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ST. STEPHEN’S MAR THOMA
CHURCH 423 DUNHAMS CORNER ROAD
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ 08816
2019
Volum e XX | No. 10 www.ststephensm tc.org A copy of this bulletin is available online.
Executive Com m ittee 2019 President Rev. Thom as K. Thom as
jojiachen@ gm ail.com 732.353.9470
732.790.2271
Vice President Dr. Sam uel Thom as 973.722.0154
Secretary M r. Shibu Varghese gracyshibu@ hotm ail.com 201.675.9280
Treasurer M r. M anoj Joseph 585.747.1839
Accountant M r. Saji M . M athew 732.310.6737
Lay leader M r. Dhinker Philip 954.579.6367
Lay leader M r. Sunil Thom as 732.397.7218
Choir M r. Earlin George 732.207.1330
Sunday School M r. Sony Cherukara 732.966.4246
Youth fellowship M r. Sunil Kurien 732.546.1468
Sevika Sangham M rs. Sheeba Johnson 732.319.3319
Edavaka M ission M r. Thom as George 732.491.3422
Young Fam ily Fellowship M r. Sibi Abraham 434.284.2376
Yuvajana Sakhyam M rs. Rani S. Thom as 732.397.7216
Senior Fellowship M r. John Thom as (Som an) 908.295.7606
Prayer Group 1 M r. Sajan P. Chacko 908.265.5796
Prayer Group 2 M r. Thom as Oom m en 908.930.5548
Prayer Group 3 M r. John Joseph 732.887.6398
Prayer Group 4 M r. Roy Varghese 848.213.6309
M andalam M r. John Thom as 732.422.7128
Assem bly M r. Shibu Varghese 201.675.9280
Assem bly M r. Abraham Kurien (Blessen) 281.224.6764
O ther Contacts
Sunday School M rs. Susan Thom as 732.512.7945
Youth Fellowship M s. Angelica Varughese 848.248.5862
Choir M rs. Ginu Thom pson 848.248.3066
Yuvajana Sakhyam M rs. M ini Cheriyan 732.593.8032
Young Fam ily Fellowship M rs. Ann Koshy 201.463.4995
Auditor M r. Sam uel John 917.553.9678
Auditor M rs. Binu Reji 732.789.6277
Achen's M essage!
Dearly beloved in Christ Greetings to you all in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Church is the body of Christ and each Parish must think and act as Jesus lived in this world. The Parish must become a foretaste of the Kingdom of God. Practicing divine virtues and a crystal clear vision about our mission is expected from a called out community.
Let us thank and praise God for the blessed life of Robert Raikes who started the very movement ‘Sunday School’. As we all observe World Sunday School Day on November first Sunday , we acknowledge that every child is a gift to us from God. Sunday school aims at the development of Christ centered and Bible oriented life style in each child. At the very occasion of World Sunday School day, let me congratulate our Sunday school teachers and students for their relentless effort for the learning and imbibing the word of God. May our generation and generation next become a blessing to the world by living through the word of God.The Church almanac focuses on the sanctification and renewal of the church (Kudosh Eetho) on this month. The credibility and holiness of the Church is questioned in all the level in the contemporary world. The ‘One, Holy, Catholic, Apostolic Church’ should turn back to her actual purpose of existences. Unpleasant precedence takes upper hand at several situations. Seeking the Kingdom values and living for the justice and peace take secondary concern when individualism and self-boasting inculcate into our fabric as our motto. This will lead our fellowship to the standard of a social club rather than upholding the requirements of the Kingdom of God inaugurated through the very life and ministry of Jesus of Nazereth. Let us repent, introspect and live for the One who has shed His precious blood for us to have life in abundance. We also observe the unity Sunday this month. Ecumenism is not only the good relationship of two denominations, but the vision of ‘all inhabited earth’ which is the harmony of the God’s creation also. We observe the annunciation to Zachariah and Mary for the advent of savior Jesus Christ during last two weeks of November. Within their limitations, they fulfilled their mission for the birth of the much-awaited Messiah. They experienced the overflowing grace in the midst of all pain, pathos and discomfort. They stand as powerful human metaphors whose heritage makes the faith community live and dynamic. United State of America celebrates the Day of Thanksgiving with a grateful heart in this month. On fourth Sunday , we are observing as Thanks Giving And Auction Sunday(Nov 24). Let us thank God for the providence and the fellowship that we experience in this land. On First Sunday we would like to elect our office bearers for 2020. Let us pray to God Almighty to pour the power of the Holy Spirit that the faith community could elect humble, genuine and dynamic children of God who seek the Kingdom of God first. God bless you all. In Christ, Jojiachen
ANNOUNCEM ENTS!
