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Thomas said to him, “My Lord and My God”. (St. John 20:28)

Issue No. 15 Vol. VI March 2012

A Monthly publication for the St. Thomas Mar Thoma Church, Kuwait

P.O. Box 25562 Safat 13116 KuwaitTel : 2563 5253 (Res.) Mob : 6603 0775 St. Thomas Centre Tel: 2564 7060E-mail: st.thomasmtcq8@gmail.comwww.st-thomasmtckuwait.com

Rev. Thomas Koshy PanachamoottilVicar

fatherpanachi@gmail.com

Parsonage Location Salmiya, Street 10, Bldg No. 20

1st Floor, Flat No. 14 Al-Dhahok Bin Qays StreetOpp. Bestow Super Market

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Birthdays in march Birthdays in marchDATE NAME PRAyER GROuP TELEPhONE MOBiLE DATE NAME PRAyER GROuP TELEPhONE MOBiLE

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"

1 BRYAN PHILIP THOMAS EMMAUS 25643019 972207051 TINU ANNA THOMAS OLIVET 25616048 662902531 SIVIN SOJI OLIVET 25628044 662675371 SHIRLY JERRIN EPHRATH 668624362 MANU ANN VARGHESE OLIVET 25661269 994135362 ELMA JOHN CANAAN 25630400 665881732 TUSHAR ABRAHAM JOSHI MAHANAIM 25620983 995173003 JAMES THOMAS OLIVET 25657655 651056854 FAITH MARIA ASHISH CANAAN 25645275 998589614 LINU CHACKO THOMAS EPHRAIM 940903156 JEMY GEORGE MIZPAH 25732895 668976297 RUBEN GEORGE THOMAS MIZPAH 67785016 662573837 JASMINE SATISH OLIVET 25667847 972207347 RENJINI SUNIL PHILIP MAHANAIM 661971077 SUSY VARGHESE THOMAS EMMAUS 25629186 606312727 TOBBY MATHEW VARUGHESE CANAAN 25632957 995505917 ANKITA ANN BINU CANAAN 25661703 665238437 RENJI VARGHESE OLIVET 25629644 997706237 SAJI THOMAS EMMAUS 25629186 606312728 AARON ROY EMMAUS 25652984 978620618 ABRAHAM PHILIP EDEN 25636526 996157248 RENU CHRISTY EDEN 25663520 978678149 ABEL MATHEW ALEX EPHRATH 24330564 670964659 PHILIP VARGHESE (DR.) EMMAUS 23718450 668460219 ROSHAN P. JACOB EMMAUS 65062453

10 SUNNY THOMAS CHAKKUMCHIRA MAHANAIM 9996947510 JEEVAN VARGHESE JOHN OLIVET 25661269 9941353610 MINI CHERIAN KADESH 9903970111 REJI IDICULLA PHILIP EMMAUS 25643271 6515021211 SHERLY P.Y. EDEN 66761362 9913854812 JEE ANNIE MATHEW MIZPAH 97157006 6688893613 VARGHESE I. CHEERAN ARARAT 9776545613 ROY VARGHESE EMMAUS 25652984 9786206113 GEORGE MATHEW KADESH 25663459 9985651813 SUBIN THOMAS (DR.) MAHANAIM 25648202 9748294013 JOSEPH BEN JACOB MAHANAIM 25653582 9406095713 ALKA SUZA KURIAN CANAAN 25663820 9946825313 NIDHIN K.RAJ MIZPAH 25728848 6695730214 SHOBA ANNIE MATHEW EMMAUS 25643271 6515021214 ALIAMMA JOHN MIZPAH 25616795 6678223914 ANNA MATHEW EMMAUS 25639634 6613300114 JACOB JOHN CANAAN 25616438 6506660115 REV. THOMAS KOSHY PANACHAMOOTTIL CANAAN 25635253 6603077515 JOHN MATHEW ALEXANDER GIHON 22623051 9710085315 JOHN SAM GEORGE OLIVET 25616048 6629025315 SONIA MOHAN GEORGE SHEKAM 6669168015 GIJI SAJIMON EDEN 6682948315 MATHEW M. M. MAHANAIM 25650429 9989311016 SOSAMMA THOMAS CANAAN 25651132 9920401616 SIMON GEORGE (DR.) SHEKAM 24891688 6501709616 ROSHITA MARIAM GEORGE ARARAT 24335198 6604400817 LAILA PHILIP EMMAUS 25630152 6640019417 AMY MARIE ALAN CANAAN 6624641317 DEENA GEOL KADESH 25621963 66588150

