Announcements Sunday March 27 2021 Palm Sunday Hosanna

Announcements Sunday, March 27, 2021 Palm Sunday (Hosanna)

I would like to extend a warm welcome to all our parishioners, who preferred worship with us on this blessed Sunday morning. Also, I would like to welcome and thank all the family members and friends who are watching this service through the You. Tube channel of our church.

• On behalf of the parish, I would like to thank our vicar, Rev. Sajit Thomas John, for officiating the Holy Qurbana, and sharing from the Word of God. Thanks • Special thanks to all those who assisted in today’s service which includes the Malayalam Choir, those who assisted in the pulpit, scripture reading, ushering, and also to the members of the audio/visual team who made this live telecasting possible. • On behalf of the parish, I would like to express our warm wishes to all those who are celebrating their birthdays/wedding anniversaries during these days. We wish them a very happy birthday/anniversary. May the Good Lord continually bless them in the new year.

Corporate General Body Meeting Notice is hereby given that a Corporate General Body Meeting of The Long Island Mar Thoma Church, 2350 Merrick Avenue, Merrick, NY 11566 will be held on Sunday, March 28 th, 2021 at 2: 30 PM after the Holy Communion Service via ZOOM platform to transact the following agenda. AGENDA 1. Vicar Arrival/Send Off

Please use the following ZOOM link and password for this meeting. Dial in number: +1(929 -205 -6099) ID: 584 -797 -5731# Passcode: 2350 https: //us 02 web. zoom. us/j/5847975731? pwd=c 3 o 0 TXQx. Zkp. FYTZra 0 hn. MUU 3 a. Wpxdz 09 You also could sign in through our church website’s link called - Join ZOOM Meeting. Please attend the meeting prayerfully. By Order, Zachariah Varghese Secretary

North East Region Sunday School Lenten Offertory NERSS is collecting a Lenten Offertory from all Sunday School students that will be used to help alleviate medical treatment costs for sick children in India. We are asking that each Sunday School student donate $5 as part of their Lenten offertory to this cause. " Kindly contribute to this great cause through Venmo handle @Marybeth-Babu (Marybeth Babu - Treasurer's account) or through the check addressed to "LIMTC Sunday School" and give it to any of the SS Office bearers or respective teachers by March 31 st. Blessings, Namitha M. Joshua NERSS Secretary

Passion Week Service Schedule • Sandhya Namaskaram will be conducted from Monday, March 29 th to Wednesday, March 31 st at 7: 00 PM. • Maundy Thursday: (April 1 st) Holy Communion Service will be held in Malayalam at 7: 00 PM. • Good Friday: (April 2 nd) Services in Malayalam will be held at 9: 00 AM. • In addition to the services at 9: 00 AM in Malayalam, there will be an English Good Friday Service in the evening at 7: 00 PM. • Easter Service: Next Sunday, April 4 th, The Easter Sunday, we will be having two Holy Communion Services in Malayalam and English. The Easter Holy Communion Service in Malayalam, will be held at 7: 00 AM. The Easter Holy Communion Service in English will be held at 10: 00 AM. • Online Registration for the Malayalam and English Easter Services will be started on Monday, March 29 th, at 10: 00 AM.

Pulpit Assistance • The vicar and the members of the parish express their sincere gratitude to the area representative, Mrs Alamma Jacob and the members of prayer group F for their assistance at the pulpit, and other arrangements during the month of March 2021. • During the month of April 2021, pulpit assistance and other arrangements are assigned to the area representative, Mr. Yohannan Jacob of Prayer Group G

Note From The Trustees • During the time of Passion Week, we used to collect the contributions for Self. Denial and Receesa every year. • An envelope will be sent later to each family in order to collect the contributions for Self-Denial, Receesa, and Diocesan Sunday. • Please hand over the above mentioned contributions to the trustees, or to the area representatives at the earliest. • On behalf of the parish, we would like to sincerely thank all the parish members for your time, effort, and monetary donations to the church.

There is no social hour. Please do not assemble in the church, as well as in the main lobby, as we are strictly abiding by the COVID-19 protocols.

“The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; he is their refuge in the time of trouble. The Lord helps them and rescues them; he rescues them from the wicked, and saves them, because they take refuge in him. ” Closing Psalms 37: 39 -40 (NRSV) God in highest heaven, how humbly you enter our world to reign, in Christ Jesus on dusty road, riding a donkey. Help us to pave the way for your eternal realm with our prayer and praise, with our service and love, until the very stones cry out at the coming of your new creation; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.