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Vicar’s Message

 

Dearly Beloved in Christ,

        We live in a time of fear, anxiety, stress and threats from different illness. People would say there is no solution; all are unavoidable circumstances and are just a part of life. However, remember that the Bible always gives us hope of possibilities. We need the Divine power to overcome all kind of challenges in our life. To experience the Divine power, we need to strengthen our relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ. We should have the faith in God’s love and nothing is impossible by Him. Prayer and meditation of the word of God help us to have the relationship with our God Almighty. Everyday spend some time with your friend Lord Jesus and it makes difference in our life. There is a famous quote, “less prayer less power, more prayer more power and no prayer no power".  Prayer always helps us to be confident, courageous, faithful and sincere in our life. "Those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, and they shall walk and not faint. (Isaiah: 40:31). Remember that God is bigger than the world He created. In Luke: 18:1-8, Jesus tells the parable of the importunate widow. Jesus took her as an example of persistence and perseverance and told us to be persistent in prayer. Please remember that delays are not denials. God is bigger than our problems. Trust in God's love and care; persist in prayer and in faith.

        Let me thank and congratulate all leaders and members of our Parish organizations who arranged and conducted programs meaningfully in the past month. A special thanks to the team members who put sincere efforts on the “Health Awareness Day celebration of the Parish”. I appreciate for the theme, “Our Health, Our responsibility". Similar to physical exercise for the health of our body, spiritual exercises like meditation, religious practices, listening devotional music etc. are equally important to our mental health. A balanced condition of the mind and body can only gives the fullness of health. A disturbed mind never helps the body to keep good health.

        As we know, the coming months are very important to our parish. Many programs like Edavaka Mission Convention, VBS, Sunday School Competition, Choir fest; Summerfest, etc. are in our doorsteps. Let us join in hands to make the summer holiday programs a success. Let us involve actively with a prayerful cooperation and should take sincere efforts on every events. I request nobody should abstain from any programs. Let us show our unity in Christ thus glorify his mighty name. 

        We plan to arrange our Edavaka Mission Convention from July 17th to 19th. I pray that all Gospel messages will help us to examine ourselves, confess our sins and rededicate ourselves to fulfill the will of God through our life. The Ganamela is another event in the month of July (25th of July). Everyone knows the purpose behind this event. I sincerly request the full co-operation of all members in ticket sale and in all arrangements. Regional Choir Festival will be celebrated on August 1st in Toronto , Canada and please pray for the blessings. Seattle is the Venue for the year’s National Youth Conference that will be held from July 23rd to 26th. Please remember in prayer. The Mar Thoma Family Conference and Clergy Conference will be held from July 2nd to 7th in Houston, Texas . Let us pray that both conferences should be blessings to everyone. Please remember that I am also attending these conferences and I will be out of station during these days. This year Parish VBS will be conducted from July 15th to 18th. I encourage all Children to attend regularly and parents should kindly take the initiative to bring Children to the VBS.  Dear Youth Fellowship and Yuvajana Sakhyam Members, please give needful help and prayerful support to the Sunday School Team for the success and blessings of this year VBS. In the coming weeks, different competitions for the Sunday School Children are scheduled. Please encourage your children to participate.

       As per the decision of the General Body, we are planning to publish a Photo Directory of the Parish and your full co-operation is expected.  Those who are planning to go for holidays, please contact the coordinating committee of the Parish directory of your availability before your departure. May God bless you all and guide you in every moment with His holy spirit.

With prayers,

Yours in His service Sabuachen.

Email: sabuachenmylapra@yahoo.com

Cell: (630) 802-2766 Home: (630) 268-1441

 

 

 

Lectionary

Verses for the month of July

Date

Title

Verses

July 03

St. Thomas Day

Isa.52:7-15 1 Thes.1:2-9 2 Tim.3:10-17 St.John.20:24-29

July 05

Stewardship: Resource Management and Accountability

2 King.12:1-16 Acts.5:1-11 Phil. 4:10-20 St.Luke. 19:11-27 Exo.39:32-43 2 Cor.8:1-9

July 12

Theological Education Sunday

Amos.7:10-17 1 Timo.4:6-16 Eph.4:7-13 St.Mark.6:30-44 Jere.1:4-10 Titus.2:1-8

July 19

Ordained Ministry: “Divine Calling and Election”

Eze.33:1-9 1 Pet.5:1-11 2 Timo.4:1-8 St.John. 21:15-19 Jer. 1:1-10 Gal.1:11-24

July 25

St. James the Apostle’s Day

St. James the Apostle’s Day

July 26

Baptism and Conversion in a pluralistic Society

2 King.5:1-19 Acts.10:34-48 1 Pet.2:1-10 St.John.3:1-8 Ps.51 1 Cor.9:10-23

 

Note:  First Lesson (Old Testament),

            Second Lesson (New Testament)

            Gospel Reading (Mathew, Mark, Luke, John-read by Achen)

            Epistle Reading (from Acts onward as listed as letters-read by Deacon)