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HOLY SERVICES, PRAYERS & MEETINGS Fridays : 06.45 am - 07.25 am Night Prayer, Morning Prayer : 08.30 am - 10.30 am Holy Qurbana Fridays : 07.00 pm - 07.30 pm Evening Prayer : 07.30 pm - 09.00 pm Holy Qurbana Sundays : 07.30 pm - 08.00 pm Evening Prayer : 08.00 pm - 09.30 pm Holy QurbanaTuesdays : 05.30 am - 07.00 am Holy Qurbana Wednesdays : 07.30 pm - 08.30 pm Evening Prayer & Intercessory Prayer for St. MarySaturday, Monday, Tuesday : 07.00 pm - 07.30 pm Evening Prayer Thursdays : 07.00 pm - 09.15 pm, Holy Confession Evening Prayer, Church Prayer Meeting & Choir PracticeSunday School : 10.45 am - 12.10 pm All FridaysMarth Mariam Samajam : 11.00 am - 12.20 pm All FridaysM.G.O.C.S.M : 11.00 am - 12.20 pm All FridaysYouth Movement : 11.00 am - 12.20 pm All Fridays

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AREA PRAYER MEETING SCHEDULE FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER - 2013DAY & DATE WEEK AREA 1 AREA202-09-13 MONDAY FIRST PORT ZAYED / HOR AL ANZ NO PRAYER MEETING DUE TO CONVENTION03-09-13TUESDAY FIRST AL GHUSAIS AL KARAMA NO PRAYER MEETING DUE TO NO PRAYER MEETING DUE TO CONVENTION CONVENTION07-09-13SATURDAY FIRST AL SHAAB NO PRAYER MEETING DUE TO CONVENTION09-09-13MONDAY SECOND QUSAIS - AL NAHDA Mr. JERO G. VARGHESE (J-272) FLAT No. # 207, BLDG. 484, NAHDA GARDEN REST BLDG., BEHIND ZULEKHA HOSP.14-09-13SATURDAY SECOND BUR - DUBAI SATWA-AL QOUZ Mr. REJU GEORGE (R-100) Mr. BINU GEORGE (B-174) FLAT No # 704, DAR AL RIFFA BLDG. FLAT No # 304, BLDG. 39, ROLLA STREET AL KHAIL GATE, AL QOZE16-09-13MONDAY THIRD RASHIDIYA - LULU VILLAGE Mr. CHERIAN THOMAS (C-101) VILLA No # 73, NEAR RASHIDIAYA PARK.17-09-13 TUESDAY THIRD AL GHUSAIS KARAMA Mr. VARGHESE KURIAN (V-161) Mr. BIJUMON KUNJACHAN (B-149) FLAT No # 204, AWQAF BLDG., FLAT No # 314, KM TRADING BLDG., NEAR EPPCO PUMP OUD METHA ROAD,21-09-13SATURDAY THIRD SHARJAH - ROLLA Mr. BINIL M SKARIAH (B-165) FLAT No # 312, BLOCK - A, TIGER BLDG., KIDS & TEACHERS SHOP, ETISALAT G.P.A. ROAD23-09-13MONDAY FOURTH MUHAISINAH - LULU VILLAGE DEIRA NAIF / YOUSUF BAKER Mr. MANOJ MATHEW (M-314) Mr. SAIBU JOSEPH (S-534) FLAT No # 104, FLAT No # G-2, AL FATAN BLDG., JAWAHER BLDG. II, NEAR ETISALAT OFFICE, NEAR SHJ. AMERICAN INTL. SCHOOL BEHIND AL SHAMS SUPERMARKET AL WARQA 28-09-13SATURDAY FOURTH SHARJAH - AL NAHDA SATWA Mr. JACOB VARGHESE (J-304) Mr. VARGHESE DANIEL (V-087) FLAT No # 601, FLAT No # 301, FAIZAL TOWER REEM RESIDENCY BLDG., BEHIND AL KHANDHARA REST. OPP. OASIS GYM, AL KARAMA. MOMS SCHEDULED PROGRAMMES

06/09/2013 Commencement of Martha Mariam Samajam.13/09/2013 Martha Mariam Smrithi at St. Gregorios Church Sharjah.20/09/2013 Onam celebration with family of MMS members. 27/09/2013 Regular Meeting B.P, Sugar check-up

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SEPTEMBER 2013

ST. THOMAS ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL - DUBAI

1 Sept. Third Sunday after the assumption of St. Mary.

8 Sept. 4 th Sunday after the feast of the assumption of St. Mary (Shunoyo)

Feast of Nativity of St Mary.

