Edition 57 / July 2013

PA RISH M ESSENGER
The Mar Thoma Parish Perth

CHRISTIAN STEWARDSHIP
It is more blessed to give than to receive (Acts 20:35b)

MESSAGE FROM OUR VICAR

Rights and Gifts

Lord, I have fallen again- a human clod! Selsh I was, heedless to offend; Stood on my rights. Thy own child would not send Away he shreds of nothing for the whole God Wretched, to thee who savest, now I bend; Give me the power to let my rag-rights go In the great wind that from thy gulf doth blow. him to appear before the high court to reclaim what had never been his. Once we understand that over against God we have no right to ownership, only stewardship, we can stop our jealous protection of our rag-tags rights. No longer will my marriage be a grim 50-50 contact/contract that I guard with care; no Under the law of the any land, people have longer will my neighbours barking dog send have rights. They have the right to hold me to the police. My wife or husband or property, to be rewarded for labor, to appeal neighbor has been loaned to me for my to the court of justice. God gives no rights. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are his gifts, privileges loaned us a day. God retains ownership. If we have rights at all, we have but the right to give them in service to others. care. I become an advocate for community and world justice, not to defend my rights of the poor and voiceless. Only as we have this turnabout will life be relaxing enough for us to have joy and peace.

May our good God When Job was stripped of all his wealth he bless you all, said, The Lord gave, and the Lord taken Wi t h p r a y e r f u l away; blessed be the name of the regards, Lord (Job 1: 21). He was afrming that Mothy Achen before God he had never had a right to his wealth. It had been a gift, a trust. Now it was gone. It would have been absurd for
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CHURCH SERVICE & AREA ACOLYTES

Date 07 Jul 2013 (Malayalam) 14 Jul 2013 (English) 21 Jul 2013 (Malayalam) 28 Jul 2013 (English) 04 Aug 2013 (Malayalam) 11 Aug 2013 (English) 18 Aug 2013 (Malayalam) 25 Aug 2013 (English) Theme Tithe Offering SundayStewardship of Finance Priests: Stewards of the Divine Ministry Kingdom of God - the Mystery Luxury and extravagance:Hindrance to the Kingdom of God Mission Sunday - The Church that has to Introduce Jesus The Gifts of the Holy Spirit Reformation Day: The Authority of the Word of God Fruit of the Spirit 1st Lesson Genesis 14:14-24 Leviticus 8:1-14 2Kings 4:1-7 Amos 4:1-9 Isaiah 55:1-13 Joel 2:29-32 Exodus 20:1-17 Genesis 33:1-17 2nd Lesson Acts of the Apostles 5:1-15 1Peter 5:1-11 Revelation 2:8-11 James 2:1-13 Acts of the Apostles 16:19-34 1 John 2:7-17 Revelation 1:1-9 2 Peter 1:3-10 Epistle Acts of the Apostles 20:27-35 1 Corinthians 4:1-5 Hebrews 3:1-6 1Timothy 6:17-22 Acts of the Apostles 26:24-29 1 Corinthians 12:1-12 2 Timothy 3:14-17 Galatians 5:16-24 Prayer Group Joondalup & North of River

Canning Vale

Willetton

Murdoch

Fremantle

Joondalup & North of River

Canning Vale

Willetton

Sedra: PromeonSedra are sets t o g e t h e r in E a s t e r n li o f p r a y e r s fo u n d turgy. Pro means pre meon fa c e a n d is a n in t r o d u prayer to the Sedra ctory a n d is n o r t o t h e t r iu m a ll y p r a is ne God. T e h e S e d r a is s p e c ia l p r ayers com a set of po order. Th e r e a r e a lt s e d in a p a r t ic u la r e rn and Sedra p r a y e r s in a t e s e t s o f P r o m e o n o u r li t u r g y.

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NEWS FROM YOUR PARISH MINISTRIES

YOUTH FELLOWSHIP Youth Fellowship meets third Saturdays of every month at 03:00pm at the residence of a parish member. Encourage all youngsters of our parish to participate in the activities of the Youth Fellowship. For further details, please contact Mr Vitty Jacob (youth@perthmarthoma.org.au). SUNDAY SCHOOL Regular Sunday School on all Sundays before the Holy Communion Service. Contact: Mr Ninan Thomas or Mrs Babbin Mathews for further details (sunday-school@perthmarthoma.org.au). EDAVAKA MISSION Edavaka Mission meets at the residence of a parish member every month. For further details, please contact Mr Solomon Jacob.

PARISH CHOIR Parish Choir meets for practice every Sunday after the Holy Communion Service at Murdoch Worship Centre. For further details please contact Mr. Ginsu Ninan (choir@perthmarthoma.org.au). SENIOR CITIZENS FELLOWSHIP Senior Citizens Fellowship meets fourth Saturdays of every month at 12:00pm at the residence of a parish member. For further details, please contact Mr Retnarajan. SEVIKA SANGHAM Sevika Sangham meets once every two month at the residence of a parish member. Encourage all women in our parish to participate in the activities of the Sevika Sangham. For further details, please contact Mrs Mary John (sevika@perthmarthoma.org.au).

