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

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

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Parsonage Location Salmiya, Street 10, Bldg No. 20

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

Issue No. 10 Vol. VI October 2012

(For Private Circulation only)

St. Thomas Family Reformation Week & Parish ConventionOur Family Reformation Week & Parish Convention will be held from 29th October to 2nd November 2012 at St. Thomas Centre. Family dedication service and Holy Communion will be celebrated on 2nd November 2012 at 7.30 pm.

Come and be blessed with your family.

From the Desk of VicarDearly beloved in Christ,

The family in the modern world, as much as and perhaps more than any other institution, has been beset by the many profound and rapid changes that have affected society and culture. Many families are living this situation in fidelity to those values that constitute the foundation of the institution of the family. Others have become uncertain and bewildered over their role or even doubtful and almost unaware of the ultimate meaning and truth of conjugal and family life. Finally, there are others who are hindered by various situations of injustice in the realization of their fundamental rights.

Once, Mother Teresa said to the world “If we truly want peace in the world, let us begin by loving one another in our own families. If we want to spread joy, we need for every family to have joy.”

The family based on marriage between a man and a woman constitutes “the primary place of ‘humanization’ for the person and society”, and a “cradle of life and love”. The family is therefore rightly defined as the first natural society, “a divine institution that stands at the foundation of life of the human person as the prototype of every social order”.

In a healthy family life, we experience some of the fundamental elements of peace; justice and love, between brothers and sisters; the role of authority expressed by parents; loving concern for the members who are weaker due to sickness or old age, mutual help in the difficult times of life, readiness to accept others and, if necessary, to forgive them. For this reason, the family is the first and indispensable teacher of peace. The language of the family is a language of peace; we must always draw from it, lest we lose the “vocabulary” of peace. An essential condition for peace within individual families is that they should be built upon the solid foundation of shared spiritual and ethical values. Do we have that foundation now for our posterity?

God created man as a social being (Gen. 2:18) and has ordained the institutions of family, government and church. What is God’s purpose for the family? We get a good glimpse in Psalm 127 & 128: Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it. God has a plan for the family that we must follow as Christians. We can’t do it without God. He needs to be the builder of homes. Modern society refuses to believe that. Jesus Christ himself blessed children and they need to be raised according to Biblical principles. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them. True happiness is found in a Christian home where God is the head and shepherd of the family.

Mar Thoma Sabha is observing 28th Oct. 2012 as The Family Dedication Sunday. The theme of this day is “Family: The Gift of God”. We the St.Thomas family is observing 29th Oct. to 2nd Nov. 2012 as Family Reformation Week along with Kudumba Naveekarana Dhyanam and Parish Convention. We are set up part Nov. 2nd as Family Dedication Day. Do take this event to say thanks to Lord Almighty for our family and the rededication of our family life.

Yours in Christ

Panachamoottil Achen

Ecumenical meeting held on 7-9-2012, at St.Thomas Center Salmiya

MAR ThoMA YuvAJAnA SAKhYAMMar Thoma Yuvajana Sakhyam (MTYS) is observing 21st Oct 2012 as the Youth Sunday. Here in Kuwait we are observing 16th Oct. as Youth Day.It was formed with the view that youth of the Church should accept Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord, and bear witness to His powers. A resolution of the Sabha Prathinidhi Mandalam in 1933 led to the formation of this group. The first president of the Sakhyam was Rev. V.P Mammen and the Vice- Presidents were Rev. K E. Oommen and Rev. C. M John (later Juhanon Mar Thoma Metropolitan) and the first Secretary was Mr. V E Thomas (later Rev. V E Thomas, Singapore). Branches of the Sakhyam were set up in the Parishes with a four-fold programme of worship, study, witness and service. Dr. M.M Thomas (former Nagaland Governor, Theologian & First non-clergy Chairperson of W.C.C) was appointed as Organizing Secretary in 1945 and he was the full time worker of the Sakhyam. Under his dynamic leadership, the Sakhyam struck deep roots and spread its branches far and wide. At present Rt. Rev Joseph Mar Barnabas Episcopa is the President and Rev. Shaiju P. John is the General Secretary.

