{"id":4853,"date":"2023-11-19T12:30:51","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T17:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/?p=4853"},"modified":"2023-11-19T23:25:35","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T04:25:35","slug":"announcements-november-19-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/2023\/11\/19\/announcements-november-19-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcements \u2013 November 19, 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_11_19_23.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sermon Link\u00a0<\/a><b>&#8211; Annunciation to Zechariah: God\u2019s Intervention that paves the way of Salvation (Rev. Santhosh Varughese)<\/b><\/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. Sunny Jacob (67), brother-in-law of our member Mr. Kuruvilla Thomas on Monday, November 13th, in Chennai, India. Funeral service was held on Wednesday, November 15<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/li>\n<li>Detroit Mar Thoma Church expresses our deepest condolence at the sad demise of Mr. K. Thomaskutty (78), brother of our member Mrs. Saramma Mathew on Monday, November 13th, in Kerala, India. \u00a0Funeral service will be held tomorrow.\n<p>May our Almighty Lord grant the families 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>CIRCULAR NO. 112 \u2013 EPISCOPAL CONSECRATION<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>CIRCULAR NO. DC\/535\/2023 &#8211; DIASPORA SUNDAY<\/strong><\/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<\/strong> of the Detroit Mar Thoma Church will be held today, Sunday, November 19th, 2023 in the sanctuary after the Holy Communion Service presided by the President and Vicar, Rev. Santhosh Varughese. All General Body members are requested to attend this meeting.The agenda is as follows:\n<ol>\n<li>Election of Office Bearers and Auditors for the year 2024<\/li>\n<li>Election of Maintenance Committee for the year 2024<\/li>\n<li>Election of Refreshment Committee for the year 2024<\/li>\n<li>Kitchen &amp; Storage Facilities Study Update<\/li>\n<li>AOB with permission of Chair<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Upcoming Prayers, Meetings &amp; Events<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nov 22 (Wednesday)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>7 PM: <\/strong>Intercessory Prayer\u00a0(via Zoom)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nov 24 (Friday)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>10:30 AM &#8211; <\/strong>Fasting prayer (via Zoom)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nov 25 (Saturday)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>11 AM<\/strong> &#8211; Senior Fellowship monthly meeting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nov 26 (Sunday)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>9:00 AM &#8211; <\/strong>Sunday School<\/li>\n<li><strong>10:15 AM &#8211; <em>Holy Communion Service in\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><b><i>English<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Senior Fellowship<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>Monthly Meeting of the Senior Fellowship will be held on Saturday November 25<sup>th<\/sup> at 11 am at the church. Elections for the year 2024 will be held during the meeting. All senior fellowship members are requested to attend.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Sunday School<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Christmas carol program practice<\/strong> schedule:\n<ul>\n<li>Saturday December 2<sup>nd<\/sup> &#8211; 10 am \u2013 12 pm<\/li>\n<li>Sunday December 3<sup>rd<\/sup> &#8211; after the worship service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Encouraging all SS students to participate. For any questions with the program, please contact Mrs. Shalan George or Dr. Suma Thomas. Assistance is required from parents and church members please let the coordinators know if you are available to help.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Christmas Carol Rounding<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>This year\u2019s Christmas Carol Rounding is scheduled for 2 weekends. The following is the tentative carol rounding schedule:<strong>Saturday Dec. 2<sup>rd<\/sup><\/strong> \u2013 Prayer Group 2\n<p><strong>Sunday Dec. 3<sup>rd<\/sup><\/strong> \u2013 Prayer Group 1 &amp; 4<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday Dec 9<sup>th<\/sup><\/strong> \u2013 Prayer Group 5 &amp; 6<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday Dec. 10<sup>th<\/sup><\/strong> \u2013 Prayer Group 3<\/p>\n<p>Further details will be provided in the upcoming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>We will be visiting parish families as one carol rounding group. Those families who prefer the Carol Rounding group NOT to visit their homes are requested to inform their 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;\">Youth Group<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Youth Fellowship Thanksgiving Potluck<\/strong> will be held on Friday November 24th. YG is looking for volunteers to sign up for food items for youth group potluck, please reach out to a committee member if interested.