Prayer Meeting on Sat., October 29th CANCELLED

Please note that the Prayer Meeting for tomorrow has been cancelled.

Sunday School Field Trip (Pre-School to 5th Grade) - Sat., October 29th

The Sunday School Field Trip for grades Pre-school to 5th grade will be held at Adventure City Amusement Park in Anaheim.  Please contact Mrs. Reni Mathew, to sign up your children or if you have any questions.  The cost is $19/person which includes lunch.  All our students should participate and enjoy the fun and activities. 

Date: Saturday, October 29th
Time: 11am - 4pm
Address: 1238 South Beach Blvd
(between Ball and Cerritos)
Anaheim, California
in the Hobby City Complex

Sunday School Diocesan Level Competitions - October 16th

This year's Sunday School Level Competitions will be held on Sunday, October 16th.  The categories for the event are Bible Quiz, Essay Writing, Story Writing, Poetry Writing and Drawing.  Please see the Sunday School page for the guidelines and the different groups for your child.  Contact Dr. Nebu John right away if you wish to have your child participate in any of the events.

Schedule
9:15am - 9:45am:  Drawing (Groups 1-6); Story Writing (Group 6); Poetry Writing (Group 7); Essay Writing (Group 7)
12pm - 12:30pm:  Bible Quiz (Groups 2-7)
12:40pm - 1:10pm:  Essay Writing (Groups 4-6); Poetry Writing (Group 4)
1:15pm - 1:45pm:  Story Writing (Groups 4-5); Poetry Writing (Group 6)

Sunday School General Assembly

A General Assembly for Sunday School has been scheduled for Sunday, October 9th after the Holy Qurbana.  Dr. Nebu John, Principal, has mentioned that this will be a time for all the students and parents to get together and be able to share some of the items they are learning.  There will be some presentations by some of the classes to begin the new year.  Please mark your calendar and don't miss out.

Devotional Thoughts for October 2nd (Mark 2:23-28)

In today’s reading we come across with the allegation from the Pharisees and Sadducees that our Lord’s blessed Apostles did not honor the Sabbath. The reason for the allegation is well known to each and every one of us. As and when Lord Jesus and the Apostles were going through the corn fields on a Sabbath day, the, Apostles began to pluck the ears of corn. According to Pharisees, the same action was a good proof to argue that the Disciples did not honor the Mosaic Law. We have evaluated many of the interpretations of the incident from different corners in the past. So let us leave them as it is and concentrate on the last verse of today’s reading.

Church Picnic - Sat., Sept 24th 10am-4pm in Cerritos

This year's Church  Picnic will be held at Frontier Park in Cerritos  on Saturday, September 24th from 10am to 4pm.  All our families are requested  to attend and participate in the activities.  There will be events for  all ages so don't miss out.
If you wish to  volunteer to help with activities, please contact Mr. Jijo Koshy,  Coordinator. 

Frontier Park (click here for directions)
16910 Maria Ave.,
Cerritos, CA90703

1 Year Anniversary of Church Inauguration

Rev. Fr. Philip Zachariah of Long Island, New York, gives Sermon on the first year anniversary after inauguration of our new church. Festivities included a potluck luncheon and a Harvest Auction. Special thanks to all that participated, brought items and donated at the auction.

1st Year Anniversary of Church Inauguration - Sept 3rd & 4th

This weekend will be the one year anniversary for our church inauguration.  A church convention and special events have been planned for the weekend.  A Harvest Auction is being planned after the Holy Qurbana on Sunday so all members are requested to participate by bringing some items.  Please make every effort to attend and participate in all the activities.

Saturday, September 3rd
Evening Prayer -  5:30pm
Convention Speech - 6pm

Sunday, September 4th
Morning Prayer - 9am
Holy Qurbana (Rev. Fr. Cherian) - 9:45am
Lunch - 12:30pm
Auction - 12:40pm

Shunoyo (Dormition of the Theotokos) - August 15th

The Theotokos had now reached an advanced age. Her fervent and unceasing desire was to leave the body and be with her beloved Son and God. The Mother of God did not fear death, nor did she seek to avoid it. She knew that death had already been overcome by her Son and God. At that time she still lived in the house of John the Evangelist on Mount Sion. She often went from there to the Mount of Olives to offer fervent prayers. As she was thus praying on the Mount of Olives that the Lord quickly take her to heaven, there appeared before her the archangel Gabriel and disclosed to the Theotokos the following: “Thus says your Son: The days are approaching when I will take My Mother unto Me”. Thus the Virgin heard those much longed for words which she received with gladness.

15 Day Sunoyo Fast - August 1 to 15

The Fast before the Migration of Virgin Mary the Mother of God

This is one of the traditional fasts observed in all the Eastern Churches. A feast in commemoration of the Mother of God was celebrated in the East as early as fourth century. Later this was identified as the migration of the blessed Virgin and it came to be called the feast of Sunoyo (Migration) of the Mother of God. This fast starts from the first day of August and ends with the Sunoyo feast on the fifteenth day. This is the time for the faithful to prepare themselves for their death because the death of the Mother of God is a desirable and exemplary death for all.