St. Andrew Lutheran Church, Soucy Place, Centerville, VA-20120

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1 Volume 4 Issue 7 S t. J u d e S y r o - M a l a b a r C h u r c h O f N o r t h e r n V i r g i n i a Page 1 July 2013 St. Andrew Lutheran Church, Soucy Place, Centerville, VA Sunday Mass: 3:00 PM Sunday School: Sundays at 1:50 PM INSIDE THIS ISSUE Message from Tijoachan Bible Quiz 2 First Communion and Confirmation Community Updates 4,5 VBS 6 Shalom Retreat 7 Forthcoming Events 8 Account Information 9 Parish Council Contacts Weekday Mass Schedule Prayer Meeting Schedule Marriage Preparation Course Schedule Sunday Readings 11 St. Jude Fund Raising Raffle Mission Director: Fr.Tijo Mullakkara ( ) Trustees: Antoney Kalikka ( ) Rajesh Alex ( ) Rony Thomas ( ) 12 MESSAGE FROM TIJOACHAN Dear Saint Jude Family, All Glory and Honor to our Lord Jesus Christ! Wishing you all a very Happy Feast day of Dukarana (St. Thomas Day)! Let us go to die with Him (Jn 11:16) are the words of our father in faith St. Thomas the Apostle. I always thought why did Thomas say that he would love to die with Jesus? Was that a quick remark of a thoughtless disciple who blindly loved Jesus? I don t think so. What does it mean to die then? In the following Chapter Saint John explains to us the meaning of dying and how necessary it is to bear fruit. In all truth I tell you, unless a wheat grain falls into the earth and dies, it remains only a single grain; but if it dies it yields a rich harvest (Jn 12:24). In fact, there is no meaning if a grain doesn t die according to Saint John. We need to die if we need to have a life in Christ. Saint Paul explains it again in his letter to Romans: if we died with Christ, then we shall live with him too (Romans 6:8). Eternal life lies in dying to self in order to live in Christ. If we meditate well we can understand that the words of our father in faith has got very deep meaning. It was not a mere acclamation of a thoughtless person blinded by love. Rather, it was more of an acclamation of a disciple who understood his Master very well. They were the words of a wise man. One day in AD 72, Saint Thomas literally kept his promise and desire to die with/for Christ. He became a Martyr in Mylapore (Tamil Nadu), India. He was buried in Mylapore and his mortal remains are kept in Azhikode also (diocese of Irinjalakuda) where Saint Thomas landed in Kerala for the first time. I d recommend you to visit his shrine in Azhikode, when you go to Kerala. Never miss him. As we remember (Dukrana) our Father in Faith, Saint Thomas, let us be thankful to him for bringing Christ to us. And also, let us keep to our heart one of the basic teachings of Saint Thomas if we don t die with Him, we don t live with Him. Sincerely yours in Christ Jesus Tijoachan Our Vision is to create a vibrant Syro-Malabar community that nurtures spiritual growth, celebrates the sacraments, and fosters community ties and leadership

2 Volume 4 Issue 7 S t. J u d e S y r o - M a l a b a r C h u r c h O f N o r t h e r n V i r g i n i a Page 2 The winner for the Bible Quiz June 2013 is Ashna Vayalil Bible Quiz July 2013 (Leviticus Chapters 6-10) Please your answers to sfelixus@gmail.com. The last date for submitting answers is 26 July What is the difference in terms of eating the meat of the slaughtered animal that is offered for sacrifice of praise versus voluntary sacrifice? 2. Who were perished by unauthorized fire before Yahweh? 3. How long does the burnt offering stay on the altar? 4. What was the length of the investiture? 5. The fat should be removed from and. 6. Where are the fatty ashes of the burnt offering kept after being removed from the altar? 7. How many times did Moses sprinkle the altar before anointing them with oil? 8. With what do the priests cover themselves before the altar? 9. Which part of the bird or beast was completely forbidden to be consumed? a) Heart b) Blood 10. Which animals were used for communion sacrifices on the 8th day? 11. The fire of the burnt offering present on the altar must not be allowed to go out - True or False 12. Who were asked by Moses to remove Aaron's children out of the camp? 13. The remainder of the burnt cereal offering should be eaten in the form of 14. Where should be the blood of the sacrificial animal be poured? 15. The vessel must be broken whereas the bronze vessel should be and. 16. The skin of the sacrificed animal was burnt outside of the camp. True or False 17. The ritual for sacrifice for sin and with the sacrifice of reparation are different. True or False 18. and was placed on the breastplate of Aaron by Moses. 19. Moses asked Eleazar and Ithamar that in order to avoid incurring the wrath of Yahweh, they should not or. 20. What was added on the front of the turban of the priest?

