news letter december 2012
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PARISH MESSENGEThe Mar Thoma Parish Pe
Volume 50 / December 20
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Message from the VicarGrace
God created through love and for love. God did not
create anything except love itself, and the means to
ove.He created beings capable of love from all
possible distances, Because no other could do it, hehimself went to the greatest possible distance ,the
nfinite distance. This infinite distance between God and
God, this supreme tearing apart, this agony beyond all
others, this marvel of love, is the crucifixion. Nothing
can be further from od than which has been made
accursed (Weil 1987)
The grace of God is that God goes the greatest possible
distance to join gravity-bound humanity. The distance iso great that it means a supreme tearing apart of Gods
own self. When Jesus Christ is crucified, made
accursed, he is as far from God as is possible. Jesus,
bound by the gravity of human sin and suffering, is God
going that ultimate distance out of love and creation.
Weil sheds new light on the familiar word grace, Grace
s supreme tearing apart of God. God, powerful
creator of all that there is, is loving enough to lay down
all that power and submit himself to the force of gravity.
n Jesus the crucified God becomes the victim of
gravity. Grace means God becomes the accursed and
uffering servant, joining us where we are.
n the world of human affairs, being the victim, the
weak one, seems no insignificant and ineffective. Weil
knows this is not the way the world wants to operate.
Similar to Jesuss parable of the yeast which leavens
whole lump, Weil compares Gods grace to a cata
which operates by their mere presence in chem
reactions. Gods supreme tearing apart means
the world will never be the same again. This
becomes the catalyst which creates our love of God
love of neighbor.
God is the only one who could submit to the force
gravity, take it upon himself in Jesus Christ
continue to love, Gods love is stronger than the forc
gravity. Because it is, we have the sure hope that gra
cannot keep us in bondage forever, God has bridged
distance, suffered and died, but continued to love. Gr
is at work in our world.
Hark the herald angels sing, Glory to the new-born k
Peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinn
reconciled! Have a blessed and joyous Christmas.
May our good God bless you all,
With prayerful regards,
Mothy Achen
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from your SecretaryChristmas Message
Shepherds who watched the sheep at night, received a
divine message about the ultimate Lamb who would
ake away the sins of the world through His death and
esurrection.
The lack of money or worldly riches precludes no one
from spiritual privileges and blessings. The things of
God's kingdom are often hidden from the great and
noble and revealed to the poor. The busy labor of the
hands need not prevent someone from being favoured
with special visit from God.Let us resist the suggestion
of Satan that religion is not for the working man. The
weak of the world are often called before the mighty.
The last are often first, and the first last.
So Let this Christmas be a time when Christ is born
within us changing our basic human nature into divine
ones. Let this Christmas be a life changing experience
nstead of being just another celebration.
Have a BLESSED Christmas
May our good God bless you all,
With prayerful regards,
Christy Tom
Secretary
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Church Service & Area Acolytes
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Date Theme 1st Lesson 2nd Lesson Epistle Prayer Group
02 Dec 2012
(Malayalam)
Visitation of Virgin Mary
to Elizabeth - Bearers of
Good News
Genesis
18:1-16
1 John
1:1-10
1 Timothy
3:10-17Fremantle
09 Dec 2012(English)
Birth of John the Baptist Judges13:2-25
Hebrews2:1-10
1 John5:l3-20
Joondalup & Nortof River (combine
16 Dec 2012
(Malayalam)Annunciation to Joseph
Isaiah
40:1-11
Revelation
2:12-17
Philippians
4:4-9Canning Vale
23 Dec 2012
(English)
The Mystery of Holy
Incarnation
Isaiah
11:1-10
1 John
5:1-12
Romans
1:8-16Willetton
25 Dec 2012
(English)
Yaldo - Feast of Nativity.
