{"id":4407,"date":"2022-07-17T12:30:46","date_gmt":"2022-07-17T17:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/?p=4407"},"modified":"2022-07-17T20:12:49","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T01:12:49","slug":"announcements-july-17-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/2022\/07\/17\/announcements-july-17-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcements \u2013 July 17, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<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_07_17_22.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sermon Link\u00a0<\/a><b>&#8211; Anointing the Sick \u2013 Sacrament of Healing\u201d &#8211; <\/b>(by Rev. Varghese Thomas)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Circular\/Kalpana<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Circular No. 60<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Diocesan Circular No. DC\/287\/2022<\/strong><\/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 &#8211; July 24<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>10:15 AM &#8211; Holy Communion Service in English<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>We strongly encourage all members to follow COVID prevention measures when coming to the church:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Please wear a face mask.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Those who live in the same household are requested to sit together<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>If you have a fever, cough, high temperature or any other symptoms, you and all members within your household are requested to stay home<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>If you have tested positive for COVID you and all members within your household are requested to stay home until testing negative or per CDC guidelines (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/your-health\/quarantine-isolation.html#iso\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/your-health\/quarantine-isolation.html#iso<\/a>)<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Thank you for your understanding and cooperation<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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 a <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;\">Church Picnic<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>2022 Church Picnic will be held on <strong>Saturday July 23<sup>rd<\/sup> at 10 am<\/strong> in <strong>Raintree Park Troy, MI<\/strong>. (3775 John R Rd, Troy, MI 48083)<\/li>\n<li>Sports and activities are being arranged for all ages and picnic lunch will include BBQ and a few Kerala food items. Kindly welcoming all members to participate in this time of food, fun and fellowship. Those who are planning to attend are requested provide number of people per household to respective area prayer group leaders as soon as possible so that proper arrangements can be made.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Choir<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The 27th Mar Thoma Choir Festival<\/strong> is hosted by our church this year and will be conducted virtually on <strong>August 6<sup>th<\/sup> at 5 pm<\/strong>. The theme for the Choir Festival is Agape 2022 &#8211; The great love of God.\n<p>To make the program a blessing the Choir Festival committee warmly welcomes all the members of the Detroit Mar Thoma Church to attend the Choir Festival in-person at our church.<\/p>\n<p>An evite invitation was sent to all church members for the Choir Festival to obtain a count of attendees. Please complete RSVP as soon as possible. If you have not received the invite, please contact Mrs. Sansu Mathai or Mrs. Sheena Mathews.<\/p>\n<p>Please keep the Choir Festival and its arrangements in your prayers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Yuvajana Sakhyam<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mid-West Regional Mar Thoma Yuvajana Sakhyam Regional Conference and Kalamela-2022<\/strong> is planned to be held on <strong>Saturday, September 23, 2022<\/strong> 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. Theme for the conference is \u201cWalking in the way of Christ\u201d based on Colossians 1:10. Kalamela will start at 1:00 PM. Shakha with the most points will be awarded the Dona Alex Memorial Ever Rolling Trophy.\n<p><u>Kalamela \u2013 Competition Items: <\/u><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>English Solo (M&amp;F)<\/li>\n<li>Malayalam Solo (M&amp;F)<\/li>\n<li>Group Song (Choir)<\/li>\n<li>Elocution \u2013 English<\/li>\n<li>Elocution \u2013 Malayalam<\/li>\n<li>Bible Quiz (50% James, 25% whole Bible, 25% Church History)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Kindly uphold the conference and kalamela in your prayers and encourage all sakhyam members to attend the conference.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Farewell<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>FAREWELL &amp; BEST WISHES TO MR. JEJI MATHEW &amp; FAMILY<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Refreshments<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>Thanks to the refreshment committee for arranging today\u2019s refreshments. Due to increase in COVID cases we are requesting members to take refreshments and not to gather in the hall. Members may have their refreshments outdoors, weather permitting. For senior members the refreshment committee has arranged designated tables in the hall. Once entering the hall senior members are requested to take a seat at the designated tables and refreshments will be brought to them. Let\u2019s all take appropriate measures to protect ourselves and to protect the health of others. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Acknowledgements<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Thanks to Rev. Varghese Thomas for leading today\u2019s service and for the message. Thanks to P. Chacko Achen, Lay leaders and Choir for assisting in today\u2019s service.<\/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>Podcasts Sermon Link\u00a0&#8211; Anointing the Sick \u2013 Sacrament of Healing\u201d &#8211; (by Rev. 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