3 Volume 4 Issue 7 S t. J u d e S y r o - M a l a b a r C h u r c h O f N o r t h e r n V i r g i n i a Page 3 First Holy Communion and Confirmation Recipients First Holy Communion & Confirmation Confirmation Only Christina George Elin Bejoy Jake Thomas Janinna George Jonah Thomas Nayana Celin Xavier Neha Regi Santhosh Moothedan Sneha Moothedan Rohan Regi AmalaThomas Amith Thomas Ashna Maria Vayalil Jacob Ajit Jianna George Johan Palack Joseph Antony Palacka Vayalil Joseph Mecherikunnel Rita Ajit Sunday, June was a special day for the St.Jude parishioners when 19 children of the parish received their first holy communion and confirmation from His Excellency Mar Jacob Angadiyath, the bishop of Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Chicago. Out of the 19 children, 10 of them celebrated the Sacrament of First Holy Communion while the remaining 9 children celebrated the sacrament of Confirmation. The ceremony began at 1:30 in the afternoon at St.Verionica Church, Chantilly. A warm and colorful welcome was accorded to the bishop who was greeted with a flower bouquet and then was accosted to church while being welcomed by scores of men and women holding colorful umbrellas. The liturgy began with a solemn procession by the children while singing Msgr.Jacob Kallarackal s most popular hymn Va Va Yesunadha. With the bishop presiding the liturgy, Fr.Tijo Mullakkara, Fr.James Nirappel and Fr.Lijoy Thannikal O.Carm were the co-celebrants. The whole community joined the 19 candidates, along with their families, relatives and friends in praying and praising the Almighty as the candidates were initiated into the sacraments in a moving but solemn ceremony. Special thanks to Rincy Jimmy, Rani James and Tomy Paul for all their hard work in preparing the children to receive their sacraments. Congratulations to all the children who received their first Holy Communion and Confirmation. We also congratulate Alan Saju and Theresa (Tara) Alex Kadapurathu who received first holy communion at St. Timothy Church and St. Veronica Church respectively.

4 Volume 4 Issue 7 S t. J u d e S y r o - M a l a b a r C h u r c h O f N o r t h e r n V i r g i n i a Page 4 Congratulations to KAGW Sports Day Winners St. Jude Throw Ball Team - Winner St Jude FC Junior Soccer Team - Runner-up St Jude FC Soccer Team - Runner-up Other Winners Presidential Volley Ball Cup (Men's) Runner-up BW Kings (Jereesh, Joseph Ayoorkaran, Breeze from St.Jude are part of the team) M 1st place - Regi Jose M 2nd place - Sujith Abraham 100 M Boys 1st place - Jofin Manjali 200 M Girls 2nd place - Neha Regi 200 M Boys 2nd place - Rohan Regi Men 4X100M Relay 1st place - St.Jude (Sergin John, Shaju Joseph, Rony Thomas, Regi Jose) Father s Day Celebration St Jude's men celebrated Father s day on June 16th. There was a special mass on Father s Day led by Tijoachan for all the fathers of our parish. We wish a Happy Father s day to all our fathers in our community. Soup Kitchen We have active volunteers from our community who regularly visit Missionaries of Charity (MOC) every month for Soup Kitchen. This time, we visited MOC on 28 th June where nearly 70 people turned up for lunch. It was amazing to see the amount of work our younger volunteers Joel (9), Joeanna (7), Jolena (3) put in, to feed the hungry. They not only helped in cutting fruits and vegetables but also in serving. Observing his dad and mom serve, Joel would politely ask, Would you like to have Doughnuts? and people would smile and push their plates forward and say Yes Sir. If you would also like to experience this virtue of serving with your family, please join us on Sat. 27 th July for Soup Kitchen at MOC. Please contact Sherly Vadakkoot for further details at sherly1810@gmail.com.

