Newsletter May 2014 Hermon Mar Thoma Church 139 New Hope Road Lawrenceville GA 30046 Volume 2 Issue 53 May 2014 My dearly beloved in Christ, May 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 4 Bible Readings 24 Birthday / Wedding Anniversary Greetings Church News / Announcements 43 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 Secretary, Sagin Mamman, Atlanta
Worship Services: May 2014 Sunday, May 4th Holy communion Service in Malyalam by Rev Binu Thomas. Sunday, May 11th Praise and Worship Service in Malayalam. Sunday, May 18th Holy Communion Service in English by Rev Binu Thomas. Sunday, May 25th Holy Communion Service in English by Rev Skariah Varghese Bible Readings: May 2014 Date Lessons Epistle-Gospel Evening 4 Sunday Invitation to Christ s Hospitality (2nd Sunday after Easter) C.H.274 (Metropolitan Fund) Gen.18:1-10 Heb.13:1-8 Gen.47:1-12 Rom.12:9-16 St.John.21:1-14 Psalms 15 11 Sunday Communion with Risen Christ in daily life (3rd Sunday after Easter) C.H.154 Exo.40:34-38 Phil.3:8-16 Dan.3:7-28 2Tim.2:1-13 St.Luke.24:13-33 Psalms.23 18 Sunday Christ the Way, Truth and Life (4th Sunday after Easter) C.H.242 Exo.14:10-20 1John.1:1-10 Prov.4:10-19 Acts.16:19-34 St.John.14:1-7 Psalms.116
25 Sunday Mission as sharing Christ (5th Sunday after Easter) (DSMC Sunday) Micah.4:1-7 Phil.4:4-9 Gen.33:1-11 C.H.214 1 John.5:1-12 St.Luke.24:36-49 Psalms 85 May Birthdays May Wedding Anniversaries May 03 Noah J Varghese S/o Binu Varghese May 10 Jacob P I & Ani May 04 Aleena Elizabeth Samuel May 10 Philip Mathew & Annamma Philip May 05 Abraham Daniel May 17 BIju Samuel & Ajaely May 08 Anu K Mathew May 21 Abraham Daniel & Suma Daniel May 10 Asha George May 21 Jonathan K Mathew & Anu May 10 Jacob P I May 26 Shiboo Varghese & Reena Mary George May 12 Saji Thomas May 27 Binu Samuel & Liza May 14 Shawn Mathew May 27 James George & Alice May 15 Lana Shanta Zacharia May 29 Chacko P Varghese & Lovely May 16 May 17 May 17 May 20 May 20 May 22 May 22 May 23 May 24 Samuel Varghese Samji Oommen Caleb George Cherian Jacob Kurumthottikal Biju P Mathew Blesson G Cherian Abraham Zacharia Marykutty Eapen Chacko Thomas
May 24 May 25 May 25 May 25 May 25 May 28 May 29 May 29 May 29 May 31 May 31 Saly Sagin mammen Shiboo Varughese Swopna George Sherly Saji Shane S. Oommen Stefan Koshy Gracy Tharian Binu C Abraham Mini Mathew Annama Philip Mathew V. George Wilson K Mathen Ani Jacob Noble Jacob Chacko P Varghese Rajesh Alex
Church News & Announcements Condolence I am very sorry to inform that Mother of Mr.Lukose Tharian passed away yesterday in India. Further details are awaited. On behalf of, I extend our deepest condolence to Mr. Lukose Tharian and family. Please uphold them in your prayers. Mr.Lukose Tharian phone: 7706827523 Sunday school To be announced Youth Fellowship To be announced Prayers Prayer Meetings Edavaka Mission Prayer at Church at 7 pm on May 3rd. Prayer at the residence of Mr.Mathew Varghese on May 17th. Meetings Youth Meetings To be announced 2014 Executive Committee Members President Rev Binu Thomas Vice President Mr. Lukpse Tharian Secretary Mr. Shiboo Varughese
Trustee Mr. Samuel Varghese Accountant Mr. Mathew Varghese Lay Leader Mr. Noble Jacob Lay Leader Mr. Jonathen Mathew Prayer Group A Mr. Chacko Thomas Prayer Group B Mr. James George Prayer Group C Mr. Anush Thomas Edavaka Mission Mr. Wilson Mathen Choir Mr. Mannil George Sunday School Mrs. Angie Cherian Sevika Sangham Mrs. Mary Kutty Eapen Youth Fellowship Mr. Stephen George Yuvajana sakhyam Mr. Saji Thomas Assembly Mr. Philip Alexander Mandalam Mr. Bejoy Cherian Program Committee Convenor Mr. Lukose Tharian Mr. Thomas Abraham Mr. Biju. P. Mathew Mr. Itty Korah Mr. Johnson Joseph
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 Lukose Tharian 770.682.7523 Secretary Shiboo Varughese 678.230.9748 Secretary@hermonmarthomachurch.com Trustee Samuel Varghese 404 395 9361 Trustee@hermonmarthomachurch.com Accountant Mathew Varughese 770.298.3608 Accountant@hermonmarthomachurch.com Web master Mr. Shajan Thomas 770 654 2216 Webmaster@hermonmarthomachurch.com