Newsletter March 2014 Hermon Mar Thoma Church 139 New Hope Road Lawrenceville GA 30046 Volume 2 Issue 51 March 2014 My dearly beloved in Christ, March 2014 Inside the Issue. Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. November is a month of preparation, preparing to celebrate the memory of incarnation of our Lord.In United States it is also a month of thanks giving and weather change.we see a mood of celebration everywhere. Meaningful Christian existence Is the challenge of the hour.more or less the the Church activities are about completing the programs in the Church calendar and fulfilling some ritual needs.many a times we miss the warmth of sharing and supporting and accepting each other.here the New Testament community show us the model "... Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul..."(acts 4:32). The out come of belief in Jesus was the warmth of sharing,caring and accepting,which is in contrast with today's greed,selfishness and unforgiving mentality.here we have to repent in the presence of God and decide for a new beginning as a Church. From Nov. 8-10 we have planned for our annual convention and Parish day. I wish this time may be a time of true repentance and revelation of meaningful state of existence as a worshipping community. Grace be with you. From the Vicar s Desk 1 Worship Schedule 5 Bible Readings 40 Birthday / Wedding Anniversary Greetings Church News / Announcements 23 3 Yours in His service, Rev. Binu Thomas (Vicar)
THE HISTORY & FORMATION OF THE HERMON MARTHOMA CHURCH, Atlanta. Our history begins in the early 2000 s, when many Marthomites moved to the metro Atlanta area from the different States. Many of them decided to settle around city of Lawrenceville, and surrounding areas. We were blessed to find a Church then, in the Atlanta Marthoma church. In a cottage prayer in 2005, the Lawrenceville area prayer group of the Atlanta Marthoma Church considered forming Another congregation in the Lawrenceville area. This was to avoid the long commute to the Atlanta Marthoma Church. After we obtained approval from our then Diocesan Bishop Rt. Rev. Dr. Euyakim Mar Coorilos Episcopa through our then Vicar, Rev. Simon Behanan and with the approval of a General Body decision of the Atlanta Marthoma Church, we were allowed by the Metropolitan to form a second Church. It was a humble beginning with 37 families. We believe that the hard work, prayer and dedication of our concerned members and the initial committee members allowed our creation. We are very proud to announce the following members for their contribution in forming the Hermon Marthoma Church. The Prayer group selected Mr.Sagin Mamman to be the convener for the formation of Hermon Marthoma Church in Lawrenceville and selected the committee members as; Mr. Abraham Thomas, Mr. Jacob Kurunthottical, Mr. Lukose Tharian, Mr. Kurian George, Mr. Varughese Chacko, Mr. Samuel Varghese, Mrs. Gracy Tharian, and and Mrs. Mariyamma Mathew. As per the Kalpana, the began her first service on November 6, 2005 at a rented property. We have purchased our present church property on December 3rd, 2009, at 139 New Hope Rd., Lawrenceville GA 30046. The Diocesan Episcopa, Rt. Rev. Dr. Geevarughese Mar Theodosius, on May 15, 2011, dedicated the Church We have 62 Families at present and conduct worship service on every Sunday. The Church has been blessed to function very well with the support of members and their organizations. It was our dream, a congregation, to have our own church building, and that dream has been achieved. We would also like to state we could not achieved our own place of worship, without mercy of our Almighty God, Blessing and permission of our Diocesan Episcopa, the strong and sincere prayers of our then Rev. Thomas Mathew Achen, the help of our sister parishes, and the hard work and help of the entire congregation, especially the executive and building committee. Prepared by the, Sagin Mamman, Atlanta
