KUWAIT ST. PETERS MAR THOMA PARISH Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar Kuwait St. Peter s Mar Thoma Parish PARISH MESSENGER Vol. 6 No. 7 June 2017 The feast of Rev. V.T. Yesudasan (Vicar), Contact : Tel & Fax (965) 24317631-97723631 P.O. Box: 20130, Safat, 13062, Kuwait. E-Mail: vicar@stpetersmarthomakuwait.org
VICAR S DESK Greetings in the name of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Most beloved children and elders of my St. Peters Mar Thoma Parish, by the Grace of God, the month of May became over with a refreshing and retreating effect in our parish life. The hope of life getting through the resurrection and ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ is making us Jewanile in our lives. As St. Paul says in Phil 3:14 I press on toward the goal for the price of the upward call of God in Jesus Christ. Paul is focusing in the right target in Christian life. The term goal is an athletic term. Interestingly the same word is used of a target for shooting. In both case, the prospect of winning depends on being focused. For the believers that focus should be a lifetime persuit of becoming more like our Savior Jesus Christ. What is our focus today? Today make sure you are aiming at the right target. Set your goal and go forward. Many many thanks to you all for your prayers and support. May God bless you and be with you always. Yours beloved Yesudas Achen. Valiya Thirumeni 100th Birthday Celebration Our Vicar Wedding Anniversary CONGRATULATIONS! The results of Kerala and CBSE 12th was declared. All of our children came out with flying colours. The parisheners congratulate each one and Pray to God Almighty to shower his heavenly wisdom for their bright future. 2
Vacation Bible School VBS will start from Friday 2nd June to 16th June 2017 and VBS director Mr. John Abraham. Theme : COTTAGE FELLOWSHIP Edavaka Mission Cottage Fellowship will be held on 22nd June 2017 (7pm to 8.30pm) resident of Mr. Benjamin Philip Phone: 99736463 Floor 6, Flat-11 Opp. UAE Exchange (St. James PG). All are requested to present prayerfully. FREE TRANSPORTATION to NECK on 1st, 3rd & 5th Mondays NEW MEMBERS 1. 416 - Mr. Roshan Joe Chacko and Family (Hebron PG) Tel:- 50975236 2. 417 - Mr. Jomon Mathew John and Family (Tabore PG) Tel:- 99264889 FASTING PRAYER EVERY TUESDAY Participate, Pray and Get the Healing touch from our Almighty God The Mar Thoma Hall is open for all Tuesdays from 9.15 am Spend your free time for the self-meditation, devotion for your spiritual growth and pray for others. Avail this facility prayerfully. Free transportation is arranged by our church from Abbassiya to NECK for those who wish to attend the Holy Communion Service of our Church at NECK 1st, 3rd & 5th Mondays. Bus will leave Abbassiya by 6.30pm YUVAJANA SAKHYAM LIBRARY St. Peter s Mar Thoma Yuvajana Sakhyam Library is functioning on all Fridays at Mar Thoma Hall after the worship service. Church members can avail