Congratulations to the Newly Weds & their Families!

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1 Congratulations to the Newly Weds & their Families! Church of St. Paul s & Resurrection 483 Center Street Wood- Ridge NJ Tel: (201) / (860) From left: Mr. T.T. Varghese, Mrs. Aleyamma Varghese, Mrs. Vidhya Varghese, Mr. Vinu Varghese, Mrs. Eva Daniel, Mr. Daniel Soman Love is patient, love is kind. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. NEWSLETTER November 2015 SPECIAL THANKSGIVING EDITION Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good: His love endures forever. Psalms 107: 1

2 VESTRY WARDENS: KURIAN PHILIP & ANIL THOMAS TREASURER: K.J. JACOB CLERK: MARY LINU MEMBERS: GEORGE MATHEW, TITUS GEORGE, GITA MATHEW, PRADEEP VARGHESE & VINU VARGHESE EDITORS: REV. JACOB PHILIP, SHIRLEY TITUS, SARIKA MATHEW DESIGNERS: PRAVIN MATHEW & RAEANN TITUS Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ, Please visit stpaulandresurrection.org for the lectionary God has blessed us with another new month. The month of November Special marks Occasions the end of daylight saving time and the beginning of cold temperatures ahead of us. November is also the month we observe Thanksgiving. This is a time to look at all the blessings we have enjoyed in the past years and especially in the current year and be surprised by God s bounty to us! Thanksgiving is at the core of human beings whether we are in America or in any part of the globe. These ten months of 2015 have been a difficult time for some of us and for some others a time of prosperity. Whether all our dreams came true during this year or not, if we take an objective evaluation of the past months, we see silver linings amidst clouds of confusion and uncertainties. Thanksgiving helps us to stop from our frantic run, count the blessings, name them one by one, and be surprised by what the Lord has done. The Lord has bestowed us with ordinary blessings such as food, water, shelter, health, family and friends whom we often take for granted! Some of us are blessed with special blessings such as a marriage, birth of a new baby, new job, healing from illness etc. Some others went through or are going through a very difficult time which we have never experienced before. But the good news is that even those difficult situations become a blessing (difficult blessings) because we learn more in our valley experiences than on our mountain top life. Above all we can ever be thankful because of the greatest blessing of salvation we have in Jesus Christ. May God surround us, keeping light within and darkness without, warmth within and coldness without, gratitude within and grumbling without, hope within and despair without, during this season of Thanksgiving and all the days of our lives. In His service, Rev.Jacob Nanthicattu Service Timings DATE TIME LESSON READERS NOVEMBER 1 NOVEMBER 8 NOVEMBER 15 (HARVEST FESTIVAL) NOVEMBER 22 NOVEMBER 29 11:00 AM (MALAYALAM) 11:00 AM (MALAYALAM) Please visit stpaulandresurrection.org for the lectionary information as well as a digital copy of this newsletter. Special Occasions DATE BIRTHDAYS ANNIVERSARIES NOVEMBER 1 NOVEMBER 8 NOVEMBER 15 HEIDI VARGHESE (11/13) NOVEMBER 22 ABBY KURIEN (11/18) NOVEMBER 29 News & Events ANJU REJIT (11/28) KURIAN PHILIP (11/29) ABRAHAM ITTY & LEELA ITTY (11/2) ANIL THOMAS & MIRIAM THOMAS (11/7) Ø Installation of the 27th Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church, Bishop Michael Bruce Curry, will be held on Sunday, November 1 st, at noon eastern at the Washington National Cathedral. Watch the live stream of the Vigil celebration & Eucharist on Saturday, October 31, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm: Ø The Laity & Women s fellowship one-day retreat will be held on November 7 th, at the CSI Congregation of Hudson Valley, NY at 9:00 AM. There will be a Bible Quiz on AMOS at the retreat. Your participation is highly encouraged. Ø National Association of Asian Indian Christians (NAAIC) cordially invites you to their 24 th Annual Banquet on Saturday, November 7 th at 5:00 PM at The Community United Methodist Church, 301 Chestnut St. Roselle Park, NJ. Admission is free. Please attend with your family and friends and enjoy a fabulous dinner & fellowship. Ø Thanksgiving Service & Harvest Festival will be held on November 15 th. Ø The CSI Christ Church in PA is hosting the Regional Joint Christmas Carol Service on Saturday, January 2 rd, Please mark your calendars..

3 Crossword Puzzle #12 The Wedding! October 10, the Grace Episcopal Church, Massapequa, NY The bible crossword winner will receive a cash prize of $20. If there is more than one winner, the prize money will be shared. Please drop off your completed crossword by November 30th at the Church Office Drop box to be eligible for the cash prize!

4 Photo Credits: Shaija George, Titus George

5 Youth Wedding Photo Credits: Shaija George, Titus George

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8 THANKSGIVING NOW gracious plenty rules the board, And in the purse is gold; By multitudes in glad accord, Thy giving is extolled. Ah, suffer me to thank Thee, Lord, For what thou dost withhold! I thank Thee that howe'er we climb, There yet is something higher; That though through all our reach of time, We to the stars aspire, Still, still beyond us burns sublime, The pure sidereal fire! I thank Thee for the unexplained, The hope that lies before, The victory that is not gained, O Father, more and more I thank Thee for the unattained, The good we hunger for! I thank Thee for the voice that sings, To inner depths of being; For all the spread and sweep of wings, From earthly bondage freeing; For mystery the dream of things, Beyond our power of seeing! The centerpiece of contemporary Thanksgiving in the United States and Canada is a large meal, generally centered on a large turkey. The majority of dishes in the traditional version of Thanksgiving Dinner are made from foods native to the New World, as according to tradition, the Pilgrims received the foods from Native Americans. However, many of the classic traditions attributed to the first Thanksgiving are actually myths later introduced.