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

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1 Volume 5 Issue 1 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 January 2014 St. Andrew Lutheran Church, Soucy Place, Centerville, VA Mass Schedule: TUESDAYS : 7:30 PM FRIDAYS : 7:30 PM SATURDAYS : 8:00 AM SUNDAYS : 3:00 PM Sunday School : SUNDAYS : 1:50 PM MESSAGE FROM TIJOACHAN Dear Saint Jude Family, Praise Jesus and His most holy Mother! Prayers for all of you for a blessed new year!!! 2013 began with the Adoration and commending of the whole year to the Most Holy Eucharist. What a wonderful year our Lord gave us in Different ministries, coordinators, leaders continued their commitment; everyone as a family started working again hard for the good of our little mission church. Our dear Lord gave us Four days Mass a week. Many of our little angels received their First Holy Communion, sacrament of penance and Holy Confirmation. The number of children enrolled of CCD increased steadily. Our VBS, Shalom, 4Life contributed so much to our spiritual growth. With the hard work and constant prayers and the intercession of Saint Jude, God blessed our Raffle program. Many other blessings and graces we have received. Was our Lord reminding us of His love and support to Saint Jude s! Somehow, from somewhere, Saint Jude decided to stay with his beloved children! We received the relic of Saint Jude! We grew as a family. There were moments of joy, sorrow, planning, success, failures, love, competition etc. All those taught us, no matter what, first we are Saint Jude s, a family owned by our dear Lord Jesus Christ, a family of God. Humility and forgiveness are our values! We never know what waits in the future for us. Will we secure a land or a space for ourselves this year? We don t know. But we are sure of one thing; we have our Lord as our King and Savior with us. We continue to trust in Him. We may see more people joining Saint Jude s this year, some might leave us; but, the face of our little ones brings hope to us. We are never afraid. We care about them and pray that May Good Lord give them a peaceful future. All of us are aging, time flies so quickly. It is the only life and the only chance to live it the way our dear Lord wants us to! Each moment is an invitation to live a life as God s family, a life in its fullest. Let us remain one heart, one soul in Christ our Lord. May Good Lord bless you. Tijoachan Website : parish@stjudenva.org Facebook : Mission Director: Fr. Tijo Mullakkara ( ) Trustees: Jophy Jose ( ) Sujith Abraham ( ) 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 5 Issue 1 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 Bible Quiz January 2014 (Numbers Chapters 21-24) Please your answers to sfelixus@gmail.com. The last date for submitting answers is 26 January 2014 Winner for December 2013 s Bible Quiz is Chris Jose. Congratulations Chris. 1. Who blocked Balaam's way? 2. Who was the king of Bashan? 3. Balaam is to Beor as Balak is to? 4. Anyone who was bitten by the serpent, by looking up to the statue of the calf cast in bronze survived. True or False 5. How many times did Balaam bless the Israelites in the company of Balak? 6. What happened when the Israelites complained against Yahweh and Moses after leaving Mount Hor? 7. Balak sacrificed and offered portions to 8. What was the song that was sung by the Israelites when God promised them water 9. According to Balaam's prophecy, in additioon to Edom, which other place was prophesized to be conquered by Israel? 10. The king of living in Negeb attacked Israel and took some prisoners 11. How many times did Balaam strike his donkey? 12. What is the significance of the place 'Hormah'? 13. How many altars did Balak build for Balaam? 14. Whom did the Israelites defeat in the battle of Jahaz? 15. Asshur and were propehesized to be conquered by Isrel

