Great Lent Prayer Book

Please use the below prayer book for Great Lent.

PRAYER BOOK AND SONGS

A Preview of the New Service Book of the Holy Qurbono

Prayer Groups

ST. GEORGE   -  ZONE 1 - A   ST. GREGORIOS -  ZONE 2 – A  ST. MARYS -  ZONE 3 – A
1 Mr. Altamirano, Jamie 1 Mr. Baby Bijin 1 Mr. Abraham, George
2 Mr. Areeckal, Abraham 2 Mr. Baby, Johnson V 2 Mr. Isaac, Paul
3 Mr. Chacko, Kunjumon 3 Mr. Abraham, Chacko 3 Mr. Koshy, Santhosh
4 Mr. George, Paul 4 Dr. George, Bibu 4 Mr. Mathew, Abraham
5 Mr. John, Mathew 5 Mr. George, Saju 5 Mr. Mathew, Roy
6 Mr. Kovoor, Tom 6 Mr. Kuruvilla Sijin 6 Mr. Palal, Peter
7 Mr. Kuriakose, Juby 7 Mr. Mathew, Alexander 7 Mr. Panicker, Shaiju 
8 Mr. Kurien, Gigi 8 Mrs. Aleyamma Mathew 8 Mr. Philip, Thomas
9 Mr. Mathew, Biju 9 Mr. Mathew Dious 9 Mr. Varghese, Thomas
10 Mr. Mathew, Jose 10 Mr. Mathew, Geevarghese 10 Mr. Varkey, Alexander
11 Mr. Mathew, Marcus 11 Mr. Mathew, Pradeesh 11 Mr. Varghese, Abraham
12 Mr. Ninan, Bobby 12 Mr. Mathew Zechariah  12 Mr. Varghese, K.I.
13 Mr. Oonnoonny, Babu 13 Mrs. John, Saramma 13 Mr. Varghese, Mathew
14 Mr. Panatu, Varkey 14 Mr. Kurien, Lalu 14 Mr. Vedikattil, Koshy G.
15 Dr. George, Thomas 15 Mr. Mani Roby 15 Mr. Thampi, Kurian
16 Mrs. Varghese, Annamma 16 Mrs. Thomas, Accamma  16 Mr. Thomas, Alex
17 Mr. Varghese K.C. 17 Mrs. Joseph, Anil 17 Mr. Varghese Shrin
18 Mr. Thomas, Sam     18 Mr. Abraham, Thomas
ST. MATHEWS -  ZONE 1 - B   ST. PAULS -  ZONE  2 – B ST. PETERS – ZONE 3 - B
1 Mr. Baby, Simon 1 Mr. Abraham, Johnson P. 1 Mr. Abraham, Ashley T.
2 Mr. John, Jacob 2 Mr. Abraham, Thomas T.  2 Mr. George, Roy
3 Mr. Mathai, John 3 Mr. Cherian, Jay 3 Mr. Joseph, Alvin
4 Mr. Mathai V. 4 Mr. Eapen, Binoy 4 Mr. Kuruvilla, Sunil
5 Mr. Mathew, Thomas 5 Mr. Edwards, Kirk 5 Mr. Mathew, K.M.
6 Mr. Mathew Varghese 6 Mr. Geevarghese, Saji 6 Mr. Mathew, Roshan
7 Mr. Mathewkutty, P. 7 Mr. George, Mathew K. 7 Mr. Mathew, George 
8 Mrs. Oommen, Elizabeth 8 Mr. George, Jacob K. 8 Mr. Mathews, Sajan
9 Mr. Philip, George 9 Mr. Kurien, Thomas 9 Mr. Nambiar, Vivek
10 Mr. Varghese, Thankachan 10 Mr. Mathew, George 10 Mr. Panicker, Tobin
11 Mrs. Manyamma Varghese 11 Mr. Panicker, Sunil 11 Rev. Fr. Panicker, Yohannan
12 Mr. Varghese, Sodharan T. 12 Mr. Paul, Praveen 12 Mr. Perumana, Bevin
13 Mr. Varghese, Liju 13 Mr. Thomas, Varghese 13 Mr. Pothen, Gee
ST. JOHNS -  ZONE 1 - C  14 Mr. Varghese, John 14 Mr. Samuel, Ginson
15 Mr. Varghese, Winson V. 15 Mr. Skariah, Raji 
1 Mr. Jacob K.C.     16 Mr. Thomas, P.T.
2 Mr. John, Isaac ST. THOMAS – ZONE 3 - C
3 Mr. John, Midhun
4 Mr. Joy Lijesh 1 Mr. Abraham, Philip, M 9 Mr. Ninan, Aby
5 Mr. Koshy, Jijo 2 Mr. Abraham Soomodh 10 Mr. Podian, Josemoan
6 Mr. Lesser, Timothy 3 Mrs. Easow Molly 11 Mr. Rajan, Rajeev
7 Mr. Mathew, Varghese 4 Dr. Jacob, Kandathil 12 Mr. Varghese, Chacko
8 Mr. Oonnoonny, Raju 5 Dr. John, Nebu 13 Varghese, Jacob
9 Dr. Paul, Joy 6 Dr. Koshy, Ruby 14 Mr. Varghese, Libu
10 Mr. Varghese, Bino 7 Mr. Jacob, Mathew K. 15 Mr. Varghese, Philip
11 Mr. Varghese K.M. 8 Mr. Mathews, Sony    
12 Mr. Varghese, Thomas P.        
13 Mr. Zacharia, Varghese         

2017 Miracle of Christmas Program - Sat., December 23

Our 2017 Miracle of Christmas Program will be held on Saturday, December 23rd at 4pm, in Bellflower. Please make sure to let your family and friends know and invite them to attend.  More details to follow soon.

