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E S S E N G E R
09 March 2014 Sunday School - 8AM Holy Communion Service (Eng) - 9AM 16 March 2014 Sunday School - 8AM Holy Communion Service (Mal) - 9AM 23 March 2014 Sunday School - 8AM Holy Communion Service (Eng) - 9AM 30 March 2014 Sunday School - 8AM Worship Service- 9AM

02 March 2014 Sunday School - 8AM Holy Communion Service (Mal) - 9AM

PRAYER IS FOR GLORIFYING GOD

Prayer is ordained for the purpose of glorifying the name of God. If of prayer, not to wrest from God advantages for ourselves or our dear from tribulations and difculties, but to call down upon ourselves and things which glorify the name of God.then we shall see such answers to had never thought were possible (Hallesby 1931) we will make use ones, or to escape others those prayer as we

One woman used to close her prayer with the phrase And, God, we will give you all the glory. It sounded almost phoney to people, but they knew the person who was praying-she was real. It makes it sound as if God were greedily on the lookout as to who gets the credit. How totally anthropomorphic we are in our conception of such a phrase as the glory of God. How could we possibly understand even a slight bit of it, except as we catch a glimpse of it in our Lord Jesus? And when he referred to the glory of God it had something to do with making people whole. When this conviction takes root in us, we come to the Lord with a deep sense of need, asking for the true Spirit of prayer. And as our Lord prays with us and through us, the glory of God will be borne out in the lives of those for whom we pray. From icy mountains to tropical deserts, jungles of forests to jungles of asphalt, continents apart-but no farther apart in reality than each of us is from the grace of God. That is the geography of prayer. The planet shall be made whole to the glory of God in Christ Jesus.

May our good God bless you all, With prayerful regards, Mothy Achen
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C H U RC H S ERV I C E & A REA A C O L Y TES
Date 02 Mar 2014 (Malayalam) 09 Mar 2014 (English) 16 Mar 2014 (Malayalam) Theme Transformation of Creation Cleansing Christ 1st Lesson Isa.44:21-28 2nd Lesson 1 Tim.1:12-17 Epistle Rom. 11:13-24 Eph.2:1-10 Prayer Group Willetton

Zech.13:1-9

1 John.1:5-10

Murdoch

Forgiving Christ

Gen.4:8-16

Acts.16:11-18

Rom.5:6-11

Fremantle

23 Mar 2014 (English) 30 Mar 2014 (Worship Service) 06 Apr 2014 (Malayalam)

Joondalup & Accepting Christ Hos.2:14-23 Phile.1-21 Gal.6:1-5 North of River (combined) Yuvajana Sakhyam

Redeeming Christ

Exo.3:1-10

Rom.8:31-39

Gal.5:1-12

Restoring Christ

Job 42:10-17

Phil.2:5-11

Eph.2:1-10

Canning Vale

A REA P RA Y ER G RO UP M EETIN G S
Area Prayer Group Canning Vale Fremantle Joondalup Murdoch North of River Willetton TBA 01 March at 6:30PM TBA TBA TBA 08 March at 6:00PM Date & Time Venue (residence of) TBA Mr Ninan & Mrs Elizabeth TBA TBA TBA Mr Reji & Mrs Jolly Representative Mr Shibu Jacob Mr Anish Varghese Mr Soney Titus Mr Kurian Parayil Mr Joji Varghese Mr Philin Philip

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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

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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).

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BIR T H D AY AN D WE D D IN G A N N I V E RS A RY
Birthdays March 2014

Jeffy Koshy (6 March) Susan George Raja (9 March) Jubin Koshy (13 March) Prisha E Shibu (14 March)

Ginsu Ninan (15 March) Anil George (20 March) Jaisel Varukunnel Mathews ( March)

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!!

Wedding Anniversaries March 2014

Shibu Jacob & Anita Mathews (5 March) 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!!

For Your Prayers Pray for our Parish, Vicar and the members; Pray for all our Parish Organisations and for all their activities; Pray for the upcoming Parish Camp 2014; Pray for the upcoming National Youth Camp 2014; 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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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.

PARISH FAMILY CONTRIBUTION ! BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS! ! !! ! the National Australia Bank!

PARISH BUILDING FUND ! BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS! ! !! ! the National Australia Bank!

BSB - 086 136 Account# - 865 285 498

preferred transaction mode is electronic transfer to the Parish account.

BSB - 086 136 Account# - 195 940 763

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