Weekly Announcements: St. Thomas the Apostle Syro Malabar Forane Catholic Church
4922 Rosehill Rd, Garland, Texas, 75043

Dear Member,

Weekly Announcements from St. Thomas the Apostle Syro Malabar Forane Catholic Church, Dallas, Texas.

1. World Mission Sunday on October 24th

World Mission Sunday is a day set aside for the Catholic Church throughout the world to publicly renew its commitment to the missionary movement. This year's Mission Sunday will be on October 24th.

We encourage all our families to contribute something special for the cause. These items may include: Spiritual goods, Plants, Fresh Vegetables, and Arts & Crafts items (with your name). If you need any assistance in bringing these items to church, please let us know in advance. We are setting up a couple of auction stations and are looking forward to everyone’s active cooperation and participation. Please be generous towards this effort to make it fruitful. 

Note: There will be only one collection during the Holy Qurbanas. There will not be a second collection for this purpose.

Auctions: There will be auctions conducted immediately after all 3 Holy Qurbanas. Kindly stay and participate in the auctions.

2. Dei-Verbum (Diocesan Bible Quiz) - Coordinators

Dei-Verbum Details

3. Church Financial Statement

The church account balance on 12/31/2021 was reconciled and verified with bank accounts. The church financial statement for 2020 was approved after reconciling with the bank. Balance amount is published in the church notice board. For more details, please contact James Achan or Accountants.

4. Inter Parish Sports Festival

The registration for IPSF had started. Kindly register at the link below:

http://ipsf.syromalabarchurchdallas.org/

5. Feast of St. Jude on October 28th

We will be celebrating the Feast of St Jude Thaddeus on Thursday, October 28. The Holy Qurbana will be at 7pm.

6. First Holy Communion parent's meeting on October 31st

There will be a meeting for the parents of First Holy Communion children (3rd graders) on October 31st after 10:30 am Holy Qurbana . Parents of 3rd graders are requested to attend.

7. Ministries - Officials meeting with Parish Vicar on October 31st

There will be a meeting for current officials of associations/organizations in our chuch on October 31st at 12:15pm in the chapel. All the officials are requested to attend.

8. Appreciation for medical and paramedical professionals - November 28th

The medical and paramedical professionals of our church who had been serving our community during the Covid-19 pandemic will be appreciated on November 28th during the 8:30 am Holy Qurbana. All medical and paramedical professionals are requested to attend this Qurbana. The Holy Qubana will be dedicated to the medical/paramedical professionals and there will be special blessing for them.

9. 2021 St Vincent De Paul Day collection - Thank you

This year's St Vincent DePaul day collection is $13,176.00. SVDP society members would like to thank all the parishioners for their overwhelming support and prayers. Thank you for helping the society to help the poor.

10. Our 10 year Church Consecration Anniversary Celebration

Bishop Mar Jacob Angadiath will be celebrating Holy Qurbana at our parish on Sunday, December 12th as a celebration for the 10th year anniversary of our church consecration. The couples who are celebrating 25, 40 and 50 years of wedding anniversaries will also be recognized on this day. The names of the couples are published in the Narthex. If there are any corrections needed for the names, please contact James achan.

40th Wedding Anniversary:

1. Alex and Rose Kainikara - June 21st, 1981
2. Kuncheria and Mariamma Kainikara - June 18th, 1981

11. Marriage Preparation Course (Pre-Cana) 2021

There will be a Pre-Marriage Course (Pre-Cana) from Friday, November 5th - Sunday, November 7th.

This year's last Pre-Marriage Course will be from Friday, December 10th - Sunday, December 12th.

For more details, please send an email to familyapostolate.chicago@gmail.com

Contact:

Fr. Paul Chalissery (919) 749-7175

Mr. Jose Prakash (954) 540-7286

12. Sunday Holy Qurbana Schedule - 8:30 am and 10:30 am Holy Qurbanas will be live streamed

During this Covid-19 pandemic, there will be an additional Holy Qurbana on Sundays at 7:00 am.

Sunday Holy Qurbana Schedule:

7:00 am: Holy Qurbana in Malayalam 

8:30 am: Holy Qurbana in Malayalam

10:30 am: Holy Qurbana in English

8:30 am and 10:30 am Holy Qurbanas will be live streamed.

Note: Those attending Holy Qurbana are required to follow social distancing guidelines, wear masks and sanitize their hands inside the church.

13. Church Bookings

For church bookings, non-parishioners will be able to book the church 12 months in advance of their event date based on availability. Parishioners on the other hand will be able to book any time prior to their event based on availability.

14. Address, Phone number or Email Change

If your address has changed, please contact your ward Representatives/Secretary/Trustees/Parish Vicar via text message or email to change the address in the church database.

If your phone number/email or spouse's phone number/email changes, please provide the new contact information to update church directory.

Emails: Vicar@syromalabarchurchdallas.org, trustee@syromalabarchurchdallas.org, secretary@syromalabarchurchdallas.org

15. Year of St. Joseph from Dec. 8th, 2020 - Dec. 8th, 2021

Pope Francis announced a special year dedicated to St. Joseph starting from December 8, 2020 until December 8, 2021, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of St. Joseph as the Patron of the Universal Church, as well as the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Our Lady.

16. Prayer Ministry

If you have a prayer request, please contact the prayer ministry leaders, Mary and Michael Kallarackal at (201) 563-0727. Everyone is welcome to join the prayer ministry and also to be part of the intercessory prayer sessions. Please contact the prayer ministry leaders if you would like to join the ministry.

God Bless You.
Fr. James Nirappel