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. Thanksgiving Day, Holy Qurbana at 8:30 am

Happy Thanksgiving to all our Parishioners! On Thursday, November 25th, (Thanksgiving Day) the Holy Qurbana will be at 8:30 am as per the regular schedule.

2. Appreciation for medical and paramedical professionals - November 28th - NO 10:30 am Holy Qurbana

The medical and paramedical professionals of our parish who have been serving our community during the Covid-19 pandemic will be appreciated and honored 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 along with a special blessing for them.

Note: There will be NO 10:30 am Holy Qurbana on November 28th.

3. Youth Thanksgiving Potluck

Our high school CCD students and young adults will be hosting their annual Thanksgiving potluck on December 4th. For details, please contact Andrew Mathew or Jiben Gigi.

4. Solemn First Holy Communion on April 30th

Next year's solemn First Holy Communion will be celebrated on April 30th, 2022.

5. 2021 Annual Pledge

The letter with your year to date contributions to the church was sent earlier this month. If you haven't received it, please contact the Trustees. If your spouse's name is missing in the statement, please contact the parish office. If you are not registered in our church, you will not be receiving a statement. Please contact James achan to register.

Please give your annual pledge or yearly contributions to the church by the end of December. Even if you haven't pledged this year, please send your contribution. The church has monthly expenses which include a bank loan, utility bills, maintenance costs (church, parish hall, rectory and surroundings), clergy expenses and insurance. In order for us to meet these expenses, a monthly contribution of $100 per registered family is humbly requested. If you have any financial difficulty in contributing, feel free to contact James achan.

6. St. Vincent de Paul Society: 2021 Annual Christmas Charity Raffle

The Annual Christmas Charity Raffle is the St. Vincent de Paul Society’s main fundraising opportunity. SVDP members are requesting all parishioners to provide their whole hearted support to make our 2021 Charity Raffle a grand success. Please help this year’s raffle as business sponsors, individual sponsors or by buying one or more raffle books.

7. Annual Diocesan Appeal

The Annual Diocesan Appeal envelopes received from the Diocese of Chicago will be distributed soon. The Annual Diocesan Appeal provides essential operating funds that will directly impact the lives of people throughout the diocese with programs, services and ministries that reach beyond the scope of any individual parish. This can only be made possible by the collective contributions from the faithful. Please contribute when the envelopes are available.

8. In-person CCD starting on Sunday, January 9th

CCD will be in-person (in the parish hall) starting on Sunday, January 9th, 2022.

9. Safe Environment Training

There will be a safe environment training for children on November 28th. A safe environment training for children was completed on November 7th and 14th. A training for IPSF volunteers was conducted on November 7th.

10. Ecumenical Christmas Carol

The 2021 Ecumenical Christmas carol will be on Saturday, December 4th at 5 pm at the CSI Congregation of Dallas in Garland. Those who are interested to participate, please contact Mr. Vincent Valiaveetil.

11. Parish Hall Police Monitoring during events

The safety of hosts and participants during the events in the parish hall was discussed during the Parish Council meetings on August 15th and October 10th. Based on the discussion, there will be police monitoring during events.

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

Dei-Verbum Details

Dei-Verbum Flyer

Dei-Verbum Registration

13. Inter Parish Sports Festival 2022

The registration for IPSF has begun. Please register at the link below:

http://ipsf.syromalabarchurchdallas.org/

If anyone would like to sponsor one of our St. Thomas teams, please contact the coordinators, Mr. Binish Mathew and Mrs. Tessy Thomas. Our parishioners could definitely use all the encouragement and support from our church. 

14. 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

15. Marriage Preparation Course (Pre-Cana) 2021

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

16. 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:

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.

17. 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.

18. 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 the church directory.

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

19. 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.

20. 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