memberships and subscribe books. Yearly Membership fee is only 1 KD. ORGANIZATIONS REGULAR PROGRAMS SUNDAY SCHOOL YUVAJANA SAKHYAM SEVIKA SANGHAM EDAVAKA MISSION PARISH CHOIR FASTING PRAYER Closed for summer vacation. Regular meeting will be held after the worship service, every Friday at Mar Thoma Hall, Abbassiya Sevika Sangham will be held every Saturday 5.00 pm - 6.00pm at Mar Thoma Hall, Abbassiya Edavaka Mission will be held on every Thursday 7.00pm - 8.30pm at Mar Thoma Hall, Abbassiya Senior Choir practice will be held every Tuesday, 7.00pm and Junior Choir practice will be held every Saturday, 4.30pm at Mar Thoma Hall, Abbassiya Fasting Prayer meeting will be held every Tuesday 9.15 am at Mar Thoma Hall, Abbassiya 3
BIRTHDAYS IN JUNE 2017 Day Mem. No. Full Name Prayer Group Contact Nos. 1 00812 ANCY LALU HOREB 66126088 1 00652 ANILA ROY TABORE 24349745 1 01312 BINDUMOL JOSEPH ST. JAMES 24348932 1 02724 EVELYN ELSA JIJU ST. JOHN S 50594260 1 01131 JOHNSON T. JOHN EBENEZER 97577624 1 02231 JOJY P JOY SHARON 97904608 1 01481 JOSEPH ABRAHAM BEERSHEBA 24338176 1 00532 RACHEL JOSEPH MATHAI SHALOM 24332916 1 00871 SHIBU DANIEL VARUGHESE SHARON 24335689 1 03412 THUSHARA CHRISTY KURIAN SHALOM 97747113 2 02004 ALEENA BOBBY PHILIP BETHLEHEM 65939408 2 00433 CHINJU GEEVARGHESE SHARON 66830133 2 01204 HANNA MARIAM GEORGE EBENEZER 24332403 2 01171 JACOB THOMAS SHARON 24345022 2 03881 JOMON MATHEW BABY BEERSHEBA 66986929 2 02203 JUAN KOSHY JOHN ST. JOHN S 99894575 2 03503 JUBEL T TIJO ST. PETER S 97558320 3 03674 ANGELIN VINESH BETHLEHEM 99060299 3 00322 JOLLY KURIAN ST. JOHN S 24337453 3 01564 STEPHIN JOSE ABRAHAM ST. JAMES 60013401 3 01772 SUBI ELSA VARGHESE ST. JOHN S 55847350 4 03162 LENI ELIZEBETH MAMMEN ST. PETER S 24341694 5 03531 AJITH VARGHESE ST. JAMES 60323454 5 00903 HABEL KURUVILLA KOSHY BEERSHEBA 90049875 5 03102 SHAINY JACOB BETHESDA 65844399 6 00302 ANNAMMA T. CHACKO HEBRON 24346345 6 03342 BEENA AJO ST. PETER S 24319442 6 04152 SHILPA ANNIE DAN TABORE 90068201 6 03404 VIHAAN TONY THOMAS BETHLEHEM 66900079 7 01903 BEN REJI KORUTHU SHALOM 24319272 7 00573 JEFY CHINNU JOSE ST. JOHN S 24341003 7 00634 SANIYA ANNA JOY TABORE 66573158 8 00964 EDEN BIJU JOHN ST. JOHN S 24731421 8 02181 SUGU CHERIAN KOSHY ST. JOHN S 65811228 9 01275 HRIDYA JOSHY SHALOM 99642471 9 02353 SHALU THOMAS EBENEZER 97728196 10 00963 EBEN BIJU JOHN ST. JOHN S 24731421 10 02262 LEENA K KOSHY BEERSHEBA 97541261 10 04032 REGEENA RACHEL JOHN SHARON 66938290 11 00442 ACHAMMA REJI MATHEW HOREB 24338369 11 03032 ANITHA JOHN HOREB 94060503 11 03113 KIRAN EASOW GEORGE BETHLEHEM 24813360 11 01041 RENU THOMAS HEBRON 24311698 11 02361 THOMAS ZACHARIA SHALOM 97816589 12 03134 ARVIN GEORGE JOSE BEERSHEBA 99268521 12 01411 NEBU JACOB ST. JOHN S 24315319 13 00764 JACOB ALEXANDER PHILIP EBENEZER 24313764 13 00521 JACOB VAIDIAN ST. PETER S 24346876 14 01922 ANU KOSHY EBENEZER 60968931 14 02912 BINDU THOMAS HOREB 97921702 4
