The Marthoma Syrian Church,Primrose Road, Bangalore is hosting the Diocesan Youth Conference from May 13th-16th at the Ecumenical Christian Centre, White Field, Bangalore.
Do remember the conference in your prayers .
For more details contact Arjun Jacob O {+91 9844833305}.
Would be in touch for more correspondence...
Yours in His service.....
Arjun Jacob O
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Tuesday, 27 April 2010
Monday, 12 April 2010
A beautiful hymn
Jesus bids us shine
With a pure, clear light,
Like a little candle
Burning in the night.
In this world of darkness
So let us shine—
You in your small corner,
And I in mine.
Jesus bids us shine,
First of all for Him;
Well He sees and knows it,
If our light grows dim.
He looks down from Heaven
To see us shine—
You in your small corner,
And I in mine.
Jesus bids us shine,
Then, for all around;
Many kinds of darkness
In the world are found—
Sin and want and sorrow;
So we must shine—
You in your small corner,
And I in mine.
Susan B. Warner
Wednesday, 17 February 2010
Maramon Convention 2010
Hey folks!
The Maramon Convention, a great gathering unique to the Mar Thoma Church is being held 14-21 February 2010) at Maramon, near Kozhencherry, Kerala, India. The week long gathering held in a tent situated on a riverbed is in it's 115th year. Attending at least once in a life time will give you something worth remembering, besides the working of the Holy Spirit in you, if you prepare yourself and hear the messages!
There are stalls run by different insitutions of the Mar Thoma Church which present it's activities to those who stop by. Also there are mission stalls, book stalls, food stalls, you name it all!
Maramon convention songs, a new collection of Malayalam hymns each year, is also very popular across Christian denominations. The songs are selected and sung by the Mar Thoma Church's Department of Sacred Music and Communication (DSMC) and it's choir, respectively.
The North America, UK and Europe Diocese has introduced webcasts and video downloads of each session at www.mtconvention.com
Also available are DVDs and audio CDs of each day's messages.
The most important aspect is the sharing of the word. Usually guest speakers from all around the world are invited to speak to God's people. This year 's main speakers are Bishops of the Mar Thoma Church and Reverend Canon Tim Dakin, (General Secretary, CMS, since 2000), Bishop Dr. Robert M Solomon, (Methodist Church, Singapore), Rev. Martin Alphons (USA) and Rev. Vinod Victor, (Trivandrum, Kerala, India).
The morning session (10-12:30 am) begins with half an hour of singing, followed by announcements. Then a Bishop leads the intercessory prayer. Anyone can give their prayer requests, (be it any thing) for intercession at the Mar Thoma Evangelistic Association Stall. It is this very organisation that organises the Maramon Convention. The convention prays together after the requests are presented, led by the bishop.This, then, is followed by the sharing of the word.
The afternoon session follows a similar format, beginning at 2pm and ending at 4 pm (no intercessory prayer this session). The night's session starts with singing at 6:30 and ends at 8 pm. as the tradition goes, women are not allowed to stay or be around the riverbed after 6.30pm!
The convention is also a place where people meet year after year, get together, catch up and socialise. But mainly, it is the heritage of every Mar Thomite and it could be called one of the spiritual pillars which holds the church together. It also gives the church direction and renews its faith and dedication to share the love of our Lord.
This year's theme is LIVING THE GOSPEL.
Have you attended the Maramon Convention? The Bangalore Centre is popping in with a delegation of 25 on Saturday (says a birdie!). It would be great if any of you can share your experience at the convention, below as a comment. It's your space! Let's hear!
Keep this year's Maramon convention in prayer. Let's take this week as a time for renewing and re-examining our lives:
Jesus died and rose again for you. Are you living the gospel?
The Maramon Convention, a great gathering unique to the Mar Thoma Church is being held 14-21 February 2010) at Maramon, near Kozhencherry, Kerala, India. The week long gathering held in a tent situated on a riverbed is in it's 115th year. Attending at least once in a life time will give you something worth remembering, besides the working of the Holy Spirit in you, if you prepare yourself and hear the messages!
