EVENT CALENDAR
Wednesday Western Regional Mar Thoma Voluntary Evan4/08 gelistic Association TELE PRAYER
Conference No: (712) - 432 - 1500
Access Code No.: 638599#
9:00 pm
Friday Edavaka Mission East Area Bible Study
4/10 Mr. Abraham O. & Dr. Elsy Mathew
857 Deep Spring Drive, Claremont, CA 91711
7:00 pm
Saturday East Area Prayer
4/11 Mr. Anil Issac & Mrs Suba Koshy
7601 Oakwood Lane, Highland, CA 92346
Sunday Young Family Fellowship
4/12 At Church after Service
Friday Edavaka Mission East Area Bible Study
4/24
Vicar’s Message
Dearly Beloved in Christ,
Lent season began with a symbol of fasting and prayers – a season of preparation. For what?. Giving up taste to give taste to life.
Lent helps in preparation for a new life experiences & a new lifestyle. Because Lent ends on Easter with a flame of light: a Sunrise
that scatters the darkness of death. And this invites us to lead a new lifestyle which knows the pain and suffering of the surrounding and becoming more and more meaningful to that realities of life.
“Put off your old nature which belongs to your former manner of life…, and put on the new nature,
created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness” (Eph. 4: 22 – 24).
6:00 pm
1:00 pm
7:00 pm
Long tailed Kangaroo moves forward and never backwards. The same way, we Christians are supposed to be transformed in our minds and hearts having accepted Christ and now we have to move forward, making a step forward in
our spiritual journey, if our new life in Christ is to be of any avail. To put off the old sinful, decadent and contemptible
self is obligatory in the Christian life. Josef Stalin of the USSR signed three long lists of death sentences against various people on December 12th,
1938. And his heart was so hardened by sin and depravity that on the same night he went to his personal theatre and watched two frivolous shows.
Stalin’s biographer, Dmitri Vokogonov, wonders how any human being could have a heart so calloused, as to smile and laugh after ordering the
killing of some five thousand people, many of whom he knew personally.
In our Christian journey, it is critical that we must guard against hard – heartedness and pray for a spirit that is against depravity and sadism. One
aspect of having a new nature in Christ is that we are to release all resentment and hardness of heart against those that have grieved or offended
us. We often use our human nature, as an excuse to harbor grudges against people convinced that it is good enough reason not to forgive. At such
times, we must remember that it is God who transforms our nature, and redeems our humanity so that with the new nature of Christ all things are
possible to us. We must not make a mountain of resentment out of a molehill of minor irritation. Life has enough mountains to be scaled. Moreover, climbing is easier when we are not carrying a burden of grudges.
Praise God for His priceless love that He gave His only Son for our redemption – sacrifice which overpowered all death forces. This is the true
love, i.e., willingness to sacrifice all. John, the apostle, in his epistle calls for true love – the hallmark of church in every century. He points to the
negative example of Cain and to the positive example of Christ (1 Jn. 3: 11 – 24). Love’s reference point is Christ’s death. The demand for love
is at His command, the meaning of love is found in His example, and the power to love comes from His Spirit (Jn. 15: 12, 13; Gal. 5: 22). Love is
the self – test, the evidence of spiritual life in Christ (Jn. 5: 24). Therefore, Church should involve in loving each other in a way that make claims
upon our time, emotions, possessions and our very lives.
A handkerchief made of valuable material was ruined by an indelible inkblot. The owner could no longer display his prized possession. So he
showed it to an English art critic and painter, John Ruskin. He worked on it, and with remarkable skill made that ugly ink spot the center of a
beautiful design thereby giving it new life.
ANNUAL CHURCH RETREAT 2015
Aug 28 - 30, 2015 at Alhatti Private Christian Resort, Idyllwild, CA
“Dear Lord, take up the tangled strands where we have tried in vain, that by the skill of your dear hands
some beauty may emerge. Amen.”
Halleluiah!!! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Let the Risen Lord accept our dedication & enrich and cheer us in our
journey.
For Registration & Retreat Details
Contact: Mr. Abraham O. Mathew, 909-626-9790
Mr. Joseph Varghese, 626-914-6931
With prayerful regards,
John Oommen Achen
BIRTHDAY GREETINGS
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Elvis John
Janey daniel
Baban Vargis
Olivia Reba Cherian
Vinay Jacob John
Jane Jacob
Samuel P. Thomas
Sara Molly Easaw
Daniel Samuelkutty
Saramma Daniel
Bindu A.Cherian
Jacob John
Vilja Vargis
Ginu Samuel
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Kayla Celine John
Liane Mathew
Charles John
Pradip Jacob J Daniel
Sherin Philip
Binu Johny
Rahul Mathew Babu
Aaron Anil
Gigy Abraham
Neethy Eapen
Koshy V.Thomas
Marykutty Philip
Lance Raju
Miriam. D John
APRIL 2015 ISSUE
WORSHIP SCHEDULE & LECTIONARY
WESTERN REGIONAL
SEVIKA SANGHOM
CONFERENCE 2015
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V Z Chandapillai and Mary Chandapillai
Jacob Mathew and Alice Mathew
Daniel Samuelkutty and Lizy Samuelkutty
Jijo Varghese and Seena Varghese
Jonas George Chacko and Ancy George
Abraham C George and Mary Abraham
Kuruvilla Abraham and Molly Abraham
Tom John and Anisha John
John Mathew and Sosamma John
CHANGE OF ADDRESS
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WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES
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4/11
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4/17
4/19
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Mar
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Time
Service
Lessons
Easter Sunday
Holy Qurbana
Malayalam
Exo 14: 5 - 31
10:00a.m.
Prayer & Praise
Gen 32: 22 - 32
10:30a.m.
Holy Qurbana
English
Prayer & Praise
Acts 9: 1- 18
10:30a.m.
Holy Qurbana
Malayalam
Acts 19 : 36 - 43
10.00a.m.
Prayer & Praise
Isa 25: 1 – 9
10.30a.m.
Holy Qurbana
English
Acts 4 : 32– 37
9:30a.m.
10:00a.m
Theme
Resurrection: Celebrating the
Joy of Salvation
Col 3: 1 - 11
Ruth 2: 1 - 18
New Sunday - Encounter
with the Risen Lord
Identifying Risen Lord in
the Work Place
Community formation
around resurrection experience
PASSION WEEK 2015
Date
PALM CELEBRATIONS
Event
Mar 30th - April 1st
Sandhya Namaskaram at Church at 7:00 pm
April 2nd
Maundy Thursday Service at Church
Holy Communion at 7:00 pm
April 3rd
Good Friday Service at Church , 9:30 am
April 5th
Easter Service Holy Communion at 9:30 am
Mr. CHACKO & SOSAMMA JACOB
1205 E. 9th Street. #F18, UPLAND, CA 91786
OFFICE BEARERS
Vicar
Rev. John Oommen
626-963-0432
Vice President
Mr. Thomas Mammen
909-596-9715
Secretary
Mr. Jonas Chacko
909-664-2378
Treasurer
Mr. Jace Varghese
909-466-7949
Accountant
Mrs. Ann P. John
626-914-3715
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