14 Sept. Festival of the Holy Cross (Sleeba Perunaal).

15 Sept. 1st Sunday after the festival of the Holy Cross (Sleeba Perunaal).

101st Anniversary of the Establishment of the Catholicate.

22 Sept. 2nd Sunday after the Festival of the Holy Cross (Sleeba Perunaal.

SPECIAL DAYS & EVENTS23 Sept. Memorial feast of H G Alwares Mar Julius (Metropolitan)

Panjim St Mary’s Church (Goa)

25 Sept. Feast of Mar Ignatius peter 111 Patriarch.

28 Sept. Memorial feast of H G Philipose Mar Theophilos

(Alway Thrikunnathu Seminary)

29 Sept. 3rd Sunday after th. Festival of the Holy Cross (Seminary Day)

SUNDAY SCHOOL SCHEDULED PROGRAMMES FOR SEPTEMBER 2013SUNDAY SCHOOL IS CLOSED FOR SUMMER VACATION AND WILL REOPEN ON 6TH SEPTEMBER

Rev. Fr. T. J. Johnson Vicar & President 050 2108180 frtjjohnson@gmail.com

T. C. Jacob Trustee 050 5141831 chackojacob19@yahoo.com

Babuji George Secretary 050 5842528 bajigeorge@hotmail.com

Abraham P. A. Jt. Trustee 050 6341316 abraham@alwahamechanical.com

Babu M. Kuruvilla Jt. Secretary 050 7787152 bmanathra@yahoo.com

ST. THOMAS ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN YOUTH MOVEMENTSCHEDULED PROGRAMMES OF SEPTEMBER 20131. September 6th - Regular Meeting2. September 20th - Regular Meeting3. September 27th - Regular MeetingRegular Meetings: (Every Friday - 11:00 am)Divyabodhanam Class - Every Monday 8 pm to 9.30 pm (To increase general awareness of the Bible, Church History & Basic Believes of the Malankara Orthodox Sabha.)

OCYM Job Cell - Highly active Job Cell that matches job seekers with employers from a wide range of sectors. (More Informations Contact Co-ordinator, Mr. Johnkutty Idicula : 055 4434847)

Email : ocymdubai@gmail.com Website: www.stthomasocymdubai.orgJob Cell : jobcellocymdubai@gmail.comMore Informations Contact: Secretary Mrs. Jishi Binny : 050 7052459

‘‘HONOR WIDOWS WHO ARE TRULY WIDOWS’’1 Timothy 5:3

DUBAI ST. THOMAS ORTHODOX CATHEDRALCHARITY PROJECTS-2013

Vicar, Managing & Charity Committee - 2013PRAY, PARTICIPATE & PROMOTE

Kids’ Heart & Caring Disabled

Members’ Care

Home for Terminated Widows

ST. GREGORIOS KARUNA BHAVAN-IDUKKI Supported By Dubai St.Thomas Orthodox Cathedral

Vicar, Managing & Charity Committee - 2013

SONAPUR PRAYER MEETING - EVERY FRIDAY EVENING AT EVERHOT CAMP@17 : 00 - 19 : 00 HRS

MGOCSM Unit Proposed Programs and Activities till SEPTEMBER 2013Common ProgramsRegular meetings: (Every Friday - 11:00 am)Website: www.dubaimgocsm.com

In September we are at the ‘Sleeba Perunnal’, the feast of Exaltation of the Holy Cross, the instrument of salvation, on the 14th. This feast marks the discovery of the Holy Cross on which our Lord was crucified. In Greek and Latin this feast is called the ‘Exaltation of the Holy Cross of our Lord’. All Oriental Orthodox Christians, especially the Armenians and the Ethiopians observe this festival with utmost devotion, although the Ethiopians celebrate this feast on Meskel (the Holy Cross) day as per their Julian calendar tradition.

Queen Helene, Mother of Roman Emperor Constantine, was the one, who ventured a pilgrimage to Palestine to discover the Holy Cross in the year c.326-328, though she was nearly eighty years of age at that time. She was able to find the Holy Cross and the ‘Church of the Holy Sepulcher’ was built, where the Holy Cross of our Lord was found out. Tradition says that a dead person was made to touch the three crosses that were found in a pit down the outskirts

of Jerusalem and at the touch of the real and holy Cross of our Lord the dead person came back to life. We get a notion of this legend in the song ‘Sleebaye vandippanaay Helene Rajnji…’ as well.