There are stalls run by different insitutions of the Mar Thoma Church which present it's activities to those who stop by. Also there are mission stalls, book stalls, food stalls, you name it all!
Maramon convention songs, a new collection of Malayalam hymns each year, is also very popular across Christian denominations. The songs are selected and sung by the Mar Thoma Church's Department of Sacred Music and Communication (DSMC) and it's choir, respectively.
The North America, UK and Europe Diocese has introduced webcasts and video downloads of each session at www.mtconvention.com
Also available are DVDs and audio CDs of each day's messages.
The most important aspect is the sharing of the word. Usually guest speakers from all around the world are invited to speak to God's people. This year 's main speakers are Bishops of the Mar Thoma Church and Reverend Canon Tim Dakin, (General Secretary, CMS, since 2000), Bishop Dr. Robert M Solomon, (Methodist Church, Singapore), Rev. Martin Alphons (USA) and Rev. Vinod Victor, (Trivandrum, Kerala, India).
The morning session (10-12:30 am) begins with half an hour of singing, followed by announcements. Then a Bishop leads the intercessory prayer. Anyone can give their prayer requests, (be it any thing) for intercession at the Mar Thoma Evangelistic Association Stall. It is this very organisation that organises the Maramon Convention. The convention prays together after the requests are presented, led by the bishop.This, then, is followed by the sharing of the word.
The afternoon session follows a similar format, beginning at 2pm and ending at 4 pm (no intercessory prayer this session). The night's session starts with singing at 6:30 and ends at 8 pm. as the tradition goes, women are not allowed to stay or be around the riverbed after 6.30pm!
The convention is also a place where people meet year after year, get together, catch up and socialise. But mainly, it is the heritage of every Mar Thomite and it could be called one of the spiritual pillars which holds the church together. It also gives the church direction and renews its faith and dedication to share the love of our Lord.
This year's theme is LIVING THE GOSPEL.
Have you attended the Maramon Convention? The Bangalore Centre is popping in with a delegation of 25 on Saturday (says a birdie!). It would be great if any of you can share your experience at the convention, below as a comment. It's your space! Let's hear!
Keep this year's Maramon convention in prayer. Let's take this week as a time for renewing and re-examining our lives:
Jesus died and rose again for you. Are you living the gospel?
Wednesday, 30 December 2009
Yuvajana Sakhyam Registration!
Dear All,
Greetings in the matchless name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Forwarded is the annual registration renewal form for youth league
membership. Please take a hard copy of this and forward it to all the
Churches of your center. The date for registration is before 1st March
2010. Only members of a Sakha that have received the Registration
certificate and whose name appear in the list submitted to the Kendra
in accordance to 13(b) clause, are eligible to be elected as principal
office bearers, committee members, be a candidate for election, to
propose or second, at the Sakha, regional, Diocesan and Kendra levels
and also to participate in Sakha, Regional, Diocesan and Kendra level
competitions. Looking forward for your active support for promoting
maximum registration.
Thanks and regards,
To VIEW the FORM, CLICK HERE
Prince.
Greetings in the matchless name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Forwarded is the annual registration renewal form for youth league
membership. Please take a hard copy of this and forward it to all the
Churches of your center. The date for registration is before 1st March
2010. Only members of a Sakha that have received the Registration
certificate and whose name appear in the list submitted to the Kendra
in accordance to 13(b) clause, are eligible to be elected as principal
office bearers, committee members, be a candidate for election, to
propose or second, at the Sakha, regional, Diocesan and Kendra levels
and also to participate in Sakha, Regional, Diocesan and Kendra level
competitions. Looking forward for your active support for promoting
maximum registration.
Thanks and regards,
To VIEW the FORM, CLICK HERE
Prince.
