/viewform?usp=sf_link - Marthoma Fest Sports:Volleyball, men’s basketball, table tennis doubless and tug of war.
Please submit teams to Abin Varghese, abin702@gmail.com by August 10th. Limit one sport item (volleyball, basketball, table tennis) per person. You can participate in tug of war and another sport item. If you plan on playing volleyball or basketball, please be available to play on Friday (August 16) and Saturday (August 17). Each team for volleyball / basketball cannot have more than (8) players. Please send roster, team name and Tshirt color preference to Abin Varghese. For tug of war, teams are based on church organizational groups.Registration fee for sports:
Basketball – $30
Volleyball – $30
Table tennis – $15
Tug of War – $15
Refreshments
- Thanks to Mr. Jeji Mathew & Bahitha Uthup for sponsoring today’s refreshments- Porotta & Egg Curry
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Varghese Thomas Achen for celebrating today’s Holy Qurbana and for the message. Thanks to Lay leaders and Malayalam 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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