If you have any questions or would like to volunteer to help out, please contact Mr. Winson Varghese, Program Coordinator.

Location:
William Bristol Civic Auditorium
16600 Civic Center Drive
Bellflower, CA  90706

Christmas Caroling Schedule

We will be having our Christmas Caroling on the first three weekends in December. Please see below for the days we will be covering your home.  If you have any questions, please contact Mathew John (Sajan) or Mathew Varughese (Viji) if you have any have any questions.









DATE CITIES
Sat., Dec. 2nd Chatsworth (1), Northridge (1), Sherman Oaks (1), Lake Balboa (1), Simi Valley (2), Porter Ranch (1), Valencia (1), Camarillo (3), Glendale (4), Arcadia (1), Culver City (7), Los Angeles (4) and nearby areas
Sun., Dec. 3rd Carson (1), Harbor City (1), Lomita (2), Torrance (5), Rancho Palos Verdes (3), Huntington Beach (2) and nearby areas


Sat., Dec. 9th San Diego Area (1), Carlsbad, Foothill Ranch (1), Rancho Santa Margarita (1), Irvine (2), Laguna Hills (1), Fountain Valley (1), Anaheim (1), Anaheim Hills (2), Yorba Linda (4) and nearby Areas
Sun., Dec. 10th Santa Fe Springs (1), Fullerton (2), Placentia (4), Brea (1), Chino Hills (1), Corona (2), Upland (1), Fontana (4), Loma Linda (2), Rialto (1), Ontario (1) and nearby areas
Sat., Dec. 16th
(MGOCSM)		 Norwalk (13), Bellflower (2), Lakewood (1), Cerritos (15), Cypress (3), Buena Park (3), La Palma (1), Stanton (2), Long Beach (2), Los Alamitos (1) and nearby areas

Parish General Body Meeting - Nov 12th

A Parish General Body Meeting has been scheduled on Sunday, November 12th after the Holy Qurbana. All eligible members will be posted on the church bulletin board. The main agenda for the meeting will be electing office bearers for 2018. Please make every effort to attend.

Centralized Written Competitions - October 21st

The Sunday School Centralized Written Competitions will be held Sunday, October 21st.  The competition topics and guidelines are below for your reference.  The drawing competition will be from 9am - 9:45am so please arrive early.  All the other categories will be held after the Holy Qurbana.

Topics and Guidelines

Deadline for Registration:  Sun., October 8th

Registration Form

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ONAM FEAST - Sunday, September 3rd

An Onam feast is being coordinated after the Holy Qurbana on Sunday, September 3rd. If you have our traditional Kerala style outfits, please wear to church.

 Women/Girls – Kerala sari, churidhar or white/light colored dress
 Men/Boys – Mundu/Jubba

Mr. Lalu Kurian and Mrs. Saramma John are coordinating the food for the feast, so if you would like to help in any way, please contact them so we can make it a success.  We request all members to attend and participate.

Prayer Meeting - K.C. Varughese (Camarillo), Friday, July 21 @ 6pm

A prayer meeting has been scheduled at Mr. K.C. Varughese's home in Camarillo.  We request all families that can attend to join with the family in prayer.

Date:  Friday, July 21st
Time:  6PM

Address:
330 Calle Converse
Camarillo, CA 93010

Funeral Details for Aleyamma Varghese (Camarillo)

MOTHER OF SUSAN VARUGHESE (MOLLY – CAMARILLO) PASSES AWAY 

We are very saddened to inform you that Mrs. Aleyamma Varghese, mother of Mrs. Susan Varughese (Camarillo), entered into eternal rest.  Please see the viewing and funeral service details below.

On behalf of the parish, we express our deepest condolences and prayers to the family. We pray that God Almighty grant eternal rest to the departed soul. Please keep the family in your prayers as they pass through this difficult time.

Viewing/Funeral Services:
Saturday, July 22nd, 1pm
Griffin Family Funeral Chapel
1075 E Daily Dr,
Camarillo, CA 93010




Burial Service/Final Resting Place 
Saturday, July 22nd at 2:30pm 
Conejo Mountain Memorial Park
2052 Howard Rd.
Camarillo CA 93012

The family requests all to join in refreshments at the home after the  burial service.
330 Calle Converse
Camarillo, CA 93010
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Family Conference Registration


8th Annual Diocesan Day Celebration - June 11

As we celebrate our 8th Annual Diocesan Day, a brochure has been prepared by the Diocese for all our families.  Please click the link below to view the brochure. 

 CLICK HERE TO VIEW DIOCESAN BROCHURE

2017 Western Regional Family Conference

Happy Easter!

Christ is Risen! Indeed He has Risen! On behalf of the St. Thomas Orthodox Church of Los Angeles, we wish you and your family a blessed and Happy Easter!

Holy Week Schedule

DATE/TIME
SERVICE/EVENT
Saturday, April 8
6:00 PM
Evening Prayer & Devotional Address
Fr. Dr. John Thomas, Karingattil 
Theological Seminary, Kottayam

Palm Sunday, April 9
8:30 AM
Holy Qurbana (Palm Sunday/Hosanna)
(Lunch will be served)
No Sunday School
Monday, April 10
4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Confession
Evening Prayer/Devotional Talk

Tuesday, April 11
4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Confession
Evening Prayer/Devotional Talk

Wednesday, April 12
4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
6:30 PM

Confession
Holy Qurbana & Passover Service
Friday, April 14
9:00 AM
Good Friday Service
(Traditional Kanji will be served)
Saturday, April 15
9:00 AM
Holy Saturday Service
(Remember all departed)
Sunday, April 16
8:00 AM
Holy Qurbana & Easter Service
Easter Egg Hunting for children
(Lunch will be served)
No Sunday School
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