Sevika Sanghom Prayerline. Every Wednesday, from 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM. Building Project – Township Hearing Township of South Brunswick, The land development review committee has reviewed our application for preliminary and final site plan with conditional use and bulk variances to construct a church and a single-family residence. A public hearing has been scheduled on November 7th, 2019, 7.30 PM at main meeting room of the Municipal Building, Mon-mouth Junction, NJ. Please continue to pray for our need and if available, please plan on attending the hearing. Area #2 Prayer Meeting. There will be an Area #2 Prayer Meeting on Saturday, November 9th, 5.30 PM at the resi-dence of Mrs. & Mr. Joseph V. Joseph. All area #2 members are requested to attend. Address 137 Kingsberry Drive Sommerset, NJ 08873. Sunday Lunch We don't have enough funds to continue Sunday Lunch and there won’t be Sunday Lunch from Sunday, November 10th onwards. We will keep you updated if we receive enough funds to resume. Thanks giving Sunday We set apart Sunday, November 24th as Thanksgiving Sunday. Bring and Buy Auction will be held after service and Thanksgiving traditional lunch also will be arranged. All of you are requested to mark your calendar and attend the Thanksgiving service, Auction and lunch wholeheartedly. General Body We will have our General Body meeting on this Sunday, November 3rd after Holy Com-munion service at Church Sanctuary. All Edavaka Sanghom members are requested to at-tend prayerfully.
Date
Time Celebrant 1st
Lesson 2nd
Lesson Epistle Gospel
3
Nov
Kudosh Eetho (Sunday School Day)
10:15 AM
Rev. Thomas K. Thomas
Judges 13:1-14
Heb
11:17-27
1 John 3:1-10
Luke
18:15-17 English
10
Nov
Hudos Eetho (Unity Sunday)
10:15 AM
Rev. Thomas K. Thomas Ezek
37:15-23 1Cor
12:12-27 Eph 4:1-13
John 17:21-26
Malayalam
17
Nov
Annunciation to Zechariah
10:15 AM
Rev. Thomas K. Thomas 1 Chr
24:1-19 Rev 8:1-5
Heb 5:1-10
Luke 1:5-23
English
24
Nov
Annunciation to Virgin Mary (Thanks Giving Sunday)
10:15 AM
Rev. Thomas K. Thomas
Exod 3:1-15
Acts 9:1-15
Heb
2:5-10
Luke
1:26-38 Malayalam
How to Discern Direction From God
Have you been seeking the Lord’s guidance on a particular issue yet still can’t discern what
He would have you do? We don’t always know why God doesn’t make everything clear
when we ask for His help. But doing certain things can prepare us to hear His directions.
Seek Cleansing. We need to ask the Lord if there is anything in our life that is hindering our
prayers. Then, if He brings something to mind, we can receive His cleansing through
confession (1 John 1:9).
Surrender. If we have not fully yielded ourselves to the Lord, our heart will remain set on
our own desires. When that’s the case, we’ll have difficulty perceiving His will (James 4:3).
Ask Wisely. God is committed to answering our prayers if we ask according to His will (1
John 5:14-15). Therefore, we must carefully consider if our requests align with His desires
as revealed in Scripture.
Meditate. Since God’s Word is a light to our path, the more we think about the truths of
Scripture, the clearer the way will become (Psalm 119:105).
Wait. God promises to act on the behalf of those who wait (Isa. 64:4). Therefore, we must
resist the urge to run ahead of Him by trying to fix the situation ourselves or manipulate
circumstances to get our desired outcome.
Instead of letting uncertainty cause you to become anxious or fearful, consider these five
practices. Then begin to look at your situation as an opportunity to trust your sovereign,
omnipotent God who always works everything for your good (Rom. 8:28).