Kalamela 2010 Announcements
MAR THOMA YUVAJANA SAKHYAM
CHENNAI – BANGALORE DIOCESE
Mar Thoma Bhavan, No 77 6th Avenue, Harrington Road, Chetpet, Chennai – 600031
Dear Centre President and Secretary,
Greetings to you from the Mar Thoma Yuvajana Sakhyam, Chennai – Bangalore Diocese. We’d like to inform you that the 4th Diocesan Kalamela is planned to be at Hyderabad on the 09th of Jan, 2010.
The first and second place winners of all the competitions held at the respective Centre Kalamelas will qualify to participate in the Diocesan Kalamela. We request you to provide the list of participants who qualify for this kalamela, from your respective centres.
The day is planned to begin with registration of participants for various events at 8am, and end with prize distribution by 7pm. The details of the events and the rules and guidelines for the various events are attached to this notice. The winner and runners-up of all the events held during the Diocesan Kalamela will go on represent the Diocese in the Kendram Kalamela to be held in the month of 16th January, 2010, in Kerala.
Yours Sincerely,
For the Diocesan Yuvajana Sakhyam
Prince John
Secretary
Ph: 09445079805
Date: 22-Dec-2009New year with some basic Christianity
For the next 60 seconds, set aside whatever you're doing and take this opportunity! Let's see if satan can stop this.
THE (SCIENTIFIC) DEATH OF JESUS
At the age of 33, Jesus was condemned to the death penalty.
At the time crucifixion was the "worst" death. Only the worst criminals condemned to be crucified. Yet it was even more dreadful for Jesus, unlike other criminals condemned to death by crucifixion Jesus was to be nailed to the cross by His hands and feet.
Each nail was 6 to 8 inches long.
The nails were driven into His wrist. Not into His palms as is commonly portrayed. There's a tendon in the wrist that extends to the shoulder. The Roman guards knew that when the nails were being hammered into the wrist that tendon would tear and break, forcing Jesus to use His back muscles to support himself so that He could breath.
Both of His feet were nailed together. Thus He was forced to support Himself on the single nail that impaled His feet to the cross. Jesus could not support himself with His legs because of the pain so He was forced to alternate between arching His back then using his legs just to continue to breath. Imagine the struggle, the pain, the suffering, the courage.
Jesus endured this reality for over 3 hours.
Yes, over 3 hours! Can you imagine this kind of suffering? A few minutes before He died, Jesus stopped bleeding.
He was simply pouring water from his wounds.
From common images we see wounds to His hands and feet and even the spear wound to His side. But do we realize His wounds were actually made in his body. A hammer driving large nails through the wrist, the feet overlapped and an even large nail hammered through the arches, then a Roman guard piercing His side with a spear. But before the nails and the spear Jesus was whipped and beaten. The whipping was so severe that it tore the flesh from His body. The beating so horrific that His face was torn and his beard wripped from His face. The crown of thorns cut deeply into His scalp. Most men would not have survived this torture.
He had no more blood to bleed out, only water poured from His wounds.
The human adult body contains about 3.5 litres (just less than a gallon) of blood.
Jesus poured all 3.5 litres of his blood; He had three nails hammered into his members; a crown of thorns on his head and, beyond that, a Roman soldier who stabbed a spear into his chest.
All these without mentioning the humiliation He passed after carrying his own cross for almost 2 kilometres, while the crowd spat in his face and threw stones (the cross was almost 30 kg of weight, only for its higher part, where his hands were nailed).
Jesus had to endure this experience, so that you can have free access to God.
So that your sins could be "washed" away. All of them, with no exception! Don't ignore this situation. JESUS CHRIST DIED FOR YOU! For you, who now read this e-mail. Do not believe that He only died for others (those who go to church or for pastors, bishops, etc).
He died for you! It is easy to pass jokes or foolish photos by e-mail, but when it comes to God, sometimes you feel ashamed to forward to others because you are worried of what they may think about you.