18 BRITO MATHEW VARGHESE GIHON 25319557 6683018518 JAGAN JOHN THOMAS OLIVET 25636918 6628997118 DAVE MATHEW ZACHARIAH OLIVET 25629532 9910782219 PREETHI VARGHESE GIHON 25626196 9983577319 NOEL SHAJI PHILIP OLIVET 6676309019 CHACKO DANIEL EDEN 25652751 6616529220 AKHIL KURIAN CANAAN 9946825320 REJITA MARY JOSEPH SHEKAM 24755693 6507423720 TOBIA JOEL ALEXANDER MAHANAIM 25637873 9958229120 GREESHMA ELIZABETH GEORGE CANAAN 25641749 6657582621 MARY MATHEW ABRAHAM OLIVET 25615203 9955099622 LIZAMMA ALEX EPHRAIM 24346514 6626573322 JIBI JOHN KIDANGIL MIZPAH 25743908 9721457223 THOMAS GEORGE PUTHUKERIL MIZPAH 25637568 9946347623 SUBY MATHEW THOMAS CANAAN 25640153 6675087523 MERCY JACOB OLIVET 25632578 6650234024 JOLLY MATHAI KOCHUMMAN OLIVET 25617268 9942669124 HAITHAN JACOB VINU EPHRATH 99762431 9774262025 ABRAHAM ISSAC ABRAHAM OLIVET 25634157 6623965625 MARIAMMA VARGHESE OLIVET 25642079 6648849026 SHAJI THOMAS CANAAN 25651132 9920401626 SHARON ELIZABETH MATHEW KADESH 25613750 9929189526 JUSTIN RAJ MIZPAH 25728848 6695730226 MATHAI ALEXANDER MAHANAIM 25619976 9951544827 NIKHILA MARIAM THOMAS EMMAUS 25610213 9979543127 JOSHUA STEVEN MULLASSERY MIZPAH 25627706 6659664527 VALLIYA THAZHEL SAJAN KADESH 9903970127 NIDHIN JACOB GEORGE MIZPAH 25659639 6655296927 BENITA SARA MATHEW OLIVET 25661536 9783910127 MANOJ K. VARGHESE EPHRAIM 24346703 9715315127 GRACY THOMAS EPHRATH 24330292 6619100728 MANOJ MATHEW CHERIYAN ARARAT 24341003 9755113228 NANCY KURIAN MAHANAIM 25610029 9953196528 STEVEN VERGHESE GIGI OLIVET 25658549 9955625729 JOE JOHN EDEN 25633251 6677735029 ROBY JOHN GEORGE KADESH 25635609 6657990229 THOMAS K.MATHEW EMMAUS 25758782 6571920729 SANDRA ANN THOMAS CANAAN 25649170 9794421430 ABRAHAM VARUGHESE EPHRAIM 6629548330 RONA VARGHESE RAJU P. CANAAN 25641839 9940611530 SAVITHA MATHEW EPHRATH 24317873 9791613430 ALEYAMMA ISSAC OLIVET 25634270 6656866731 SAM CHERIYAN EMMAUS 23727907 9946823931 ALLEN JACOB MATHEW EMMAUS 6627029731 BEELA MATHEW MAHANAIM 25632457 9980071331 CHERIAN P.K CANAAN 9942581631 ELIZABETH SOMINI ABRAHAM (DR.) CANAAN 25637067 9986051331 LIJI VARGHESE MIZPAH 6675193731 KEZIA ANN JACOB OLIVET 25632578 66502340

nOMBu nAMASKARAMOur “Nombu Namaskarm” will be continued as usual everyday at

St.Thomas Centre from 7.00 pm - 8.00 pm (except on Tuesdays and Fridays).

Wedding anniversaries in marchWe wish the following couples a Happy Wedding Anniversary. Please attend and partake in the

thanksgiving prayer during the Holy Communion Service.DATe nAMe PRAyeR GRP. TeL. ReS. MOBiLe

ReGuLAR PROGRAMS AT ST.THOMAS CenTReSunday School Every Friday at 2.30 PMJunior Choir Every Thursday at 6.00 to 7.30 PMSenior Choir Every Thursday at 7.30 to 9.30 PMyuvajana Sakhyam Every 1st Friday at Centre after the Worship service

And 3rd Sunday at Abbasiya Sevika Sanghom All Saturdays at 5.00 PM Edavaka Mission All Saturdays at 7.30 PM

Farewell to outgoing studentsSt.Thomas Sunday School arranged a farewell meeting for its 12th standard students who will be leaving the Sunday School and Kuwait this year. Our Vicar who presided over the meeting gave valuable and timely advice to the students. The head Master conveyed to them the wishes, prayers and final advice from teachers. Students and parent representatives responded warmly to the felicitations.

