{"id":2367,"date":"2018-12-23T12:00:09","date_gmt":"2018-12-23T17:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/?p=2367"},"modified":"2018-12-24T15:01:36","modified_gmt":"2018-12-24T20:01:36","slug":"announcements-december-23-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/2018\/12\/23\/announcements-december-23-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcements \u2013 December 23, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Condolence<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li> Detroit Mar Thoma church expresses our deepest condolence at the sad demise of Mrs. Soosamma Alexander, 91 years old, grandmother of Mrs. Bincy Joshwa on Dec 18th in Vanmazhy, Chenganoor. The funeral service was held on Dec 20<sup>th<\/sup> at St. Thomas Catholic Church. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>May the Almighty Lord strengthen and comfort these families with peace that passeth all human understanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Worship Services<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Christmas Service &#8211; December 25th<\/strong>, Tuesday &#8211; Holy Qurbana in Malayalam at 9 am. <\/li><li><strong>Next Sunday: December 30th<\/strong> <ul><li>Divine Service in Malayalam 10:15 AM<\/li><li>Adult Bible Study at 9:30 AM<\/li><li>Sunday School at 9 AM. <\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Weekly Prayers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Intercessory Prayer<\/strong> on Wednesday at 6:30 PM at the Church.<\/li><li><strong>Fasting prayer <\/strong>on<strong> <\/strong> Friday at 10:30 AM at the church<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Prayer Fellowship<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Prayer group 1<\/strong> will have a prayer meeting on December 23rd, Sunday at 4:00 pm at the residence of Mr. Sujeev &amp; Sabina Cherian in Livonia.&nbsp;<strong>Address:<\/strong> 18972 Vanderhaven Lane, Livonia<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Diocesan Convention of the Diocese of North America and Europe<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The First Diocesan Convention of the Diocese of North America and Europe of the Mar Thoma Church is scheduled to be held on December 27th &amp; 28th, 2018 at 6 pm and the Youth Meeting on December 29th , 2018 at 10 am at the Carmel Mar Thoma Center, Atlanta. The dedication and Inauguration of the Carmel Mar Thoma Center will be held on December, 29th 2018 at 3 PM followed by an Ecumenical dinner at 6 pm. Holy Communion will be celebrated on December 30th, Sunday at the Carmel Mar Thoma Center at 9:30 am. All Parish members are requested to prayerfully participate in all these programs.<br>All Parish members are requested to prayerfully participate in all these programs.<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Invitation-Carmel-Mar-Thoma-Center-Final.pdf\">Invitation Carmel Mar Thoma Center Final<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Yuvajanasakhyam<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Yuvajanasakhyam Membership list is displayed on the notice board. Please review and if any corrections, please contact Yuvajanasakhyam Secretary (Lynn Varghese).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Youth Group<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Regional Youth Conference 2018<\/strong> &#8211; Informational Meeting will be held on December 23<sup>rd<\/sup>, today after the service. All those going to the Regional Conference please stay after service for this mandatory informational meeting..<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ecumenical Christmas Celebration<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li> Detroit Ecumenical Council of Kerala Churches (DECKC)-Ecumenical Christmas Celebration will be held on December 30<sup>th<\/sup>, Sunday at 5pm at the St. Thomas Orthodox Church in Warren (2850 Parent Ave, Warren, MI 48092). Our Sunday school is taking part in the Ecumenical Christmas celebration and all Sunday school children are requested to be present. All Parish members are requested to prayerfully participate in the Ecumenical Christmas celebration. <\/li><li><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Ecumenical-Christmas-program-2018-Flyer-1-pdf-791x1024.jpg?resize=660%2C854\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2370\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Refreshments<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p> Thanks to Jogy Achen and Shermy Jacob for sponsoring today\u2019s lunch &#8211; Veg Pulav and Chettinadu chicken curry <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Acknowledgements<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to Chris Achen for celebrating today\u2019s Holy Qurbana and for the inspiring message. Thanks to our Jogy Achen, P. Chacko Achen, Philip Varghese Achen, Lay leaders for assisting in today\u2019s service and English choir for leading worship songs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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\n\n\n<p>Please uphold our near &amp; dear ones who are sick and those grieving the loss of their loved ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>DMTC Mobile App<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t already done so, please download the DMTC mobile app on your android or apple cell phone \/ tablet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.app.dmtcqbcbs\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"89\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/detroitmarthoma.org\/announcements\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/google_play-300x89.png?resize=300%2C89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/google_play.png?resize=300%2C89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/google_play.png?w=564&amp;ssl=1 564w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/dmtc\/id1172125390?mt=8\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"89\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/detroitmarthoma.org\/announcements\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/app-store-300x89.png?resize=300%2C89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/app-store.png?resize=300%2C89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/app-store.png?w=564&amp;ssl=1 564w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Admin Update<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>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>Condolence Detroit Mar Thoma church expresses our deepest condolence at the sad demise of Mrs. Soosamma Alexander, 91 years old, grandmother of Mrs. Bincy Joshwa on Dec 18th in Vanmazhy,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1747,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-weekly-announcements"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/StayingConnected.jpg?fit=1050%2C786&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2367"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2371,"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367\/revisions\/2371"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}