MAR ThoMA voLunTARY EvAnGELiST’S ASSoCiATion

Our Sabha is observing 7th Oct 2012 as Voluntary Evangelist’s Association Day. In our parish we are observing 2nd Oct. as MTVEA Day.The spiritual renewal in the Church, which was the offspring of reformation, has created a yearning in believers to present the Gospel to others. It was realized that this could not be fully achieved by the services of a few full time evangelists. On the other hand every member of the Church should be a missionary filled with such joy and assurance of salvation as to be Christ’s witness to those who come into contact with him, irrespective of one’s profession in secular life. Believers interested in evangelistic and intercessory activities used to assemble periodically for prayer and fellowship. It was in the annual meeting of such a gathering in 1924, the present Mar Thoma Voluntary Evangelists’ Association got formed. Bishop Abraham Mar Thoma was an ardent supporter of this movement and Titus II Mar Thoma Metropolitan sent a circular to all parishes encouraging the formation of branches of the Association which is known as Edavaka Mission. Rev. C. P. Philipose Kassisa was the first president, Sadhu Kochu Kunju Upadesi the secretary and Kolakottu John Upadesi the traveling secretary.Those who volunteer to be members of the Association meet together in each parish at least once in a week for fellowship, intercessory prayer, Bible study and sharing experiences. They visit the sick and the needy and give spiritual fellowship and material help. They work for reconciliation where people are estranged from one another. MTVEA is running the Abraham Mar Thoma Memorial Bible Institute at Kompady, Thiruvalla

that gives training for laypersons in personal evangelism. The Association manages three mission fields at Achencovil near Punalur, Mukkada near Ranny and Kalkulam near Chungathara. Its official organ is the Tri-Monthly ‘Sandesam’ containing sermon notes, Bible studies, articles and the news about the association.

Birthdays in OctOBerDATE nAME MEMbER

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1 ASHISH KURIAN MATHEW 01861 ASHISH CANAAN 25645275 998589611 SARAMMA KOSHY KUNJU DANIEL 02682 KUNJUMOLE OLIVET 25640989 995753082 SUSY MATHEW 00092 SUSY GEEHON 22657126 997306992 REGI ALEX MATHEW(DR.) 01331 REGI EPHRATH 24330564 670964652 SHANNON CHINNU SOJI 01525 CHINNU OLIVET 25628044 662675372 SAMUEL MATHEW 02121 SAMKUTTY ARARAT 24315281 995527712 SARHAN THOMAS 04271 SARHAN EDEN 66281994 662819943 JOY THOMAS 01821 SHIBU EDEN 66014866 660148665 RESLY SUSAN REJI 01143 RESLY ARARAT 24344521 972194337 DON THOMAS CROSS 01724 KITHU GETHSEMANE 25649357 995972827 VARGHESE GEORGE(DR.) 02061 BABU MAHANAIM 25630261 995624058 DAISY ISSAC ABRAHAM 00022 DAISY GENERAL AREA 25634157 662396568 REBEKAH SHAJI JOSEPH 01413 BEKAH KADESH 25612248 940631619 GEORGE K. THOMAS 00621 PRAKASH ARARAT 24335198 660440089 NATHANIA SHEEBU OOMMEN 01653 NATHANIA ARARAT 66191663 661916639 SUNIL TOM MATHEWS 02571 SUNIL GEEHON 25626196 998357739 SHEENA ANNA GEORGE 03732 SHEENA MAHANAIM 97254038 97254038

10 MARIAMMA GEORGEKUTTY 00962 PENNAMMA EDEN 25659514 6651229110 ACCAMMA JOHN 01162 LATHA CANAAN 25630400 6658817310 KELVIE THOMAS 01203 KELVIE GETHSEMANE 25652006 9932023010 SERENA MARY ABRAHAM 04414 SERENA EMMAUS 55778350 5577835011 ELIZABETH ABRAHAM 00142 BEENA EMMAUS 25649072 9760987611 LIJU CHACKO VARGHESE 03311 LIJU EPHRAIM 66883181 6688318111 ISAAC VARGHESE CHACKO 03313 ISAAC EPHRAIM 66883181 6688318111 SUSHA ZACHARIA 03722 SUSHA ARARAT 99583014 9958301412 THOMAS PYNUMMOOTTIL MATHEW 01793 RYAN KADESH 25613750 9929189512 SHALU EBY 01872 SHALU GENERAL AREA 25639980 9998537312 MARIAM JOSEPH 02872 REMAH SHEKAM 23718450 6684602113 JONINA MIRIAM ABRAHAM 01643 JONINA OLIVET 25648067 9941655413 JULIE ELSA JACOB 01772 JULIE ARARAT 24318939 9910570213 AJO K. PHILIP 03911 AJO EPHRAIM 24319442 9449156714 SMITA SHEEBU OOMMEN 01652 SMITA ARARAT 66191663 6619166314 JACOB MATHEW 02511 PRASAD SHEKAM 66270297 6627029714 BRYAN DANIEL ROBY THOMAS 02663 BRYAN KADESH 25627554 6677908915 TRESSA MARIE JOHN 01362 TRESSA KADESH 25653028 9928199515 KRUPA SARA BIJU 01783 KRUPA OLIVET 25630169 9922316516 JOSELIN ANN JOSE 00664 JOSELIN ARARAT 24317138 9971279316 KARTHIK THOMAS MATHEW 04044 KARTHIK CANAAN 25660857 9939829717 SHEEBA ROY 00522 SHEEBA EMMAUS 25652984 9786206117 GLEN GEORGE MATHEW 01993 GLEN GETHSEMANE 99432984 9943298417 RENJI RAJU 03281 RENJI EPHRAIM 66857851 6685785117 AJI GEORGE MATHEW(DR.) 03781 AJI OLIVET 24892880 6599772018 SAMUEL MATHEW 00931 BABU/SAM GETHSEMANE 25622382 6667140918 SANTHOSH PHILIP 01131 SANTHOSH GEEHON 25652543 97910385