5 Volume 4 Issue 7 S t. J u d e S y r o - M a l a b a r C h u r c h O f N o r t h e r n V i r g i n i a Page 5 St. Antony ward members celebrated the feast of St. Anthony of Padua on June 16th. The celebration started with offertory procession followed by Holy Mass and Novena to St. Antony. Thanks to all St. Antony ward members. Feast Day Celebrations St. Aloysius ward members celebrated the feast of St. Aloysius on June 23rd. The celebration started with offertory procession followed by Holy Mass and Novena. At the end, a beautiful prayer card of St Aloysius distributed to all parish members. Thanks to all St. Aloysius ward members. Mid Atlantic Conference (MAC) Thanks to the prayers and support of many, the Mid Atlantic Conference (MAC) that took place on Memorial Day weekend was a great success. Over 120 youth participated in the MAC from the local Syro Malabar Churches in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and Washington D.C. Under the direction of Fr. Vinod Madathiparambil, the youth engaged in various faith formation and faith sharing activities and had many opportunities to build deeper relationships with other youth in the Mid-Atlantic region. Each night ended with a beautiful time of Adoration which provided the youth an opportunity to offer all they had learned and experienced during the day to the Lord in prayer. Let us continue to pray for the youth in our region and our Syro Malabar family. We pray that our youth continue to deepen their relationship with Jesus and with the Syro Malabar Church that Jesus established through St. Thomas. We also pray that our youth continue to grow in friendship with their brothers and sisters in the region. St Jude s Car Sacred Heart ward members celebrated the feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 30th. The celebration started with offertory procession followed by Holy Mass and prayer to Sacred Heart. Thanks to all Sacred Heart ward members. The families of St. Jude Syro-Malabar community of Northern Virginia worked together to purchase a car for their shepherd, Fr. Tijo Mullakkara. The car was blessed by his Excellency Mar Jacob Angadiath and handed over to Tijoachan in presence of the parish council members on June 2, 2013.Special thanks to Sony Kuruvilla for taking the initiative and putting effort to make it happen. Cloth Drive If you have new or gently worn clothes hanging in your closet for some time and don t know what to do with it or if your kids have outgrown the beautiful and expensive dress, you once bought for them and now wonder whom to give it..worry not St. Vincent De Paul Helping Hands would like you to donate them to our Clothes Drive on 14 th, 21 st and 28 th July at St. Andrew Lutheran Church. We have partnered with Clothes4Souls, a non-profit organization who will distribute our clothes to people in need to our very own homeland India. We have to do just this much, fold and pack the clothes in 13 gallon bags and contribute $ 5/- for every bag packed. Donate generously and let s give hope to people and children who need them the most. Please contact Sherly Vadakkoot for further details at sherly1810@gmail.com.

