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CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. (Isaiah 7:14)

MESSAGE FROM OUR VICAR

Surprised by Love
The true majesty of God is His mercy. His greatness convince us that we have one great hope. He is

is not in his loftiness, but in his nearness. He is great not a hanging judge. He does not give moral not because he is above feelings, but because he can feel lectures. He takes our rebellion to himself by as no human can. Gods majesty is saturated through dying on the cross and coming to us with His and through with his forgiving love, which comes out offer of mercy, which is simply forgiveness of most of all in His treatment of sin (Forsyth 1971a) sin. The prayer of the church for the seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost expresses Forstyhs words: O God, you declare your almighty power chiey in showing mercy and pity. Grant us the fullness of your grace, that pursuing what you have promised, we may share your heavenly glory through your son, Jesus Christ our Lord (LBW p.27) Jewish theology insisted that only God could forgive sins. Jesus contemporaries were therefore horried when he forgave the sins of the paralytic. It seemed to them that Jesus was unsurping the place of God and offering cheap grace. Sin is sin, after all, they said, and God alone is the Holy Lord of all life. Sin is rebellion, whether it expresses itself in dramatic ways or quietly. It is therefore beyond our poor ability to atone for our sin. God, who knows this even better than we, moves to The experience of forgiveness is always a surprise. Though weve heard many times that God is always available, the experience of His nearness, His mercy, His empathy, and above all His power, sends shock waves to our heart. All seems new-everything is changed, simply because the God of power expresses his power by showing love and mercy. Yes, Christmas is all about Gods surprising love! Blessed Christmas! May our good God bless you all, Wi t h p r aye r f u l regards, Mothy Achen

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CHURCH SERVICE & AREA ACOLYTES

Date 01 Dec 2013 (Malayalam) 08 Dec 2013 (English) 15 Dec 2013 (Malayalam) 22 Dec 2013 (English) 25 Dec 2013 (English)
29 Dec 2013 (Worship Service)

Theme Visitation of Virgin Mary to Elizabeth

1st Lesson Genesis 18:1-16 Isaiah 55:6-13 Isaiah 40:1-11 Isaiah 11:1-10 Micah 5:1-9 Zechariah 14:1-5

2nd Lesson 2 Timothy 4:9-18 1 John 5:13-20 Acts of the Apostles 20:17-25 1 John 5:1-12 Colossians 1:15-20 Acts of the Apostles 1:6-11

Epistle 1 Corinthians 1:3-11 Galatians 1:11-17 Philippians 4:4-9 Romans 1:8-16 1 Timothy 1:14-17

Prayer Group Joondalup & North of River

Birth of John the Baptist

Canning Vale

Annunciation to Joseph

Willetton

Sunday before Christmas

Murdoch

Yaldo - Feast of Nativity. Birth of our Lord Glorious appearance of Lord

Parish

1 Thessalonians Yuvajana Sakhyam 4:13-18

CHRISTMAS HOUSE CAROLING

The proposed dates for this years house caroling are Dec 6th / 8th / 13th / 14th / 15th covering South of the River suburbs and Dec 7th covering North of the River suburbs. To conrm your timing please contact the Trustee Mr Renchi Mathews by email @ trustee@perthmarthoma.org.au or by SMS/mobile on 0437 708 363.

Ch i t t ol a : ( Syriac , me an in g ric h ly color ed cloth) T h e a l t a r s i des are covered with a rich colored cloth r e p r e s e n t in g t h e gl o ry o f G o d . I t usually has t h r e e d i v i s i o n s s ignifying the Trinity and a cross in the center r e p re s e n t in g t h e Lo rd Je s us Christ. T h e r e c o u l d b e e mbroidery work generally signifying wine, bread an d t h e c ro s s . Th e d ove, if p or t raye d , s ign ifie s t h e Holy Spir it.

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NEWS FROM YOUR PARISH MINISTRIES

YOUTH FELLOWSHIP Youth Fellowship meets fourth Saturdays of every month at 03:00pm at the residence of a parish member. Encourage all youngsters of our parish to participate in the activities of the Youth Fellowship. For further details, please contact Mr Davis Mathews (youth@perthmarthoma.org.au). SUNDAY SCHOOL Regular Sunday School on all Sundays before the Holy Communion Service. Contact: Mr Ninan Thomas or Mrs Sonia Joseph for further details (sunday-school@perthmarthoma.org.au). EDAVAKA MISSION Edavaka Mission meets at the residence of a parish member every month. For further details, please contact Mr Reji Mathew.