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4 Volume 5 Issue 1 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 St Jude Syro Malabar fundraising updates St. Jude Syro Malabar church fund raising raffle was drawn on December 24, 2013 evening. Fr. John Chathanattu, Fr. Tomy Augustine and Fr. Tijo Joy Mullakkara were present during the raffle drawing. Mr. Noble Joseph CPA verified all the procedures and the winning tickets. With God s blessing and St. Jude s support, we were able to raise $225, as part of the ticket sales and $4, as donation. Various community members sold 2533 tickets all over the country. We received payment for 2251 tickets before the drawing date. Thomas Antony from Virginia won the grand prize Mercedes Benz C250 Sport Sedan. Below is the winning ticket information: Grand Prize Mercedes Benz C250 Sport Sedan STJ1041 Thomas Antony, VA Qatar Airways Round Trip Airline Ticket STJ2321 Unclaimed Apple ipad with Retina Display STJ2146 Unclaimed Apple 15-inch MacBook Pro STJ3790 Unclaimed Amazon Kindle Fire HD Tablet STJ1022 Unclaimed 50 HD TV STJ2228 Reji Jose, VA (Donated back to Church)

5 Volume 5 Issue 1 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 Raffle Fundraising a success... Let us all thank HIM, our dear Lord, for keeping us together, leading us to this successful event. It is only after consecrating all our fundraising efforts to Our Lord through the intercession of Saint Jude; it s only after we started praying for the success of the raffle, we saw a tremendous growth in sales. We clearly experienced the presence of Him within us. Praise God! He blessed us so much. Saint Jude family stood together in times of struggle, when we were losing our hope. No, it is Our Lord who kept us together. This success is an evidence of the Grace of God working through each one of us. It is the victory of each and every Saint Jude family. Congratulations! So many people worked hard on and behind the scenes to bring the raffle. Let us remember their names with gratitude. Dilip Vadakoot, Sony Kuruvila and Sony Cheruvathur were the pillars of the raffle team on which our Lord helped us to build our raffle program. Saint Jude s cannot imagine the tremendous amount of work they had undertaken. Our trustees led by Rony, supported by Rajesh effectively coordinated and led the whole raffle program from the beginning till the end. Anotney Kallikka supported us as a trustee by motivating the team. Our parish council deserves special congratulations for their thoughtful guidance and decisions. Charles Thomas and Jimmy Thomas were there from the beginning to effectively plan and coordinate the raffle program. Baiju Thomas and Rajesh Joy best designed the website and all the beautiful brochures, tickets and everything of that sort. Jophy called so many people each day to arrange and coordinate all our outside trips; Regi Alexander and Jilson helped so much in the efforts to plan and go to other places. Under the leadership of Regi Jose, we had the best follow up ever. Online sales were taken care of by the effective coordination and hard work of Smitha Regi, Smitha Saju and Reetha Shaju. Mary and Ciji were always there to travel to any place with their little one. All our intercessory prayers were coordinated by Blessy Rony, without which we wouldn t have the strength to move forward. Preena Sony made a chart and updated it which helped us to know where we are which also motivated us. All the names mentioned above did more, but what we have mentioned was one area without which the raffle would have suffered so much. Sales Team: This team was the power behind the sales. With gratitude we remember each of their trips and hard work to approach people and beg them to take tickets. Jophy Jose, Ciji Joseph, Merry Ciji, Dilip Vadakkoot, Tony Augustine, Rajesh Alex, Sony Cheruvathur, Sony Kuruvilla, Reji Alexander, Sujith Abraham, Bejoy Thomas, Jereesh Jose, Rony Thomas, Jerril Philip, Georgekutty Manalel, Rajesh Joy, Jojo Matthew, Leo Pios, Sabu Pulikkan, Charles Thomas, Bibson, Amit Antony, Antony Powathil, Shaju Joseph, Subin, Ste-phen, Paulvin, Jilson Joseph, Shajan Paul, Justin, Gritto, Sajith Thoppil, Sajeev Cherian, Regi Jose, Nibu Wilson, Boban Punchayil, Rijo, Jomy Methipara, Blessy Rony, Jimmy Jose, Sherly Vadakkoot, Sismi Amit, Jyothi Varughese, Felix Simon, Binoachan Pavu, Jimmy Thomas, Olga Jilson, Smitha Tom, Elsamma Manalel, Sherly Pulickan, Deepa Sergin, Smitha Saju and Roshan Alex. Follow up Team: Without this team we wouldn t have raised enough. Their constant follow up without losing hope even when they did not see any response from some, contributed so much for our success. We remember you with so much love and gratitude. Regi Jose, Smitha Tom, Jeena Jinu, Neena Sujith, Cema Gritto, Charles Thomas, Bibson, Shajan Paul, Merry Ciji, Jereesh Jose, Sabu Pulickan, Benny, Boban Punchayil, Breeze Johny, Dilip Vadakkoot, Anu Jeswin, Jimmy Jose, Rajesh Joy, Rijo Thomas, Shaju Joseph, Sony Cheruvathur, Rony Thomas, Rajesh Alex, Deepa Sergin, Nibu Wilson, Amit Antony, Asha Tony, Jisy Felix and Pushpa Andrews. Top individual sales: All of us worked hard to sell the tickets given to us. It was not at all easy for any one of us. But we tried our best. Some of us really worked hard head over heels to the extent of selling so many tickets beyond our expectation. Let us thank these people specially. Rony Thomas - 65 George Manalel - 65 Fr. Tijo - 63 J Joseph Thottamadam - 55 Sujith Abraham - 47 Nibu Wilson - 30 Ciji Joseph - 28 Jimmy Jose - 27 Sony Kuruvilla - 25 Babu Parapurath - 24 Boban Punchayil - 23 Amit Antony - 23 Jilson Joseph - 23 Tony Augustine - 22 Shaji Thomas - 20 Binochan Pavu - 20 Gregory Kalarikunnel - 20 Rajesh Alex - 19 Regi Alexander - 17 Sajith Painumkal - 16 Shajan Paul - 16 Bejoy Thomas - 15 Saju Thomas - 15 Sabin Mathew - 15 Sajeev Cherian - 15 Tomy Paul - 15 Joshy Mannancheril - 15 Prithi Antony - 14 Lin Jose - 13 Dilip Vadakoot - 13 Jerril Philip - 12 Regi Jose - 12 Charles Thomas - 12 Shaju Joseph - 11 Sony Cheruvathur - 11 Johnson Mayalil - 10 Rajesh Joy - 10 Jophy Jose - 10 Jaison Jacob - 10 Joseph George - 10 Sippy Joseph - 10 Vinson Palathingal - 10 Ticket Sales based on Ward: All Saints St. Antony (Herndon 1 & 2) Little Flower St. Alphonsa St Aloysious Sacred Heart - 80 St. Mary - 25 St George - 24 St. Thomas 23

