Aug 2014 newsletter

© St. Mary’s Malankara Catholic Church, Toronto

MONTHLY EVENTS AUGUST 2014 Newsletter Volume 6 Issue 11

Contact Information Fr. John Kuriakose

Tel: (416) 485-7781

[email protected]

Malankara Catholic Church St. Mary’s Mission Toronto

St. Eugene’s Chapel◊13 Regina Avenue◊Toronto, Ontario◊M6A 1R2 [email protected]

www.stmarysmalankaracatholicchurchtoronto.ca

Sunday Liturgy

3:00 PM Adoration of the

Blessed Sacrament

3:30 PM Song Practice

4.00 PM Namaskaram &

Confession

4.30 PM Holy Mass

July marks the beginning of summer vacation, and this year, our

mission kicked off the summer with our annual Parish Picnic. Divya

Mamootil takes us through the events of the fun-filled day in her article.

One of the key events that took place this month was the Regional

Conference in Toronto on July 26 & 27. Three missions from the mid-

West region participated in this conference: Toronto, Detroit, and

Chicago, as well as Rev. Fr. Thomas Puthupparampil from the

Edmonton mission. It was a blessed event and a wonderful opportunity

for our families to come together in the presence of our Lord as a

unified community and gain more knowledge about familial and peer

relationships. Jonathan Mani talks more about our experiences at the

Regional Conference, and goes into detail about the different subjects

and themes we discussed. We also get an interesting look into the life of

the Saint of the Month, St. Dominic, by Alexi Joseph. During our

summer vacation, it is important to relax, have fun, and spend time with

our friends and family. It is also important to remember that we need to

live like Christ, and model ourselves and our behaviour like Him. May

God bless you all!

-The Editorial Team

Dear Readers,

Table of Editors Editors ------------------- Deepak Wilson & Tanya Mamootil

Layout-------------------- Isabel Mani

Chief Editor------------- Amit Mathews

Advisor------------------- Rev. Fr. John Kuriakose

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Letters will be published in the next issue of the bulletin

August 10

Semi-annual General Body Meeting following the Holy

Qurbono

August 12

Youth Meeting with Bishop Vincent Mar Paulose and

Bishop Jacob Mar Barnabas

@ St. Eugene’s Chapel

(3PM– 8:30PM)

August 16

Monthly Prayer Meeting @ Babukutty & Susan’s

residence 6:30 PM

August 17

Holy Qurbono celebrate by H.E. Most Rev. Dr. Jacob

Mar Barnabas & H.E. Most

Rev. Dr. Vincent Mar

Paulose

August 30

Ladies Pray Meeting @ Biji Abraham & Anu’s residence

Parish Picnic 2

Saint of the Month:

St. Dominic

3

Midwest Regional

Family Conference

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Inside the Issue

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Page 2 Malankara Catholic Church

2014 Annual Parish Picnic

This year, St. Mary’s Malankara Catholic Church held our annual Parish Picnic on

July 5th 2014 at Richard’s Memorial Park in Mississauga. We were blessed to have the

presence of our vicar Fr. John Kuriakose, and majority of the families. It was a wonderful

experience to spend time together as a community outside of our usual church activities

amidst the bright sunshine and gentle breeze from the lake. For lunch we had traditional

Kerala food such as kappa and mean curry, and appam and chicken curry. Following lunch,

the MCYM and Sunday School teachers organized several games and activities for the

children to enjoy. The kids were pleased to participate in games such as musical chairs,

three-legged race, candy picking, and water balloon fights. The adults also enjoyed

themselves with bouts of card games, volleyball, cricket, tug-of-war and singing

Anthakshari in a large circle. The festivities concluded with a BBQ dinner and sea of

smiles on everyone’s faces. It was a fantastic time to be in fellowship and communion with

one another and allowed us to renew and strengthen the bonds we have with each other.

May the Almighty Father continue to shower his abundant blessings and graces upon this

community.

-Divya Mamootil



Saint of the Month: St. Dominic

St. Dominic was the son of

Felix Guzman and Jane of Aza and was

born in the year 1170 at Calaruega, Spain.

He studied at the University of Palencia

where he spent six years to the arts and

four to theology. While he was still study-

ing in Palencia, a great famine struck the

land. Out of his great generosity, he gave

away all his money and sold all his

clothes, furniture, and even his books to

feed the hungry. When men questioned

him about his actions, he said, "Would you

have me study off these dead skins' when

men are dying of hunger?” When he was

about twenty five he completed his studies

and joined the Canons Regular of the ca-

thedral of Osma, and soon afterward he

became ordained as a priest. Later on, he

went on to become the superior of the

chapter.

In 1215, Dominic established him-

self with six followers in a house given by

Peter Seila, a rich resident of Toulouse. He

disciplined himself and his companions to

the monastic rules of prayer and penance,

and Bishop Foulques gave them written

authority to preach throughout Toulouse.

