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MAR THOMA SLEEHA SYROMALABAR CATHEDRAL CHICAGO Issue 49 of 2015 December 6, 2015 St. Francis Xavier, Patron of the Missions, Pray for us.

Snehavirunnu (Lunch) will be served. All seniors are cordially invited to attend the meeting.

Kuriakose Elias Chavara on Sunday, January 3rd, 2016. Sponsors are welcome. Please contact Trustees. SMCC'S Tax Seminar : SMCC will be conducting a seminar on Taxes from 9.30 am to 10.

1 MAR THOMA SLEEHA SYROMALABAR CATHEDRAL CHICAGO Issue 49 of 2015 December 6, 2015 St. Francis Xavier, Patron of the Missions, Pray for us. Announcements Seniors Meeting : Women s Forum is organizing a meeting for Seniors for forming a Seniors Forum (65+) in our parish on Sunday December 20th at Chavara Hall at 12:15 pm. Snehavirunnu (Lunch) will be served. All seniors are cordially invited to attend the meeting. Christmas Confession : On Sunday, December 20, 2015Priests will be available for hearing confession from 8:00 am to 12:20 pm. Feast of St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara: We will celebrate the feast of St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara on Sunday, January 3rd, Sponsors are welcome. Please contact Trustees. SMCC'S Tax Seminar : SMCC will be conducting a seminar on Taxes from 9.30 am to am on Sunday, December 13th at our Parish Hall. Year of Mercy: The Diocesan level inaugura tion of the year of Mercy will be in our Cathedral at 8.00am on Sunday, December13th 2015 by Mar Joy Alappatt. Schedule Change on Fridays: Due to Caroling on weekends, there will be a change of evening schedule on Friday s services in our Church for 2 weeks. On Fridays Dec.11 & Dec.18, the evening service will be held on Thursday instead Feast Day of St.Francis Xavier December 3 Adult Choir Meeting:There will be a meeting of Adult Choir members on today, at 9:30 AM at our conference hall. All Choir members are requested to attend the meeting. SEASON OF ANNUNCIATION BK-a-\-Imew

Mar Jacob Angadiath (Bishop of St.Thomas Syro Malabar Catholic diocese of Chicago) 5000 St.Charles Rd., Bellwood, IL 60104 Tel : (708) 544-7250 Fax: (708) 688-1040 www.smchicago.org news2smc@gmail.

2 Mar Jacob Angadiath (Bishop of St.Thomas Syro Malabar Catholic diocese of Chicago) 5000 St.Charles Rd., Bellwood, IL Tel : (708) Fax: (708) news2smc@gmail.com Vicar Rev. Dr. Augustine Palackaparampil (714) Assistant Vicar Fr. Seby Chittilappilly (630) Trustees Antony Francis (847) Manish Joseph (847) Shabu Mathew (630) Paul Pulikkan (708) IMPORTANT NOTICE Bulletin publication DEAD LINE: THURSDAY MIDNIGHT The material for publication must send to: news2smc@gmail.com Thought of the Day It is not the actual physical exertion that counts towards one s progress, nor the nature of the task, but by the spirit of faith with which it is undertaken (St.Francis Xavier) DAILY ADORATION Monday to Saturday : 9:30 am - 5:30 pm For the effective observance of the Year of Mercy in our diocese. 1. Recite the prayer of Jubilee Year of Mercy and keep the emblem in every family / church. 2. Try to practice the corporal and spiritual works of mercy in a personal manner. 3. Say a special prayer for people involved in accidents or fire whenever you hear the siren of ambulance or fire truck. 4. Make a Sign of the Cross and say an inspirational prayer for the departed souls whenever you pass around a cemetery or a funeral home. 5. Arrange parish level pilgrimage to holy places. 6. Children, youth, adults - group can organize visits to the nursing homes /prisons. 7. Make special efforts to study / pray the Gospel of St. Luke, the Gospel of Mercy, during this jubilee Year of Mercy (Quiz contests can be arranged). 8. Hold a full day adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on 3rd Saturday of Lent (Feb. 27, 2016) in all our churches / missions. 9. Observe Divine Mercy Sunday (April 3, 2016) with special prayers recognizing disabled children / adults; senior citizens. 10. Hold a full day of reading the Bible in all our churches / missions on September 3, 2016 (Saturday) 11. Hold a full day of recitation of holy rosary in all our churches / missions on October 8, 2016 (Saturday) 12. Adopt a mission station in one of our Mission Dioceses in North India by every Parish / Mission thereby become a part of Save - a - Family scheme. 13. Faith formation classes / schools can support poor children to get supplies. 14. Conduct awareness seminar, parish / forane level. 15. Study the lives of Saints who were apostles of Divine Mercy in their times. 16. Make frequent reception of the Sacrament of Confession and pray especially for troubled families. 17. Adopt a poor family in Kerala and provide monthly support to this family.

AnnouncementS Contd... CCD NEWS Bible month activities: December 06, 2015.

Nicholas Party: We will be celebrating St. Nicholas Party on Dec 6th Sunday in the parish hall for children age 4 through 8 years old. December 6th is the feast day of St.

