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PARISH MESSENGER

The Mar Thoma Parish Perth

Edition 57 / July 2013

It is more blessed to give than to receive(Acts 20:35b)

CHRISTIAN STEWARDSHIP


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he Mar Thoma Parish Perth www.perthmarthoma.org.au

Lord, I have fallen again- a human clod!

Selfish I was, heedless to offend;

Stood on my rights. Thy own child would not send

Away he shreds of nothing for the whole God

Wretched, to thee who savest, now I bend;

Give me the power to let my rag-rights goIn the great wind that from thy gulf doth blow.

Under the law of the any land, people have

have rights. They have the right to hold

property, to be rewarded for labor, to appeal

to the court of justice.

God gives no rights. Life, liberty, and the

pursuit of happiness are his gifts, privileges

loaned us a day. God retains ownership. If

we have rights at all, we have but the right

to give them in service to others.

When Job was stripped of all his wealth he

said, The Lord gave, and the Lord taken

away; blessed be the name of the

Lord (Job 1: 21). He was affirming that

before God he had never had a right to his

wealth. It had been a gift, a trust. Now it

was gone. It would have been absurd for

him to appear before the high court to

reclaim what had never been his.

Once we understand that over against God

we have no right to ownership, only

stewardship, we can stop our jealous

protection of our rag-tags rights. No

longer will my marriage be a grim 50-50

contact/contract that I guard with care; no

longer will my neighbours barking dog send

me to the police. My wife or husband or

neighbor has been loaned to me for my

care. I become an advocate for community

and world justice, not to defend my rights of

the poor and voiceless. Only as we have this

turnabout will life be relaxing enough for us

to have joy and peace.

May our good God

bless you all,

W i th p raye r fu l

regards,

Mothy Achen

MESSAGE FROM OUR VICAR

Rights and Gifts
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Sedra:Promeon -Sedraare sets ofprayers found

together in Eas tern l i turgy. Promeon means preface and i s an introductoryprayer to theSedra and i s normal lyprai seto the triuneGod. TheSedra i s a setofspecial prayers composed in aparti cularorder. There are al ternate sets ofPromeon andSedraprayers in our l i turgy.

CHURCH SERVICE & AREA ACOLYTES


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YOUTH FELLOWSHIP

Youth Fellowship meets third Saturdays of

every month at 03:00pm at the residence of a

parish member.

Encourage all youngsters of our parish to

participate in the activities of the Youth

Fellowship. For further details, please contact Mr

Vitty Jacob ([email protected]).

SUNDAY SCHOOL

Regular Sunday School on all Sundays before

the Holy Communion Service. Contact: Mr Ninan

Thomas or Mrs Babbin Mathews for further

details ([email protected]).

EDAVAKA MISSION

Edavaka Mission meets at the residence of aparish member every month. For further details,

please contact Mr Solomon Jacob.

PARISH CHOIR

Parish Choir meets for practice every Sunday

after the Holy Communion Service at Murdoch

Worship Centre. For further details please contact

Mr. Ginsu Ninan ([email protected]).

SENIOR CITIZENS FELLOWSHIP

Senior Citizens Fellowship meets fourth

Saturdays of every month at 12:00pm at the

residence of a parish member. For further details,please contact Mr Retnarajan.

SEVIKA SANGHAM

Sevika Sangham meets once every two month

at the residence of a parish member.

Encourage all women in our parish to

participate in the activities of the Sevika Sangham.For further details, please contact Mrs Mary John

([email protected]).

NEWS FROM YOUR PARISH MINISTRIES

FOR YOUR PRAYER Pray for our Parish, Vicar and the members;

Pray for all our Parish Organisations and for all their activities;

Pray for our Sunday School kids and teachers;

Pray for this nation and its government;

Pray for world peace and for all war torn countries; and

Pray for the youth of our parish for them to have a blessed and God

fearing future.
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BIRTHDAYS JULY 2013 WEDDING ANNIVERSARY JULY 2013

Mary Sara Raja (4 July)

Irene Mariam Roy (6 July)

Solomon Jacob (8 July)Christina Mathew (13 July)

Marine Thomas (17 july)

Amol Mathew (17 July)