6 Volume 5 Issue 1 St. Jude Syro-Malabar Church Of Northern Virginia Page 6 Congratulations Winners St. Jude Christmas Carol Competition Winners: 1st Prize : South Riding 2nd Prize : Chantilly/Fairfax 3rd Prize: Ashburn Christmas Tree 1st Prize: Smitha and Reji Jose Nativity 1st Prize: Preena and Sony Cheruvathoor Nativity 2nd Prize: Blessy and Rony Thomas Christmas Tree 2nd Prize: Meera and Shajan Paul

7 Volume 5 Issue 1 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 7 Thank you 2013 Parish Council Members A big thank you to the 2013 Parish Council members for your leadership. Our community had many accomplishments because of your hard work and leadership. St. Jude Community extends a huge thank you for the outgoing trustees Antoney Kalikka, Rony Thomas and Rajesh Alex and parish council members. Thank you Antoney Kalikka Rony Thomas Rajesh Alex Sujith Abraham Jilson Joseph Reji Alexander Paul Pottanat Saju Thomas Tomy Paul Sergin John Sathith Thoppil Reetha Shaju Jomy Methipara Sathian Pinchappan Alex Jacob Asha Tony Jeeresh Jose Sony Kuruvila Joseph Thottamadam Jeril Philip Jose Punchayil Binochan Pavu Jojy Pallickal Marlin Jaison Pushpa Jose Felix Simon Amit Antony Arun Joe Zachariah 2014 Parish Council Congratulations to all the newly elected parish council members. Trustees: Administrative Assistant (Secretary) : Sujith Abraham and Jophy Jose Sony Kuruvila Antony Powathil : Bejoy Thomas : Elsamma Manalel : George Chettupuzha : Gregory Kalarikunnel : Jimmy Jose : Jomy Methipara : Joseph Thottamadam : Mary James : Nibu Wilson : Nissy Thomas : Preena Sony : Rajesh Alex : Reny Joy : Rony Thomas : Sajith Thoppil : Smitha Saju : Tomy Paul : Tony Thomas : Woman Representation Nominated Representative Pious organization Representative Woman Representation Nominated Representative Woman Representation Nominated Representative Land and Building Representation Catechism Representative St. Jude family offers our prayers and support for the new parish council members.