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"

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18 DANYA ELIZA ASHISH 01864 ACHU CANAAN 25645275 9985896118 JOSE V. MATHEW 02961 JOSE CANAAN 66481465 6648146519 KUNJACHEN JOHN M. 00061 KUNJACHEN SHEKAM 66473650 6647365019 KEVIN TOM VARGHESE 01394 KEVIN KADESH 25621469 6642085420 ANU MATHAI 02052 ANU GETHSEMANE 25619359 9957854520 ABEL GEORGE ALEX 02503 ABEL CANAAN 66062752 6606275221 KENNY MATHEW 00373 KENNY EPHRAIM 24885372 9943826321 VARUGHESE JOHN 00691 SAJI EMMAUS 25646274 6610674421 JENU JOY THOMAS 01822 JENU EDEN 96639002 9663900221 PAUL JACOB KOSHY 02833 CIJOY EDEN 25615982 9764317622 BOBBY JOHNSON GEORGE 01591 BOBBY EMMAUS 25622547 6513465022 SIJO JOHN THOPPIL 04311 SIJO GETHSEMANE 96639002 9663900223 USHA JAGAN THOMAS 00252 USHA OLIVET 25636918 6628997123 SHEEBU OOMMEN 01651 SHEEBU ARARAT 66191663 6619166323 ANJU ANN PHILIP (DR.) 02492 ANJU CANAAN 25662310 6623646924 RICHARD JOHN 00544 RICHU EDEN 25633251 6677735024 BEENA MARY GEORGE 02152 BEENA KADESH 25635609 6513465024 MILI ROBY MATHEWS 02662 MILI KADESH 25627554 6677908925 SHEENA ELSA JACOB 00384 SHEENA GETHSEMANE 25616438 6506660126 RAKHEE ELIZABETH MATHEW 03472 RAKHEE EPHRAIM 24346703 9715315126 DEEPA ANNIE THOMAS 04281 DEEPA GEEHON 94984712 9498471227 GARGI MARIAM THOMAS 00013 GARGI CANAAN 25635253 6603077527 MATHEW PHILIP CODIYATTU 00193 SANJO CANAAN 25629665 9979653628 JESSY THOMAS 00262 JESSY EMMAUS 25610213 9979543128 STEPHEN JOHN M. 00361 BABU MIZPAH 25616795 6678223928 FEBA ABRAHAM 01503 FEBA OLIVET 25652846 9759235128 AMIE SAIRA KURIAN 01534 AMIE GETHSEMANE 25663820 9946825328 AARON BENNY THOMAS 02043 AARON KADESH 25659310 9967108728 ANGEL MARIAM MATHEW 03823 ANGEL GEEHON 65970401 6597040129 IDICULA MATHAI 00451 JOY MAHANAIM 25633985 9960589929 ALEYAMMA ABRAHAM 00652 KUNJUMOL EMMAUS 25758782 9980763229 SHOLLY THOMAS 01352 SHOLLY OLIVET 66763090 6676309029 SRUTHI GEORGE CHERIAN 03764 AMMU EPHRAIM 24316910 9966243730 CROSSBLE THOMAS 01721 SHIBU GETHSEMANE 25649357 9959728231 TANIA ELZA ALEXANDER 01083 TANIA MAHANAIM 25637873 9958229131 TOM MATHEW 03934 TOM MAHANAIM 25632457 99800713

REGuLAR PRoGRAMS AT ST.ThoMAS CEnTRE

Sunday School Every Friday at 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm Yuvajana Sakhyam Every 1st and 3rd Friday after the Worship service

Junior Choir Every Thursday at 6.00 to 7.30 PM Sevika Sanghom All Saturdays at 5.00 PM

Senior Choir Every Thursday at 7.30 to 9.30 PM Edavaka Mission All Saturdays at 7.00 PM

“Come unto Me, all who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” - Matthew 11:28

