{"id":4426,"date":"2022-08-07T12:30:03","date_gmt":"2022-08-07T17:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/?p=4426"},"modified":"2022-08-07T15:44:28","modified_gmt":"2022-08-07T20:44:28","slug":"announcements-august-7-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/2022\/08\/07\/announcements-august-7-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcements \u2013 August 7, 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_08_07_22.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sermon Link\u00a0<\/a><b>&#8211; \u201cI am not Ashamed of the Gospel\u201d Mission Sunday &#8211; <\/b>(by Rev. Varghese Thomas)<\/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; August 14th<\/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;\">Yuvajana Sakhyam<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>DMTC Yuvajana Sakhyam will have a <strong>Kalamela <\/strong>on <strong>Saturday, Aug 13<sup>th<\/sup>, 2022 at 4:30pm <\/strong>to participate in the <strong>Midwest Regional level Kalamela-2022.<\/strong>Requesting all Yuvajana Sakhyam members to participate and provide names if interested by today Aug 7, 2022. Any further questions please contact Mr. Thomas Scariah or Mr. Stanley Samuel<\/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> (Book of James 50%, Whole Bible 25%, Mar Thoma Church History 25%)<\/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;\">Sevika Sanghom<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Next monthly meeting<\/strong> of the Sevika Sanghom will be held on Sunday, August 14th after the service. All Sevika Sanghom members are requested to attend<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Mar Thoma Fest 2022<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>Mar Thoma Fest 2022 will be held on the weekend of Saturday August 20th, 2022 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 on Saturday at noon time and through the afternoon. Finally, Saturday evening we will have a cultural program filled with songs, dance, skit, fashion show and other entertaining items.Those who are interested in participating in the painting competition, Fashion show, or adult &amp; couple dances are requested to fill out the following google form:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/vdnTW54728WrtuoH8\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/vdnTW54728WrtuoH8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Three sports activities are planned for Mar Thoma Fest 2022:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Basketball<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>3 vs 3 half court basketball on Saturday, August 20<sup>th<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>A team roster may have a maximum of 4 players<\/li>\n<li>Registration Fee per team is $30<\/li>\n<li>Coordinators: Ashwin Philip (ashwininvasion99@gmail.com) or Jaden Reji (jadenreji@gmail.com)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Volleyball<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>6 vs 6 volleyball on Friday evening, August 19<sup>th<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>A team roster must have a minimum of 5 players and a maximum of 8 players<\/li>\n<li>Registration fee per team is $40<\/li>\n<li>Coordinators: Ethan John (ethanjohn125@gmail.com) or Reuben Philip (reubensam7898@gmail.com)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Table Tennis<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>Doubles Tables Tennis, 2 vs 2, on Friday evening August 19<sup>th<\/sup> or Saturday morning August 20<sup>th<\/sup>. Date to be finalized by coordinators<\/li>\n<li>Registration fee per team is $10<\/li>\n<li>Coordinator: John Mathews (Tiffy) (tiffymi@gmail.com)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>All members, male or female, are welcome to participate in any of the sports activities. An individual may participate in multiple sports activities if there is not a scheduling conflict. For all three sports activities teams that are interested in participating, one team representative preferably the team captain, is requested to fill out the following google form for the team, deadline to sign up for sport activities is Wednesday, Aug. 10<sup>th<\/sup>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/9YNZJ8D5ZPs9nx6w6\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/9YNZJ8D5ZPs9nx6w6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions or concerns regarding Mar Thoma Fest, please contact the Mar Thoma Fest conveners.<\/p>\n<p>Reji Alexander (734) 658-1021 \/\u00a0 \u00a0Sheena Mathews (248) 636 7796\u00a0 \/\u00a0 \u00a0Malini 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.<\/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, Philip Varghese 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; \u201cI am not Ashamed of the Gospel\u201d Mission Sunday &#8211; (by Rev. 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