Abigail Ann Cherian (18 July)

Nidhi Mathew (19 July)

Joanna D Rajesh (23 July)

Sujin Jacob Solomon (27 July)

Mercy Koshy (28 July)

Philip Mathew & Susan Philip (2 July)

Dr C J John & Mary John (18 July)

Shiju Mathews & Reny Elizabeth Mathews (21 July)

Soney Titus & Beena Sony (24 July)

Bibu C Thomas & Renu Bibu Thomas (26 July)

Verghese Jacob (Joji) & Elezabeth Reeny Jacob ( July)

God Created You with his own hands; He Knows your

name and your thoughts; He Blesses you with life, with love;

And the joy of another year to know him.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!

May the Almighty God continue to bless your family more and

more in the coming years. May you be an inspiration and

example for others in the days to come.

WISHING ALL THE CELEBRANTS HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!

AREA PRAYER GROUP MEETINGS

BIRTHDAY AND WEDDING ANNIVERSARY


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WORSHIP SCHEDULE

Malayalam Service Holy Communion Service every first and third Sundays at 09.30 am.

English Service Holy Communion Service every second and fourth Sundays at 09.30 amand Divine Worship Service on other Sundays at 09.30 am.

Special thanksgiving prayers will conducted for birthday and wedding anniversaries during

the communion services.

The Bible study, on the Gospel according to Mathew lead by our Vicar, starts at 08:00am

every Sunday.

EVENTS - JULY 2013

NEW ARRIVALS

Our Parish members Philin Philip & Jinuare blessed with a babyJesiahPhilin Philip on June 5th 2013, 8:47pm weighing 4.680Kg.

Please uphold the family in your prayers. The Parish congratulate them

with the new arrival and pray that God Almighty will bless the family

abundantly.


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QUIZ NO. 0008

1. What were the religious leaders called who continually tried to trap Jesus with their questions?

2. What miracle did Jesus do for Lazarus?

3. On which mountain were the Israelites given the Ten Commandments?

4. Who was Solomons father?5. What job did Jesus earthly father, Joseph, do?

6. How did Judas betray Christ?

7. Solomon judged wisely over the rightful mother of a child, but how did he determine who the child

belonged to?

8. Whose father was prepared to sacrifice him on an altar?

9. At the age of twelve, Jesus was left behind in Jerusalem. Where did his parents find him?

10. When the disciples saw Jesus walking on water, what did they think he was?

Please email your answers to [email protected]. Please do so with your parents

permission.

(The winners and the answers will be published in the following months newsletter)

Winners

of Quiz No. 0007Shradha Mariam Shibu

took the first place with

maximum correct answers.

Abel Mathews

followed in the second place.

Congrats to all who

participated.

Inviting articles from our kids for this section.

Please note all articles required to be published the

following month must reach the Webmaster by email([email protected]) on or before 20th of the

current month. Please restrict your passages to half a

page or around 200-250 words.

LITTLE HANDS

Answers of Quiz No. 0007

1. Red Sea (Exo 13:18)

2. A r i ch man en ter ing theKingdom of God (Matt 19:24)

3. Forty (Josh 5:6)

4. Good fruit (Matt 7:17)

5. Tongue (Jam 3:5)

6. Sarah (Gen 17:15)

7. Rested (Gen 2:1-3)8. Day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1-4)

9. Bread and wine (Matt 26:26-27)

10. Stones (Matt 4:3)
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Photos can be downloaded from the Parish website or from the Parish

Facebook page.


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For more information, please contact

Rev Mothy Varkey

(Vicar)

Mob: 0426 283 829

Landline: 08 6161 6797

email: [email protected]

Mr Christy Tom

(Secretary)

Mob: 0431 479 134

email:

[email protected]

Webmaster

email: [email protected]

The Mar Th ma Parish Perth, P.O. Box 3104, She ley, WA 6148

for private circulation only

MESSENGER NOTES

Please feel free to drop in your comments and suggestions regarding our Parish Messenger at

[email protected].

We are looking for articles to be published in our monthly newsletter. Those who can write articles,poems, drawings (kids) please contact the Webmaster at [email protected]. This is another

opportunity to use our God given talents for the Glory of God.
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