Kalpana:
DC/172/2020
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Philip Varughese Achen for celebrating today's Holy Qurbana Service and for the inspiring message.
Thank you, lay leaders, and the choir, for assisting today's service.
Worship Services
Next Sunday, March 15th, 2020
- Holy Qurbana Service in English at 8:30 am (Rev. Philip Varughese)
- Sunday School at 10:30 AM
Bible Study
There will be Bible Study on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at Evanswood Church.
Sevika Sangham
- Date: Sunday, March 8, 2020
- Time: Immediately after the service
- Location: Evanswood Church Fellowship Hall
Edavaka Mission
Committee meeting
- Date: Sunday, March 8, 2020
- Time: After the service
- Location: Evanswood Chruch (fellowship hall)
All Edavaka Mission committee members are requested to attend.
Edavaka Mission and Senior Fellowship Monthly Meeting
- Date: Sunday, March 15, 2020
- Time: After the service
- Location: Evanswood Church (Fellowship hall)
Yuvajana Sakhyam
Monthly Meeting
- Date: Sunday, March 15, 2020
- Time: 4:00 PM
- Residence of: Mr. Anil Sam & Mrs. Simi Varghese
- Address: 11389 Silverlake Ct, Shelby Township, MI 48317
Choir
Choir voice test for both English and Malayalam choir will be held Saturday, March 21, at 9 AM at Evanswood Church. All current members of both English and Malayalam choir are required to go through the voice test along with any members of St. Johns Marthoma Church who are interested to join the choir. After April 1, only those members who have participated in choir voice test will be allowed to participate in the choir as per the DSMC rule.
Any member who wishes to join both English and Malayalam choir is expected to sing only one song (either English or Malayalam).
2 stanzas are expected from any of the following songs:
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English: What a friend we have in Jesus
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Malayalam: Yesuvin thirupadathil – Christian Hymns 201
Please submit your names to Saumya Kuriakose (choir secretary). All names must be submitted on or before Sunday, March 15th. This is the second official announcement for a choir voice test.
Youth Fellowship
Praise and Worship
- Date: Saturday, March 21, 2020
- Time: 6:00 PM
- Theme: Unqualified based on 2 Corinthians 12:9
- Venue: Evanswood Church
- Organized by: St.John's Mar Thoma Church, Michigan Youth Fellowship and Evnaswood Church
The youth fellowship invites all to come and join together in worship and prayer.
41st Diocesan Youth Fellowship Conference
- Date: Thursday, August 6th to Sunday, August 9th, 2020
- Host: Mar Thoma Church of San Francisco
- Venue: University of California, Santa Cruz
- Theme: 20/20 Vision Based on Proverbs 19:21
- Registration Fee: $200.00 USD (February 9th - April 30th, 2020)
- Late Registration Fee: $225.00 USD (May 1st - June 30th, 2020)
- For Registration and more details visit: https://dyfc2020.org/
Global Mar Thoma Meet 2020
The Diocese of North America and Europe of the Mar Thoma Church will be hosting the Global Mar Thoma Meet and the 33rd Diocesan Family Conference from July 2nd – 5th, 2020 at the Carmel Mar Thoma Center, Atlanta. The theme of the Conference is “Living in Christ, Leaping in Faith” based on John 15:7 - "If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you."
The registration fee will be $ 100 USD, and the conference fee will be $100 USD, for a combined total of $200 per person, till March 31, 2020.
From April 1, 2020, onwards, an additional $25.00 USD will be added to the registration fees for a combined fee of $225 per person for US residents.
For Registration and more details visit: https://mtcgfc2020.org
Diocesan Directory
Our Diocese is publishing a Diocesan Directory in July 2020 at Atlanta during the Family Conference. Information of all members from the USA and Canada will be published in this Directory. Cost is $15/copy if anyone interested in purchasing a copy please sign up by providing your name to church secretary.
The deadline to sign up will be March 29th, 2020.
Refreshments
Thank you to Refreshment Committee for arranging today's refreshments.
If you are interested in sponsoring refreshment please contact Mr. Anil Sam (convener)
Birthday & Wedding Anniversary
We would like to wish all celebrating their birthday and wedding anniversary this coming week. May God Bless you.
Prayer Requests
- Let's pray for those having health challenges:
- Mr. Mathai T John
- Mrs. Chinamma Varghese (mother of Mrs. Simi Varghese)
- Mr. George K Thomas
- The Grandmother of Aden and Asher Thomas
- All those going through cancer treatments
- Let's pray for the Global issue we are currently facing with the outbreak of Coronavirus.
- Let's pray for all those who are struggling with unemployment.
- Let's pray for our community, so we may live with peace and love.
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