Birth of Our Saviour
Micah
5:1-9
Colossians
1:15-20
1 Timothy
1:14-17All
30 Dec 2012
(Worship Service)
Our Lord who is coming
again
Zechariah
14:l-5
Acts of the
Apostles
1:6-11
1 Thessalonians
1:14-17Yuvajana Sakhyam
31 Dec 2012
(English)
Year ending - Watch Night
Service God who is
always with us
Exodus
33:12-23
Hebrews
13:7-21
1 Peter
5:6-11All
06 Jan 2013
(Malayalam)
Danha (Epiphany):
Baptism of our Lord -
Outside Kerala Mission
2 Kings
2:19-22
Acts of the
Apostles
19:1-7
Romans
6:1-11Murdoch
13 Jan 2013
(English)
Destruction of Body and
Soul- Loosing of the
Kingdom of God-
Temperance Sunday
Isaiah
28:1-7
Ephesians
5:15-21
Galatians
5:16-24 Fremantle
20 Jan 2013
(Malayalam)
God of Life, Lead us into
Justice and Peace-
Ecumenical Sunday
Genesis
6:13-22
James
5:1-11
Ephesians
6:10-17
Joondalup & Nort
of River (combine
27 Jan 2013
(English)Cost of Discipleship
Isaiah
42:1-7
2 Timothy
2:1-13
1 Peter
4:12-19Canning Vale
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Organisation NewsYouth Fellowship
Youth Fellowship meets third Saturdays of every
month at 04:30pm at the residence of a parish member.
Encourage all youngsters of our parish to participate in
he activities of the Youth Fellowship. For further
d e t a i l s , p l e a s e c o n t a c t M r V i t t y J a c o b
Sunday School
RegularSunday School classes will resume in February
2013. Contact: Mr Ninan Thomas or Mrs Babbin
M a t h e w s f o r f u r t h e r d e t a i l s ( s u n d a y -
Sevika Sangham
Sevika Sangham meets once every two month at the
esidence of a parish member.
Encourage all women in our parish to participate in theactivities of the Sevika Sangham. For further details,
p l e a s e c o n t a c t M r s M a r y J o h n
Parish Choir
Parish Choir meets for practice every Sunday after
Holy Communion Service at Murdoch Worship Cen
For further details please contact Mr. Ginsu Ni
Senior Citizens Fellowship
Senior Citizens Fellowship meets fourth Saturday
every month at 12:00pm at the residence of a par
member. For further details, please contact
Retnarajan.
Edavaka Mission
Edavaka Mission meets at the residence of a pa
member.
INTERCESSORY PRAYER
Edavaka Mission conducts intercessory prayermee
on first Friday of every month at 07:00pm at
residence of a parish member. Prayer requests can
deposited in the box kept at Murdoch Worship Ce
during the services.
Encourage all parish members to participate in
activities of the Edavaka Mission. For further deta
please contact Mr Ninan Thomas.
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Sacrament: The word sacrament is derived from the Latin wordsacramentum meaning to make sacred. A sacrament is a visible means oexperiencing the invisible Grace of God. Without the help of symbolic
language and visual expression, it is difficult to communicate spiritual truths (Eph.2:8-9).
Area Prayer Group Meetings
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For Your Prayer Pray for our Parish, Vicar and the members;
Pray for all our Parish Organisations and for all their activities;
Pray for the upcoming Parish Carols, House Caroling, Christmas events and services;
Pray for all our parish members who are going to India for holidays for their safe journey and stay;
Pray for this nation and its government;
Pray for world peace and for all war torn countries;
Pray for the youth of our parish for them to have a blessed and God fearing future; and
Pray for a blessed 2013 for our parish and for all the members.
Area Prayer Group Date & Time Venue (residence of) Representative
Canning Vale
Contact Vicar
Fremantle
Mr Anish Varghese
Joondalup
Mr Binu Jacob
Murdoch
Mr Shaji Mathews
North of River
Mr Joji Varghese
Willetton
Mr Benny K David
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Each sacrament has five essential aspects specific intention, meaning, Words of Institution, Matterand celebrant.
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Birthday and Wedding Anniversary
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Messenger NotesTwo new sections are introduced in ourParish Messenger. Please read along to explore them. Please feel free
drop in your comments and suggestions at [email protected].