ConDoLEnCES on ThE SAD DEMiSES oF:Mrs. Mary Mathai (77), Kaimala House Keezhvaipoor-Mallappally, mother of Mrs. Premsy Annamma George, Member. No: 0892, Mizpah P.G., Tel: 25659639.St. Thomas family expresses our heart-felt condolences to the bereaved family members on the sad demise of their beloved ones. May the Lord strengthen and comfort them.

our Members honoured on Senior Citizens Day

Sargotsav - 2012

nEW boRn bAbYGlyn Rachel GeoRGeDate of Birth: 18-08-2012

D/o George Mathew & Suma George

Prayer Group: GethsemaneFamily No.: 0199

Wedding anniversaries in OctOBerWe 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

2 RAJESH ABRAHAM VARKEY & SEEMA RAJESH VARKEY EDEN 67050820

5 MATHEW V. ABRAHAM & MARY MATHEW GEEHON 25641972 66935777

6 GEORGE T. KOLETH & ANU M. GEORGE EDEN 25625029 97504243

7 NEBU JOHN & SARAMMA NEBU MIZPAH 25759574 66978321

7 ABRAHAM VARUGHESE & MARIAMMA OOMMEN EPHRAIM 66295483

9 BIJU THOMAS & SHERLY ANNI JOHN MAHANAIM 66425309 67094578

10 ROY JOHN & SISSILI JOHN KADESH 25613051 99740830

10 KURUVILLA MATHEWS & SUJA KURUVILLA OLIVET 25667304 99423735

11 GEORGY C. THOMAS & ASHA GEORGY EPHRATH 67058476

11 SHINU ABRAHAM VARGHESE & SIBI GEORGE KADESH 66657380

14 DILEEP KOLLAMALA MATHEW & JESLE D. MATHEW GETHSEMANE 25639678 67057479

14 BOBBY JOHNSON GEORGE & DIANA BOBBY GEORGE EMMAUS 25622547 65134650

17 JIKKY SANJAY KURUVILLA & ANI ISNARENI SANJAY SHEKAM 23727529 67766034

17 SUJI MATHEW SAMUEL & BINDU ABRAHAM KADESH 66279687

17 THOMAS K. MATHEW & SHANY V. MATHEW EMMAUS 25758782 65719207

19 GEORGE K. THOMAS & ANNIE THOMAS ARARAT 24335198 66044008

19 JOHN MATHEW & SUJA MATHEW MAHANAIM 94403845 66049592

19 GEORGE VERGHESE(DR.) & SUSAN MATHEWS(DR.) EMMAUS 25636489

20 ISAAC JACOB & ALEYAMMA ISAAC CANAAN 25634270 66568667

20 VALLIYA THAZHEL SAJAN & MINI CHERIAN KADESH 99039701

22 VARGHESE ALEXANDER & SAVITHA MATHEW EPHRATH 24317873 97916134

25 AJO K. PHILIP & BEENA ELIZABETH EPHRAIM 24319442 94491567

25 JIBU CHACKO VURGHESE & SWAPNA ELIZABETH JOSEPH EPHRAIM 24731745 97682203

26 MANU ABRAHAM C. JOHN & RINCY MANU ABRAHAM KADESH 66224249

27 BINU VARGHESE JOHN(DR.) & MERLEY ELIZABETH(DR.) CANAAN 25617784 65078450

29 MANJU KOSHY(DR.) & TENNY JOHN(DR.) OLIVET 25640989 99575308

30 JOHN VARGHESE & JINU JOHN VARGHESE CANAAN 25627036 99086449

30 BINU ABRAHAM & SHEENA MOLE K. EDEN 25622107 97514540

30 THOMAS MATHEWS & ANIE KALAMANNIL JACOB KADESH 24711711 66181875

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Voluntrary Evangelist's Day-Readiness to share the Gospel

HOLY COMMUNION

1 Timothy 1:12-17

St. John 1:35-42

2 Kings 5:1-14

2 Corinthians 2:12-17

ARARAT

5 FRI7.30 AM

STC, SALMIYAEDAVAKA MISSION

9 TUE7.30 PM

HOP, NECKDay of the People with Special Skills. Activeness in the Didst of

Limitations

HOLY COMMUNION

Acts 3:1-10St. Matthew 15: 25-31

2 Samuel 9:1-13

Hebrews 12:12-17

MAHANAIM

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Acts 3:1-10St. Matthew 15: 25-31

2 Samuel 9:1-13

Hebrews 12:12-17

SUNDAY SCHOOL JUNIOR CHOIR

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Ecclesiastes 11:9-12:8

Hebrews 12:1-11

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Prayer Groups shall identify and assign appropriate personnel as 2 Laymen to assist in Church services, 2 Lesson Readers and 4 Children/Adult to collect offertory, during Worship

services and Holy Communion services for both St.Thomas Centre & Hall of Peace. Please co-ordinate with our Lay Readers.