From the Vicar’s desk“You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." Acts 1:8

Dearly beloved in Christ,

In the month of May church is observing two important Christian festivals. The 5th of May is the day of the feast of Ascension and May 15th is the day of the feast of Pentecost. On the feast of Ascension we meditate on how the risen Christ appeared before his disciples for 40 days and then ascended into the heavens. On the Pentecost day as Jesus promised to his disciples, God sent the Holy Spirit on the 50th day after resurrection. For Christians, Pentecost is when the Holy Spirit descended on the apostles in the upper room and transformed them. They were given the ability to speak the Gospel to all those who were

present for the festival. People from different areas were able to understand the gospel in their own language. When the disciples received the power of the Holy Spirit they became witness for Christ to the ends of the earth. As followers of Christ we are called to witness Christ every day in our lives with help of the Holy Spirit. On a different note Sunday, May 8th will be observed as Mother’s Day. “Mother- is the most beautiful word on the lips of mankind” (Khalil Gibran) .Let us thank God for our mothers and for their selfless love and care. We wish God’s blessings and favor on all mothers of our parish. Our Sunday school children are coming to the end of one more academic year. May I request all parents to make sure your kids’ regular participation in Sunday school class and examination. May God shower His abundant Grace and Wisdom up on our children. May the crucified and resurrected Lord be with us in our daily life, in our ministry and in all walks of life.

Yours in Christ’s serviceRev. Biju P. Simon, Vicar

3275 Williams Rd, San Jose, CA 95117 | www.mtcsv.orgVicar: 408-648-2360 | Secretary: 408-648-2350 | info@mtcsv.org

May newsletter 2016

Secretary’s Note

Dear All,

We are approaching the final month of the Academic year. The Sunday school in our parish will also close this month for summer. I wish all Sunday School students all the best for their Annual Diocesan Examinations. Many of our families are planning to visit India during the summer vacation. Please pray of their safe travel and stay in India. Please also pray for the severe drought situation in India. Many states including Kerala are facing high temperatures and drought. Pleasepray for the various programs of the Parish as we prepare to celebrate Sunday School Anniversary, host the Ecumenical fellowship and conduct VBS.

Sunday School Anniversary: We will celebrate the Sunday school day on May 15 after the Holy Communion service. We will have programs presented by the Sunday Children. The teachers and children are working hard to present a good program. Please pray for them.

Ecumenical Fellowship: Our Parish will host the second annual Ecumenical meeting on May 22 (Following Sunday after Pentecost Sunday) after the Divine Service. It is a blessing for our Parish that we got the opportunity to host the first and second Ecumenical meeting. More than five parishes are expected to attend this year’s Ecumenical meeting. There will be programs presented by each Parish in this meeting.

Sunday School Diocesan Examination: The annual examination by Diocese will be held on May 1. I would like to wish all success to the children who are are appearing for the examinations.

Outreach Event: I would like to thank all volunteers who visited CityTeam on April 16, which was led by the SevikaSanghom. Our Next visit is on May 21, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Please sign up for the event.

VBS: For the first time, we will be holding VBS at our Parish from June 15 to June 19. There is lots of planning to be done. We need lot of volunteers. Please plan to volunteer on these days and please pray that the event is enjoyable and blessed for our children.

Picnic: The annual picnic will be held on August 20 at the Baylands Park, Sunnyvale. Please mark your Calendar and plan to attend the picnic this year.

Thanks and RegardsSatish David AbrahamSecretary

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Date Title Lessons Epistle-Gospel

Worship Schedule:

May 1, 4:00PM: English Holy Communion ServiceMay 8, 4:00PM: English Divine Service

May 15, 4:00PM: Malayalam Holy Communion ServiceMay 22, 4:00PM: English Divine Service

May 29, 4:00PM: Malayalam Holy Communion Service

Ministry and other Meetings:

All Sundays, 3:00PM: Sunday SchoolMay 14 and 28, 2:30PM: Choir practice

May 20, 8:00PM: Cottage Prayer meeting at the residence of Dr. George Varghese (Sunny) and Aju Varghese

May 21, 9:00AM: Outreach Event at City TeamMay 28, 10:00AM: Edavaka Mission Fasting Prayer at Sanctuary

Programs

May 15: After Holy Communion Service: Sunday School AnniversaryMay 22: After Divine Service: Ecumenical Fellowship

Birthday

Wedding Anniversary

Lectionary

Day Name

2 John Kurian and Silpa Kurian

8 Koshy Abraham and Bela Abraham

9 Vinay Samuel and Navitha Mathen

14 Praveen Mathews and Tintu Thomas

17 Samuel Poozhikala and Ligi Samuel

18 Thomas Sakariah and Sheela Thomas

22 Shibu Thomas and Jincy Shibu

27 Jobin Abraham and Beena Jobin

31 Kezhakekuttiyil Thomas and Silba George

Day Name

1 Rev. Biju Simon

3 Samuel Poozhikala

3 Roshan Thomas

3 John Jacob

4 Arun Johnson

4 Andrew Varghese

5 Philip Regi

5 Mathew Thomas

6 Nathan Jacob

Day Name

6 George Varghese

7 Menaka Chandran

8 Meryl Mohan

11 Sanjay Philip

13 Manoj Mathew

14 Rohit John

14 Aleyamma Thomas

14 Jacob Kurian

15 Shaun Peter

Day Name

17 Soney Jones

22 Noah Jacob

23 Vinay Koshy

24 Jincy Shibu

26 Mareeta Mathai

27 Sneha Thomas

29 Annie Zachariah

30 Suresh Mohan

31 Saaya Kurian

Colossians.1.1-14Luke. 15.1-7

05/08/2016 Mother’s Day 2 Kings. 4. 8-19Luke 1:46-48

I Corinthians 13:1-7 John 19:25-27

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Mission in Christ’s Spirit (5th Sunday after Easter) (Metropolitan Fund) May Day

Lev. 25:1-17Acts. 7:54-60

Gal 4:1-7St.Mat. 28:16-20

Dan. 7:9-14Acts. 1:1-11

Eph. 4:1-10St.Luke. 24:50-53

05/08/2016C.H. 255

Led by the Spirit (6th Sunday after Easter) St. John the Apostle’s Day

Ezek. 36:24-36Rom. 8:12-17

Acts. 1:12-14St.John 14:25-31

05/30/2016 Memorial Day weekend (USA) Joshua. 4. 1-9Rev. 20.1-15

05/29/2016C.H. 28

Divine Revelation in Worship (2nd Sunday after Pentecost)

1 King 8:26-43Rev. 14:1-7

Acts. 16:19-31St.Mark 1:21-28

05/22/2016C.H. 16

Trinity Sunday – Trinity Community of Love (1st Sunday after Pentecost)

Gen. 18:1-151 John. 5:6-12

2 Cor. 13:11-14St.Mark 1:1-11

05/15/2016C.H. 192

The Feast of Pentecost - Come Holy Spirit Set us Free’ (50th Day after Easter)

Isa 6:1-11Acts. 2:1-13

Rom 8:26-30St.John 16:6-16

05/05/2016C.H. 160

Suloko: Feast of Ascension: Glorified Christ (40th Day after Easter)

HappyBirthday

Savikasangham out reach