FromVicar’s Desk

Greetings in the name of our Lord and

Savior Jesus Christ.

Again Christmas is coming.

After Thanksgiving, most probably in

the black Friday, each and every shop,

business centers and homes are

colorfully lighted to reflect the coming

of Christmas. Christmas is the

celebration on the hope of the world.

Every where it is colored and lighted,

but the situations around us points to

the eclipse on our hope. The promise

of Christmas but gives new hope, even when our

expectations dried up and our hope has been eclipsed.

How can we keep our hope alive? It is time to

receive the savior of the world. The question is that whether

we have any room for God to reborn in us. For God’s

irruption into human history through Jesus’ birth, some of

the chosen said yes to the God. It paved the path of His

intervention into the world. For that hope can we respond

with the same Yes to God? Are we waiting for the coming of

Messiah’s Kingdom to our life? If the baby born in

Bethlehem two millennium ago won’t really make any

difference to our lives, our families, our world, then we can’t

celebrate the hope of the world. In such a struggling world,

where the hope of people are eclipsed and expectations dried

up we must have believers like the old ones called Anna and

Simeon, who were righteous and devote, worshipping and

fasting, prayerfully looking for the redemption of Jerusalem

and consolation of the Israel. Then like them and the

Shepherds who really celebrated the hope, we can also return

to our ordinary lives with hope kindled with Christmas joy in

our Hearts and also transformed by the good news of

Christmas.

We wish all our dear ones the joy and happiness of

Christmas. Our Carol service will be on 17th December. Let us

share the joy of Christmas through our Carol service and also

House to House Carol Rounds.

Our Theodosius Thirumeni will be visiting us, at the

end of this month. His Lordship will be with us for the Watch

Night Service and New Year Holy Qurbana. Let us uphold all

these in our prayers.

Yours in Christ’s service,

ViJiAcHeN

Mar Thoma Church ofSan Francisco Bay AreaMar Thoma Church ofSan Francisco Bay AreaDEC (2011) NEWSLETTER - WWW.MARTHOMASF.ORGDEC (2011) NEWSLETTER - WWW.MARTHOMASF.ORG

Worship Schedule:

Dec 04 Malayalam Holy Communion Service. Starts with Praise and Worship at 9:30AM

Dec 11 Malayalam Holy Communion Service at 9:30AM Praise and worship will be in between the services

Dec 18 English Holy Communion Service 9:30 AM Starts with Praise and Worship.

Dec 25 English Holy Communion Service 7:30AM. Praise and Worship will be between the Services.

Watch Night Service &

Holy Communion Service:December 31st start at 9PM

Diocesan Bishop

Rt. Rev. Dr. Geevarghese

Mar Theodosius Episcopais celebrating

Holy Communion Service

on Watch Night Service Day.

EPISCOPAL VISIT

Church Address418 Junction Ave,

Livermore, CA, 94551Email: info@marthomasf.org

ContactsVicar: Rev. T. K. Viji (925) 556-0301 (Parsonage), (925) 980-9261 (C)Secretary: John Mathew (Mon) (510) 745-0819 (H), (650) 222-9749 (C)Trustee (Cash):Biju Abraham (408) 852-4522 (H), (408) 242-1928 (C)Trustee (Accts): Varghese Chandy (510) 952-9301 (H), (650) 823-7826(C)

Photos from Church Convention

Gen.33:1-17 / 2 Cor. 1:3-11

Isa.55:6-13 / Acts. 11:19-26

Isa.11:1-10 / 1John.5:1-12

Isa. 9:1-8 / Gal. 4:1-7

Exo. 33:12-23 / Heb. 13:7-21

1 Thes. 3:6-13 / St. Luke. 1:39-45

Heb.4:l-13 / St. Luke. 1:57-66

Rom.1:1-16 / St. Mat. 1:18-23

Heb. 1:1-12 / St. Luke. 2:1-14

1Pet. 5:6-11 / St. Luke.12:22-34

Bible Sunday

Birth of John the Baptist

Annunciation to Joseph

Yaldo - Birth of Our Saviour (Feast of Nativity)

Year Ending - (Watch Night Service)

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Thanks for God’s Blessings!