6 Volume 4 Issue 7 S t. J u d e S y r o - M a l a b a r C h u r c h O f N o r t h e r n V i r g i n i a Page 6 Novena To St. Jude Inserted by a Firm Believer Most holy Apostle, St. Jude, faithful servant and friend of Jesus, the Church honors and invokes you universally, as the patron of difficult cases, of things almost despaired of, Pray for me, I am so helpless and alone. Intercede with God for me that He bring visible and speedy help where help is almost despaired of. Come to my assistance in this great need that I may receive the consolation and help of heaven in all my necessities, tribulations, and sufferings, particularly - (make your request here) - and that I may praise God with you and all the saints forever. I promise, O Blessed St. Jude, to be ever mindful of this great favor granted me by God and to always honor you as my special and powerful patron, and to gratefully encourage devotion to you. Amen. PRAYER: May the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, and loved in all the tabernacles until the end of time. Amen. May the most Sacred Heart of Jesus be praised and glorified now and forever. Amen St. Jude, pray for us and hear our prayers. Amen. Blessed be the Sacred Heart of Jesus Blessed be the Immaculate Heart of Mary Blessed be St. Jude Thaddeus, in all the world and for all Eternity. (say this prayer, followed by the Our Father and the Hail Mary) All children aged 5 and above are invited to another faith filled and fun week of praying, playing and learning about God. Our Vacation Bible School(VBS) will be held on August 12-16, from 9:30am to 4:30pm at St.Andrew Lutheran church. Hurry, register by July 15, 2013 and help your kids STAND STRONG FOR GOD. We re also looking for volunteers to help with this effort. For more information, please reach out to VBS Ministry stjudenvavbs@gmail.com. Online registration can be done at : Inserted by a Firm Believer Inserted by a Firm Believer

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8 Volume 4 Issue 7 S t. J u d e S y r o - M a l a b a r C h u r c h O f N o r t h e r n V i r g i n i a Page 8 Forthcoming Events Date Time Event Venue 03-July 7:30 PM St. Thomas Day (Dukarana ) 14-July 12:30 PM Sunday School Competitions 14-July 21-July 28-July Cloth Drive Corpus Christi, 43130, Amberwood Plaza, Suite 150, South Riding St. Andrew Lutheran Church Soucy Place, Centerville, VA St. Andrew Lutheran Church Soucy Place, Centerville, VA July 27-July 28-July 8:30 AM - 7:30 PM 8:30 AM - 7:30 PM 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM Shalom Festival Langley High School, 6520 Georgetown Pike McLean, VA Aug Parish Picnic 12-Aug to 16-Aug 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM Kingdom Rock, Vacation Bible School (VBS) for kids aged 5 and above St. Andrew Lutheran Church Soucy Place, Centerville VA Aug Feast of Assumption and Indian Independence day St. Andrew Lutheran Church Soucy Place, Centerville, VA Sept Cardinal Alenchery Celebrates English Mass Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception 27-Oct St. Jude Feast Do You Know that... The 23 churches that make up the Catholic communion consists of four liturgical families; the East Syriac or Chaldaic family, the West Syriac family consisting of the Antiochene, the Maronite, the Byzantine and the Armenian Liturgies, the Alexandrian with the Coptic and the Ethiopian liturgies, and the Latin liturgy. The Eucharistic Celebration in the Syro-Malabar church is called Qurbana, which means an offering or an oblation. The most solemn Qurbana is the Raza which means mystery. In the Raza, the word Raza itself is used 26 times both in singular and plural forms. Saint's corner for Kids - St. Maximilian Kolbe Auschwitz was a notorious prison camp located in Poland. Hundreds of thousands of innocent people were killed here during World War II, most of them just because they were born as Jews. At the end of July 1941, three prisoners somehow escaped from the camp. Authorities were furious. They picked 10 men to be starved to death in order to teach a lesson to other prisoners and to deter them from trying to escape. One of the men, who were selected, started to cry loudly, "My poor wife! My poor Children! I will never see them again". When he sobbed uncontrollably, one of the other prisoners boldly came forward and told the guards "I am a Catholic priest. Let me take his place. He has a wife and children. Let him go, I will die instead". That priest was Fr. Maximilian Kolbe. Prison guards were surprised; but they granted his wish and put Fr. Kolbe in a condemned cell along with the selected prisoners. After weeks of starvation, one by one died. Finally Fr. Kolbe was killed in the cell by injecting a lethal poison. He accepted death with no complaints. Jesus said "Greater love has no one than this; to lay down one's life for one's friends" (John 15:13). Fr. Kolbe followed our Lord's teaching by giving up his life for a total stranger. And today He is revered in the church as a Saint and people across the world remember him fondly for his unconditional self-sacrifice. Fr. Kolbe followed our Lord's teaching by giving up his life for a total stranger. And today He is revered in the church as a Saint and people across the world remember him fondly for his unconditional self-sacrifice.

