{"id":4592,"date":"2023-01-29T12:00:51","date_gmt":"2023-01-29T17:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/?p=4592"},"modified":"2023-01-29T17:57:33","modified_gmt":"2023-01-29T22:57:33","slug":"announcements-january-29-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/2023\/01\/29\/announcements-january-29-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcements \u2013 January 29, 2023"},"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_01_29_23.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sermon Link\u00a0<\/a><b>&#8211; Trust in the Providence of God &#8211; <\/b>(by Mrs. Tanya 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 Mr. T.V. Thomas (83), father of our member Mrs. Anju Mary Jacob on Thursday, January 26th, in Puthencavu, Kerala. Funeral service details will be provided later. \u00a0May our Almighty Lord grant the family strength and comfort them with His peace<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Kalpanas \/ Circulars<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>DC\/33\/2023 \u2013 Episcopal Visit to DMTC<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>DC\/51\/2023 &#8211; GB Minutes Approval &#8211; Mandalam-Assembly &#8211; Detroit MTC<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Worship Services<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sunday, February 5<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>10:15 AM &#8211; Holy Qurbana Service in Malayalam<\/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>Special Prayer for Widows<\/strong> on Thursday at\u00a0 11 AM (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 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;\">Sunday School<\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sunday School Teachers meeting<\/strong> will be held today, Sunday January 29<sup>th<\/sup> in the hall immediately after the refreshments.\u00a0 All SS teachers are requested to participate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Choir<\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A General Body of the Detroit Mar Thoma Church Choir<\/strong> will be held on Sunday February 5th immediately after worship service. All choir members, both Malayalam &amp; English, \u00a0are requested to attend.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <u>Agenda<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Presentation of Choir Report &amp; Accounts<\/li>\n<li>AOB with prior permission<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Youth Group<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Youth Group Bible Study<\/strong> this Saturday, February 4<sup>th<\/sup>, at 1:30 pm at the church. All youths are encouraged to attend and requested to bring a bible.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Youth Group General Body<\/strong> will be held on Sunday, February 12<sup>th<\/sup> immediately after the worship service. All youths are requested to attend.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Sevika Sanghom<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sevika Sanghom monthly meeting<\/strong> on Saturday February 11th at 11:00 am via Zoom. Meeting will be followed by Sevika Sanghom General Body meeting. Annual report and audited accounts will be presented at the meeting. All Sevika Sanghom members are requested to attend.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Yuvajana Sakhyam<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Yuvajana Sakhyam general body meeting<\/strong> will be held on Saturday February 11th at 6:00 pm at church. YS Annual report and audited accounts will be presented at this meeting. All YS members are requested to attend<\/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 Mrs. Tanya Thomas for the message. Thank you to Lay leaders and Worship Team 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 in 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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