Announcements

Thank you.....
New Hyde Park East area prayer group and Mr. Abraham C. Abraham for assisting with the church services and for making arrangements for the coffee during the month of February. New Hyde Park West area will take over the responsibility during the month of March.

Parish Register Form
Please fill out the form, print it and give it to Parish Secretary or Achen. There are two pages.

Page 1

Page 2

Church Building Renovation Update

The church renovation plan keeping the roof and Madhubaha in place was approved by the City of New New York, Dept. Of buildings. Contractors are invited to pre-qualify for the contract. Please keep the church renovation project in your prayers.

Pre-qualification bids are being accepted for the renovation of our Church. Please check www.stjohns-marthomachurch.org/renovation for further details.

Please keep the church renovation project in your prayers.

Mission Projects
Baalika Bhavan, Pallipad- A donation of $125.00 takes care of the needs of the girls for one year. Please contact Mr. Abraham Kuruvilla if you are interested in sponsoring a child this year.
St. Mathews Mar Thoma Church, Aalapra- Our sister parish is the St. Mathews Mar Thoma Church in Aalapra. If any one wishes to assist the families in the sister parish, please contact the trustees.

Subscription & Dues
Subscription - $50 per family per month
Recessa - Mar Thoma church membership fee $1.00/adult.
Building Fund - General Body decision of $5000.00/family
Self Denial - contribution at the time of Lent

Diocesan Fund - $125/family; pays for the Diocese mission activities and
the salary of the Youth Chaplain
Parish Day - Due on Parish Day. Set at 1-days family income
Thanksgiving - An item to the auction or $25/ family
Others - Birthday, Wedding Anniversary donations, Good
Samaritan Fund, Baalika Bhavan, Marriage offertory
and Christmas Offertory.

Last day to pay your dues to the church for it to be included in this year’s annual report is December 31, 2008