{"id":3745,"date":"2021-08-29T21:30:01","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T02:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/?p=3745"},"modified":"2021-09-01T09:59:18","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T14:59:18","slug":"announcements-august-29-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/2021\/08\/29\/announcements-august-29-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcements \u2013 August 29, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Condolence<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>Detroit Mar Thoma Church expresses our deepest condolence at the sad demise of Mr. Mohan Philip (67) brother of our member Mrs. Gracy Varughese (wife of Mr. Varughese Abraham &#8211; Raju) on August 27th, 2021, in Kerala. May our Almighty Lord grant them strength and comfort them with His peace.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Worship Service<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Next Sunday &#8211; September 5<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Holy Qurbana Service<\/strong> in Malayalam at 10:15 AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Those who wish to partake in the Holy Qurbana, please register online and sign the waiver. All are requested to wear face mask.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Note:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Only one form submission is required per family<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Please indicate the number of family members that will be taking communion.<\/li>\n<li>Those submitting the form is signing the waiver for all family members.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/resources\/attendance-registration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/resources\/attendance-registration\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1600825050315000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEpPwo_QPWaDkQw6D05_YEnHK2P1g\">https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/<wbr \/>main\/resources\/attendance-<wbr \/>registration\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Online Payments through PayPal<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>Please note that if you choose to send in your contribution through PayPal, please choose <strong>&#8220;Sending to Family &amp; Friends&#8221;<\/strong> option. Otherwise there is <strong>3% fee<\/strong> that will be taken out of your contribution by PayPal. The church will not receive the full amount contributed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Online Weekly Prayers<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Intercessory Prayer<\/strong> on Wednesday at 7 PM (via Zoom)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fasting prayer<\/strong> this Friday at 10:30 AM (via Zoom)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Sunday School<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>Sunday school classes for the new school year will start on September 5th, Sunday. All students and teachers are requested to participate in the dedication service on September 5th, Sunday. Teachers are requested to submit the signed covenants before the service. Students are encouraged to bring Vijayadina Sthothram offertory during their dedication<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Sevika Sanghom<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>Sevika Sanghom monthly meeting will be held on September 4th, Saturday at 3:30 PM at the Church<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sevika Sanghom Varom<\/strong> will be observed this year, September 6 -12, and Sevika Sanghom Day on Sunday, September 12, 2021. The theme for Sevika Sanghom day this year is \u2018Women; Participants in the divine salvific plan of God\u2019 based on St. Mark 14:3-9. Please collect Sevika Sanghom day offertory envelopes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">First Fruit Auction &#8211; 2021<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>Our Church is planning to celebrate this year\u2019s Harvest season (first fruit auction) on September 5th, Sunday immediately after the worship service. We request all the members to be part of this by contributing items for auction and participate in the bidding. Last year we have collected around $45,000 and we hope and pray that this year also it will be a success. 15% of the total collection will be used for Good Samaritan fund. For more information, please contact the Coordinators: Mr. C. V. Samuel &#8211; 586-216-0602 or Mrs. Jessy Philip 313-478-1658 or Mr. Stanley Samuel 586-604-0718 or Prayer group leaders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/First-Fruit.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3748\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/First-Fruit.jpg?resize=660%2C660&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/First-Fruit.jpg?w=950&amp;ssl=1 950w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/First-Fruit.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/First-Fruit.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/First-Fruit.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/First-Fruit.jpg?resize=75%2C75&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/First-Fruit.jpg?resize=45%2C45&amp;ssl=1 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Diocesan Family Conference &#8211; 2021<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>The 33rd Diocesan Family Conference is scheduled to be held at the Carmel Mar Thoma Center, Atlanta from October 29th to October 31st, 2021.<br \/>\nDiocesan Family Conference registration Link: <a href=\"https:\/\/mtcgfc2020.org\/\">https:\/\/mtcgfc2020.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Diocese-of-North-America-4-Fold_Final.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\" data-toolbar=\"bottom\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"off\">Family Conference 2021 Registration<\/a>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Tariff-Brochure_-final-1.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\" data-toolbar=\"bottom\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"off\">Family Conference 2021 Brochure<\/a>\n<h3><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Sabha Tharaka &#8211; Sept 2021 Edition<\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/E-Copy-Sabha-Tharaka-September-2021.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\" data-toolbar=\"bottom\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"off\">E-Copy Sabha Tharaka September 2021<\/a>\n<h3><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\"><br \/>\nAcknowledgements<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Thanks to Rt. Rev. Dr. Isaac Mar Philoxenos Episcopa for celebrating today\u2019s Holy Qurbana &amp; Dedication service and for the message. Thanks to Rev. Varghese Thomas, Rev. P. Chacko, Rev. Philip Varghese, Rev. Jeswin John, Rev. Itty Mathew, Fr. Paul Chalusseril, Dn. John Shankarathil, Lay leader Mr. Kuruvilla Thomas, Mr. Varughese Abraham, Malayalam &amp; English Choir members, Rebecca Varghese (Piano) for assisting in today\u2019s service.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Thanks to Mr. Sujeev Cherian for assisting with live streaming and Mr. Justin Abraham for assisting with sound system. Thanks to Executive committee &amp; Refreshment committee for arranging today\u2019s dinner.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">DMTC Family wishes all our fellow members 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<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Thank you all for participating today\u2019s worship service. Have a blessed week.<\/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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Condolence Detroit Mar Thoma Church expresses our deepest condolence at the sad demise of Mr. Mohan Philip (67) brother of our member Mrs. Gracy Varughese (wife of Mr. Varughese Abraham&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-3745","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\/3745","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=3745"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3745\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3750,"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3745\/revisions\/3750"}],"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=3745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}