We are looking for articles to be published in our monthly newsletter. Those who can write articles, poem
drawings (kids) please contact the Webmaster at [email protected]. This is another opportunity to u
our God given talents for the Glory of God.
Birthdays December 2012 Wedding Anniversaries December 2012
Angela John (2 December)
Dr Lekha George (3 December)
Abel Varukunnel Mathews (4 December)
Alex Varghese (6 December)Sarah John (8 December)
Vitty Varghese Jacob (12 December)
Smitha Jacob (13 December)
Joel Raja (15 December)
Mabel Mathew (16 December)
Reny Elizabeth Mathews (17 December)
Alara John (21 December)
Allen A George (22 December)
Margret Thomas (24 December)
Jerry Cherian (27 December)
Jinu Johnson & Sheen Jinu (19 December)
Ninan K Thomas & Elizabeth Ninan (20 December)
Toms M John & Mary Toms (27 December)
James R Rajesh & Dhanya Rajesh (29 December)
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
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY!!
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News - November 2012
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Sunday School Exams 2012
The Sunday School examination was conducted on 18 November 2012. The exam was a conducted for the firs
time in our Sunday School and the kids were very excited about preparing for the exam. Majority of the student
attended the exams and commented that it was a worthwhile exercise. They are looking forward for the result
now.
World Sunday School Day 2012
The World Sunday School Day was commemorated on Sunday, 04 November 2012. On the occasion our Sunday
School kids and teachers co-ordinated and organised various parts of the Sunday Service. Miss Priyanka Suzzan
Philip delivered the message on the occasion. The kids took the leadership in singing beautiful songs and it brough
a special spiritual presence to the worship service.
The photographs of the event is available for download from the Parish Gallery.
Parish Choir
The Parish Choir was busy preparing for the Christmas events especially for the Parish Carols on 1 Decembe
2012. They had regular practice sessions fine tuning their musical talents. This years Parish Carols will definitely
be a cherishable moment for us.
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Events - December 2012
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Parish Carols 2012
When: Saturday 01st December 2012 from 6.30pm to 8.30pm
Where: St. Davids Anglican Church, 54 Simpson St, Ardross, WA.
Come along for an eve filled with music and fun.
House Caroling 2012
It is that time of the year again Santa is coming to visit your homes along with our marvellous voices. The date
and corresponding areas covered will be advised in the coming days.
Christmas Service 2012
The Christmas Service will start at 8:00am at Murdoch Worship Centre.
Watch Night Service 2012
The Watch Night Service will start at 10:00pm at Murdoch Worship Centre.
Worship Schedule
Malayalam Service Holy Communion Service every first and third Sundays at 09.00 am.
English Service Holy Communion Service every second and fourth Sundays at 09.00 am
and Divine Worship Service on other Sundays at 09.00 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.
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Thoolika
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An Introduction
At some point in our lives, we all have felt the need to comecloser to God. After long thoughts and prayers and with theExecutive Committees approval decided to start a newsection in our Parish Messenger named as Thoolika.Thoolika is a Malayalam word meaning pen. In this newsection you will find positive spiritual short messages thatcould lighten up your minds. This section will be completelyopen to all Parish members who can write. This is an
opportunity for using your God given talent to glorify Hisname. You can write about any topic which could bringgoodness and peace to the heart of your fellow beingincluding short passages, short stories, travelogues,experience, etc.
Now to the technical bits - All material will be reviewed byour Vicar and appropriate changes may be made. However, thecomplete responsibility and ownership of the content lies withthe author of the topic. The following disclaimer will beincluded along with your passage The opinions expressed onhis material are the authors personal views and do not reflectthose of the Mar Thoma Parish Perth or its members in anyway.
Please do not provide any copyrighted contents. If you need touse a quote in your passage please provide appropriate creditto the original author.
We believe that these messages will bring some peace andtranquillity to your lives. We trust the parish members wouldutilise this opportunity and make this new initiative a success.Please note all articles required to be published the followingm o n t h m u s t r e a c h t h e We b m a s t e r b y e m a i l([email protected]) on or before 20th of thecurrent month. Please restrict your passages to half a page oraround 200-250 words.
