{"id":4566,"date":"2023-01-15T12:30:05","date_gmt":"2023-01-15T17:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/?p=4566"},"modified":"2023-01-15T17:02:02","modified_gmt":"2023-01-15T22:02:02","slug":"announcements-january-15-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/2023\/01\/15\/announcements-january-15-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcements \u2013 January 15, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Kalpanas\/Circulars<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CIRCULAR NO. 72<\/strong> \u2013 SABHA THARAKA<\/li>\n<li><strong>DC 04 2023<\/strong> &#8211; MIMC 210 INTRODUCTION TO MISSION AND CULTURE<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">General Body Notice<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The General Body Meeting of the Detroit Mar Thoma Church<\/strong> will be held on Sunday, January 22nd, 2023 in the sanctuary after the Holy Communion Service presided by the President and Vicar, Rev. Varghese Thomas. All General Body members are requested to attend this meeting.The agenda is as follows:\n<ol>\n<li>Election of Mandalam and Diocesan Assembly Representatives for the year 2023-2026<\/li>\n<li>AOB with permission of Chair<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Worship Services<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sunday, January 22\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>10:15 AM &#8211; Holy Communion Service in English<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>9 AM &#8211; Sunday School<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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>Mask use is optional but encouraged<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>If you are Covid positive or have known exposure and experiencing symptoms, you are requested to stay home. You may return to church activities after 5 days of isolating<\/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 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><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Prayer Fellowships<\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Prayer Group 4<\/strong> will have a prayer meeting today, <strong>Sunday, January 15<sup>th<\/sup><\/strong> immediately after the service at the church. Election of Prayer Group 4 representative for the year 2023 will be held during the meeting. All prayer group members are requested to attend<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prayer Group 2<\/strong> will have a prayer meeting on <strong>Sunday, February 5<sup>th<\/sup><\/strong> immediately after the service at the church. Election of Prayer Group 2 representative for the year 2023 will be held during the meeting. All prayer group members are requested to attend.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Edavaka Mission<\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Monthly Meeting<\/strong> of the Edavaka Mission will be held Saturday, January 21st, at 5:00 pm at the Church.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Senior Fellowship<\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>Monthly Meeting of the Senior Fellowship will be held Saturday, January 28th, at 5:30 pm via Zoom. Annual Report and Account for the year 2022 will be presented. All Seniors are requested to attend<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Note to Church Organizations: Annual General Body<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>All Church organizations are requested to conduct their Annual General Body meeting by Sunday January 29<sup>th<\/sup> and submit a copy of the Audited accounts and Organization report to the Office Bearers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Trustees Appeal<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Last reminder,<\/strong> Trustees are accepting contributions for 2022 up to today, January 15<sup>th<\/sup>. Please make sure to indicate which year the contributions are intended for so that it can be accounted for appropriately. We thank all members for your wholehearted support<br \/>\n.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Note on PayPal Contributions<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>Link to PayPal Giving Fund &#8211; Detroit Mar Thoma Church:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/us\/fundraiser\/charity\/1666494\">https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/us\/fundraiser\/charity\/1666494<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Please note that when using the PayPal Giving Fund, members cannot designate the category of their contribution therefore once completing a transaction through PayPal Giving Fund, members must provide details to trustees so that contributions may be accounted properly.<\/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. Thank you to P.Chacko Achen, Philip Varghese Achen, Lay leaders and Choir for assisting in today\u2019s service. Thank you all for participating, have a blessed week.<\/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. 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