Annual General Body Meeting NoticeSunday December 4th after the Service.

Election for 2012 Office Bearers.Any Other Matters with the Permission of the Chair

House to House Carol Schedule

Sacramento: Dec 3rd

North BayFremont: Dec 3rdSan Francisco: Dec 4ThSan Ramon: Dec 10ThCentral Valley: Dec 11th

South BaySan Jose - Morgan Hill: Dec 3rdSanta Clara/ Milpitas: Dec 4ThSunnyvale/ Cupertino: Dec 10Th Sunnyvale/ Santa Clara: Dec 11Th

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Links:

Our Parish:

Diocese:

MT Church:

Family Conference:

www.marthomasf.org

www.marthomanae.org

www.marthoma.in

www.mtfc2012.org

Across

04. People of __ tricked Joshua to make a peace treaty with them to let them live in Canaan. He

didn't inquire of the Lord.[Israelites can make peace treaty with the people in far-off citites, not

with the people in Canaan.Deut 20:10-15]

05. Achan belonged to the tribe of ___.

06. Achan and all the devoted things that he took was brought in the valley of __ and he was

stoned to death.

08. Lord sent __ down on the Amorites who went to fight with the Israelites.

10. Joshua prayed "O Sun, stand still over Gibeon, O moon over the valley of __".The sun

stopped and delayed going down about a full day so that they got more time to find out and kill

their enemies.(Joshua's enthusiasm for the work of the Lord!). When Christ conquered our

spiritual enemies(sun went down at noon, brought darkness), he didn't need the sun light .

Another miracle about Sun Isa.38:8. The arresting of the sun and moon prefigured the turning of

the sun into darkness and the moon into blood in the last and terrible day of the Lord.

11. Joshua conquered the southern part of Canaan from Kadesh Barnea to Gaza in one campaign

because the __ fought for Israel.

13. Who did break the oath that Gibeonites made with Joshua? 2Sam 21:1,2

14. Adoni-Zedek King of Jerusalem, probably a descendant from __, joined with other four

Amorite kings to attack Gibeon. Gen 14:18

15. How many days later did the Israelites find out that the Hivites were their neighbors?

16. How many times did the priests and the armed men have to march around the city so that the

wall of Jericho collapsed?

17. Achor means __.

18. When the Israelites were defeated at Ai the first time because of Achan's sin, Joshua said

"The Canaanites and the other people of the country will hear about this and surround us and

wipe out our name from the earth". __ also said the same thing when God's anger burned against

His people.Ex32:12

19. By __ the wall of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around it for seven

days.Heb11:30

Down

01. Israelites destroyed every living thing in Jericho except the family of __ who they allowed to

live among them..

02. Joshua pronounced a solemn oath after destroying Jericho completely "At the cost of his first

born son will he lay its foundations; at the cost of his youngest son will he set up his gates". Later

Hiel rebuilt Jericho at the cost of his first born son __1king16:34

03. Joshua didn't draw back the hand that held out his __ until he had destroyed all who lived in

Ai just like Moses held his hands up until Joshua overcame the Amalekite army with the

sword.Ex17:12

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WEDDING ANNIVERSARY 01 Pothen Joseph & Betcy Joseph

