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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,
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