Sunday School Corner – October 7, 2023

SUNDAY SCHOOL CORNER

Ready to showcase your talent? Please prepare solo or group performance(s) for SBGOC family night on November 12th.

The deadline to register for the Oct 28th diocese talent show in Philadelphia has also been extended. Please message me if want to perform in a group of 3 or more representing SBGOC.

Our 2023 diocesan level assigned competition winners will receive their awards on October 28th at the Talent Fest in Philadelphia.

The group song competition at the Talent Fest will be judged based on a tiered system.

MMVS Updates

Women’s Fellowship Corner

October 6th: Save the Date
Join us virtually for two inspiring MMVS events:

  • Fasting Prayer at Noon: This Diocese-level weekly event draws over 100 participants and offers a meaningful opportunity to connect with your faith. You can even participate by singing or reading a prayer. Our own Vijay Achen, will guide this special prayer.
  • Chain Bible Reading from 3 PM to 10 PM: As part of a regional-level initiative running from October 2nd to 11th, our churches are coming together to read Bible in half an hour slots. Our reading slot is on October 6th. It’s a family-friendly event, open to all generations – grandparents, parents, and children. You can read or simply listen, and you’re welcome to use either English or Malayalam.
    Don’t miss this chance to strengthen your spiritual journey and connect with your community. To get involved, please reach out to Valsa Manayath or Sheeba Mani. We look forward to your participation and the collective power of our faith.

October 14th: MMVS Annual Conference
This year, the event will be hosted at the St. Thomas Unruh Church in Philadelphia. The flyer with more details is included. If interested, please reach out to Sheeba Mani, before October 5th.

MGOCSM Diocesan Thanksgiving Conference

MGOCSMNE is excited to announce One Day Conference 2023 for MGOCSM and FOCUS Members of the Northeast American Diocese. It will be a great opportunity to explore the topic: “Our Identity in Christ: Healing the Illnesses of the Soul: Explorations in Health, Gender, and Sexuality.” This year were are blessed with our speaker Dn. Sampson (Ryan) Nash, MD. MA, an ordained Deacon of the Orthodox Church, a medical doctor, bioethicist, and world-renowned scholar. Click here to register: bit.ly/mgocsmonedayconf

MMVS Corner

Diocesan MMVS Bible Quiz:
Our church participated in the NEAD annual bible quiz competition held on September 16th at St Thomas Orthodox Church in Levittown, NY.
There were 29 plus teams across the North East and Canada region that chose to participant in this event. Teams had up to 10 participants in each group, ours being the smallest with 3 women (one participant fell sick).

As the the quiz team lead Shiny Arun referenced the quote, “Participation is the best method of education.” It was never about winning, but participating in a church community event and eventually learning biblical history and facts. This was a high energy event with women of all age groups actively studying and promoting camaraderie. It was a wonderful opportunity to those women, who are usually hidden and offstage, to showcase their skills and talents.
We urge everyone to look into these events in future to promote learning, understanding and sisterhood.

Diocese Charity with Raffle:

If you have taken the raffle ticket, please take this as a reminder to pay it off by this Sunday (Sep 24th). Diocesan leadership will be collecting it by end of September.

Sunday School Corner

Ready to showcase your talent? Please prepare solo or group performance(s) for family night on November 12th.

The deadline to register for the Oct 28th diocese talent show in Philadelphia has also been extended.

Please bring a 4×6 picture of your child(ren)/family showing us what they did this Summer. These pictures will be displayed on our bulletin board.

Our 2023 diocesan level assigned competition winners will receive their awards on October 28th at the Talent Fest in Philadelphia.

The group song competition at the Talent Fest will be judged based on a tiered system.

Sunday School Corner

Please bring a 4×6 picture of your child(ren)/family showing us what they did this Summer. These pictures will be displayed on our bulletin board.

We had a wonderful Sunday School Kickoff with a game of Kahoot with Achen, meeting our teachers, seeing our friends and ending with icecream, popsicles and cake.

Do not forget about the Essay contest.

Our 2023 diocesan level assigned competition winners will receive their awards on October 28th at the Talent Fest in Philadelphia.

The group song competition at the Talent Fest will be judged based on a tiered system.

MMVS UPDATES

MMVS Bible Quiz:

The annual MMVS Bible Quiz is scheduled for Saturday, September 16, 2023, at Levittown, NY, from 10 am to 12 pm. We have four participants who have registered to represent our church. We wish the best of luck to the SBGOC quiz team.

Diocese Charity with Raffle:

We are counting on each family to donate $25 towards this charity, and your ticket will be entered in the raffle. If you have taken the ticket, please take this as a reminder to pay it off as soon as possible. Diocese leadership have started to collect this donation.