Signing off yourWebmaster
Unique Claims - byShibu Jacob
I am the way the truth and the life, no man cometh unt
the Father, but by me (John 14:6) This is one of th
seven I am statements made by Jesus in the gospe
according to John.
One of the most common accusations flung at Christians ithat they claim to be arrogant. "How can you believe tha
you're right and all the thousands of other religionsarwrong?" Isn't it the height of arrogance to claim that Jesuis the way to God? A way, possibly. But .the way?
To claim that all religions are essentially the same is to sathat it doesn't matter what you believe as long as you'rsincereand this neglects the fact that you can believsomething sincerely and be sincerely wrong. Hitler held hibeliefs with sinceritythat doesn't make them truthough !
Jesus does not compare with anybody. Nobody else ihistory has risen from the dead, calmed storms, raiseothers from the dead and fulfilled numerous prophecies
nobody else in history claimed to be able to deal with thproblems of the human heart like he did. Nobody else ihistory claimed, as he did, to be Immanuel (God with usTo say that we believe Jesus is the only way should havnothing to do with arrogance and everything to do witintroducing people to Him. The act of sharing the gospel ioften likened to one beggar telling another beggar wherfood is available. The gospel is not good advice to men, bugood news about Christ; not an invitation to us to danything, but a declaration of what God has done; not demand, but an offer.And that brings us face to face with Jesus himself: a Jesuwho made astonishing claims about himself. C S Lew
said that Jesus left us only three options. Either he was madutterly insane.
Or he was bada cynical liar.
Or else Jesus was who he claimed to be- Goincarnate.
The Bible and its message that declares Gods love fomankind has been debated throughout history and it hawithstood the test of time. As we approach Christmas lethe wonder of the season fill our hearts with gratitude foGods very best gift given to us in Jesus Christ.
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Little Hands
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An Introduction
Little Hands is a new section we would like to
introduce which is very close to our hearts. A section
dedicated to all our talented little angels. Matthew
5:14-16 says You are the light of the world. A city set
on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp
and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it giveslight to all in the house. In the same way, let your light
shine before others, so that they may see your good
works and give glory to your Father who is in
heaven. Let us take this opportunity to show our
talents for our Creators glory. You can use this section
to publish your own short passages, short stories, hand
drawn drawings or paintings, travelogues, experience,
etc. We can include your personal achievements in this
section to glorify our Lord.
As part of this section well be publishing quizzes orpuzzles on a monthly basis. All winners (giving
maximum correct answers) and the correct answers
will be published in the following month.
All articles will be reviewed by the Vicar but no
changes will be made to the document. Well try to
publish your creation in its original form (hand
writing) if technically possible. All entries can be
f o r w a r d e d t o t h e W e b m a s t e r b y e m a i l
([email protected]) or by hand to your
Sunday School teacher. It will be much appreciated ifyou could kindly send the material by 20th of the each
month to be published in the following months Parish
Messenger. We request full support from the parents in
this regard. Praise the Lord.
Signing off yourWebmaster
Quiz No. 001
1. What was the name of Jesus mother?
2. What was the name of the garden where Adam
and Eve lived?
3. With what food did Jesus feed 5,000 people?
4. What method did the Romans use to kill Jesus?
5. From which part of Adams body did God creat
Eve?
6. Who, when accused of being with Jesus, lie
and said that he did not know him, three times?
7. Which creature tricked Eve into eating of th
forbidden fruit?
8. At Christs crucifixion what did the soldier
place on his head?
9. What is the first line of the Lords Prayer?
10. What relationship was Ruth to Naomi?
P l e a s e e m a i l y o u r a n s w e r s t
[email protected]. Please do so with you
parents permission.
(The winners and the answers will be published in th
following months newsletter)
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F r more information, please contact
Rev Mothy Varkey
(Vicar)
Mob: 0426 283 829
Landline: 08 6161 6797
email:
Mr Christy Tom
(Secretary)
Mob: 0431 479 134
email:
Webmaster
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