2 DEEPU MOHAN & SUSHA ZACHARIA ARARAT 995830143 BOBAN VARGHESE K. & SUJA BOBAN CANAAN 25635156 665625363 LALU BABY & RINI V. CHANDY ARARAT 940633495 DAVID GEORGE & LALY GEORGE MAHANAIM 25649742 974393778 CHACKO THOMAS & RAHALAMMA THOMAS EDEN 25644965 9972712610 THOMAS CHACKO & REENA THOMAS EPHRAIM 9733542616 SHIBU CHERIAN & SOMY SHIBU CHERIAN KADESH 25649403 9989145025 MERCY PHILIP & JOHN MATHEW ARARAT 24348934 6628096726 SANTHOSH JOHN VARGHESE & TIJI ANS ABRAHAM EMMAUS 9446575

new MeMBeRS

Member Number-435BIBU KOSHY JACOB

Prayer Group: MahanaimMother Parish: Salem, Valiyode , Odanavattom

Contact No - 97356146

Member Number-0436MALLIKA GANESHPrayer Group: Eden

Mother Parish: Bethel-MukkolackalContact No - 25621374

HeARTy COnGRATuLATiOn TO THe newLy weDDeD COuPLe

Blesson George varghese (S/o Mrs. & Mr. George Varghese. K,

Kizhavaramannil Blessben Villa, Thottapuzhashery, Maromon (Gihon P.G) and

Riya Meera Kurian D/o Mrs. & Mr. Kurian Punnose Kattil,

Kattil house , Vakathanam, Kottayam were married on 29/12/2011at Maramon Mar Thoma church.

Benson George varghese (S/o Mrs. & Mr. George Varghese. K,

Kizhavaramannil Blessben Villa, Thottapuzhashery, Maromon (Gihon P.G) and

Anju Mohan D/o Mrs. & Mr. Mohan Kaniyamkulam,

Kottayam were married on 31/12/2011 at Maramon Mar Thoma church.

May heaven’s choicest blessings be showered upon the cheerful couples.

VBS 2012

wORSHiP SCHeDuLe FOR THe MOnTH OF MARCH 2012

Prayer Groups shall identify and assign appropriate personnel as Two Laymen to Assist in Church services ,Two Lesson Readers And Four Children to collect offertory, during Worship services and Holy Communion services for both St.Thomas center & Hall of Peace .Please co-ordinate with Lay Readers .

Sponsership for ST. THOMAS MeSSenGeRThis Messenger is sponsored by George varghese. K & Family. St.Thomas Family takes this opportunity to thank them

We request individuals /organizations/prayer groups to sponsor our monthly bulletin “Messenger” every month. You could even share the special occasions in your family with St.Thomas family by sponsoring an issue of “messenger”. Your kind cooperation in this matter is solicited.

For Further details, please contact the office – bearers in advance.

John Alexander John varghese (Reji) Christy Thomas vijoy Alexander Mathew P Alexander Abraham Stephen

Vice President Secretary Trustee Trustee Accounts Lay Ministrant Lay Ministrant

66249240 / 25610139 99086449 / 25627036 97867814 / 25663520 97100853 / 22623051 97835292 / 25650273 66284427 / 25624177

ST.THOMAS OFFiCe BeAReRS 2011-2012

DATe TiMe venue THeMe PROGRAMMe ePiSTLe GOSPeL FiRST LeSSOn

SeCOnD LeSSOn

PRAyeRGROuP/ ORGAniSATiOn

2 FRi 7.30 AM STC, SALMiyA WORLD DAy OF PRAyER JESuS WhO ABSOLVES

OuR SiN

hOLy COMMuNiON

hEB 09 : 24- 28

ST.MARK 2 : 1-12

iSSA 1 : 1-20

1 JOhN 1 : 5-26

ARARAT

6 TuE 7.30 PM hOP, NECK, Kuwait City OLiVET

9 FRi 7.30 AM STC, SALMiyA

ThE ZEAL OF FAiTh

ENGLiSh hOLy COMMuNiON

GAL 2 : 11-21

ST. MAThEW 15: 221-28

iSSA 45: 1-28

ACTS 16 : 6-15

SuNDAy SChOOL

9 FRi 9.00 AM STC, SALMiyA FASTiNG PRAyER EDAVAKA MiSSiON

13 TuE 07:30 PM hOP, NECK, Kuwait City

hOLy COMMuNiON EMMAuS

16 FRi 7.30 AM STC, SALMiyARESTORATiON ThROuGh

WORShiP

hOLy COMMuNiON EPh

6 : 10- 20ST.LuKE 13 : 10-17

iSSA 59 : 9-21

ROM 8 : 31-39

EDEN

20 TuE 07:30 PM hOP, NECK, Kuwait City

hOLy COMMuNiON GihON

23 FRi 7:30 AM STC, SALMiyA ANNuNCiATiON TO VERGiN MARy MESSiAh FuLL

FiLLMENT OF ThE PROMiSE

hOLy COMMuNiON

2 CORi 11 : 18-28

ST.MARK 10: 46-52

iSSA 42: 1-9

ACTS 16: 19-34

MiZPAh

27 TuE 7:30 AM hOP, NECK, Kuwait City KADESh

30 TuE 7.30 PM STC, SALMiyAViCTORy OVER TEMPTATiON

ThROuGh ThE WORD OF GOD “40Th FRiDAy”

hOLy COMMuNiON

GAL 6 : 11-16

ST.MAThEW 4 : 1-11

NuM 21 : 4-9

1 CORi 1 : 18-31 WiLL BE ASSiGNED