Podcasts
- Sermon Link – Senior Citizen Day – ‘Care to the Elders’ – (by Elsy Kochamma)
Condolences
- Detroit Mar Thoma Church expresses our deepest condolence at the sad demise of Mrs. Leelamma John (79), aunt of our member Mr. Thomas George (Chachi), in Philadelphia, PA on Thursday September 15th. Funeral service will be held tomorrow.
- Detroit Mar Thoma Church expresses our deepest condolence at the sad demise of Mr. Abraham Thomas (66), brother-in-law of our members Mr. Samuelkutty Abraham (Sam) and Mrs. Leelamma Samuel, in Kerala on Thursday September 15th.May our Almighty Lord grant all the families strength and comfort them with His peace. Let’s all stand for a moment of prayer.
Kalpanas/Circulars
- DC 347 2022
Worship Services
- Next Sunday – September 25
- 10:15 AM – Holy Communion Service in English
- 9 AM – Sunday School
- We strongly encourage all members to follow COVID prevention measures when coming to the church:
- Mask use is optional but encouraged
- If you are Covid positive or have known exposure and experiencing symptoms, you are requested to stay home. You may return to church activities after 5 days of isolating
- Thank you for your understanding and cooperation
Online Weekly Prayers
- Intercessory Prayer on Wednesday at 7 PM (via Zoom)
- Fasting prayer this Friday at 10:30 AM (via Zoom)
First Communicants
- First Communicants class will continue today Sunday, September 18th, at 6 pm via Zoom. All First Communicants are requested to attend
Metropolitan Visit
- His Grace the Most Rev. Dr. Theodosius Mar Thoma Metropolitan will be visiting our parish on Sunday, October 2nd. Thirumeni will celebrate the Holy Qurbana along with the First Communicant Dedication Service. Holy Communion Service will start at 10:15 am. A felicitation meeting is planned after the worship service and will include a special honoring of our senior members over the age of 80. Lunch will be arranged after the felicitation meeting. Please keep Thirumeni, our First Communicants, the service and all preparations in your prayers.
Yuvajana Sakhyam
- Mid-West Region Mar Thoma Yuvajana Sakhyam Regional Conference and Kalamela 2022 will be held this Saturday, September 24th at Detroit Mar Thoma Church. Regional conference will start at 9:00 AM. Rev. Ajith K Thomas (Vicar of St. Thomas Mar Thoma Church, Chicago) is the chief guest and speaker. Kalamela will start at 1:00 PM.Requesting and encouraging participation of Yuvajana Sakhyam members and church family. The cost for YS members is $10, and free for church family
Senior Fellowship
- Monthly meeting of the Senior Fellowship is CANCELLED for Friday September 23rd at 6:00 PM
Youth Group
- Youth Group Kick off meeting will be held this Saturday September 24th at 1:30 PM at the residence of Hannah and Abigail George in Canton, MI, all youths are requested to attend. Further details will be provided in the youth group announcements this week.
- There will be an informational meeting for youths and parents of youths next Sunday September 25th after service to review plans for the upcoming year and to answer questions regarding youth group. Requesting youths and parents to attend the meeting.Any youths 13 years or older and are interested in joining the youth group are requested to contact Youth Group Secretary Christina Cherian at 734-890-4223
Audio/Video System Training
- As announced last week, we have been using a new audio/video system for parish activities since our church expansion. Last year the executive committee collected names of members who would like to be trained to the new audio/video system. Training has started recently. We received interest from approximately 14 members last year, the audio/visual team intends to train all members who communicated interest however to make the training effective training sessions will be done in batches. Therefore, all members will not be trained at once. The audio/video team members will contact and provide further details regarding training sessions. The team requests your cooperation and patience. For any further questions please contact Secretary Mr. John Mathews.
Note on PayPal Contributions
- On July 29th, 2022, PayPal updated its policies and now charges a fee for contributions to the church Paypal account submitted from a personal PayPal account. Members may still contribute through Paypal without being charged a fee using the Paypal Giving Fund of Detroit Mar Thoma Church. A link to the PayPal Giving fund is posted on the church website and will be sent in the weekly announcements.Link to Paypal Giving Fund – Detroit Mar Thoma Church: https://www.paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/1666494Please note that when using the Paypal Giving Fund, members cannot designate the category of their contribution therefore once completing a transaction through Paypal Giving Fund, members must provide details to trustees so that contributions may be accounted properly.
Also please note this policy update only impacts contributions through Paypal. Contributions through Venmo are not affected currently. Thank you once again to all members for your wholehearted financial support for the smooth functioning of the parish.
Members Contribution List
- Members’ Contribution list as of July 31st, 2022 is posted in the notice board. Please review and if any questions, please contact the Trustees.
Onam Sadhya
- Thanks to our Yuvajana Sakhyam & Sevika Sanghom members for coordinating today’s Ona-Sadhya. Specials thanks to all the families and volunteers who provided their time, financial support and/or prepared food items here at the church and in their homes. The coordinators would like to welcome each and every one to join and participate in this year’s Ona Sadhya
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Rev. Varghese Thomas for leading today’s service. Thanks to Elsy Kochamma for the message. Thanks to P. Chacko Achen, Philip Varghese Achen, Lay leaders and Choir for assisting in today’s service
DMTC Family wishes all our fellow members 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.
Thank you all for participating today’s worship service. Have a blessed week.
Admin Update
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