{"id":4411,"date":"2022-07-24T12:30:01","date_gmt":"2022-07-24T17:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/?p=4411"},"modified":"2022-07-24T16:12:53","modified_gmt":"2022-07-24T21:12:53","slug":"announcements-july-24-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/2022\/07\/24\/announcements-july-24-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcements \u2013 July 24, 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_24_22.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sermon Link\u00a0<\/a><b>&#8211; The Sacrament of Holy Matrimony &#8211; <\/b>(by Rev. Varghese Thomas)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Condolences<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>Detroit Mar Thoma Church expresses our deepest condolence at the sad demise of Mrs. Aleyamma Chacko (92), grandmother of our member Mr. Ashish Thomas, in Thiruvalla on Sunday July 17th. Funeral service was held on Wednesday, July 20<sup>th<\/sup>, in Kerala.<\/li>\n<li>Detroit Mar Thoma Church expresses our deepest condolence at the sad demise of Mrs. Mariamma Easow (87), mother of our member Mrs. Juby Abraham, in Keezhvaipur, Kerala on Monday July 18th. Joji and Juby arrived safely in Kerala and funeral service was held yesterday.<\/li>\n<li>Detroit Mar Thoma Church expresses our deepest condolence at the sad demise of Mrs. Achamma Jacob (77), sister of our member Mrs. Mary Cherian (Kunjumol) and H. G. the Most Rev. Dr. Theodosius Mar Thoma Metropolitan, on Thursday, July 21 in Trivandrum. Funeral service was held yesterday in Kottayam.May our Almighty Lord grant all the families strength and comfort them with His peace. Let\u2019s all stand for a moment of prayer.<\/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. 11<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Circular No. 12<\/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 31<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>10:15 AM &#8211; Holy Communion Service in English (<\/strong>Rev. Dr. Moni Mathew will be celebrating the Holy Qurbana<strong>)<\/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>Special Prayer<\/strong> meeting for widows on Thursday at 11 AM (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>Yesterday we had our Church Picnic in Raintree Park in Troy, MI. Thanks to all those who led, coordinated, and helped with picnic arrangements. Thank you to all church members and guests for your participation. This year\u2019s picnic would not have been a success without your presence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Senior Fellowship<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Next meeting<\/strong> of the Senior Fellowship will be held on Saturday, July 30th at 3:00 pm at the church. All seniors are requested to attend.<\/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.<strong>Live Streaming link:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/kFmSYYtgynE\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/kFmSYYtgynE<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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.<\/p>\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<\/strong> and <strong>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.To participate in the Kalamela-2022 on September 23<sup>rd<\/sup>,<\/li>\n<li>DMTC Yuvajana Sakhyam will have a <strong>Kalamela <\/strong>on <strong>Saturday, Aug 13<sup>th<\/sup>, 2022 at 4:30pm<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Requesting all Yuvajana Sakhyam members to participate and provide names if interested by Aug 7, 2022.<\/li>\n<li><strong><u>Kalamela \u2013 Competition Items: <\/u><\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Malayalam Solo Vocal<\/strong> (Male &amp; Female) \u2013 Individual\n<ul>\n<li>a. Kristheeya Keerthanam 54: Akhilesha-Nandanan Akhalanda-Nayakanum<\/li>\n<li>b. Kristheeya Keerthanam 157: Jeevanakane Manuvele<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>English Solo Vocal<\/strong> (Male &amp; Female) \u2013 Individual\n<ul>\n<li>a. Great is thy faithfulness<\/li>\n<li>b. As the dear panteth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Contestants should sing one song selected by the judge<\/li>\n<li><strong>English Elocution<\/strong> \u2013 Individual<\/li>\n<li><strong>Malayalam Elocution<\/strong> \u2013 Individual<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bible Quiz<\/strong> (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;\">Mar Thoma Fest 2022<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>As announced last week, <strong>Mar Thoma Fest 2022<\/strong> will be held\u00a0on <strong>Saturday August 20<sup>th<\/sup>, 2022<\/strong> at the church. Cordially inviting all church members to participate and attend to make this event successful. Activities will include sports, painting competition, Bounce House for children, and Health &amp; Wellness Promotion. Food stall with a variety of freshly made and delicious cuisine will be available at noon time and through the afternoon. Finally in the evening we will have a cultural program filled with songs, dance, skit, fashion show and other entertaining items. Preparation and planning is already underway.\n<p>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Those who are interested in participating in dances from 1<sup>st<\/sup> grade to college age group are requested to fill out the following google form:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/DCSA4Lv3vrjWgvTv9\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/DCSA4Lv3vrjWgvTv9<\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Those who are interested in participating in Fashion show, adult &amp; couple dances are requested to fill out the following google form:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/vdnTW54728WrtuoH8\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/vdnTW54728WrtuoH8<\/a>\n<p>Details for Sports and Painting Competition will be provided soon.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions or concerns regarding Mar Thoma Fest, please contact the conveners:<\/p>\n<p>Reji Alexander\u00a0(734) 658-1021<\/p>\n<p>Sheena Mathews\u00a0(248) 636 7796<\/p>\n<p>Malini Reji\u00a0(248) 778-7520<\/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. Special thanks to Mr. Mathew George (Joe) &amp; Family for sponsoring. Again, a reminder 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. 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; The Sacrament of Holy Matrimony &#8211; (by Rev. 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