3 AnnouncementS Contd... CCD NEWS Bible month activities: December 06, Pre K - 1st Grade - Coloring 2nd - 3rd Grade - Story Telling 4th - 8th Grade - Bible Quiz on Book of Nehemiah 9th - 12th Grade - Bible Quiz on Book of 1 Corinthians St. Nicholas Party: We will be celebrating St. Nicholas Party on Dec 6th Sunday in the parish hall for children age 4 through 8 years old. December 6th is the feast day of St. Nicholas and it will be a great time to explain who the real Santa is to all our children. There will be crafts, short movie of St. Nicholas, snacks and St Nicholas himself visiting us. We welcome you all for this great time of fun. It will be at 10:30 am and at 12:30pm. Class on Holy Qurbana: Rev. Fr. Sebastian Vethanathu, December 13, 2015 December 13, 2015, for 8th - 12th grade students at Alphonsa Hall. During CCD sessions Students in 4-7 grades will have the opportunity to confess during the CCD and during the mass. CCD Christmas celebration: December 20, 2015 No CCD on December 27 and January 03, 2016 December 6th from am to 12 noon in Cathedral conference room. For more information contact Davis Kaitharath ( , davis@kaitharath.com), Thomas Moolayil ( , tmoolayil@gmail.com), or Mercy Kuriakose ( , kuriakosec@hotmail.com) LITURGICAL MINISTRY SCHEDULE THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT Sunday December 13, 2015: 8:00 am : Holy Qurbana- Malayalam Jose Kadavil, Thomas Alumparambil, Santi Thomas 9:30 am : Holy Qurbana- English Ronnie Thottaplackal, Joe Parayil, Goodwin Francis, Ashwin George, David Peter, Nikhil Thomas, Nithin Thomas, Jefrin Joseph, Jeswin Eapen, Joe Kattoor 11:00 am : Holy Qurbana- Malayalam Cheriachan Kizhakkebhagam, Jomi Jacob 5:30 pm : Holy Qurbana- Malayalam Cheriachan Kizhakkebhagam Scripture Readings: Genesis 18: 1-10; Judges 13: 2-24 Ephesians 3: 1-13 Gospel: Luke 1: nd Reading Lector: Elsy Vathikulam EPISTLE READERS Those who would like to read the Epistle (2nd Reading) for 11:00 am Holy Qurbana may write their names ahead of time in the binder kept in the Church. Please see any one of the Altar servers to locate the binder for you. Trustee s Corner: The weekly Parish Bulletin will be available on our church website every Sunday morning. For downloading Parish Bulletin 12/06/2015 from the website, use the link : Bible Quiz-2015: Bible-Quiz 2015 (Ward Based) is available online on our church website ( For downloading Bible-Quiz 2015, use the link: org/article/ward-based-parish-bible-quiz-2015 Bible - Quiz 2015 Return : Dead Line - December 15, 2015: The completed Bible-Quiz 2015 must return to: Achans or Cheriachan Kizhakkebhagam on or before December 15, CYM Christmas Family Photo Session: Our CYM is organizing a Christmas Family Photo Session on Today from 9 am to 2 pm in our auditorium. This is part of fundraising for St. Thomas feast Safe Environment Training Session: Protecting God s Children training session will be held in our parish on Sunday, DAILY ADORATION Monday to Saturday : 9:30 am - 5:30 pm Cu BgvNs Nn m-hn-jbw hnth-n-\-i-àn-bpw _p²n-iqà½-x-bp-apå Hcp hyàn-bpss e Ww; DÄ m¼v Nqgvs -Sp- p Hcp DÄ m-gvnbpw H w kv]µn- p Hcp akvxn-jvihpw.

January January Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful (Lk.

Vigil for Life 22 March for Life Washington D.C Washington D.

Thomas SyroMalabar Catholic Diocese of Chicago & SyroMalankara Catholic

Thomas Mar Eusebius Mar Joy Alappatt Bishop, St.

Bishop, St. Thomas SyroMalabar Diocese Spiritual Director: Fr.

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4 January January Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful (Lk. 6:36) ViVO 16 A HOME FULL OF Mercy January 23-24, 2016 National 4Life Conference St. Jude SyroMalabar Catholic Church of Northern Virginia 21 National Prayer Vigil for Life 22 March for Life Washington D.C Washington D.C 4Life Ministry: A Jesus Youth initiative under the patronage of St. Thomas SyroMalabar Catholic Diocese of Chicago & SyroMalankara Catholic Apostolic Exarchate in the USA Mar Jacob Angadiath Most Rev. Thomas Mar Eusebius Mar Joy Alappatt Bishop, St. Thomas SyroMalabar Diocese Bishop, SyroMalankara Apostolic Exarchate Aux. Bishop, St. Thomas SyroMalabar Diocese Spiritual Director: Fr. Vinod Madathiparambil Mission Director: Fr. Justin Puthussery Registration & details /4lifeministry Registration Fee Adults: $150 (per Family) $100 (per person) Youth : $ 50 (per person) Contact : Vivek Jose Towino Paramby Tomy Orathel Sismi Menachery Jomy Methipara PATRONS

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8 MAR THOMA SLEEHA SYROMALABAR CATHEDRAL CHICAGO Editorial Board: Rev.Fr.Augustine Palackaparampil (Vicar), (714), , Fr. Seby Chittilappilly (Asst. Vicar), (630) , Antony Francis (Trustee), (847) , Mathew Joseph (Ward Rep.), Austine Lakayil (Youth Rep.)

MAR THOMA SLEEHA SYRO MALABAR CATHEDRAL

MAR THOMA SLEEHA SYRO MALABAR CATHEDRAL CHICAGO Issue 51 of 2015 December 20, 2015 The Feast Day is December 12 OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE SEASON OF ANNUNCIATION BK-a-\-Imew Misericordiae Vultus (Latin: The