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The LORD has done great things for us; We are glad. Psalm .126: 3
BIRTHDAY
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John Joseph
Kevin Kurian
Shaun G. Devid
Shantah Christudas
Sam Joseph
Jashley Thomas
Jubel Koshy
Julie Thomas
Lovy George
Sheryl Devid
Carolyn Daisy Koshy
Ruth Varghese
Akkina Abraham
Susamma Varghese
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
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7th
09th
18th
25th
Anil & Mable Phillip
Joel & Lindsay Joseph
Annamma & Kurian C. Kurian
Suja & Rev Dr. George Pati
Sheela & Abraham Joseph
Aby & Neetha David
Church Location: 306, S. Prospect Avenue
Park Ridge, Illinois 60068
Web: chicagocsichurch.org
Email: [email protected]
Vicar : Rev. Shine John Mathews
Phone: 847-212-5787
PARISH MESSENGER
Happy New
Year 2015
OBITUARY
“I have fought the good fight, I have finished
the course, I have kept the faith”. 2Tim. 4:7
January 2015
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Dear All,
A
things that make you do what you
do. May our actions be manifestations of a clean heart and conscience.
s we stand at the
threshold of the New
Year looking in to
God our Father sent His Son, Jethe unsus, in order that we
known future, let us
be fully confident
Drawing near to might know Him
more fully. Jesus is
that the Lord, the
God is spending
Emmanuel,
God
maker of the entire
universe, is with us.
time with Him, lov- with us, God in the
flesh, and God incarIt was James, the
ing Him, praying nate. He opened up a
brother of Jesus,
new and living way.
who wrote to the and talking to Him,
He opened up perbelievers in Jerusainviting Him into manent and perpetulem, "Draw near to
al access to God the
God, and He will every aspect of our
Father by shedding
draw near to you”.
lives.
His blood once and
(James 4:8). This is
for all. His blood
the Motto for the
paved the way to restore God's
Year 2015. If we draw near to
relationship with us.
God, he will respond and draw
God loved the world so much that
near to us. Drawing near to God
He gave His one and only Son so
is spending time with Him, loving
that whoever believes in Him
Him, praying and talking to Him,
would never perish but enjoy an
inviting Him into every aspect of
eternal relationship with Him.
our lives.
Again, it's all about relationship.
Ask the Lord to examine your
It has always been
heart, your motives, and the
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about relationship.
In his own way and with the living Christ within him through the
power of the Holy Spirit he fulfilled the teaching of our
blessed Lord by being that light
in the world where he lived, and
moved, and had his being.
Here is what Jesus said: Matthew 5:14-16 "You are the light
of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under
a bowl. Instead they put it on its
stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same
way, let your light shine before
men, that they may see your
good deeds and praise your Father in heaven."
May his light and his good
deeds continue to give praise of
our heavenly Father.
to glory. He often told the family
member that “I hear a sound of
a Choir somewhere”. It is a scene that none of them will ever
forget. What comfort, hope, and
assurance this precious experience will mean to this family,
and will serve as a reminder
that there is no need to fear
death, for Jesus is standing
there with open arms, and with
a hand extended to welcome us
home.
May the comfort and peace of
the Holy Spirit be real to this
grieving family now and in the
days ahead!
~ Achen & St. Mark’s Family~
The family members were present to experience his entrance
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We pay loving tribute to Kurian C Kurian Uncle
K
urian C Kurian Uncle
has been many things
to many people: brother, husband, father, grandfather, uncle, fellow church
member and friend.
said, “Oh, I know it.”
We will miss him. But, somehow it seems right to think of
him waiting to greet us into his
heavenly home. In the meantime, we can honor him by demonstrating his im“Oh, I know it.” portance, openThis is a phrase
ness and hospitalthat he often used ity. We can show
in responding to courage in the
another person. It face of adversity.
was an automatic We can reach out
to
those who
response out of a need a word of
heart of compas- encouragement
sion and love by and say, “Oh, I
one who had been know it.”
