Dearly beloved in Christ,
Greetings to you in the name of
our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
It happened that a Fox caught its tail in a trap, and
in struggling to release himself lost all of it but the stump. At
first he was ashamed to show himself among his fellow foxes. But at
last determined to put a bolder face upon his misfortune, he summoned
all the foxes to a general meeting to consider a proposal which he had
to place before them. When they had assembled together the Fox
proposed that they should all do away with their tails. He pointed out
how inconvenient a tail was when they were pursued by their enemies,
the dogs; how much it was in the way when they desired to sit down and
hold a friendly conversation with one another. He failed to see any
advantage in carrying about such a useless encumbrance. "That is all
very well," said one of the older foxes; "but I do not think you would
have recommended us to dispense with our chief ornament if you had not
happened to lose it yourself."
June 1st, the receptions to the Metropolitans was very
befitting and a great event for our Diocese. The help, participation
and co-operation from our church was really commendable.
The annual clergy conference for 2008 was hosted by our
church on June 11 and 12 . The executive committee, the sub-committee
constituted for this meeting functioned very well in hosting the
meeting. Thanks to all and special thanks to the families that hosted
our Achens.
We are planning to conduct our V.B.S this month from
July 16-20, (Wednesday to Sunday). I encourage our children to
participate and work as volunteers in leading every child unto Christ.
The 18th Parish Day of our church will be celebrated on the 20th of
this month. The Chief Guest for the occasion is his Lordship Rt. Rev.
Dr. Zacharias Mar Theophilus Suffragan Metropolitan.
It was our long cherished desire to get the church renovation plan
approved. The conveners deserve our special appreciation for getting
the plans approved.
Let me conclude with the lines of the famous English poet Robert Frost
The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep..
Yours in Christ's ministry
23rd June, 2008
May God Bless
You,
