{"id":2293,"date":"2018-10-14T12:30:51","date_gmt":"2018-10-14T16:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/?p=2293"},"modified":"2018-10-15T21:43:23","modified_gmt":"2018-10-16T01:43:23","slug":"announcements-october-14-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/2018\/10\/14\/announcements-october-14-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcements \u2013 October 14, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Condolences<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>Detroit Mar Thoma church express our deepest condolence at the demise of Mrs. Sosamma Oommen (97 years old, Kulampurayidathil, Naranganam) grandmother of our vicar Rev. Jogy Oommen Philip on October 14th in Kerala. May the Almighty Lord strengthen the family with His peace that passeth all human understanding. Let\u2019s all please stand for a moment of silent prayer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Podcasts<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitmarthoma.org\/mp3\/sermons\/sunday_sermon_10_14_18.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sermon Link\u00a0<\/a><b>&#8211; \u2018Youth in search of Meaning and Identity&#8217;<\/b>\u00a0(by Mr. Wilson Jacob)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Worship Services<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Next Sunday: October 21st<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Holy Qurbana Service in Malayalam 10:15 AM<\/li>\n<li>Sunday School at 9 AM<\/li>\n<li>Adult Bible Study at 9:30 AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Weekly Prayers<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Intercessory Prayer<\/strong> on Wednesday at 6:30 PM at Church.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fasting prayer<\/strong> on Friday at 10:30 AM at the Church<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Prayer Fellowship<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Prayer Group 4:\u00a0<\/strong>Sunday, October 14th at 5:30 PM at the residence of Mr. Abraham (Raju) and Gracy Varughese in Plymouth.\u00a0Prayer group leader for 2019 will be elected at this meeting.\u00a0<strong>Address<\/strong>: 49595 Winslow Ct, Plymouth<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prayer Group 2:\u00a0<\/strong>Sunday, October 21st at 5:30 PM at the residence of Mr. Rajan and Ejie Mathew in Wixom. Prayer group leader for 2019 will be elected at this meeting.\u00a0<strong>Address<\/strong>: 484 Fletcher, Wixom<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Edavaka Mission<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>Next Edavaka Mission meeting will be held on October 20th, Saturday at 5:30 PM at the church.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Sevika Sangham<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>Sevika Sangham meeting for today is cancelled and the meeting will be held on October 21<sup>st<\/sup>, Sunday after the service in the sanctuary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Senior Fellowship<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>Senior Fellowship meeting will be held on October 27<sup>th<\/sup>, Saturday at 4:00 PM at the Church.\n<p>A talk on Palliative Care and Hospice Care services by Dr. James Boal and Nurse Practitioner Donya Mayel will be held from 4.30 PM. All are welcome to attend this session.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Youth Group<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>Friday Prayer on October 19th at 7 PM at the church<\/li>\n<li>Bible Study on October 20th, Saturday at 1:30 PM at the church<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Sunday School<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>Parents please note that Sunday School is taking part in an initiative called &#8216;Kids Helping Kids Project&#8217; through the month of October. This is to help children seeking financial aid throughout the various mission fields. Every child is encouraged to contribute an offering of $1 for this and a collection box will be placed in the hall during Sunday School time or children can hand it over to their respective teachers in the class.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Yuvajana Sakhyam<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>This year the Yuvajana Sakhyam has decided to sponsor a nursing student in Kerala and there will be a fundraising to support this cause. Request all our Parish members to support this initiative wholeheartedly..<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Parish Convention<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>DMTC\u00a0 Parish convention-2018 will be held from October 25<sup>th<\/sup> Thursday to October 28<sup>th<\/sup> Sunday. Rt. Rev. Dr. Geevarghese Mar Theodosius Episcopa will be the speaker on October 25<sup>th<\/sup>, Thursday and Diocesan Secretary Rev. Manoj Idiculla will be the speaker from October 26<sup>th<\/sup> to 28<sup>th<\/sup>. Convention will start at 7:00 PM on Thursday October 25<sup>th<\/sup>, Friday October 26<sup>th<\/sup> and 6:30 PM on Saturday October 27th. October 28<sup>th<\/sup> Sunday will be observed as the Family Sunday and Tithe Sunday. The theme for this year\u2019s convention is <strong>Blessed to be a Blessing<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2281\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/convention-2018-final-2-300x194.jpg?resize=300%2C194\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/convention-2018-final-2.jpg?resize=300%2C194&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/convention-2018-final-2.jpg?resize=768%2C497&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/convention-2018-final-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C663&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/convention-2018-final-2.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/convention-2018-final-2.jpg?w=1980&amp;ssl=1 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Prayer Groups &amp; Organizations<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">All prayer groups and church organizations are requested to elect their representatives to the executive committee on or before November 17th.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Edavakasangam list <\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Edavakasangam list is published on the notice board. Please review the list and if there are any corrections, please contact the Vicar.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Maintenance Update<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Window decals inside the Madhubaha and the front window has replaced. Thanks to Mr. O. C. Koshy and Dr. Sara Koshy for sponsoring the cost and our maintenance committee for all the help.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Showers of Blessings<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Our former Vicar Kochumon Achen and Kochamma are blessed with a baby girl Elizabeth on August 31st 2018. Achen and Kochamma extend sincere thanks to all DMTC members for the prayers and loving support..<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Refreshments<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Thanks to Mr. Sony &amp; Reni Abraham for sponsoring today\u2019s refreshments &#8211; Beef cutlet.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Acknowledgements<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Thanks to Jogy Achen for celebrating today\u2019s Holy Qurbana and Wilson Jacob for the inspiring message. Thanks to P. Chacko Achen, Philip Varghese Achen, Lay leaders and our Youth Group and Yuvajana sakhyam members for assisting in today\u2019s service and English Choir for leading worship songs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">DMTC Family wishes all our fellow brethren celebrating their Birthday &amp; Wedding Anniversary this coming week; May the almighty Lord bless each one of you and your family in the new year &amp; years ahead.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Please uphold our near &amp; dear ones who are sick and those grieving the loss of their loved ones.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">DMTC Mobile App<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">If you haven&#8217;t already done so, please download the DMTC mobile app on your android or apple cell phone \/ tablet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.app.dmtcqbcbs\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-142\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/detroitmarthoma.org\/announcements\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/google_play-300x89.png?resize=167%2C52&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"167\" height=\"52\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/dmtc\/id1172125390?mt=8\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-141\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/detroitmarthoma.org\/announcements\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/app-store-300x89.png?resize=157%2C51&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"157\" height=\"51\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Admin Update<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">If you are currently not receiving emails from the church or would like to update your email address, please notify us by sending it to <a href=\"mailto:dmtc.sec@gmail.com\">dmtc.sec@gmail.com<\/a>. Send your name and address in the email so that we can identify you properly. Please visit the church website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.detroitmarthoma.org\">www.detroitmarthoma.org<\/a> for weekly announcements and other resources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Condolences Detroit Mar Thoma church express our deepest condolence at the demise of Mrs. Sosamma Oommen (97 years old, Kulampurayidathil, Naranganam) grandmother of our vicar Rev. 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