{"id":6143,"date":"2026-02-08T12:30:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T17:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/?p=6143"},"modified":"2026-02-10T15:40:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T20:40:17","slug":"announcements-february-8-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/2026\/02\/08\/announcements-february-8-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcements \u2013 February 8, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Vodcasts<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lZ-v2W5BDws\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sermon Link\u00a0<\/a><b>&#8211; Sabbath Leads to the Fulness of Creation (Rev. Santhosh Varughese)<\/b><\/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>February 11 (Wednesday)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>7 PM:<\/strong> Intercessory Prayer\u00a0(<em>via Zoom<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>February 12 (Thursday)<\/strong>\n<ul type=\"circle\">\n<li><strong>8:30 PM: <\/strong>Midwest Sevika Sanghom Prayer meeting (<em>via Zoom<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>February 13 (Friday)<\/strong>\n<ul type=\"circle\">\n<li><strong>10:30 AM:\u00a0<\/strong>Fasting Prayer (<em>via Zoom<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>February 14 (Saturday)<\/strong>\n<ul type=\"circle\">\n<li><strong>1 PM: <\/strong>Sevika Sanghom monthly meeting (<em>at church<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>February 15 (Sunday)<\/strong>\n<ul type=\"circle\">\n<li><strong>9 AM:<\/strong> Sunday School<\/li>\n<li><strong>10:15 AM: Holy Communion Service (Malayalam)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Circulars\/Kalpana<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>DC\/59\/2026<\/strong> \u2013 Approval of the General Body minutes<\/li>\n<li><strong>DC\/36\/2026<\/strong> \u2013 Diocesan Sunday<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Choir\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Choir general body meeting<\/strong> to review the annual report and accounts will be held today,\u00a0 Sunday, February 8th after the service. Requesting all English and Malayalam choir members to attend this meeting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Maramon Convention<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>131st Maramon Convention<\/strong> of the Mar Thoma Church has begun today on the sacred banks of the Pamba River in Kerala. The convention is being livestreamed on YouTube, and we warmly invite everyone to join online and be blessed by the uplifting messages and devotions throughout this week\u2011long spiritual gathering.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Maramon Convention Offertory<\/strong> is one of the major contributions supporting the various gospel and mission activities of the Church. If anyone wishes to give toward the Maramon Offertory, please submit your contribution to the trustees with a memo labeled \u201cMaramon Convention\u201d. All offerings collected will be sent to the Sabha accordingly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Sevika Sanghom\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>monthly meeting<\/strong> of Suvisesha Sevika Sanghom will be held next Saturday, February 14th at 1.00 pm at the church. We kindly request all Sevika Sanghom members to join the meeting<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mid West Region Sevika Sanghom<\/strong> is conducting prayer meeting online via Zoom on Thursday, Feb 12 at 8:30 PM EST. Rev. Biju P. Simon, Vicar of St. Johns Mar Thoma Church, New York will be delivering the main message. Requesting all Sevika Sanghom members to attend this prayer meeting. Zoom details will be shared through the weekly announcement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Edavaka Mission\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>Edavaka Mission <strong>monthly meeting<\/strong> will be conducted on Saturday, 02\/21\/26 10 PM at church. Requesting all Edavaka Mission members to attend this meeting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Youth Group\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>Youth Group is hosting a <strong>church wide community service event<\/strong> on Feb 28<sup>th<\/sup> at 10:30 AM. This will be conducted at the school gym. Please contact the youth group community service lead Mr. Joshua Thomas for more details.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Marthoma Mission Board\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Announcement-for-India-Mission-2026.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\" data-toolbar=\"bottom\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"off\">Announcement for India Mission 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Guidelines-for-the-India-Mission-Trip-2026.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\" data-toolbar=\"bottom\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"off\">Guidelines for the India Mission Trip 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Native American Mission VBS\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-NAM-VBS-Flyer.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\" data-toolbar=\"bottom\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"off\">2026 NAM VBS Flyer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Great Lent Prayers<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>Our <strong>Great Lent prayers<\/strong> will begin on Monday, February 16 ( Next Monday ) , and will continue through Friday, March 27. Throughout this season, we gather for daily prayer services from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Monday through Friday, meeting together online through Zoom. If you are interested in giving devotion during one of these days, please contact Mrs. Suja George or Mr. Thomson David, or their respective prayer group leader. There are no restrictions on language or format<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Parish Day<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>We are blessed to celebrate our <strong>48th Parish Day<\/strong> on March 1st. As part of this auspicious occasion, several of our parish children will be receiving their First Holy Communion. The special Holy Communion service will be conducted by our Diocesan Episcopa, Rt. Rev. Dr. Abraham Mar Paulose. Lunch has been arranged for all attending the service. We look forward to a joyful and grace-filled parish day celebration together as one church family. Requesting everyone to plan ahead and adjust their schedule to attend the special service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Tax Receipts<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>Your <strong>2025 contribution statements<\/strong> for Tax filings are ready with trustees. Please stop by office to receive them or you can also email <a href=\"mailto:trustees@detroitmarthoma.org\">trustees@detroitmarthoma.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Email Issues<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>If you are not receiving the church emails or weekly announcements, please send an email to the secretary at <a href=\"mailto:sec@detroitmarthoma.org\">sec@detroitmarthoma.org<\/a>. We will check from our side if there are any issues. You can also check your spam folder or blocked emails to see if this email is being blocked. You can also check our church website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.detroitmarthoma.org\">www.detroitmarthoma.org<\/a> to see the weekly announcements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Refreshments<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>Thanks to Mr. Sherin &amp; Sarah for sponsoring the refreshments today. They are celebrating their wedding anniversary and sharing the moment with all of us. Wishing both of them a blessed anniversary. Thanks to refreshment team for all the arrangements<\/li>\n<li>Note from the refreshment team:\n<ul>\n<li>Refreshments will be served for 30 minutes only and the cleanup will start after. Requesting every one to join the fellowship time as soon as we finish the benediction.<\/li>\n<li>Requesting everyone to give the one time yearly contribution for the Refreshment. The minimum required contribution is 100 dollars. If you give the amount at the beginning of the year, it will greatly help the team better plan for the year<\/li>\n<li>We also request everyone\u2014kids and adults alike\u2014to please <strong>dispose of used plates, cups, and glasses in the trash cans provided<\/strong>. Leaving them around the parish hall creates extra work for our volunteers, who already dedicate their time to arrange the refreshments, clean up all the plates, coffee makers and other vessels used in the refreshments and make the space ready for the next event.\u00a0Let\u2019s all do our part to keep the hall clean and reduce the burden on our volunteers and office bearers. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Birthdays &amp; Wedding Anniversaries<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>DMTC Family wishes all our fellow members celebrating their Birthday and Wedding Anniversary this upcoming week. May the Almighty Lord bless each one of you and your family in the New Year and the years ahead.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #eae7e7;\">Acknowledgements<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">We want to thank Rev. Santhosh Varughese for conducting the Holy Communion service and for the message, We also would like to thank Rev. P. Chacko, Lay Leaders, Choir, Livestream and Audio teams for assisting in today\u2019s service<\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vodcasts Sermon Link\u00a0&#8211; Sabbath Leads to the Fulness of Creation (Rev. 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