Worship Services: March 2014 Sunday, March 2nd Holy communion Service in English by Rev Jaisen Thomas. Sunday, March 9th Praise and worship service in Malayalam. Sunday, March 16th Holy Communion Service in Malayalam by Rev Binu Thomas. Sunday, March 23rd Holy communion Service in Malayalam by Rev Skariah Varghese. Sunday, March 30th Praise and worship service in English. Bible Readings: March 2014 Date Lessons Epistle-Gospel Evening 2 Sunday Pethrutha-Beginning of Great Lent C.H.206 Transformation of Creation Isa.44:21-28 Rom.11:13-24 Ezek.18:25-32 1 Tim.1:12-17 St.John.2:1-11 Psalms 6 03 Monday Shubkono-Service of Reconciliation in Lent C.H.219 Isa.29:15-24 1John.4:11-20 2Cor.5:14-24 St.Mat.5:21-27 07 Friday World Day of Prayer 1
09 Sunday Cleansing Christ (2nd Sunday in Lent) C.H.189 Zech.13:1-9 Eph.2:1-10 Exo.12:21-28 1 John.1:5-10 St.Mark.1:40-45 Psalms.130 16 Sunday Forgiving Christ (3rd Sunday in Lent) C.H.211 Gen.4:8-16 Rom.5:6-11 Jona.4:6-11 Acts.16:11-18 St.Mark.2:1-12 Psalms 25 23 Sunday Accepting Christ (4th Sunday in Lent) C.H.213 Hos.2:14-23 Gal.6:1-5 Ruth.4:1-10 Phile.1-21 St.Math.15:21-28 Psalms 87 25 Tuesday Annunciation to Virgin Mary C.H.121 Isa.7:10-14 Gal.4:1-7 1 John 3:1-12 St.Luke.1:26-38 26 Wednesday Mid Lent-Preparation to face the Cross C.H.180 Num.21:1-9 Gal.6:11-16 1 Cor.1:18-31 St.Mark.10:32-34 30 Sunday Redeeming Christ (5th Sunday in Lent) C.H.150 Exo.3:1-10 Gal.5:1-12 Isa.12:1-6 Rom.8:31-39 St.Luke.13:10-17 Psalms 82
March Birthdays March Wedding Anniversaries March 01 Alice George March 08 Mr. Philip Joseph & Mrs. Shari Joseph March 04 March 05 March 05 March 05 March 07 March 07 March 12 March 12 March 13 March 17 March 17 March 20 March 22 March 23 March 24 March 24 March 24 March 29 March 29 March 29 March 31 Shari Joseph Glory Jacob Mathew Lukose Tharian Shaji Alexander Varughese Chacko Bindu Mathews Angie Cherian Leah Miriam Jacob Santhi Varghese Philip Thomas Evangeline Binu Liza Zachariah Alexis Ann Jacob Beena Kurian Jobin Wilson Maya Cherian Nicholas E George Joshua Abraham Sindhu Rachel Philip Geetha C Thomas Neena Samji
Church News & Announcements March 7th Eve at 7 pm. World day of prayer Sunday school To be announced Youth Fellowship To be announced Prayers Prayer Meetings March 8th : Prayer meeting at Mr. Philip Joseph and Mrs. Shari Philip house at 7 pm. House address is 1851 Parkwood Road, Snellville, GA 30078 Meetings Youth Meetings To be announced March 15th : Prayer meeting at the residence of Mr. Bejoy cherian and Mrs. Ange Cherian House at 7 pm. 1577 Bramlet Hills Dr, Lawrenceville, GA 2013 Organization Representatives Sunday school Superintendent Mrs. Gracy Tharian Mrs. Anisha Philip Mrs. Angie Cherian Committee Member Auditor Mr. Shajan Thomas Mrs. Lovely Varghese
Edavaka Mission Vice President Mr. Mathew Samuel Mr. Wilson Mathen Mr. Abraham Thomas Committee Member Mrs. Marykutty John Mr. Chacko Varghese Sevika Sangham Vice President Mrs. Glory Jacob Mrs. Elizabeth Samuel Mrs. Marykutty John Choir Choir Master Mrs. Reena George Mr. Mannil George Asst: Choir Master Mrs. Rajani Binu English Choir Rep Ms. Crystal Philip Mr. Jobin Wilson Accountant Mrs. Saly Sagin Mamman Auditor Mr. Binu C Abraham
Youth Fellowship Vice President Mr. Sean George Mr. Jobin Wilson Joint Ms. Crystal Philip Ms. Cherubin Itty Committee Member Mr. Nibin Thomas Ms. Angela Samuel Regional Representative Mr. Joyel George Auditor Ms. Jaysly George Mrs. Marykutty John Yuvajana Sakhyam Committee Representative Mr. Chacko Varghese Young Family Fellowship Mr. Chacko Varghese Building Committee Convener Mr. Chacko Thomas Mr. George Mathew Mr. Philip Alexander Mr. Shiboo Varghese
Hermon Mar Thoma Church Atlanta, Contact Information Deadline for the 2014 Newsletters: Please submit articles or point of interest to the secretary, HMC before 15th of every month for the upcoming issue. Your prompt attention to this deadline is highly appreciated. Please limit articles to ONE page. Vicar & President Rev. Binu Thomas 954 415 1290 rev.binuthomas@gmail.com Vice President Mr. Abraham Thomas 770 401 8182 Mr. Sagin K Mamman 404 229 7054 @hermonmarthomachurch.com Mr. Samuel Varghese 404 395 9361 @hermonmarthomachurch.com Accountant Mr. Binu C Abraham 678 773 4580 Accountant@hermonmarthomachurch.com Web master Mr. Shajan Thomas 770 654 2216 Webmaster@hermonmarthomachurch.com