FOR YOUR PRAYER

Pray for our Parish, Vicar and the members; Pray for all our Parish Organisations and for all their activities; Pray for our Sunday School kids and teachers; Pray for this nation and its government; Pray for world peace and for all war torn countries; and Pray for the youth of our parish for them to have a blessed and God fearing future.

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AREA PRAYER GROUP MEETINGS

Area Prayer Group Canning Vale Fremantle Joondalup Murdoch North of River Willetton Date & Time 07th July, 6:00PM TBA TBA TBA TBA 13th July, 6:00PM Venue (residence of) Mr Anish TBA TBA TBA TBA Mr Solomon Jacob Representative Contact Vicar Mr Anish Varghese Mr Binu Jacob Mr Shaji Mathews Mr Joji Varghese Mr Benny K David

BIRTHDAY AND WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

BIRTHDAYS JULY 2013
Mary Sara Raja (4 July) Irene Mariam Roy (6 July) Solomon Jacob (8 July) Christina Mathew (13 July) Marine Thomas (17 july) Amol Mathew (17 July) Abigail Ann Cherian (18 July) Nidhi Mathew (19 July) Joanna D Rajesh (23 July) Sujin Jacob Solomon (27 July) Mercy Koshy (28 July)
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 ANNIVERSARY!!

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY JULY 2013

Philip Mathew & Susan Philip (2 July) Dr C J John & Mary John (18 July) Shiju Mathews & Reny Elizabeth Mathews (21 July) Soney Titus & Beena Sony (24 July) Bibu C Thomas & Renu Bibu Thomas (26 July) Verghese Jacob (Joji) & Elezabeth Reeny Jacob ( July)

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EVENTS - JULY 2013

WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Malayalam Service Holy Communion Service every rst and third Sundays at 09.30 am. English Service Holy Communion Service every second and fourth Sundays at 09.30 am and Divine Worship Service on other Sundays at 09.30 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.

NEW ARRIVALS

Our Parish members Philin Philip & Jinuare blessed with a baby Jesiah Philin Philip on June 5th 2013, 8:47pm weighing 4.680Kg. Please uphold the family in your prayers. The Parish congratulate them with the new arrival and pray that God Almighty will bless the family abundantly.

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LITTLE HANDS
QUIZ NO. 0008
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. What were the religious leaders called who continually tried to trap Jesus with their questions? What miracle did Jesus do for Lazarus? On which mountain were the Israelites given the Ten Commandments? Who was Solomons father? What job did Jesus earthly father, Joseph, do? How did Judas betray Christ? Solomon judged wisely over the rightful mother of a child, but how did he determine who the child belonged to? 8. Whose father was prepared to sacrice him on an altar? 9. At the age of twelve, Jesus was left behind in Jerusalem. Where did his parents nd him? 10. When the disciples saw Jesus walking on water, what did they think he was? Please email your answers to admin@perthmarthoma.org.au. Please do so with your parents permission. (The winners and the answers will be published in the following months newsletter)

Winners of Quiz No. 0007 Shradha Mariam Shibu took the rst place with maximum correct answers. Abel Mathews followed in the second place. Congrats to all who participated.

Answers of Quiz No. 0007 1. Red Sea (Exo 13:18) 2. A r i ch m a n e n t e r i n g t h e Kingdom of God (Matt 19:24) 3. Forty (Josh 5:6) 4. Good fruit (Matt 7:17) 5. Tongue (Jam 3:5) 6. Sarah (Gen 17:15) 7. Rested (Gen 2:1-3) 8. Day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1-4) 9. Bread and wine (Matt 26:26-27) 10. Stones (Matt 4:3)

Inviting articles from our kids for this section. Please note all articles required to be published the following month must reach the Webmaster by email (admin@perthmarthoma.org.au) on or before 20th of the current month. Please restrict your passages to half a page or around 200-250 words.

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A LENS VIEW OF OUR HARVEST DAY 2013

MESSENGER NOTES
Please feel free to drop in your comments and suggestions regarding our Parish Messenger at admin@perthmarthoma.org.au. We are looking for articles to be published in our monthly newsletter. Those who can write articles, poems, drawings (kids) please contact the Webmaster at admin@perthmarthoma.org.au. This is another opportunity to use our God given talents for the Glory of God.

PARISH BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS the Commonwealth bank

BSB 086 136 865 285 498 Account# -

preferred transaction mode is electronic transfer to the Parish account.

For more information, please contact Rev Mothy Varkey (Vicar) Mob: 0426 283 829 Landline: 08 6161 6797 email: vicar@perthmarthoma.org.au Mr Christy Tom (Secretary) Mob: 0431 479 134 email: secretary@perthmarthoma.org.au Webmaster email: admin@perthmarthoma.org.au

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