Accept the reality, the truth that JESUS IS THE ONLY SALVATION FOR THE WORLD.
God has plans for you, show all your friends what He experienced to save you. Now think about this! May God bless your life!
60 seconds with God...
May you stay the Lord's this whole year, living each day for Him.
Happy New year everyone!
Mar Thoma Yuvajana Sakhyam, Chennai-Bangalore Diocese
THE (SCIENTIFIC) DEATH OF JESUS
At the age of 33, Jesus was condemned to the death penalty.
At the time crucifixion was the "worst" death. Only the worst criminals condemned to be crucified. Yet it was even more dreadful for Jesus, unlike other criminals condemned to death by crucifixion Jesus was to be nailed to the cross by His hands and feet.
Each nail was 6 to 8 inches long.
The nails were driven into His wrist. Not into His palms as is commonly portrayed. There's a tendon in the wrist that extends to the shoulder. The Roman guards knew that when the nails were being hammered into the wrist that tendon would tear and break, forcing Jesus to use His back muscles to support himself so that He could breath.
Both of His feet were nailed together. Thus He was forced to support Himself on the single nail that impaled His feet to the cross. Jesus could not support himself with His legs because of the pain so He was forced to alternate between arching His back then using his legs just to continue to breath. Imagine the struggle, the pain, the suffering, the courage.
Jesus endured this reality for over 3 hours.
Yes, over 3 hours! Can you imagine this kind of suffering? A few minutes before He died, Jesus stopped bleeding.
He was simply pouring water from his wounds.
From common images we see wounds to His hands and feet and even the spear wound to His side. But do we realize His wounds were actually made in his body. A hammer driving large nails through the wrist, the feet overlapped and an even large nail hammered through the arches, then a Roman guard piercing His side with a spear. But before the nails and the spear Jesus was whipped and beaten. The whipping was so severe that it tore the flesh from His body. The beating so horrific that His face was torn and his beard wripped from His face. The crown of thorns cut deeply into His scalp. Most men would not have survived this torture.
He had no more blood to bleed out, only water poured from His wounds.
The human adult body contains about 3.5 litres (just less than a gallon) of blood.
Jesus poured all 3.5 litres of his blood; He had three nails hammered into his members; a crown of thorns on his head and, beyond that, a Roman soldier who stabbed a spear into his chest.
All these without mentioning the humiliation He passed after carrying his own cross for almost 2 kilometres, while the crowd spat in his face and threw stones (the cross was almost 30 kg of weight, only for its higher part, where his hands were nailed).
Jesus had to endure this experience, so that you can have free access to God.
So that your sins could be "washed" away. All of them, with no exception! Don't ignore this situation. JESUS CHRIST DIED FOR YOU! For you, who now read this e-mail. Do not believe that He only died for others (those who go to church or for pastors, bishops, etc).
He died for you! It is easy to pass jokes or foolish photos by e-mail, but when it comes to God, sometimes you feel ashamed to forward to others because you are worried of what they may think about you.
Accept the reality, the truth that JESUS IS THE ONLY SALVATION FOR THE WORLD.
God has plans for you, show all your friends what He experienced to save you. Now think about this! May God bless your life!
60 seconds with God...
May you stay the Lord's this whole year, living each day for Him.
Happy New year everyone!
Mar Thoma Yuvajana Sakhyam, Chennai-Bangalore Diocese
Wednesday, 23 December 2009
Christmas and the lamb
Did Abraham himself not say God would provide a Lamb... to take instead the punishment that should belong to man. And so to humble shepherds was, His Glory first revealed. And with His birth, a covenant made long ago was sealed....
Stolen from the facebook status of Binu Oommen (permission pending, but we believe he wouldn't mind!)
Binu Oommen, often lovingly and otherwise known as Binchach, hails from the Bangalore East Mar Thoma Church. He plays the guitar and sings beautifully, besides 'joking nice jokes'.
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