8 Volume 5 Issue 1 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 Do You Know that The sacrament of Penance is not a sacrament of initiation in the Catholic church. It is one of the Sacraments of Healing. 2. The first print version of the Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Praises) in Syriac was done by Father Paul Bedjan and was published in 3 volumes under the title 'Breviarium juxta Ritum Syrorum Orientalium id est Chaldaeorum' in Saint's corner for Kids - St. Thomas Aquinas Feast Day : January 28 St. Thomas Aquinas is the patron saint of all universities and all students. He is also known as the angelic doctor. He was an Italian Dominican friar and priest and an immensely influential philosopher and theologian. Thomas is also distinguished for his Eucharistic hymns which form a part of Church s liturgy. Thomas is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church and is held to be the model teacher for those studying for the priesthood. In modern times, under papal directives, the study of his works was long used as a core of the required program of study for those seeking ordination as priests or deacons. Also honored as a Doctor of the Church, Thomas is considered the Church s greatest theologian and philosopher. Pope Benedict XV declared: This (Dominican) order acquired new luster when the Church declared the teaching of Thomas to be her own and that Doctor, honored with the special praises of the Pontiffs, the master and patron of Catholic schools. St. Thomas Aquinas was born in late in the year 1226 and died in March Inserted by Jophy Jose Inserted by a firm believer

9 Volume 5 Issue 1 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 Account Information - December 2013 Church Collection Offertory Building Fund 1, Donation 1, Thirippanam CCD & Youth Activities Christmas & Carol Collection 6, Total 10, Faith Direct Building Fund 2, Offertory 3, Donation 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. Priest Residence Priest Car Total 7, Grand Total 17, Forthcoming Events Date Event Venue 1/10/2014 Night Vigil Corpus Christi 1/17/2014-1/19/2014 4Life National conference Stone Middle School 5500 Sully Park Dr Centreville 2/14/2014 Night Vigil Corpus Christi 2/21/2014-2/23/2014 Annual Family Retreat TBD 3/1/2014 Family Night TBD St. Jude Annual Family Retreat Our annual family retreat will be conducted from 2/21/2014 7:00 PM 2/23/2014 5:00 PM. Rev. Fr. Joshy, the director of Divine Retreat Center, NJ will be giving the retreat. All St. Jude Family members are encouraged to participate in this retreat. Please pray for the success of the retreat. Obituary Dr. Cissy Paul Pottanat lost her father on 16th December at the age of ninety seven. He is survived by his 13 children, 22 grand children and 12 great grand children. Father of Tony Augustine, Mr. K.A. Augustine (87) passed away on January 8th. He is survived by his wife, 5 daughters and 5 sons. St. Jude family expresses our deep sorrow, heartfelt condolences and prayers to the families of Dr. Cissy Paul and Tony Augustine during this moment of grief. St Jude family remains united with them through prayers and love. Birth Announcement Baptism Announcement Nessa Elizabeth Luke was born on 12th December 2013 to Pious Kariparambil and Neha. Congratulations to Audrin Joseph, daughter of Diana Mathew and Antony Joseph who was baptized on 18th December, 2013.