9 Volume 4 Issue 7 S t. J u d e S y r o - M a l a b a r C h u r c h O f N o r t h e r n V i r g i n i a Page 9 Church Collection Account Information June Offertory 1, Donation & Contribution Old Car Sale 3, Thirippanam Total Faith Direct Offertory Donation Land & Building Priest Residence Priest Car Total Grand Total Thank you everyone for your generosity. We would recommend every one in our parish community to join Faith Direct. Our target is to have at least 80 members enrolled in Faith Direct by the end of this month. We currently have 67 parishioners enrolled in Faith Direct. How to join Faith Direct : Those who have not registered with Faith Direct so far, please visit to sign up today. Our parish code is VA492. Faith Direct enables us to make our church contributions to directly debit from your checking account. A weekly offering of $25 is recommended towards Land & Building fund. Looking For Ways To Contribute? Mass Intentions: For all Mass intentions, please contact Fr. Tijo Mullakara ( ) Donations: If you wish to donate to church, please contact the Mission Director, Trustees or Council members. Your contributions are greatly appreciated and would be used towards introducing new activities or improving existing activities for kids, youth, choir etc. We are always in need of volunteers in the following areas: Altar Service: The church is seeking volunteers for altar service. If you are interested in becoming an Altar Server, please contact Mr. Sergin John ( ) for further information. Lectors: If you would like to read at Sunday Mass, please contact Mrs. Rincy Jimmy ( ) Music Ministry: Do you love to sing? Come; get acquainted with a great group of adults and kids. Have some fun! No prior experience required. Please contact Mr. Alex Jacob ( ) for further information. Catechism Classes: If you wish to enroll your child or volunteer for teaching, please contact Mr. Tomy Paul ( ) Fellowship and Refreshments: To sponsor refreshments for our community, please contact Mr. Sathian Pinchappan ( ) Parish Bulletin: If you wish to contribute to our parish bulletin by way of articles, stories, or reflections, please contact Mrs. Asha Tony ( ) Advertising in the Parish Bulletin: For advertising space in the parish bulletin, contact Mr. Charles Thomas ( )

10 Volume 4 Issue 6 S t. J u d e S y r o - M a l a b a r C h u r c h O f N o r t h e r n V i r g i n i a Page PARISH COUNCIL Fr. Tijo Mullakkara Antoney Kalikka Rony Thomas Rajesh Alex Sujith Abraham Jilson Joseph Regi Alexander Paul Pottanat Saju Thomas Tomy Paul Sergin John Sajith Thoppil Reetha Shaju Jomy Methipara Sathian Pinchappan Alex Jacob Asha Tony Jereesh Jose Sony Kuruvila Joseph Thottamadam Jeril Philip Jose Punchayil Binochan Pavu Jojy Pallickal Merlin Jaison Pushpa Jose Felix Simon Amit Antony Arun Joe Zachariah SPECIAL OFFICES Johnson Myalil Sojan Alex MINISTRIES Joseph Jacob Rincy Jimmy Marriage Preparation Course Schedule Sep 27-29, 2013 Chicago Cathedral Fr. Joy Alapatt joyalapat@gmail.com Prayer Meeting Schedule 1st Saturday - St. Alphonsa Ward (Gainesville) and St. Thomas Ward (Centreville) 2nd Saturday 7:30pm - St. Antony ward (Herndon 1) St. Joseph ward (Herndon 2) 2nd Saturday 5:00pm - Perpetual Help ward (Tysons 1) and St. Sebastian (Tysons2) 3rd Saturday - St. George ward (Woodbridge) and St. Mary's ward (Alexandria, Arlington) 3rd Sunday - All Saints ward (South Riding and Aldie) 4th Saturday 5pm- Little flower ward (Chantilly) and Sacred Heart ward (Fairfax) 4th Saturday 8pm- St. Aloysius ward (Ashburn and Leesburg ) English Mass and Youth Meeting There will be mass in English every month lead by the youth and also a youth meeting. For more information please contact Jomy Methipara ( ) Weekday Mass Schedule Day Schedule Location Tuesday Friday 7:00 pm: Adoration 7:30 pm: Mass 8:15 pm: Novena to St. Jude 7:30 pm: Mass 8:15 pm: Adoration 8:30 pm: Confession Saturday 7:30 am: Adoration 8:00 am: Mass Corpus Christi Corpus Christi Corpus Christi Corpus Christi Address: 43130, Amberwood Plaza, Suite 150, South Riding St. Vincent De Paul s Helping Hands St. Jude church s charity wing, St. Vincent De Paul s Helping Hands is always looking for outstanding ideas for charity. Please forward your ideas to sherly1810@gmail.com

