Vicar's Message - February

Dearly beloved in Christ,

Greetings in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

By the grace of God we are entering into the second month of the year 2012. Since we are in the leap year we have one more day extra in this month. Each day is a gift from God. As psalmist says, “Teach us to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” Let us walk with God in the days ahead of us, understand the real meaning of life through the scripture and do witness Him in our daily life.

February was named after the Latin term februum, which means purification. As we are prayerfully entering into the fifty days of Great Lent (Valiya Nombu), from February 19th to April 8th, may these days be a time of purification for all of us through a self disciplined way of observing the days in which we are remembering the suffering, crucifixion, death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Also it’s a time of meditating the salvific act of God through His son Jesus. I wish and pray that the Lent observation may lead us all to the holiness of God and help us to lead a life worthy of His calling.

We are planning to conduct the evening prayers during the Lenten season in member’s houses beginning from February 20th to March 31st. Those who would like to open their homes for evening prayers may contact me for scheduling the prayers. I hope and pray that our Lenten prayer time will be a time of deepening our union with our Lord Jesus Christ.
 

I thank God for His continuous providence in helping us to worship in the Hillside United Methodist Church, 2801 Hillside Ave, New Hyde Park from 22nd of last month. I request your whole hearted and prayerful support in conducting the service and the Sunday school in the allotted time frame from 2.00 PM to 5.00 PM.

With regard to the rebuilding of our church, we all know that we are almost reaching the completion of the same and waiting for the inspections to take place and the final paper work for the CO. I request your earnest prayers in this matter, continue to pray and participate in the financial needs of our parish. Kindly fulfill the commitment towards the project in terms of donations, or by sponsoring needed items and articles for the sanctuary and through other means of financial support for the rebuilding project. Remember that without your prayer and support we will not be able to fulfill this task.

I do acknowledge and appreciate all the efforts done by the Church Building committee and the Executive committee together and all others who have labored hard in achieving the present status of our church. May our humble and sacrificial efforts will be a blessing for our generation and for the establishment of His Kingdom. I once again appeal to you for your continued prayers and whole hearted cooperation and dedicated financial support in this great task.
 

Let us remember in our prayers for the blessing of the forthcoming 117th Maramon convention which will begin from 12th February 2012. May the Almighty God bless us and keep us under His wings in the days to come.

With all best wishes and prayers,

 

25th January 2012.

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