10 Volume 5 Issue 1 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 Mission Director Sujith Abraham Trustee Jophy Jose Trustee Sony Kuruvila Secretary MINISTRIES Mass Coordinator Sergin John Lectors Rincy Jimmy Cultural Coordinator Sajith Thoppil Youth Coordinator Jomy Methipara Antony Powathil Bejoy Thomas Hospitality Coordinator Choir Coordinator TBD TBD Elsamma Manalel Woman Representation George Chettupuzha Gregory Kalrikunnel Nominated Representative Jimmy Jose Jomy Methipara Youth Representative Joseph Thottamadam Mary James Nibu Wilson Nissy Varghese Pious Organization Representative Preena Sony Woman Representative Rajesh Alex Nominated Representative Reny Joy Woman Representative Rony Thomas Sajith Thoppil Nominated Representative Land and Building Representative Smitha Saju Tomy Paul Catechism Representative Tony Thomas 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: St Jude Library Available materials can be found under: key=0aqawcarly79fdernsjfrd1nzq2ryzufeqnzqrvpfqmc&usp= drive_web#gid=0 If interested to borrow any material or contribute to book bank please send an to stjude-library@googlegroups.com. Bulletin Coordinator Asha Tony Web Coordinator Rajesh Joy St Jude Library Sismi Menachery Marian girls & boys Giji Sajan Little Flowers Roselyn Tomy Angels Army Smitha Saju Charity Wing Sherly Vadakoott Women s Forum Nissy Varghese St. Jude FC Shajan Paul Couples Ministry Alter servers Charismatic prayer group Auditor TBD Sergin John, Chris Jose J Joseph SPECIAL OFFICES TBD Accountant Sojan Alex Legal Advisor Johnson Myalil EDITORIAL BOARD Asha Tony Rajesh Joy Deepa Sergin Baiju Thomas Sismi Menachery Felix Simon Pilgrim Statue Visitation We received the Pilgrim Status of Our Lady of Fatima. If interested in spending a week with our Blessed Mother in your home, please sign up using the link below. key=0anndknwt2n7xde1mbznoy3hodhfjcxvoddzez1bpd0e#gid=0

11 Volume 5 Issue 1 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 January 05, 2014 First Reading : Exodus 2: 1-10 Second Reading : 2 Tim 2: Gospel : Luke 2: January 12, 2014 First Reading : Exodus 3: 1-12 Second Reading : 2 Tim 3: Gospel : Luke 4: 16-22a January 19, 2014 First Reading : Numbers 10: Second Reading : Heb 3: 1-6 Gospel : John 1: January 26, 2014 First Reading : Numbers 11: Second Reading : Heb 4: 1-10 Gospel : John 1: 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) Mass Schedule Day Schedule Location Tuesday 7:00 pm: Adoration Corpus Christi 7:30 pm: Mass Friday Saturday 8:15 pm: Novena to St. Jude 7:30 pm: Mass 8:15 pm: Adoration 8:30 pm: Confession 7:30 am: Adoration 8:00 am: Mass Confession Schedule Friday Corpus Christi Corpus Christi Receive the Holy Spirit. For those whose sins you forgive, they are forgiven; for those whose sins you retain, they are retained (John 20:22-23) Friday 8.15pm to 9.15pm Corpus Christi Saturday 7.30am to 7.55am Corpus Christi Saturday 10.30am to 11.30am Corpus Christi Corpus Christi Address: 43130, Amberwood Plaza, Suite 150, South Riding Thank you St. Jude Family extends our sincere gratitude to Fr. Tomy Augustine, Fr. John Chathanattu and Fr. Joy Puthur who celebrated Holy Mass with us and heard our confession. 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 ( ) Church Setup Help Schedule Ward Name City Month 4th Saturday 8pm- St. Aloysius ward (Ashburn and Leesburg ) Marriage Preparation Course Schedule Nothing scheduled for this month. Perpetual Help/St. Sebastian/ St. Mary s St. Alphonsa/St. Thomas/St. George Tysons Corner/Falls Church/Alexandria Gainesville/Centreville/ Woodbridge January/July February/August All Saints South Riding/Aldie March/September St. Antony/St. Joseph Herndon 1 & 2 April/October St. Aloysius Ashburn/Leesburg May/November Sacred Herat/Little Flower Fairfax/Chantilly June/December

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