Birthdays 2 Sally Reji w/o Reji Mathew (732) 401-0598
2 Deepa Thomas w/o Thomas George (732) 658-0944
2 Robin Reji s/o Reji Mathew (732) 401-0598
4 Santhosh C. Varghese (732) 873-0811
5 Santhosh V. George (732) 297-8412
6 Julie Koshy w/o Koshy Philip (732) 286-0924
7 Neha Thomas w/o Jibi Thomas (908) 925-9476
7 Thomson M. Chacko (908) 546-7458
7 Priyanka Esther Dilip d/o Dilip Abraham (732) 647-5215
8 Bobby Thomas (732) 873-7580
9 Akila De Alwis w/o Nithin Chacko (908) 964-0735
9 Caeshia M. Jacob d/o Jacob Koshy (732) 203-0503
10 Joshua Prasad s/o Dr. Joseph Prasad (732) 845-0703
11 Abel Thomas s/o Thomas Abraham (718) 967-7178
11 Justin Thomas s/o Dr. Samuel Thomas (973) 538-1192
12 Aaron Thomas s/o Saju Thomas (609) 466-1474
12 Simmy Pappachen d/o Andrew Pappachen (973) 808-2077
13 Jancy Jacob w/o Jacob Koshy (732) 203-0503
13 Shawn S. Thomas s/o Soji Thomas (908) 241-0638
14 Alan John Thomas s/o Benoy Thomas (732) 993-1120
15 Abraham Kurien (732) 677-2507
16 Susan Thomas w/o Abraham T. Mattappallil (908) 241-0638
17 Binny Thomas K. (201) 706-0173
17 Melvin John Prasad S/o Prasad mathukutty 302 438 7647
19 Byju Abraham (908) 647-5362
19 Charles Mathews s/o Simon Mathews (908) 889-8179
21 Abraham George (973) 992-5425
21 George Edukala (732) 389-8482
21 Roshini Panicker d/o Jacob Panicker (908) 994-0428
21 Shreya Susan Renjith D/o Renjith Abraham Mat-tappallil
(908) 241-0638
22 Dr. Usha Thomas w/o Thomas Abraham (718) 967-7178
22 Rachel Thomas w/o John Thomas (908) 470-1343
22 Alena C. Shibu d/o Shibu Varghese (732) 348-8165
24 Makayo Mathew s/o Roni Mathew (732) 218-5266
24 Mathew M. Thomas (732) 549-1437
24 Jerome Sibi Abraham s/o Sibi Abraham (732) 200-1737
25 Rekha Dan w/o Sumod Thomas (973) 271-9495
26 Miriam Anne Thomas d/o Sunil Thomas (848) 205-2566
26 Thomas P. Abraham s/o Abraham Pulimoottil (732) 283-4855
26 Tiffany Prasad d/o Philip Prasad (732) 967-9272
27 Mariamma Varghese m/o Philip C. Varghese (732) 873-0811
28 Kevin Pappachen s/o Andrew Pappachen (973) 808-2077
28 Rachel Sophia Johnson D/o Nidhin Johnson (732) 432-6444
29 Ian Mathew s/o Thomas Mathew (609) 799-5661
30 Joseph V. Joseph (610) 438-1688
30 Kevin Matthews s/o John Matthews (732) 332-0067
30 Samuel Oommen (908) 320-0412
30 Sosamma Alexander w/o Ravi Alexander (732) 738-0721
30 Mareena Jose Varghese w/o Mathew Varghese (732) 395-0857
Wedding Anniversaries
5 Mr. Pradeep R. Mathew & Mrs. Ritu Mathew (848) 391‐4915
7 Mr. Anil Vijayan & Mrs. Christy Abraham (732) 418-8840
9 Mr. Jacob Koshy & Mrs. Jancy Jacob (732) 203‐0503
10 Dr. Mathai Cherian & Mrs. Valsamma Mathai (732) 561‐2181
12 Mr. George Edukala & Mrs. Leelamony George (732) 389‐8482
12 Mr. Shaju George & Mrs. Sini George (732) 572‐2671
14 Mr. John Ma hews & Mrs. Susan Ma hews (732) 332‐0067
18 Mr. Jos Thomas & Mrs. Ponnamma Jos (732) 356‐8975
22 Mr. Joseph V. Abraham & Mrs. Suja Abraham (732) 418‐8840
22 Mr. Mathew Palat & Mrs. Cecelia George (732) 952‐2331
23 Mr. Suresh Mathew & Mrs. Sunita Mathew (732) 626‐3342
24 Mr. Jacob George & Mrs. Sisily Jacob (973) 759‐8037
27 Mr. John Joseph & Mrs. Deepthi Issac (732) 253-7020
29 Mr. Philip Mathews & Mrs. Susan Mathews (732) 297‐8303
29 Mr. Reji Mathew & Mrs. Sally Reji (732) 401‐0598
30 Mr. John Thomas & Mrs. Shirly Thomas (732) 651‐8867
Events 2019
Date Event
Nov 3rd World Sunday School Day
Nov 24th Thanksgiving Day/Auc on
Dec 1st House to House Carol
Dec 7th House to House Carol
Dec 8th House to House Carol
Dec 14th House to House Carol
Dec 15th House to House Carol
Dec 21st Christmas Carol Service
Dec 25th Christmas
Dec 31st Watch Night Service