BIRTHDAYS IN JUNE 2017 Day Mem. No. Full Name Prayer Group Contact Nos. 15 01303 ABEL ROY DAVID TABORE 55167872 15 02711 LIBU JOSEPH BETHESDA 55712284 15 00383 NEBU THOMAS MATHEW ST. PETER S 67007880 16 01554 GODLY VINU VARGHESE SHARON 51517147 16 01101 PUNNOSE PUNNOSE TABORE 24342951 16 00394 SYRIL THOMAS VALLIKKALA SHARON 24314729 17 00175 ANILA SUSAN VARGHESE TABORE 24347602 17 00174 ASHELY SARA VARGHESE TABORE 24347602 17 04002 JITTYMOL MARIAM MATHEW ST. JAMES 97133949 17 01731 JOSE JOHN EBENEZER 97248810 17 00593 MELVIN DANIEL VARGHESE EBENEZER 24315674 17 03451 VARGHESE ALEXANDER BETHESDA 24317873 18 00413 ANNIE PHILIP SHALOM 24332752 19 03633 AARON SAM THOMAS ST. PETER S 97205043 20 00431 GEEVARGHESE P Y SHARON 66830133 20 02241 JERRY C BABY BEERSHEBA 66836691 20 01322 JESSY ABRAHAM ST. PETER S 24338526 20 00782 LEENA GEORGE SHALOM 24311976 21 00804 NEO MATHEW EAPEN ST. JOHN S 24341003 22 02473 ALVINA SUSAN MATHEW ST. JOHN S 24349518 22 00501 REGI IDICULA EBENEZER 24344753 22 04051 VIJO P. THOMAS TABORE 50646872 23 02332 MINI JOSE EBENEZER 99864852 23 01382 SUJI K. ZACHARIAH TABORE 24339648 23 03902 THARA THOMAS ABRAHAM BEERSHEBA 94781687 24 00483 SHERIN VARGHESE TABORE 24313856 25 01623 JENNIFER MARIA JOJI SHARON 22230222 25 03533 JOHAN AJITH ST. JAMES 60323454 25 01751 PRASANT PHILIP MATHEW ST. JOHN S 24338465 26 03892 BETTY B. MATHEWS BETHLEHEM 95564805 26 02793 JOEL JOHN SHAJI SHALOM 94457209 26 00571 JOSE THOMAS ST. JOHN S 24341003 27 03632 BEENA THOMAS ST. PETER S 97205043 27 01812 PRIYA MATHEW BETHESDA 24339420 27 02422 SUSAN GEORGE TABORE 24316106 28 01864 BENSON KOSHY ABRAHAM SHALOM 99359227 28 01263 EMMANUEL THOMAS EBENEZER 66910230 29 01663 ANGEL MARIAM VARGHESE HEBRON 24316653 29 01422 SEENA ELIZABETH MATHEW BETHLEHEM 94916405 29 01581 SHAJI P. JOY SHALOM 97254764 30 02514 ALONA MARIYAM KOSHY SHARON 66050645 30 00183 DEEPA ALEXANDER VAIDYAN ST. JAMES 24338258 30 03214 JESSICA MARIAM GIBBS SHARON 24339189 30 03481 LIJITH OOMMEN JACOB SHARON 67795610 30 01844 NEHA SANTHOSH TABORE 24318476 30 00244 PREENU GEORGE SHARON 24344237 30 02991 WILSON P.NAINAN SHARON 24340459 Thanks to God Almighty for his mercy that kept you safe and sound during the past year. Praying to Lord God to shower his blessings, on each of you, all through the year ahead. "Happy Birthday" 5
WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES IN JUNE 2017 DAY MEM. NAME PRAYER GROUP CONTACT 1 JOBIN THOMAS MAHNEIM 97613426 3 JOHN K VARGHESE SHALOM 66816395 4 CHERIAN P. KOSHY HOREB 67763984 6 JOHN K ABRAHAM SHALOM 66062263 7 BENJAMIN BABY HOREB 50188482 7 JOHN THOMAS BETHLEHEM 66560594 8 SONY KURIAN THOMAS BETHLEHEM 66922921 9 JOHN KOSHY THARAKAN SHARON 66050645 9 RENU THOMAS HEBRON 99214962 9 TIYYU SAM DANIEL MAHNEIM 60721545 11 JOJIMON JOY SHARON 66697835 14 RENGITH MATHEW EAPEN TABORE 66842720 15 SABU THOMAS EBENEZER 94917093 16 ALEXANDER VAIDYAN ST. JAMES 66460953 16 JOE PHILIP ST. JOHN S 60653023 16 SERIN ABRAHAM CHACKO HOREB 90057398 17 GEOJI ABRAHAM