Across all of these roles, he exemplified the very
essence of what a
Man
of
God
should be. His
Christ-like
love
can fill a room,
and
yet
with
God’s help he
was always as
tough as the circumstances
there and had
called for. He alThis is a phrase
ways knew just walked that path of that he often used
the right thing to
in responding to
difficulty.
do when others
another person. It
went through hard
was an automatic
times. Sometimes
response out of a heart of
it was a word of encourage- compassion and love by one
ment, other times, he just who had been there and had
looked you in the eyes and walked that path of difficulty.
gave your hand a squeeze and
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From the moment Adam and Eve
sinned in the Garden of Eden,
God sought to reestablish relationship with His children.
resurrection, when this mortal
body will put on immortality and
I will live with the Lord forever
and ever.
We couldn't get to where He was,
so He came to us through Jesus.
Until that time He loved us from
afar, through or from behind a
veil, because sin cannot exist in
the same place as God's glory.
May the coming year be a time
when your faith for the Lord
grows stronger. Your love for the
Lord
grows
deeper...
and your fellowship with the Lord
and fellow believers grow sweeter!
To really know Jesus personally
and to understand His nature. His
character, and His ways will require us to draw near to Him. We
draw near by listening to His
Word, following the leading of
His Holy Spirit, responding positively to His dealings with us
when it comes to spiritual matters, as well as carrying on the
cause of His great gospel. If I
want to know the power of His
resurrection, then I must experience the renewal of my own life
by being born again, and be set
free from the bondage of sin. I
must yield to the power of the
Holy Spirit in order that I might
be an effective witness for Christ
Jesus.
As a result, I will have a physical
The Lord will keep your going
out and your coming in from this
time on and forevermore.
Yours in Christ
Shine Achen
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3rd Sunday after
Epiphany
HC IN MALAYALAM
Jan 25
10:30 am
10:30 am
HC IN English
One Lord, One
Baptism
Jan 18
2nd Sunday after
Epiphany
HC IN MALAYALAM
10:30 am
Ezek. 37: 15 - 28
Unity for Justice Psalm. 4
and Peace
Phil. 4: 8-20
Mat. 5: 21 - 26
Babu K George
Hannah George
Molley George
T. A Joseph
&
Sheela Joseph
Abraham Joseph
&
Sheela Joseph
Lovy George
Johan Mathew
Ushus Koshy
Num. 11: 23 - 30
Psalm . 23
1 Cor. 10: 1- 4
John 10: 7 -18
Tony Philip
&
Susheela Philip
Proverbs 20: 1-11 Abraham Joseph
Angelyn Koshy
Psalm. 14
Suja Pati
Romans 6: 12- 21
Matthew 7: 16- 23
Live Worthy of
Your Calling
Jan 11
10.30 am
Jan 04
1st Sunday after
Epiphany
Shaji Kurian
&
Sachu Kurian
Kevin Kurian
Benjamin Lukose
Sheela J Joseph
Joel 2: 23-27
God's Continuing Psalm. 136
Covenant Day Service
Romans 5: 1-11
Act of Grace
Luke 13: 1- 9
HC IN ENLISH
Vice-president : Thomas Koshy Kurian C Kurian Uncle passed
away on Dec 28th. Funeral was
Secretary : Tony Philip
held on Dec 31. Please uphold
Treasurer : Babu K George
the family in your prayer.
We will have the full-fledged
parish committee by January 25, Annual General Body Meeting
on January 25: I encourage all
2015.
of you to come and participate
CSI Union Carol on Dec 20
for the General Body.
Union Carol service was held on
Dec 20 at Wesley Telugu CSI Worship at Kansas City: I will
Church. It was a wonderful ex- be at Kansas City on Jan 16,17.
Our 11th Parish Day on Feb 1,
perience.
C.S.I Christ Church Carol on 2015. Please mark this day on
Dec 21 : Many of our members your Calendar .
2nd Sunday after
Christmas
Elements &
Kiss of Peace
Farewell Meeting on Dec. 25th
after the service : We gave
farewell to Devid George and
family on December 25. Let us
continue to remember them in
our prayer.
Readers
Election for the Year 2015:
Our election for the year 2015,
was held on Dec 14, Sunday after the service. The following
members were elected as office
bears for the year 2015.
Christmas Service on Dec.
25th: Christmas Day Special
Service was held on Dec 25th at
9.30 am. Many of our youth
members attended the service.
Lessons
participated for the Carol. I appreciate all of them.
Theme
Christmas Program : By
God’s grace, all our program
during the season went on well.
I appreciate those who sincerely
prayed and supported . Special
thanks to the Choir Master and
Choir members!
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