PARISH CHOIR Parish Choir meets for practice every Sunday after the Holy Communion Service at Murdoch Worship Centre. For further details please contact Mr. Ginsu Ninan (choir@perthmarthoma.org.au). SENIOR CITIZENS FELLOWSHIP Senior Citizens Fellowship meets fourth Saturdays of every month at 12:00pm at the residence of a parish member. For further details, please contact Mr Retnarajan. SEVIKA SANGHAM Sevika Sangham meets once every two month at the residence of a parish member. Encourage all women in our parish to participate in the activities of the Sevika Sangham. For further details, please contact Mrs Mary John (sevika@perthmarthoma.org.au).

FOR YOUR PRAYERS

! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Pray for our Parish, Vicar and the members; Pray for the blessing for the new year and thank God for the blessing He has given us in the past year; Pray for all our Parish Organisations and for all their activities; Pray for the upcoming National Youth Camp 2013; Pray for our Sunday School kids and teachers; Pray for this nation and its government; Pray for world peace and for all war torn countries; and Pray for the kids and youth of our parish for them to have a blessed and God fearing future.

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AREA PRAYER GROUP MEETINGS

Area Prayer Group Canning Vale Fremantle Joondalup Murdoch North of River Willetton Date & Time TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA 21 December 2013, 5PM Venue (residence of) TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Mr Philin Philip Representative Mr Shibu Jacob Mr Anish Varghese Mr Soney Titus Mr Kurian Parayil Mr Joji Varghese Mr Philin Philip

EVENTS - DECEMBER 2013

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BIRTHDAY AND WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

BIRTHDAYS DECEMBER 2013 WEDDING ANNIVERSARY DECEMBER 2013

Angela John (2 December) Dr Lekha George (3 December) Abel Varukunnel Mathews (4 December) Alex Varghese (6 December) Shibu Jacob (7 December) Sarah John (8 December) Vitty Varghese Jacob (12 December) Smitha Jacob (13 December) Joel Raja (15 December) Mabel Mathew (16 December) Reny Elizabeth Mathews (17 December) Alara John (21 December) Allen A George (22 December) Shradha M Shibu (22 December) Margret Thomas (24 December) Jerry Cherian (27 December)
God Created You with his own hands; He Knows your name and your thoughts; He Blesses you with life, with love; And the joy of another year to know him. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!

Jinu Johnson & Sheen Jinu (19 December) Ninan K Thomas & Elizabeth Ninan (20 December) Toms M John & Mary Toms (27 December) James Rajesh & Dhanya Rajesh (29 December)

May the Almighty God continue to bless your family more and more in the coming years. May you be an inspiration and example for others in the days to come. WISHING ALL THE CELEBRANTS HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!

NEW ARRIVALS - CONGRATULATIONS

Our Parish members Abraham Mathew & Vanaja are blessed with a baby girl, Nathania Rachal Abraham on Thursday 14th November 2013. Please uphold the family in your prayers. The Parish congratulate them with the new arrival and pray that God Almighty will bless the family abundantly.

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LITTLE HANDS
QUIZ NO. 0013
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. What tragedy did Jacob think had happened to Joseph? What afiction did Hannah suffer from, that allowed Peninnah to provoke her? Which is the gate that leads to life? What happened to the man who built his house upon the sand? What was the relationship of Mary (mother of Jesus) to Elisabeth? How should we treat those who are our enemies, according to Jesus? Who said, Thou art my beloved Son, in thee I am well pleased? Which son did Jacob not send to Egypt for grain during the famine? What does the word gospel mean? Who suggested that Jonah be thrown overboard?

Please email your answers to admin@perthmarthoma.org.au. Please do so with your parents permission. (The winners and the answers will be published in the following months newsletter)

Answers of Quiz No. 0012

No Winners for Quiz No. 0012

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Without form and empty (Gen 1:2) 2. He ran out and embraced him (Luke 15:20) 3. Psalm 23 (Ps 23:2) 4. Isaac (Gen 17:19) 5. Joseph (Gen 37:3) 6. Abraham (Matt 1:2) 7. Jerusalem (Zec 14:16) 8. Jesus (John 15:1) 9. 119. God told him to strike a rock (Exo 17:6) 10. Judah (Heb 7:14)
Inviting articles from our kids for this section. Please note all articles required to be published the following month must reach the Webmaster by email (admin@perthmarthoma.org.au) on or before 20th of the current month. Please restrict your passages to half a page or around 200-250 words.

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MESSENGER NOTES
Please feel free to drop in your comments and suggestions regarding our Parish Messenger at admin@perthmarthoma.org.au. We are looking for articles to be published in our monthly newsletter. Those who can write articles, poems, drawings (kids) please contact the Webmaster at admin@perthmarthoma.org.au. This is another opportunity to use our God given talents for the Glory of God.

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