11 Volume 4 Issue 7 S t. J u d e S y r o - M a l a b a r C h u r c h O f N o r t h e r n V i r g i n i a Page 11 Sunday Readings July 07, 2013 First Reading : Act 5: Second Reading : 2 Cor 1:8-14 Gospel : Luke 14:7-14 July 14, 2013 First Reading : Is 4:2-6 Second Reading : 2 Cor 3:4-11 Gospel : Luke 15:1-7 July 21, 2013 First Reading : Is 5:1-7 Second Reading : 2 Cor 7:2-11 Gospel : John 9:1-12,35-38 July 28, 2013 First Reading : Is 9:8-20 Second Reading : 2 Cor 10:7-18 Gospel : Mark 7:1-13 Editorial Board Asha Tony Shyla Joseph Rajesh Joy Blessy Sebastian Deepa Sergin Baiju Thomas Sismi Menachery Charles Thomas Felix Simon New To Parish? We extend a warm welcome to all our new members! Please contact trustees or any council member if you have any questions. Do also reach out to them to understand how to get involved and become active members in the parish. To become a member of our St. Jude Church please complete the registration form and submit it to Fr. Tijo Mullakara personally or it to frtijojoy@gmail.com. The registration forms are available at our church or can be downloaded from our church website: Special Thanks to: His Excellency Mar Jacob Angadiyathu, Fr. Lijoy Thannikkal and Fr. James Nirappel for celebrating the Mass on the First Holy Communion and Confirmation Day. Families of Rony Thomas, Dilip Vadakoot and Sacred Heart ward for sponsoring snacks for the month of June. Church Setup and Refreshments Going forward the bible readings and Carosoosa during Qurbana will be done by the designated ward. Rincy Jimmy ( ) and Sergin John ( ) would be the respective coordinators. Kindly note that coffee preparation and refreshment setup along with the church setup need to be done by the assigned ward. Please contact either Sathian Pinchappan ( ) or your ward representative for more details. Church Setup Help Schedule Ward Name City Month All Saints Southriding/Aldie February 2013/ September 2013 St.Antony/ St.Joseph Herndon1/Herndon2 March 2013/ October 2013 St.Aloysius Ashburn/Leesburg April 2013/ November 2013 LittleFlower/ St.George Chantilly/ Woodbridge May 2013/ December 2013 The deadline for submitting articles and announcements for August 2013 Bulletin is 24 July If you have questions, please contact Mrs. Asha Tony ( ). A big Thank You to all the contributors for this month. Perpetual Help/ St.Sebastian Sacred Heart / St.Thomas / St.Mary Tyson's / Vienna / Falls Church Fairfax / Centreville / Alexandria June 2013/ January 2014 July 2013/ February 2014 July 2013 Bulletin edited by Deepa Sergin St.Alphonsa Gainesville/Bristow/ Manassas August 2013/ March 2014

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