02 Mathew Thomas & Aleyamma Thomas

03 Jose A. Mathai & Daisy Jose

20 Sam Mathew & Shiney Mathew

22 Josie Varughese & Susy Varughese

26 Poozhikalayil Prasad & Sherine Koshy

26 Thomas Alexander & Bindu Alexander

26 George Varghese & Aju Varghese

27 Babu C. Philip & Lilly Philip

27 Kuruvilla Thomas & Lizy Thomas

28 Job Simon & Mary Simon

28 Naveen George & Meena George

30 Mathew Simon & Cissy Abraham

01 Jainy Philipose

01 Ajay Koshy

01 Anoop Thomas

02 Juvento Varghese

03 Prasad Poozhikalayil

04 Divya Sebu Koleth

04 Jeslin Jacob

04 Rheya Kurian

05 Jordan Mathew

05 Shiny Thankachan

05 Brian Varughese

06 Sabi Abraham

07 Merykutty Varughese

09 Melanie Zachariah

09 Sherly John

09 Sam Abraham

12 Annamma Varughese

12 Aaron Thomas

13 John Mathew

14 Sara Mathew

14 Annie Thomas

14 Mary Jacob

14 Tareek Thomas

15 Sheela Zachariah

15 Ivy Kuruvilla

15 Elizabeth Koshy

16 Thomas Philip

16 Lena Mathew

16 Anju Geevarghese

17 Sherly Mathew

18 Ligi Samuel

18 Zayne Samuel

21 Punnoose John

21 Shiney Mathew

22 Sajini Abraham

22 Mathew Thomas

22 Annie Thomas

23 Manoj Abraham

23 Kevin Viji

25 Mary Simon

25 Mariamma Oonnunny

25 Biji John

26 Bela Abraham

27 Tiara Abraham

28 Thomas Godfray

28 Sindhu Philip

29 Nina Varghis

30 Nathan Thomas

BIRTHDAY

07. Israelites let the Hivites live in the land as __ and water

carriers.

09. People of Ai were caught in the middle with __ on

both sides.

12. The book of __ was a collection of poetical writings of

important events in Israel's history which was gathered in

the time of David or Solomon.2Sam1:18

14. The five Amorite kings were hidden in a cave at __.

Dear All,I greet you all in the name our risen

Lord and Jesus Christ. I would like to thank all for attending last month’s services and various activities in our church. During the summer season, our church is focused on organizing various events.

Prayer Meetings : We are conducting our area prayer meetings once a month and choir is meeting once a month as choir fellowship at the church as

well Sevkasanghm meeting regularly at the church or at various houses. Our Vicar is actively participating and coordinating those meetings regular.

Parish Day: We celebrated the Parish Day on November 13th . Rev. Dr. P. J. Philip, former Vaidika Seminary Principal was the Chief Guest on that Occasion. We conducted a formal Meeting after the Service. Thank you all for attending the Service.

Christmas Carol Service & H2H Caroling: Our Church Christmas Carol Service is on Saturday December 17th at 6 PM. Our H2H caroling will start on December 3rd. This year also we are doing in three areas. Sacramento, North Bay & South Bay. I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a happy new year.

Secretary’sNote

After Refreshment Program: I would like to thank all for contributing to the after service refreshment. We need more volunteers and sponsors for this program. When you celebrate birthdays and anniversaries please join at the social hall and pray with us, celebrate with us. That will be a great blessing to all.

Thanks to Our Guests: Last month, we had a great number of guests attending our services. We would like to sincerely thank each and every one for their participation.

One Day Income Offertory: This year we collected our one Day Income Offertory on November 13th . I thank you all for your participation. Those who did not get an opportunity to participate on that day please send your offertory to our trustees.

Sevika Sangham: Our Sevikasangham a initiated a can food collection Drive for the needy people in our community. Sincere thanks all Sevika Sangham members for their hard work.

2012 Marthoma Family Conference: Family Conference is July 5-8 at Virginia. Information flyers are available. Those who would like to participate, registration forms are available. Please pray for the conference.

Thanks and regards,John Mathew

Carol Service

Dec 17 Saturday 6PM

Mesage: Fr.MAthew Vellankal(Holy Spirit Church)Catholic

MAR THOMAFAMILY CONFERENCE

July 5-8, 2012@ Virginia

For more details, visit:

www.mtfc2012.org

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