HOREB 67699405 18 ALEXANDER PHILIP EBENEZER 97549916 18 THOMAS CHACKO HOREB 97921702 20 AJI THADATHIL VARUGHESE HOREB 99350738 20 REJI KORUTHU SHALOM 97657537 20 SANTHOSH JOHN THARAKAN SHARON 97215958 20 THOMAS VARGHESE EBENEZER 97728196 21 EBI VARGHESE CHERIAN HOREB 99360378 21 JOSE THARAKAN EBENEZER 99864852 24 BAJI JACOB SHALOM 66509266 25 MANOJ MATHEW CHERIYAN ST. JOHN S 97551132 25 MATHEWS V VARGHESE BETHLEHEM 95564805 26 BENJAMIN PHILIP ST. JAMES 99736463 26 JIDESH V JOHN BEERSHEBA 99479113 30 GIJU JOSEPH CHACKO HEBRON 66627518 We wish you all this couples a Happy Wedding anniversary. Please attend and partake in thanks giving prayer during the Holy Communion Service. CONDOLENCES With deep regret and sorrow we hereby announce the demise of Mr. M.M. Jacob (80) Mini Sadhanam father of Mr. Mathew Jacob(Mahaniem PG) Mr. John Jacob P (82) Asha Bhavan, Father In Law of Mr. Joy John (Sharon PG) On behalf of Kuwait St. Peter s Mar Thoma Parish, we would like to extent our condolences and prayers to the bereaved family members. 6
2017 YEAR PLANNER 2017-2018 1. Edavaka Retreat - 27 th May 2017 2. Home Land Fellow Ship - July or Aug. 2017 3. Annual Bible Class - 30 th -31 st August 2017 4. Harvest Festival - 29 th Sep. 2017 5. Ezhuthiniruthu Susrusha - 20 th Oct. 2017 6. Family Dedication day - 27 th Oct. 2017 7. Inter Prayer Group Liturgy Musical - 30 th Nov. 2017 8. Christmas Carol Rounds - From 2 nd Dec. 2017 9. Christmas Carol Service - 23 rd Dec. 2017 10. Edavaka Dinam/Parish Day - 5 th Jan. 2018 11. Edavaka Convention - 17-19 th Jan. 2018 12. Edavaka Picnic - 16 th Mar. 2018 13. Quiz Program - March 2018 7
HOLY COMMUNION Lectionary - Reading & Assistance Schedule - June 2017 DATE TITLE LESSONS EPISTLE-GOSPEL 2-5 June The feast of Pentecost- Come Holy Spirit, Renew the creation. CH. 196 Ezek 36:24-36 Acts 2:1-13 Acts 11:19-26 John 20:19-23 9-12 June Trinity Sunday: We believe in Holy Trinity. CH. 16 Ezek 1:4-28 Rom 7:12-25 2Cor 13:11-14 Matt 28:16-20 16-19 June Worship: Celebration of the Faith of the People of God. CH. 276 Isa 6:1-8 Rev 4:1-11 1Thess 5:12-22 John 4:16-26 23-26 June Discipleship as Witness. Ch. 380 WORSHIP SCHEDULE FOR JUNE 2017 Vestry Prayer will be held as usual five minutes before every Holy Communion Service 2 HOLY COMMUNION 9 HOLY COMMUNION 16 FASTING PRAYER 23 HOLY COMMUNION 4 HOLY COMMUNION 11 HOLY COMMUNION 18 HOLY COMMUNION 25 HOLY COMMUNION FRIDAY SUNDAY MONDAY 7:00 AM 07:00 PM 19 HOLY COMMUNION 7:00 PM 2Kgs 2:1-15 Acts 2:37-47 MAR THOMA HALL, ABBASSIYA MAR THOMA HALL, ABBASSIYA NECK, CHURCH & PARISH HALL Birthday and Wedding Anniversary thanks-giving service will be held during all the Holy Communion Services. Titus 2:1-15 John 3:22-30 PARISH OFFICE FACILITY Will be available on all Fridays and Sundays after the worship services 8 55 TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Mr. K. M. Joseph & Mrs. Mariamma Joseph This month messenger sponsored by Mathew Pradeep & Family