<\/li>\n<li>This year&#8217;s <strong>Midwest Regional Conference<\/strong> is being hosted by Detroit Marthoma Church from December 26th-29th. The conference&#8217;s theme is &#8220;Strength in Humility&#8221; and will be led by Ms. Betsy Chacko. We encourage all youths within the region to participate in this conference. Early registration will end on December 10th and the late registration deadline will be on December 17th.The registration form can be filled at the following link:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdXoDY_lsBlyRL0TOeyqXADN-cfTzfyPg_STb3KI3Yj93Nc9g\/viewform.\">https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdXoDY_lsBlyRL0TOeyqXADN-cfTzfyPg_STb3KI3Yj93Nc9g\/viewform.<\/a>\n<p>Payment information can be found within the registration form.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Rev. Jeswin John or the conference conveners, Justin Jones (jxtwo10@gmail.com) and Priya Mathews (<a href=\"mailto:priyamathews1998@gmail.com\">priyamathews1998@gmail.com<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Parish Events<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>Parish Events for 2023 have been scheduled. The following are the event highlights for the rest of 2023.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Christmas Carol Rounding<\/strong> \u2013 Dec. 2<sup>nd<\/sup>, 3<sup>rd<\/sup>, 9<sup>th<\/sup>, and 10<sup>th<\/sup><\/li>\n<li><strong>Christmas Carol Service<\/strong> \u2013 Sat. December 23<sup>rd<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We request all parish members to mark these dates on your calendar and request everyone\u2019s sincere participation.<\/p>\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;\">Thank you to Rev. Santhosh Varughese for leading today\u2019s service and for the message. Thank you to P. Chacko Achen, Philip Varughese 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, have a blessed week.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Live Streaming of Church Events<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Live streaming will be available on the church YouTube channel &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/@DetroitMarthomaChurch\">https:\/\/youtube.com\/@DetroitMarthomaChurch.<\/a>\u00a0 After clicking the link, click on &#8220;Live&#8221; and find the livestream for the respective church event.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">We will do our very best to live stream all church events, however as this is dependent on trained volunteers there may be technical interruptions and occasions where live streaming is not available. We appreciate your patience and understanding.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Zeffy &#8211; Online Payment Option<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>Zeffy is a user-friendly platform for not-for-profit organizations that allows for one-time and reoccurring monthly contributions with a no transaction fee option. Contributions can be made with credit card, bank account, Apple or Google pay. We strongly encourage all members to utilize Zeffy for electronic payments. Our Trustees want to thank all the members who have utilized this method as this streamlines the financial activities of the parish.\n<ul>\n<li>Zeffy is available through the DMTC Mobile App or church website (link below):<a href=\"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/resources-2\/online-donation\/\">https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/resources-2\/online-donation\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>With this online payment option, Paypal will no longer be available as an online payment option. If any member has questions or would like additional assistance with Zeffy please contact our Trustee or Accountant, Mr. Jacob Thomas or Mr. Alan Thomas, at any time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Church Zoom Information<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Zoom Meeting ID<\/strong>: 811 6679 1004\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<strong>Password<\/strong>: 926644<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Zoom on computer<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/81166791004?pwd=NU40ZGZmL2hSa29BSEhKMGZ4MTRqQT09\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/81166791004?pwd=NU40ZGZmL2hSa29BSEhKMGZ4MTRqQT09<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>From the Web Browser<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/wc\/join\/81166791004?pwd=NU40ZGZmL2hSa29BSEhKMGZ4MTRqQT09\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/wc\/join\/81166791004?pwd=NU40ZGZmL2hSa29BSEhKMGZ4MTRqQT09<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dial-in<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>(US) +1 312 626 6799 and then enter the access code\u00a0<strong>811 6679 1004#\u00a0<\/strong>and then<strong>#\u00a0<\/strong>again and then the passcode\u00a0<strong>926644#<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>(Canada) +1 647 558 0588 and then enter the access code\u00a0<strong>811 6679 1004#\u00a0<\/strong>and then<strong>#\u00a0<\/strong>again and then the passcode\u00a0<strong>926644#<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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; Annunciation to Zechariah: God\u2019s Intervention that paves the way of Salvation (Rev. 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