Vodcasts
- Sermon Link – Manifestation of Grace (Mr. Varghese Cheriyan)
Upcoming Prayers, Meetings & Events
- March 23 – 27 (Monday – Friday)
- 7 PM: Lent Sandhya Namaskaram (via Zoom)
- March 27 (Friday) – 40th Friday
- 9:30 AM: Holy Qurbana Service (Malayalam)
- 8:15 PM: “Swargeeya nadham” (via Zoom – see details below)
- March 28 (Saturday)
- 10 AM: Leadership Retreat (at church)
- March 29 (Sunday) – Palm Sunday
- 9 AM: Sunday School
- 10:15 AM: Holy Qurbana Service (Malayalam)
- 1 PM: Choir Voice auditions
Kalpanas / Circulars
- CIRCULAR # 178 – Ressissa – All registerd 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.
- 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 3rd. Each old age home is paired with Mar Thoma parishes around the world
Our parish’s collection will support the Shanthi Mandiram of Hosekotte
Great Lent Prayers
- Our Great Lent prayers will continue this week – Monday through Friday, March 27. Prayer is online via Zoom and will start at 7 PM sharp. Encouraging every one to prayerfully attend the evening meetings. There are certain house keeping rules to follow when you join the zoom,
- Please keep your zoom muted until your turn comes to speak.
- Do not login using two devices in the close proximity as it might create feedback loop for everyone.
- Achan encourages you to have the camera on if possible
- Please have your camera on if you are delivering the devotion.
Attached are the Great Lent Liturgy in English and Malayalam
- Great Lent Liturgy English
- Great Lent Liturgy Malayalam
- Great Lent Liturgy-Transliteration
- Great Lent -Weekly Readings
Swargeeya Nadham
- A live stream Christian musical event called “Swargeeya Nadham” will be conducted on Friday March 27 at 8:15 PM EST via Zoom. This concert will showcase several songs from our vicar Rev. Santosh Varughese. Inviting every one to join this musical evening and enjoy the songs filled with hope and praise to God.
Date: Friday, March 27, 2026
Time: 8:15 PM (EST)
Venue: Zoom – 769-374-4841
Password: musicThis musical program is a professional production directed by Abraham Mathew (Sunny), Atlanta, GA
Leadership Retreat
- We will be conducting a Leadership Retreat for all Executive Committee members and leaders of every organization and Sub-Committees in our parish.
The retreat will be held on Saturday, March 28th at 10:00 AM. As we begin a new year of committee responsibilities, this retreat is an important opportunity for all leaders to come together, reflect, and prepare for the year ahead. Please let me know how many people are attending from your organization
We will be conducting a Leadership Retreat for all Executive Committee members and leaders of every organization and Sub-Committees in our parish.
The retreat will be held on Saturday, March 28th at 10:00 AM. As we begin a new year of committee responsibilities, this retreat is an important opportunity for all leaders to come together, reflect, and prepare for the year ahead. Please let me know how many people are attending from your organization
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 27: 40th Friday – Holy Qurbana Service (Malayalam) @9:30 AM
- March 29 –Palm Sunday – Holy Qurbana (Malayalam)
- 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
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
- The Executive Committee met this week and finalized the plans for Santhosh Achan’s farewell. The farewell will 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 Achen a heartfelt and blessed farewell, in gratitude for the wonderful service he and his family have offered to our parish. Please keep Achen and family in your prayers as they prepare to move back to India and the new ministry. If any of you have any questions on the farewell arrangements, please let us know
Visa Update of Rev. Jobin Jose
- We are happy to share the news that, by God’s grace, the visa for our new achen has been approved. We are currently working with achen to finalize the travel arrangements.
The Executive Committee has also prepared detailed plans to support his transition to Detroit and to our parish. Several parish members have been assigned leadership roles in various tasks related to this transition. If they require assistance, they may reach out to some of you for support.
Please continue to keep achen and his family in your prayers as they prepare for this new chapter.
Marthoma Mission Board
Native American Mission VBS
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
- Thanks to Mrs. Jaya Mathai and family and Mr. Sabu John and family for sponsoring todays refreshments in memory of Late Mr.Jossy Mathai. Thanks to the refreshment committee 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. P. Chacko for leading the service, Mr. Varghese Cheriyan for the message, our Lay Leaders, Praise & Worship team, and the 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.