Holy Cross is the means of salvation that drives away all evil spirits because the Lord carried it upon His shoulders to Mount Calvary during His ultimate fight with evil. There beyond He ornamented it with His very own human body. Holy Cross is the symbol of peace and the flag of victory. It is in the Holy Cross that our glory confides. It is the fortress for all, who take their refuge in, including churches and monasteries. That is why we all ornament ourselves with a Holy Cross, mostly gold though!

Let us sing once again with optimistic and positive trust in the symbol of peace, the Holy Cross that ‘sleeba pallikal dayaraakal kkellaamaakatte kotta’.

Sleeba Perunnal

We are commemorating the 15th Death Anniversary of late lamented Dr. Philipose Mar Theophilus on September 28th, who was the former metropolitan of Bombay and Ankamaly dioceses and served as the President of MGOCSM for more than 30 years.His Grace was known as the Foreign Minster or Ambasidor of Malankara Church, and served our church in different capabilities such as Old Seminary Principal, Inter church relation committee chairman of our church etc…His Grace was man of definite vision, mission and commitment and helped our Church become the present status.

Dr. Philipose Mar Theophilus

His Holiness was born on 26 June 1884 at Perumbavoor, Vengola, to Abraham Kathanar of Chettakulathukara family. He was ordained as deacon by Kadavil Paulose Mar Athanasios and in 1908 at Jerusalem he was elevated to the monastic order of Ramban. He was consecrated as Metropolitan Oughen Mar Timotheos on 15 May 1927 at Jerusalem. He was appointed as the fourth Metropolitan of Kandanad. He has left his imprint in several offices that he held during his life. He was principal of the Orthodox Theological Seminary, and the Metropolitan of Kandanad and Thumpamon dioseses. On 17 May 1962, when the Malankara Association met at Niranam, he was chosen as the Catholicate of the East. It was on 22 May 1964 at M.D. Seminary, Kottayam that he was installed formally as the fourth Catholicos. As he was very old, he relinquished his position as Malankara Metropolitan to his successor on 24 September 1975. Having achieved expectional scholarship in Malayalam and Syriac languages, he translated into Malayalam the ‘Pemkisa Namaskaram’ ‘Prumiyonukal’, ‘Valiya Nombilae Namaskaram’, ‘Pattamkoda Shushrusha Kramangal’ and ‘Pallikoodasha Kramangal’. He also composed the ‘Hood- omakal’ for ‘Holy Synods’ and the ‘State after death’. He passed away on 8 December 1975 at Develokam Aramana and was laid to rest near the Aramana Chapel. His Annverary: 8 December

HH Baselios Augen IHis Holiness Baselios Oughen I, The Fourth

Catholicos of the East in Malankara.

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Born on 29th April 1836 in the region of Goa, currently a State of Indian Republic, H.G. Alvares Mar Julius was ordained as a Priest of Catholic Order in 1869. As a priest and a staunch freedom fighter of Goa, the eminent personality, Fr. Alvares, served in his land for spiritual and social upliftment of his countrymen for a span of eighteen years during 1869-1887. His philanthropy, patriotism and yearning for freedom from foreign Portuguese yoke, journalistic acumen and his aristocratic birth had won a good number of followers for him in Goa and South Canara. Due to the political and religious constraints of that time in his own region, Fr. Alvares left Goa in 1887, geographically rerouted his mission area and started to concentrate his social and spiritual activities among his folks in Brahmawar. [Brahmawar is a place situated in South Canara near Udippi, which is currently in the Karnataka State of India.

After a while of landing to Malankara in 1887, Parumala Mar Gregorios Metropolitan of Malankara Orthodox Church ordained Fr. Alvares to the monastic order of Ramban. On 29 July 1889, Ramban Alvares was consecrated as a Metropolitan with title Alvares Mar Julius at the Old Seminary, Kottayam by Malankara Metropolitan Pulikkottil Mar Joseph Dionysius II and St. Geevarghese Mar Gregorios (Parumala Thirumeni, the first canonized Saint of Malankara). The newly consecrated Metropolitan Mar Julius was appointed as the Archbishop of India and Ceylon for the diocesan area of outside Kerala of the Malankara Orthodox Church.

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