In the same year Dominic and Foulques

went to Rome to secure the approval of

Pope Innocent III. Dominic went to Rome

again a year later, and was finally given

authority in December of 1216 by the new

Pope, Honorius III, for an order to be

named "The Order of Preachers".

When he reached the con-

vent of St. Nicholas at Bologna in Italy, he

had a fever so he got the monks to lay him

on some sacking stretched upon the

ground. St. Dominic died at noon on Au-

gust 6th of 1221. He was canonized in

1234 and he is the patron saint of astrono-

mers. His feast day is celebrated on Au-

gust 8th.

- Alexi Joseph


Page 4

Our first Midwest regional family convention was held at Seneca College in Toronto

from Saturday, July 26th to the 27th. The Midwest Region comprises of churches from Detroit,

Chicago, Edmonton and Toronto and about 200 people attended the event. Presiding over the

conference was His Excellency Dr. Thomas Mar Eusebius. The conference was split into

adult, youth and children’s seminars.

The first seminar for the youth was held by Rev. Fr. Mario Salvadori. In it, he talked

about the relationship between a man and a woman, specifically, between teenagers. He talked

about common pitfalls that teenagers fall into such as compromising their faith to fit in and

prioritizing different relationships. It is often true that the youth (and some adults) have a very

different interpretation of Jesus. Most see Him as a nice man who was able to change people

because he was well liked by everyone. Fr. Mario described Jesus as a man who was able to

change people not because he was a nice person, but because he had boldness of faith. Fr.

Mario challenged all youth to be the same; to have faith that was relentless and

uncompromising, despite our circumstances. He went on to emphasize that relationships in

the context of dating and such should not be the main priorities in our lives, as God, our

families and our church comes first. Fr. Mario’s blunt, loud and flamboyant speaking style

come as a shock to most of youth but nonetheless, he connected with everyone on a topic we

all had doubt in.

Suresh Dominic, leader of Gethsemane Youth Ministries, continued on with the next

seminar. He talked about making wise choices in light of our faith. He emphasized that the

life of a teenager can be filled with difficult choices and

various temptations and that we must always be cautious of the

decisions we make. A strong faith background is one that will

keep us on the right path.

Our last session was a discussion facilitated by Binu

Abraham from the Chicago mission. During the discussion we

elaborated on the points mentioned in our previous talks as

well as talked about celebrating our faith as opposed to just

living it.

From here, we entered into our cultural programs which

consisted of dances, skits and songs. Very rarely do all the

missions get to celebrate their faith communally in such a way so it was an enjoyable event.

The conference ended Sunday afternoon with Holy Qurbono. All in all, the

Family Conference was a rewarding experience for the youth. It is always a joyous occasion

when all the youth of the Malankara Midwest regions come together and grow spiritually. It is

always a blessing to grow as a community and we look forward in the years to come.

-Jonathan Mani

Midwest Family Regional Conference

Malankara Catholic Church




Date Reader 1 Reader 2

August 3, 2014

Jaison Thomas

(2 Samuel 2: 1- 7)

Stephina Alexander

(Isaiah 57: 14 - 21)

August 10, 2014

Stephanie Alex

(Exodus 9: 13 21)

Maria Jomi

(Isaiah 43: 1 - 7)

August 17, 2014

Jacob Thomas (Bijo)

(Joshua 1: 10 - 18)

Sara Shajee

(Hosea 11: 1 - 6)

August 24, 2014

Jincy Binoy

(Genesis 6: 1 - 12)

Angela Cheriyan

(Psalms 12: 1 - 8)

August 31, 2014

Renish Thomas

(Deutronomy 18: 1 – 8)

Christine Jaison

(Ezekiel 47: 1 – 12)

DATE CANDLE 1 & 2 MARUVAHASA 1

& 2 THUBDEN 2

& 3 THUBDEN 4 &

5 BELL SCRIPTURE READINGS THURIBLE

August 3, 2014

Abin & Tom (Sarath)

Cyrus & Mathew Alvin Br. Jobin Neil Epistle: Anugrah Shajee (1 Corin-

thians 7:1-7) Teny

Christo-pher

August 10, 2014

Matthew & Alison Issac & Alston Alexi Cyrus Aaron

1st: Deepak Wilson (James 4:1-10)

2nd: Cyrus Jaison (2 Corinthians 3:12-

18)

Jerome Sebin

August 17, 2014

Mathew & Alexi Issac & Anugrah Alvin Deepak Neil

1st: Alston (James 5:7-12)

2nd: Deepak Wilson (Philippians 4:10-14)

Christo-pher

Br. Jobin

August 24, 2014

Abin & Cyrus Aaron & Alan Tom (Sarath) Alvin Jerome

1st: Cyrus Jaison (2 Peter 3:1-7)

2nd: Alvin Mamootil (2 Corinthians 12:1-

10)

Alston Lynn

August 31, 2014

Abin & Alexi Alan & Alison Alexi Alston Alvin

1st: Christopher Tho-mas (1 Peter 4: 1-11) 2nd: Jerome Simon (Philippians 2:1-11)

Anugrah Richu

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