Vicar’s Message (Jan – Apr 2018)
Dearly beloved in Christ,
Greetings to you all in the matchless name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
We have celebrated Christmas last week and it was a joyful occasion for each one of us. I thank God Almighty, who helped us and continues to help us enjoy the blissful moments in our life. I remember and thank all our Members who toiled hard for the successful conduct of the Carol Night, especially the Choir, the Youths, Sunday School Children, Sevika Sangham, Edavaka Mission and all those who participated in the Carol rounds and Carol night. As we come to the close of the year, I hope the New Year will be a great blessing to all of us, to our ...
Vicar’s Message (Quarter, Oct – Dec 2017)
Dearly beloved in Christ,
Greetings to you all in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
My dear parishioners, our parish convention and parish day was celebrated on September last and October 1st week. I hope the word of God which echoed in our hearts and minds renewed our personal life. On October 5th we are going to celebrate our Family Sunday and Harvest Festival. This is a time to rededicate our family before our Lord. Today we are facing a lot of stress and struggles in our family life. We should be aware about our family and recognize our responsibilities to make a healthy Christian family. It is characterized by constant family prayer, worship, and personal relationship with our ...
Vicar’s Message (Quarter, Jan – Mar 2017)
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” Isaiah 43:18-19 “Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always. Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,…” 1 Chronicles 16:11-12
Beloved in Christ
I wish the community of St. James to whom I belong for the past 3 and a half years a Blessed year ahead!
There is an indefinable, overwhelming feeling of the “sweet” pain of loss of something, which gives way to the joy of New Year bells, so fast! The all-round enthusiasm, welcoming the new future, with the attendant ...
Vicar’s Message (Quarter, Oct – Dec 2016)
Beloved Parishioners in Christ
Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ!
As we enter into the last quarter of the year, let me wish you all great time ahead. May God bless you in all possible way.
The last quarter of the year has to be a time of introspection. How far, we as a Parish, has been able to join God’s Mission in God’s world. What is a Parish? Many a time, we perceive Parish as a small unit of the greater reality, Church. But a local parish is much more than that. Every local parish has the fullness of Church, why because Parish is the place and reality where People of God celebrates the life and salvation in Christ. ...